Serge, a movie I'd suggest then is "American Splendor"
My favorite movie of 2003.
I've talked to a lot of poepl who hate it, but I enjoyed the acting and the way they handled the life of Harvey Pekar. I'm also a closet Robert Crumb fan so that helped.
I thought Paul Giamatti gave the performance of his life and played this "ordinary joe" so well that it's almost like he didn't have to act...one of those performances that is so subtly good, you don't notice it until after the movie's over and these little quirks he put into the character stick with you.
For those who like their movies straight forward and a lot of explosions or cheap comedy, this isn't for you ;-) The comedy comes from familiarity rather than a "guy slipping on a banana peel" kind of way.
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