30 Best Movies About Depression - taste of cinema

Even though once considered taboo, depression is a common theme in cinema and so is a central subject in many great films. This list narrows the huge spectrum of unhappiness by limiting it to endogenous depression and that caused by traumatic experiences, bad relationships, or anxiety.

The list intentionally does not include depression that is due to addiction or disability (so no “My Left Foot” or “Nymphomaniac” etc.) or depression caused by another mental illness like bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, schizophrenia – unless it is dually diagnosed or misdiagnosed (like “An Angel At My Table” or “Numb”) since these can have their own lists.

Most protagonists are writers, wannabe writers or other kinds of artists. The films are not necessarily depressing themselves and can offer some resolution. Sometimes even taking a comedic outlook on topics like suicide and self-harm as shown in “Little Miss Sunshine”, “It’s a Kind Of A Funny Story” and “The Skeleton Twins”. However, most of the films are mostly concerned with realism and characters rather than dramatic stories that serve as justification for depression.

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