Top 25 best 'depressing'-movies

Based on MovieMeter ratings, these are the 25 best 'depressing'-movies

This is a list of the best 25 'depressing'-movies and highly rated on MovieMeter.

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1	Donnie Darko (2001) Mystery, Drama 113 minutes	3,96(6.679) 3
2	Joker (2019) Crime, Drama 122 minutes	3,93(3.045) 3
3	Hotaru no Haka (1988) Alternative title: Grave of the Fireflies Animation, War 89 minutes	3,90(1.391) 3
4	Lilja 4-ever (2002) Alternative title: Lilya 4-ever Drama 109 minutes	3,83(1.645) 3
5	Höstsonaten (1978) Alternative title: Herfstsonate Drama 99 minutes	3,83(282) 3

6	Memoir of a Snail (2024) Animation, Drama 95 minutes	3,82(155) 3
7	Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) Scifi, Fantasy 140 minutes	3,71(3.651) 3
8	Wind River (2017) Western, Crime 107 minutes	3,67(2.014) 3
9	A Taste of Honey (1961) Drama 100 minutes	3,62(36) 3
10	Hamnet (2025) History, Drama 126 minutes	3,58(183) 4

11	Robot Dreams (2023) Animation, Drama 102 minutes	3,57(87) 3
12	Koe no Katachi (2016) Alternative title: A Silent Voice Animation, Drama 130 minutes	3,56(97) 3
13	Warfare (2025) Action, Drama 95 minutes	3,50(501) 3
14	Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) Action, Scifi 130 minutes	3,49(2.029) 3
15	Elephant (2003) Drama, Crime 81 minutes	3,46(1.935) 3
16	Possession (1981) Alternative title: The Night the Screaming Stops Drama, Horror 124 minutes	3,44(342) 3
17	Mikey and Nicky (1976) Alternative title: Mikey & Nicky Drama, Crime 119 minutes	3,34(47)
18	The Blair Witch Project (1999) Horror, Mockumentary 86 minutes	3,26(3.551) 3
19	The Daughter (2015) Drama 96 minutes	3,23(167)
20	Black Rain (1989) Action, Crime 125 minutes	3,19(898) 3
21	The Babadook (2014) Drama, Horror 93 minutes	3,13(937) 3
22	28 Years Later (2025) Horror 115 minutes	3,12(608) 3
23	Suspiria (2018) Horror, Mystery 152 minutes	3,12(485) 3
24	Crash (1996) Drama, Thriller 100 minutes	3,11(486) 2
25	Before We Go (2014) Comedy, Drama 89 minutes	3,01(312) 3