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103 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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Ratcatcher (1999)

7.7

hbo max

criterion channel

Character-driven

A haunting, dreamlike character study set in a dead-end Glasgow neighborhood

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Paris, 13th District (2021)

7.0

amazon

amazon amc plus

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A sensuous drama following the love and sex lives of three young Parisians

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Pieces of a Woman (2020)

7.0

netflix

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An unnerving but honest look at childbirth, partnership, and grief

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Leona (2018)

7.6

amazon prime

kanopy

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A Jewish Latina confronts truths about love, life, and self

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Another Round (2020)

8.0

hulu

kanopy

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

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Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)

7.3

hbo max

amazon

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A painfully realistic coming-of-age tale

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Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom (2019)

7.1

netflix

kanopy

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A teacher’s stay at the world’s most remote school prompts him to discover the true value of education

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Shattered Glass (2003)

7.1

tubi tv

amazon

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An incisive look at the rise and fall of a celebrated journalist

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Mass (2021)

8.5

hulu

kanopy

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A microscopic and unrelenting look at grief and healing

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Juror 8 (2019)

7.2

tubi tv

amazon

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A fun and colorful feature about the eight jurors in South Korea's first jury trial

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In the Fade (2017)

7.0

hbo max

kanopy

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An intense and fantastically-performed film with probing questions that resonate with our times

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Hustle (2022)

7.2

netflix

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A winning drama about what it takes to succeed in basketball and in life

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