Depressing Movies

[Riley]

Have you ever rented a movie to find it is black and depressing as hell? I rented "The Hours" last night. Good god I felt like slitting my wrists half way through. Nothing like a movie that just picks you up and makes you want to jump off a building. Have you ever rented one of these feel like shit movies?

[SickGirl]

I've seen too many depressing movies. But one I just watched recently was The Grey Zone, a movie about the holocaust. Too damn graphic if you ask me.

[Coven66]

man i almost killed myself after renting jacub the liar, after that i made it a strong point to generally avoid movies about the holocoust.

[WhatTheFluck295]

Deep Impact... :(

[Madness]

Is say that the passion of the christ was probably the only movie that made me think. It's also the only movie that probably made me cry. :(

[Star]

I am avoiding "Passion of the Christ" just because I hate crying. That sucks. It has to be something really, really depressing for me to cry and it just sucks.

[Deltron]

Call me crazy, but, John Q depressed the hell out of me. I think the thought that our medicare and society is so horrible that money is more important than life depressed me.

[4d3pt4t10n]

shindlers list. definetly. like everybody else, i now am definetly not going to watch a halocaust movie for a VERY long time

[dylan-d]

Man on Fire definitely has it's depressing moments. Damn goo movie, though.

[Rat Bastard]

Taxi Driver and Combat Shock.

[Riley]

Oh another one, "About Schmidt" with Jack Nicholson. I wanted to see it because it was filmed here, but damn it was very black and depressing.

I am with you on the Holocaust movies, I never made it through Schindlers List. The only Holocaust movie that I could watch was "Its a Beautiful Life"

[Tool]

Taxi Driver and Combat Shock.

HOLY SHIT. Someone else has seen combat shock LOL. you remember the part where the guy drank the rancid milk? and didn't he put a cat in the oven or something? I cant quite remember i saw it a long time ago. All I know is that movie sucked but was quite depressing indeed!

[glowEm]

The Basketball Diaries, The Virgin Suicides, Sleepers, Dead Poets Society, American Beauty, Steel Magnolias, Trainspotting, The Shawshank Redemption,Thirteen, When Harry Met Sally, Shakespear In Love, Braveheart,Saving Private Ryan,
Gone With the Wind... that's all I can think of for now...

[SickGirl]

I am with you on the Holocaust movies, I never made it through Schindlers List. The only Holocaust movie that I could watch was "Its a Beautiful Life"

Did you notice that they somehow made a movie about genocide rather chipper?! I still cried at the end though . . .

More depressing movies. Last of the Mohicans, Monsters Ball, Leaving Las Vegas, and Blow.

[droogsteve]

The Basketball Diaries, The Virgin Suicides, Sleepers, Dead Poets Society, American Beauty, Steel Magnolias, Trainspotting, The Shawshank Redemption,Thirteen, When Harry Met Sally, Shakespear In Love, Braveheart,Saving Private Ryan,
Gone With the Wind... that's all I can think of for now... Shawshank Redemption? They both end up on a beautiful beach in Mexico, what's depressing about that? :confused:

[glowEm]

I was discussing this with my friend while I posted that. Everything in the movie up until the very end was depressing.

[Rabid_chiapet]

What Dreams may Come, saddest movie EVER. I could not stop bawling my eyes out through out the whole thing, but it still was a good movie. Depressing but good.

[Ziggyfeed]

originally posted by WhatTheFluck295

Deep Impact. :(


That movie was so fuckin boring...

[Rat Bastard]

HOLY SHIT. Someone else has seen combat shock LOL. you remember the part where the guy drank the rancid milk? and didn't he put a cat in the oven or something? I cant quite remember i saw it a long time ago. All I know is that movie sucked but was quite depressing indeed!

Yes, I saw that movie last week. It wasn't his cat he put in the oven, it was his deformed baby that he just shot. He also shot his pregnant wife in the stomach. That movie kinda did suck, but the ending was really twisted and depressing.

