Best Pessimistic Movies & TV Series

The 19 best-rated pessimistic movies and TV series 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 Promised Land 2023 ★ 7.7

13 Reasons Why 2017 ★ 7.5

The Girl with the Needle 2024 ★ 7.6

The Menu 2022 ★ 7.2

Dog Pound 2010 ★ 7.2

Set It Off 1996 ★ 7.2

Iron Lung 2026 ★ 7.0

Perpetual Grace LTD 2019 ★ 7.4

Our Kind of People 2021 ★ 7.8

The Mechanic 1972 ★ 6.7

Speak No Evil 2022 ★ 6.6

On the Count of Three 2022 ★ 6.5

Chappaquiddick 2018 ★ 6.1

My Summer of Love 2005 ★ 6.1

We Are the Night 2010 ★ 6.0

I Am Greta 2020 ★ 5.9

Disco Pigs 2001 ★ 5.7

Afraid 2024 ★ 5.9

HIM 2025 ★ 5.6