The Best Movies About Existentialism
“What are the best movies about Existentialism?” We looked at 321 of the top Existentialist films, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!
The top 30 films, all appearing on 3 or more “Best Existential” movie lists, are ranked below by how many times they appear. The remaining 275+ movies, as well as the sources we used, are in alphabetical order on the bottom of the page.
For more of the best Existentialist media, check out our sister website, Book Scrolling, for the Best Existentialist Books Of All-Time!
Top 30 Existentialist Movies
30 .) About Schmidt (2002)
Lists It Appears On:
- Fractal Enlightenment 2
- IMDB 2
- List Challenge
66-year-old Warren Schmidt is a retired insurance salesman and has no particular plans other than to drive around in the motor home his wife insisted they buy. He’s not altogether bitter, but not happy either, as everything his wife does annoys him, and he disapproves of the man his daughter is about to marry. When his wife suddenly dies, he sets out to postpone the imminent marriage of his daughter to a man he doesn’t like, while coping with discoveries about his late wife and himself in the process.
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29 .) Birdman (2014)
Lists It Appears On:
- IMDB
- List Challenge
- The Cinemaholic
A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play. As opening night approaches, his attempts to become more altruistic, rebuild his career, and reconnect with friends and family prove more difficult than expected.
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28 .) Broken Flowers (2005)
Lists It Appears On:
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- Taste Of Cinema
As the devoutly single Don Johnston is dumped by his latest girlfriend, he receives an anonymous pink letter informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him.
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27 .) Dark City (1998)
Lists It Appears On:
- Fractal Enlightenment 2
- Live Learn Evolve
- Ranker
A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans.
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26 .) No Country for Old Men (2007)
Lists It Appears On:
- Illusion
- IMDB
- Taste Of Cinema
Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.
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25 .) Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Lists It Appears On:
- Fractal Enlightenment 2
- IMDB 2
- Ranker
The hopes and dreams of four ambitious people are shattered when their drug addictions begin spiraling out of control. A look into addiction and how it overcomes the mind and body.
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24 .) Solaris (1971)
Lists It Appears On:
- IMDB 2
- Live Learn Evolve
- Philosophy In Film
A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He soon discovers that the water on the planet is a type of brain which brings out repressed memories and obsessions.
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23 .) Taxi Driver (1976)
Lists It Appears On:
- MUBI
- Ranker
- The Cinemaholic
A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge for violent action, attempting to save a preadolescent prostitute in the process.
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22 .) The Man from Earth (2007)
Lists It Appears On:
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- Ranker
An impromptu goodbye party for Professor John Oldman becomes a mysterious interrogation after the retiring scholar reveals to his colleagues he never ages and has walked the earth for 14,000 years.
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21 .) The Matrix (1999)
Lists It Appears On:
- Fractal Enlightenment 2
- IMDB 2
- Ranker
Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
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20 .) The Thin Red Line (1998)
Lists It Appears On:
- Fractal Enlightenment 2
- Ranker
- Taste Of Cinema
Based on the graphic novel by James Jones, The Thin Red Line tells the story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ultimate departure of those who survived. A powerful frontline cast – including Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Woody Harrelson and George Clooney – explodes into action in this hauntingly realistic view of military and moral chaos in the Pacific during World War II.
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19 .) American Beauty (1999)
Lists It Appears On:
- Fractal Enlightenment 2
- IMDB 2
- List Challenge
- Ranker
Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter’s attractive friend.
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18 .) Apocalypse Now (1979)
Lists It Appears On:
- Existentialism Info
- Ranker
- Taste Of Cinema
- The Cinemaholic
At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, “does not exist, nor will it ever exist.” His goal is to locate – and eliminate – a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter Kurtz, who has been leading his personal army on illegal guerrilla missions into enemy territory.
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17 .) Being John Malkovich (1999)
Lists It Appears On:
- Fractal Enlightenment 2
- Illusion
- List Challenge
- Ranker
Spike Jonze’s debut feature film is a love story mix of comedy and fantasy. The story is about an unsuccessful puppeteer named Craig, who one day at work finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters it’s mad and controlling world of overtaking another human body.
