MOOD EXPLORATION

depressing

44 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS FOR THIS FEELING
warmest matches first
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
Into the Wild
Into the Wild
2007 · Sean Penn
Amy
Amy
2015 · Asif Kapadia
Biutiful
Biutiful
2010 · Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Christiane F.
Christiane F.
1981 · Uli Edel
Control
Control
2007 · Anton Corbijn
Lilya 4-ever
Lilya 4-ever
2002 · Lukas Moodysson
Loveless
Loveless
2017 · Andrey Zvyagintsev
Martin Eden
Martin Eden
2019 · Pietro Marcello
Angela's Ashes
Angela's Ashes
1999 · Alan Parker
Ariel
Ariel
1988 · Aki Kaurismäki
Brother
Brother
1997 · Aleksei Balabanov
I'm No Longer Here
I'm No Longer Here
2019 · Luis Fernando Frías de la Parra
Oslo, August 31st
Oslo, August 31st
2011 · Joachim Trier
Jo
Jo
1971 · Jean Girault
The Old Oak
The Old Oak
2023 · Ken Loach
An Elephant Sitting Still
An Elephant Sitting Still
2018 · Hu Bo
Der Bomberpilot
Der Bomberpilot
1970 · Werner Schroeter
Mary Forever
Mary Forever
1989 · Marco Risi
Memories of Matsuko
Memories of Matsuko
2006 · Tetsuya Nakashima
Mia
Mia
2023 · Ivano De Matteo
Our Lady of the Assassins
Our Lady of the Assassins
2000 · Barbet Schroeder
Return to Dust
Return to Dust
2022 · Li Ruijun
The Clown
The Clown
2011 · Selton Mello
Turtles Can Fly
Turtles Can Fly
2004 · Bahman Ghobadi
The Sword of Doom
The Sword of Doom
1966 · Kihachi Okamoto
Children...
Children...
2011 · Lee Kyu-man
Damnation
Damnation
1988 · Béla Tarr
Made in Hong Kong
Made in Hong Kong
1997 · Fruit Chan
El Cementerio de los Elefantes
El Cementerio de los Elefantes
2009 · Tonchy Antezana
Inadequate People
Inadequate People
2010 · Roman Karimov
Martin (Hache)
Martin (Hache)
1997 · Adolfo Aristarain
Osama
Osama
2004 · Siddiq Barmak
Only Old Men Are Going to Battle
Only Old Men Are Going to Battle
1974 · Leonid Bykov
Pelle the Conqueror
Pelle the Conqueror
1987 · Bille August
The Broken Landlord
The Broken Landlord
1985 · Nesli Çölgeçen
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
The Dawns Here Are Quiet
The Dawns Here Are Quiet
1972 · Stanislav Rostotsky
The Emigrants
The Emigrants
1971 · Jan Troell
The Holy Innocents
The Holy Innocents
1984 · Mario Camus
The Peasants
The Peasants
2023 · Hugh Welchman
Are We Lost Forever
Are We Lost Forever
2020 · David Färdmar
Destined for Blues
Destined for Blues
2005 · Jan Kidawa-Błoński
Fate
Fate
2001 · Zeki Demirkubuz
DIRECTORS FOR THIS FEELING
Andrey Zvyagintsev

Unflinching examinations of moral collapse within families and systems, rendered through austere visual language.

 Béla Tarr Hungarian

Stark monochromatic tableaux of human desolation rendered through hypnotic long takes.

 Zak Hilditch Australia

Hilditch explores humanity's unraveling through intimate psychological portraits amid existential collapse.