Best Great Depression Movies & TV Series

Looking for the best great depression movies and TV series? These 33 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

The Green Mile 1999 ★ 8.5
Spider-Noir 2026 ★ 8.5
It's a Wonderful Life 1946 ★ 8.3
Modern Times 1936 ★ 8.3
Paper Moon 1973 ★ 7.9
The Wind Rises 2013 ★ 7.8
Carnivàle 2003 ★ 7.9
The Grapes of Wrath 1940 ★ 7.8
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2008 ★ 7.6
King Kong 1933 ★ 7.6
The Roaring Twenties 1939 ★ 7.5
Zelig 1983 ★ 7.4
Road to Perdition 2002 ★ 7.4
Of Mice and Men 1992 ★ 7.3
Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken 1991 ★ 7.4
Lawless 2012 ★ 7.1
12 Mighty Orphans 2021 ★ 7.2
Of Mice and Men 1939 ★ 7.3
Places in the Heart 1984 ★ 7.2
Seabiscuit 2003 ★ 7.1
Sounder 1972 ★ 7.5
The Waltons 1972 ★ 7.2
Mildred Pierce 2011 ★ 7.0
Water for Elephants 2011 ★ 6.9