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16 .) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Lists It Appears On:
- Fractal Enlightenment 2
- IMDB
- Ranker
- The Odyssey Online
Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake.
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15 .) I Heart Huckabees (2004)
Lists It Appears On:
- Fractal Enlightenment 2
- IMDB
- Live Learn Evolve
- Philosophy In Film
A husband-and-wife team play detective, but not in the traditional sense. Instead, the happy duo helps others solve their existential issues, the kind that keep you up at night, wondering what it all means.
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14 .) Ikiru (1952)
Lists It Appears On:
- Existentialism Info
- Fractal Enlightenment
- IMDB 2
- Taste Of Cinema
Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.
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13 .) Into the Wild (2007)
Lists It Appears On:
- Fractal Enlightenment 2
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- Ranker
The true story of top student and athlete, Christopher McCandless, who after graduating from Emory University in 1992, abandoned his possessions, gave his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness.
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12 .) Modern Times (1936)
Lists It Appears On:
- Existentialism Info
- Fractal Enlightenment
- MUBI
- Taste Of Cinema
The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman.
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11 .) Stalker (1979)
Lists It Appears On:
- Existentialism Info
- IMDB 2
- Taste Of Cinema
- The Cinemaholic
Near a gray and unnamed city is the Zone, a place guarded by barbed wire and soldiers, and where the normal laws of physics are victim to frequent anomalies. A Stalker guides two men into the Zone, specifically to an area in which deep seeded desires are granted.
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10 .) Synecdoche, New York (2008)
Lists It Appears On:
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- List Challenge
- The Cinemaholic
A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.
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9 .) The Tree of Life (2011)
Lists It Appears On:
- Fractal Enlightenment 2
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- The Cinemaholic
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.
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8 .) Blade Runner
Lists It Appears On:
- Existentialism Info
- Live Learn Evolve
- MUBI
- Ranker
- Taste Of Cinema
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what’s left of society into chaos. K’s discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.
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7 .) Mr. Nobody (2009)
Lists It Appears On:
- Fractal Enlightenment 2
- Illusion
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- Ranker
Nemo Nobody leads an ordinary existence with his wife and 3 children; one day, he wakes up as a mortal centenarian in the year 2092.
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6 .) The Truman Show (1998)
Lists It Appears On:
- Existentialism Info
- Fractal Enlightenment
- IMDB 2
- List Challenge
- Ranker
Truman Burbank is the star of “The Truman Show”, a 24-hour-a-day “reality” TV show that broadcasts every aspect of his life — live and in color — without his knowledge. His entire life has been an unending soap opera for consumption by the rest of the world. And everyone he knows — including his wife and his best friend — is really an actor, paid to be part of his life.
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5 .) Waking Life (2001)
Lists It Appears On:
- Existentialism Info
- Fractal Enlightenment
- IMDB 2
- Live Learn Evolve
- Ranker
Waking Life is about a young man in a persistent lucid dream-like state. The film follows its protagonist as he initially observes and later participates in philosophical discussions that weave together issues like reality, free will, our relationships with others, and the meaning of life.
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4 .) Fight Club (1999)
Lists It Appears On:
- Existentialism Info
- Fractal Enlightenment 2
- IMDB 2
- Live Learn Evolve
- Ranker
- Taste Of Cinema
A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground “fight clubs” forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.
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3 .) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Lists It Appears On:
- Fractal Enlightenment 2
- Illusion
- IMDB 2
- MUBI
- Philosophy In Film
- The Cinemaholic
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world’s most advanced super computer.
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2 .) Groundhog Day (1993)
Lists It Appears On:
- Existentialism Info
- Fractal Enlightenment 2
- IMDB 2
- List Challenge
- Live Learn Evolve
- Ranker
A narcissistic TV weatherman, along with his attractive-but-distant producer and mawkish cameraman, is sent to report on Groundhog Day in the small town of Punxsutawney, where he finds himself repeating the same day over and over.
