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144 Best Depressing Movies To Watch - A Good Movie To Watch

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Popular + Depressing

Have you got the tissues ready? Some of the most memorable watches are the ones that tug at our heart strings. Here are the best depressing movies to stream right now.

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A Short Film About Killing (1988)

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8.7

A punishingly bleak but powerful cry of protest against the death penalty

A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case (2023)

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8.1

A documentary that skillfully pieces together the tragedy and public spectacle of a young child's death

Threads (1984)

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8.5

The viscerally chilling Threads is the kind of film you only watch once

War Pony (2022)

7.2

Though deeply tragic, War Pony’s harsh depiction of life on the rez makes for a beautiful and necessary watch

Every Body (2023)

7.2

A much-needed primer on intersex that celebrates just as much as it cries for justice

Take Care of Maya (2023)

7.3

While it lacks the incisiveness of a documentary of its scale, Take Care of Maya is fascinating and sensitive enough to bring justice to its delicate subject matter

Farha (2021)

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8.0

A brutal coming-of-age film set at the start of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Holy Spider (2022)

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8.0

A timely and terrifying noir that takes on systemic abuse and corruption in Iran

The Farewell (2019)

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9.1

Awkwafina shines in this complex culture clash comedy.

All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)

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8.7

A stunning and sobering World War I drama from Germany

The Vanishing (1988)

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8.7

Love, curiosity, and obsession blur when a man’s girlfriend mysteriously disappears

Ordinary People (2016)

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8.2

A devastating look at poverty through the eyes of teenagers forced to protect themselves

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