Here we've displayed a list of the best Depression films : American Beauty(1999), Nayak(1966), Pink Floyd - The Wall(1982), Scent of a Woman(1992), Jab We Met(2007), All About My Mother(1999), Family Life(1971), The Station Agent(2003), An Angel at My Table(1990), Kings Row(1942), Away From Her(2006), Maborosi(1995) ... ...
Comedy, Drama
USA
1999
122 Minutes
Kevin Spacey Annette Bening Thora Birch Wes Bentley Mena Suvari Peter Gallagher Allison Janney Scott Bakula Sam Robards Chris Cooper Barry Del Sherman
husband father young girl stalker student boyfriend witty disheartening intense household high school car suburbia infatuation mother/child relationship sex depression death family escape
A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.
Adventure, Drama
India
1966
120 Minutes
Uttam Kumar Sharmila Tagore Bireswar Sen Somen Bose Premangshu Bose Sumita Sanyal Kamu Mukherjee Ranjit Sen
actor journalist passenger executive wife emotional suspenseful melodramatic train calcutta, india new delhi guilt regret fame trust confession depression discovery transformation sacrifice
En route to Delhi to receive an award, a Bengali film star reevaluates his success through his fellow passengers, dreams and past experiences.
Musical, Drama
UK
1982
99 Minutes
Bob Geldof Christine Hargreaves James Laurenson Eleanor David Kevin McKeon Bob Hoskins David Bingham Jenny Wright Alex McAvoy Ellis Dale James Hazeldine
musician mother father wife manager teacher dreamy dark outlandish los angeles hotel household school childhood mother/son relationship depression fame drugs music discovery
A confined but troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.
Drama
USA
1992
157 Minutes
Al Pacino Chris O'Donnell James Rebhorn Gabrielle Anwar Philip Seymour Hoffman Richard Venture Bradley Whitford Ron Eldard Frances Conroy Sally Murphy Nicholas Sadler
veteran student brother colonel niece engaging fiery new york city central park hotel blindness depression practical jokes redemption friendship transformation 1990s
A prep school student needing money agrees to "babysit" a blind man, but the job is not at all what he anticipated.
Romance, Drama
India
2007
139 Minutes
Kareena Kapoor Tarun Arora Dara Singh Pavan Malhotra Kiran Juneja Saumya Tandon
businessman love interest depressed person friend charming engaging india city love work depression wealth discovery love 2000s
A depressed wealthy businessman finds his life changing after he meets a spunky and care-free young woman.
Comedy, Drama
Spain|France
1999
99 Minutes
Cecilia Roth Eloy Azorín Marisa Paredes Penélope Cruz Candela Peña Antonia San Juan Rosa María Sardá Toni Canto
single mother transvestite actress nun lesbian witty emotional melodramatic madrid street apartment cemetery theater death depression redemption drug addiction friendship show business discovery
Young Esteban wants to become a writer and also to discover the identity of his second mother, a trans woman, carefully concealed by his mother Manuela.
Drama
UK
1971
105 Minutes
Sandy Ratcliff Bill Dean Grace Cave
mother father daughter nurse bleak disheartening intense london mental institution mental illness abortion rebellion family depression aimless youth growing up escape 1970s
A teenage girl suffers a nervous breakdown.
Drama
USA
2003
88 Minutes
Peter Dinklage Patricia Clarkson Bobby Cannavale Raven Goodwin Paul Benjamin Michelle Williams Josh Pais Richard Kind
dwarf boss vendor wife librarian quirky amusing new jersey train station small town railroad small town small-town life depression transformation underdog 2000s
When his only friend dies, a man born with dwarfism moves to rural New Jersey to live a life of solitude, only to meet a chatty hot dog vendor and a woman dealing with her own personal loss.
Biography
New Zealand|Australia|UK|USA
1990
158 Minutes
Kerry Fox Alexia Keogh Karen Fergusson Iris Churn Kevin J. Wilson Melina Bernecker Glynis Angell Sarah Smuts-Kennedy Colin McColl Martyn Sanderson David Letch
writer mother father brother sister emotional moving new zealand household mental institution writers mental illness family janet frame depression growing up discovery underdog 1980s
Janet Frame was a brilliant child who, as a teen, was misdiagnosed with schizophrenia. Explore Janet's discovery of the world and her life in Europe as her books are published to acclaim.
Drama
USA
1942
127 Minutes
Ann Sheridan Ronald Reagan Bob Cummings Betty Field Claude Rains Judith Anderson Nancy Coleman Kaaren Verne Maria Ouspenskaya Henry Davenport Ernest Cossart
doctor daughter orphan wife father melodramatic small town hospital family home railyard family dysfunction forbidden love mental illness accident class distinctions depression love growing up 1890s
The dark side and hypocrisy of provincial American life is seen through the eyes of five children as they grow to adulthood at the turn of the century.
