The Best R-Rated Tragicomedies

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List of R-Rated tragicomedies, ranked from best to worst with movie trailers when available. This list takes the best R-Rated tragicomedies and pits them against each other to see once and for all what the greatest R-Rated Tragicomedy movie of all time is. This list of popular R-Rated tragicomedies includes information like who directed the film, when it was released and which actors starred in the movie. If you think the top R-Rated Tragicomedy movie isn't as high as it should be then be sure to vote it up so it can take its rightful place among the other great R-Rated Tragicomedy films on this list. If you're trying to find a specific R-Rated Tragicomedy film you can search this list and filter to find what you're looking for.

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Alexander Payne and Stephen Frears have both directed a Tragicomedy R film, as have other really creative and talented directors.

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  • The Station Agent
    1
    Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson, Bobby Cannavale
    9 votes
    • Released: 2003
    • Directed by: Tom McCarthy
    The life of train aficionado and downcast little person Finbar McBride (Peter Dinklage) takes an unexpected turn when his boss dies and wills him a railroad depot in New Jersey. He decides to relocate to the small town, where he befriends talkative food vendor Joe Oramas (Bobby Cannavale) and unhappy wife Olivia Harris (Patricia Clarkson). As the trio's interactions deepen, quirky conversations and outcomes ensue. McBride also gains insight from librarian Emily.

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  • Prick Up Your Ears
    2
    Gary Oldman, Alfred Molina, Vanessa Redgrave
    6 votes
    • Released: 1987
    • Directed by: Stephen Frears
    The life and tragic death of British playwright Joe Orton (Gary Oldman) is chronicled in this biographical film. When the young, attractive Orton meets the older, more introverted Kenneth Halliwell (Alfred Molina) at drama school, he befriends the kindred spirit and they start an affair. As Orton becomes more comfortable with his sexuality and starts to find success with his writing, Halliwell becomes increasingly alienated and jealous, ultimately tapping into a dangerous rage.

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  • About Schmidt
    3
    Jack Nicholson, Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney
    12 votes
    • Released: 2002
    • Directed by: Alexander Payne
    Warren Schmidt (Jack Nicholson) has arrived at several of life's crossroads all at the same time. To begin with, he is retiring from a lifetime of service as an actuary for Woodmen of the World Insurance Company, and he feels utterly adrift. Furthermore, his only daughter Jeannie (Hope Davis) is about to marry a boob. And his wife Helen (June Squibb) dies suddenly after 42 years of marriage.

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  • Defendor
    4
    Woody Harrelson, Kat Dennings, Sandra Oh
    6 votes
    • Released: 2009
    • Directed by: Peter Stebbings
    An everyday guy (Woody Harrelson) believes he is a superhero and befriends a teenager while seeing a psychiatrist.

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  • Volver
    5
    Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Chus Lampreave
    6 votes
    • Released: 2006
    • Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar
    Raimunda (Penélope Cruz) works and lives Madrid with her husband Paco and daughter Paula. Her sister Sole (Lola Dueñas) lives nearby and they both miss their mother Irene (Carmen Maura), who died several years ago in a house fire along with their father. A former neighbor from their hometown reports that she has seen the ghost of Irene and both daughters do not believe her. After a murder and a family tragedy, Irene's spirit materializes around her daughters to help comfort them.

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  • The World According to Garp
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    Robin Williams, Glenn Close, Mary Beth Hurt
    6 votes
    • Released: 1982
    • Directed by: George Roy Hill
    A nurse during World War II, Jenny Fields (Glenn Close) conceives with a dying pilot and bears a boy named T.S. Garp (Robin Williams) whom she raises alone. When Garp grows up, he has some success writing fiction, but not nearly so much as his mother has with feminist-themed nonfiction. Rich and famous, she starts a center for troubled women, and while Garp marries and has children, he remains a constant, if somewhat critical, observer of the strange community that forms around Jenny.

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