Three women across different eras yearn for deeper lives, their intimate struggles weaving into a melancholic, shared recognition.
Melancholy and earnest. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on MGM+.
No surprises for a PG-13: some innuendo or implied sex and mild language.
Rated PG-13, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 10.
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The story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is alive at a different time and place, all are linked by their yearnings and their fears. Their stories intertwine, and finally come together in a surprising, transcendent moment of shared recognition.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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American Beauty (1999)Dry wit · darkly comic · full attention · emotionally devastatingA suburban father's mid-life crisis becomes a darkly comic, melancholy, and intimate satire.
Good Will Hunting (1997)Dry wit · intimate · comfort watch · emotionally devastatingA brilliant but troubled young man finds his way with the help of a compassionate therapist.
The Queen's Gambit (2020)Cerebral · late-night trip · emotionally heavy · measuredA chess prodigy rises through the ranks, battling intimate demons with earnest, melancholy focus.
The Danish Girl (2015)Melancholy · date night · emotionally heavy · measuredA painter’s request unlocks a spouse's true self, beginning a pioneering and intimate journey of transition.
Seven Pounds (2008)Melancholy · full attention · emotionally devastating · measuredAn IRS agent with a fateful secret embarks on an earnest, intimate journey of redemption, forever changing seven lives.
The Father (2020)Melancholy · full attention · emotionally devastating · measuredA man's grip on reality loosens, revealing a disorienting and intimate world of doubt and melancholy.Prompts we typed into CouchRot, and the lists that share its tags.
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