American films about low self-esteem

List of the best American films about low self-esteem according to the audience: Sex Ed, The D Train, Patchwork, I Feel Pretty, I-Lived, A Star Is Born, Isn't It Romantic, Nitro Circus: The Movie, Electric Slide, Finding Christmas.

In the top there are new films of 2023, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 5.6
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryUSA
Duration01:32

Eddie lands his first teaching gig at an inner city middle school and finds his highly pubescent pupils are receiving no form of sexual education. Eddie isn't really equipped to teach them...he's not exactly experienced romantically.

Markimdb: 5.1
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration02:27

With his 20th reunion looming, Dan can’t shake his high school insecurities. In a misguided mission to prove he’s changed, Dan rekindles a friendship with the popular guy from his class and is left scrambling to protect more than just his reputation when a wild night takes an unexpected turn.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrehorror, comedy
CountryCanada, USA

A delightfully dark, Frankenstein-themed horror comedy about a re-animated corpse, made from the stitched together body parts of three murdered young women, that decides to go on a bloody quest to find their killer and avenge their deaths!

Markimdb: 5.6
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryUSA, China
Duration02:33

A head injury causes a woman to develop an extraordinary amount of confidence and believe she's drop dead gorgeous.

Markimdb: 4.5
Genrehorror, thriller, detective
CountryUSA
Duration02:18

Josh Fosse is a 20something guy whose life is going nowhere. His girl left, his rent is late, and he lacks a real job. He is trying to make it as an app reviewer online and decides to review a self help app called i-Lived for fun. He's signs on and immediately his life turns around. He meets the girl of his dreams and he gets a job offer he can't refuse. Convinced it's him and not the app, he signs out... and loses everything. He signs on again but this time the terms are different, the app is asking him to do things that are out of his moral comfort zone... but essential to becoming the success the app tells him he can be.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genremelodrama, drama, music
CountryUSA
Duration02:24

Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers — and falls in love with — struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer — until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally's career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jack fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, musical
CountryUSA
Duration02:36

For a long time, Natalie, an Australian architect living in New York City, had always believed that what she had seen in rom-coms is all fantasy. But after thwarting a mugger at a subway station only to be knocked out while fleeing, Natalie wakes up and discovers that her life has suddenly become her worst nightmare—a romantic comedy—and she is the leading lady.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genreaction, comedy, documentary
CountryUSA
Duration01:28

You will see Travis Pastrana and the whole Nitro Circus crew perform some of the most ridiculous, awe-inspiring, and simply insane stunts ever caught on camera. Coming to you in three dimensional glory, it will feel like you are there sitting shotgun with the crew.

Markimdb: 4.6
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, biography
CountryUSA
Duration01:35

A heightened homage to the City of Angels, Electric Slide riffs on the real-life story of Eddie Dodson, the notorious "Gentleman Bank Robber." With a debonair sophistication and a serious talent for flirt, Dodson managed to lure money from mesmerized female tellers at over 60 banks during an epic spree in the 1980s.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUSA, Canada

Single mother Ryan has just about given up on dating after her divorce, happily accepting her young son as the most important man in her life. That all changes when Ryan's brother Owen, also feeling unlucky in love after a bad breakup, swaps his home in their small North Carolina town with New York City adman Sean.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrethriller, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:44

A teenage boy is sent to a juvenile reform facility in the wilderness. As we learn about the tragic events that sent him there, his struggle becomes one for survival with the inmates, counselors, and the retired war colonel in charge.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryUSA

Following the legalization of same-sex marriage in New York, Roger proposes to his boyfriend Tyler , and the gang embarks on a road trip to Provincetown, Massachusetts for Bear Week.

Markimdb: 9
Genredrama, biography, history
CountryUSA, United Kingdom

The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genredrama
CountryUSA
Duration01:35

On the eve of the Challenger explosion in 1986 one engineer goes to the extreme to stop the launch. This hot-headed engineer makes a desperate race against the clock to call off the billion dollar multi-delayed Challenger launch, convinced the O-ring seals will fail and kill everyone on board. The Company, Marshall Space Flight and NASA made a business decision. He made a human decision.

Markimdb: 5.2
Genreaction, comedy, crime
CountryUSA
Duration02:24

An uptight by-the-book cop must protect the widow of a drug boss from crooked cops and gunmen.

Markimdb: 8.7
Genredrama, biography
CountryUSA

Oscar-winning producer Al Ruddy’s never before revealed experiences of making the iconic 1972 film The Godfather that Francis Ford Coppola directed and adapted with Mario Puzo.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
CountryUSA
Duration01:30

    Long before he even met Shrek, the notorious fighter, lover and outlaw Puss in Boots becomes a hero when he sets off on an adventure with the tough and street smart Kitty Softpaws and the mastermind Humpty Dumpty to save his town. This is the true story of The Cat, The Myth, The Legend... The Boots.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:41

    A coming-of-age story that follows 12-year-old Andy Nichol, a bright student who, like most kids his age, will do anything to avoid conflict for fear of suffering overwhelming ridicule and punishment from his junior high school peers.

