Let me first say I really hate the idea of making a topic asking for suggestions on what to watch, but I feel I have to because the rest of the internet is fucking dumb.

Basically, I watched Lilja 4-Ever the other day and I realised how much I like these bleak and emotional dramas... there's something about everything going shitty for everyone that I love. I like being a big emo when I watch films, being reduced to tears.
Other films that I like that are similar to this would be: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly and (I guess) Requiem for a Dream.

So, if you can tell me the most depressing film you've watched (DON'T MAKING A FUCKING LIST) and WHY it is depressing, I'd love you forever.

hate to be the guy to throw this out but schindler's list is seriously one of no wait THE saddest movie ive ever seen



save one life.................... save the world....

if you have not seen it it's kinda necessary cinema anyway so

oh and it is sad because lots of innocent people get killed by shouting nazis

Hmm. The Savages was extremely depressing, mostly because it was so REAL. Actually, The Squid And The Whale is from the same director and is also very very depressing, although I don't think it's as good as The Savages.

Go watch The Savages, it's wonderful.

just watch an adam sandler movie or something

their existence is depressing

the av club just wrote a whole article about this. I totally recommend the Apu Trilogy and do not recommend Dogville (youknow what happend int he great depression? towns of poor people raped a slightly well off looking runaway. oh wait thats not what happened ever at all, here is a story no one can relate to with a lot of gimmicky shit.

These kinds of movies are basically the epitome of cinema for me. I love this emo shit, I want to make this emo shit. I've seen the three you've listed and fucking loved them.

I am going to write a list of shit I can remember, I'm sorry.

Babel
Last Life of the Universe
Everything is Illuminated
Come and See
Tsotsi
Atonement
Into the Wild
In the Mood for Love + 2046
The Kite Runner
Paranoid Park
Memories of Murder
Lust, Caution
The Last Emperor
Amadeus
The Wrestler *highly recommend*
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
Brokeback Mountain
The Elephant Man
The Fountain
There Will be Blood
The 400 Blows *highly recommend*
Elephant
Au Revoir Les Enfants

Shit that I forget
La Haine
Motorcycle Diaries
This is England
The Return
Eastern Promises
Cashback
Gone Baby Gone
Blame It on Fidel
Once
If... + O' Lucky Man
JCVD
Maria Full of Grace
Bang Bang You're Dead
Doubt
Kikujiro
Heavenly Creatures

Call me stupid, but these are pretty much the films that have moved me. They have mostly made me feel emo, but I don't know if it's categorize them as being depressing.

mulholland drive

roman i am beginning to think that you do not actually watch any other movies

TRAINSPOTTING

DRUG ADDICTION
FRIENDSHIPS
ETC

no that letters to Zachary movie. damn that movie is so depressing, and "the bridge". Both of those are docs.

Dear Zachary is okay, it kinda suffers from some pacing issues, but it's worth the watch.

Gotta watch The Bridge, sounds very interesting.

headphonics, that is a valid point. I agree.

Also my list sucks, I know.

way to spoil the movie...

Million Dollar Baby

Million Dollar Baby

If you want something like The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Darren Aronofsky films, or 4 Months 3 Weeks and 2 Days, I would not recommend this or any other Clint Eastwood films.

I was really just naming what came to mind when I thought of really depressing movie

I haven't even seen any of those ones he mentioned

electroma and koyaanisqatsi invoked sadness for me!