Movies about Depression
Explore films and series about depression — Life under a weight that has no obvious cause. Watchin ranks titles by how strongly they explore this theme, so you can find something that fits how you feel tonight.
Watchin ranks 307 films and series about depression by how strongly each one explores the theme, using a taste model built on viewer ratings rather than genre labels.
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- Memoir of a Snail (2024)
- 8½ (1963)
- Barry (2018)
- Downfall (2004)
- After Life (2019)
- Close to the Horizon (2019)
- The Whale (2022)
- Aftersun (2022)
- The Celebration (1998)
- The Leftovers (2014)
- Detachment (2011)
- All the Bright Places (2020)
- Lilya 4-ever (2002)
- Threads (1984)
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
- Harold and Maude (1971)
- 13 Reasons Why (2017)
- Synecdoche, New York (2008)
- Oslo, August 31st (2011)
- L'Atalante (1934)
- Ordinary People (1980)
- Happiness (1998)
- Little Women (1994)
- Lolita (1962)
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Common questions
What are the best movies about depression?
Watchin's highest-ranked films and series about depression include Memoir of a Snail, 8½ and Barry. Ranking reflects how strongly each title explores the theme, not how recent or popular it is.
How does Watchin decide which titles are about depression?
Each title is scored against depression as a life topic from its story, themes and emotional tone, then ranked by audience rating among titles with enough ratings to be reliable. Titles below 250 ratings are excluded so the list is not dominated by obscure entries with a handful of perfect scores.
How many films and series about depression are there?
Watchin's catalogue contains 307 titles about depression that meet the ratings threshold. The full ranked list is free to browse.