[tyronebiggums35]

I'd have to say Requiem For A Dream.

[ColdReaper]

Super depressing movies

Artificial Intelligence: AI
About Schmidt
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Big Fish (I know most of the movie is happy and uplifting but the end hurt)
Edward Scissorhands
Gigli
Legends of the Fall
The Green Mile
Joan of Arc
House of Sand and Fog - Big time
Gladiator - made me sad.
Blow
Donnie Darko - especially if you see the alternate ending
Vanilla Sky
The Cure
May
Matchstick men - the ending
Not really a movie but Evangelion

I had three others I wanted to add but I cant remember.

[cwergy]

requiem for a dream and I am sam

[WhatTheFluck295]

That movie was so fuckin boring...

Probably because you went into it thinking it was this huge action bluckbuster flick...

[theREVEREND]

Transformer's the movie.


Come on who didn't cry when optimus prime died?

[XenMia]

My Flesh And Blood.
It's a documentary that premiered on HBO Sunday. It's now on HBO On Demand. Anyone who has this should definately watch it if you're in the mood for depressing.

[Rabid_chiapet]

Super depressing movies

Artificial Intelligence: AI
About Schmidt
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Big Fish (I know most of the movie is happy and uplifting but the end hurt)
Edward Scissorhands
Gigli
Legends of the Fall
The Green Mile
Joan of Arc
House of Sand and Fog - Big time
Gladiator - made me sad.
Blow
Donnie Darko - especially if you see the alternate ending
Vanilla Sky
The Cure
May
Matchstick men - the ending
Not really a movie but Evangelion

I had three others I wanted to add but I cant remember.


How is Gigli a sad movie? I've heard it sucks ass, but depressing??? :confused:

[biscuit]

My Flesh And Blood.
It's a documentary that premiered on HBO Sunday. It's now on HBO On Demand. Anyone who has this should definately watch it if you're in the mood for depressing.


i was watching that dude! i didnt expect joe to __ tho. very sad.


and hes 15! he looked like he was 12.

[XenMia]

i was watching that dude! i didnt expect joe to __ tho. very sad.


and hes 15! he looked like he was 12.

Yeah and what about Anthony(?) The one with the skin disease?...he was freakin 20!!! He looked 11 or so. Poor kids :(

[Eegoog]

I may be showing my age here, but there were some very artful and depressing films in the early 60's. Here are a few I liked:

- Days of wine and roses with Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick (1962)
- The Hustler with Paul Newman and Piper Laurie (1961)
- What ever happened to Baby Jane, Bette Davis And Joan Crawford (1962)
- Requiem for a Heavyweight, Anthony Quinn and Jackie Gleason (1962)

[harold]

The pianist
shindlers list
Pokemon the movie ( pikachu almost died, thank god he was ok after a visit to the pokecenter )

[Eegoog]

Pokemon the movie ( pikachu almost died, thank god he was ok after a visit to the pokecenter )

huh :confused:

[Wire17]

the texas chinsaw massacre was pretty upsetting. mainly becasue of the narration by John Larroquette at the beginging. that just really got me down.

also, i was really depressed after watching house of 1000 corpses. to think, i was expecting something that would be creppy and shocking. all that money, ill never get back...

[duckfart]

fuck u, the shawshank redemtion aint depressin its the best film ever.

[duckfart]

whats the alternate ending of donnie darko

[BigMattTheHobo]

"Life is Beautiful", an amazing movie, very sad. About the Holocaust.

[hodog78]

Although a very dramatic, intense movie, I found American History X to be really depressing. Great movie, not a real happy ending though. But I guess that's what I expected going into it.

[catgarvin]

- Days of wine and roses with Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick (1962)



Along those lines:

The Lost Weekend-really old
Leaving Las Vegas

The downside of alcoholism.

