Here we've displayed a list of the best Alienation films : Band of Outsiders(1964), Rebel Without a Cause(1955), Solas(1999), Buffet Froid(1979), Monster in a Box(1991), Elle(2016), The Mudge Boy(2003), The Man With the X-Ray Eyes(1963), The Savage Eye(1960), The Member of the Wedding(1952), In the Aisles(2018), A Good Baby(1999) ... ...
Crime, Drama
France
1964
97 Minutes
Anna Karina Sami Frey Claude Brasseur Jean-Luc Godard Chantal Darget Michel Delahaye Danièle Girard Louisa Colpeyne Claude Makovski Ernest Menzer Michele Seghers
beautiful woman slacker film fan uncle aunt benefactor playful offbeat thrilling cool paris country house classroom café the louvre france botched crime alienation friendship hero worship
Two crooks with a fondness for old Hollywood B-movies convince a languages student to help them commit a robbery.
Drama
USA
1955
111 Minutes
James Dean Natalie Wood Sal Mineo Jim Backus Ann Doran Corey Allen William Hopper Rochelle Hudson Virginia Brissac Nick Adams Jack Simmons
teenager girlfriend friend rival mother father dark emotional los angeles police station household abandoned building observatory teenage rebellion teen angst generation gap alienation family dysfunction accidental death growing up
A rebellious young man with a troubled past comes to a new town, finding friends and enemies.
Drama
Spain|Canada
1999
98 Minutes
Paco de Osca Antonio Dechent Ana Fernández Juan Fernández María Galiana Carlos Álvarez-Novoa
woman father mother neighbor boyfriend emotional intense seville, spain hospital relationships family dysfunction secret alienation loss metamorphosis rise 1990s
While waiting for her husband to recover in a hospital, a mother stays with her estranged daughter, Maria, who fled her parents rural home in Andalusia because she could no longer bear her father's abusiveness and her mother's passivity.
Mystery & Thriller
France
1979
95 Minutes
Gérard Depardieu Bernard Blier Jean Carmet Denise Gence Liliane Rovère Eric Vasberg Jean Rougerie Bernard Crombey
unemployed person accountant wife killer detective man dark hilarious eerie profound apartment street police station subway serial murders police corruption crime spree alienation modernity boredom
Black comedy about solitude and the dehumanization of the modern world, through the adventures of three men. First introduced is Alphonse Tram, an unemployed young man. His only neighbour ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
1991
88 Minutes
writer amusing brooding creative witty london stage writer's block performance alienation suicide writing pursuit escape discovery 1980s
This is the story of Spalding Gray and his attempt to write a novel. It is a first person account about writing and living, and dealing with success while trying to be successful.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France|Germany|Belgium
2016
131 Minutes
Isabelle Huppert Laurent Lafitte Anne Consigny Charles Berling Virginie Efira Christian Berkel Judith Magre Jonas Bloquet Alice Isaaz Vimala Pons Raphaël Lenglet
rapist executive lover murderer woman father prison office house connections haunted by the past alienation narcissism infidelity 2010s
A successful businesswoman gets caught up in a game of cat and mouse as she tracks down the unknown man who raped her.
Drama
USA
2003
94 Minutes
Emile Hirsch Thomas Guiry Richard Jenkins Pablo Schreiber Zachary Knighton Ryan Donowho Meredith Handerhan Beckie King John D. Alexander Joshua J. Masters
teen boy father redneck mother chicken homosexual brooding emotional farm funeral bedroom street homosexuality death alienation rural life coming of age bereavement discovery growing up
The film follows the story of Duncan, a fourteen-year-old misfit farm boy trying to fill the void and alleviate the numbness left by his mother's passing. Unable to let her go quite yet, ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
UK|USA
1963
79 Minutes
Ray Milland Diana Van der Vlis Harold J. Stone John Hoyt Don Rickles Morris Ankrum Lorie Summers Dick Miller Kathryn Hart Jonathan Haze John Dierkes
scientist friend colleague pastor murderer creepy dark laboratory carnival church casino science experiments alienation madness sight discovery transformation fall 1960s
A European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the "Red Death" plague that stalks the land.
Drama
USA
1960
67 Minutes
Joseph Strick Barbara Baxley Herschel Bernardi Jean Hidey
divorcée gambler poet stripper love interest nurse bleak creative los angeles apartment street party department store hospital divorce alienation city life depression wretched excess 1950s
This drama takes the form of a story told using documentary material as an intrinsic part of the narrative. In this journey through the dark side of 1950s urban life, the camera follows ... See full summary »
Drama
UK
1952
91 Minutes
Ethel Waters Julie Harris Brandon de Wilde Arthur Franz Nancy Gates William Hansen James Edwards Harry Bolden Dickie Moore Danny Mummert June Hedin
girl cousin maid brother girlfriend father dark amusing small town family home kitchen wedding the south alienation puberty fantasy unusual friendship coming of age transformation discovery
A boy steals a powerful magnet from a younger boy and gets him into all sorts of trouble.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
Germany
2018
125 Minutes
Franz Rogowski Sandra Hüller Peter Kurth Henning Peker Matthias Brenner Gerdy Zint Michael Specht Andreas Leupold Clemens Meyer Steffen Scheumann Sascha Nathan
employee coworker supermarket manager amusing melancholy supermarket new job relationships detachment work alienation mysterious past love 2010s
Christian begins to work as a shelf stacker at a supermarket and finds himself in a new, unknown world: the long aisles, the bustle at the checkouts, the forklifts.
