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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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Let Me In
Let Me In (2010)
GoodWatch score 77
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- (2026)
GoodWatch score 79
The Twilight Samurai
The Twilight Samurai (2002)
GoodWatch score 87
The Place Beyond the Pines
The Place Beyond the Pines (2013)
GoodWatch score 73
Blue Moon
Blue Moon (2025)
GoodWatch score 76
Blonde
Blonde (2022)
GoodWatch score 46
All the Bright Places
All the Bright Places (2020)
GoodWatch score 65
A Walk to Remember
A Walk to Remember (2002)
GoodWatch score 52
The Life of Chuck
The Life of Chuck (2025)
GoodWatch score 74
The Orphanage
The Orphanage (2007)
GoodWatch score 78
The Machinist
The Machinist (2004)
GoodWatch score 73
Funny Games
Funny Games (2008)
GoodWatch score 56
Youth
Youth (2015)
GoodWatch score 69
The Deep End of the Ocean
The Deep End of the Ocean (1999)
GoodWatch score 52
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon (1975)
GoodWatch score 84
The Piano
The Piano (1993)
GoodWatch score 83
The Ballad of Narayama
The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
GoodWatch score 87
Empire of the Sun
Empire of the Sun (1987)
GoodWatch score 73
Belle
Belle (2021)
GoodWatch score 82
Anthropoid
Anthropoid (2016)
GoodWatch score 67
Vanilla Sky
Vanilla Sky (2001)
GoodWatch score 56
Kids
Kids (1995)
GoodWatch score 61
Robot Dreams
Robot Dreams (2023)
GoodWatch score 86
Jacob's Ladder
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
GoodWatch score 71
Antlers
Antlers (2021)
GoodWatch score 57
The Many Saints of Newark
The Many Saints of Newark (2021)
GoodWatch score 60
Kramer vs. Kramer
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
GoodWatch score 82
May December
May December (2023)
GoodWatch score 78
Carol
Carol (2015)
GoodWatch score 85
Late Spring
Late Spring (1949)
GoodWatch score 89
Coward
Coward (2026)
GoodWatch score 68
The Book Thief
The Book Thief (2013)
GoodWatch score 62
Small Things Like These
Small Things Like These (2024)
GoodWatch score 78
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me (2022)
GoodWatch score 81
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness (1989)
GoodWatch score 90
Shame
Shame (1968)
GoodWatch score 74
Ju-on: The Grudge
Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)
GoodWatch score 66
Babel
Babel (2006)
GoodWatch score 71
All About My Mother
All About My Mother (1999)
GoodWatch score 87
Silence
Silence (2016)
GoodWatch score 77

Frequently Asked Questions

What defines a melancholic film?

It blends sadness and beauty, inviting introspection.