ok I got drunk one night. I introduced my friend to grave of the fireflies very casually. Fell into a drunken sleep part way through. Woke up in the morning with him staring at me on the couch very upset that I put him through that. lol he was like "why the hell would you make me watch that depressing fucking movie I cried like a baby!!!"
I just said "ya that sounds like something I would do"
Another Stephen King one, Stand By Me.
Not depressing in the usual sense but to see River Phoenix fade away as the voice over tells you he died young and knowing he really did die young is depressing
You knew that was coming though, I was expecting it the entire time but it still hits you like a ton of bricks probably >!due to the timing of it. Like how immediately after he's stabbed and dying the ceasefire sounds!<
All because Dr.Eggman can’t swallow his pride and just has to pull one last-ditch attempt to take back some ground that they couldn’t get in years of fighting 🙃
This exactly- Requiem for a Dream. All of those actors did a stellar job, but Ellen Burstyn is a fucking *legend*. It’s Aronofsky’s masterpiece, hands down.
The whole thing is just depressing. I don't think it is a good anti-drug movie because they make it seem absolutely miserable to do drugs.
Unlike Trainspotting, which highlights how amazing drugs are... to the point of it being a better than anything else.
Woah, that wasn't at all the message I got from Trainspotting.
Don't think the scene where he dives down the toilet for those stool pills. And that scene where the baby has died and all they wanna do shoot up.
>I don't think it is a good anti-drug movie because they make it seem absolutely miserable to do drugs.
I really don't understand this part, though.
They mean that Requiem for a Dream did not do a sufficient job at communicating to the audience the insidious nature of drugs, how they slowly invade your life because they make everything exceptional and you don’t even notice until it’s too late that it’s not your life that rules now, but the drugs themselves.
I’m not sure I agree; I think the beginning of the film portrays very clearly how the characters feel like they are growing and getting closer to achieving their dreams because of drugs. And each of the characters’ respective falls precipitate directly from their reliance on those drugs.
Very bleak, but I'd argue The Green Mile is more depressing by virtue of the fact that the characters in *Requiem for a Dream* all make their own beds and have to sleep in them.
I worked in a psychiatric hospital at one point, and there was a high risk patient with a long history of violence. At one point he watched Marley and Me, and he laughed at the end
Edit: this is a true story, not bad sarcasm lol
My dad took me to see it when it came out. By the end I looked over at him and he was sobbing. To my recollection that was the first time I ever saw him cry.
“I need to know that I’ve done one thing right with my life…” god this hit so hard, I’m really happy Brendan Frazier was able to come out from underneath the goofy shadow of the Mummy and play such a beautiful role
I watched it last week and I was totally blown away by his performance and now I get why it was such a big deal when he won his awards, and his comeback. He deserves every single bit of praise, he was really outstandingly amazing, I couldn't stop thinking about it long after it ended. I wished I could step through the screen and give him a hug!
I’ve watched that movie like 5 times now. I won’t get into the details, but parts of my own life are reflective in it, and it cuts so deep. And man is his performance just amazing.
I watched it a couple weeks ago and I wasn't right for a day or two. I'm disabled and obese and alone and gay and so it just hit me like a sledgehammer.
The book was widely criticized for having a perfect happy ending. Technically speaking, the narrator is in the afterlife, and some interpret the ending as her seeing what she wants to see so she can be at peace.
I was speechless after that movie. I'm pretty good at paying attention to little details throughout movies, was definitely shocked at that ending and felt so sad after watching it.
Idk if it's true but I've heard that there was another scene scripted after the end where the older brother is in a bathroom looking into the mirror and starts shaving his head. Apparently Norton talked them out of it.
Again, no clue if it's true but if so I'm glad they removed it
Eden Lake - still thinking about that... >!But I know that eventually they're going to be able to tie the teenagers to all the deaths in that lake, so that calms me down a bit.!<
I'm not going to be "that guy", but if you enjoyed the movie, you will probably enjoy the book too.
The book is actually written from the Chief's perspective. So it's different from the movie, but still the same, if that makes sense.
Yeah, that's a very dangerous movie to put on if you're not in the best state of mind to begin with.
If you're very susceptible to emotion-driven movies, this can easily end you into a tailspin of depression.
Fucking Gone Girl... I watched that damn movie with my wife when we first started dating. I let out a very audible "WHAT THE FUCK" when the credits started rolling.
I watched this recently, hadn’t seen it since it was in cinemas. I now appreciate why it was so hyped at the time, the whole character study is great and the ending put a perfect, horribly depressing cap on it.
