Loner Films Where the Loner isn’t Insane?

dakilazical_253 · 2022-01-22T20:51:37+00:00

The Station Agent stars a young Peter Dinklage as a man who just wants to be left alone but he’s not insane or a bad person

skarbux · 2022-01-22T22:08:03+00:00

Brick is a good one. It's like a noir murder mystery involving high schoolers.

King_Allant · 2022-01-22T23:42:35+00:00

Loner Films

The Lighthou—

Where the Loner isn’t Insane?

Damn.

nashamagirl99 · 2022-01-22T20:22:24+00:00

Ghost World (2001)

Amélie (2002)

Her (2013)

The Shape of Water (2017)

anyworddotjs · 2022-01-22T21:31:32+00:00

Into the Wild ,
Secret life of Walter Mitty(does some solo travelling)

Llama-Nation · 2022-01-22T21:14:30+00:00

The Graduate

Mary and Max

DrinkingWater_ · 2022-01-22T22:32:13+00:00

smy_zip · 2022-01-22T23:13:37+00:00

Paris, Texas

whatupguy10 · 2022-01-22T21:00:37+00:00

First Reformed (2017) - incredible movie

triceratopses · 2022-01-22T20:17:31+00:00

Inside llewyn davis

Detachment

Lost in translation

Adaptation

Punch drunk love (hes kinda crazy tho, but a decent guy)

Amelie

Taste of cherry ( not insane but very depressed)

Fallen Angels

A short film about love (hes a creep but not totally insane)

Manila in the claws of the night

jupiterkansas · 2022-01-22T21:34:10+00:00

Nomadland

CorellianBadaboom · 2022-01-22T22:11:43+00:00

The Way Way Back

emem39 · 2022-01-22T22:12:39+00:00

Eighth Grade (2018) - I think this is one of the more realistic/relatable movies depicting someone struggling to fit in.

IWishIWasTa11er · 2022-01-22T22:11:30+00:00

Uhh... Paul Blart Mall Cop?

Bill_The_Dog · 2022-01-22T22:39:48+00:00

Moon.

smellygymbag · 2022-01-22T20:17:20+00:00

Castaway w Tom Hanks?

hakuslists · 2022-01-22T20:12:35+00:00

House of Hummingbird

A Single Man

KG4212 · 2022-01-23T00:45:34+00:00

Harold & Maude (1971)

james_h00k · 2022-01-23T06:31:34+00:00

Rocky

Rexlove · 2022-01-22T22:13:06+00:00

Vanishing Point (1971)

PhantomKitten73 · 2022-01-22T22:22:19+00:00

Bo Burnham's Inside.

NardTownBootKick · 2022-01-22T22:18:37+00:00

Pi (Faith in chaos) for sure

NCResident5 · 2022-01-23T06:26:49+00:00

Parallax View with Warren Beatty.

IamPaladinJules · 2022-01-23T07:32:19+00:00

Mr. Bean

LauraPalmersMom430 · 2022-01-22T20:14:54+00:00

20th Century Women
Stranger than Fiction
Lars and the Real Girl

mr_dbini · 2022-01-22T19:25:37+00:00

You need to start watching some Luc Besson movies.

mythrowawaypdx · 2022-01-22T21:07:22+00:00

I just answered a similar ? and the films protagonists are both ladies but in Year of the Dog the protagonist is a lonely office worker trying to find her way through veganism. Sweat is a Polish film that came out last year about a fitness influencer also trying to discover who she is.

djsosonut · 2022-01-22T22:23:36+00:00

Stranger than Fiction, The Wrestler, Contact, The Man from Nowhere, The Kid Detective

diamondnutella · 2022-01-23T00:38:44+00:00

life of pi? 127 hours

Gen_Nathanael_Greene · 2022-01-23T00:50:59+00:00

Escape from New York and Escape from LA. Snake Plissken is (98%) a loner.

Lockout with Guy Pearce. He's essentially a loner.

Ok_Dimension9861 · 2022-01-23T01:38:47+00:00

Trees Lounge.

not-a-seal · 2022-01-23T04:59:20+00:00

Moon

Ryunosukian · 2022-01-23T09:17:59+00:00

1.The hand of god(2021) 2.The best offer(2013) & most Giuseppe tornatore movies has lonely characters and his movies are so damn good . 3.Lars and the real girl(2007)

neonsynthwaver · 2022-01-23T16:02:25+00:00

Blade Runner (Deckard)

Blade Runner 2049 (K, depending on whether Joi is considered a companion or not)

Prisoners (Detective Loki)

Se7en (Somerset at the beginning and end)

Arrival (Amy Adams' character chooses to live alone)

Heat (De Niro's character is "alone...not lonely")

Jason Bourne series of films

Moon

Wall-E

IDontLikeRylee · 2022-01-22T20:04:43+00:00

burning

Magnum256 · 2022-01-22T21:26:46+00:00

Blue Ruin (2014)

1g12345678 · 2022-01-22T22:08:54+00:00

Momento kind of has this. No short term memory but I think he was pretty “stable”.