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1 .) The Seventh Seal (1957)
Lists It Appears On:
- Fractal Enlightenment
- Illusion
- IMDB 2
- Philosophy In Film
- Ranker
- The Cinemaholic
When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the belief that God does not exist, Block sets off on a journey, meeting up with traveling players Jof and his wife, Mia, and becoming determined to evade Death long enough to commit one redemptive act while he still lives.
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The 275+ Additional Best Movies About Existentialism
| # | Movies | Lists |
| (Films Appear On 2 Lists Each) | ||
| 31 | 50/50 (2011) | IMDB 2 |
| List Challenge | ||
| 32 | A Clockwork Orange (1971) | Fractal Enlightenment 2 |
| IMDB 2 | ||
| 33 | A Scanner Darkly (2006) | Fractal Enlightenment 2 |
| Live Learn Evolve | ||
| 34 | Anomalisa (2015) | IMDB |
| Philosophy In Film | ||
| 35 | Another Earth (2011) | IMDB |
| Ranker | ||
| 36 | As Good as It Gets (1997) | IMDB 2 |
| List Challenge | ||
| 37 | Before Midnight (2013) | IMDB |
| IMDB 2 | ||
| 38 | Before Sunset (2004) | IMDB |
| IMDB 2 | ||
| 39 | Brazil (1985) | List Challenge |
| Ranker | ||
| 40 | Cloud Atlas (2012) | Fractal Enlightenment 2 |
| IMDB | ||
| 41 | Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) | IMDB 2 |
| List Challenge | ||
| 42 | Donnie Darko (2001) | Fractal Enlightenment 2 |
| Ranker | ||
| 43 | Drive (2011) | IMDB |
| Ranker | ||
| 44 | Easy Rider | Existentialism Info |
| Taste Of Cinema | ||
| 45 | Enter the Void (2009) | IMDB |
| Ranker | ||
| 46 | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) | IMDB 2 |
| List Challenge | ||
| 47 | Garden State (2004) | IMDB |
| IMDB 2 | ||
| 48 | Good Will Hunting (1997) | IMDB 2 |
| Ranker | ||
| 49 | Harold and Maude (1971) | List Challenge |
| Ranker | ||
| 50 | Inside Out (2015) | IMDB |
| List Challenge | ||
| 51 | It’s Such a Beautiful Day (2012) | Fractal Enlightenment 2 |
| Illusion | ||
| 52 | Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) | IMDB 2 |
| MUBI | ||
| 53 | Juno (2007) | List Challenge |
| The Odyssey Online | ||
| 54 | Life of Pi (2012) | IMDB |
| IMDB 2 | ||
| 55 | Little Miss Sunshine (2006) | IMDB 2 |
| List Challenge | ||
| 56 | Lost in Translation (2003) | Fractal Enlightenment 2 |
| IMDB 2 | ||
| 57 | Mulholland Drive (2001) | Fractal Enlightenment 2 |
| Illusion | ||
| 58 | My Dinner with Andre (1981) | Fractal Enlightenment 2 |
| IMDB 2 | ||
| 59 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) | Fractal Enlightenment 2 |
| Ranker | ||
| 60 | Ordinary People (1980) | IMDB 2 |
| Ranker | ||
| 61 | Peaceful Warrior (2006) | Fractal Enlightenment 2 |
| IMDB 2 | ||
| 62 | Persona (1966) | MUBI |
| The Cinemaholic | ||
| 63 | Poetry (2010) | IMDB |
| IMDB 2 | ||
| 64 | The 400 Blows | MUBI |
| Philosophy In Film | ||
| 65 | The Big Lebowski | Philosophy In Film |
| Ranker | ||
| 66 | The Breakfast Club (1985) | List Challenge |
| Ranker | ||
| 67 | The Elephant Man (1980) | Fractal Enlightenment 2 |
| MUBI | ||
| 68 | The Fountain (2006) | Fractal Enlightenment 2 |
