Best Great Depression Movies

The 28 best-rated great depression movies on 3eyedraven, ranked by a weighted audience score so the genuinely great rises above one-off perfect ratings. Every title has cast, ratings, trailers and where to watch.

The Green Mile 1999 ★ 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

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

Water for Elephants 2011 ★ 6.9

King Kong 2005 ★ 6.9

Hard Times 1975 ★ 6.8

The Journey of Natty Gann 1985 ★ 6.8

King of the Hill 1993 ★ 6.8