The 22 Best Movies About Self-Discovery, Ranked

From Lost in Translation to Everything Everywhere All at Once, these movies about finding yourself focus on the inner journey of their characters.

September 12, 2023 · 1 min · 60 words · Peter Harmon

She decides to put her life back together again by setting out alone to hike the Pacific Crest Trail.

Characters from The Worst Person in the World, The Truman Show, and Everything Everywhere All at Once

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Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks in Joe vs. the Volcano

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Joe vs. The Volcano (1990)

Meryl Streep as Julia Child, laughing in the kitchen in Julie & Julia

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Julia Roberts in Eat, Pray, Love smiling and looking at the sky.

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Reese Witherspoon in Wild

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Close up of Erin Brockovich (Julia Roberts) sitting at a desk in an office in Erin Brockovich

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Mary (Rachel McAdams) and Tim (Domhnall Gleeson) laughing under an umbrella in the rain in About Time.

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Julio resting his head in Luisa’s chest in Y Tu Mamá También

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Close up shot of Frances McDormand as Fern, standing in a vast field in ‘Nomadland.'

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Nomadland Game Poster

Soul - Mitten sitting on Joe’s shoulders.

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Pixar Soul Movie Poster

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Everything Everywhere All at Once