Here we've displayed a list of the best Self-discovery films : Incendies(2010), Nostalgia(1983), Star Trek(2009), My Life as a Zucchini(2016), Wreck-It Ralph(2012), The Peanut Butter Falcon(2019), Mon Oncle Antoine(1971), Frances Ha(2012), Stranger Than Paradise(1984), Winter in Vail(2020), Cloud Atlas(2012), Full Moon in Paris(1984) ... ...
Drama
Canada|France
2010
130 Minutes
Lubna Azabal Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin Maxim Gaudette Rémy Girard Allen Altman Mohamed Majd Baya Belal Abdelghafour Elaaziz Nabil Sawalha
mother sister father brother employer lawyer profound tense powerful gripping montreal notary office family home small town middle east family secrets self-discovery journey estrangement twins
Twins journey to the Middle East to discover their family history and fulfill their mother's last wishes.
Drama
Italy|Soviet Union
1983
130 Minutes
Oleg Yankovsky Domiziana Giordano Delia Boccardo Laura De Marchi Patrizia Terreno Milena Vukotic Alberto Canepa
poet interpreter russian mystic mentally ill person pretty woman bleak somber dense emotional passionate hill tuscany, italy ruins church countryside village research journey homesickness
A Russian poet and his interpreter travel to Italy to research the life of an 18th-century composer.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA|Germany
2009
126 Minutes
Chris Pine Zachary Quinto Leonard Nimoy Eric Bana Bruce Greenwood Karl Urban Zoe Saldana Simon Pegg John Cho Anton Yelchin Ben Cross
captain kirk spock cadet friend father alien spirited engaging intricate rousing thrilling amusing space earth spaceship starship enterprise alien planet black hole exploration mystery
The brash James T. Kirk tries to live up to his father's legacy with Mr. Spock keeping him in check as a vengeful Romulan from the future creates black holes to destroy the Federation one planet at a time.
Animation, Comedy, Drama
Switzerland|France
2016
66 Minutes
orphan police officer amusing charming cheeky confident creative endearing heartwarming inspiring playful positive foster home switzerland france meaning of life trust true love growing up orphans
After losing his mother, a young boy is sent to a foster home with other orphans his age where he begins to learn the meaning of trust and true love.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
2012
101 Minutes
video game character opponent villain soldier friend uplifting quirky video game virtual world video games running away self-discovery saving the world rivalry underdog 2010s
A video game villain wants to be a hero and sets out to fulfill his dream, but his quest brings havoc to the whole arcade where he lives.
Comedy, Adventure, Drama
USA
2019
96 Minutes
Shia LaBeouf Michael Schwartz Dakota Johnson Zack Gottsagen John Hawkes Bruce Dern Thomas Haden Church Jon Bernthal YelaWolf Jake Roberts Mick Foley
down syndrome sufferer wrestler fisherman cool engaging gutsy north carolina small town professional wrestling self-discovery friendship metamorphosis adventure 21st century
Zak runs away from his care home to make his dream of becoming a wrestler come true.
Other, Drama
Canada
1971
110 Minutes
Jean Duceppe Olivette Thibault Jacques Gagnon Claude Jutra Hélène Loiselle Lyne Champagne Lionel Villeneauve Mario Dubuc Lise Burnelle Alain Legendre Serge Evers
orphan uncle undertaker storekeeper adolescent emotional intricate moving profound quebec small town mining town undertaker general store coming of age mortality young love self-discovery christmas growing up
Set in cold rural Quebec at Christmas time, we follow the coming of age of a young boy and the life of his family which owns the town's general store and undertaking business.
Comedy
USA|Brazil
2012
85 Minutes
Greta Gerwig Mickey Sumner Michael Zegen Adam Driver Charlotte d'Amboise Grace Gummer Patrick Heusinger Michael Esper Maya Kazan Justine Lupe Christine Gerwig
dancer partner apprentice amusing brooklyn stable search job self-discovery fall
A New York woman (who doesn't really have an apartment) apprentices for a dance company (though she's not really a dancer) and throws herself headlong into her dreams, even as the possibility of realizing them dwindles.
Comedy, Drama
USA|West Germany
1984
90 Minutes
John Lurie Eszter Balint Richard Edson Cecillia Stark Danny Rosen Rammellzee Tom DiCillo Richard Boes Rockets Redglare Harvey Perr Brian J. Burchill
slacker best friend cousin gambler aunt drug dealer offbeat calm witty quirky new york city cleveland florida movie theater car hotel boredom luck road trip culture clash
A New Yorker's life is thrown into a tailspin when his younger cousin surprise-visits him, starting a strange, unpredictable adventure.
