Movies about Shame
Explore films and series about shame — Not what you did, but what you believe you are. Watchin ranks titles by how strongly they explore this theme, so you can find something that fits how you feel tonight.
Watchin ranks 42 films and series about shame by how strongly each one explores the theme, using a taste model built on viewer ratings rather than genre labels.
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- Shameless (2011)
- You (2018)
- Scenes from a Marriage (1974)
- Big Little Lies (2017)
- Close (2022)
- Sharp Objects (2018)
- Californication (2007)
- Atonement (2007)
- Confessions (2010)
- Secrets & Lies (1996)
- Disclaimer (2024)
- That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
- The Experiment (2001)
- Happiness (1998)
- Carrie (1976)
- Dark Desire (2020)
- Naked (1993)
- Mass (2021)
- Betty Blue (1986)
- A Touch of Sin (2013)
- Death and the Maiden (1994)
- Freud (2020)
- Sex/Life (2021)
- Anatomy of a Scandal (2022)
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Common questions
What are the best movies about shame?
Watchin's highest-ranked films and series about shame include Shameless, You and Scenes from a Marriage. Ranking reflects how strongly each title explores the theme, not how recent or popular it is.
How does Watchin decide which titles are about shame?
Each title is scored against shame as a life topic from its story, themes and emotional tone, then ranked by audience rating among titles with enough ratings to be reliable. Titles below 250 ratings are excluded so the list is not dominated by obscure entries with a handful of perfect scores.
How many films and series about shame are there?
Watchin's catalogue contains 42 titles about shame that meet the ratings threshold. The full ranked list is free to browse.