Great Depression Movies

  • 1975
    Hard Times

    Hard Times

    Hard Times

    6.81975HD

    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...

    Hard Times
  • 1996
    The Funeral

    The Funeral

    The Funeral

    6.81996HD

    After the funeral of one of their own, a criminal family decides to embark on an emotionally unnerving journey in an attempt to exact bloody revenge.

    The Funeral
  • 1972
    Sounder

    Sounder

    Sounder

    7.41972HD

    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
  • 2005
    The 12 Dogs of Christmas

    The 12 Dogs of Christmas

    The 12 Dogs of Christmas

    4.9582005HD

    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
  • 1965
    Mudhoney

    Mudhoney

    Mudhoney

    6.1031965HD

    In this Depression-era tale, Calef is traveling from Michigan to California and stops in Spooner, Missouri, where Lute hires him for odd jobs. Calef...

    Mudhoney
  • 1984
    Places in the Heart

    Places in the Heart

    Places in the Heart

    7.21984HD

    In 1935 rural Texas, recently widowed Edna Spaulding struggles to survive with two small children, a farm to run, and very little money in the bank -...

    Places in the Heart
  • 1933
    Gold Diggers of 1933

    Gold Diggers of 1933

    Gold Diggers of 1933

    7.21933HD

    During the Great Depression, all Broadway shows are closed down. A group of desperate unemployed showgirls find hope when a wealthy songwriter...

    Gold Diggers of 1933
  • 1991
    Rambling Rose

    Rambling Rose

    Rambling Rose

    6.21991HD

    Rose is taken in by the Hillyer family to serve as a 1930s housemaid so that she can avoid falling into a life of prostitution. Her appearence and...

    Rambling Rose
  • 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
  • 1991
    Wildflower

    Wildflower

    Wildflower

    5.9051991HD

    One day Sammy and his younger sister Ellie happen upon a cabin where Alice, a young, partially deaf girl with epilepsy is being kept by her abusive...

    Wildflower
  • 1985
    The Journey of Natty Gann

    The Journey of Natty Gann

    The Journey of Natty Gann

    6.91985HD

    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
  • 1982
    Honkytonk Man

    Honkytonk Man

    Honkytonk Man

    6.41982HD

    During the Great Depression, a young boy leaves his family's Oklahoma farm to travel with his country musician uncle who is trying out for the Grand...

    Honkytonk Man
  • 1939
    The Roaring Twenties

    The Roaring Twenties

    The Roaring Twenties

    7.491939HD

    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...

    The Roaring Twenties
  • 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
  • 1933
    Dancing Lady

    Dancing Lady

    Dancing Lady

    6.91933HD

    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
  • 1993
    King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

    6.81993HD

    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
  • 1983
    Zelig

    Zelig

    Zelig

    7.4321983HD

    Fictional documentary about the life of human chameleon Leonard Zelig, a man who becomes a celebrity in the 1920s due to his ability to look and act...

    Zelig
  • 1974
    Mame

    Mame

    Mame

    6.21974HD

    The madcap life of eccentric Mame Dennis and her bohemian, intellectual arty clique is disrupted when her deceased brother's 10-year-old son Patrick...

    Mame
  • 1933
    Dinner at Eight

    Dinner at Eight

    Dinner at Eight

    6.7121933HD

    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
  • 1986
    Brighton Beach Memoirs

    Brighton Beach Memoirs

    Brighton Beach Memoirs

    6.51986HD

    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