Drama
Canada|UK|USA
2006
109 Minutes
Julie Christie Gordon Pinsent Olympia Dukakis Michael Murphy Kristen Thomson Wendy Crewson Alberta Watson Thomas Hauff
wife patient professor nurse love interest emotional touching nursing home canada loneliness jealousy romance infidelity illness depression discovery love 2000s
A man coping with the institutionalization of his wife because of Alzheimer's disease faces an epiphany when she transfers her affections to another man, Aubrey, a wheelchair-bound mute who also is a patient at the nursing home.
Mystery & Thriller
Japan
1995
109 Minutes
Makiko Esumi Takashi Naitô Tadanobu Asano Midori Kiuchi Akira Emoto Mutsuko Sakura Hiromi Ichida
wife husband son widower daughter dark emotional family home japan village marriage depression love mourning transformation quest 1990s
A young woman's husband apparently commits suicide without warning or reason, leaving behind his wife and infant.
Drama
USA|Mexico|France|Morocco|Japan
2006
142 Minutes
Brad Pitt Cate Blanchett Gael García Bernal Koji Yakusho Adriana Barraza Rinko Kikuchi Said Tarchani Boubker Ait El Caid Elle Fanning Nathan Gamble Mohamed Akhzam
nanny wife child terrorist widower lawyer gritty suspenseful emotional mexico morocco tokyo nightclub subway accident suicide terrorism marriage depression immigration
Tragedy strikes a married couple on vacation in the Moroccan desert, touching off an interlocking story involving four different families.
Drama
USA
2007
124 Minutes
Adam Sandler Don Cheadle Jada Pinkett Smith Liv Tyler Saffron Burrows Donald Sutherland Mike Binder Robert Klein Melinda Dillon Jonathan Banks Rae Allen
roommate friend wife child dentist psychiatrist moving dark new york city house office death depression loneliness friendship mental illness redemption discovery rescue 2000s
A man who lost his family in the September 11 attack on New York City runs into his old college roommate. Rekindling the friendship is the one thing that appears able to help the man recover from his grief.
Sci-Fi, Romance, Drama, Horror, Fantasy
UK|Germany|Greece|France
2013
122 Minutes
Tilda Swinton Tom Hiddleston Anton Yelchin Mia Wasikowska John Hurt Jeffrey Wright Slimane Dazi Carter Logan Yasmine Hamdan Aurélie Thépaut
vampire musician married woman married man author sister bleak emotional melodramatic creative intense dark united states tangiers, morocco detroit house vampires relationships love depression
A depressed musician reunites with his lover. Though their romance, which has already endured several centuries, is disrupted by the arrival of her uncontrollable younger sister.
Documentary
Germany|UK
2005
107 Minutes
adolf hitler nazi german soldier wife child intellectual fascinating brooding chilling sad bavaria germany joseph goebbels mental illness depression suicide propaganda world war ii rise fall
Through archival footage and dramatic readings of his personal writings, the life of Nazi Germany's Propaganda Minister, Josef Goebbels, is examined.
Biography
Australia|Belgium
1987
99 Minutes
John Hurt Marika Rivera Gabriella Trsek
painter artist brother friend passionate intense emotional sad paris arles, france studio hospital cottage vincent van gogh painting depression letter writing obscurity mental illness fall
This documentary, on the life of artist Vincent Van Gogh, is told through his letters to his brother Theo, from 1872 until his tragic death. We gain first hand insight into the man, his motivations, and his humanity.
Drama
USA|UK
2008
119 Minutes
Leonardo DiCaprio Kate Winslet Kathy Bates Michael Shannon Kathryn Hahn David Harbour Dylan Baker Richard Easton Zoe Kazan Jay O. Sanders Max Casella
salesman housewife co-worker cheater neighbor emotional sad passionate connecticut suburbia office new york city paris marriage class conflict infidelity loneliness family dysfunction depression fall
A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2008
91 Minutes
Souléymane Sy Savané Red West Diana Franco Galindo Lane 'Roc' Williams Mamadou Lam Carmen Leyva
cab driver cynic daughter charming inspiring emotional north carolina winston-salem, n.c. suicide attempt depression friendship regret money discovery underdog transformation 2000s
Two men form an unlikely friendship that will change both of their lives forever.
Sci-Fi, Drama
Denmark|Sweden|France|Germany
2011
135 Minutes
Kirsten Dunst Charlotte Gainsbourg Alexander Skarsgård Brady Corbet Cameron Spurr Charlotte Rampling Jesper Christensen John Hurt Stellan Skarsgård Udo Kier Kiefer Sutherland
sister bride husband brother-in-law family member friend brooding emotional intense church mansion field forest laboratory cab extinction depression sister relationship stress wedding
Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.
