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sad & funny

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Films that make you laugh and ache at the same time. Dysfunctional families, existential spirals, and bittersweet endings — life's contradictions captured on screen.

Films here also carry Found Family, Moral Ambiguity, Coming of Age, Midlife Crisis, Identity Crisis · Most represented: Billy Wilder, Noah Baumbach, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Robert Altman, Charlie Chaplin.

Little Miss Sunshine (2006) poster

Little Miss Sunshine

dir. Jonathan Dayton · 2006

Shoplifters (2018) poster

Shoplifters

dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · 2018

Nashville (1975) poster

Nashville

dir. Robert Altman · 1975

Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) poster

Eat Drink Man Woman

dir. Ang Lee · 1994

All About My Mother (1999) poster

All About My Mother

dir. Pedro Almodóvar · 1999

Sunset Boulevard (1950) poster

Sunset Boulevard

dir. Billy Wilder · 1950

Stalag 17 (1953) poster

Stalag 17

dir. Billy Wilder · 1953

The Intouchables (2011) poster

The Intouchables

dir. Olivier Nakache · 2011

We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974) poster

We All Loved Each Other So Much

dir. Ettore Scola · 1974

Life Is Beautiful (1997) poster

Life Is Beautiful

dir. Roberto Benigni · 1997

Red Rocket (2021) poster

Red Rocket

dir. Sean Baker · 2021

Green Book (2018) poster

Green Book

dir. Peter Farrelly · 2018

Bo Burnham: Inside (2021) poster

Bo Burnham: Inside

dir. Bo Burnham · 2021

Broker (2022) poster

Broker

dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · 2022

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) poster

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

dir. Joel Coen · 2018

My Mom Is a Character 2 (2016) poster

My Mom Is a Character 2

dir. César Rodrigues · 2016

Another Round (2020) poster

Another Round

dir. Thomas Vinterberg · 2020

Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013) poster

Miracle in Cell No. 7

dir. Lee Hwan-kyung · 2013

The Apartment (1960) poster

The Apartment

dir. Billy Wilder · 1960

My Mom Is a Character 3 (2019) poster

My Mom Is a Character 3

dir. Susana Garcia · 2019

The Kid (1921) poster

The Kid

dir. Charlie Chaplin · 1921

Officer Black Belt (2024) poster

Officer Black Belt

dir. Jason Kim · 2024

Frances Ha (2013) poster

Frances Ha

dir. Noah Baumbach · 2013

Cousins (2019) poster

Cousins

dir. Mauro Carvalho · 2019

American Graffiti (1973) poster

American Graffiti

dir. George Lucas · 1973

A Prairie Home Companion (2006) poster

A Prairie Home Companion

dir. Robert Altman · 2006

Kicking and Screaming (1995) poster

Kicking and Screaming

dir. Noah Baumbach · 1995

The Squid and the Whale (2005) poster

The Squid and the Whale

dir. Noah Baumbach · 2005

Half Brothers (2020) poster

Half Brothers

dir. Luke Greenfield · 2020

The Specials (2019) poster

The Specials

dir. Éric Toledano · 2019

Once a Thief (1991) poster

Once a Thief

dir. John Woo · 1991

The Circus (1928) poster

The Circus

dir. Charlie Chaplin · 1928

Cute Girl (1980) poster

Cute Girl

dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien · 1980

To Be or Not to Be (1942) poster

To Be or Not to Be

dir. Ernst Lubitsch · 1942

Bigga Than Ben (2008) poster

Bigga Than Ben

dir. Suzie Halewood · 2008

Paper Moon (1973) poster

Paper Moon

dir. Peter Bogdanovich · 1973

All About Love (2010) poster

All About Love

dir. Ann Hui · 2010

Underground (1995) poster

Underground

dir. Emir Kusturica · 1995

Working Class (1985) poster

Working Class

dir. Tsui Hark · 1985

I'm Starting from Three (1981) poster

I'm Starting from Three

dir. Massimo Troisi · 1981

The Time You Need a Friend (1984) poster

The Time You Need a Friend

dir. John Woo · 1984

My Mom Is a Character (2013) poster

My Mom Is a Character

dir. André Pellenz · 2013

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