Drama
USA
1999
98 Minutes
Henry Thomas David Strathairn Cara Seymour Danny Nelson Jayne Morgan Allison Glenn Alan Foster Jerry Rushing Emilie Jacobs
loner traveling salesman woman father figure hunter baby sad tender offbeat north carolina small town woods gas station general store search guilt parenthood alienation family orphans
A young inbred loner wandering the back roads of North Carolina comes across an abandoned baby. He immediately starts seeking the baby's parents, but starts developing a bond with the child... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
Spain|Argentina|Mexico
2005
84 Minutes
Ángel de Andrés López María Galiana Elvira Mínguez Rubén Ochandiano Alberto de Mendoza Darío Paso Alberto Jo Lee Amparo Moreno
chef restaurant owner old woman teen boy clerk lonely woman heartwarming offbeat engaging profound barcelona, spain neighborhood supermarket restaurant kitchen tapas bar community modern life alienation sex
The small, everyday stories of a group of neighbours who live in a suburb of Barcelona, and the little secrets that they hide.
Drama
USA
1959
89 Minutes
Carol Lynley Brandon de Wilde Macdonald Carey Marsha Hunt Warren Berlinger Nina Shipman Vaughn Taylor Buck Class
mother teen boy teen girl abortionist father emotional tense uneasy doctor's office high school family home michigan teen pregnancy abortion generation gap alienation young love race against time growing up love
Arthur Bartley and Janet Willard are fairly typical 1950s teenagers. Their lives are turned upside down however when Janet becomes pregnant. Desperate to tell his parents of the predicament... See full summary »
Drama
France
1983
85 Minutes
Maruschka Detmers Jacques Bonnaffé Myriem Roussel Christophe Odent Jean-Luc Godard Jacques Villeret Jean-Pierre Mocky Hippolyte Girardot
beautiful woman security guard terrorist violinist filmmaker valet creative dense intricate offbeat paris hotel concert hall beach house bank filmmaking meta film sex trust alienation
A woman involved with a terrorist group becomes dangerously close to the police officer guarding the bank they plan to rob.
Drama
USA|France
1997
82 Minutes
James Duval Rachel True Nathan Bexton Chiara Mastroianni Debi Mazar Kathleen Robertson Joshua Gibran Mayweather Jordan Ladd Christina Applegate Sarah Lassez Guillermo Díaz
teenager girlfriend lover friend drug addict wild hedonistic los angeles coffee shop house youth drugs sex party romantic dilemma alienation growing up wretched excess 1990s
Follows a day in the lives of a group of Los Angeles high school students and the strange lives they lead.
Drama
Austria
1998
87 Minutes
Birgit Doll August Zirner Karl Ferdinand Kratzl Wolfram Berger Nina Proll Carmen Loley Merab Ninidze Liliana Nelska Boris Eder Brigitte Kren
woman immigrant man spirited solemn austria vienna airport bus immigration road trip aspirations loneliness alienation on the run quest discovery 1990s
Nana is from Georgia, en route to America. During a stopover in Vienna her forged visa comes to light. Before she can be deported, she decides to go on the run. An odyssey through Austria is set in motion.
Adventure
USA
1988
92 Minutes
David Hughes Peter Elliott Brian Abrahams Clive Ashley Fred T. Baker Adrian Brett Jim Dvorak
prehistoric man human animal apes creature bleak eerie offbeat solemn africa plains desert evolution history search alienation quest pursuit fall stone age
A million years ago in Africa, the last of the Australopithecines is on flight from the humans, who killed the rest of his clan. Alone, seeking others of his kind, he traverses steppes, ... See full summary »
Drama
Spain
2001
94 Minutes
Miguel Ángel Solá Álex Ollé Eduard Fernández Najwa Nimri Juan Fernández Raquel Gonzalez Irene Montalà Pep Molina
doctor devil patient taxi driver assistant prostitute outlandish rousing spectacular gory train hospital hotel spain moral dilemma wishes loneliness career vs. love alienation nightmares
On his way to a medical convention, Dr Fausto runs into a man who claims the Doctor removed his stomach eight years ago in a surgical operation. Against all odds, he is still alive. The man... See full summary »
War
USA
1953
101 Minutes
Richard Widmark Karl Malden Elaine Stewart Russ Tamblyn Carleton Carpenter Steve Forrest Jerome Courtland William Hairston Bob Arthur Maurice Jara Chris Warfield
instructor sergeant soldier recruit friend woman brash patriotic powerful military base texas scars war alienation tough love respect transformation sacrifice rise 1950s
In 1953, at Fort Bliss, Texas, two former Korean War combat veterans work as drill sergeants and fall in-love with the same woman.
