Great Depression Movies
- 1976
Bound for Glory
Bound for Glory6.8821976HD
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...
- 1986
Brighton Beach Memoirs
Brighton Beach Memoirs6.51986HD
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...
- 2005
The 12 Dogs of Christmas
The 12 Dogs of Christmas4.9582005HD
This holiday tale has all the elements of a classic heartwarmer--cuddly dogs, small town spirit, and even a full-fledged Christmas pageant. Set...
- 1939
They Shall Have Music
They Shall Have Music6.1111939HD
The future is bleak for a troubled boy from a broken home in the slums. He runs away when his step father breaks his violin, ending up sleeping in...
- 1974
Mame
Mame6.21974HD
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...
- 1933
Parachute Jumper
Parachute Jumper6.11933HD
An Air Force washout and his buddy room with a pretty young lady. Desperate for jobs during the Depression, they finally land employment with the mob.
- 1940
The Great McGinty
The Great McGinty6.91940HD
Told in flashback, Depression-era bum Dan McGinty is recruited by the city's political machine to help with vote fraud. His great aptitude for this...
- 2017
The Eternal Road
The Eternal Road6.7382017HD
Jussi Ketola, returns to Finland from the great depression struck America only to face growing political unrest. One summer night of 1930,...
- 1965
The Vampire of Dusseldorf
The Vampire of Dusseldorf5.61965HD
A true story of Peter Kurten, a serial killer who committed nine murders and many other offenses in Dusseldorf during the Great Depression era.
- 2009
The Butterfly Circus
The Butterfly Circus7.42009HD
At the height of the Great Depression, the showman of a renowned circus leads his troupe through the devastated American landscape, lifting the...
- 1932
American Madness
American Madness71932HD
Socially-conscious banker Thomas Dickson faces a crisis when his protégé is wrongly accused of robbing the bank, gossip of the robbery...
- 1932
Blondie of the Follies
Blondie of the Follies61932HD
New York City tenement dwelling neighbors Blondie and Lottie are longtime best friends. When Lottie makes the cast of the Follies and moves up in the...
- 1975
Hearts of the West
Hearts of the West5.41975HD
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...
- 1937
The Go-Getter
The Go-Getter5.81937HD
A Navy veteran with one leg fights to make himself a success.
- 1983
Phar Lap
Phar Lap7.21983HD
Phar Lap, the big bold chestnut reigned as the king of the turf in the depression that gripped Australia of the 1930s. From his humble beginnings the...
- 1932
Under Eighteen
Under Eighteen6.61932HD
Working girl Margie Evans has decided there are two kinds of opportunities for a slum kid during the Depression: Those you make and those you take....
- 1965
Yoyo
Yoyo7.2021965HD
The story follows the son of a millionaire from the 1920s to the 1960s. After losing his fortune in the stock-exchange crash, he teams up with an...
- 1979
An American Christmas Carol
An American Christmas Carol6.21979HD
In Depression-era New England, a miserly businessman named Benedict Slade receives a long-overdue attitude adjustment one Christmas Eve when he is...
- 1932
They Never Come Back
They Never Come Back5.51932HD
Prizefighter Jimmy Nolan, facing an opportunity to get a championship fight, is knocked out when he sustains what is apparently a permanent injury to...
- 1932
Beauty and the Boss
Beauty and the Boss71932HD
An ultra-efficient Plain Jane secretary blossoms when she accompanies her boss on a business trip to Paris.