Movie Suggestions

I’ve heard Studio Ghibli’s “Grave of the Fireflies” is really depressing. I love their movies, but I still haven’t been able to bring myself to watch that film yet.

The road is a pretty damn depressing movie

Threads (1984 BBC TV movie). Aired once, immediately banned and stayed that way for 40 years for being too disturbing. It's movie about the death of hope, and how all that remains after is to hope for death. It follows an ordinary English family through the aftermath of a nuclear war, and makes "The Day After" look like a happy picnic in the park with rainbows by comparison.

Oldboy (Korean: 올드보이; RR: Oldeuboi; MR: Oldŭboi) is a 2003 South Korean neo-noir action thriller film directed and co-written by Park Chan-wook. A loose adaptation of the Japanese manga of the same name, the film follows the story of Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik), who is imprisoned in a cell which resembles a hotel room for 15 years without knowing the identity of his captor nor his captor's motives. When he is finally released, Dae-su finds himself still trapped in a web of conspiracy and violence. (Taken from Wikipedia)

Pan’s labyrinth. Absolutely phenomenal film that everyone should watch.

Requiem for a Dream checks these boxes

I can see that you've asked the movie recommendation and many people have given amazing suggestions.

I want to include a series instead, "Patriot (2015-2018)" from Amazon prime. It's 2 seasons only, some might think it's a comedy but if you watch it till the end you will understand the reality and how slowly it shows you how depressing it actually is.

Super - stars Rainn Wilson, and Eliot Page. They become "super heroes"

Der Untergang, or "Downfall" in English.

This is a movie about Hitler, from the perspective of Hitler's secretary. Her life was fascinating and the real life person has a big apology at the beginning, and end, of the movie. It gives you a much needed "Nazi" perspective into the events inside of the bunker. The crazed Hitler believes that Steiner will save him, but upon realizing that it isn't going to happen... Hitler falls into deep depression and eventually suicide.

Its a very human story, something that humanizes Nazis. An important message, not to "excuse" what Nazis have done, but to remind us that we could very well become like Nazis. They were only human after all and we very well could have made similar mistakes to them. Its a big warning to iconoclasts and fascist idealism, and how it clashes with reality.

The most fucked up movies I've ever seen are:

Irréversible 2002 - French film, rape / violence

The House That Jack Built 2018 - Matt Dillon, murder, God, hell

"Come and See" (1985)

Incendies and Dogville are some that haven't been mentioned yet.

Land of Mine and Flowers of War were both really good, but nobody else ever seems to like war-type movies.

The next depressing movie I have marked to watch is Tyranosaur. I know nothing about it except it's not about dinosaurs, but I took it from another thread on depressing movies and it seems highly rated. Waiting for a dreary day to check it out.

Never Let Me Go IMDB

Legends of the Fall (1994) for me. And I'll second Grave of the Fireflies

Into the void

Closet Land (1991)

I Stand Alone (1998, french)
Life is Beautiful (1997, italian)

Climax (seriously disturbing)

Mad God

His House