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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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Memoir of a Snail
Memoir of a Snail (2024)
GoodWatch score 85
Lee
Lee (2024)
GoodWatch score 68
In the Bedroom
In the Bedroom (2001)
GoodWatch score 82
Three Colors: Red
Three Colors: Red (1994)
GoodWatch score 92
Sirāt
Sirāt (2025)
GoodWatch score 78
The Road
The Road (2009)
GoodWatch score 70
The Fallout
The Fallout (2021)
GoodWatch score 80
Marriage Story
Marriage Story (2019)
GoodWatch score 87
The Smashing Machine
The Smashing Machine (2025)
GoodWatch score 64
Seven Pounds
Seven Pounds (2008)
GoodWatch score 52
21 Grams
21 Grams (2003)
GoodWatch score 76
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
GoodWatch score 73
The Virgin Suicides
The Virgin Suicides (2000)
GoodWatch score 77
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (2018)
GoodWatch score 83
Requiem for a Dream
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
GoodWatch score 80
The Theory of Everything
The Theory of Everything (2014)
GoodWatch score 76
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild (1990)
GoodWatch score 85
Pulse
Pulse (2001)
GoodWatch score 69
Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK
Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK (2024)
GoodWatch score 90
Out of Africa
Out of Africa (1985)
GoodWatch score 69
The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man (1980)
GoodWatch score 85
Road to Perdition
Road to Perdition (2002)
GoodWatch score 77
Little Lips
Little Lips (1978)
GoodWatch score 54
Compartment No. 6
Compartment No. 6 (2021)
GoodWatch score 81
Brazil
Brazil (1985)
GoodWatch score 86
Phantom Thread
Phantom Thread (2017)
GoodWatch score 83
Beau Pere
Beau Pere (1981)
GoodWatch score 75
Yellow Mirror
Yellow Mirror (2026)
GoodWatch score 71
Rhapsody in August
Rhapsody in August (1991)
GoodWatch score 66
Nebraska
Nebraska (2013)
GoodWatch score 83
Flags of Our Fathers
Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
GoodWatch score 73
Antichrist
Antichrist (2009)
GoodWatch score 57
The Night House
The Night House (2021)
GoodWatch score 72
Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane (1998)
GoodWatch score 63
Letters from Iwo Jima
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
GoodWatch score 85
Forbidden Games
Forbidden Games (1952)
GoodWatch score 83
Sex and Lucía
Sex and Lucía (2001)
GoodWatch score 70
8½
8½ (1963)
GoodWatch score 89
War Horse
War Horse (2011)
GoodWatch score 71
The Power of the Dog
The Power of the Dog (2021)
GoodWatch score 79

Frequently Asked Questions

What defines a melancholic film?

It blends sadness and beauty, inviting introspection.