🏷 Discover The Best Sad Movies & TV Shows To Watch Today

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Unlocking the Power of Emotion: Exploring the Best Movies and TV Shows Related to Sadness

Get ready to immerse yourself in a world of emotional depth and complexity as we delve into the best movies and TV shows that explore the theme of sadness. From heart-wrenching dramas to poignant coming-of-age stories, these titles will leave you feeling moved and inspired. Whether you're a fan of tearjerkers or simply looking to explore the human experience, this curated list has something for everyone.

Cast

Chihiro Suzuki

Sanae Kobayashi

Emiko Hagiwara

Hiroaki Hirata

Elfen Lied (2004) TV Show

8.3 1.5K votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Drama

Country: Japan

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 13

Audience: TV-MA

Story: The Diclonius, a mutated homo sapien that is said to be selected by God and will eventually become the destruction of mankind, possesses two horns in their heads, and has a "sixth sense" which gives it telekinetic abilities. Due to this dangerous power, they have been captured and isolated in laboratories by the government. Lucy, a young and psychotic Diclonius, manages to break free of her confines and brutally murder most of the guards in the laboratory, only to get shot in the head as she makes her escape. She survives and manages to drift along to a beach, where two teenagers named Kouta and Yuka discovers her. Having lost her memories, she was named after the only thing that she can now say, "Nyuu," and the two allow her to stay at Kouta's home. However, it appears that the evil "Lucy" is not dead just yet...

Style: psychological

Plot: child abuse, amnesia, sadness, mutant, greek mythology, affectation, childhood trauma, supernatural, ...

Cast

Marcello Mastroianni

Anita Ekberg

Anouk Aimu00e9e

Yvonne Furneaux

La Dolce Vita (1960)

8.0 2.0K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Country: France, Italy

Duration: 174 min.

Audience: NR

Story: Episodic journey of journalist Marcello who struggles to find his place in the world, torn between the allure of Rome's elite social scene and the stifling domesticity offered by his girlfriend, all the while searching for a way to become a serious writer.

Plot: dying and death, sea, newspaper, lovesickness, sunrise, unsociability, rome, italy, ...

Cast

Amy Poehler

Phyllis Smith

Richard Kind

Bill Hader

Inside Out (2015)

7.9 23.6K votes

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 95 min.

Audience: PG

Story: When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness get lost, they must journey through unfamiliar places to get back home.

Plot: dreams, minnesota, sadness, cartoon, disgust, ice hockey, imaginary friend, elementary school, ...

Place: san francisco, california

Cast

Giulietta Masina

Anthony Quinn

Richard Basehart

Aldo Silvani

La Strada (1954)

7.9 1.2K votes

Genre: Drama

Country: Italy

Duration: 115 min.

Audience: NR

Story: When Gelsomina, a naïve young woman, is purchased from her impoverished mother by brutish circus strongman Zampanò to be his wife and partner, she loyally endures her husband's coldness and abuse as they travel the Italian countryside performing together. Soon Zampanò must deal with his jealousy and conflicted feelings about Gelsomina when she finds a kindred spirit in Il Matto, the carefree circus fool, and contemplates leaving Zampanò.

Plot: prison, dying and death, rage and hate, unsociability, circus, authority, in love with enemy, wave, ...

Cast

Ricky Gervais

Tom Basden

Kerry Godliman

David Bradley

After Life (2019) TV Show

7.9 1.1K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Country: United Kingdom

Seasons: 3

Episodes: 18

Audience: TV-MA

Story: Tony had a perfect life. But after his wife Lisa suddenly dies, Tony changes. After contemplating taking his own life, he decides instead to live long enough to punish the world by saying and doing whatever he likes from now on.

Style: witty

Plot: suicide, depression, husband wife relationship, sadness, grief, dark comedy, grieving widower, widower, ...

The Notebook (2004)

7.9 12.7K votes

Genre: Drama, Romance

Country: United States of America

Duration: 123 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: An epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's. From a faded notebook, the old man's words bring to life the story about a couple who is separated by World War II, and is then passionately reunited, seven years later, after they have taken different paths.

Style: romantic

Plot: secret love, soulmates, based on novel or book, love of one's life, fight, poem, river, sadness, ...

Cast

Eden Dambrine

Gustav De Waele

u00c9milie Dequenne

Lu00e9a Drucker

Close (2022)

7.8 1.0K votes

Genre: Drama

Country: Belgium, France

Duration: 104 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Two 13-year-old boys spend an idyllic summer together, but their connection is put to the test when they become the subject of speculation at school.

Plot: friendship, suicide, forgiveness, male friendship, bullying, ice hockey, coming of age, grief, ...

Cast

Johnny Depp

Winona Ryder

Dianne Wiest

Anthony Michael Hall

Edward Scissorhands (1990)

7.7 13.9K votes

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Country: United States of America

Duration: 105 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.

Plot: underdog, small town, unsociability, inventor, hairdresser, isolation, scissors, burglar, ...

Cast

Will Smith

Rosario Dawson

Woody Harrelson

Michael Ealy

Seven Pounds (2008)

7.6 7.3K votes

Genre: Drama

Country: United States of America

Duration: 123 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: An IRS agent with a fateful secret embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers.

Plot: sadness, vegetarian, tax collector, blind, pianist, organ transplant, blood type, questioning, ...

