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Melancholic movies

Somber & Reflective

Films that stir deep emotions with a mix of beauty and sorrow. The most popular melancholic movies on GoodWatch come first.

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The Boy and the Heron
The Boy and the Heron (2023)
GoodWatch score 85
Chungking Express
Chungking Express (1994)
GoodWatch score 83
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind (1939)
GoodWatch score 87
Mommy
Mommy (2014)
GoodWatch score 82
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
GoodWatch score 82
All That We Never Were
All That We Never Were (2026)
GoodWatch score 57
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
GoodWatch score 75
Look Back
Look Back (2024)
GoodWatch score 89
Annihilation
Annihilation (2018)
GoodWatch score 75
Decision to Leave
Decision to Leave (2022)
GoodWatch score 83
Aftersun
Aftersun (2022)
GoodWatch score 87
Cinema Paradiso
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
GoodWatch score 86
Interview with the Vampire
Interview with the Vampire (1994)
GoodWatch score 70
Past Lives
Past Lives (2023)
GoodWatch score 87
Incendies
Incendies (2010)
GoodWatch score 85
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
GoodWatch score 88
American Beauty
American Beauty (1999)
GoodWatch score 84
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
GoodWatch score 79
Lost in Translation
Lost in Translation (2003)
GoodWatch score 85
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
GoodWatch score 78
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
GoodWatch score 70
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels (1995)
GoodWatch score 74
Hamnet
Hamnet (2025)
GoodWatch score 82
Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)
GoodWatch score 56
Porco Rosso
Porco Rosso (1992)
GoodWatch score 85
Twelve Monkeys
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
GoodWatch score 81
The Incomer
The Incomer (2026)
GoodWatch score 77
Joker: Folie à Deux
Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)
GoodWatch score 42
The Irishman
The Irishman (2019)
GoodWatch score 86
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby (2013)
GoodWatch score 61
Newness
Newness (2017)
GoodWatch score 61
Vertigo
Vertigo (1958)
GoodWatch score 91
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997)
GoodWatch score 89
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)
GoodWatch score 72
Into the Wild
Into the Wild (2007)
GoodWatch score 79
The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse (2019)
GoodWatch score 81
Suzume
Suzume (2022)
GoodWatch score 84
Moonlight
Moonlight (2016)
GoodWatch score 87
Watchmen
Watchmen (2009)
GoodWatch score 67
Mystic River
Mystic River (2003)
GoodWatch score 83

Frequently Asked Questions

What defines a melancholic film?

It blends sadness and beauty, inviting introspection.