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Top 10 Most Depressing Films
8mm [DVD] [1999]8mm [DVD] [1999]
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A man goes on the hunt for the makers of a snuff film and nearly loses his soul. A very disturbing and unpleasant piece indeed.
Candyman : Collectors Edition [1992] [DVD]Candyman : Collectors Edition [1992] [DVD]
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Bernard Rose's horror presents itself in a very bleak way with none of the humour of the Freddy Kruger films
Angela's Ashes [DVD] [2000]Angela's Ashes [DVD] [2000]
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An Irish writer's tale of growing up in poverty, death and misery during his childhood. Not much light here.
Dead Man Walking [DVD] [1996]Dead Man Walking [DVD] [1996]
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A man awaits to be executed. Hardly uplifting stuff.
Midnight Express [DVD] [1978]Midnight Express [DVD] [1978]
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Memo to drug dealers: don't visit Turkey.
Scum [1979] (Ray Winstone) [DVD]Scum [1979] (Ray Winstone) [DVD]
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A hard hitting, pull no punches account of life in a borstal at the time the film was made. As depressing as it was intended to be.
Kidulthood Special Edition [DVD] [2006]Kidulthood Special Edition [DVD] [2006]
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Noel Clarke presents a depiction of youth in Modern Britain none of us would prefer to see
Naked [1993] [DVD]Naked [1993] [DVD]
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A man wonders around seeing everything depressing in Britain. Don't expect it to lift anyone's spirits.
Leaving Las Vegas [DVD] [1996]Leaving Las Vegas [DVD] [1996]
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Serial offender Nicolas Cage makes another depressing entry with this tale of a man determined to drink himself to death just because a book deal didn't go through. Very bleak.
Spiceworld The Movie [DVD] [1997]Spiceworld The Movie [DVD] [1997]
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The most depressing film I have ever seen. Has left permanent scars that are unlikely to ever heal.