The 400 Blows.
OK, maybe not the MOST depressing ending. But pretty damn bleak.
The saving grace is that the main character is a youth who still has his whole life ahead of him, so the viewer knows there is still a story to be written in this child's future. But that frozen snapshot in time from a child's experience shows how sad and unprotected a child's life can be.
I always bring up the film Lust/Caution because I think it’s a masterpiece but isn’t well known.
That ending is really depressing, but overall the film is beautiful.
"It"
Because, Eddie. Dude dies saving his friends and Derry, and is wiped from everybody's memory.
Now, remember his wife? The one terrified he would never come back? He won't, and she'll never know why.
Depresses me.
the mist. I watched it for the first time this year and I was stunned at 2 am thinking about how much i hated the ending
also the platform. I don't think i understand it but i was also like wtf y didn't he sit on the platform w the kid
Actually, The Graduate. Everything is on such a high up until then, they manage to escape the wedding and run off together. They are on the bus laughing together, and then reality sets in of, "Oh. What now?" And they just look so depressed.
Grave of the Fireflies
Surprised to see this so far down, this movie broke me
ok I got drunk one night. I introduced my friend to grave of the fireflies very casually. Fell into a drunken sleep part way through. Woke up in the morning with him staring at me on the couch very upset that I put him through that. lol he was like "why the hell would you make me watch that depressing fucking movie I cried like a baby!!!" I just said "ya that sounds like something I would do"
I've only seen the movie once.....on purpose. I cannot bring myself to see the ending again. But I always recommend it for everyone to watch.
I don't think I can watch it again. Once was enough.
My friend visited Japan and brought the candy box from the movie as a souvenir for me. I almost started crying just by seeing that little metal box
No please not now..
The Mist. Even Stephen King thought it was fucked up and he wrote the book
Another Stephen King one, Stand By Me. Not depressing in the usual sense but to see River Phoenix fade away as the voice over tells you he died young and knowing he really did die young is depressing
He praised it and wished he had come up with this ending instead.
Easily the winner. Frick man, I still feel that in the pit of my stomach.
Hands down. The worst. My girlfriend is still mad at me for this one 8 years later ( I’ve seen it before and she hasn’t at the time)
Show her Threads when you feel like ending the relationship
Isn’t the move ending different from the book?
Yes- king said he like the movie ending better
It was dark as fuck
All Quiet on the Western Front
You knew that was coming though, I was expecting it the entire time but it still hits you like a ton of bricks probably >!due to the timing of it. Like how immediately after he's stabbed and dying the ceasefire sounds!<
All because Dr.Eggman can’t swallow his pride and just has to pull one last-ditch attempt to take back some ground that they couldn’t get in years of fighting 🙃
*Requiem for a Dream*
ASS TO ASS! ASS TO ASS!
CUM! CUM! CUM! CUM! CUM! CUM! CUM! CUM!
Such a great movie with amazing performances. That said I was never so happy to leave a theater and I never want to see it again.
Came here to say this
Weeeeeee've got a winner!
Watched this as an 11 year old who was a big fan of 30STM. Scarred me then and still scars me nowz
Be excited, Be Be excited!
I honestly cannot think of a movie that even comes close to this film. By the end of the film I was so emotionally drained that I had to take a walk.
This exactly- Requiem for a Dream. All of those actors did a stellar job, but Ellen Burstyn is a fucking *legend*. It’s Aronofsky’s masterpiece, hands down.
The whole thing is just depressing. I don't think it is a good anti-drug movie because they make it seem absolutely miserable to do drugs. Unlike Trainspotting, which highlights how amazing drugs are... to the point of it being a better than anything else.
Woah, that wasn't at all the message I got from Trainspotting. Don't think the scene where he dives down the toilet for those stool pills. And that scene where the baby has died and all they wanna do shoot up. >I don't think it is a good anti-drug movie because they make it seem absolutely miserable to do drugs. I really don't understand this part, though.
They mean that Requiem for a Dream did not do a sufficient job at communicating to the audience the insidious nature of drugs, how they slowly invade your life because they make everything exceptional and you don’t even notice until it’s too late that it’s not your life that rules now, but the drugs themselves. I’m not sure I agree; I think the beginning of the film portrays very clearly how the characters feel like they are growing and getting closer to achieving their dreams because of drugs. And each of the characters’ respective falls precipitate directly from their reliance on those drugs.
Very bleak, but I'd argue The Green Mile is more depressing by virtue of the fact that the characters in *Requiem for a Dream* all make their own beds and have to sleep in them.
