58 Best Depressing Movies to Watch

Sweet, slow-moving, and possibly life-changing, this American drama shines the light on the chaos and crises of social work in America.

Much more than simply a rock music biopic, Love and Mercy is a poetic portrayal of the genius that was Bryan Wilson, the fabled frontman of The Beach Boys .

Director Ken Loach's devastating look at the British underclass.

A meditative but devastating account of a decaying marriage .

Awkwafina shines in this complex culture clash comedy. .

Javier Bardem delivers a stellar performance as a quadriplegic struggling for the right to end his life. .

A daring, surreal, and thoroughly bone-chilling documentary about the genocide in Indonesia .

Kenneth Lonergan's third film is honest, strange, and affecting drama. .

The Tragically Hip was a deeply beloved band from Ontario that peaked in the 90s with hits like Grace, Too or Nautical Disaster. The Hip, as their fans refer to them, had just finished recording their latest album in 2015 when the lead singer was diagnosed with a fatal disease. This movie is about them deciding to go on one last tour to say goodbye to their fans and country. Mostly, it’s about the singer, Gord Downie, and how his personality and love for the music shined through his illness. Picture someone who is giving an immaculate performance despite being a few weeks away from death, and a packed stadium of people singing along in tears - this is this movie. It’s truly an incredible story of human ambition, empathy, and the bond that music can create between an artist and a whole nation.

You've probably watched and heard about enough Holocaust films to expect a formula, but you might want to put all that aside going into The Boy in Striped Pajamas. Bruno, the son of a WWII Nazi commandant forms an unlikely friendship with a Jewish kid his age in his father's concentration camp. The film is World War II told through Bruno's eyes, and while you might not get why this movie is so highly praised in its first scenes, the twisting and profound second half will have you recommending it to everyone in need of a moving story well executed, or quite simply a good cry.