Most depressing movie of all time?

[BobPSU92]

Sack Lunch

 

[sw-lion]

The Ice Storm
Happiness
Manchester By The Sea

MBTS.....you’ll need a Prozac after that movie!

 

[marshall23]

Hey what’s the matter with love story preppy?

It was pretty much just another movie until I lived it and lost my wife. I wish I could say I had nothing to be sorry for.

 

[brupsu]

It was pretty much just another movie until I lived it and lost my wife. I wish I could say I had nothing to be sorry for.

That’s rough I can only imagine.Sorry for your loss

 

[Jerry]

What movie left you just beaten down by how depressing it was?

I nominate On the Beach from 1959

"This is how the world ends, not with a bang but a whimper"

On the Beach is classic and a good nomination.

But in the same genre there's a better flick...released in 1983 and under-appreciated but one of the best I've ever seen: Testament.

Depressing...but very powerful. There are scenes in the movie that stay with you a long time.

 

[brupsu]

Rudy

Gloves got to love this

 

[marshall23]

That’s rough I can only imagine.Sorry for your loss

TY

 

[brupsu]

What movie left you just beaten down by how depressing it was?

I nominate On the Beach from 1959

"This is how the world ends, not with a bang but a whimper"

Train spotters?

 

[LionJim]

On the Beach is classic and a good nomination.

But in the same genre there's a better flick...released in 1983 and under-appreciated but one of the best I've ever seen: Testament.

Depressing...but very powerful. There are scenes in the movie that stay with you a long time.

Testament is a great, great movie. The scene of Jane Alexander sewing her dead daughter’s shroud, heartrending.

 

[PSUcup1]

Sophie’s Choice

 

[Aardvark86]

Kingdom of Heaven

 

[brupsu]

Sophie’s Choice

Heart breaking

 

[Global Fan]

The wife insisted we go to "Eat, Pray, Love". I thought I was going to die before it was over.

 

[Aardvark86]

Also, going back a ways, The Fisher King

 

[hemo]

What movie left you just beaten down by how depressing it was?

I nominate On the Beach from 1959

"This is how the world ends, not with a bang but a whimper"

Sophie's Choice

 

[FHSPSU67]

Going back a few, but for most depressing and most disgusting -- Mondo Cane

 

[DavidM]

If any of you are old enough to remember it, "The Pawnbroker" starring Rod Steiger. Woof! Some of the ones already mentioned have uplifting endings, but not this baby.

 

[Roar More]

They shoot horse don't they?

Horses. They shoot horses. It's not about heroin or basketball. 😉

 

[YYZ86]

Kingdom of Heaven

Always thought that was an underrated movie. If you’ve never seen the directors cut, gotta watch it.

 

[doublehaul]

Unforgiven, nuff said.

 

[psuro]

A toss up, my two wedding videos.

Circle gets the square.

 

[Tri-Power65]

Recently - The Lighthouse and Midsommar.

 

[RandyL]

Not sure exactly what category it would belong to, but has anyone seen The Turin Horse?

 

[Noriega]

My Life. Michael Keaton movie. He gets brain cancer. Goes downhill from there

 

[NitneLiun]

Leaving Las Vegas.

 

[Ten Thousan Marbles]

 

[WP76]

I watched "Saving Private Ryan" once but I can't do it again.

 

[bkmtnittany1]

It was pretty much just another movie until I lived it and lost my wife. I wish I could say I had nothing to be sorry for.

So sorry for you man. Godspeed..

 

[brupsu]

Kingdom of Heaven

Must be me but I thought Kingdom of heaven was really good.

 

[DavidM]

Must be me but I thought Kingdom of heaven was really good.

So did I, but the director's cut is far superior to the in-theater version.

 

[wex18]

"Never Let Me Go," a 2010 film starring Carry Mulligan. It's a romantic movie about kids raised at a school, but they are unaware of what they are being raised for.

 

[Maverick0]

Islands in the Stream

 

[rudedude]

There Will Be Blood. No redeeming characters.

 

[rudedude]

Also:
Requiem
The Road
Million Dollar Baby
Room
The Wrestler

 

[AnotherNovaLion]

As I started to read this 2 immediately came to mind/. Only 1 mentioned. Both starring Jenifer Jason Leigh:

Leaving law vegas
Rush (early 90s)

 

[4IUSox2]

Clean & Sober
Girl, Interrupted
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest

 

[brupsu]

Clean & Sober
Girl, Interrupted
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest

Nicholson was terrific .The boat scene was really funny

 

[proud2bpsufan]

Also:
Requiem
The Road
Million Dollar Baby
Room
The Wrestler

"The Road" has it by a landslide. Nothing redeeming at all about that movie. Just pure fear, depression and hopelessness.

 

[royboy]

No Country for Old Men was scary and disturbing.

 

[Aardvark86]

Must be me but I thought Kingdom of heaven was really good.

Good yes. Uplifting no.