Movies about losers ... whatever this means

[RM5998]

if u are going to watch this movie:
remember that Michael Keaton played Batman... :)

That's kinda the amazing part of the performance, and the reason it feels so genuine.

 

[RM5998]

Ma vie de Courgette (2016)

Icare, a young boy, is sent to an orphanage after the death of his mother. In the orphanage, he learns to make friends and understands what it means to trust someone.

This should have won the Best Animated Feature Oscar in 2017. Way more compelling than Zootopia.

 

[+ + + +]

I just finished watching The Florida Project, ty:)


Before I disappear

At the lowest point of his life, Richie gets a call from his estranged sister, asking him to look after his eleven-year old niece, Sophia, for a few hours.

 

[akosineenee]

I like to refer to this two films as 'The Sunshine Series'

Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

"The Hoover family -- a man (Greg Kinnear), his wife (Toni Collette), an uncle (Steve Carell), a brother (Paul Dano) and a grandfather (Alan Arkin) -- puts the fun back in dysfunctional by piling into a VW bus and heading to California to support a daughter (Abigail Breslin) in her bid to win the Little Miss Sunshine Contest. The sanity of everyone involved is stretched to the limit as the group's quirks cause epic problems as they travel along their interstate route."

Sunshine Cleaning (2008)

"Though they once seemed to have a bright future, life seems to be passing by the Norkowski sisters. Rose (Amy Adams), once the most popular girl in high school, is a single mom and works as a maid. Norah (Emily Blunt) still lives at home with their father (Alan Arkin) and parties all the time. When Rose's married lover tells her about the lucrative field of crime-scene cleanup, she pours all her remaining resources into her new business, and recruits the squeamish Norah to help."

 

[VincentValentine]

Falling Down (1993) Really good movie

Money Train (1995)

 

[Miss clefable]

Falling Down (1993) Really good movie

Money Train (1995)

Falling down is awesome

 

[VincentValentine]

Just thought of a few more:

Set It Off

Dumb and Dumber (of course the classic comedy)

 

[millefeui]

Didn't read the thread, so maybe it was already suggested, but Mulholland Drive. Pretty damn good film.

 

[blood orange]

Buffalo '66

Convict Billy Brown (Vincent Gallo) dreads going home so much upon his release from prison that he tries to get back inside. In desperation, Billy kidnaps Layla (Christina Ricci) from a tap dancing class and pleads with her to impersonate his wife and to accompany him home to visit his parents, Janet (Anjelica Huston) and Jimmy (Ben Gazzara). To Billy's dismay, Layla takes to her role enthusiastically. She breaks through to obsessive Buffalo Bills football fan Janet and the hard-edged Jimmy.

 

[Lunar]

Maybe this list on Letterboxd would be of interest to some people (it's not mine) - https://letterboxd.com/jarrettduncan/list/sad-bastard-and-loser-cinema/

 

[FredTheCripple]

Born To Win (1971)

 

[lv-gras]

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[Kogoruhn]

The first one that came to my mind

 

[VincentValentine]

The first one that came to my mind

Liz Hurley is hot in this movie. In fact she's still hot today.

 

[agreement]

Rough Cut

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1345734/

 

[agreement]

100 Yen Love

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4080598/

 

[agreement]

Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3263614/

 

[agreement]

Kikujiro

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0199683/

 

[lv-gras]

legend of drunken master

 

[Mrs.O'Leary'sCow]

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5962210/