Great Depression Movies

  • 1993
    King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

    6.7911993HD

    Based on the Depression-era bildungsroman memoir of writer A. E. Hotchner, the film follows the story of a boy struggling to survive on his own in a...

    King of the Hill
  • 1972
    Sounder

    Sounder

    Sounder

    7.51972HD

    The oldest son of a loving and strong family of black sharecroppers comes of age in the Depression-era South after his father is imprisoned for...

    Sounder
  • 1933
    Dinner at Eight

    Dinner at Eight

    Dinner at Eight

    6.71933HD

    An ambitious New York socialite plans an extravagant dinner party as her businessman husband, Oliver, contends with financial woes, causing a lot of...

    Dinner at Eight
  • 2005
    The 12 Dogs of Christmas

    The 12 Dogs of Christmas

    The 12 Dogs of Christmas

    52005HD

    This holiday tale has all the elements of a classic heartwarmer--cuddly dogs, small town spirit, and even a full-fledged Christmas pageant. Set...

    The 12 Dogs of Christmas
  • 1933
    Dancing Lady

    Dancing Lady

    Dancing Lady

    6.81933HD

    Janie lives to dance and will dance anywhere, even stripping in a burlesque house. Tod Newton, the rich playboy, discovers her there and helps her...

    Dancing Lady
  • 1941
    Sullivan's Travels

    Sullivan's Travels

    Sullivan's Travels

    7.41941HD

    Successful movie director John L. Sullivan, convinced he won't be able to film his ambitious masterpiece until he has suffered, dons a hobo disguise...

    Sullivan's Travels
  • 1957
    The Tarnished Angels

    The Tarnished Angels

    The Tarnished Angels

    6.71957HD

    In the 1930s, once-great World War I pilot Roger Shumann performs as a daredevil barnstorming pilot at aerial stunt shows while his wife, LaVerne,...

    The Tarnished Angels
  • 1981
    The Plouffe Family

    The Plouffe Family

    The Plouffe Family

    6.7331981HD

    The lives of the average Quebecois Plouffe family during the final years of the depression and through World War II.

    The Plouffe Family
  • 1933
    Looking Forward

    Looking Forward

    Looking Forward

    6.21933HD

    Depression Era story set in London about a wealthy shop owner who goes bankrupt and is forced to fire his faithful staff.

    Looking Forward
  • 1947
    Monsieur Verdoux

    Monsieur Verdoux

    Monsieur Verdoux

    7.71947HD

    The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his...

    Monsieur Verdoux
  • 1935
    If You Could Only Cook

    If You Could Only Cook

    If You Could Only Cook

    7.41935HD

    An auto engineer and a professor's daughter pose as married servants in a mobster's mansion.

    If You Could Only Cook
  • 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
  • 1976
    Bound for Glory

    Bound for Glory

    Bound for Glory

    6.91976HD

    A biography of Woody Guthrie, one of America's greatest folk singers. He left his dust-devastated Texas home in the 1930s to find work, discovering...

    Bound for Glory
  • 1931
    The Easiest Way

    The Easiest Way

    The Easiest Way

    5.0771931HD

    A virtuous and innocent young woman uneasily gives in to the lavish attentions of a "sugar daddy" but then finds true love with a newspaperman her...

    The Easiest Way
  • 1985
    The Journey of Natty Gann

    The Journey of Natty Gann

    The Journey of Natty Gann

    6.81985HD

    America is in the depths of the Great Depression. Families drift apart when faraway jobs beckon. A courageous young girl confronts overwhelming odds...

    The Journey of Natty Gann
  • 1935
    One More Spring

    One More Spring

    One More Spring

    5.81935HD

    Three people live together in the maintenance shed at Central Park as an alternative to living on the streets.

    One More Spring
  • 1975
    Hearts of the West

    Hearts of the West

    Hearts of the West

    5.61975HD

    Lewis Tater writes Wild West dime novels and dreams of actually becoming a cowboy. When he goes west to find his dream he finds himself in possession...

    Hearts of the West
  • 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
  • 2003
    The Saddest Music in the World

    The Saddest Music in the World

    The Saddest Music in the World

    6.72003HD

    In Depression-era Winnipeg, a legless beer baroness hosts a contest for the saddest music in the world, offering a grand prize of $25,000.

    The Saddest Music in the World
  • 1986
    Brighton Beach Memoirs

    Brighton Beach Memoirs

    Brighton Beach Memoirs

    6.5571986HD

    Eugene, a young teenage Jewish boy, recalls his memoirs of his time as an adolescent youth. He lives with his parents, his aunt, two cousins, and his...

    Brighton Beach Memoirs