Great Depressing Films
by AJx91 | created - 17 Mar 2022 | updated - 3 weeks ago | PublicThese are films, that might give you super depression or Great Depression. Regardless—they are great—yet depressing, and not so healing. But a masterpiece worth watching at least once.
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1. Revenge (I) (1990)
R | 124 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A retired US Navy pilot comes to Mexico, where he falls in love with the wife of a powerful businessman. The consequences will be cruel and unforeseen.
Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Kevin Costner, Anthony Quinn, Madeleine Stowe, Tomas Milian
Votes: 20,542 | Gross: $15.65M
2. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Not Rated | 89 min | Animation, Drama, War
A young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II.
Director: Isao Takahata | Stars: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Akemi Yamaguchi, Yoshiko Shinohara
Votes: 310,818
3. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
PG-13 | 132 min | Drama, Sport
Frankie, an ill-tempered old coach, reluctantly agrees to train aspiring boxer Maggie. Impressed with her determination and talent, he helps her become the best and the two soon form a close bond.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Hilary Swank, Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Jay Baruchel
Votes: 722,203 | Gross: $100.49M
4. The Outpost (2019)
R | 123 min | Action, Drama, History
A small team of U.S. soldiers battles against hundreds of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan.
Director: Rod Lurie | Stars: Scott Eastwood, Caleb Landry Jones, Orlando Bloom, Jack Kesy
Votes: 40,592
5. I Am Legend (2007)
PG-13 | 101 min | Action, Drama, Horror
Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure.
Director: Francis Lawrence | Stars: Will Smith, Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan, Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Votes: 814,894 | Gross: $256.39M
6. Watchmen (2009)
R | 162 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
In a version of 1985 where superheroes exist, the murder of a colleague sends active vigilante Rorschach on the trail of a conspiracy that will change the course of history.
Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Jackie Earle Haley, Patrick Wilson, Carla Gugino, Malin Akerman
Votes: 582,901 | Gross: $107.51M
7. Train to Busan (2016)
Not Rated | 118 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
While a zombie virus breaks out in South Korea, passengers struggle to survive on the train from Seoul to Busan.
Director: Yeon Sang-ho | Stars: Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, Ma Dong-seok, Kim Su-an
Votes: 259,137 | Gross: $2.13M
8. The Harder They Fall (2021)
R | 139 min | Action, Drama, Western
When an outlaw discovers his enemy is being released from prison, he reunites his gang to seek revenge.
Director: Jeymes Samuel | Stars: Jonathan Majors, Zazie Beetz, RJ Cyler, Edi Gathegi
Votes: 71,253
9. Chernobyl (2019)
TV-MA | 41 min | Drama, History, Thriller
In April 1986, the city of Chernobyl in the Soviet Union suffers one of the worst nuclear disasters in the history of mankind. Consequently, many heroes put their lives on the line in the following days, weeks and months.
Stars: Jessie Buckley, Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård, Adam Nagaitis
Votes: 866,777
10. Parasite (2019)
R | 132 min | Drama, Thriller
Greed and class discrimination threaten the newly-formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan.
Director: Bong Joon Ho | Stars: Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-sik
Votes: 961,036 | Gross: $53.37M
11. A Love Song for Latasha (2019)
TV-PG | 19 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
The injustice surrounding the shooting death of 15-year-old Latasha Harlins at a South Central Los Angeles store became a flashpoint for the city’s 1992 civil uprising.
Director: Sophia Nahli Allison | Stars: Tybie O'Bard, Shinese Harlins, Zoe Flint, Nnenna Brown
Votes: 2,624
12.
The Animatrix (2003)
Episode:
Final Flight of the Osiris
(2003)
PG-13 | 9 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
The crew of the hovercraft Osiris must get a message back to Zion, a message of vital importance. Easy to do, but for the armada of Sentinels between them and Zion.
