Great Depression Movies

  • 1946
    It's a Wonderful Life

    It's a Wonderful Life

    It's a Wonderful Life

    8.31946HD

    A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich...

    It's a Wonderful Life
  • 1999
    The Green Mile

    The Green Mile

    The Green Mile

    8.5061999HD

    A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments....

    The Green Mile
  • 2005
    King Kong

    King Kong

    King Kong

    6.8892005HD

    In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter...

    King Kong
  • 2013
    The Wind Rises

    The Wind Rises

    The Wind Rises

    7.82013HD

    A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II...

    The Wind Rises
  • 1933
    King Kong

    King Kong

    King Kong

    7.61933HD

    Adventurous filmmaker Carl Denham sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before. Alongside his leading lady Ann...

    King Kong
  • 2002
    Road to Perdition

    Road to Perdition

    Road to Perdition

    7.3572002HD

    Mike Sullivan works as a hit man for crime boss John Rooney. Sullivan views Rooney as a father figure, however after his son is witness to a killing,...

    Road to Perdition
  • 2012
    Lawless

    Lawless

    Lawless

    7.0582012HD

    In 1931, the Bondurant brothers of Franklin County, Virginia, run a multipurpose backwoods establishment that hides their true business —...

    Lawless
  • 1973
    Paper Moon

    Paper Moon

    Paper Moon

    7.91973HD

    A bible salesman finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership as a...

    Paper Moon
  • 2011
    Water for Elephants

    Water for Elephants

    Water for Elephants

    6.9472011HD

    In this captivating Depression-era melodrama, impetuous veterinary student Jacob Jankowski joins a celebrated circus as an animal caretaker but faces...

    Water for Elephants
  • 1936
    Modern Times

    Modern Times

    Modern Times

    8.31936HD

    A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the...

    Modern Times
  • 1992
    Of Mice and Men

    Of Mice and Men

    Of Mice and Men

    7.2491992HD

    Two drifters, one a gentle but slow giant, try to make money working the fields during the Depression so they can fulfill their dreams.

    Of Mice and Men
  • 2000
    The Legend of Bagger Vance

    The Legend of Bagger Vance

    The Legend of Bagger Vance

    6.5782000HD

    World War I has left golfer Rannulph Junuh a poker-playing alcoholic, his perfect swing gone. Now, however, he needs to get it back to play in a...

    The Legend of Bagger Vance
  • 1985
    The Purple Rose of Cairo

    The Purple Rose of Cairo

    The Purple Rose of Cairo

    7.3971985HD

    Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre....

    The Purple Rose of Cairo
  • 1940
    The Grapes of Wrath

    The Grapes of Wrath

    The Grapes of Wrath

    7.8281940HD

    Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his...

    The Grapes of Wrath
  • 1973
    Emperor of the North

    Emperor of the North

    Emperor of the North

    6.71973HD

    Hobos encounter a sadistic railway conductor that will not let anyone "ride the rails" for free.

    Emperor of the North
  • 1975
    Hard Times

    Hard Times

    Hard Times

    6.71975HD

    In the depression, Chaney, a strong silent streetfighter, joins with Speed, a promoter of no-holds-barred street boxing bouts. They go to New Orleans...

    Hard Times
  • 1983
    Zelig

    Zelig

    Zelig

    7.431983HD

    Fictional documentary about the life of human chameleon Leonard Zelig, a man who becomes a celebrity in the 1920s due to his ability to look and act...

    Zelig
  • 2003
    Seabiscuit

    Seabiscuit

    Seabiscuit

    7.0532003HD

    True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their...

    Seabiscuit
  • 1984
    Places in the Heart

    Places in the Heart

    Places in the Heart

    7.21984HD

    In 1935 rural Texas, recently widowed Edna Spaulding struggles to survive with two small children, a farm to run, and very little money in the bank -...

    Places in the Heart
  • 2021
    12 Mighty Orphans

    12 Mighty Orphans

    12 Mighty Orphans

    7.22021HD

    Haunted by his mysterious past, a devoted high school football coach leads a scrawny team of orphans to the state championship during the Great...

    12 Mighty Orphans