Films like this?

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rrozner — 10 years ago(December 25, 2015 09:45 PM)

I find Office Space to be similar in the tone of the main character's transformation

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cartesianthought — 10 years ago(January 02, 2016 12:05 AM)

Monster's Ball (2001) does remind me a lot of the darker moments in this movie.

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salvatore-669-264656 — 10 years ago(January 15, 2016 08:33 AM)

it's quite some time since you opened this thread, but if you're still interested have a look at Six Feet Under. It's created by Alan Ball (the writer from American Beauty) and has a lot of similarities with American Beauty.

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attila-boda — 10 years ago(February 05, 2016 01:31 PM)

-Garden State, I second that.
-The Wackness (2008) with Ben Kigsley is also really similar. It basically has same worldview about the friendship between an 18 y.o. boy and an older man in midlife crisis, who are smoking weed together.

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framptonhollis — 10 years ago(January 19, 2016 12:27 PM)

"Election" (1999) directed by Alexander Payne

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AllieMDA — 10 years ago(February 05, 2016 07:37 PM)

blytheoakman: Do you have any to add, 10 months after your OP?
My suggestions:
Hurlyburly (1998) also stars Kevin Spacey
The Cider House Rules (1999)
A Home at the End of the World (2004)
and Wonder Boys (2000). is one of my faves.

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amcrabtree — 9 years ago(August 25, 2016 09:36 PM)

Revolutionary Road. Also directed by Sam Mendes.

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degree7 — 9 years ago(November 28, 2016 01:01 AM)

The Apartment
I bet if this movie had been made in the 50s or 60s, Jack Lemmon could have played Lester
~ I'm a 21st century man and I don't wanna be here.

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TrapLordRonSwanson — 9 years ago(December 15, 2016 12:08 PM)

Not a film, but Breaking Bad (the TV series) and season 1 of the Fargo (the TV series).
Wendy? Darling? Light, of my life!

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HighAinsDrifter — 9 years ago(January 09, 2017 12:34 PM)

It's a Wonderful Life (1947)
The Graduate (1967)
The Swimmer (1968)
The Last Picture Show (1971)
Save the Tiger (1973)
Network (1976)
Risky Business (1983)
The Big Chill (1983)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
Husbands and Wives (1992)
Short Cuts (1993)
Groundhog Day (1993)
The Ice Storm (1997)
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Wonder Boys (2000)
Six Feet Under (HBO series, 2001-05)