Director: Andrew R. Jones | Stars: Kevin Michael Richardson, Pamela Adlon, John DiMaggio, Tom Kenny
Votes: 8,450
13. Double World (2020)
110 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Seeing the neighboring country become more and more powerful, a warlord organizes a competition to reveal the best warriors. A young man is eager to bring honour to his clan.
Director: Teddy Chan | Stars: Henry Lau, Peter Ho, Chenhan Lin, Luxia Jiang
Votes: 4,764
14. The Mule (2018)
R | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A ninety-year-old horticulturist and Korean War veteran turns drug mule for a Mexican cartel.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Patrick L. Reyes, Cesar De León, Gustavo Muñoz
Votes: 152,701 | Gross: $103.80M
15. Babyteeth (2019)
MA-17 | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Milla, a seriously ill teenager, falls in love with a drug dealer, Moses, her parents' worst nightmare.
Director: Shannon Murphy | Stars: Eliza Scanlen, Michelle Lotters, Toby Wallace, Sora Wakaki
Votes: 19,080
16. On the Count of Three (2021)
R | 86 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Jerrod Carmichael makes his directorial debut and stars in On the Count of Three, a darkly comic feature about two best friends, Val (Carmichael) and Kevin (Christopher Abbott), on the last day of their lives.
Director: Jerrod Carmichael | Stars: Jerrod Carmichael, Christopher Abbott, Tiffany Haddish, Lavell Crawford
Votes: 8,791
17. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
PG-13 | 137 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Katniss and a team of rebels from District 13 prepare for the final battle that will decide the fate of Panem.
Director: Francis Lawrence | Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson
Votes: 373,682 | Gross: $281.72M
18. Nightmare Alley (2021)
R | 150 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A grifter working his way up from low-ranking carnival worker to lauded psychic medium matches wits with a psychologist bent on exposing him.
Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe
Votes: 165,493 | Gross: $11.34M
19. Gone with the Wind (1939)
Passed | 238 min | Drama, Romance, War
A sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.
Directors: Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Sam Wood | Stars: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Thomas Mitchell, Barbara O'Neil
Votes: 334,499 | Gross: $198.68M
20. Kingdom: Ashin of the North (2021 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 92 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
Tragedy, betrayal and a mysterious discovery fuel a woman's vengeance for the loss of her tribe and family in this special episode of "Kingdom."
Director: Kim Seong-hun | Stars: Jun Ji-hyun, Kim Si-Ah, Park Byeong-eun, Koo Kyo-hwan
Votes: 13,353
21.
Love, Death & Robots (2019– )
Episode:
Beyond the Aquila Rift
(2019)
TV-MA | 17 min | Animation, Short, Action
Awakening after traveling light years off course, a ship's crew struggles to discover just how far they've come.
Directors: Gabriele Pennacchioli, Dominique Boidin, Léon Bérelle, Rémi Kozyra, Maxime Luère | Stars: Henry Douthwaite, Madeleine Knight, Rebecca Banatvala, Delroy Brown
Votes: 24,173
22. Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (2016)
PG-13 | 110 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
King Regis, who oversees the land of Lucis, commands his army of soldiers to protect the kingdom from the Niflheim empire's plans to steal the sacred crystal which gives Lucis its magic and power.
Director: Takeshi Nozue | Stars: Aaron Paul, Lena Headey, Sean Bean, Neil Newbon
Votes: 23,173 | Gross: $0.23M
23. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
R | 137 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
The Bride continues her quest of vengeance against her former boss and lover Bill, the reclusive bouncer Budd, and the treacherous, one-eyed Elle.
Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah
Votes: 806,311 | Gross: $66.21M
24. Dragon Ball Z: Light of Hope (2017)
33 min | Short, Sci-Fi
Trunks has learned a painful less about loss and gain. The Androids find new resolve in destroying humanity and Bulma must remain strong as the Androids attack closer and closer to Capsule Corp. and Gohan goes to fight them alone.
Directors: Donnie McMillin, Rita McMillin | Stars: Kenny Leu, Tyler Tackett, Amy Johnston, Jack Wald
Votes: 192
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