The most depressing film..

[Djibrilshairdo]

Naked - grim
Raining Stones - grimmer
Wings of Desire - grimmest

 

[Eccles Blue]

The Grapes of Wrath.
“If you're in trouble or hurt or need–go to poor people. They're the only ones that'll help–the only ones. Then it don' matter.”

 

[johnnytapia]

'Cathy Come Home' is as desperate and depressing a film as I've ever seen.

It’s a play.

 

[grunge]

Grave of the fireflies

 

[kippax123]

Bad lieutenant was a bit grim as was woolf creek.

wolf creek was very depressing.

 

[MikeF]

American History X - not sure I found it depressing as such, just upsetting.

 

[BLUEYESTU]

The Grey and Apocalipto. Both unrelentingly violent and brutal, with the polar opposite of happy endings.

I bought The Grey and watched it with my then wife who absolutely hated it for its ‘shite ending’. I read recently though that at the end of the credits there’s a scene where the wolf Liam Neeson fights is lying dead, so maybe it is actually a happy ending?

 

[BLUEYESTU]

The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas.

No Country For Old Men.

 

[bluealf]

Eraserhead depressed and horrified me first time watching when I was about 13. I've seen it since and it still has the same effect. Good though.

I watched that when I was 15, quite possibly never really understanding it fully, been meaning to watch it as an adult to see if it was worth it, I remember a train station scene was quite sad and the flat and endless screaming from a 'baby' want to say there was a lot of ticking going on but it was at least 35+ years ago lol

 

[bluealf]

Only saw it once 20 years ago but Requiem for a dream I remember being depressing

I just watched that a month ago, it was sad and depressing.

 

[Blue Maverick]

I, Daniel Blake - even more depressing it documents peoples lives up to 2016 and nothing has changed 8 years later and the current rhetoric looks like it will extend it - makes Kes look like a fun musical

I watched that on a plane fuck me it didn’t get my holiday off to a good start, utterly depressing film and like you say nothing has changed.

 

[roman totale]

Nil By Mouth. It’s one of my favorite films and I’ve seen it once, when it came out over 25 years ago. I’ve not had the fortitude to see it a second time.

 

[Blue Maverick]

Passion of the Christ, watched this for only the second time a few weeks ago, fucking brutal.

 

[Elbow beards]

8mm was quite grim.

 

[Bigg Bigg Blue]

Christiane F, all about drugs, really depressing

 

[Marklr]

I watched that when I was 15, quite possibly never really understanding it fully, been meaning to watch it as an adult to see if it was worth it, I remember a train station scene was quite sad and the flat and endless screaming from a 'baby' want to say there was a lot of ticking going on but it was at least 35+ years ago lol

Did you watch it when it was on TV in the early 80s? That's when I saw it. Yeah, curiosity made me watch it again some years later and ...it's even freakier. I had to be in the right state of mind for it..haha.

 

[chesterbells]

Nil By Mouth. It’s one of my favorite films and I’ve seen it once, when it came out over 25 years ago. I’ve not had the fortitude to see it a second time.

Great call. Don’t think I could watch that again either.

 

[bluealf]

Did you watch it when it was on TV in the early 80s? That's when I saw it. Yeah, curiosity made me watch it again some years later and ...it's even freakier. I had to be in the right state of mind for it..haha.

watched it on vhs lol my mate had one and we used to have a film night at his, his mam used to get us a 4 pack as well, which was cool as a 15yo kid lol

Might have a look on the firestick and see how it goes, can always knock it off or the wife can knock it off when she says WTF is this shit :)

 

[C90]

Christiane F and Naked (Mike Leigh) are both films I'm unlikely to watch in the near future. Bleak!

 

[DaveyG]

Hurricane.

Carter was likely guilty and got off on a technicality. Dylan stopped performing the song before the end of the 70s