Movies and TvShows featuring "existential" theme.
An elf and her friends defeat a demon king in a great war but must now find a new way of life. Time passes differently for elves, and as her companions slowly pass away, the elf witnesses their deaths. Before his death, a companion leaves a young human apprentice in her care. Together, they embark on a journey to revisit the places the heroes of the past had been to and confront the elf's regrets of missed opportunities to form deeper bonds with her now-deceased comrades.
Berserk is a dark fantasy TV show set in a medieval world. The story revolves around Guts, a skilled swordsman, who seeks revenge against the immortal demons known as Apostles. Guts becomes a member of the Band of the Hawk, led by the charismatic Griffith. As Guts learns more about the true nature of his enemies, he struggles to protect those he cares about while battling his own inner demons.
Cells at Work! CODE BLACK is a spinoff of the original series Cells at Work! and takes place in a universe where the human body is suffering from various health issues. It follows a red blood cell, who is a new recruit, as he navigates through a body ravaged by alcohol abuse, smoking, stress, and other vices. The series delves into the darker aspects of the human body, showcasing the struggles of different cells as they try to maintain balance and ensure the survival of the body.
Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs.
Kokoro Connect follows the story of a group of high school students who are suddenly and inexplicably forced to experience supernatural phenomena such as body swapping and gender swapping. As they struggle to deal with these strange occurrences, they are forced to confront their own fears, desires, and insecurities, ultimately testing the strength of their friendships and relationships.
The Midnight Gospel is an animated series that follows a spacecaster named Clancy as he travels through the multiverse to interview beings and explore existential questions. Each episode takes Clancy to a different surreal and psychedelic world, where he engages in philosophical conversations and encounters strange creatures. Through his journeys, Clancy explores themes of life, death, spirituality, and the nature of reality.
Tear Along the Dotted Line is a TV show that follows the life of a young man in Rome as he navigates relationships, friendships, and the existential questions of life. Through a mix of satire, comedy, and drama, the show explores themes of love, friendship, and self-reflection in a surreal and thought-provoking way.
When an old friend returns to the neighborhood, Zerocalcare wants to help him find his place back in the world. But what's the right thing to do?
Once upon a time there was Louise and her friend, the magician. But his last trick left a bitter taste in her mouth. He disappeared in a curtain of smoke… never to appear again. This is too much for the young woman. Devastated by endless grief, Louise is sent to a psychiatric asylum, resigned to the idea that she will swallow pills till the end of her days. Yet nine months later she gives birth to a child who is likely to have a big problem for his future class pictures, since he’s invisible. But Louise doesn’t care. He’s her angel and, wanting to protect him from this cruel world, she decides to keep his existence a secret. Years later, Louise’s angel has grown up. He even managed to find a girlfriend; Madeleine. The two become inseparable, for Madeleine never judges him. And for good reason: she’s blind.
When a man is charged with embezzlement, his wife must confront the truth about his actions and her own feelings of guilt and betrayal.
The Turin Horse is a dark and minimalistic film that follows the story of an old man and his horse as they face the relentless miseries of life. With very little dialogue, the film explores themes of nihilism, despair, and existentialism. The slow and contemplative pace emphasizes the emptiness and nothingness that surrounds the characters.
The Man Who Sleeps follows a young man in Paris who feels disconnected and disillusioned with the world. As he navigates through his mundane life, he experiences an existential crisis and struggles to find purpose and connection. The film explores themes of loneliness, incommunicability, and the existential dilemma of modern urban life. Shot in black and white, the movie uses voice-over monologues to delve into the protagonist's thoughts and emotions, creating an experimental and introspective atmosphere.
A driver is sent on a simple errand: to pick up a designer t-shirt and a tin of viagra for his boss, who is shacked up in a hotel with his lover. Simple as it sounds, the road trip crisscrosses the chasms of time, class, and character.
A young woman mourning the loss of a loved one battles to escape her existential nightmare.
In a world where death is impossible, three worn-out immortals stumble upon a bizarre corpse bearing a pill that can finally end their endless lives. Humanity blossoms, motives clash and change as they decide whether to take the pill or not.
A vivacious aspiring social worker brings together five peculiar strangers to help solve their existential problems but finds herself in way over her head.
Genc gets into existential crisis, loses his will and purpose for his life, as he thinks that he is the cause of his roommate's death. As an escape from this reality, he uses the virtual (reality) world.
In a small town, a mysterious stranger named Kensho arrives and starts to bring awakening and change to the residents. As the townspeople struggle with their own personal issues, they are forced to confront their fears and desires. Kensho acts as a catalyst, pushing them towards self-discovery and healing. Through his interactions with the residents, Kensho teaches them valuable life lessons and helps them find happiness and fulfillment.
It's an ordinary winter's day when disillusioned Police Inspector Azaad Singh is tasked with delivering a very important file to his superior. Traversing expanses of rural and urban Punjab along the way, he reckons with the state's past and present realities, and faces an untimely existential crisis as a result.
Black comedy about a normal guy, about to get married, who starts to question all things of a cosmic significance. He starts seeing only The Big Picture, ignoring trivialities (like his wife having a mock affair to get his attention), and gradually withdraws into himself. Told in flashback and retrospect at his funeral from the perspective of his friends and colleagues, we see the characters he encounters on his voyage of enlightenment - including the girl he falls for, and the escaped asylum patient in the middle of the desert who converses only by means of celebrity impersonations... Written by Cynan Rees