| IMDB | ||
| 69 | The Graduate (1967) | IMDB 2 |
| List Challenge | ||
| 70 | The Great Gatsby (2013) | IMDB 2 |
| Ranker | ||
| 71 | The Master (2012) | IMDB |
| IMDB 2 | ||
| 72 | The Straight Story | Ranker |
| Taste Of Cinema | ||
| 73 | The Wages of Fear | MUBI |
| Ranker | ||
| 74 | Things to Come (2016) | IMDB |
| Philosophy In Film | ||
| 75 | Wild Strawberries (1957) | IMDB 2 |
| Philosophy In Film | ||
| 76 | Wings of Desire (1987) | Fractal Enlightenment |
| IMDB 2 | ||
| (Films Appear On 1 Lists Each) | ||
| 77 | 25th Hour (2002) | IMDB 2 |
| 78 | A Coffee in Berlin (2012) | IMDB 2 |
| 79 | A Ghost Story (2017) | IMDB |
| 80 | A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2014) | IMDB |
| 81 | A Serious Man (2009) | IMDB |
| 82 | A Single Man (2009) | IMDB |
| 83 | A Streetcar Named Desire | MUBI |
| 84 | About Elly (2009) | IMDB |
| 85 | Aguirre, the Wrath of God | Ranker |
| 86 | Alice in Wonderland (1951) | IMDB 2 |
| 87 | All Is Lost (2013) | IMDB |
| 88 | Amadeus | MUBI |
| 89 | American History X | Ranker |
| 90 | American Psycho (2000) | IMDB 2 |
| 91 | Amour (2012) | IMDB |
| 92 | An Education (2009) | IMDB |
| 93 | Anatomy of a Murder | MUBI |
| 94 | Antichrist | Illusion |
| 95 | Autumn Sonata (1978) | IMDB 2 |
| 96 | Back to the Future (1985) | List Challenge |
| 97 | Badlands | Ranker |
| 98 | Battleship Potemkin | MUBI |
| 99 | Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) | IMDB |
| 100 | Before Sunrise (1995) | IMDB 2 |
| 101 | Being There (1979) | IMDB 2 |
| 102 | Bergman Island (2004 TV Movie) | IMDB 2 |
| 103 | Bicycle Thieves | MUBI |
| 104 | Big Fish (2003) | IMDB 2 |
| 105 | Birdman of Alcatraz | MUBI |
| 106 | Black Swan (2010) | IMDB |
| 107 | Blade Runner 2049 (2017) | IMDB |
| 108 | Boyhood (I) (2014) | IMDB |
| 109 | Braveheart (1995) | Fractal Enlightenment 2 |
| 110 | Café de Flore (2011) | IMDB 2 |
| 111 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | MUBI |
| 112 | Children of Men (2006) | IMDB |
| 113 | Coffee and Cigarettes (2003) | IMDB 2 |
| 114 | Columbus (2017) | IMDB |
| 115 | Dazed and Confused | The Odyssey Online |
| 116 | Dead Poets Society (1989) | IMDB 2 |
| 117 | Defending Your Life (1991) | Fractal Enlightenment 2 |
| 118 | Departures (2008) | IMDB |
| 119 | Detachment (2012) | Fractal Enlightenment 2 |
| 120 | Dog Day Afternoon | MUBI |
| 121 | Don Juan DelMarco (1995) | Fractal Enlightenment 2 |
| 122 | Don’t Look Now (1973) | EW |
| 123 | Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb | The Odyssey Online |
| 124 | Dreams (1990) | Fractal Enlightenment 2 |
| 125 | Eastern Plays (2009) | IMDB |
| 126 | Easy Rider: The Ride Back | Ranker |
| 127 | El Topo | Ranker |
| 128 | Empties (2007) | IMDB |
| 129 | Equilibrium (2002) | Fractal Enlightenment 2 |
| 130 | Eraserhead (1977) | IMDB 2 |
| 131 | Ex Machina (2014) | IMDB |
| 132 | Examined Life (2008) | IMDB 2 |
| 133 | Fantastic Mr | The Odyssey Online |
| 134 | Far from Men (2014) | IMDB |
| 135 | Fargo | Ranker |
| 136 | Faust (III) (2011) | IMDB |
