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

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Unveiling the Darkest Corners of the Screen: Discovering the Best Movies and TV Shows Related to Tragedy

Get ready to immerse yourself in the most heart-wrenching, soul-crushing, and thought-provoking stories that will leave you questioning the very fabric of human existence. From devastating losses to catastrophic events, we've curated a list of the best movies and TV shows that delve into the depths of tragedy, exploring the complexities of the human experience.

Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK
Cast
Yuki Kaji Yuki Kaji Yui Ishikawa Yui Ishikawa
Marina Inoue Marina Inoue
Hiroshi Kamiya Hiroshi Kamiya
8.7 218 votes
Genre: Action, Adventure, Animation
Country: Japan
Duration: 145 min.
Audience: NR
Story:  A colossal-sized omnibus film bringing together the last two episodes of Attack on Titan in the franchise's first-ever theatrical experience. After venturing beyond the walls and separated from his comrades, Eren finds himself inspired by this new truth and plots the "Rumbling," a terrifying plan to eradicate every living thing in the world. With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, a motley crew of Eren's former comrades and enemies scramble to halt his deadly mission. The only question is, can they stop him?
Style:  suspenseful
Plot:  dystopia, giant monster, compilation, based on manga, aftercreditsstinger, edited from tv series, shounen, anime, ...
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ERASED
Cast
Shinnosuke Mitsushima Shinnosuke Mitsushima
Tao Tsuchiya Tao Tsuchiya
Minami Takayama Minami Takayama
8.5 1.3K votes
Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 12
Audience: TV-14
Story:  Satoru Fujinuma is a struggling manga artist who has the ability to turn back time and prevent deaths. When his mother is killed he turns back time to solve the mystery, but ends up back in elementary school, just before the disappearance of his classmate Kayo.
Style:  psychological
Plot:  child abuse, detective, assassin, time travel, supernatural, elementary school, murder, dysfunctional family, ...
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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Cast
KENN KENN
8.5 1.9K votes
Genre: Action, Animation, Crime
Country: Japan, Poland
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 10
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  In a dystopia riddled with corruption and cybernetic implants, a talented but reckless street kid strives to become a mercenary outlaw — an edgerunner.
Plot:  technology, mercenary, dystopia, anthology, conspiracy, cyberpunk, based on video game, futuristic society, ...
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The Glory
Cast
Song Hye-kyo Song Hye-kyo
Lee Do-hyun Lee Do-hyun
Lim Ji-yeon Lim Ji-yeon
Yeom Hye-ran Yeom Hye-ran
8.5 924 votes
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 16
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  Years after surviving horrific abuse in high school, a woman puts an elaborate revenge scheme in motion to make the perpetrators pay for their crimes.
Plot:  bullying, based on true story, revenge, teacher, miniseries, female protagonist, high school student, social issues, ...
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Sunset Boulevard
Cast
William Holden William Holden
Gloria Swanson Gloria Swanson
Erich von Stroheim Erich von Stroheim
Nancy Olson Nancy Olson
8.3 3.0K votes
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America
Duration: 110 min.
Audience: NR
Story:  A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
Plot:  new year's eve, jealousy, loss of sense of reality, screenwriter, butler, delusion, diva, film noir, ...
Place:  los angeles, california
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Scarface
Cast
Al Pacino Al Pacino
Steven Bauer Steven Bauer
Michelle Pfeiffer Michelle Pfeiffer
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
8.2 13.2K votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: United States of America
Duration: 170 min.
Audience: R
Story:  After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes through Miami. But increased pressure from the police, wars with Colombian drug cartels and his own drug-fueled paranoia serve to fuel the flames of his eventual downfall.
Plot:  corruption, sibling relationship, loss of loved one, gangster, cocaine, rise and fall, remake, tragedy, ...
Place:  miami, florida, cuba
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Better Days
Cast
Zhou Dongyu Zhou Dongyu
Jackson Yee Jackson Yee
Yin Fang Yin Fang
Huang Jue Huang Jue
8.1 562 votes
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 135 min.
