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Old 03-16-04 | 05:38 PM
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Nobody has mentioned The Shape of Things yet. So I'll add that. Agree with Dancer in the Dark and Grave of the Fireflies.

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Old 03-16-04 | 08:04 PM
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Old 03-16-04 | 08:43 PM
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Gregg Araki's
Nowhere &
The Doom Generation

And one movie the bums me right out:
Rollercoaster(not the 1977 George Segal one)
Old 03-17-04 | 01:24 AM
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The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

No Man's Land (2001)

Old 03-17-04 | 02:20 AM
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I found Malena sad and depressing.


And speaking of Giuseppe Tornatore films, The Star Maker was almost as depressing

Old Yeller

Y Tu Mama Tambien:

Spoiler:
The ending when Tenoch and Julio meet in the diner for the first time since the trip, Tenoch tells him that Luisa died of cancer 30 days after they returned home. Then the narrator goes on to say that it will be the last time Tenoch and Julio will ever see each other again.

That was pretty damn depressing for such an upbeat movie.
Old 03-18-04 | 08:07 AM
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Donnie Darko


As for Requiem For A Dream, I dont think the ending would be half as dramatic without the music that it has, But it really is depressing...
Old 03-18-04 | 08:36 AM
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Old 03-18-04 | 10:36 AM
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Awakenings.
Old 03-18-04 | 11:01 AM
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Girl, Interrupted
Old 03-18-04 | 12:21 PM
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As was mentioned before, "On the Beach" will remove your will to live. An extremely well-crafted film, with characters that really suck you in....
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Old 03-19-04 | 07:30 AM
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As was mentioned before, "On the Beach" will remove your will to live. An extremely well-crafted film, with characters that really suck you in....
Actually, I think "On the Beach" should only remove one's will to re-elect George Bush II.
Old 03-19-04 | 08:04 AM
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I'm sure there's a long list, but IN AMERICA is the most depressing movie that I've seen recently.
Old 03-19-04 | 08:11 AM
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Old 03-19-04 | 12:26 PM
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I would have to say What Dreams May Come...even though the movie did kinda suck (IMO).
Old 09-15-04 | 06:12 AM
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Thirteen

I just watched this and was scared. I hated seeing her like that.
Old 09-15-04 | 08:58 AM
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Requiem for a Dream (Just can't get myself to watch again)
Schindler's List
Bang the Drum Slowly
Old 09-15-04 | 09:40 AM
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well that new movie starting in germany tomorrow about the last days of WW2 in hitler's bunker may make it into my top 3.
( Der Untergang - http://www.film.at/static/binaries/v...tergang_hi.wmv)

for now it's still:

Leon
The Green Mile
American Beauty
Old 09-15-04 | 09:47 AM
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Gorillas in the Mist - Very depressing movie that I seen, can't believe what these hunters are doing to the mountain gorillas.

Mask - Very sad at the end. Good performance by Cher and Eric Stoltz as Rocky.
Old 09-15-04 | 10:28 AM
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The Grey Zone.

Also, though for different reasons, Phantom Menace.

So, what's with the six-month break in the thread?

Last edited by veloce; 09-15-04 at 10:59 AM.
Old 09-15-04 | 10:39 AM
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Boy's Don't Cry
Leaving Las Vegas (what a downer, I felt like killing myself after seeing this one)
Old 09-15-04 | 10:54 AM
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On the Beach, both movie versions (I haven't read the book.)

The first version was mighty sad, but I found the second even worse. The whole 'Family Bed' thing and seing each person deal with their fate is very tough to watch (and I love the post-apoc genre.)
Old 09-15-04 | 10:58 AM
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I'm too lazy to read this entire thread...

Has anyone mentioned MY LIFE yet with Michael Keaton and Nicole Kidman? God, that movie was so depressing I have never brought myself to watch it a second time. Good film, just very hard to sit through.
Old 09-15-04 | 11:16 AM
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Old 09-15-04 | 11:23 AM
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Rocky V.... after watching it..... i definitely asked the question... WHY???


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