Moste depressing films
What's your idea of the most depressing film?
I watched Never Let Me Go (a C4 premiere on Sunday night). The story of a group of people whose sole purpose in life was to act as donors for people with diseases such as cancer, Alzheimers, etc.
The film was clearly well-made and well-acted but to me it was humourless and filmed in various shades of dull beige and grey.
Left me feeling really down and depressed after watching it.
I watched Never Let Me Go (a C4 premiere on Sunday night). The story of a group of people whose sole purpose in life was to act as donors for people with diseases such as cancer, Alzheimers, etc.
The film was clearly well-made and well-acted but to me it was humourless and filmed in various shades of dull beige and grey.
Left me feeling really down and depressed after watching it.
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Come and See
The Sent-Down Girl
Pixote (doesn't help that I watched Salaam Bombay! before or after this; both films were on C4 the same night)
Army of Shadows
It's a Wonderful Life
Blue Spring
Paths of Glory
Lilya 4-ever
AKIRA
Boys, Be Ambitious
Come Home, Cathy
I can think of more, but those come to mind first.
requiem for a dream
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I know its not really the sort of film you mean but it really is very depressing .
Threads
The day after
On The Beach
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Especially when you consider the whole film is about a hard-up money grabbing ****.
My choice is Les Misérables
Contrary to its name, it's actually really dark and miserable. There's probably only about one or two characters in it who are likeable - the rest are horrible. I mean, one of them's a paedophile for Christ's sake!
It is a good film though. But bloody hell, it's not a pleasant watch at all.
Yes, Threads - without doubt, the most harrowing, depressing film ever
It's a Wonderful Life...depressing???
Granted it is quite dark in places, but the movie as a whole ends on a high note and is very positive and life-affirming, one of the best feelgood movies ever made.
I really don't know how you could watch this movie from beginning to end and then describe it as depressing.
Funny Games.
The Mist.
25th Hour.
Basically a great film which I have really enjoyed, but the protagonist loses at the end.
Totally agree - I recorded it and just finished watching it. It was incredibly sad and depressing and I just asked myself why I put myself through it. It was a story without hope
Also, most movies by David Lynch are pretty depressing - Eraserhead and Blue Velvet come to mind.
But probably the worst films are the ones by David Cronenberg - Dead Ringers was vile and depressing at the same time.
I watched this film for the first time yesterday and have to say I too found it deeply depressing. Even the so-called 'feel-good' ending, because (although it's a movie), life just isn't like that.
Meryl Streep's performance normally leaves me very sad and depressed for a few days, which is why i don't normally watch it much. It's a film about depression and really hits home in small ways.