Top Depressed Movies & TV Shows

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Monica Vitti

Richard Harris

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Carlo Chionetti

Xenia Valderi

Red Desert (1964)

7.3 510 votes

Genre: Drama

Country: France, Italy

Duration: 117 min.

Audience: NR

Story: In an industrializing Italian town, a married woman, rendered mentally unstable after a traffic accident, drifts into an affair with a friend of her husband.

Plot: adultery, depression, factory, husband wife relationship, fog, loneliness, mother son relationship

Place: italy

Cast

Jeff Probst

Survivor (2000) TV Show

7.3 437 votes

Genre: Reality

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Seasons: 51

Episodes: 731

Audience: TV-PG

Story: A reality show contest where sixteen or more castaways split between two or more “Tribes” are taken to a remote isolated location and are forced to live off the land with meager supplies for roughly 39 days. Frequent physical challenges are used to pit the tribes against each other for rewards, such as food or luxuries, or for “Immunity”, forcing the other tribe to attend “Tribal Council”, where they must vote off one of their players.

Plot: competition, fire, island, puzzle, tribe, survival, marooned, voting, ...

Cast

James Woods

Debbie Harry

Sonja Smits

Peter Dvorsky

Videodrome (1983)

7.2 2.5K votes

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction

Country: Canada

Duration: 88 min.

Audience: R

Story: As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract viewers. When he happens upon "Videodrome," a TV show dedicated to gratuitous torture and punishment, Max sees a potential hit and broadcasts the show on his channel. However, after his girlfriend auditions for the show and never returns, Max investigates the truth behind Videodrome and discovers that the graphic violence may not be as fake as he thought.

Style: surreal

Plot: suicide, virtual reality, radio presenter, black market, insanity, paranoia, dystopia, toronto, ...

Cast

Benito Skinner

Wally Baram

Mary Beth Barone

Adam DiMarco

Overcompensating (2025) TV Show

7.2 115 votes

Genre: Comedy

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 8

Audience: TV-MA

Story: Closeted former football player and homecoming king Benny becomes fast friends with Carmen, a high school outsider on a mission to fit in at all costs. With guidance from Benny's older sister and her campus-legend boyfriend, Benny and Carmen juggle horrible hookups, flavored vodka, and fake IDs.

Plot: self-discovery, college, misunderstanding, exploring sexuality, fitting in, closeted homosexual, gay theme, inspirational, ...

Cast

Jennifer Lawrence

Josh Hutcherson

Liam Hemsworth

Woody Harrelson

The Hunger Games (2012)

7.2 23.4K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 142 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: In a dystopian society where the Capitol forces each district to send two young tributes to fight to the death in a televised spectacle, a girl volunteers to take her sister’s place, setting the stage for a struggle of survival and defiance.

Style: cynical, provocative, tense

Plot: based on novel or book, revolution, dystopia, monarchy, female protagonist, fashion, bow and arrow, game, ...

Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2012)

7.2 945 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Drama

Country: Japan

Duration: 96 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Fourteen years after Third Impact, Shinji Ikari awakens to a world he does not remember. He hasn't aged. Much of Earth is laid in ruins, NERV has been dismantled, and people who he once protected have turned against him. Befriending the enigmatic Kaworu Nagisa, Shinji continues the fight against the angels and realizes the fighting is far from over, even when it could be against his former allies. The characters' struggles continue amidst the battles against the angels and each other, spiraling down to what could inevitably be the end of the world.

Style: surreal, philosophical

Plot: depression, sacrifice, post-apocalyptic future, alien, mecha, giant robot, lgbt, military, ...

Cast

Guru Dutt

Waheeda Rehman

Mala Sinha

Johnny Walker

Pyaasa (1957)

7.2 74 votes

Genre: Drama, Romance

Country: India

Duration: 146 min.

Story: Vijay, a destitute poet, searches for true love while attempting to get his work published. With the assistance of two women in his life, his dream comes true - but at a cost that causes Vijay to rethink his worldview.

Plot: depression, prostitute, greed, poet, black and white, struggling artist, publishing

Cast

Monica Bellucci

Vincent Cassel

Albert Dupontel

Jo Prestia

Irreversible (2002)

7.2 3.3K votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Country: France

Duration: 93 min.

Audience: NR

Story: A woman’s lover and her ex-boyfriend take justice into their own hands after she becomes the victim of a rapist. Because some acts can’t be undone. Because man is an animal. Because the desire for vengeance is a natural impulse. Because most crimes remain unpunished.

Plot: prostitute, rape, paris, france, police, nihilism, homophobia, homicide, ...

Cast

Oscar Isaac

Carey Mulligan

Justin Timberlake

Ethan Phillips

Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

7.2 2.9K votes

Genre: Drama, Music

Country: France, United Kingdom

Duration: 105 min.

Audience: R

Story: In Greenwich Village in the early 1960s, gifted but volatile folk musician Llewyn Davis struggles with money, relationships, and his uncertain future.

Style: melancholy, bleak

Plot: chicago, illinois, depression, new york city, guitar, winter, cat, subway, ...

