Best Character Study Films

[notchreturns]

Off the top of my head...

The Conversation
Ordinary People
Leaving Las Vegas
Five Easy Pieces
The Graduate
Malcolm X
Taxi Driver
Being There
Unforgiven
The Last Picture Show
Lenny
Magnolia

[Reigh Kaufman]

You've pretty much covered my list.

Just add...

Ordinary People

Nixon

In the Bedroom

Man Bites Dog

American Beauty

Man On the Moon

[Cyclonus]

Great choices, would Boogie Nights and Magnolia count?

I've heard Get on the Bus described as such also.

[BadCoverVersion]

Anything by Mike Leigh...The best examples would probably be...

*Secrets and Lies
*Abigails Party
*Life is Sweet
*Naked
*Meantime

[bluegopher]

Storytelling
American Beauty
Ghost World
Magnolia
Hurlyburly
The Big Kahuna
Life as a House

[This message has been edited by bluegopher (edited 08-06-2002).]