Audience: NR
Story:  A bullied teenage girl forms an unlikely friendship with a mysterious young man who protects her from her assailants, while she copes with the pressures of her final examinations.
Style:  tense
Plot:  affectation, bullying, thoughtful, bully victim, depressing, distressing, tragic
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Revolutionary Girl Utena
8.1 70 votes
Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 39
Audience: TV-14
Story:  "Never lose that strength or nobility, even when you grow up." When Utena was just a child and in the depths of sorrow, she found salvation in those words. They were the words of a prince, who bestowed upon her both a ring and the promise that it would lead her to him again. She never forgot the encounter. Now a teenager, Utena attends the prestigious Ohtori Academy; however, her strong sense of chivalry soon places her at odds with the student council and thrusts her into a series of mysterious and dangerous duels against its members.
Style:  philosophical, psychological, lighthearted, provocative, absurd, ...
Plot:  sibling relationship, sexual identity, adolescence, swordplay, symbolism, role reversal, surrealism, role playing, ...
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The Bridge
Cast
Sofia Helin Sofia Helin
Thure Lindhardt Thure Lindhardt
Mikael Birkkju00e6r Mikael Birkkju00e6r
Sarah Boberg Sarah Boberg
8.1 710 votes
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 38
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  When a body is found on the bridge between Denmark and Sweden, right on the border, Danish inspector Martin Rohde and Swedish Saga Norén have to share jurisdiction and work together to find the killer.
Style:  melancholy, intense
Plot:  detective, copenhagen, denmark, bridge, police, female protagonist, female detective, murder investigation, ...
Place:  denmark, sweden, scandinavia
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Cast
Frances McDormand Frances McDormand
Woody Harrelson Woody Harrelson
Sam Rockwell Sam Rockwell
Abbie Cornish Abbie Cornish
8.1 11.0K votes
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Duration: 115 min.
Audience: R
Story:  After seven months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at Bill Willoughby, the town's revered chief of police. When his second-in-command Officer Jason Dixon, an immature mother's boy with a penchant for violence, gets involved, the battle between Mildred and Ebbing's law enforcement is only exacerbated.
Plot:  small town, police brutality, missouri, alcoholism, murder, cancer, teenage girl, police corruption, ...
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Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
Cast
Kurt Kuenne Kurt Kuenne
Andrew Bagby Andrew Bagby
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Kathleen Bagby
8.0 586 votes
Genre: Crime, Documentary
Country: United States of America
Duration: 94 min.
Audience: NR
Story:  In 2001, Andrew Bagby, a medical resident, is murdered not long after breaking up with his girlfriend. Soon after, when she announces she's pregnant, one of Andrew's many close friends, Kurt Kuenne, begins this film, a gift to the child.
Plot:  husband wife relationship, parent child relationship, grandparent grandchild relationship, loss of loved one, pregnancy, narration, murder, break-up, ...
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Ran
Cast
Tatsuya Nakadai Tatsuya Nakadai
Akira Terao Akira Terao
Jinpachi Nezu Jinpachi Nezu
Daisuke Ryu016b Daisuke Ryu016b
8.0 1.8K votes
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Japan, France
Duration: 160 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Shakespeare's King Lear is reimagined as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan where an aging warlord divides his kingdom between his three sons.
Plot:  assassination, kingdom, gun, greed, castle, siege, heir to the throne, revenge, ...
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Loving Vincent
Cast
Douglas Booth Douglas Booth
Robert Gulaczyk Robert Gulaczyk
Eleanor Tomlinson Eleanor Tomlinson
Helen McCrory Helen McCrory
8.0 2.6K votes
Genre: Animation, Drama, History
Country: Poland, United Kingdom
Duration: 95 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  A young man arrives at the last hometown of painter Vincent van Gogh to deliver the troubled artist's final letter and ends up investigating his final days there.