| 137 | Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality (2003 TV Movie) | IMDB 2 |
| 138 | Gaslight | MUBI |
| 139 | Gattaca | Live Learn Evolve |
| 140 | Ghost World (2001) | List Challenge |
| 141 | Girl, Interrupted | Ranker |
| 142 | Gone with the Wind | MUBI |
| 143 | Gosford Park | MUBI |
| 144 | Grand Illusion | MUBI |
| 145 | Grizzly Man (2005) | IMDB 2 |
| 146 | Güeros (2014) | IMDB |
| 147 | Heal the Living (2016) | IMDB |
| 148 | Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014) | Fractal Enlightenment 2 |
| 149 | High Noon | MUBI |
| 150 | Hobson’s Choice (1954) | IMDB 2 |
| 151 | Hotel Salvation (2016) | IMDB |
| 152 | Human Planet (2011) | IMDB 2 |
| 153 | I’m Not There | IMDB |
| 154 | Ida (2013) | IMDB |
| 155 | Incendies (2010) | IMDB |
| 156 | Indignation (2016) | IMDB |
| 157 | Inland Empire (2006) | EW |
| 158 | Inside (2012) | IMDB |
| 159 | Interstellar (2014) | IMDB |
| 160 | Irrational Man (2015) | IMDB |
| 161 | It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) | IMDB 2 |
| 162 | Jacob’s Ladder (1990) | Fractal Enlightenment 2 |
| 163 | Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011) | IMDB 2 |
| 164 | Knight of Cups (2015) | IMDB |
| 165 | Koyaanisqatsi (1982) | IMDB 2 |
| 166 | L’avventura | MUBI |
| 167 | Last Tango in Paris | MUBI |
| 168 | Last Year at Marienbad (1961) | IMDB 2 |
| 169 | Le Cercle Rouge | Taste Of Cinema |
| 170 | Le Quattro Volte (2010) | IMDB |
| 171 | Leviathan (2014) | IMDB |
| 172 | Life in a Day (2011) | IMDB 2 |
| 173 | Like Stars on Earth (2007) | IMDB 2 |
| 174 | Lord of the flies (1963) | Fractal Enlightenment |
| 175 | Louise en hiver (2016) | IMDB |
| 176 | Lucky (2017) | IMDB |
| 177 | M | MUBI |
| 178 | Martin (1976) | EW |
| 179 | Mary and Max (2009) | IMDB |
| 180 | Melancholia (2011) | IMDB |
| 181 | Memento | Ranker |
| 182 | Mia Madre (2015) | IMDB |
| 183 | Miller’s Crossing | MUBI |
| 184 | Mindwalk (1990) | Fractal Enlightenment 2 |
| 185 | Mood Indigo (2013) | IMDB |
| 186 | Moon (2009) | IMDB |
| 187 | Mountains May Depart (2015) | IMDB |
| 188 | My Happy Family (2017) | IMDB |
| 189 | Night and Fog (1956) | IMDB 2 |
| 190 | Nights of Cabiria | MUBI |
| 191 | Of Gods and Men (2010) | IMDB |
| 192 | Omnibus (1967–2003) Episode: Syd Barrett: Crazy Diamond (2001) | IMDB 2 |
| 193 | On Body and Soul (2017) | IMDB |
| 194 | On the Beach at Night Alone (2017) | IMDB |
| 195 | Once Upon a Time in the West | MUBI |
| 196 | Orpheus | Ranker |
| 197 | Oslo, August 31st (2011) | IMDB |
| 198 | Paterson (2016) | IMDB |
| 199 | Paths of Glory (1957) | IMDB 2 |
| 200 | Phantom (II) (2013) | IMDB |
| 201 | Pi (1998) | Fractal Enlightenment 2 |
| 202 | Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982) | IMDB 2 |
| 203 | Playtime (1967) | Fractal Enlightenment 2 |
| 204 | Predestination (I) (2014) | IMDB |
| 205 | Primer (2004) | Fractal Enlightenment 2 |
| 206 | Rashomon | Live Learn Evolve |
| 207 | Revolutionary Road (2008) | IMDB 2 |
| 208 | Ride in the Whirlwind | Taste Of Cinema |
| 209 | Rosemary’s Baby | MUBI |
| 210 | Safe (1995) | EW |