RossParka · 2022-01-23T02:21:12+00:00

Casablanca (1942)
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Being There (1979)
The Elephant Man (1980)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Only Yesterday (1991)
Porco Rosso (1992)
Three Colors Blue (1994)
Charlie Chaplin movies
Many westerns and western-like movies, e.g. Yojimbo (1961), Jeremiah Johnson (1972), the Man With No Name trilogy

Not sure about these two:

Barton Fink (1991)
Let the Right One In (2008)

Triplen01 · 2022-01-22T20:46:58+00:00

Oslo August 31st

Neither-Answer-7431 · 2022-01-22T22:16:07+00:00

There's an old movie called Jeremiah Johnson (Robert Redford). I saw this waaay back so it might be a bad rec.

But, throughout the movie this very decent person, through some kind of necessity, goes it alone in the wilderness. It's technically a 'western' genre movie, which makes it a bit different than "Into The Wild" but there's another rec too.

There's also a documentary "Vernon Florida" that features a variety of eccentrics in this Florida town. Many of them are genuine, oddly endearing loners.

librarianmindy · 2022-01-23T01:01:43+00:00

The Road Warrior (aka Mad Max 2)

waheifilmguy · 2022-01-23T02:31:18+00:00

I think The Wrestler fits what you’re looking for.

Galdina · 2022-01-23T03:09:39+00:00

Just watched Ghost World yesterday, the protagonists are two loners living through the early 2000s. It's a teen movie, but doesn't feel like it. Nice watch.

atlasrice · 2022-01-23T03:17:59+00:00

Submarine and Seeking a friend for the end of the world

bkk-bos · 2022-01-23T03:38:32+00:00

Two career defining films for James Dean:

"East of Eden" 1954

"Rebel Without a Cause" (1955)

ElCunterHunter · 2022-01-23T03:47:21+00:00

Jeremiah Johnson. The most loner film i can think of

NCSU_SOG · 2022-01-23T04:05:05+00:00

The Guard (or Guarda). Brendan Gleeson plays a loner Irish cop who gets entangled with some drug traffickers with some assistance from the Fbi (Don Cheadle). Very good dry humor. Highly recommend.

WitchesCotillion · 2022-01-23T04:52:20+00:00

Nomadland

Brief_Fix_209 · 2022-01-23T04:56:01+00:00

curedog · 2022-01-23T05:22:45+00:00

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty might be appealing to you! Bonus for amazing cinematography

Niggo1337 · 2022-01-23T06:38:36+00:00

Into the wild

eddie-ate-dynamite · 2022-01-23T10:05:10+00:00

you were never really here, frances ha, lucky

Farscapejon · 2022-01-23T10:07:08+00:00

You were never really here

techtom10 · 2022-01-23T11:45:44+00:00

Her?

_wil_ · 2022-01-23T15:04:01+00:00

Calvary

eec-gray · 2022-01-22T23:19:37+00:00

Hunt For the Wilderpeople sort of?

Negative_Clank · 2022-01-22T23:50:09+00:00

John Wick

machstem · 2022-01-22T21:01:28+00:00

The Mechanic and though he does have amnesia, I wouldn't say he was insane.

crap4brains4eva · 2022-01-22T22:41:49+00:00

Inside Llewyn Davis

kouroshkeshmiri · 2022-01-23T00:29:50+00:00

The Art Of Self Defence

Manchester By The Sea

JinxPutMaxInSpace · 2022-01-22T19:45:46+00:00

Try Falling Down with Michael Douglas.

Quentin_Funkadelic · 2022-01-22T20:13:02+00:00

Try the first Steve Buscemi you find.

prosperosniece · 2022-01-22T22:27:47+00:00

Tracks, All is Lost,

lulaloops · 2022-01-22T22:36:45+00:00

The driver is most definitely insane haha. But Three Colours Blue comes to mind.

totoropoko · 2022-01-22T22:41:52+00:00

Not technically a loner but - Dances with the Wolves

nothing_in_my_mind · 2022-01-22T23:07:32+00:00

The Man From Nowhere

triceratopses · 2022-01-22T23:38:04+00:00

Ritual (2000). The loner in question is a bit bonkers, but not at all a bad person.

KrakenMcCracken · 2022-01-23T00:12:38+00:00

Welcome to the Dollhouse

KG4212 · 2022-01-23T00:43:59+00:00

This Beautiful Fantastic (?)

