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Films for Guilt the Other Person Does Not Know You Are Carrying

The Moviepiq team selected these films specifically for when carrying guilt the other person doesnt know about. Chosen because they understand the specific weight of this moment.

Films for guilt the other person doesn't know you're carrying. They are fine. The thing lives only inside you.

You are not going to talk to anyone about this. Not today. You have your reasons and they are real and you are not going to be talked out of them right now. So you are here instead, which is its own kind of decision, a way of getting close to the thing without having to say it out loud to someone who is going to respond. These films will get closer than you expect. They are not a substitute for the conversation you're avoiding, and they know it, and they will get as close as they can and leave the rest to you.

Parasite movie poster
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2019 · 133min · ★★★★☆ 7.7/10

All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.

It will not give you the tools your therapist would. It will get closer to the real question than the loop in your head has managed so far.

Gets close enough

Close movie poster
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2022 · 104min · ★★★★☆ 7.7/10

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.

The film says something true at the right distance. Not advice, not instruction, just recognition of the specific thing you have been carrying.

Holds the question

Miracle in Cell No. 7 movie poster
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2019 · 132min · ★★★★☆ 8.1/10

Separated from his daughter, a father with an intellectual disability must prove his innocence when he is jailed for the death of a commander's child.

It holds the question without trying to answer it. That is enough for right now.

Better than nothing

The Punisher: One Last Kill movie poster
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2026 · 51min · ★★★☆☆ 6.4/10

As Frank Castle searches for meaning beyond revenge, an unexpected force pulls him back into the fight.

Closer than you expected. Not a replacement for the conversation, but the nearest available thing, and better than nothing.

Closer than expected

None of these are a substitute for the conversation you are avoiding. They are just the nearest available thing.

Oppenheimer movie poster
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2023 · 181min · ★★★★☆ 7.8/10

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.

It will not give you the tools your therapist would. It will get closer to the real question than the loop in your head has managed so far.

Gets close enough

Clouds movie poster
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2020 · 121min · ★★★☆☆ 7.1/10

Young musician Zach Sobiech discovers his cancer has spread, leaving him just a few months to live. With limited time, he follows his dream and makes an album, unaware that it will soon be a viral music phenomenon.

The film says something true at the right distance. Not advice, not instruction, just recognition of the specific thing you have been carrying.

Holds the question

Dedicated to my ex movie poster
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2019 · 94min · ★★★★☆ 8.3/10

The film tells the story of Ariel, a 21-year-old who decides to form a rock band to compete for a prize of ten thousand dollars in a musical band contest, this as a last option when trying to get money to save their relationship and reunite with his ex-girlfriend, which breaks du

It holds the question without trying to answer it. That is enough for right now.

Better than nothing

Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning movie poster
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2021 · 138min · ★★★★☆ 8.1/10

Before he was a protector, Kenshin was a fearsome assassin known as Battosai. But when he meets gentle Tomoe Yukishiro, a beautiful young woman who carries a huge burden in her heart, his life will change forever.

Closer than you expected. Not a replacement for the conversation, but the nearest available thing, and better than nothing.

Closer than expected

The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie movie poster
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2022 · 136min · ★★★☆☆ 6.7/10

When five lovely young girls who hate studying hire part-time tutor Futaro, he guides not only their education but also their hearts. Time spent has brought them all closer, with feelings growing within the girls and Futaro. As they finish their third year of high school and thei

It will not give you the tools your therapist would. It will get closer to the real question than the loop in your head has managed so far.

Gets close enough

Impossible Things movie poster
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2021 · 88min · ★★★☆☆ 7.3/10

After the death of her abusive husband, Matilde finds her new best friend in Miguel, her young, insecure, and disoriented neighbor.

The film says something true at the right distance. Not advice, not instruction, just recognition of the specific thing you have been carrying.

Holds the question

Once Upon a Studio movie poster
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2023 · 9min · ★★★★☆ 8.1/10

Created for Disney's 100th anniversary, the short features Mickey Mouse corralling a gallery of legendary Disney characters for a group photo.

It holds the question without trying to answer it. That is enough for right now.

Better than nothing

Radical movie poster
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2023 · 125min · ★★★★☆ 8.1/10

In a Mexican border town plagued by neglect, corruption, and violence, a frustrated teacher tries an unorthodox new method to break through his students’ apathy and unlock their curiosity, their potential... and perhaps even their genius.

Closer than you expected. Not a replacement for the conversation, but the nearest available thing, and better than nothing.

Closer than expected

Not the session you need. The nearest available thing.

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