Great Depression Movies

  • 1991
    Wildflower

    Wildflower

    Wildflower

    5.71991HD

    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
  • 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
  • 1983
    Zelig

    Zelig

    Zelig

    7.4181983HD

    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
  • 2005
    The 12 Dogs of Christmas

    The 12 Dogs of Christmas

    The 12 Dogs of Christmas

    52005HD

    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
  • 2003
    The Saddest Music in the World

    The Saddest Music in the World

    The Saddest Music in the World

    6.72003HD

    In Depression-era Winnipeg, a legless beer baroness hosts a contest for the saddest music in the world, offering a grand prize of $25,000.

    The Saddest Music in the World
  • 1984
    Places in the Heart

    Places in the Heart

    Places in the Heart

    7.1771984HD

    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
  • 1981
    The Plouffe Family

    The Plouffe Family

    The Plouffe Family

    6.7331981HD

    The lives of the average Quebecois Plouffe family during the final years of the depression and through World War II.

    The Plouffe Family
  • 1933
    Brief Moment

    Brief Moment

    Brief Moment

    2.21933HD

    A high living society playboy marries a nightclub singer, and she soon realizes that, though they're genuinely in love, the husband's endless...

    Brief Moment
  • 1932
    Under Eighteen

    Under Eighteen

    Under Eighteen

    6.1541932HD

    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....

    Under Eighteen
  • 1939
    Of Mice and Men

    Of Mice and Men

    Of Mice and Men

    7.31939HD

    An intellectually disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranch in depression era America.

    Of Mice and Men
  • 1933
    Parachute Jumper

    Parachute Jumper

    Parachute Jumper

    5.8951933HD

    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.

    Parachute Jumper
  • 1933
    Looking Forward

    Looking Forward

    Looking Forward

    6.21933HD

    Depression Era story set in London about a wealthy shop owner who goes bankrupt and is forced to fire his faithful staff.

    Looking Forward
  • 1939
    The Roaring Twenties

    The Roaring Twenties

    The Roaring Twenties

    7.51939HD

    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
  • 1965
    Mudhoney

    Mudhoney

    Mudhoney

    5.931965HD

    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
  • 2005
    FDR: A Presidency Revealed

    FDR: A Presidency Revealed

    FDR: A Presidency Revealed

    02005HD

    For twelve years he stood as America's 32nd President, a man who overcame the ravages of polio to pull America through the Great Depression and WWII....

    FDR: A Presidency Revealed
  • 1972
    Sounder

    Sounder

    Sounder

    7.51972HD

    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
  • 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
  • 2021
    12 Mighty Orphans

    12 Mighty Orphans

    12 Mighty Orphans

    7.1542021HD

    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
  • 2017
    The Eternal Road

    The Eternal Road

    The Eternal Road

    6.6592017HD

    Jussi Ketola, returns to Finland from the great depression struck America only to face growing political unrest. One summer night of 1930,...

    The Eternal Road
  • 1976
    Bound for Glory

    Bound for Glory

    Bound for Glory

    6.91976HD

    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...

    Bound for Glory