    Markimdb: 4.8
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA

    Thomas Luster is a troubled businessman who tries to make sense of a life being driven out-of-control by a force closer to home than he first realizes. When he discovers that the man working against him is another side of his own personality he is forced to fight back against his manipulative alter-ego as murder, madness and mayhem combine to take Luster on the most bizarre and terrifying ride of his life.

    Markimdb: 4.3
    Genrethriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:20

    Abandoned by her friends and family and with her career in jeopardy, starlet Markey Marlowe is sequestered in a duplex with a reclusive landlord who just may be more dangerous than she is.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genreaction, thriller, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:46

    A young man sets out to uncover the truth about his life after finding his baby photo on a missing persons website.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA

    Tommy and his older brother Eric live in the midst of vast remote forests. The death of their friend pushes them close to the edge. Eric doesn’t know how to channel his energy. All at once, nature’s vastness feels stifling.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genredrama, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:45

    Based on the best-selling book, Remember the Time: Protecting Michael Jackson in His Final Days, and told through the eyes of Jackson's trusted bodyguards, Bill Whitfield and Javon Beard. The movie will reveal firsthand the devotion Michael Jackson had to his children, and the hidden drama that took place during the last two years of his life.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genredocumentary
    CountryUSA

    Controversial hedge fund titan Bill Ackman is on a crusade to expose global nutritional giant Herbalife as the largest pyramid scheme in history while Herbalife execs claim Ackman is a market manipulator out to bankrupt them and make a killing off his billion dollar short.

    Markimdb: 3.7
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA

    This Christmas, a super frozen object is going to slam into the Earth. In the middle of a small town, and very quickly, dreams of a "White Christmas" will turn into a FROZEN NIGHTMARE.

    Markimdb: 4.4
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:37

    In a world connected by YouTube, iTunes, and Facebook, Lola and her friends navigate the peer pressures of high school romance and friendship while dodging their sometimes overbearing and confused parents. When Lola's mom, Anne, "accidentally" reads her teenage daughter's racy journal, she realizes just how wide their communication gap has grown.

    Markimdb: 4.1
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration01:56

    Disturbing and mysterious things begin to happen to a bartender in New Orleans after he picks up a phone left behind at his bar.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genredrama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:53

    A struggle for power and control set in the rugged and mysterious hills of Appalachia, "Outsiders" tells the story of the Farrell clan, a family of outsiders who've been in these parts since before anyone can remember. Living off the grid and above the law on their mountaintop homestead, they'll protect their world and defend their way of life using any means necessary.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genrethriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:56

    A young woman seeks help from a sleep clinic for her insomnia, but soon deals with her entire life being turned upside down.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA

    A mosaic of stories about love and loss, exploring our relationship to the objects, artifacts, and memories that shape our lives.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:35

    Although Brad has a satisfying career, a sweet wife and a comfortable life in suburban Sacramento, things aren't quite what he imagined during his college glory days. When he accompanies his musical prodigy son on a university tour, he can't help comparing his life with those of his four best college friends who seemingly have more wealthy and glamorous lives. But when circumstances force him to reconnect with his former friends, Brad begins to question whether he has really failed or if their lives are actually more flawed than they appear.

    Markimdb: 4.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:26

    Charles Swan III, a successful graphic designer, has it all: fame, money and devilish charm that have provided him with a seemingly perfect life. But when a perplexing beauty named Ivana suddenly ends their relationship, Charles is left heartbroken. With the support of his loyal intimates - Kirby, Saul, and his sister, Izzy – Charles begins a delirious journey of self-reflection to try and come to terms with a life without Ivana. "A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III" is an unconventional melodrama told in a bold and playful style.

    Markimdb: 4.6
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA

    Harry is having a very, very bad day. He returns home from an all-night drinking binge with his cousin Cecil, to discover that his little dog Jolly...Harry's one true love and the source of light in his dark, solitary life-has been murdered. Brokenhearted and beyond consolation, he vows to track down the dog's murderer at any cost. Armed with a stockpile of firepower in the trunk of his car, he and Cecil embark on a frenzied, alcohol-fueled wild-goose chase, leaving a bloody path of destruction in their wake.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genredrama, history
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:27

    "Stonewall" is a drama about a young man in New York caught up during the 1969 Stonewall Riots, a pivotal event widely considered the starting point for the modern gay civil rights movement.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:46

    In contemporary Los Angeles, two millennials navigating a social media–driven hookup culture begin a relationship that pushes both emotional and physical boundaries.

