Most depressing but good movies you have seen (film, documentary, short)

[pikabike]

What movies that are depressing but compel you to think about serious questions are your most memorable?

In no particular order, these are mine:

Haulout (recent short documentary)
The Cove
Blackfish
[yes, the above three are of related themes]
Jacob’s Ladder
Mystic River
Osage County, August
In the Bedroom

[kgordeeva]

Hachi: A Dog's Tale, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Titanic and Manchester By the Sea

[Clark Fork Fantast]

The Remains of the Day (1993) with Emma Thompson and Anthony Hopkins. Fantastic film, with a poignant message, but very sad.

[Hawk J]

Originally Posted by kgordeeva

Hachi: A Dog's Tale, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Titanic and Manchester By the Sea

I Love "Hachi: A Dog's Tale". I was crying during the movie. Animal movies get to me...

[karlsch]

Grave of the Fireflies:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vPe...StoreAustralia

[hawk55732]

The most depressing but good movie I have ever seen is, The Road.

[Mightyqueen801]

Do The Right Thing

The Lord of War

Gone With The Wind. Don't laugh. Pretty depressing story about how you can be so blinded by the pursuit of money that you throw away the one person who has always truly loved you for who you are and don't realize it until it is too late.

ETA: Actually the two people. Mammy loves her, too, but even she gives up on her.

[Mark S.]

Originally Posted by karlsch

Grave of the Fireflies:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vPe...StoreAustralia

Correct. That one will make your soul weep for days.

[StarlaJane]

Million Dollar Baby
Sounder
The Misfits
Burnt By The Sun
Anna Karenina
Splendor In The Grass
To Live
The Professional
Manchester By The Sea
Mystic River

That’s just off of the top of my head… too many to list.

[Parnassia]

Seven Years in Tibet

The end of the film leading into the closing credits reduces me to sobs.