Drama
Canada
2017
111 Minutes
Shirley Henderson Théodore Pellerin Mary Galloway Nicholas Campbell Jared Abrahamson Jonathan Whitesell Beverley Elliott Lorne Cardinal Eric Keenleyside Chilton Crane Sean Owen Roberts
mother son teenager father oil worker disabled person emotional heartwarming inspiring moving sad alberta, canada oil field house support group small town parkinson's disease mother/son relationship alienation struggle
A mother struggles to take control of her life in the face of advanced Parkinson's disease, while her son battles his sexual and emotional identity amongst the violence of Alberta's oil field work camps.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Ireland|UK|Sweden|Belgium
2019
90 Minutes
Connie Nielsen Hermione Corfield Dougray Scott Olwen Fouere Ardalan Esmaili Jack Hickey Elie Bouakaze
marine biologist student crew member alien chilling intense creepy disturbing fishing boat cabin infection paranoia alien life-forms alienation trust mystery metamorphosis discovery escape 2020s
The crew of a West of Ireland trawler, marooned at sea, struggle for their lives against a growing parasite in their water supply.
Drama
USA
2011
80 Minutes
Sy Alassane Sky Nicole Grey Danai Gurira Babs Olusanmokun Hervé Diese Zoey Martinson Anthony Okungbowa
african hustler immigrant musician pimp prostitute gripping powerful confident engaging new york city harlem, n.y. street restaurant romance immigrants alienation american dream cultural differences poverty
Tells the story of an African immigrant surviving on the fringes of New York City where music is his passion, life is a hustle and falling in love is his greatest risk.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2005
91 Minutes
Peter Paige Kathy Najimy Gabrielle Union Anthony Clark Lisa Edelstein Jim Ortlieb Melanie Lynskey
artist godson mother gay man coworker child lighthearted witty tender portland, ore. phone bank toy shop playground garden suburbia alienation parenthood paranoia witch hunt homophobia
A young artist (Peter Paige), desperate to replace the relationship he had with his recently relocated godson, is targeted by a neighborhood mom (Kathy Najimy) as a potential threat to the community.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
UK
2016
88 Minutes
Andrew Kinsler Peter McCrohon
creature scientist tense frightening confinement dysfunction lost love alienation existential crisis hard times future
A lone scientist maintains an underground bunker for the coming global nuclear disaster. But after becoming prematurely isolated, he slowly begins to question his own reality and whether he... See full summary »
Drama
2002
100 Minutes
Jeremy Renner Bruce Davison Artel Kayaru Matt Newton Dion Basco Kate Williamson
serial killer cannibal father teen boy victim murder victim dark disturbing shocking chilling milwaukee gay bar chocolate factory family home city apartment mental illness murder jeffrey dahmer loneliness alienation
Factory worker Jeffrey Dahmer (Jeremy Renner) lures boys and young men to his Milwaukee apartment in order to kill and mutilate them.
Mystery & Thriller
2016
90 Minutes
Kirby Bliss Blanton Brant Daugherty Lexi Giovagnoli Stephen Colletti Nthenya Ndunda Gabrielle Carteris Kyle Leatherberry Kirsten Ray
college professor roommate suicidal person boyfriend college student young woman melodramatic suspenseful dark office dormitory bedroom classroom greenhouse college campus regret connections deception investigation haunted by the past
A psychology student (Kirby Bliss Blanton) investigates the death of her roommate after the woman jumps from a roof and leaves a suicide note.
Comedy, Drama
2010
99 Minutes
Lena Dunham Laurie Simmons Grace Dunham Rachel Howe Merritt Wever Amy Seimetz Alex Karpovsky Jemima Kirke David Call Sarah Sophie Flicker Isen Hunter
film student mother photographer sister chef love interest amusing offbeat witty new york city apartment alienation family loneliness relationships privilege growing up quest 2010s
After breaking up with her boyfriend, a recent college graduate (Lena Dunham) moves back in with family while she tries to figure out the next step in life.
Comedy
1967
94 Minutes
mail carrier housewife landlady husband bachelor hippie amusing witty dark outlandish new york city greenwich village apartment kidnapping alienation unlikely friendship misanthropy unlikely criminal transformation underdog
A New York mailman (Eli Wallach) tries to vent his frustrations and kidnaps a housewife (Anne Jackson) who feels the same way.