Serious movies

Serious movies
List of the most serious films selected by our site visitors: Nocturnal Animals, The Green Mile, Another Round, The Shawshank Redemption, Forrest Gump, The Pianist, We Need to Talk About Kevin, Dancer in the Dark, mother!, Us.

In the top there are new films of 2022, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genrethriller, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:32

    Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. As she reads, she is drawn into the fictional life of Tony Hastings, a mathematics professor whose family vacation turns violent.

    Genredrama
    Duration03:09

    A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cellblock's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the condemned man's execution.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryDenmark, Sweden, Netherlands

    Four high school teachers launch a drinking experiment: upholding a constant low level of intoxication.

    Markimdb: 9.3
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:22

    Framed in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.

    Markimdb: 8.8
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, military, history
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:22

    A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events - in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. Yet, despite all the things he has attained, his one true love eludes him. 'Forrest Gump' is the story of a man who rose above his challenges, and who proved that determination, courage, and love are more important than ability.

    Markimdb: 8.6
    Genredrama, military, music, biography
    CountryFrance, Poland, United Kingdom, Germany
    Duration02:29

    The true story of pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrethriller, drama, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration01:52

      After her son Kevin commits a horrific act, troubled mother Eva reflects on her complicated relationship with her disturbed son as he grew from a toddler into a teenager.

      Markimdb: 7.9
      Genredrama, musical, crime
      CountryDenmark, Finland, Norway, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Iceland, Germany, United Kingdom, Argentina, USA, Sweden, France
      Duration02:15

      Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life gets too difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, escaping life's troubles - even if just for a moment - by dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrehorror, thriller, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:23

      A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrehorror, thriller, comedy, detective
      CountryUSA, China, Japan
      Duration01:56

      Husband and wife Gabe and Adelaide Wilson take their kids to their beach house expecting to unplug and unwind with friends. But as night descends, their serenity turns to tension and chaos when some shocking visitors arrive uninvited.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:48

      A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free. He targets not only the killer but also the district attorney and others involved in the deal.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genredrama, military
      CountrySoviet Union
      Duration02:40

      In July 1942, in the Second World War, the rearguard of the Russian army protects the bridgehead of the Don River against the German army while the retreating Russian troops cross the bridge. While they move back to the Russian territory through the countryside, the soldiers show their companionship, sentiments, fears and heroism to defend their motherland.

      Markimdb: 8.7
      Genrefantastic, action
      CountryUSA, Australia
      Duration02:16

      Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:03

      Like some other kids, 12-year-old Trevor McKinney believed in the goodness of human nature. Like many other kids, he was determined to change the world for the better. Unlike most other kids, he succeeded.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:47

        In a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime maintains peace by subduing the populace with a drug, and displays of emotion are punishable by death. A man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system.

        Markimdb: 8.9
        Genredrama, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:34

        A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genredrama
        CountryCanada, United Kingdom, USA, India
        Duration02:26

        The story of a pair of children born within moments of India gaining independence from England, growing up in the country that is nothing like their parent's generation. A Canadian-British film adaptation of Salman Rushdie's novel of the same name.

        Markimdb: 7.4
        Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, detective
        CountryUSA

        An archivist takes a job restoring damaged videotapes and gets pulled into the vortex of a mystery involving the missing director and a demonic cult.

        Markimdb: 7.5
        Genrethriller, drama, crime
        CountryAustria
        Duration01:48

        Two psychotic young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation cabin and force them to play sadistic "games" with one another for their own amusement.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genrethriller, drama, crime
        CountrySouth Korea

        The destinies of hard-luck lowlifes slowly converge and come crashing down: Jung-man barely gets by working at a sauna and taking care of his sick mother until he finds a bag full of cash in the locker room; Tae-young is in trouble after his girlfriend runs away with the money he borrowed from a loan shark. Soon, a dead body mysteriously turns up; Mi-ran, caught between her husband’s violence and a dead-end job as a bar hostess, she finds a young lover, Jin-tae who offers to kill her husband… And now their dog-eat-dog game starts.

