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2021 · Movie · R · your starting pointIf The Worst Person in the World is the itch, these scratch it — some louder, some quieter. Free ones first.
Movies like The Worst Person in the World, ranked
1. My Brilliant Career (2026)
Syuzanna Harutyunyan's intimate examination of a woman's resistance to societal expectations mirrors the protagonist's defiant journey toward self-definition over romantic compromise.
2. Materialists (2025)
Joachim Trier's portrait of self-discovery through romantic uncertainty returns here as a sharp-eyed examination of how external markers of success—the "right" partner, the "right" choice—often obscure what we actually need from love.
3. Her Side Of The Bed (2017)
Rachel's unraveling life and her fumbling search for meaning through romantic missteps and creative disappointment mirrors the same wry, unflinching examination of twentysomething self-discovery that defines Joachim Trier's character study.
5. Look Both Ways (2022)
Linklater's split-narrative structure mirrors Joachim Trier's fragmented exploration of how single pivotal moments reshape a young woman's romantic and professional trajectory across years of self-discovery.
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