Time: 1960s

Cast

Colin Farrell

Jin Ha

Tony Dalton

Raymond Lee

Sugar (2024) TV Show

7.2 329 votes

Genre: Drama, Mystery

Country: Ireland, United States of America

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 16

Audience: TV-MA

Story: John Sugar is a dashing private eye navigating the dark corners of sunny LA. Though he sees only the good in humanity, Sugar is haunted by a secret too dangerous to expose.

Plot: private detective, missing person, neo-noir, thriller, depressing, cliché, disgusted, pretentious

Place: los angeles, california

Cast

Bradley Cooper

Jennifer Lawrence

Robert De Niro

Jacki Weaver

Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

7.2 12.7K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Country: United States of America

Duration: 122 min.

Audience: R

Story: After losing his job and wife, and spending time in an institution, a former teacher winds up living with his parents. He wants to rebuild his life and reconcile with his wife, but his father would be happy if he shared his obsession with the Philadelphia Eagles. Things get complicated when he meets Tiffany Maxwell who offers to help him reconnect with his wife if he will do something very important for her in exchange.

Plot: depression, infidelity, dancing, friendship, philadelphia, pennsylvania, based on novel or book, italian american, ...

Melancholia (2011)

7.2 3.9K votes

Genre: Drama, Science Fiction

Country: Denmark, France

Duration: 136 min.

Audience: R

Story: Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.

Plot: depression, suicide, nihilism, wedding reception, wedding planner, horse, surrealism, end of the world, ...

Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress (1957)

7.1 359 votes

Genre: Drama, History, Romance

Country: Austria

Duration: 109 min.

Story: After a wonderful time in Hungary Sissi falls extremely ill and must retreat to a Mediterranean climate to rest. The young empress’ mother takes her from Austria to recover in Madeira.

Plot: depression, lovesickness, husband wife relationship, venice, italy, gypsy, nationalism, homeland, ...

Place: hungary, milan

Punch-Drunk Love (2002)

7.1 2.8K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Country: United States of America

Duration: 96 min.

Audience: R

Story: A socially awkward and volatile small business owner meets the love of his life after being threatened by a gang of scammers.

Style: nostalgic, absurdist, romantic

Plot: depression, sibling relationship, businessman, shyness, dysfunctional family, psychological abuse, los angeles, california, ...

Place: hawaii

Anomalisa (2015)

7.1 1.8K votes

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama

Country: United States of America

Duration: 91 min.

Audience: R

Story: An inspirational speaker becomes reinvigorated after meeting a lively woman who shakes up his mundane existence.

Style: melancholy, philosophical, intimate

Plot: depression, nightmare, love at first sight, puppet, stop motion, adult animation, existentialism, somber, ...

Garden State (2004)

7.1 2.1K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Country: United States of America

Duration: 102 min.

Audience: R

Story: Andrew returns to his hometown for his mother’s funeral, a journey that reconnects him with old friends. The trip coincides with his decision to stop taking his powerful antidepressants. A chance meeting with Sam—a girl also struggling with various maladies—opens up the possibility of rekindling emotional connections, confronting his psychologist father, and perhaps beginning a new life.

Plot: depression, new jersey, unsociability, paraplegic, expensive restaurant, loss of loved one, pop culture, difficult childhood, ...

Cast

Mackenzie Davis

Himesh Patel

Matilda Lawler

David Wilmot

Station Eleven (2021) TV Show

7.1 425 votes

Genre: Drama, Mystery

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 10

Audience: TV-MA

Story: The survivors of a devastating flu attempt to rebuild and reimagine the world anew – while holding on to the best of what’s been lost.

Plot: based on novel or book, post-apocalyptic future, disaster, hard, depressed, depressing, harsh, sincere

Cast

Sofia Boutella

Romain Guillermic

Souheila Yacoub

Kiddy Smile

Climax (2018)

7.0 2.3K votes

Genre: Drama, Horror, Music

Country: France, Belgium

Duration: 97 min.

Audience: R

Story: When a dance troupe is lured to an empty school, a bowl of drug-laced sangria causes their jubilant rehearsal to descend into a dark and explosive nightmare as they try to survive the night—and find who's responsible—before it's too late.

Plot: dancing, child abuse, sexual abuse, drug abuse, pregnancy, paranoia, orgy, imprisonment, ...

Cast

Oscar Isaac

Catherine Keener

Alfred Molina

Bob Balaban

Show Me a Hero (2015) TV Show

7.0 189 votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, War

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 6

Audience: TV-MA

Story: Mayor Nick Wasicsko took office in 1987 during Yonkers' worst crisis when federal courts ordered public housing to be built in the white, middle class side of town, dividing the city in a bitter battle fueled by fear, racism, murder and politics.

Style: tense

Plot: mayor, politics, murder, miniseries, racism, public housing, somber, history, ...

The Responder (2022) TV Show

7.0 129 votes

Genre: Crime, Drama

Country: United Kingdom

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 10

Audience: TV-MA

Story: Under pressure, fraying at the edges. In relentless night-time Liverpool, copper Chris is paired with a rookie. Will they save or destroy each other?

Plot: based on novel or book, depression, drug dealer, night shift, patrol, liverpool, england, police corruption, ...

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