Romance, Drama
Denmark|Germany
2020
88 Minutes
Lacey Chabert Tyler Hynes Marla Renae Greg Lawson Constance Marie Karen Barker Sage Kitchen Chris Cook Liana Shannon Chantelle Han Rae Farrer
handsome man event coordinator friend love interest local death heartwarming emotional dreamy colorado ski resort small town festival chalet mountain event planning love self-discovery personality clash compassion
Martin Goldsmith never knew what happened to his parents before they escaped from Germany in 1941. Over a weekend, he confronts his father and we are brought back to the complex and confusing 1930s when the parents were young musicians.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|Germany|Hong Kong|Singapore|China
2012
172 Minutes
Tom Hanks Tom Tykwer Halle Berry Jim Broadbent Hugo Weaving Jim Sturgess Bae Doo-na Ben Whishaw James D'Arcy Susan Sarandon
attorney composer journalist publisher worker tribesman profound touching fascinating dark heartwarming pacific ocean europe united states united kingdom earth family home human connection historical events life story
An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution.
Romance
France
1984
101 Minutes
Pascale Ogier Fabrice Luchini Tcheky Karyo Christian Vadim Virginie Thévenet
party girl designer architect writer tennis player witty calm paris apartment train studio relationships post-college new life self-discovery independence growing up love temptation 1980s
Louise, a young woman, who recently finished her studies in arts, is working as a interior decorator trainee. Playing the game of seduction, her life becomes more and more complicated.
Drama, History
USA|Ireland
1999
145 Minutes
Emily Watson Robert Carlyle Joe Breen Ciaran Owens Michael Legge Ronnie Masterson Pauline McLynn Liam Carney Eanna Macliam
ira agent irishman teen boy mother father emotional moving melodramatic household brooklyn, n.y. limerick, ireland immigration adolescence alcoholism sexual awakening self-discovery growing up love quest discovery
Based on the best-selling autobiography by Irish expatriate Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes follows the experiences of young Frankie and his family as they try against all odds to escape the ... See full summary »
Kids & Family, Drama
UK|USA
1993
101 Minutes
Kate Maberly Heydon Prowse Maggie Smith John Lynch Andrew Knott Laura Crossley Walter Sparrow Irène Jacob
orphan uncle servant friend creative emotional dreamy england mansion garden neglect absence death self-discovery imagination loneliness discovery metamorphosis 1990s
A young, recently-orphaned girl is sent to England after living in India all of her life. Once there, she begins to explore her new, seemingly-isolated surroundings, and its secrets.
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.
Comedy, Drama
Germany|USA
2001
108 Minutes
Albert Brooks Leelee Sobieski Desmond Harrington Carol Kane Mary Kay Place Michael McKean John Goodman Pauley P. Lisa Persky
punk rocker retail manager ex-wife son teen girl offbeat heartwarming melodramatic los angeles albuquerque, n.m. clothing store coffee shop mall divorce unlikely friendship road trip self-discovery terminal illness rebellion quest
A 17-year-old girl has a troubled relationship with a 49-year-old man.
Comedy
USA
1979
93 Minutes
Steve Martin Bernadette Peters Catlin Adams Mabel King Richard Ward Richard Williams Carl Reiner Bill Macy M. Emmet Walsh Dick O'Neill Maurice Evans
adopted son killer gas station owner filmmaker carnival worker woman madcap intricate hilarious emotional mississippi st. louis gas station carnival innocence inventions race relations family self-discovery travel
A simpleminded, sheltered country boy suddenly decides to leave his family home to experience life in the big city, where his naivete is both his best friend and his worst enemy.
Comedy, Drama
Germany
2011
101 Minutes
Vedat Erincin Fahri Ögün Yardim Lilay Huser Demet Gül Aykut Kayacik Aycan Vardar Siir Eloglu Aliya Artuc
man turkish man german migrant worker amusing witty touching germany turkey identity self-discovery journey culture cliché adventure discovery pursuit 1960s
The story of three generations of a Turkish immigrant family.
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
USA
2014
108 Minutes
Don Scime Guy Adkins Antoinette LaVecchia Jordan Baker Tonye Patano Lauren Lopes Andrea Andolina Jim Hanley
radio host gay man sister orphan partner listener brooding emotional intense buffalo, n.y. radio station bar apartment forest car self-discovery adoption mentorship love trust
David, the host of a local gay radio show in Buffalo, New York, struggles with self-doubt when his single sister asks him to be the father figure for her soon to be adopted Brazilian child.... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
2014
107 Minutes
Tom Hardy Noomi Rapace James Gandolfini Matthias Schoenaerts John Ortiz Ann Dowd Michael Aronov James Frecheville Elizabeth Rodriguez Tobias Segal Michael Esper
bartender mobster neighbor puppy abusive husband friend brooding dark intense new york city bar apartment alley car office mobsters money laundering animal rescue abuse love
Bob Saginowski finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighborhood's past where friends, families, and foes all work together to make a living - no matter the cost.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2010
100 Minutes
Ryan Fleck Keir Gilchrist Zach Galifianakis Emma Roberts Viola Davis Lauren Graham Jim Gaffigan Zoë Kravitz Aasif Mandvi Jeremy Davies Karen Chilton
teen boy mental patient teen girl doctor mentor endearing emotional amusing mental institution prep school suicide mental illness friendship meaning of life self-discovery therapy fall transformation rise 2010s
A clinically depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.
