Depressing movies

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Nineteen Eighty-Four, the version with John Hurt and Richard Burton. Very depressing, especially at the end.

Oh, and District 9. That movie can make you lose your faith in humanity.

You've gotta be kidding about District 9. District 9 was epic, but didn't seem that depress except for the man that was transforming into an alien.

The Green Mile was depressing due to how the man who "helped" others died in the end.

Road to Perdition was depressing, but good. The only things depressing about the film is when the protagonist's wife and 2nd son was killed, when he had to kill his "father", and when he dies after getting killed by an assassin.

So you missed all the stuff about the horrible way the aliens were treated by the humans?

Yeah, I forgot to mention that, also how the transformation affected his wife, and how it motivated MNU or whatever the organization is called to go after killing aliens and trying to kill the Wirkus.

Ponette

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117359/

Ken Russell's The Devils

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066993/

The Conqueror Worm

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063285/

i would add the recent Melancholia by von Trier just for parity, but it has moments that made me burst out laughing despite the fact that (spoiler alert) it's about the end of the world

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1527186/

"the butterfly effect" would have to top the list of downer movies. "the last boy scout" was also very depressing in addition to being totally foul. "donnie darko" [in addition to being almost totally opaque] was no happy time, either.

does anime count? if so then the studio ghibli film grave of the fireflies if this doesnt make you sad you have no soul.

Children of Men, and the previously mentioned Grave of the Fireflies.

the killers [1964 don siegel version]
anything by quentin tarantino

It's interesting that you should mention this as the BBFC (UK film censorship board) are hosting a 100 years of film censorship bash at the National Film Theatre in London. The Devils famously had a hell of a time with the BBFC and the distributor, Warner Home Video, to this day have the original uncut edition of this film but refuse to release it, not even to celebrate the BBFC's centenary anniversary. The most complete version is the original UK cinema version that was pre-cut for a UK 'X' certificate back in 1971.

The Fisher King
Virgin Suicides
Of Human Bondage
Doctor Zhivago
Radio Flyer
Stand By Me (but it was still good)
The Straight Story
Black Beauty
Foxes
The Social Network
Boys N the Hood
21 Grams
Monster
The Rivers Edge
American Beauty
Heartburn
The Caveman's Valentine
The Big Chill
The Doctor
The Acidental Tourist
Children Of A Lesser God
Prince of Tides
Flowers For Algernon (didn't finish it)

the 1968 cliff robertson oscar winner "charly" had an ending that was leavened by the fact that the viewer has no way of knowing if he remembered what he was for a too-short while.

I don't think I've ever wanted a movie to just end quite so much as watching the director's cut of Brazil. I remember reading somewhere that Gilliam pitched it as 1984 and 1/2, and that's exactly what the movie is. One of my uncles loves the film, claims it's uplifting even.

Hotel Rwanda
Schindler's List
Trainspotting

For a documentary series 'The First Australians' is a sad watch indeed

speaking of the first australians i cant believe i didnt mention rabbit proof fence. it's about a family from the stolen generation and unfortunately it's based on a true story. this crap actually happened. real life is worse than anything we could ever invent sometimes.