Most Depressing Movie Ever

[Guest JAxlMorrison]

I am going to have to go with Leaving Las Vegas. I just watched it tonight, not for the first time, but it was the first time I really paid attention to it and got into the characters. I mean Christ SPOILER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Why didn't Cage's character at least try to turn it around!

 

 

Anyways, your picks and thoughts?

[Guest MrRant]

Old Yeller

[LaParkaYourCar 0]

Black Hawk Down

We Were Soldiers

 

I picked them because unlike most war movies these were about incidents in war that pretty much turned out as bad as they possibly could and there's no happy way of portraying that.

[Guest Incandenza]

Leaving Las Vegas and Naked. I haven't watched either movie in years, but both left me in a depressed funk upon seeing them. They weren't just sad movies--which, as long as they were good films, leave me in an upbeat mood after watching them--but they left me feeling awful. I really need to see both flicks again to try and get a better emotional grip on them.

[Guest Kotzenjunge]

Old Yeller, bar none.

 

Saving Private Ryan also.

 

Patton is pretty damn depressing, but I'm reluctant to include it because it's a biopic.

 

Fo sheez,

Kotzenjunge

[Guest Kagato Otaku]

Most people I've talked to find Requiem for a Dream depressing.

 

I could care less for any of the characters, so it didn't hit me nearly as hard. 'Course, these were a bunch of guys who tuned in solely for nudie Jennifer Connelly.

 

All of my friends are Labyrinth freaks.

[Guest C.H.U.D.]

When I was a kid, I found Old Yeller to be incredibly depressing and sad. I still feel that way now, but not as strongly.

 

As for more recent films, the most depressing ones that come to mind are Dances with Wolves and The Green Mile. The ending of Backdraft usually chokes me up as well.

 

I'm such a wuss.

[Guest areacode212]

I assume none of you have ever seen the movie Testament (1983), which is possibly the most depressing movie ever made. Don't make the mistake of seeing it in the morning (as I did) because it'll probably ruin your mood for the rest of your day. In a nutshell, it's about the effects of nuclear radiation on a family in a town close to San Francisco, which is hit by a nuclear bomb at the beginning of the movie. The rest of the film is spent watching the family and their neighbors struggle through this, then die. What fun.

[Guest razazteca]

Brian's Song

Gattaca

[Guest Vern Gagne]

Where the Red Fern Grows.

[Guest Your Olympic Hero]

Lately, The Green Mile and We Were Soldiers.

 

When I was younger, Old Yeller and Where the Red Fern Grows.

[Guest Nevermortal]

Death Wish....aside from the vigilante aspect (which RULED~!), the whole rape/murder of the mother daughter was really depressing and cruel.

 

Schindler's List is pretty depressing as well.

[Guest Lethargic]

The Green Mile. It depressed that I actually sat through that entire 12 hour long incredibly predictable contrived piece of shit. And even more depressing that people seem to think it's close to actually being something along the lines of "good".

[Guest SuperTonyJaymz]

Old Yeller

 

and recently, O aka the modern day Othello...thats some sad dpressing shit right there

[Guest Anglesault]

I just recently saw "O". Jesus Christ, what a downer.

 

I enevr saw Old Yeller, but I read the book. THAT was depressing.

[Guest godthedog]

'manos: the hands of fate' is the most depressing thing i've ever seen. no movie has made me want to kill myself while watching it more than 'manos: the hands of fate'.

[Guest WrestlingDeacon]

There are only two movies that men are legally allowed to cry at: Old Yeller and Brian's Song. I also found the ends of The Shootist and Nashville to be mondo depressing.

[Guest C.H.U.D.]

The Green Mile.  It depressed that I actually sat through that entire 12 hour long incredibly predictable contrived piece of shit.  And even more depressing that people seem to think it's close to actually being something along the lines of "good".

I'm not suprised, after all, you said Amadeus was "eh".

[Guest J*ingus]

'manos: the hands of fate' is the most depressing thing i've ever seen. no movie has made me want to kill myself while watching it more than 'manos: the hands of fate'.

Apparently the guy who played Torgo agreed with you, he punched his own ticket shortly after that movie was made.

[Guest evenflowDDT]

'manos: the hands of fate' is the most depressing thing i've ever seen.  no movie has made me want to kill myself while watching it more than 'manos: the hands of fate'.

Apparently the guy who played Torgo agreed with you, he punched his own ticket shortly after that movie was made.