| 211 | Sans Soleil (1983) | IMDB 2 |
| 212 | Scent of a Woman (1992) | IMDB 2 |
| 213 | Seven Samurai | Ranker |
| 214 | Shame | Taste Of Cinema |
| 215 | Ship of Theseus (2012) | IMDB |
| 216 | Shutter Island (2010) | IMDB |
| 217 | Sideways (2004) | IMDB |
| 218 | Sieranevada (2016) | IMDB |
| 219 | Silence (I) (2016) | IMDB |
| 220 | Simon (2004) | IMDB 2 |
| 221 | Slacker (1991) | Fractal Enlightenment |
| 222 | Slipstream (2007) | IMDB 2 |
| 223 | Solaris (2002) | Fractal Enlightenment 2 |
| 224 | Some Like It Hot | MUBI |
| 225 | Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring (2003) | The Cinemaholic |
| 226 | Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001) | IMDB 2 |
| 227 | Stranger than Fiction | Ranker |
| 228 | Stroszek | Ranker |
| 229 | Take Shelter (2011) | IMDB |
| 230 | That Obscure Object of Desire (1977) | IMDB 2 |
| 231 | The Assassin | MUBI |
| 232 | The Believer (2001) | Fractal Enlightenment 2 |
| 233 | The Best Years of Our Lives | MUBI |
| 234 | The Bicycle Thieves | Philosophy In Film |
| 235 | The Big Sleep | MUBI |
| 236 | The Birth of a Nation | MUBI |
| 237 | The Bothersome Man (2006) | IMDB 2 |
| 238 | The Bridge on the River Kwai | MUBI |
| 239 | The Bucket List (2007) | IMDB 2 |
| 240 | The Butterfly Effect (2004) | IMDB 2 |
| 241 | The Celestine Prophecy (2006) | Fractal Enlightenment 2 |
| 242 | The Dark Knight (2008) | IMDB |
| 243 | The Day My God Died (2003) | IMDB 2 |
| 244 | The Double (2013) | IMDB |
| 245 | The Driver | Taste Of Cinema |
| 246 | The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974) | IMDB 2 |
| 247 | The First Man (2011) | IMDB |
| 248 | The French Connection | MUBI |
| 249 | The Godfather | MUBI |
| 250 | The Great Escape | MUBI |
| 251 | The Intouchables (2011) | IMDB 2 |
| 252 | The Karamazov Brothers (2008) | IMDB |
| 253 | The Killers | Taste Of Cinema |
| 254 | The Last Laugh | Taste Of Cinema |
| 255 | The Last Picture Show (1971) | IMDB 2 |
| 256 | The Legend of 1900 (1998) | Fractal Enlightenment 2 |
| 257 | The Lobster (2015) | Fractal Enlightenment 2 |
| 258 | The Man Who Planted Trees (1987) | IMDB 2 |
| 259 | The Mechanic | Taste Of Cinema |
| 260 | The New World (2005) | IMDB |
| 261 | The Old Man and the Sea (1958) | IMDB 2 |
| 262 | The Passenger (1975) | Fractal Enlightenment |
| 263 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) | IMDB 2 |
| 264 | The Place Beyond the Pines (2012) | IMDB |
| 265 | The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) | IMDB 2 |
| 266 | The Quiet Earth (1985) | IMDB 2 |
| 267 | The Razors Edge (1984) | Fractal Enlightenment 2 |
| 268 | The Red Balloon (1956) | IMDB 2 |
| 269 | The Red Shoes | MUBI |
| 270 | The Red Turtle (2016) | IMDB |
| 271 | The Return (2003) | IMDB 2 |
| 272 | The Sea Inside (I) (2004) | IMDB |
| 273 | The Searchers | MUBI |
| 274 | The Seven Year Itch (1955) | List Challenge |
| 275 | The Shawshank Redemption | Ranker |
| 276 | The Shift (2009 Video) | IMDB 2 |
| 277 | The Sound of Music | MUBI |
| 278 | The Swimmer | Taste Of Cinema |
| 279 | The Thin Yellow Line (2015) | IMDB |