[Alex]

Warning: IF YOU HAVENT SEEN MATCHSTICK MEN DO NOT READ (ruins ending)

recently i rented da movie matchstick men... i loved it the girl was adorable ^_^ but it turns out... arf.... he lost like 1 million dollars.. and the daughter every viewerr of the movie grew to love.... is is a con artist :( yeah it sucks....

[HoHum]

I read in the newspaper about a guy who made a film called "The saddest music in the world." He searched foir the saddest music for it.It's about a contest for who can makew the saddest music. It looks good.

[Soak A Toa]

American History X
Mystic River
Trainspotting
Breaking Waves
I Am Sam
What Dreams May Come
Dead Poets Society
-various Holocaust movies-
AI
6th Sense
Pay It Forward
Stand By Me
Forrest Gump
Angela's Ashes

that's all i can think of right now

[ManMonkeyFish]

I would have to say it would be "Quills". It was one of those movies you just felt sad and dirtyu after it was over. :(

[greeno144]

Requiem For A Dream is rather depressing. Couldn't finish it. Even the lesbian porno scene near the end fuckin' scared the shit out of me.

[Mike From The D]

Harley Davidson & The Marlboro Man, That movie always makes me sad.

[PyschoDroogie]

Simon Birch

[reptilian_storm]

Stand By Me :(

It reminds me of being a kid agian.

[Chemicalweapons]

hey i dont get why everone gets so depressed about holocaust movies... everone knows the holocaust was a hoax. and when i saw the passion of chirst while drunk.. "best way to watch it IMO" it made me laugh.. God damn i hate christains.. and all religions for that madder ,my Fucking dog is smarter than any church going christain beacuse he dosn't believe in god. WEll if u want depressing movies watch LIFETIME. Not only will there movies depress you but u get to see women getting beat.

stand by me is a great movie :D

Dont forget Blow ! not only a good movie but sure to put you in the dumps.

[SuicideRun]

Things to do in Denver When You're Dead is a must-see depressing flick. It was genius, but seriously fucked up.

[Shrek]

Call me a wimp, but I cry at so many movies. Here is a list of some of the movies I cried at, ending with the one that moved me the most:

13. Hearts in Atlantis - when Ted get's taken away.
12. The Green Mile - at the end.
11. Forrest Gump - when he's at Jenny's grave.
10. We were soldiers - when the women are handing out the letters.
9. Men of Honor - the scene where De Niro breaks Gooding Jr.'s radio.
8. John Q. - when the dad is talking to his son before he's going to shoot himself.
7. Radio - when Radio's mom dies.
6. Schindler's List - almost all the way through.
5. The Pianist - when he pulls the dead kid under the wall.
4. LOTR Trilogy - a bunch of places.
3. The Elephant Man - at the end, when he lies down to die.
2. Winter's End - at the end, when the dad and son forgive each other.

And the number one movie I cried at:

1. Dad - mainly the scene where the dad and son hug before the operation.

[ipathrasta22]

Saving Private Ryan..

[fro]

:( elephant :( its all boreing for like 2 hours and all of a sudden these assholes start shooting inocent kids... frickin depressing

[Momokomo]

OMG talking about depressing movies this has to top the chart its called "In Dreams" i watched it in class its supposed to be some kind of horror it is a little freaky but its very super depressing i cant watch it a second time even if i was paid too trust me its that depressing!!!!

[etnies_gherl07]

you guys are going to think im weird but the MTV original movie "Wuthering Heights" is really depressing, also the movie "Thirteen" which was really fukced up.

[yELLOWsTUFF]

Jon Gacy, the movie--- damn that was scary, but also dpressing because it is a true story.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre wasn't depressing, it was funny

[rainbowdark]

well what's the point of watching movies at all if they don't make you think or feel?

[P4yn3]

Nobody's said, " Se7en " yet?

Man, that movie was just to much..

[TB44]

Nobody's said, " Se7en " yet?

Man, that movie was just to much..
Scarface was depressing to me.The way it ended with his sister getting all shot up and then the terrosists come and kill tony.I wish the bad guy would win for once.