        Markimdb: 9
        Genredrama, military, biography, history
        CountryUSA
        Duration03:15

        The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genrefantastic, thriller, comedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom, Greece, France, Netherlands, USA
        Duration01:36

          In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods.

          Markimdb: 7
          Genredrama, biography
          CountryCanada, USA
          Duration01:59

          In this David vs. Goliath drama based on a true story, college professor Robert Kearns (Greg Kinnear) goes up against the giants of the auto industry when they fail to give him credit for inventing intermittent windshield wipers. Kearns doggedly pursues recognition for his invention, as well as the much-deserved financial rewards for the sake of his wife (Lauren Graham) and six kids.

          Markimdb: 6.4
          Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
          CountryUnited Kingdom, France
          Duration01:51

          Hotshot gambler Jake Green (Jason Statham) is long on bravado and seriously short of common sense. Rarely is he allowed in any casino because he's a bona fide winner and, in fact, has taken so much money over the years that he's the sole client of his accountant elder brother, Billy. Invited to a private game, Jake is in fear of losing his life.

          Markimdb: 8.1
          Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama
          CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany
          Duration02:12

            In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as 'V' conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When 'V' rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.

            Markimdb: 7.7
            Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
            CountryUnited Kingdom
            Duration01:48

            Caleb, a 26 year old coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But when Caleb arrives at the remote location he finds that he will have to participate in a strange and fascinating experiment in which he must interact with the world's first true artificial intelligence, housed in the body of a beautiful robot girl.

            Markimdb: 7.4
            Genrefantastic, action, drama, adventure, detective
            CountryUSA, Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore
            Duration02:52

            A set of six nested stories spanning time between the 19th century and a distant post-apocalyptic future. Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. Action, mystery and romance weave through the story as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future. Based on the award winning novel by David Mitchell. Directed by Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis.

            Markimdb: 8.5
            Genrethriller, comedy, drama
            CountrySouth Korea
            Duration01:07

            All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.

            Markimdb: 8.5
            Genrecomedy, drama, biography
            CountryFrance
            Duration01:52

            A true story of two men who should never have met – a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects.

            Markimdb: 7.1
            Genrethriller, drama, crime
            CountryUSA

            In Knockemstiff, Ohio and its neighboring backwoods, sinister characters converge around young Arvin Russell as he fights the evil forces that threaten him and his family.

            Markimdb: 8.1
            Genredrama, military, history
            CountrySoviet Union
            Duration02:40

            Based on the eponymous book by Boris Vasilyev, the film is set in Karelia (North-West of Russia, near Finland) in 1941 during WWII. In a beautiful and quiet wilderness far from the front-line there is an anti-aircraft artillery point, where corporal Vaskov is stationed with a group of many young women in training.

            Markimdb: 7.8
            Genrethriller, drama, crime
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:58

              When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.

              Markimdb: 7.8
              Genreaction, drama, crime
              CountryRussia, USA
              Duration01:40

              Danila goes to his older brother to start a new life in Petersburg. His brother is a gangster and a killer, and he puts Danila into this criminal world asking him to kill someone.

              Markimdb: 7.4
              Genreaction, drama, military, history
              CountryIndia
              Duration03:05

              In 1897, an army of 21 Sikhs battles 10,000 Afghans to prevent the Saragarhi Fort from being taken down.

              Markimdb: 6.8
              Genreaction, drama, military, history
              CountryUSA, Bulgaria

              A small unit of U.S. soldiers, alone at the remote Combat Outpost Keating, located deep in the valley of three mountains in Afghanistan, battles to defend against an overwhelming force of Taliban fighters in a coordinated attack. The Battle of Kamdesh, as it was known, was the bloodiest American engagement of the Afghan War in 2009 and Bravo Troop 3-61 CAV became one of the most decorated units of the 19-year conflict.

