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275 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

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

Menace II Society (1993)

7.4

A striking and violent crime drama that depicts inner city hopelessness

Casualties of War (1989)

7.1

A different, brutal perspective of innocence lost in the Vietnam War

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

The Road Dance (2022)

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Tragedy strikes a Scottish isle in this stunning, moving period drama

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

Address Unknown (2001)

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A bleak, brutal tale of a town under occupation by supposed allies

Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)

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Werner Herzog takes on the classic film vampire in this spectacular, empathetic gothic horror remake

Short Term 12 (2013)

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9.9

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

Tell Me Who I Am (2019)

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8.2

A devastating, unlikely story

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