Highest-Rated Movies about 'Low Self Esteem'

Hauru no ugoku shiro (2004), Still Walking (2008), The Lost Weekend (1945), Beauty and the Beast (1946), Jojo Rabbit (2019), A Star Is Born (2018), Ten Inch Hero (2007), American Splendor (2003) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Low Self Esteem movies.

#16. Weird Science (1985)

Storyline: Two unpopular teenagers, Gary Wallace and Wyatt Donnelly, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a woman via their computer. Their living and breathing creation is a gorgeous woman, Lisa, whose purpose is to boost their confidence level by putting them into situations which require Gary and Wyatt to act like men. On their road to becoming accepted, they encounter many hilarious obstacles, which gives the movie an overall sense of silliness.

Plot Keywords: blue panties, chicago illinois, female frontal nudity, sexual attraction, teen comedy, bare breasts, nudity ...

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#17. The Strangler (1964)

Storyline: Leo Kroll, a lab technician in a large unnamed city, is responsible for the strangulation murders of several young nurses. He feels that in some twisted way, that he is getting back at his overbearing shrew of a mother. Leo also kills the nurse who is taking care of his mother in the rest home she is staying at. As a result, Mrs. Kroll dies from a heart attack. He also kills an arcade worker whom he feels can identify him.—Brian Washington <Sargebri@att.net>

Plot Keywords: independent film, engagement ring, wedding ring, marriage proposal, murder investigation, detective, taking off shoes ...

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#18. Nativity! (2009)

Storyline: This Christmas, primary school teacher Paul Maddens is charged with producing the school's nativity play. Competing against the posh rival school for the honor of best reviewed show in town, the stakes are raised when Paul idly boasts that his ex-girlfriend Jennifer, a Hollywood Producer, is coming to see his show with a view to turning it into a film. The only trouble is - they haven't spoken in years. With eccentric assistant Mr Poppy fuelling his 'little white lie', Maddens suddenly finds himself a local celebrity and at the center of quarreling parents and over-excited children desperate in their bid for fame and fortune. Maddens' only hope is to get back in touch with Jennifer and lure Hollywood to town so that everybody's Christmas wishes come true.—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: one word title, school play, rivalry, christmas tree, private school, christmas lights, christmas decorations ...

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#19. Save the Last Dance (2001)

Storyline: Sara wants to be a ballerina, but her dreams are cut short by the sudden death of her mother. She moves in with her father, who she has not seen for a long time. He lives on the other side of town, in a predominantly Black neighborhood. She gets transferred to a new school where she is one of the few White students there. She becomes friends with Chenille, and later, falls in love with Chenille's brother, Derek.

Plot Keywords: interracial romance, interracial relationship, gay slur, fire escape, fedora, el train, dead mother ...

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#20. The Waterboy (1998)

Storyline: Bobby Boucher is the lowly waterboy for a college football team, until the coach discovers his amazing talent for tackling people much bigger than him. He signs the Waterboy as the new star player, but Bobby must keep it secret from his overbearing and domineering mother.

Plot Keywords: domineering mother, bayou, anger, wrestler, american football, snake, social outcast ...

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#21. 15 Minutes (2001)

Storyline: When Eastern European criminals Oleg and Emil come to New York City to pick up their share of a heist score, Oleg steals a video camera and starts filming their activities, both legal and illegal. When they learn how the American media circus can make a remorseless killer look like the victim and make them rich, they target media-savvy NYPD Homicide Detective Eddie Flemming and media-naive FDNY Fire Marshal Jordy Warsaw, the cops investigating their murder and torching of their former criminal partner, filming everything to sell to the local tabloid TV show "Top Story."

Plot Keywords: criminal, detective, media, camera, murder of a police officer, airport, tied to a tree ...

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#22. A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)

Storyline: Set in 1882 in the American west, Albert is a lowly farmer with a nice girlfriend. But when she leaves him for the more successful and handsome owner of a moustachery store, Albert returns to his lonely daily life of trying to avoid death. Then the mysterious Anna rides into town and captures Albert's interest and heart, but with her deadly husband in town, Albert is going to have to become the western gun-slinging hero he never was. It won't be easy because there are a million ways to die in the west.

Plot Keywords: arizona territory, crushed to death, scatological humor, severed foot, drugged drink, reference to mark twain, shooting range ...

