Here we've displayed a list of the best Disillusionment films : The World of Apu(1959), Scenes From a Marriage(1973), The Boat(1981), Downfall(2004), Sanjuro(1962), Network(1976), The Heiress(1949), Shame(1968), Nothing But a Man(1964), A Streetcar Named Desire(1951), The Best Years of Our Lives(1946), He Who Gets Slapped(1924) ... ...
Drama
India
1959
103 Minutes
Alok Chakravarty Soumitra Chatterjee Sharmila Tagore Swapan Mukherjee
writer husband wife friend son emotional touching india calcutta, india marriage aspirations disillusionment grief growing up discovery love transformation 1950s
This final installment in Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy follows Apu's life as an orphaned adult aspiring to be a writer.
Drama
Sweden
1973
168 Minutes
Liv Ullmann Erland Josephson Bibi Andersson Jan Malmsjö Anita Wall Gunnel Lindblom Lena Bergman Wenche Foss
husband wife lover friend emotional somber sweden household cabin marital problems romance infidelity sex disillusionment love transformation fall 1970s
Scenes from a Marriage chronicles the many years of love and turmoil that bind Marianne (Liv Ullmann) and Johan (Erland Josephson) through matrimony, infidelity, divorce, and subsequent partners.
War, Drama
West Germany
1981
150 Minutes
Jürgen Prochnow Herbert Grönemeyer Klaus Wennemann Hubertus Bengsch Martin Semmelrogge Bernd Tauber Erwin Leder Martin May Heinz Hoenig Uwe Ochsenknecht
captain reporter sailor soldier tense somber thrilling submarine underwater germany battle fatigue world war ii disillusionment military quest pursuit 1940s
The claustrophobic world of a WWII German U-boat; boredom, filth and sheer terror.
War, Drama, History
Germany|Austria|Italy
2004
154 Minutes
Bruno Ganz Alexandra Maria Lara Corinna Harfouch Ulrich Matthes Juliane Köhler Heino Ferch Christian Berkel Matthias Habich Thomas Kretschmann Ulrich Noethen Gotz Otto
dictator eva braun josef goebbels wife secretary nazi frightening bleak fascinating shocking germany berlin bunker office world war ii adolf hitler disillusionment traudl junge paranoia defeat
Traudl Junge, the final secretary for Adolf Hitler, tells of the Nazi dictator's final days in his Berlin bunker at the end of WWII.
Adventure, Action
Japan
1962
96 Minutes
Toshirô Mifune Tatsuya Nakadai Takashi Shimura Yûzô Kayama Reiko Dan Masao Shimizu Yunosuke Ito Takako Irie Kamatari Fujiwara Keiju Kobayashi
samurai uncle warrior anti-hero gang member intricate suspenseful small town barn japan corruption revenge rescue disillusionment loyalty tradition fall rise 19th century
A crafty samurai helps a young man and his fellow clansmen save his uncle, who has been framed and imprisoned by a corrupt superintendent.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1976
121 Minutes
Faye Dunaway Peter Finch William Holden Robert Duvall Beatrice Straight Wesley Addy Ned Beatty Arthur Burghardt Bill Burrows John Carpenter Jordan Charney
news reporter television producer terrorist emotional striking witty gutsy television studio new york city meaning of life ambition disillusionment fame television discovery transformation 1970s
A television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchor's ravings and revelations about the news media for its own profit.
Drama
USA
1949
115 Minutes
Olivia de Havilland Montgomery Clift Ralph Richardson Miriam Hopkins Vanessa Brown Mona Freeman Ray Collins Betty Linley Selena Royle Paul Lees Harry Antrim
heiress father bachelor emotional sad somber household california deception heartbreak disillusionment father/daughter relationship fortune forbidden love sacrifice revenge 1880s
A young naive woman falls for a handsome young man who her emotionally abusive father suspects is a fortune hunter.
Drama
Sweden
1968
103 Minutes
Liv Ullmann Max von Sydow Gunnar Björnstrand Sigge Fürst Birgitta Valberg Hans Alfredson Ingvar Kjellson
husband wife colonel musician brooding emotional profound island farm farmhouse town war romance marital problems disillusionment rural life love escape temptation 1960s
In the midst of a civil war, former violinists Jan and Eva Rosenberg, who have a tempestuous marriage, run a farm on a rural island. In spite of their best efforts to escape their homeland, the war impinges on every aspect of their lives.
Drama
USA
1964
92 Minutes
Ivan Dixon Abbey Lincoln Gloria Foster Julius Harris Martin Priest Leonard Parker Yaphet Kotto Stanley Greene Helen Lounck Helene Arrindell Milton Williams
man teacher father boss preacher friend gripping emotional alabama church bar marginalization racism marriage disillusionment discovery love sacrifice 1960s
A black man and his school-teacher wife face discriminatory challenges in 1960s America.