[rainbowdark]

Requiem For A Dream......killer soundtrack...great film.... one of the most messed up films i've ever seen

[Cat Puncher]

I knew Requiem would be dropped a lot, and it deserves to be. Great movie too.

Another great movie, that just destroyed me was House of Sand and Fog. Christ, an amazing fucking movie, and just so damned depressing. It's the closest I've come to crying in 4 years. Ugh, just so damn good.

And yeah, the ending to Matchstick Men is so much more depressing than the rest of the picture. I liked it a lot.

Edit: Oh yeah, almost forgot. Nobody's probably seen it, but this little french-canadian flick called The Barbarian Invasions. Pretty good movie, but utterly depressing end that is really damn good.

[WhatTheFluck295]

Someone hit the nail on the head with "Stand By Me".

Also, "Donnie Darko" was somewhat depressing...especially the alternate ending, where they actually show Donnie dead after the engine crashes through his bedroom. "Ginger Snaps" is depressing at the end too...well, to me at least. It didn't take the usual "the hero walks away into the sunset" approach, but just kinda' lingered there while sad music played and while the wolf (Ginger) died.

[rainbowdark]

house of sand and fog was amazing.....but again, it just dragged me down...there's so many out there.... mystic river.....one of my my customers started going off when i was renting it to him about how all sean penn does is whine and cry and what not..... it's not entirely true.... fast times and ridgemont high was awesome

on a brighter note, Love Actually was pretty damn good, was a nice pick me up, since most of the time i only end up watching the downer ones... it's just nutz, how they have this 8 year old er whatever, and he feels so struck down by love... he manages to sum up love so perfectly, yes i know, just a movie... but still...

[Gimpysheepnads]

Wedding for bella is sad...so is I am sam but most people know that. Life as a house. One depressing movie I have seen is bastard out of carolina.

[rainbowdark]

I didn't find life as a house to be all that sad..... Kevin Kline is awesome though......... all his characters always fill me with such hope for human kind etc and how we all have such great potential.........

then i flip on the news and ferget all about it

[Chungin]

Ghost, a 1990 movie, was a depressing movie. It was humorous too simply because of Whoopi Goldberg, but damn, it almost made me cry.

[TheCootAttacks]

where the red fern grows is really sad at the end when the two dogs died. man that made me cry.

[TinaBina]

Has anyone said 'Monster' yet? I'm too lazy to look. ;) Well, that is a frikken depressing movie...I just got done watching it and, well, it really makes you appreciate the things you have.

[reigenborn]

AMERICAN HISTORY X really makes you think and wonder about what happened at the end

[verycoolnin]

I saw the Butterfly Effect yesterday, that was really depressing.

[E-DuB06]

Not really rented ne depressing movies, i stick to comedy action and sci-fi no chick flicks unless the chicks are hot :D

[Lost_In_Shadows]

I def. agree about The Hours being a very depressing movie.

[Momokomo]

I have to say ive seen some depressing movies in my time but nothing as dark and depressing as "In Dreams" talking about dark and depressing this has to be the top 5!!!!!!!!!

[reln]

American Beauty
Requiem for a Dream
Amores Perros
Brazil
The Man Who Wasn't There
Once Upon a Time in America

[E-DuB06]

Another Depressing movie would have to be spiderman 2 , just cz everything in his life screws up and i would be suicidal if all that shit happened to me

[.:R e e v a n:.]

Hey being Spiderman would still be cool I think being able to climb up walls and jump heights and swing on goo is good enough to make up for being depressed and nothing working

[E-DuB06]

Another movie i would say is depressing is What's Eating Gilbert Grape prob the part where the huge mom cant get out of bed anymore and when she dies they cant carry her anywhere so they burn down the house with her in it instead...kinda sad :cool:

[reigenborn]

you just ruined the movie for me fuck head!!!!........e-dub u bastard....