Movies: Boredom

A short film made for YouTube during the COVID quarantine. A character battles boredom, depression and intrusive thoughts....

Certain Emotions (Belli Başlı Duygular), a 2024 short film by Cem Kamil Dede, explores the inner thoughts of a 16-year-old boy grappling with existential questions. In just three minutes, the boy's monologue expresses a nihilistic view of life, love,...

A woman recounts her sensual yet macabre childhood memory about the boy next door....

Elisa, 16, is bored by her suburban existence. One night, she discovers a book in her stepfather's library. The crude and tender words of a prostitute make her see her own desire in a new and unexpected light....

Two bored housemates turn to killing as a means of entertainment....

A tragi-comic suburban psycho-drama following a downtrodden housewife who dreams of having a better life. After swallowing too much vodka, speed and valium, she fantasizes about killing her adulterous husband and escaping her boring existence....

Rubber Duckie is the story of Jesse and Daniel, who on a blazing summer afternoon, are consumed with boredom and push their own limits and boundaries. This leaves us begging the question; is it simple boredom or insatiable innate appetite for more?...

A young man overwhelmed by humdrum mechanized life chooses something different....

A young boy is riding his bike on a burning asphalt track, killing his time and heat with less and less funny, clever and playful pastimes. Challenge to boredom gets more and more dangerous and dull. Bad omens are coming out as the boy’s fate meets t...