Great Depression Movies
- 2005
King Kong
King Kong6.92005HD
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 K...
- 1999
The Green Mile
The Green Mile8.51999HD
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. Wh...
- 1946
It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life8.31946HD
A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinfli...
- 1933
King Kong
King Kong7.61933HD
Adventurous filmmaker Carl Denham sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before. Alongside his leading lady Ann Darro...
- 2013
The Wind Rises
The Wind Rises7.82013HD
A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II figh...
- 1933
Gold Diggers of 1933
Gold Diggers of 19337.21933HD
During the Great Depression, all Broadway shows are closed down. A group of desperate unemployed showgirls find hope when a wealthy songwriter invests...
- 1992
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men7.31992HD
Two drifters, one a gentle but slow giant, try to make money working the fields during the Depression so they can fulfill their dreams.
- 1936
Modern Times
Modern Times8.31936HD
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 w...
- 2002
Road to Perdition
Road to Perdition7.42002HD
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,...
- 2012
Lawless
Lawless72012HD
In 1931, the Bondurant brothers of Franklin County, Virginia, run a multipurpose backwoods establishment that hides their true business — bootlegging....
- 1940
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath7.81940HD
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 Uncl...
- 2003
Seabiscuit
Seabiscuit72003HD
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 nation...
- 1947
Monsieur Verdoux
Monsieur Verdoux7.81947HD
The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his wo...
- 1975
Hard Times
Hard Times6.71975HD
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...
- 2000
The Legend of Bagger Vance
The Legend of Bagger Vance6.62000HD
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 tourn...
- 2011
Water for Elephants
Water for Elephants6.92011HD
In this captivating Depression-era melodrama, impetuous veterinary student Jacob Jankowski joins a celebrated circus as an animal caretaker but faces...
- 1973
Paper Moon
Paper Moon7.91973HD
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 money-maki...
- 2021
12 Mighty Orphans
12 Mighty Orphans7.22021HD
Haunted by his mysterious past, a devoted high school football coach leads a scrawny team of orphans to the state championship during the Great Depres...
- 1939
The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties7.51939HD
After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartl...
- 1973
Emperor of the North
Emperor of the North6.61973HD
Hobos encounter a sadistic railway conductor that will not let anyone "ride the rails" for free.