American films about suffering

List of the best American films about suffering according to the audience: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Blackbird, The Report, Five Feet Apart, The Birth of a Nation, Flicka, Memento, Soul Surfer, Another Year, The Woman.

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

Country
Markimdb: 8.1
Genredrama, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration02:35

After seven months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at Bill Willoughby, the town's revered chief of police. When his second-in-command Officer Jason Dixon, an immature mother's boy with a penchant for violence, gets involved, the battle between Mildred and Ebbing's law enforcement is only exacerbated.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genredrama
CountryUSA, United Kingdom

A terminally ill mother invites her family to their country house for one final gathering, but tensions quickly boil over between her two daughters.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrethriller, drama, crime, biography, history
CountryUSA

The story of Daniel Jones, lead investigator for the US Senate’s sweeping study into the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program, which was found to be brutal, immoral and ineffective. With the truth at stake, Jones battled tirelessly to make public what many in power sought to keep hidden.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:56

Seventeen-year-old Stella spends most of her time in the hospital as a cystic fibrosis patient. Her life is full of routines, boundaries and self-control -- all of which get put to the test when she meets Will, an impossibly charming teen who has the same illness.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genredrama, biography, history
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration02:42

Nat Turner, a former slave in America, leads a liberation movement in 1831 to free African-Americans in Virgina that results in a violent retaliation from whites.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genredrama, adventure, family
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration01:35

A headstrong 16 year old Katy McLaughlin desires to work on her family's mountainside horse ranch, although her father insists she finish boarding school. Katy finds a mustang in the hills near her ranch. Katy then sets her mind to tame a mustang and prove to her father she can run the ranch. But when tragedy happens, it will take all the love and strength the family can muster to restore hope.

Markimdb: 8.5
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:53

Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty, however, of locating his wife's killer is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.

Markimdb: 7
Genredrama, family, biography, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:46

    Soul Surfer is the inspiring true story of teen surfer Bethany Hamilton. Bethany lost her left arm in a shark attack and courageously overcame all odds to become a champion again, through her sheer determination and unwavering faith.Bethany (AnnaSophia Robb) was born to surf. A natural talent who took to the waves at a young age, she was leading an idyllic life on Kauai, participating in national surf competitions with her best friend Alana (Lorraine Nicholson), when everything changed. On Halloween morning, a 14-foot tiger shark came out of nowhere and seemed to shatter all her dreams.Soul Surfer reveals Bethany's fight to recover from her ordeal and how she grappled with the question of her future. Strengthened by the love of her parents, Tom (Dennis Quaid) and Cheri (Helen Hunt), and supported by her youth group leader Sara (Carrie Underwood), Bethany refuses to give in or give up, and begins a bold return to the water.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:09

    Mike Leigh’s much praised 2010 tragicomical drama. During a year, a very content couple approaching retirement are visited by friends and family less happy with their lives.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:43

    A lawyer puts his family in jeopardy when he captures the last member of a violent clan and tries to forcibly tame her.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:31

    Based on the play of the same name by Pulitzer Prize Winner Cormac McCarthy, this searing two-character drama mixes humor and pathos while examining the relationship between strangers who are brought together by desperate circumstances. Set in a New York tenement apartment, the story focuses on two very different men - a deeply religious black ex-con who thwarts the suicide attempt of an asocial white college professor who tried to throw himself in front of an oncoming subway train, 'The Sunset Limited.' As the one attempts to connect on a rational, spiritual and emotional level, the other remains steadfast in his hard-earned despair. Locked in a philosophical debate, both passionately defend their personal credos and try to convert the other.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:05

    The lives of four women intersect in small-town America, where each is imperfectly blazing a trail.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrehorror
    CountryUSA

    Its Halloween 1989, best friends Sam and Josh are trying to enjoy what's left of their final Devil's Night before graduating high school. But trouble arises when the two pals and a group of friends take a detour on their way to a rock concert, finding an old abandoned barn and awakening the evil inside. Now it's up to Sam and Josh to find a way to protect their friends and defeat the creatures that lurk within "The Barn".

