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Films for the Estrangement Nobody Has Named

The Moviepiq team selected these films specifically for when unspoken estrangement. Chosen because they understand the specific weight of this moment.

Films for the distance that has no incident. No moment to point to : just a gradual thinning neither of you has named.

The anger is clean and it has a legitimate address and you are not done with it yet, which is fine. Some feelings need to run their full length before they turn into something else, and the anger is one of those feelings, and you do not owe anyone a faster turnaround. These films let it run. They understand the particular dignity of a feeling that knows it is justified, and they will not talk you down or rush you through to the resolution on the other side.

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 runs on the same fuel you are running on. The anger has somewhere to go inside this story, and it moves.

Runs on the same fuel

Palmer movie poster
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2021 · 110min · ★★★★☆ 7.9/10

After 12 years in prison, former high school football star Eddie Palmer returns home to put his life back together:and forms an unlikely bond with Sam, an outcast boy from a troubled home. But Eddie's past threatens to ruin his new life and family.

The film does not ask you to be reasonable about it. It lets the feeling run at the temperature it is actually at.

Lets the anger move

War Room movie poster
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2015 · 120min · ★★★☆☆ 6.4/10

The family-friendly movie explores the transformational role prayer plays in the lives of the Jordan family. Tony and Elizabeth Jordan, a middle-class couple who seemingly have it all - great jobs, a beautiful daughter, their dream home. But appearances can be deceiving. In reali

Nobody is going to tell you to calm down in this one. The anger is treated as information, which is all you need right now.

No rush to the other side

The Breadwinner movie poster
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2017 · 94min · ★★★★☆ 7.8/10

A headstrong young girl in Afghanistan, ruled by the Taliban, disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.

It validates the feeling without resolving it too quickly. You will come out the other side with slightly less pressure, on your own schedule.

Justified

The best thing about these films is that nobody is going to tell you to calm down.

Rental Family movie poster
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2025 · 110min · ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

An American actor in Tokyo struggles to find purpose until he lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese 'rental family' agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers. As he immerses himself in his clients' worlds, he begins to form genuine bonds that blur the lines between perf

It runs on the same fuel you are running on. The anger has somewhere to go inside this story, and it moves.

Runs on the same fuel

Drishyam movie poster
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2015 · 163min · ★★★★☆ 8.5/10

When his family stares down the barrel of criminal charges, a commoner channels his street smarts and knowledge of action films to tie the long arm of the law into an investigative Gordian knot.

The film does not ask you to be reasonable about it. It lets the feeling run at the temperature it is actually at.

Lets the anger move

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse movie poster
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2022 · 35min · ★★★☆☆ 7.3/10

The unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse traveling together in the boy's search for home.

Nobody is going to tell you to calm down in this one. The anger is treated as information, which is all you need right now.

No rush to the other side

CODA movie poster
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2021 · 112min · ★★★★☆ 7.9/10

As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning her parents.

It validates the feeling without resolving it too quickly. You will come out the other side with slightly less pressure, on your own schedule.

Justified

Sing Street movie poster
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2016 · 105min · ★★★☆☆ 7.1/10

A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.

It runs on the same fuel you are running on. The anger has somewhere to go inside this story, and it moves.

Runs on the same fuel

The Art of Racing in the Rain movie poster
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2019 · 109min · ★★★★☆ 8.5/10

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.

The film does not ask you to be reasonable about it. It lets the feeling run at the temperature it is actually at.

Lets the anger move

Wonder movie poster
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2017 · 113min · ★★★★☆ 7.8/10

The story of August Pullman - a boy with facial differences - who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.

Nobody is going to tell you to calm down in this one. The anger is treated as information, which is all you need right now.

No rush to the other side

Mustang movie poster
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2015 · 97min · ★★★★☆ 8.5/10

In a Turkish village, five orphaned sisters live under strict rule while members of their family prepare their arranged marriages.

It validates the feeling without resolving it too quickly. You will come out the other side with slightly less pressure, on your own schedule.

Justified

The anger will move when it's ready. These let it.

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