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85 Best Character-driven Movies to Watch

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Find the best character-driven movies to watch, from our mood category. Like everything on agoodmovietowatch, these character-driven movies are highly-rated by both viewers and critics.

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Another Round (2020)

8.0

amazon

A social experiment goes awry in this Oscar-winning, Mads Mikkelsen-led tragicomedy

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Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (2021)

8.9

kanopy

criterion channel

Three separate stories intertwined with themes of love and fate

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The Tribe (2014)

8.0

kanopy

alamo on demand

No subtitles, no translation, just Ukranian sign language and a downward spiral into violence

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A Cop Movie (2021)

7.5

netflix

An empathetic and impressively inventive look at the notoriously corrupt Mexican police force

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Drive My Car (2021)

8.9

hbo max

amazon

A poignant, meandering tale of art, love, and loss

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American Girl (2021)

7.0

netflix

Mother and daughter hash it out in this poignant cross-cultural film

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Running on Empty (1988)

7.6

amazon

directTv

A provocative feature about a family on the run

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Frantz (2016)

8.0

amazon

A post-war romance hinged on mystery and politics

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CODA (2021)

7.0

amazon

A lovely and feel-good portrait of family and deafness

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The Fallout (2021)

7.1

amazon

An empathetic look at the aftermath of a school shooting

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I Am Love (2009)

7.9

kanopy

tubi tv

The lead-up to Call Me By Your Name is this drama Tilda Swinton learned Italian for

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A Brighter Summer Day (1991)

9.0

criterion channel

amazon

A rich, melancholy tale of 1960s youth in Taiwan

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