The story of how 2 lonely people met, portrayed by Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson, absolutely bombed in festivals around the world. In fact, it’s really hard to define the genre of Lost in Translation: it doesn’t have enough funny scenes for a comedy, it’s too realistic for a romantic flick, and it’s not really a drama. However, there’s a whole lot of emotion and moving dialogue.

Despite this, critics said that director Sophia Coppola managed to create a controversial but harmonious movie that had enough room for both humor and serious topics. The reason for its success was that it was able to depict life as it is: the characters don’t look perfect and they don’t try to show love that doesn’t exist. You can see these kinds of people in the street every day and such relationships happen all the time.