Comedy
USA
1952
98 Minutes
Cary Grant Betsy Drake Lurene Tuttle Randy Stuart John Ridgely Irving Bacon Mary Treen Iris Mann George Winslow Clifford Tatum Jr.
orphan boy girl disabled person husband wife emotional endearing amusing heartwarming new jersey household town orphanage family adoption troubled youth depression marriage disability
New Jersey couple Anna and Poppy Rose adopt several kids born into less fortunate circumstances, including a desperately unhappy 13-year-old girl and a physically handicapped boy with a penchant for getting into serious trouble.
Drama
USA
1928
96 Minutes
Greta Garbo John Gilbert Lewis Stone Johnny Mack Brown Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Hobart Bosworth Dorothy Sebastian
beautiful woman aristocrat friend father fiancée melodramatic emotional england paris household love triangle romance social standing aristocracy marriage depression forbidden love fall 1920s
When two childhood sweethearts are kept from marrying, misery ensues.
Drama
USA|Canada
1999
97 Minutes
James Woods Kathleen Turner Kirsten Dunst Josh Hartnett Hanna Hall Chelse Swain A.J. Cook Leslie Hayman Danny DeVito Scott Glenn Jonathan Tucker
sister teen girl teenager father religious person emotional dark suburbia high school puberty suicide suburban life love teen angst depression fall discovery 1970s
A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents in suburban Detroit in the mid 1970s.
Drama
USA
1948
96 Minutes
professor veteran wife director doctor engaging charming uplifting emotional college attic house depression old age veterans young love unusual friendship meaning of life discovery transformation
A retired professor rents his attic apartment to pregnant Peggy and her GI-Bill-student husband. The professor ponders if his life is no longer useful while the young couple faces the challenges shared with many WW II veterans' families.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
2010
105 Minutes
Ewan McGregor Christopher Plummer Mélanie Laurent Goran Visnjic Kai Lennox Mary Page Keller Keegan Boos China Shavers
artist father actress mother son boyfriend moving offbeat los angeles party house coming out father/son relationship terminal illness romance depression commitment love transformation 20th century
A young man is rocked by two announcements from his elderly father: that he has terminal cancer and that he has a young male lover.
Drama
USA
1951
115 Minutes
Fredric March Mildred Dunnock Kevin McCarthy Cameron Mitchell Howard Smith Royal Beal Don Keefer Jesse White Claire Carleton David Alpert Elisabeth Fraser
salesman son wife brother endearing sad america household loss financial crisis american dream depression family regret fall transformation 1950s
An over-the-hill salesman faces a personal turning point when he loses his job and attempts to make peace with his family.
Western, Drama
USA
1961
124 Minutes
Clark Gable Marilyn Monroe Montgomery Clift Thelma Ritter Eli Wallach James Barton Estelle Winwood Kevin McCarthy Marietta Tree
divorcée cowboy gambler rodeo rider drifter friend winsome cheeky reno, nev. casino bar ranch house middle age depression horses gambling love triangle discovery temptation
A divorcée falls for an over-the-hill cowboy who is struggling to maintain his romantically independent lifestyle.
Drama
India
2011
138 Minutes
Rajit Kapoor Rajeev Khandelwal Kalki Koechlin Pavan Malhotra Shiv Pandit Gulshan Devaiya Neil Bhoopalam Kirti Kulhari Sheetal Menon Sonali Sachdev
young girl father girlfriend mother police officer friend intense brooding raw disturbing melodramatic car police station family home depression extortion accidental death lie fake kidnapping loss
Five substance-abusing friends decide to fake a kidnapping in order to bribe a police constable for covering-up a hit-and-run accident.
Drama
Spain|France
2001
125 Minutes
Paz Vega Tristán Ulloa Najwa Nimri Daniel Freire Elena Anaya Silvia Llanos Javier Cámara Charo Zapardiel
waitress boyfriend daughter babysitter agent diver sultry shocking emotional madrid island apartment restaurant beach sex depression suicide love tragic death love
Various lives converge on an isolated island, all connected by an author whose novel has become inextricably entwined with his own life.
Biography
France
1991
175 Minutes
Jacques Dutronc Alexandra London Gérard Séty Bernard Le Coq Corinne Bourdon Elsa Zylberstein Leslie Azzoulai Jacques Vidal Lisa Lametrie Chantal Barbarit Claudine Ducret
painter artist brother art dealer doctor daughter brooding uneasy france paris countryside inn vincent van gogh brother relationship creative process painting depression suicide underdog transformation
The final sixty-seven days of Van Gogh's life are examined.