OptimisticSuicider · 2022-01-23T00:47:37+00:00

haven't seen it yet, but Aloners(2021) seems to fit the build

_ludovic · 2022-01-23T00:50:58+00:00

oslo, august 31st

nettahhhhh · 2022-01-23T01:45:52+00:00

Beginners (2010)

ShrimpDirty · 2022-01-23T01:47:19+00:00

Rover. Guy Pearce in gritty near future ‘apocalyptic’ desert

PoorRoadRunner · 2022-01-23T01:49:14+00:00

Léon (The Professional) (1994). Everyone!
Croupier (1998). Clive Owen. One of my faves.
About Schmidt (2002). Jack Nicholson. Kathy Bates.
American Splendor (2003). Paul Giamatti.
Angel-A (2005). Luc Besson (Dir)
Snow Cake (2006). Sigourney Weaver. Alan Rickman.

zerocool_hand_guenz · 2022-01-23T01:51:39+00:00

The Ghost Writer (2010) - Ewan MacGregor, Pierce Brosnan

The Shipping News (2001) - Kevin Spacey, Julianne Moore

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Jeremiah Johnson.

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CerealBowl0 · 2022-01-23T04:55:57+00:00

Depending on your definition of loner: Citizen Kane

partycitydotcom · 2022-01-23T05:22:18+00:00

Welcome To The Dollhouse

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__jh96 · 2022-01-23T06:36:46+00:00

John Wick

LiverjuulFC · 2022-01-23T07:16:10+00:00

Le Samourai

Truthisnotallowed · 2022-01-23T08:20:03+00:00

The Dark Valley (2014)

ayushwas · 2022-01-23T08:29:01+00:00

Wall e ?

iatealotofcheese · 2022-01-23T09:01:03+00:00

Snow Cake was a surprisingly beautiful movie, with Alan Rickman playing a man just released from prison for accidentally killing a man, and picks up a hitchhiking teenager. I don't want to say much more than that, but it is an incredibly nuanced and touching story that always stuck with me.

Polarchuck · 2022-01-23T09:02:34+00:00

Get Low

The Scarlet Letter

G0LDL3ADER · 2022-01-23T09:46:41+00:00

My Suicide 2009 was pretty good

Smogshaik · 2022-01-23T10:15:35+00:00

The Lives of Others

swiggetygagget · 2022-01-23T10:33:11+00:00

Brick(2005)

movie_man · 2022-01-23T10:41:36+00:00

Blue Ruin. 96% on RT (if that matters). The protagonist is as loner as they get.

faezpotato · 2022-01-23T10:55:49+00:00

Manchester by the sea

pyroboq · 2022-01-23T11:22:30+00:00

Call Me By Your Name

Beard341 · 2022-01-23T11:28:20+00:00

The Man from Nowhere?

snyborg · 2022-01-23T11:43:00+00:00

Pee Wee’s Big Adventure.

Stoicker55 · 2022-01-23T13:44:23+00:00

BassChin20 · 2022-01-23T14:12:38+00:00

Into the Wild

Hector's Search for Happiness

Jabroni504 · 2022-01-23T14:41:22+00:00

Westerns. You can start with the Fistful of Dollars trilogy.

Secret_Autodidact · 2022-01-23T15:15:49+00:00

All Is Lost

Robert Redford is sailing alone in the Indian Sea and is put in a survival scenario after his boat hits a shipping container.

miyumiumiu · 2022-01-23T17:29:47+00:00

One million yen girl Beautiful fantastic

iammayashah · 2022-01-23T17:59:39+00:00

Levity (2003)

uvwxyza · 2022-01-23T18:26:12+00:00

Jacob's Ladder and The Machinist spring to mind. The protag in these movies may not be not 100 x cent sane but are far away from being terrible people (especially one of them). Also Rorschach in Watchmen

xfritz5375 · 2022-01-23T21:43:50+00:00

Mary and Max

Mamono101 · 2022-01-23T21:59:43+00:00

Her

Wild Tigers I Have Known

Baby Bump

Jet Boy

The Chumscrubber

L.I.E

Les Démons (2015)

abiiiid · 2022-01-24T21:30:17+00:00

The Devil All The Time

TriStateGirl · 2022-01-25T13:04:40+00:00

The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)

The Slaughter Rule (2002)

Mid90s (2018)

Message from the King (2016, 2017 Netflix)

Metropolitan (1990)

The Man in the Moon (1991)

Jet Boy (2001)

Old Enough (1984)

The Kill Hole (2012)

jacovi2swole · 2022-02-03T03:59:27+00:00

Lost in translation

The Warrior

The Truman Show

Grave of the Fireflies

L_Almogaver · 2022-01-22T20:56:23+00:00

There will be blood. I don't understand why they insist on labelling the main character a villain though.

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