Highest-Rated Movies about 'Emotional Complexity'

Straight Up (2019), A Merry War (1997), Jules and Jim (1962), Murmur of the Heart (1971), Grey Gardens (1975), Victor Victoria (1982), Autumn Tale (1998), Lady Bird (2017) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Emotional Complexity movies.

#16. Waitress (2007)

Storyline: Jenna is unhappily married, squirreling away money, and hoping to win a pie-baking contest so, with the prize money, she'll have enough cash to leave her husband Earl. She finds herself pregnant, which throws her plans awry. She bakes phenomenal pies at Joe's diner, listens to old Joe's wisdom, tolerates her sour boss Cal, is friends with Dawn and Becky (her fellow waitresses), and finds a mutual attraction with the new doctor in town. As the pregnancy advances, life with Earl seems less tolerable, a way out less clear, and the affair with the doctor complicated by his marriage. What options does a waitress have?

Plot Keywords: drama, comedy, romance, indie film, life struggles, marriage, pregnancy ...

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#18. Morvern Callar (2002)

Storyline: Following her boyfriend's suicide, supermarket clerk Morvern Callar passes off his unpublished novel as her own. With the money her boyfriend left for his funeral, she leaves Scotland for Ibiza where she travels with her closest friend. The journey prompts a series of internal and external transformations for Morvern - ones which bring to light her experiences of grief, memory, freedom, and desire.—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: independent film, drama, female protagonist, scotland, road trip, self-discovery, death ...

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#19. Going All the Way (1997)

Storyline: Korean War--era veterans and ex-classmates "Gunner" Casselman (Ben Affleck) and "Sonny" Burns (Jeremy Davies) reunite upon their return home. Gunner, who spent the war years abroad, is trying to convince his mother that his gal Marty (Rachel Weisz) is good enough for him, while Sonny, who was stationed stateside, is torn between loyal Buddy (Amy Locane) and tempting Gale Ann (Rose McGowan). As they commiserate, the men realize that they're outgrowing the lives they lived before the war.

Plot Keywords: drama, romance, coming of age, friendship, youth, american, 1990s ...

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#20. The Brothers Bloom (2008)

Storyline: A pair of brothers - the Blooms, are probably the best con men in the world, Before they get out, they've decided to so one last hustle; as wine and dine an eccentric heiress the time of her life, with a romantic adventure, around the world.

Plot Keywords: crime, comedy, drama, adventure, romance, brotherhood, con ...

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#21. A Home at the End of the World (2004)

Storyline: From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Hours" comes a story that chronicles a dozen years in the lives of two best friends who couldn't be more different. From suburban Cleveland in the 60s, to New York City in the 80s, where they meet an older woman, the film charts a journey of trials, triumphs, loves and losses. Now the question is: can they navigate the unusual triangle they've created and hold their friendship together?

Plot Keywords: drama, romance, coming of age, friendship, family, gay, new york ...

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#22. Juliet, Naked (2018)

Storyline: Annie (Rose Byrne) is stuck in a long-term relationship with Duncan (Chris O'Dowd) - an obsessive fan of obscure rocker Tucker Crowe (Ethan Hawke). When the acoustic demo of Tucker's hit record from 25 years ago surfaces, its release leads to a life-changing encounter with the elusive rocker himself. Based on the novel by Nick Hornby, JULIET, NAKED is a comic account of life's second chances.

Plot Keywords: romance, comedy, music, drama, indie film, adaptation, novel adaptation ...

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#24. A Lot Like Love (2005)

Storyline: On a flight from Los Angeles to New York, Oliver and Emily make a connection, only to decide that they are poorly suited to be together. Over the next seven years, however, they are reunited time and time again, they go from being acquaintances to close friends to ... lovers?

Plot Keywords: romance, comedy, romantic comedy, modern love, time span, coming of age, emotional turmoil ...

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#25. White Palace (1990)

Storyline: Max Baron (James Spader) is a 27-year-old high-flying advertising executive still recovering from the death of his wife. One night he is in a bar when he meets Nora Baker (Susan Sarandon), a 43-year-old waitress with a fixation on Marilyn Monroe. The couple gradually fall in love, though age and social differences mean that the path of true love is strewn with problems.—Matt <matt@measham.force9.net>

Plot Keywords: romance, drama, love, emotional conflict, social prejudice, coming of age, female lead ...

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#26. Sleeping with Other People (2015)

Storyline: Can two serial cheaters get a second chance at love? After a one-night stand in college, New Yorkers Lainey (Alison Brie) and Jake (Jason Sudeikis) meet by chance twelve years later and discover they each have the same problem: because of their monogamy-challenged ways, neither can maintain a relationship. Determined to stay friends despite their mutual attraction, they make a pact to keep it platonic, a deal that proves easier said than done.

Plot Keywords: romance, comedy, romantic comedy, new york, modern love, relationships, friendship ...

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#27. Shopgirl (2005)

Storyline: Twenty-something native Vermonter Mirabelle Buttersfield, having recently graduated from college, is finding her new life in Los Angeles not quite what she was expecting or hoping. An aspiring artist, she is barely eking out a living working as a clerk at the women's evening gloves counter at Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills and thus she can barely make the payments on her massive student loans. She treats her job with a certain distance, often daydreaming as she watches the life of the rich as they shop at the store. She has made no friends, including from among her Saks colleagues, and thus lives a solitary existence, which does not assist in her dealing with her chronic clinical depression. So it is with some surprise that two men with a romantic interest in her enter her life almost simultaneously. The first is poor slacker Jeremy, who works as an amplifier salesman/font designer. Mirabelle continues dating Jeremy as only a relief to her solitary life, as Jeremy doesn't seem to ...

Plot Keywords: romance, drama, comedy, indie film, los angeles, loneliness, coming of age ...

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#28. The Railway Station Man (1992)

Storyline: Helen's husband died tragically. She's seeking her satisfaction somewhere in a little Irish village. She begins to paint again and meets with a restorer, who works on the local railway station building. They fall in love "very slowly" but their pasts shade this close connection ...—Kornel Osvart <kornelo@alphanet.hu>

Plot Keywords: drama, romance, war, ireland, novel adaptation, loneliness, trauma ...

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