              Markimdb: 7.6
              Genrethriller, drama, crime
              CountrySpain, USA
              Duration02:00

              A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.

              Markimdb: 8.6
              Genrefantastic, drama, adventure
              CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Canada
              Duration02:49

                Interstellar chronicles the adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.

                Markimdb: 7.9
                Genrecomedy, drama, crime
                CountryGermany
                Duration01:27

                Two young men, Martin and Rudi, both suffering from terminal cancer, get to know each other in a hospital room. They drown their desperation in tequila and decide to take one last trip to the sea. Drunk and still in pajamas they steal the first fancy car they find, a 60's Mercedes convertible. The car happens to belong to a bunch of gangsters, which immediately start to chase it, since it contains more than the pistol Martin finds in the glove box.

                Markimdb: 7.2
                Genredrama, music
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:50

                The setting is Detroit in 1995. The city is divided by 8 Mile, a road that splits the town in half along racial lines. A young white rapper, Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith Jr. summons strength within himself to cross over these arbitrary boundaries to fulfill his dream of success in hip hop. With his pal Future and the three one third in place, all he has to do is not choke.

                Markimdb: 6.8
                Genrefantasy, drama
                CountryUSA
                Duration02:19

                  The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.

                  Markimdb: 8.6
                  Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration02:07

                  Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Sommerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.

                  Markimdb: 7.8
                  Genrefantastic, fantasy, melodrama, drama
                  CountryBelgium, Germany, Canada, France, United Kingdom, Luxembourg, USA
                  Duration02:18

                    Nemo Nobody leads an ordinary existence with his wife and 3 children; one day, he wakes up as a mortal centenarian in the year 2092.

                    Markimdb: 8
                    Genredrama
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration02:26

                    Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's struggles with money and her desperate need for jobs; and Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan is a young white woman who has recently moved back home after graduating college to find out her childhood maid has mysteriously disappeared. These three stories intertwine to explain how life in Jackson, Mississippi revolves around "the help"; yet they are always kept at a certain distance because of racial lines.

                    Markimdb: 7.5
                    Genredrama, music, biography, history
                    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Australia
                    Duration02:05

                    Author P.L. Travers travels from London to Hollywood as Walt Disney Pictures adapts her novel Mary Poppins for the big screen.

                    Markimdb: 7.4
                    Genredocumentary
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration00:58

                    A growing number of Evangelical Christians believe there is a revival underway in America that requires Christian youth to assume leadership roles in advocating the causes of their religious movement. Jesus Camp follows children at a Christian summer camp as they hone their "prophetic gifts" and are schooled in how to "take back America for Christ." The film is a first-ever look into an intense training ground that recruits born-again Christian children to become an active part of America's political future.

                    Markimdb: 7.9
                    Genredrama
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration02:46

                      The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows.

                      Markimdb: 6.4
                      Genrethriller, drama, detective
                      CountryUSA, France
                      Duration01:31

                        Kat Connors is 17 years old when her perfect homemaker mother, Eve, disappears. Having lived for so long in an emotionally repressed household, she barely registers her mother's absence and certainly doesn't blame her doormat of a father, Brock, for the loss. But as time passes, Kat begins to come to grips with how deeply Eve's disappearance has affected her. Returning home on a break from college, she finds herself confronted with the truth about her mother's departure, and her own denial about the events surrounding it...

                        Markimdb: 7.6
                        Genrecomedy, drama, adventure
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration02:32

                        A down-on-his-luck crab fisherman embarks on a journey to get a young man with Down syndrome to a professional wrestling school in rural North Carolina and away from the retirement home where he’s lived for the past two and a half years.

                        Markimdb: 6.4
                        Genredrama
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration02:19

                        An agoraphobic hip-hop prodigy and a disgraced former music manager cross paths in Chicago’s South Side and help each other face demons of their pasts.

                        Markimdb: 7.9
                        Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
                        CountryUSA, Canada, India
                        Duration02:32

                        Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.




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