Movies and TvShows featuring "criticism-of-modern-life" theme.

In Ruben Östlund's wickedly funny Palme d'Or winner, social hierarchy is turned upside down, revealing the tawdry relationship between power and beauty. Celebrity model couple, Carl (Harris Dickinson) and Yaya (Charlbi Dean), are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged boat captain (Woody Harrelson). What first appeared instagrammable ends catastrophically, leaving the survivors stranded on a desert island and fighting for survival.

La Notte is a slow-cinema film that explores the disillusionment and existential loneliness of a couple experiencing a marriage crisis. Set in Milan, the film follows the protagonist's journey of introspection and his encounters with high society parties, hospital visits, and intellectual conversations. As the night progresses, the characters grapple with their own desires and the emptiness of their bourgeois existence.

A man with epilepsy embarks on a surreal and absurd journey of self-discovery, confronting his oedipal complex, his mother-son relationship, and the criticism of modern life. Along the way, he encounters torture, goat transformations, talking to animals, and a circus filled with bizarre characters. This cult movie explores themes of nihilism, absurdism, and the absurdity of life itself.

A bored and unhappy woman in a loveless marriage finds herself drawn to a jazz cafe and immersed in the lives of the people around her. As she becomes more dissatisfied with her own life, she starts to emulate the behaviors and actions of those she envies, leading to tension and conflict within her family.