Cast

Jamie Bell

Gary Lewis

Julie Walters

Jean Heywood

Billy Elliot (2000)

7.6 4.1K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music

Country: France, United Kingdom

Duration: 111 min.

Audience: R

Story: County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon Tyne for the royal Ballet school in London.

Plot: dancing, friendship, dreams, dancing class, northern england, workers' quarter, strike, homophobia, ...

Time: 1980s

Cast

Stephanie Beatriz

Maru00eda Cecilia Botero

John Leguizamo

Diane Guerrero

Encanto (2021)

7.6 10.3K votes

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family

Country: United States of America

Duration: 102 min.

Audience: PG

Story: The tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family—every child except one, Mirabel. But when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides that she, the only ordinary Madrigal, might just be her exceptional family's last hope.

Plot: strong woman, magic, sadness, immigration, supernatural, beauty, musical, big family, ...

Place: colombia

Cast

Casey Affleck

Lucas Hedges

Michelle Williams

Kyle Chandler

Manchester by the Sea (2016)

7.6 6.5K votes

Genre: Drama

Country: United States of America

Duration: 138 min.

Audience: R

Story: After his older brother passes away, Lee Chandler is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew. There he is compelled to deal with a tragic past that separated him from his family and the community where he was born and raised.

Style: melancholy

Plot: funeral, boston, massachusetts, brother, boat, sadness, massachusetts, loss, ...

Cast

Amy Poehler

Maya Hawke

Kensington Tallman

Liza Lapira

Inside Out 2 (2024)

7.5 6.8K votes

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 97 min.

Audience: PG

Story: Teenager Riley's mind headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone.

Style: witty

Plot: sadness, disgust, sequel, computer animation, teenage girl, fear, anger, envy, ...

Cast

Kevin James

Nicole Grimaudo

Kim Coates

Jonathan Roumie

Solo Mio (2026)

7.4 216 votes

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Country: United States of America

Duration: 96 min.

Audience: PG

Story: After Matt's dreams of a picturesque Italian wedding are shattered when his fiancée leaves him at the altar, he embarks on his planned honeymoon across Italy alone, immersing himself in the country's vibrant culture, food, and beauty, meeting Gia along the way.

Style: romantic

Plot: rome, italy, sadness, honeymoon, romcom, loneliness, abandonment, relaxed, ...

Place: italy

Cast

Raj Kapoor

Rishi Kapoor

Dharmendra

Manoj Kumar

Mera Naam Joker (1970)

7.4 80 votes

Genre: Drama, Music, Romance

Country: India

Duration: 248 min.

Story: Raju faces many hurdles and disappointments in matters of the heart throughout his life. But as a clown in a circus, he tries to make his audience laugh at the cost of his own sorrows. Along the way, Raju loves and loses, but must always keep a smile on his face because, in the words of his circus manager, "The show must go on."

Style: melancholy

Plot: circus, philosophy, entertainer, sadness, clown, love, social commentary, loneliness, ...

Cast

Yoo Ah-in

Steven Yeun

Jeon Jong-seo

Kim Soo-kyung

Burning (2018)

7.4 1.8K votes

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Country: South Korea, Japan

Duration: 148 min.

Audience: NR

Story: Deliveryman Jong-su is out on a job when he runs into Hae-mi, a girl who once lived in his neighborhood. She asks if he'd mind looking after her cat while she's away on a trip to Africa. On her return, she introduces to Jong-su an enigmatic young man named Ben, who she met during her trip. One day Ben tells Jong-su about his most unusual hobby.

Style: melancholy, philosophical

Plot: fire, jealousy, dreams, countryside, love triangle, cat, sex shop, sadness, ...

Cast

Kumail Nanjiani

Zoe Kazan

Holly Hunter

Ray Romano

The Big Sick (2017)

7.3 2.7K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Country: United States of America

Duration: 120 min.

Audience: R

Story: Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.

Plot: chicago, illinois, new york city, immigrant, muslim, roommates, sadness, sarcasm, ...

Place: pakistan

21 Grams (2003)

7.3 3.4K votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 124 min.

Audience: R

Story: Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English émigré; Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife and mother of two girls; and Jack Jordan, a born-again ex-con, are brought together by a terrible accident that changes their lives.

Plot: life and death, rage and hate, transplantation, faith, suicide attempt, loss of loved one, widow, ex-detainee, ...

Cast

Franu00e7ois Cluzet

Marie-Josu00e9e Croze

Andru00e9 Dussollier

Kristin Scott Thomas

Tell No One (2006)

7.2 1.5K votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Country: France

Duration: 131 min.

Audience: NR

Story: A man receives a mysterious email appearing to be from his wife, who was murdered years earlier. As he frantically tries to find out whether she's alive, he finds himself being implicated in her death.

Plot: dying and death, drug abuse, based on novel or book, loss of loved one, falsely accused, sadness, e-mail, cover-up, ...

Cast

Andrew Garfield

Florence Pugh

Grace Delaney

Lee Braithwaite

We Live in Time (2024)

7.2 1.3K votes

Genre: Drama, Romance

Country: United Kingdom

Duration: 108 min.

Audience: R

Story: An up-and-coming chef and a recent divorcée find their lives forever changed when a chance encounter brings them together, in a decade-spanning, deeply moving romance.

Style: bittersweet

Plot: marriage, father, family relationships, romance, love, parenthood, relationship, family, ...

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