The best movies
with the theme great depression
Modern TimesCharlie Chaplin, 193680
The Green MileFrank Darabont, 1999113
It's a Wonderful LifeFrank Capra, 194654
The Purple Rose of CairoWoody Allen, 198556
The Wind RisesHayao Miyazaki, 201354
ZeligWoody Allen, 198340
Monsieur VerdouxCharlie Chaplin, 194716
Paper MoonPeter Bogdanovich, 197312
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?Sydney Pollack, 196912
The Grapes of WrathJohn Ford, 194010
Road to PerditionSam Mendes, 200220
Water for ElephantsFrancis Lawrence, 201147
Gold Diggers of 1933Mervyn LeRoy, 19337
The Roaring TwentiesRaoul Walsh, 19393
King KongPeter Jackson, 200559
King KongErnest B. Schoedsack, Merian C. Cooper, 19339
Ask the DustRobert Towne, 20066
YoyoPierre Étaix, 19651
LawlessJohn Hillcoat, 201235
The Tarnished AngelsDouglas Sirk, 19571
Bound for GloryHal Ashby, 19762
Wild Boys of the RoadWilliam A. Wellman, 1933
Dinner at EightGeorge Cukor, 1933
Two AloneElliott Nugent, 1934
American MadnessFrank Capra, 19321
One More SpringHenry King, 1935
Heroes for SaleWilliam A. Wellman, 1933
The Go-GetterBusby Berkeley, 1937
See America ThirstWilliam James Craft, 1930
FaithlessHarry Beaumont, 1932