Picking a movie as an introvert is a hard task. You want comfort but also don’t want to venture too far from your safety bubble. As an introvert, there are only a few genres that have appeal to us, ranging from rom-coms to the ones that excite our creative and philosophical brains. Here are 10 of the best movies for introverts which you should watch in 2024 filled with introverted characters, philosophical questions and comforting plotlines.
The Best Movies For Introverts To Watch In 2024
Spoilers ahead. Duh.
Lost In Translation
Bill Murray and Scarlet Johannsson give one iconic performances as a fading actor and a newly married bride respectively in this movie. Lost in Translation is a movie about two lost souls searching the streets of Japan for something that satisfies the deep craving of intimacy and companionship in their soul.
The movie starts off quite slow but once you understand the plea of both characters, it is easy to understand why they take certain steps and behave certain ways. Both actors have done a phenomenal job of playing their respective characters. There is subtlety in their performance and the mixture of loud and quite streets of Japan frequently replicate the chaos and calm that the characters visibly feel in their faces. This is a movie for outsiders who always feel like strangers in rooms.
Kiki’s Delivery Service
Kiki’s Delivery Service is a Studio Ghibli masterpiece and is centered around the main character Kiki, who is a witch. Being 13 years of age and according to tradition, she leaves her home to settle down in a new town. What follows are adventures, mishaps and lots of frequent flier miles with Kiki making multiple friends in her journey.
The movie is about finding your place in a world full of strangers and then turning some of those strangers into loved ones. Kiki faces spiritual problems in the middle of the movie but receives help from an ally she made during the start of the movie. This helps her overcome her shortcomings and become the town hero, in a sense. The animation work by Studio Ghibli is outstanding. You will love each second of this movie.
The Map Of Tiny Perfect Things
This movie is labelled as a Romantic Comedy but it feels like more of a coming of age story. You will find out as you watch it and progress through it. The plot revolves around a girl and boy who are experiencing the same day over and over again. The movie is full of quips, witty characters and scientific arguments.
If you are a person who enjoys art, science, creative pursuit and philosophy, then this is definitely the movie for you.
Spirited Away
Another Studio Ghibli masterpiece, Spirited Away is a story of a girl named Chihiro who is stuck in the spirit world and wants to rescue her parents. The movie documents her adventure from being lost and afraid to undertaking adventures that nobody else in the realm has dared to. It is not only a story of wit and determination but also of love.
From being a girl who is afraid in the beginning to venturing alone and persevering through tough times, the personality development of Chihiro in this movie is incomparable. Studio Ghibli really know how to frame their movies perfectly.
The Pursuit Of Happyness
The Pursuit of Happyness is one of the cult classic movies and a story that will make your cry but in a good way. Will Smith portrays Chris Gardner who signs into a brokerage firm and competes against a sea of other folks who want the same job as him. All of this while raising a son who he wants to provide a better life for.
The film is all about resilience, determination and being hopeful even when the going gets tough because that is what life is. I recommend you watch this movie if you are in need of a good cry but also want to come out being hopeful.
The Perks Of Being A Wallflower
This is one of the best movies for Introverts is also a coming of age story that involves Logan Lerman playing a shy and introverted kid named Charlie. The movie is extremely important for introverts who are teenagers and young adults that struggle with their identities and their place in the world.
The movie highlights that human life will have trauma and hardships but with the people around you, you can always overcome it and never be alone when facing them. It is a story about hope and this world needs all the hope it can get.
Her
Her is a movie about how advanced AI can get. The story follows Theodore Twombly who is an introvert and a recently divorced writer who gets an AI named Samantha so that he can suffer less from loneliness. The AI becomes quite human like with emotions of its own. Scarlet Johansson’s portrayal of the AI is so subtle yet lifelike that there is hardly you will hardly notice any difference between human and AI qualities.
The film explores loneliness and human relationships in the deepest senses. It can be uncomfortable to watch at times but it is one of the best movies that will steer you forward into rethinking the beauty in every day things. If it helps, it will also steer you away from your phone which most of us desperately need right now.
Those are all of the best movies for introverts I recommend you watch when you do not have anything on your watchlist or need something to cozy up. For more recommendations, click here.