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrecomedy, drama, music
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:23

    A sweeping multigenerational story set against the backdrop of the raw, roaring New York City of the late 1980s; adoption, teen pregnancy, drugs, hardcore punk rock, the unbridled optimism and reckless stupidity of the young—and old—are all major elements in this heart-aching tale of the son of diehard hippies and his strange odyssey through the extremes of late 20th century youth culture.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:40

    Forced into a deadly cat-and-mouse game, a disgraced mixed martial arts fighter is hunted through the jungles of Southeast Asia.

    Markimdb: 3
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:00

    This biopic of the legendary actor Marlon Brando stars Damian Chapa as the two-time Oscar-winner and focuses primarily on the troubled relationship Brando had with his son Christian who battled drug addiction

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA

    To land a major client, an LA wine exec travels to an Australian sheep station, where she signs on as a ranch hand and hits it off with a rugged local.

    Markimdb: 4.7
    Genrehorror, action, thriller
    CountryUSA, Australia, Canada
    Duration01:30

    See No Evil 2 revives the nightmare of the first film when Jacob Goodnight rises from the dead in the city morgue after his killing spree at the Blackwell hotel. In this ominous, underground locker for the dead, a group of medical students fight to survive as this deranged psychopath once again starts to pick them apart one by one.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genremelodrama, drama, crime, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:06

    When Colin Warner was wrongfully convicted of murder, his best friend Carl King devoted his life to proving his innocence.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA, Canada

    Following the loss of their son, a retired sheriff and his wife leave their Montana ranch to rescue their young grandson from the clutches of a dangerous family living off the grid in the Dakotas.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:42

    An ambitious lawyer finds himself caught in a power struggle between a corrupt pharmaceutical executive and his firm’s senior partner. When the case takes a deadly turn, he must race to uncover the truth before he loses everything.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA, Brazil
    Duration01:26

    An aspiring dancer moves to New York City and becomes caught up in a whirlwind of flighty fair-weather friends, diminishing fortunes and career setbacks.

    Markimdb: 4.7
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:28

    A romance novelist (David Arquette) moves into a "cottage" behind the home of a composer and his family. He seems sweet, but what do they really know about him?

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genredrama, biography, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:28

    The true story of Gabby Douglas who becomes the first African American to be named Individual All-Around Champion in artistic gymnastics at the Olympic Games.

    Markimdb: 4
    Genrehorror
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:00

    A woman and her childhood friend seek out revenge on those who victimized and abused them.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:23

    When a cosmic event turns Emma's dog and cat into two perfect guys, Emma reconsiders her outlook on dating, hilariously works out her trust issues, and ultimately learns to love herself.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA

    Three former band mates enter a cave after hearing it has the power to give them what they need. As unsettling desires rise to the surface, they all wonder if the cave has real power.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:41

    When a family of raccoons discover worms living underneath the sod in Jeff and Nealy's backyard, this pest problem begins a darkly comic and wild chain reaction of domestic tension, infidelity and murder.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA, Mexico

    The story of best friends Barb and Star, who leave their small midwestern town for the first time to go on vacation in Vista Del Mar, Florida, where they soon find themselves tangled up in adventure, love, and a villain’s evil plot to kill everyone in town.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:01

    A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA

    A recent college graduate sets out to win back the girl of his dreams.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA

    Years of carrying out death row executions have taken a toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams. As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the psychological and emotional demons her job creates, ultimately connecting her to the man she is sanctioned to kill.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime, detective, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:27

    Lizzie Borden Took An Ax chronicles the scandal and enduring mystery surrounding Lizzie Borden, who was tried in 1892 for axing her parents to death. As the case rages on, the courtroom proceedings fuel an enormous amount of sensationalized stories and headlines in newspapers throughout the country, forever leaving Lizzie Borden’s name in infamy.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA, China
    Duration02:27

    A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is given a terminal diagnosis. Billi struggles with her family's decision to keep grandma in the dark about her own illness as they all stage an impromptu wedding to see grandma one last time.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genreaction, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:33

      Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon has seen better days. Longtime best friend of a mob boss, Jimmy is haunted by the sins of his past—as well as a dogged police detective who’s been one step behind Jimmy for 30 years. But when Jimmy’s estranged son becomes a target, Jimmy must make a choice between the crime family he chose and the real family he abandoned long ago. Now, with nowhere safe to turn, Jimmy has just one night to figure out exactly where his loyalties lie and to see if he can finally make things right.

