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midlife crisis

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The mid-journey reckoning — career doubt, relationship reevaluation, and existential questioning about the road taken. A self already built, now in doubt.

Also on sad & funny, transformative mentorship · Films here also carry Redemption, Identity Crisis, Loneliness & Isolation, Moral Ambiguity, Found Family · Most represented: Noah Baumbach, Ann Hui, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Pedro Almodóvar.

Arrival (2016) poster

Arrival

dir. Denis Villeneuve · 2016

The Incredibles (2004) poster

The Incredibles

dir. Brad Bird · 2004

American Beauty (1999) poster

American Beauty

dir. Sam Mendes · 1999

Top Gun: Maverick (2022) poster

Top Gun: Maverick

dir. Joseph Kosinski · 2022

Nobody (2021) poster

Nobody

dir. Ilya Naishuller · 2021

Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) poster

Fantastic Mr. Fox

dir. Wes Anderson · 2009

Gemini Man (2019) poster

Gemini Man

dir. Ang Lee · 2019

F1 (2025) poster

F1

dir. Joseph Kosinski · 2025

Scent of a Woman (1992) poster

Scent of a Woman

dir. Martin Brest · 1992

Another Round (2020) poster

Another Round

dir. Thomas Vinterberg · 2020

A Man Called Otto (2022) poster

A Man Called Otto

dir. Marc Forster · 2022

Manhattan (1979) poster

Manhattan

dir. Woody Allen · 1979

A Serious Man (2009) poster

A Serious Man

dir. Ethan Coen · 2009

The Bridges of Madison County (1995) poster

The Bridges of Madison County

dir. Clint Eastwood · 1995

tick, tick... BOOM! (2021) poster

tick, tick... BOOM!

dir. Lin-Manuel Miranda · 2021

Pain and Glory (2019) poster

Pain and Glory

dir. Pedro Almodóvar · 2019

Wild Strawberries (1957) poster

Wild Strawberries

dir. Ingmar Bergman · 1957

The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) poster

The Man Who Wasn't There

dir. Joel Coen · 2001

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012) poster

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1

dir. Jay Oliva · 2012

Drive My Car (2021) poster

Drive My Car

dir. Ryusuke Hamaguchi · 2021

Ikiru (1952) poster

Ikiru

dir. Akira Kurosawa · 1952

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017) poster

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

dir. Noah Baumbach · 2017

Mirror (1975) poster

Mirror

dir. Andrei Tarkovsky · 1975

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) poster

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

dir. Mike Nichols · 1966

Fireproof (2008) poster

Fireproof

dir. Alex Kendrick · 2008

Il Sorpasso (1962) poster

Il Sorpasso

dir. Dino Risi · 1962

White Noise (2022) poster

White Noise

dir. Noah Baumbach · 2022

Cronos (1993) poster

Cronos

dir. Guillermo del Toro · 1993

My Friends (1975) poster

My Friends

dir. Mario Monicelli · 1975

Taste of Cherry (1997) poster

Taste of Cherry

dir. Abbas Kiarostami · 1997

My Mom Is a Character (2013) poster

My Mom Is a Character

dir. André Pellenz · 2013

Red Rocket (2021) poster

Red Rocket

dir. Sean Baker · 2021

Greenberg (2010) poster

Greenberg

dir. Noah Baumbach · 2010

Crooks in Clover (1963) poster

Crooks in Clover

dir. Georges Lautner · 1963

My Mom Is a Character 2 (2016) poster

My Mom Is a Character 2

dir. César Rodrigues · 2016

Ricky Gervais: Humanity (2018) poster

Ricky Gervais: Humanity

dir. John L. Spencer · 2018

My Old Ass (2024) poster

My Old Ass

dir. Megan Park · 2024

My Mom Is a Character 3 (2019) poster

My Mom Is a Character 3

dir. Susana Garcia · 2019

Thunder Road (2018) poster

Thunder Road

dir. Jim Cummings · 2018

Mamma Roma (1962) poster

Mamma Roma

dir. Pier Paolo Pasolini · 1962

Jay Kelly (2025) poster

Jay Kelly

dir. Noah Baumbach · 2025

After the Storm (2016) poster

After the Storm

dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · 2016

An Autumn Afternoon (1962) poster

An Autumn Afternoon

dir. Yasujirō Ozu · 1962

The Flower of My Secret (1995) poster

The Flower of My Secret

dir. Pedro Almodóvar · 1995

Old Joy (2006) poster

Old Joy

dir. Kelly Reichardt · 2006

The Mastermind (2025) poster

The Mastermind

dir. Kelly Reichardt · 2025

Strangers with Candy (2006) poster

Strangers with Candy

dir. Paul Dinello · 2006

Happy Hour (2015) poster

Happy Hour

dir. Ryusuke Hamaguchi · 2015

What if... (2010) poster

What if...

dir. Dallas Jenkins · 2010

Three and Out (2008) poster

Three and Out

dir. Jonathan Gershfield · 2008

July Rhapsody (2002) poster

July Rhapsody

dir. Ann Hui · 2002

The Uninvited (2025) poster

The Uninvited

dir. Nadia Conners · 2025

The Postmodern Life of My Aunt (2007) poster

The Postmodern Life of My Aunt

dir. Ann Hui · 2007

Don't Suck (2023) poster

Don't Suck

dir. RJ Collins · 2023

Starry Is the Night (1988) poster

Starry Is the Night

dir. Ann Hui · 1988

The Time You Need a Friend (1984) poster

The Time You Need a Friend

dir. John Woo · 1984

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