Style:  melancholy
Plot:  artist, investigation, grave, letter, painter, bullying, adult animation, struggling artist, ...
Time:  19th century
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Monster
Cast
Sakura Ando Sakura Ando
Soya Kurokawa Soya Kurokawa
Hinata Hiiragi Hinata Hiiragi
Eita Nagayama Eita Nagayama
7.9 910 votes
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 125 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  After an outburst at school involving her son, a concerned single mother demands answers, triggering a sequence of deepening suspicion and turmoil.
Style:  witty
Plot:  friendship, bullying, elementary school, coming of age, school, teacher student relationship, childhood, lgbt, ...
Place:  japan
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Raging Bull
Cast
Robert De Niro Robert De Niro
Cathy Moriarty Cathy Moriarty
Joe Pesci Joe Pesci
Frank Vincent Frank Vincent
7.9 4.8K votes
Genre: Drama, History
Country: United States of America
Duration: 129 min.
Audience: R
Story:  The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
Plot:  new york city, jealousy, transporter, sports, brother, paranoia, violent husband, boxer, ...
Place:  florida
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Finch
Cast
Tom Hanks Tom Hanks
Caleb Landry Jones Caleb Landry Jones
Oscar Avila Oscar Avila
Lora Martinez-Cunningham Lora Martinez-Cunningham
7.8 4.1K votes
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction
Country: United States of America, India
Duration: 116 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  On a post-apocalyptic Earth, a robot, built to protect the life of his dying creator's beloved dog, learns about life, love, friendship, and what it means to be human.
Style:  provocative, witty, whimsical
Plot:  post-apocalyptic future, survival, robot, taunting, questioning, journey, speculative, humanity, ...
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Spotlight
Cast
Mark Ruffalo Mark Ruffalo
Michael Keaton Michael Keaton
Rachel McAdams Rachel McAdams
Liev Schreiber Liev Schreiber
7.8 8.8K votes
Genre: Drama, History
Country: United States of America
Duration: 129 min.
Audience: R
Story:  The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
Style:  tense
Plot:  pedophilia, newspaper, journalist, child abuse, court, judge, boston, massachusetts, ...
Place:  florida
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I Saw the Devil
Cast
Lee Byung-hun Lee Byung-hun
Choi Min-sik Choi Min-sik
Jeon Kuk-hwan Jeon Kuk-hwan
Cheon Ho-jin Cheon Ho-jin
7.8 3.1K votes
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 144 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. Soo-hyeon, a top-secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that he will do everything in his power to take vengeance against the killer, even if it means that he must become a monster himself.
Plot:  psychopath, revenge, serial killer, mercilessness, brutality, blunt, hard, grim, ...
Place:  south korea
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Wings of Desire
Cast
Bruno Ganz Bruno Ganz
Solveig Dommartin Solveig Dommartin
Otto Sander Otto Sander
Curt Bois Curt Bois
7.8 1.5K votes
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 128 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  Two angels, Damiel and Cassiel, glide through the streets of Berlin, observing the bustling population, providing invisible rays of hope to the distressed but never interacting with them. When Damiel falls in love with lonely trapeze artist Marion, the angel longs to experience life in the physical world, and finds — with some words of wisdom from actor Peter Falk — that it might be possible for him to take human form.
Style:  melancholy
Plot:  berlin, germany, dreams, library, circus, angel, berlin wall, immortality, ...
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Sharp Objects
Cast
Amy Adams Amy Adams
Patricia Clarkson Patricia Clarkson
Chris Messina Chris Messina
Eliza Scanlen Eliza Scanlen
7.8 1.1K votes
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada, United States of America
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  Reporter Camille Preaker confronts the psychological demons from her past when she returns to her hometown to investigate the murders of two young girls.
Style:  intimate
Plot:  based on novel or book, child murder, self-destruction, trauma, police chief, missouri, dysfunctional family, reporter, ...
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