| 280 | The Tragedy of Man (2011) | IMDB |
| 281 | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | MUBI |
| 282 | The Trial | Taste Of Cinema |
| 283 | The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) | IMDB 2 |
| 284 | The Vanishing (1988) | EW |
| 285 | The Wave (2008) | IMDB 2 |
| 286 | The Wrestler (2008) | IMDB |
| 287 | The Zero Theorem (2013) | IMDB |
| 288 | There Will Be Blood (2007) | IMDB |
| 289 | This Is England (2006) | IMDB 2 |
| 290 | Time Bandits | Ranker |
| 291 | To Be or Not to Be | MUBI |
| 292 | To Live | Ranker |
| 293 | To Rome with Love (2012) | IMDB 2 |
| 294 | Tokyo Story | MUBI |
| 295 | Touch of Evil | MUBI |
| 296 | Touching the Void (2003) | IMDB 2 |
| 297 | Transformation: The Life and Legacy of Werner Erhard (2006) | IMDB 2 |
| 298 | Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010) | IMDB |
| 299 | Under the Skin | Ranker |
| 300 | Unforgiven | MUBI |
| 301 | Upstream Color | Illusion |
| 302 | Vanishing Point | Ranker |
| 303 | Vera Drake (2004) | IMDB |
| 304 | Vertigo | Ranker |
| 305 | Viridiana | MUBI |
| 306 | Walk the Line (2005) | IMDB 2 |
| 307 | Waltz with Bashir (2008) | IMDB |
| 308 | We Need to Talk About Kevin | Illusion |
| 309 | Werckmeister Harmonie (2000) | Fractal Enlightenment 2 |
| 310 | What Dreams May Come (1998) | Fractal Enlightenment 2 |
| 311 | What Maisie Knew (2012) | IMDB |
| 312 | What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? (2004) | IMDB 2 |
| 313 | When Nietzsche Wept (2007) | Fractal Enlightenment 2 |
| 314 | White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (2007) | IMDB 2 |
| 315 | Wild (I) (2016) | IMDB |
| 316 | Winter light (1963) | Fractal Enlightenment |
| 317 | Winter Sleep (2014) | IMDB |
| 318 | Wit (2001) | Fractal Enlightenment 2 |
| 319 | Yojimbo | MUBI |
| 320 | You, the Living (2007) | IMDB |
| 321 | Zama (2017) | IMDB |
15 Best Existentialist Film Sources/Lists
| Source | Article |
| EW | 5 great existential horror movies | EW.com |
| Existentialism Info | Existential Movies – 10 of The Best – ExistentialismInfo.com |
| Fractal Enlightenment | 10 Existential Movies You Must Watch – Fractal Enlightenment |
| Fractal Enlightenment 2 | 50 Existential Movies You Might Have Recommended |
| Illusion | Terrible, Beautiful Life: 10 Movies That Will Provoke Existential Angst … |
| IMDB | EXISTENTIAL FILMS – IMDb |
| IMDB 2 | My Favourite Existential Movies – IMDb |
| List Challenge | 21 Best Existential Comedy Movies – How many have you seen? |
| Live Learn Evolve | I watch therefore I am: 10 of the Best Philosophical Films | Live Learn … |
| MUBI | 500 EXISTENTIAL FILMS – Movies List on MUBI |
| Philosophy In Film | 10 Existential Films for Philosophy Students | Philosophy in Film |
| Ranker | Existentialism Movies | List of the Best Existentialism Films – Ranker |
| Taste Of Cinema | The 20 Best Existential Movies of All Time « Taste of Cinema – Movie … |
| The Cinemaholic | 10 Best Existential Movies of All Time – The Cinemaholic |
| The Odyssey Online | Top 5 Movies To Watch During An Existential Crisis – Odyssey |