Comedy
UK|Ireland
1999
99 Minutes
John Simm Lorraine Pilkington Shaun Parkes Danny Dyer Nicola Reynolds Dean Davies
club kid dj raver restaurant employee boyfriend girlfriend melodramatic passionate offbeat disturbing rave nightclub cardiff, wales self-discovery drugs dancing friendship sex weekend getaway discovery
Five friends spend one lost weekend in a mix of music, love and club culture.
Drama
France
2005
80 Minutes
Melvil Poupaud Jeanne Moreau Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi Daniel Duval Marie Rivière Christian Sengewald Louise-Anne Hippeau Henri de Lorme Walter Pagano Ugo Soussan Trabelsi
photographer partner waitress husband sister grandmother intricate moving calm photography studio paris loft family home truck stop café terminal illness family self-discovery loneliness impotence
A fashion photographer with terminal cancer elects to die alone, preparing others to live past him rather than prolong the inevitable with chemotherapy or be smothered in sympathy by those who know him.
Drama
Ireland|Canada
1998
120 Minutes
Aidan Quinn James Caan Stephen Rea John Cusack Moya Farrelly Jacob Tierney Colm Meaney Donal Donnelly Brendan Gleeson John Kavanagh Eamon Morrissey
college student son mother father schoolteacher farmer emotional touching ireland countryside family home village farm united states family secrets irish life class distinctions pregnancy search self-discovery
Widowed Kieran Johnson is a lonely, middle-aged, Chicago-based high school history teacher who feels disconnected to his life. He decides to take a trip to his mother's small old hometown ... See full summary »
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
2018
112 Minutes
video game character friend entrepreneur gamer opponent villain uplifting amusing quirky playful video game virtual world arcade video games running away quest self-discovery saving the day quest adventure
Six years after the events of "Wreck-It Ralph," Ralph and Vanellope, now friends, discover a wi-fi router in their arcade, leading them into a new adventure.
Mystery & Thriller
Australia
1978
105 Minutes
Richard Chamberlain Olivia Hamnett David Gulpilil Frederick Parslow Vivean Gray Nanjiwarra Amagula Roy Bara Cedrick Lalara Morris Lalara Peter Carroll Athol Compton
lawyer defendant aborigine medical examiner judge bleak disturbing sydney office outback courtroom underground apocalypse murder dreams weather prophecy self-discovery mystery transformation
A Sydney lawyer defends five Aboriginal Persons in a ritualized taboo murder and in the process learns disturbing things about himself and premonitions.
Comedy
USA
2009
105 Minutes
Paul Rudd Jason Segel Rashida Jones Jaime Pressly Andy Samberg J.K. Simmons Jane Curtin Jon Favreau Sarah Burns Rob Huebel Joe Lo Truglio
real estate agent best friend girlfriend mother father brother hilarious endearing quirky hysterical los angeles household office restaurant garage wedding friendship love marriage male bonding
Friendless Peter Klaven goes on a series of man-dates to find a Best Man for his wedding. But, when his insta-bond with his new B.F.F. puts a strain on his relationship with his fiancée, can the trio learn to live happily ever after?
Comedy, Drama
Australia
2017
84 Minutes
Georgia Chara Christopher Kirby Holly Brisley Talin Argon Michela Carattini Hayley Hughes Michael Budd Johnny Lahoud
man partygoer friend gangster drug dealer amusing tense brooding hilarious unrestrained house party cemetery bar office relationships self-destruction self-discovery party lifestyle changes
A touching comedy drama about 3 friends edging towards their mid thirties who, in an attempt to hang on to their carefree youth,embark on an attempt to write themselves into the history books by trying to host the world's longest house party.
Comedy
USA
1994
101 Minutes
Jim Carrey Cameron Diaz Peter Riegert Peter Greene Amy Yasbeck Richard Jeni Orestes Matacena Tim Bagley Nancy Fish Johnny Williams
bank teller colleague nightclub owner singer goon outlandish cheeky bank nightclub bridge street superhuman abilities alter ego bank heist self-discovery mask temptation metamorphosis love 1990s
Bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss is transformed into a manic superhero when he wears a mysterious mask.
Drama
UK
1987
96 Minutes
Colin Firth Kenneth Branagh Natasha Richardson Jim Carter Patrick Malahide Richard Vernon Tony Haygarth
veteran soldier archaeologist stationmaster vicar wife airy charming dreamy engaging heartwarming england yorkshire countryside village church post-war life faith forbidden love self-discovery
Five centuries ago, a mural was created in a country church in the north of England, and then hidden under layers of white paint. Looking at it again will be a distraction, the Reverend Mr.... See full summary »