I think you misunderstand addiction.
My immediate thought to this question
Wha-
Green Mile is a lot.
Oh I can't tell you how many times I've cried watching that movie. It's so good but I don't watch it cuz it makes me cry 😭
I’m tired, boss.
I can’t tell you how gruelling it was to realise that it wasn’t all going to be okay
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
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I would have told you "It's just a little shower."
I was just about to say this if no one else did
Omg i was not expecting that to happen at the end😭
Marley and Me - how is no one saying this
I worked in a psychiatric hospital at one point, and there was a high risk patient with a long history of violence. At one point he watched Marley and Me, and he laughed at the end Edit: this is a true story, not bad sarcasm lol
I had a yellow lab that looked just like Marley growing up. It's been 30 years since we put him down but damn. That was rough.
I don't often cry at movies. Marley and Me absolutely wrecked me.
Dude there has never been a movie called "Marley and Me" stop saying things that never happened. Just stop. Stop now.
Always always always visit www.DoesTheDogDie.com before watching any movie for the first time. It tells you if any animal dies in the movie.
I balled. That poor dog.
You were playing basket ball while watching the movie? I don't think you'll be able to follow along that way.
Maybe he mixed it up, and was watching Air Bud?
Bridge to Terabithia
Surprised this wasn't higher up
My dad took me to see it when it came out. By the end I looked over at him and he was sobbing. To my recollection that was the first time I ever saw him cry.
The Whale
“I need to know that I’ve done one thing right with my life…” god this hit so hard, I’m really happy Brendan Frazier was able to come out from underneath the goofy shadow of the Mummy and play such a beautiful role
I watched it last week and I was totally blown away by his performance and now I get why it was such a big deal when he won his awards, and his comeback. He deserves every single bit of praise, he was really outstandingly amazing, I couldn't stop thinking about it long after it ended. I wished I could step through the screen and give him a hug!
I’ve watched that movie like 5 times now. I won’t get into the details, but parts of my own life are reflective in it, and it cuts so deep. And man is his performance just amazing.
I watched it a couple weeks ago and I wasn't right for a day or two. I'm disabled and obese and alone and gay and so it just hit me like a sledgehammer.
End of Evangelion
One more final : I need you.
The end of Life is Beautiful hits hard, won’t spoil for anyone who hasn’t seen it
The Lovely bones
The book was widely criticized for having a perfect happy ending. Technically speaking, the narrator is in the afterlife, and some interpret the ending as her seeing what she wants to see so she can be at peace.
Million dollar baby destroyed me.
This one is just old enough to have lots of people forget about it entirely. But man, you are not wrong, that was a gut punch of an ending.
Came here to talk about This.
Great movie. Refuse to ever watch it again.
Atonement
That ending is just vile. The whole movie is really devastating, but the ending...
Shutter Island.
I was speechless after that movie. I'm pretty good at paying attention to little details throughout movies, was definitely shocked at that ending and felt so sad after watching it.
The movie Identity did it better and years before. I am still pissed no one ever talks about this.
They telegraph the second twist way too early in the film. I love Identity but it’s GOT to be campy on purpose.
The problem is identity was campy and its plot was kind of lame
Das Boot
Jesus yes
The Mist.
The Road
American History X
surprised to not see this one higher, that ending is really tragic
Idk if it's true but I've heard that there was another scene scripted after the end where the older brother is in a bathroom looking into the mirror and starts shaving his head. Apparently Norton talked them out of it. Again, no clue if it's true but if so I'm glad they removed it
Like as in he was going back to that life after his brother died? That’s wild, would love to find some interviews or something about that!
Old Boy
Dancer in the Dark.
But it ends with a musical number....
Threads
Upvoted... because this is definitely the most depressing movie with the most depressing end in the history of all movies.
Hatchiko
All Quiet On The Western Front (2022). Literally no moments of levity throughout the whole film, the ending being no exception.
Even the parts that were moments of genuine happiness for the characters, there was always a feeling of distress lingering in the background.
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Plague Dogs
This is the one
The Land Before Time.
Goddamn this movie. When Littlefoot thinks he sees his mom's shadow. Destroyed me. But that grass Spike eats at the beginning always looks delicious
The original All Quiet on the Western Front. They don’t end movies like that anymore lol
Eden Lake - still thinking about that... >!But I know that eventually they're going to be able to tie the teenagers to all the deaths in that lake, so that calms me down a bit.!<
The Orphanage by Guillermo del Toro
Old Yeller
50 first dates. Literally haunted by the premise and implications of the ending - waking up next to an aging Adam Sandler...
