Alienation Movies

The pandemic. A man. A tissue roll.

A railway crossing guard and his wife live in a routine of total isolation and uneventfulness.

A rebellious student embarks on an affair with the mother of his best friend, leading to disastrous consequences.

This J.G. Ballard documentary assembles decades of interviews and archival material to paint a striking portrait of one of the most imaginative and...

Sarah, head of the swimming team, self-harms to deal with the pressures of her life. A burgeoning friendship is her first step towards healing.

Bhutan: The World’s Happiest Man tells the story of Mr. Bishnu, an aging Bhutanese-American in Ohio, who dreams of returning to his homeland....

The film is about the band Stockholms Negrer, but also about what formed their music, about being Swedish but still being viewed as an outsider.

A young girl leaves her Nigerian village to attend a ballet school in England. Fascinated by Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, she dreams of performing as...

A man leaves his work by the computer terminal and rushes home through the worries of urban nighttime. In the loneliness of his apartment the...

A timid young woman who lives with her domineering mother accepts an Adult Video scout's offer to "become somebody else" by performing in porn...

A gay office worker feels alienated due to being straight-passing and not fitting in with his peers. He dreams of a better environment and is outed,...

Miki is a young Hungarian boy who cannot quite understand why he is always the target of nasty bully-attacks at school. Is it because his Mum speaks...

A precarious highway carries an unnamed protagonist to a series of doctors' appointments, where it is unclear what ails her. She speaks to no one and...

Donald J. Trump's fervent supporters and scared opponents were affected by Trump's rhetoric and the media's interpretation, increasing a dangerous...

A prefabricated estate in Moscow is meant as a transit stop for four queer Cuban exiles – until Russia’s attack on Ukraine radically...

The story takes place in the landscapes of La Spezia, where urban and rural environments intertwine. Water plays a primary role as a form, alongside...