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

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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.

Once Were Warriors (1994)

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8.0

A Maori family survives in an alienating Auckland in this raw, tragic drama

Carmen & Lola (2018)

7.0

Love clashes with community in this intimate, realistic lesbian drama

The Substance (2024)

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8.3

Demi Moore swaps bodies in this standout chaotic body dysmorphia horror

Silenced (2011)

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9.0

A brutal and harrowing exposé of the schoolwide abuse case that sparked outrage in Korea

Memoir of a Snail (2024)

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8.6

A crack of hope shines through in this heartbreaking animated film about preservation and perseverance

Autumn Sonata (1978)

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8.5

Chilling and cathartic, this film is a love-hate letter from neglected children to their resentful parents

7 Prisoners (2021)

7.1

A boy comes of age in a modern day cage in this hard-hitting, heartbreaking drama

The Misfits (1961)

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A melancholic Western cult classic that marked a turning point in Hollywood cinema

Monster (2021)

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A man struggles to survive the famine in this slow, bleak period drama set in An Gorta Mór

Four Daughters (2023)

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A heartbreaking docudrama of a family torn by extremism

Ordinary People (1980)

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This Best Picture Oscar-winner captures one family at a breaking point

Son of Babylon (2009)

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A boy and his grandmother search for family in this raw, moving road drama

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