Drama
USA
1951
122 Minutes
Marlon Brando Vivien Leigh Kim Hunter Karl Malden Rudy Bond Nick Dennis Peg Hillias Wright King Richard Garrick Mickey Kuhn Charles Wagenheim
sister husband wife emotional tense sultry new orleans city apartment abuse disillusionment family marriage mental illness fall rivalry 1950s
Disturbed Blanche DuBois moves in with her sister in New Orleans and is tormented by her brutish brother-in-law while her reality crumbles around her.
Drama
USA
1946
172 Minutes
Fredric March Myrna Loy Dana Andrews Teresa Wright Virginia Mayo Harold Russell Hoagy Carmichael Gladys George Steve Cochran
veteran wife amputee banker fiancée daughter powerful somber fascinating profound small town midwest family home war disillusionment world war ii love sacrifice discovery transformation
Three World War II veterans return home to small-town America to discover that they and their families have been irreparably changed.
Drama
USA
1924
76 Minutes
Lon Chaney Norma Shearer John Gilbert Tully Marshall Marc McDermott Ford Sterling Harvey Clarke Paulette Duval Ruth King Clyde Cook Brandon Hurst
clown circus performer partner baron wife brooding emotional uneasy laboratory household circus tent arena cage performance disillusionment dignity unrequited love science revenge
A bitter clown endeavors to rescue the young woman he loves from the lecherous count who once betrayed him.
Crime, Drama
USA
1948
95 Minutes
Ray Milland Charles Laughton Maureen O'Sullivan George Macready Rita Johnson Elsa Lanchester Harold Vermilyea Dan Tobin Harry Morgan Richard Webb Tad Van Brunt
editor boss wife mistress henchman reporter spirited gripping cheeky new york city apartment bar office elevator antique shop disillusionment corporate culture journalism honeymoon cover-up
A magazine tycoon commits a murder and pins it on an innocent man, who then tries to solve the murder himself.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Japan
2003
102 Minutes
Bill Murray Scarlett Johansson Giovanni Ribisi Anna Faris Fumihiro Hayashi Catherine Lambert Gregory Pekar Richard Allen
movie star newlywed photographer actress calm offbeat engaging quirky tokyo hotel aging boredom marriage friendship disillusionment travel quest transformation love 2000s
A faded movie star and a neglected young woman form an unlikely bond after crossing paths in Tokyo.
Drama
USA
1955
91 Minutes
Ernest Borgnine Betsy Blair Joe Mantell Esther Minciotti Augusta Ciolli Karen Steele Jerry Paris Frank Sutton Walter Kelley Robin Morse
butcher teacher mother bachelor charming heartwarming endearing new york city household love disillusionment dating love discovery 1950s
A middle-aged butcher and a school teacher who have given up on the idea of love meet at a dance and fall for each other.
Romance, Fantasy
Spain|USA|France
2011
94 Minutes
Owen Wilson Rachel McAdams Marion Cotillard Michael Sheen Kathy Bates Adrien Brody Léa Seydoux Nina Arianda Carla Bruni Kurt Fuller Mimi Kennedy
aspiring writer fiancée salvador dali gertrude stein ernest hemingway f. scott fitzgerald lighthearted quirky amusing emotional paris apartment café park restaurant france vacation time travel jazz age disillusionment
While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight.
Action
USA|France|UK
1993
115 Minutes
Michael Douglas Robert Duvall Barbara Hershey Rachel Ticotin Tuesday Weld Frederic Forrest Lois Smith Raymond J. Barry
ex-husband ex-wife daughter police officer gang member storekeeper disturbing intense tense amusing dark brutal los angeles inner city convenience store venice, calif. street phone booth disillusionment mental breakdown
An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Switzerland
2004
81 Minutes
Robert Margolis Kelli Barnett Frank Krias Derek Johnson Bruce Levy Jonas Mekas John Greiner
actor husband wife son father mother spirited emotional new york city apartment aspirations acting marriage family disillusionment underdog 2000s
Robert is an actor who may or may not be himself in this film about acting, aging and the dark side of ambition. Filmed over the course of 18 months, as a documentary crew follows Robert ... See full summary »
Comedy
Switzerland|France
1975
115 Minutes
editor cashier sex expert railroad worker child radical intricate engaging positive geneva commune reunion friendship disillusionment relationships political unrest social activism love discovery 1960s
The European equivalent of "The Return of the Secaucus 7," this Swiss film looks at the lives of several men and women in their 30s as they confront the slim gains of the "revolutionary" ... See full summary »
Drama
UK
1968
111 Minutes
Malcolm McDowell David Wood Richard Warwick Robert Swann Christine Noonan Arthur Lowe Mona Washbourne Graham Crowden Simon Ward
anti-hero teenager headmaster prefect girlfriend boyfriend intense shocking england boarding school school disillusionment sex growing up wretched excess 1960s
In this allegorical story, a revolution led by pupil Mick Travis takes place at an old established private school in England.
