Best Depressing Movies & TV Series

Looking for the best depressing movies and TV series? These 120 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

Haibane Renmei 2002 ★ 7.7

All of Us Strangers 2023 ★ 7.4

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 2014 ★ 7.3

Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath 2016 ★ 7.9

Make Way for Tomorrow 1937 ★ 7.5

Dead Man Walking 1995 ★ 7.3

War Horse 2011 ★ 7.3

Possession 1981 ★ 7.3

The Wind That Shakes the Barley 2006 ★ 7.3

Leaving Las Vegas 1995 ★ 7.3

The Hunger Games 2012 ★ 7.2

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence 1983 ★ 7.3

Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1978 ★ 7.2

Irreversible 2002 ★ 7.2

Bob Trevino Likes It 2025 ★ 7.4

Saikano 2002 ★ 7.5

Four Daughters 2023 ★ 7.4

The President's Cake 2025 ★ 7.4

The Transformers: The Movie 1986 ★ 7.1

Ghost World 2001 ★ 7.1

Climax 2018 ★ 7.0

Station Eleven 2021 ★ 7.1

In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal 2023 ★ 7.7

Ghostlight 2024 ★ 7.1