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Drama Movies When Nothing Feels Right From The 2020S

Drama movies when nothing feels right from the 2020s. Includes Perfect Days, Luca, The First Slam Dunk and more, curated by Moviepiq.

Some days nothing fits. These films are built for exactly that mood.

Perfect Days movie poster
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2023 · ★★★½☆ 7.8/10

Hirayama is content with his life as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. Outside of his structured routine, he cherishes music on cassette tapes, books, and taking photos of trees. Through unexpected encounters, he reflects on finding beauty in the world.

It doesn't ask you to be in the right mood for it. It adjusts.

Luca movie poster
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2021 · ★★★½☆ 7.8/10

Luca and his best friend Alberto experience an unforgettable summer on the Italian Riviera. But all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water's surface.

It doesn't ask you to be in the right mood for it. It adjusts.

The First Slam Dunk movie poster
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2022 · ★★★½☆ 7.8/10

Shohoku's "speedster" and point guard, Ryota Miyagi, always plays with brains and lightning speed, running circles around his opponents while feigning composure. In his second year of high school, Ryota plays with the Shohoku High School basketball team along with Sakuragi, Rukawa, Akagi, and Mitsui as they take the stage at the Inter-High School National Championship. And now, they are on the brink of challenging the reigning champions, Sannoh Kogyo High School.

It doesn't ask you to be in the right mood for it. It adjusts.

Close movie poster
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2022 · ★★★½☆ 7.8/10

Two 13-year-old boys spend an idyllic summer together, but their connection is put to the test when they become the subject of speculation at school.

Reliable in a way that matters. Even when nothing sounds good, this one tends to hold.

The Whale movie poster
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2022 · ★★★½☆ 7.8/10

A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.

It doesn't ask you to be in the right mood for it. It adjusts.

The best films for when nothing feels right have a quality of steadiness. They don't demand anything of your mood.

May be exactly what's needed even if it doesn't feel that way going in.

One Life movie poster
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2023 · ★★★½☆ 7.8/10

British stockbroker Nicholas Winton visits Czechoslovakia in the 1930s and forms plans to assist in the rescue of Jewish children before the onset of World War II, in an operation that came to be known as the Kindertransport.

It doesn't ask you to be in the right mood for it. It adjusts.

All My Life movie poster
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2020 · ★★★½☆ 7.8/10

It was a chance meeting started by one of Sol's friends trying to chat up Jennifer. However, in the end, it was those two who hit it off. Sol enjoyed Jen's smile, her effort, and how silly she could be. Jen enjoyed Sol's cooking, his athleticism, and that he would join her in fun moments. As you can imagine, love bloomed, and things got serious. Jen's investment in Sol led to her pushing him to follow his dreams and even move in to save money. Sol's investment in Jen well, it led to him proposing. But what started as a liver tumor grew into full-on cancer, so with a diagnosis of 6 months to live, Sol and Jennifer try to make the best of it.

Reliable in a way that matters. Even when nothing sounds good, this one tends to hold.

Emancipation movie poster
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2022 · ★★★½☆ 7.8/10

Inspired by the gripping true story of a man who would do anything for his family - and for freedom. When Peter, an enslaved man, risks his life to escape and return to his family, he embarks on a perilous journey of love and endurance.

Reliable in a way that matters. Even when nothing sounds good, this one tends to hold.

Words on Bathroom Walls movie poster
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2020 · ★★★½☆ 7.8/10

Diagnosed with a mental illness halfway through his senior year of high school, a witty, introspective teen struggles to keep it a secret while falling in love with a brilliant classmate who inspires him to open his heart and not be defined by his condition.

It doesn't ask you to be in the right mood for it. It adjusts.

A Man Called Otto movie poster
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2022 · ★★★½☆ 7.8/10

When a lively young family moves in next door, grumpy widower Otto Anderson meets his match in a quick-witted, pregnant woman named Marisol, leading to an unlikely friendship that turns his world upside down.

Reliable in a way that matters. Even when nothing sounds good, this one tends to hold.

These films work because they match where you actually are, not where you think you should be.

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