Badiou (2018) – A film on the life of eminent French philosopher,
Alain Badiou.
Starring philosophers
Films where one or more philosopher play the main role, but that are not otherwise about philosophy:
Irrational Man (2015) – A philosophy professor (
Joaquin Phoenix) finds himself in an existential crisis, but eventually discovers a new purpose in life.
The Life of David Gale (2003) – A philosophy professor (
Kevin Spacey), and longtime activist against capital punishment, is sentenced to death for killing a fellow capital punishment abolitionist.
L'Avenir (2016) – Middle-aged philosophy professor Nathalie Chazeaux's (
Isabelle Huppert) life is going through a series of separations.
My Night at Maud's (1969) – A film centred around philosophical discussions.
Rope (1948) – A film about a
Nietzsche-inspired experiment.
Sophie's World (1999) – The story of a teenage girl (
Silje Storstein) living in Norway, and a middle-aged philosopher (
Tomas von Brömssen), who introduces her to philosophical thinking and the history of philosophy; based on a novel by
Jostein Gaarder.
Badiou (2018) – A film on the life of eminent French philosopher,
Alain Badiou.
Starring philosophers
Films where one or more philosopher play the main role, but that are not otherwise about philosophy:
Irrational Man (2015) – A philosophy professor (
Joaquin Phoenix) finds himself in an existential crisis, but eventually discovers a new purpose in life.
The Life of David Gale (2003) – A philosophy professor (
Kevin Spacey), and longtime activist against capital punishment, is sentenced to death for killing a fellow capital punishment abolitionist.
L'Avenir (2016) – Middle-aged philosophy professor Nathalie Chazeaux's (
Isabelle Huppert) life is going through a series of separations.
My Night at Maud's (1969) – A film centred around philosophical discussions.
Rope (1948) – A film about a
Nietzsche-inspired experiment.
Sophie's World (1999) – The story of a teenage girl (
Silje Storstein) living in Norway, and a middle-aged philosopher (
Tomas von Brömssen), who introduces her to philosophical thinking and the history of philosophy; based on a novel by
Jostein Gaarder.