Romance
Finland
1986
76 Minutes
Matti Pellonpää Kati Outinen Kylli Köngäs Sakari Kuosmanen Esko Nikkari Pekka Laiho Jukka-Pekka Palo Mari Rantasila
garbage collector cashier love interest boss woman best friend dark touching gritty offbeat motel grocery store truck countryside helsinki finland theft unemployment disillusionment death
An episode in the life of Nikander, a garbage man, involving the death of a coworker, a love affair and much more.
War, Drama
Germany
1930
90 Minutes
Fritz Kampers Gustav Diessl Claus Clausen Gustav Püttjer Jackie Monnier Hanna Hoessrich Else Heller Aribert Mog Vladimir Sokoloff
lieutenant student soldier wife mother friend brooding dark disheartening somber france trenches battlefield village germany world war i horrors of war disillusionment death military life
A group of German solders fight on the front line in France at the end of World War I.
Drama
UK|Italy
1980
95 Minutes
Brinsley Forde Karl Howman Trevor Laird Brian Bovell Victor Romero Archie Pool Mel Smith Beverly Michaels Maggie Steed Bill Moody Stefan Kalipha
dj mc friend girlfriend neighbor cool disheartening emotional engaging gritty melancholy moving offbeat profound raw spirited uneasy london united kingdom black culture
The movie centres around Brindsley Forde's character Blue. He fronts a reggae sound system based in West London. The film captures the trials and tribulations of young black youths in troubled London in the early eighties.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2007
96 Minutes
Elliot Page Michael Cera Jennifer Garner Jason Bateman Allison Janney J.K. Simmons Olivia Thirlby Rainn Wilson
teenager stepmother boyfriend friend teacher musician playful creative witty touching school hospital household suburbia pregnancy abortion divorce disillusionment music discovery
Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes an unusual decision regarding the unborn child.
Musical
USA
1988
85 Minutes
Nathaniel Parker Tilda Swinton Laurence Olivier Patricia Hayes Rohan McCullough Nigel Terry Owen Teale Sean Bean
nurse british soldier german soldier mother doctor poet disheartening dreamy profound sad battlefield tomb hospital church wilfred owen poetry horrors of war death disillusionment music
Two aged sisters reflect on life and the past during a late summer day in Maine.
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2004
122 Minutes
Tobey Maguire Kirsten Dunst James Franco Alfred Molina Rosemary Harris J.K. Simmons Donna Murphy Daniel Gillies Dylan Baker Bill Nunn Vanessa Ferlito
peter parker mary jane watson editor mad scientist superhero dr. octopus thrilling suspenseful melodramatic spectacular new york city queens, n.y. newsroom broadway theater laboratory apartment work-life balance loyalty disillusionment spider-man
Peter Parker is beset with troubles in his failing personal life as he battles a brilliant scientist named Doctor Otto Octavius.
Drama
USA|United Arab Emirates|Poland|India
2010
133 Minutes
Jim Sturgess Ed Harris Colin Farrell Saoirse Ronan Mark Strong Gustaf Skarsgård Alexandru Potocean Sebastian Urzendowsky Stanislav Pishtalov Zachary Baharov
spy wife soldier prisoner emotional engaging siberia himalayas prison camp military war courage disillusionment journey escape quest 1930s
Siberian gulag escapees travel four thousand miles by foot to freedom in India.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1971
114 Minutes
Gena Rowlands Seymour Cassel Val Avery Timothy Agoglia Carey Katherine Cassavetes Elizabeth Deering Elsie Ames Lady Rowlands Holly Near Judith Roberts Jack Danskin
parking lot attendant museum curator hippie mistress charming engaging offbeat witty los angeles unlikely romance unrequited love self-discovery heartbreak disillusionment love discovery transformation 1970s
A museum curator falls in love with a crazy parking attendant.
Musical, Drama
UK
1979
115 Minutes
Phil Daniels Mark Wingett Philip Davis Leslie Ash Garry Cooper Sting
young man gang member pretty woman friend gang leader brooding engaging london brighton, england street troubled youth disillusionment rebellion working class gangs rock 'n' roll underdog discovery 1960s
Jimmy loathes his job and parents. He seeks solace with his mod clique, scooter riding and drugs, only to be disappointed.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
UK
1960
115 Minutes
Jack Hawkins Nigel Patrick Richard Attenborough Roger Livesey Bryan Forbes Kieron Moore Robert Coote Terence Alexander Melissa Stribling Norman Bird Nanette Newman
military officer retiree friend bank robber amusing suspenseful england london bank apartment bank robbery disillusionment schemes teamwork military service revenge quest 1960s
A disgruntled veteran recruits a group of disgraced colleagues to perform a bank robbery with military precision.