minimalism movies

Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1976)
7.3 / 10

Drama

A lonely widowed housewife does her daily chores and takes care of her apartment where she lives with her teenage son, and turns the occasional trick...

Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things (2015)
6.57 / 10

Documentary

How might your life be better with less? The popular simple-living duo The Minimalists examines the many flavors of minimalism by taking the audience...

Happy Old Year (2019)
6.9 / 10

Drama, Romance

While decluttering her home, a woman's hefty house renovation leads her back to the past when she uncovers her ex-boyfriend's belongings.

Re/cycle (2019)
7.7 / 10

Fantasy

With input from actor and writer Jan Hlobil, director and cinematographer Rene Smaal presents a film in the true surrealist tradition, in the sense...

The Minimalists: Less Is Now (2021)
6.2 / 10

Documentary

They've built a movement out of minimalism. Longtime friends Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus share how our lives can be better with less.

Occurrences of Questionable Significance (2020)
10 / 10

Comedy, Fantasy, Music, Romance

When forest animals invade our cities, the world is in disarray. Office vixen Fiona struggles with her banana phone addiction. Will she succumb to...

Traces of Grief (1969)
0 / 10

Drama, Family

Shell-shocked Barbara must face up to the loss of a dear companion after a tragic accident. Her best friend Klara and husband Torsten devise a plan...

Pure Sweetness (2016)
10 / 10

Crime, Comedy

A muffin thief troubles Mr. Baker, so he seeks help from a sleek detective. They agree to catch the thief at night in the bakery in Baker Street.

Secret Ballot (2001)
5.9 / 10

Comedy

A female election agent and a gun-toting soldier try to collect votes among the local islanders with mixed success.

Einstein on the Beach (2014)
8.8 / 10

Music, Drama

This seminal work of avant-garde opera from composer Philip Glass and director Robert Wilson arrives full-circle, coming to France, the site of its...

Take Out Lunch (2024)
0 / 10

Crime, Drama

A man gets attacked while trying to take home food for his brother.

Shiver (2021)
9.3 / 10

Music

Toyoda Toshiaki went to Sado Island and filmed musician Koshiro Hino and Kodo, the local Taiko Performing Arts Ensemble, while they performed music...

Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera (1985)
10 / 10

Documentary

The creative processes of avant-garde composer Philip Glass and progressive director/designer Robert Wilson are examined in this film. It documents...

All the Cities of the North (2016)
4.6 / 10

Drama

It’s like almost all is lost. Yet still they are here – abandoned bungalows, an artificial lake, dirty plastic bottles, lost donkeys and stray...

Mária Kerényi, 41, July 1970 (2023)
0 / 10

Drama, History

In this reenactment of a propaganda documentary, a woman is falling prey to the role assigned to her in slow motion. Upon her arrest, diplomat Mária...

Alone (2001)
4.6 / 10

Drama

Minimalist, bizarre and surreal story that takes place in some sort of post-cataclysmic future, where the main hero collects tracks which were the...

AN7R0i7E (2020)
10 / 10

Romance, Science Fiction

Philip Glass: Looking Glass (2005)
0 / 10

Documentary

This documentary captures the overflowing energy and activity of one today's greatest composers, Philip Glass, and allows us to follow him from New...

John Adams conducts John Adams (2015)
0 / 10

Music

Like many of John Adams’ operas, Doctor Atomic is based on recent world historical events—here, the effusive Robert Oppenheimer, “father of the...

Yes, some birds are funny when they talk... (2022)
0 / 10

Animation, Drama

A young man walks around town, after deciding against taking his own life, and comes across a dying bird--to which he chooses to offer shelter.