Not looking for a relationship -- just for the feeling of being known. These films are full of that. Human connection that is not romantic, company that asks nothing, presence that makes the room feel less empty.
An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a socialite.
The connection here is not romantic. It is just human. That is exactly what this state needs.
Presence without plot
Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's struggles with money and her desperate need for jobs; and Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan is a young white woman who has recently moved back home after graduating college to find out her childhood maid has mysteriously disappeared. These three stories intertwine to explain how life in Jackson, Mississippi revolves around "the help"; yet they are always kept at a certain distance because of racial lines.
The connection here is not romantic. It is just human. That is exactly what this state needs.
Human warmth without romance
World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.
The connection here is not romantic. It is just human. That is exactly what this state needs.
Presence without plot
WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Full of the kind of presence that makes a room feel different. No love plot required.
Presence without plot
With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
The connection here is not romantic. It is just human. That is exactly what this state needs.
Human warmth without romance
Human warmth without romance
Best watched alone. This is between you and the film.
Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.
Full of the kind of presence that makes a room feel different. No love plot required.
Presence without plot
Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro harbor – leaving few survivors. Verbal lures his interrogators with an incredible story of the crime lord's almost supernatural prowess.
The connection here is not romantic. It is just human. That is exactly what this state needs.
Presence without plot
A family dog – with a near-human soul and a philosopher's mind – evaluates his life through the lessons learned by his human owner, a race-car driver.
Full of the kind of presence that makes a room feel different. No love plot required.
Presence without plot
Will Hunting is a headstrong, working-class genius who is failing the lessons of life. After one too many run-ins with the law, Will's last chance is a psychology professor, who might be the only man who can reach him.
The connection here is not romantic. It is just human. That is exactly what this state needs.
Human warmth without romance
To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.
Full of the kind of presence that makes a room feel different. No love plot required.
Presence without plot
The right film for the right state is a specific thing. These are specific.