Great Depression Movies

  • 2013
    The Wind Rises

    The Wind Rises

    The Wind Rises

    7.7932013HD

    A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II...

    The Wind Rises
  • 1938
    Young Fugitives

    Young Fugitives

    Young Fugitives

    11938HD

    A young man befriends the last surviving Civil War veteran, intending to rob him of $50,000.

    Young Fugitives
  • 1986
    Brighton Beach Memoirs

    Brighton Beach Memoirs

    Brighton Beach Memoirs

    6.61986HD

    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
  • 1991
    Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken

    Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken

    Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken

    7.41991HD

    A runaway orphan, young Sonora, persists in a menial job mucking stables in Doc Carver's travelling stunt show. Her great wish is to become a...

    Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken
  • 1933
    King Kong

    King Kong

    King Kong

    7.5931933HD

    Adventurous filmmaker Carl Denham sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before. Alongside his leading lady Ann...

    King Kong
  • 1934
    Two Alone

    Two Alone

    Two Alone

    71934HD

    Mazie, a poor orphan girl, is mistreated by cruel farmer Slag and his wife for whom she works. Mazie, who is growing into a woman, does not like...

    Two Alone
  • 1933
    Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men

    Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men

    Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men

    7.21933HD

    Tough Aggie gives a street guy polish and a rich kid gumption.

    Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
  • 1933
    She Had to Say Yes

    She Had to Say Yes

    She Had to Say Yes

    5.2221933HD

    Florence Denny is Tommy Nelson's girlfriend and secretary at a clothing manufacturer during the Great Depression. In order to boost sales they have...

    She Had to Say Yes
  • 1985
    The Purple Rose of Cairo

    The Purple Rose of Cairo

    The Purple Rose of Cairo

    7.3981985HD

    Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre....

    The Purple Rose of Cairo
  • 2021
    12 Mighty Orphans

    12 Mighty Orphans

    12 Mighty Orphans

    7.1532021HD

    Haunted by his mysterious past, a devoted high school football coach leads a scrawny team of orphans to the state championship during the Great...

    12 Mighty Orphans
  • 2019
    THE WHOLE SHEBANG

    THE WHOLE SHEBANG

    THE WHOLE SHEBANG

    02019HD

    Black and white evokes nostalgia for The Great Depression. Things were so cheap, including lives. We see daredevils (desperate people) compete for...

    THE WHOLE SHEBANG
  • 1945
    Roughly Speaking

    Roughly Speaking

    Roughly Speaking

    6.81945HD

    In the 1920s, enterprising Louise Randall is determined to succeed in a man's world. Despite numerous setbacks, she always picks herself back up and...

    Roughly Speaking
  • 2003
    Seabiscuit

    Seabiscuit

    Seabiscuit

    7.0562003HD

    True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their...

    Seabiscuit
  • 1975
    Hard Times

    Hard Times

    Hard Times

    6.8011975HD

    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
  • 1934
    Woman Unafraid

    Woman Unafraid

    Woman Unafraid

    51934HD

    A dedicated and compassionate policewoman risks her job by offering refuge to a young mother with mob associations. Crime drama.

    Woman Unafraid
  • 1933
    Dancing Lady

    Dancing Lady

    Dancing Lady

    6.81933HD

    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
  • 1983
    Zelig

    Zelig

    Zelig

    7.4151983HD

    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
  • 1992
    Of Mice and Men

    Of Mice and Men

    Of Mice and Men

    7.251992HD

    Two drifters, one a gentle but slow giant, try to make money working the fields during the Depression so they can fulfill their dreams.

    Of Mice and Men
  • 1933
    Three Cornered Moon

    Three Cornered Moon

    Three Cornered Moon

    5.71933HD

    Elizabeth Rimplegar inhabits a household populated by virtual lunatics. Her mother, Nellie, mishandled the family fortune, and, alas, the stock...

    Three Cornered Moon
  • 1933
    Gold Diggers of 1933

    Gold Diggers of 1933

    Gold Diggers of 1933

    7.21933HD

    When all Broadway shows are shut down during the Depression, a trio of desperate showgirls scheme to bilk a repugnant high society man of his money...

    Gold Diggers of 1933