Disheartening Movies

Based on the book “The Legend of Mickey Tussler”, this film follows the story of eighteen-year-old Mickey Tussler, who lives on a farm...

Hasan (33), who works as a sales manager in a construction company, and his wife Farida (30) have not been able to have children for a long time....

When Sokichi stops providing his long-time lover Kikuyo enough money to pay for the care of their three young children, Kikuyo leaves the children...

The Chinese army stops the Japanese army in 1938 at Suzhou.

After losing her mother in a tragic accident, Beckett Warner realizes that her troubles may be far worse—her school is run by a coven of...

A couple of elderlies try to survive in Los Andes of Peru while they wait for their son.

In 1919, Hungarian Communists aid the Bolsheviks' defeat of Czarists, the Whites. Near the Volga, a monastery and a field hospital are held by one...

The setting is a city block during a sweltering summer, where the residents serve as representatives of the not-very-idealized American melting pot....

The 95-year-old director shot the film in his hometown of Ishiuchi, Hiroshima. The story is based on a teacher he had when he was a child.

Country songwriter Luke Dick spent his toddler years living in the Red Dog, the rowdiest and most popular strip club in Oklahoma City. Now 30 years...

Dancer Elena and sign language interpreter Dovydas meet and form a beautiful bond. As they dive into a new relationship, they must navigate how to...

Estamira is a 63-year-old woman who suffers from schizophrenia. She leads a tough life and has supported herself for the past 20 years by picking...

When Laura Harris's kidnapped son returns after eleven devastating years, what she thinks will be a dream come true turns out to be a family...

Fifteen-year-old Deena Marten wants the same freedom every teenager craves. But when she can't have her way, her rebellious temperament erupts in...

When Jennifer Pan calls 911 to report that her parents have been shot, she becomes the primary focus of a captivating criminal case.

An act of kindness met with deception leads to Layla's abduction and descent into a life of human trafficking hidden in an ordinary neighborhood.

When Duncan destroys the school using a hazardous app, Chef ends up with a big cash settlement, but rather than rebuilding the school, he takes the...

Haunted by her past, a talented singer with a rising career copes with the pressure of success, a mother's disdain and the voices of doubt within her.

Toward the end of World War II, middle-aged soldier Keita is entrusted with a postcard from a comrade who is sure he will die in battle. After the...

What would American democracy look like in the hands of teenage girls? In this documentary, young female leaders from wildly different backgrounds in...