On a related note, didn't the producer or director of Robot Monster try to kill himself after that film's release?

 

Anyway, back on topic... I don't really see how O was that depressing, but maybe that's because I knew the story somewhat and knew how it ended before I saw it. It's powerful cinema though, especially for "teen" cinema, but I wouldn't call it depressing.

[Guest Lethargic]

The Green Mile.  It depressed that I actually sat through that entire 12 hour long incredibly predictable contrived piece of shit.  And even more depressing that people seem to think it's close to actually being something along the lines of "good".

I'm not suprised, after all, you said Amadeus was "eh".

I have zero interest in ever watching Amadeus. There is nothing in that movie that appeals to me whatsoever. It looks like it's the gayest movie ever. If I want to see men in wigs I'll watch Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

 

Green Mile was just way too long and it seemed that the whole entire purpose of the movie was to try to get people to cry. Not tell a good story or anything. Just to get people to cry and try to get Hanks another Oscar. It was so predictable. One of the most predictable movies I've ever seen. It's like they used a paint by number kit to script that movie. You always knew what the next scene was going to be before it even happened.

[Guest J*ingus]

Amadeus appealed to me because 1.It's about the greatest (IMHO) composer to have ever lived, and features a LOT of his music, and 2.It's also about a rather ordinary guy in Salieri, who (like most of us) is not a genius, and despises Mozart for his talent.

[Guest Lethargic]

Amadeus appealed to me because 1.It's about the greatest (IMHO) composer to have ever lived, and features a LOT of his music, and 2.It's also about a rather ordinary guy in Salieri, who (like most of us) is not a genius, and despises Mozart for his talent.

If I wanted to hear that kind of music I'd hang out in an elevator, not watch a 12 hour long movie.

[Guest Kotzenjunge]

Torgo killed himself? NO!!!! Dammit, I actually liked him. That movie really wasn't THAT bad. I mean, the story really did rock when you think about it. There was stuff that could stand to go(the teenagers who were always a-neckin'), but I actually liked it.

 

And yes, Manos: The Hands of Fate was a pretty depressing movie in that the villains won and stuff, and Torgo died, and Mike ended up taking his place...

 

(goes to kill self to join Torgo)

 

Fo sheez,

Kotzenjunge

[Guest converge241]

Doom Generation

Ghost World

(parts of) Born on the 4th of July

[Guest godthedog]

Torgo killed himself? NO!!!! Dammit, I actually liked him. That movie really wasn't THAT bad. I mean, the story really did rock when you think about it. There was stuff that could stand to go(the teenagers who were always a-neckin'), but I actually liked it.

 

And yes, Manos: The Hands of Fate was a pretty depressing movie in that the villains won and stuff, and Torgo died, and Mike ended up taking his place...

 

(goes to kill self to join Torgo)

 

Fo sheez,

Kotzenjunge

yes, it really was that bad. the concept was pretty cool, but that only pisses me off even more because they could've made a mildly interesting movie out of it. that is the single worst-made movie EVER. it is visually disgusting (not in that disgusting things happen, in that the color and composition of every shot is so bad it makes me want to puke; there isn't a single shot i can point to and say "this is a worthwhile shot"), the audio is even more disgusting (that scat-wannabe driving music makes my ears bleed), the pacing is god awful, etc. i dare anybody to give me a movie that has worse acting, longer lapses of silence where absolutely nothing happens, uglier shots, uglier music, dumber characters, AND more flat-out repulsive qualities (the little dog gets charred, the 4-year-old girl becomes the master's WIFE, etc). worst. movie. ever.

[Guest Lord of The Curry]

Some of the picks here blur the line between sad and depressing.

 

The Green Mile- Sad

Old Yellar- Sad

 

To me, depression is something that will stay with you long after the movie is done, and usually causes you to not watch the movie again.

 

For example, Trainspotting is depressing. Seeing guys totally shit their lives away in a dank town living lives going nowhere. I happen to think Trainspotting is an amazing movie and the book is the best piece of literature I've ever read, but I couldn't watch Trainspotting with the frequency of Old Yellar or Green Mile.

[Guest The Notorious CRD]

William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (1996) - This movie can really depress you if you're feeling lonely and/or depressed when you watch it. At least, that's been my experience anyway.

[Guest Karnage]

The Killing Fields

[Guest gthureson]

Das Boot. Trust me, watch that thing, then after the ending, you'll say, "Man, that was depressing."