      Markimdb: 3.8
      Genredrama, military
      CountryUSA

      Bob Revere is a small town Mayor and combat decorated veteran. He faces a root of bitterness from his past filled with heartbreaking loss. His grandson comes back into his life after many years to ask the most important question, “What are we doing with our life to make a difference?” Bob had grown apathetic along with an entire town. Now with the help of children, a group of people all band together to inspire hope, take back the freedoms that are being lost and take a stand for truth. The cast includes Marshall Teague (Roadhouse), Jennifer O’Neill (Summer of ‘42), Fred Williamson (Black Ceasar) and Jenna Boyd (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants).

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genredrama, biography
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:12

      A look at the life of Cecil Gaines who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genrehorror, thriller
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration01:37

      A mother and daughter move to a new town and find themselves living next door to a house where a young girl murdered her parents. When the daughter befriends the surviving son, she learns the story is far from over.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrethriller, drama
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration02:08

      A fatal plane crash changes the lives of Roman and Jake forever. Roman loses his wife and daughter in the accident, while Jake, his mind as he happens to be the air traffic controller, who fails to avert the nightmare. Rage and revenge engulfs Roman and Jake finds himself swamped with guilt and regret. Can the two make peace with the past?

      Markimdb: 3.4
      Genreaction, fantasy, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:37

      A battle-weary ex-Special Forces Operative buys a ranch in remote American West to flee from the world, and encounters a strange series of trespassers, including a beautiful elf princess and a Native American mystic and Orcs. When the Orcs invade his property, John must give up his isolation to become a hero, before the Orcs unleash their dragon god on our world.

      Markimdb: 5.1
      Genreaction, melodrama, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:06

      Karen and Jack met in a mental hospital and fell in love. They set out to follow what Jack thinks is his destiny: killing Elvis Presley.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA

      Al Klein and his longtime friend, Ash Martini, own a used car lot and these two know every trick in the book when it comes to selling cars. Klein still pines for his ex-wife Barbara who left him years ago for a more successful man. After their son Freddy graduates from high school, he decides to forego college in favor of selling cars with his old man. But what’s good for Klein might not be the best thing for Freddy, as he quickly transforms from an innocent young man into a jaded car salesman, leaving Al with a tough decision to make.

      Markimdb: 5.3
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA

      A woman who is fed up with her mundane lifestyle hatches a scheme to make her family instant celebrities by having her ex-boyfriend kidnap her 11-year-old daughter for a month.

      Markimdb: 3.6
      Genrethriller, drama, detective
      CountryUSA

      Bernard Salzmann's thriller Assumed Killer tells the tale of a reporter investigating a serial killer. After she suffers an accident and becomes an amnesiac, she begins to suspect her husband may be the person responsible for the brutal slayings

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA

      A misfit group of New Mexico cowboys find themselves on the journey of a lifetime when they learn their crooked-footed racehorse qualifies to run in the Kentucky Derby. Based on the true story of Mine That Bird, the cowboys must overcome impossible odds even before they reach Churchill Downs and the land of Kentucky's blue bloods.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genredocumentary
      CountryUSA

      Curiosity is an American documentary television series that premiered on August 7, 2011, on the Discovery Channel. Each episode focuses on one question in science, technology, and society and features a different celebrity host. Stephen Hawking hosted the premiere episode titled "Did God Create the Universe?", which aired simultaneously on seven Discovery Communications networks: Discovery Channel, TLC, Discovery Fit and Health, Animal Planet, Science, Investigation Discovery, and Planet Green. Season one consists of 16 episodes.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genrefantastic, drama
      CountryUSA

      On a post-apocalyptic Earth, a robot, built to protect the life of his dying creator's beloved dog, learns about life, love, friendship, and what it means to be human.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrethriller, fantasy, drama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:35

      A single mother is swept into a dark underworld, while her teenage son discovers a road that leads him to a secret underwater town.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:30

      Fitness trainer/former marriage counselor Molly White (Pascale Hutton) runs “Bridal Boot Camp:” classes combining fitness and yoga with pre-marital counseling exercises to brides and grooms before their big day.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genrecomedy
      CountryUSA
      Duration03:55

      A newly retired police officer looks forward to spending more quality time with his wife and three kids only to discover he faces much tougher challenges at home than he ever did on the streets.




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