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#23. Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016)

Storyline: Hard-partying brothers Mike (Adam Devine) and Dave (Zac Efron) place an online ad to find the perfect dates (Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza) for their sister's Hawaiian wedding. Hoping for a wild getaway, the boys instead find themselves outsmarted and out-partied by the uncontrollable duo.

Plot Keywords: wedding, seductive woman, hawaii, brother brother relationship, female masturbation, sex scene, topless woman ...

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#24. School for Scoundrels (2006)

Storyline: An unlucky meter reader enrolls in a confidence-building class so he can win the love of the girl of his dreams. The class turns out to be something quite different when it becomes clear to the young man that his professor has his sights set on the same girl.

Plot Keywords: low self esteem, immigrant, panic attack, 2000s, remake, what happened to epilogue, tennis ...

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#25. Home Again (2017)

Storyline: Alice (Reese Witherspoon), a recently separated mother of two, finds her life upended when three young, charismatic filmmakers move into her guest house. But her unlikely new family and a budding romance come to a crashing halt when her ex-husband shows up, suitcase in hand. A story of love, friendship, and the families we create, "Home Again" is a modern romantic comedy with one very big life lesson: starting over is not for beginners.

Plot Keywords: milf, little black dress, older woman younger man sex, premarital sex, miniskirt, short skirt, male objectification ...

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#26. Love the Coopers (2015)

Storyline: When four generations of the Cooper clan come together for their annual Christmas Eve celebration, a series of unexpected visitors and unlikely events turn the night upside down, leading them all toward a surprising rediscovery of family bonds and the spirit of the holiday.

Plot Keywords: camera, supermarket, public address system, teenage boy, teenage girl, applying lipstick, family portrait ...

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#27. Detention (2011)

Storyline: This comedy/horror movie centers about a group of teens who go to Grizzly Lake High School. When one of their classmates is killed by someone dressed up as 'Cinderhella' (a character from a popular horror movie), they all fall under suspicion, but when they all get detention, they try to work out who it is.

Plot Keywords: gay, year 2005, year 2008, reference to wikipedia, body swap, bear, suicide attempt ...

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#28. Dread (2009)

Storyline: The outcast cinema student, Stephen Grace, does not drive cars due to the trauma of losing his brother in a car accident. He befriends, Quaid, who since the age of 6 has experienced dreadful nightmares and daydreams about the death of his parents. Quaid proposes they research about each one's innermost fear. Stephen sees the chance of developing an original thesis for college and invites his friend, Cheryl, to work with them. Among the interviewees, Stephen talks to his colleague, Abby who works with him in the library. Abby has a complex about the way she looks. When the work is almost complete, Quaid has an outburst at one interviewee's and ends up destroying the camera and editing equipment. Stephen begins to re-evaluate the situation.

Plot Keywords: birthmark, punched in the face, murder, maggot, hospital, held captive, cruelty ...

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#29. Bad Teacher (2011)

Storyline: When her wealthy fiancé breaks it off, gold digger Elizabeth Halsey returns to middle school: she's an awful teacher but wants to save for breast-implant surgery. She brightens when Scott, a new teacher, turns out to be rich, and she stops showing films and sleeping in class when told there's a bonus for the teacher whose class scores highest on the state exam. Her competition for Scott and the bonus is cheery and tightly wound Amy. Amy digs for dirt on Elizabeth who cheats her way toward Scott's bed and the money. Honesty with students seems to be her only skill. She ignores Russell, a droll gym teacher, who looks on. Will she succeed with Scott and get those new breasts?

Plot Keywords: female nudity, topless female nudity, ejaculation, female protagonist, narcissistic personality disorder, bare breasts, bribery ...

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#30. How to Deal (2003)

Storyline: Halley is a young high school student who is disillusioned with love after seeing the many dysfunctional relationships around her. Her parents are now divorced and her father has a new young girlfriend she doesn't care for too much. Her mother is now always alone; and her sister is so overwhelmed by her upcoming wedding that she barely leaves the house anymore. On top of that, the shallowness of all the girls and guys at her school convinces Halley that finding true love is impossible. A tragic accident, however, leads her to meeting Macon, and suddenly Halley finds that true love can occur under unusual circumstances.—Sujit R. Varma

Plot Keywords: redhead, low self esteem, loss, humiliation, heart attack, hangover, haircut ...

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