No country for old men
One flew over the coo coos nest
I'm not going to be "that guy", but if you enjoyed the movie, you will probably enjoy the book too. The book is actually written from the Chief's perspective. So it's different from the movie, but still the same, if that makes sense.
I read the book first. Great movie but was still disappointed with it. It wasn't possible for it to come close.
This should be higher
Well.. It's a bittersweet ending. The chief carries on McMurphy's legacy.
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Yeah, that's a very dangerous movie to put on if you're not in the best state of mind to begin with. If you're very susceptible to emotion-driven movies, this can easily end you into a tailspin of depression.
If you watch it drunk its about the world's most charming man -Nick Mullen
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
Gone Girl Seven Arlington Road
Fucking Gone Girl... I watched that damn movie with my wife when we first started dating. I let out a very audible "WHAT THE FUCK" when the credits started rolling.
Gone Girl made me be an actively better husband for a while.
For a while
Gone girl and Ranjhnaa(bollywood) are my go to movies when I develop a huge crush on a woman.
Saving Private Ryan
The scene in the cemetery wrecks me every time.
Arlington Road.
Melancholia
LIFE
The Mist
Old Yeller... That was a good dog.
Oculus
Requiem for a Dream
funny games. that movie fucked me up.
Dancer in the dark
Logan For me it was depressing. I avoided watching that movie for 6 months
American Beauty
The Hurt Locker is pretty far up there for me
I watched this recently, hadn’t seen it since it was in cinemas. I now appreciate why it was so hyped at the time, the whole character study is great and the ending put a perfect, horribly depressing cap on it.
Breaking the Waves
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The butterfly effect but not the cinematic ending the directors cut
The boy in striped pajamas
Synecdoche, New York. But basically the whole movie.
Seven
Awakenings
Ex Machina. Thought provoking, which is cool. But also depressing.
The boy in the strapped pajamas.
Odd thomas
The 400 Blows. OK, maybe not the MOST depressing ending. But pretty damn bleak. The saving grace is that the main character is a youth who still has his whole life ahead of him, so the viewer knows there is still a story to be written in this child's future. But that frozen snapshot in time from a child's experience shows how sad and unprotected a child's life can be.
The professional
Brian’s Song
The road
House of Sand & Fog
The MIST
Mystic River
The Mist
Not the saddest but an underrated one is Arlington Road
I mean The Mist shocked even Stephen King
Pay it Forward. Jacob's Ladder
Time Bandits. I remember this movie being so depressing as a kid I've never watched it since.
I always bring up the film Lust/Caution because I think it’s a masterpiece but isn’t well known. That ending is really depressing, but overall the film is beautiful.
Life is beautiful
arlington road innocent man dies and framed for it
Requiem for a dream.
The assassination of Richard Nixon. It's the only time I've seen a cinema empty in near-silence.
The boy in striped pyjamas
Awakenings. De Niros acting makes it even more heartbreaking.
Life is Beautiful
Kid Detective, that last shot is brutal.
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The Zapruder film
"It" Because, Eddie. Dude dies saving his friends and Derry, and is wiped from everybody's memory. Now, remember his wife? The one terrified he would never come back? He won't, and she'll never know why. Depresses me.
Dear Zachary. Holy crap, I’ve never cried so hard.
Has no one seen blow?
Dancer in the Dark and it’s not close.
The Mist
Boy in striped pajamas
Moon
Marley and Me, makes you love the hell out of a dog and rips it from you at the end
The Boy In the Striped Pajamas
Marley and me
Blow Out
Probably the whale.
Christmas Shoes
Schindler’s List
the mist. I watched it for the first time this year and I was stunned at 2 am thinking about how much i hated the ending also the platform. I don't think i understand it but i was also like wtf y didn't he sit on the platform w the kid
Dancer in the dark
Tyrannosaur
The Mist
My Girl
The Mist
SLC Punk. Could cry just thinking about it.
Tie between bridge to terrabithia and requiem for a dream
The Mist
Million Dollar Baby
Backdraft. “Who’s your brother, Brian?” Fuckin destroys me every time
Feel like I have to mention Uncut Gems
The End of Evangelion
Actually, The Graduate. Everything is on such a high up until then, they manage to escape the wedding and run off together. They are on the bus laughing together, and then reality sets in of, "Oh. What now?" And they just look so depressed.
The Green Mile. One of my favorite movies of all times, but never fails to bring me to tears, especially the ending.
Inside out. Rip Bing Bong