    Markimdb: 4.3
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:33

    A young writer experiences visions during episodes of sleep paralysis, and she retreats with her boyfriend to an isolated house in the desert. As the visions worsen, she teeters on the edge of insanity as she uncovers a life-threatening secret.

    Markimdb: 4.5
    Genrehorror, thriller, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:25

    Before boxes are unpacked in their new home, newlyweds Tim and Emily, find themselves playing a very creepy game of hide and seek with a vengeful spirit.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:52

      After falling in love in Paris, Marina and Neil come to Oklahoma, where problems arise. Their church's Spanish-born pastor struggles with his faith, while Neil encounters a woman from his childhood.

      Markimdb: 4.8
      Genrecomedy
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:25

      Felix (Cameron Dallas) is a legendary prankster who gets expelled from his high school and, with his friend’s help, stops at nothing to hide it from his parents.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genremelodrama, drama, sport
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:29

      Morgan is the inspiring story of Morgan Oliver, a gay young athlete determined that a bicycle accident that left him paralyzed will not change him. He takes a chance on love when he meets Dean Kagen on a basketball court. Dean helps Morgan train for the same race in which he had his accident. But when he sees that Morgan will risk everything to win, Dean walks out. Left alone to face the race and demons that caused his accident, Morgan teeters between what he needs and what he wants. Can he find the strength to pull himself back up again?

      Markimdb: 5.3
      Genrecomedy
      CountryUSA

      Spurred by a gun incident at a school, the women of one Texas town lead a movement to get rid of guns by withholding sex from their husbands.

      Markimdb: 5
      Genrethriller
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:24

      Dori and Norman, two stunning and sophisticated serial daters, are destined to endure a terrifying journey through perfect couple-hood: Valentine's, Easter, Halloween, Christmas and New Year. Except with psychopath Dori, it all needs to take place over one weekend deep in the isolated countryside far from help. "Love Sick Love" is a complex and suspenseful journey into the darker side of love.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrecomedy, drama, crime, military, biography
      CountryUSA, Cambodia, Romania
      Duration02:11

        Based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genrecomedy
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:53

        The characters we met a little more than a decade ago are returning to East Great Falls for their high-school reunion. In one long-overdue weekend, they will discover what has changed, who hasn’t and that time and distance can’t break the bonds of friendship. It was summer 1999 when four small-town Michigan boys began a quest to lose their virginity. In the years that have passed, Jim and Michelle married while Kevin and Vicky said goodbye. Oz and Heather grew apart, but Finch still longs for Stifler’s mom. Now these lifelong friends have come home as adults to reminisce about – and get inspired by – the hormonal teens who launched a comedy legend.

        Markimdb: 5.5
        Genrethriller, drama, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:44

        Marcus (Philip WInchester) wakes up in the middle of a cemetery half naked and has no idea how he got there. Urgent questions pound inside his head. "Where was I last night? Who was I with?" Marcus suffers from parasomnia, a rare sleep disorder which causes him to do things in his sleep which he cannot remember the next day. His situation takes a horrifying turn when Marcus wakes up covered in blood with a knife at his side. Then, the wife of his best friend is found stabbed to death. Marcus is terrified to put together the pieces - could he have murdered her in his sleep to hide a dark secret between them? Mysterious phone calls make Marcus believe someone is watching him. He investigates his own nocturnal activities, desperate to figure out what happens after he goes to sleep at night. His journey to discover the truth ends in a shocking discovery.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genredrama
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:35

        When a young man learns that his overbearing father is having an affair, he tries to stop it, only to be seduced by the older woman as well.

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA

        Police Chief Jesse Stone, who was suspended by the Paradise, Mass. Town Council, begins moonlighting for his friend, State Homicide Commander Healy, by investigating a series of murders in Boston, leaving Rose and Suitcase to handle a crime spree in Paradise on their own. Jesse pours his energy into his work in an effort to push away his twin demons: booze and women. When his investigation leads to notorious mob boss Gino Fish, Jesse's pursuit becomes hazardous.

        Markimdb: 6
        Genrecomedy, drama
        CountryUSA, Mexico
        Duration02:09

        An aging Latin lover gets dumped by his sugar mama and must fend for himself in a harsh world.

        Markimdb: 7.5
        Genredocumentary, music, biography
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:00

        The authorized documentary on late Guitar/lead singer Kurt Cobain from his early days in Aberdeen Washington to his success and downfall with Grunge band Nirvana.

        Markimdb: 5.2
        Genrecomedy, drama
        CountryUSA

        A love story about a woman who "just wants someone who makes her laugh" and a man who is not that funny. As he tries to learn how to be the man she says she wants, they each find an unexpected chance at happiness.




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