Great Depression Movies

  • 2009
    The Butterfly Circus

    The Butterfly Circus

    The Butterfly Circus

    7.3362009HD

    At the height of the Great Depression, the showman of a renowned circus leads his troupe through the devastated American landscape, lifting the...

    The Butterfly Circus
  • 1942
    Juke Girl

    Juke Girl

    Juke Girl

    6.51942HD

    During the depths of the Great Depression a hitch-hiker Steve Talbot and jukebox-joint hostess Lola Mears stumble into Cat-Tail Florida where farmers...

    Juke Girl
  • 1932
    Blondie of the Follies

    Blondie of the Follies

    Blondie of the Follies

    61932HD

    New York City tenement dwelling neighbors Blondie and Lottie are longtime best friends. When Lottie makes the cast of the Follies and moves up in the...

    Blondie of the Follies
  • 1941
    Sullivan's Travels

    Sullivan's Travels

    Sullivan's Travels

    7.41941HD

    Successful movie director John L. Sullivan, convinced he won't be able to film his ambitious masterpiece until he has suffered, dons a hobo disguise...

    Sullivan's Travels
  • 1935
    One More Spring

    One More Spring

    One More Spring

    5.81935HD

    Three people live together in the maintenance shed at Central Park as an alternative to living on the streets.

    One More Spring
  • 2000
    The Legend of Bagger Vance

    The Legend of Bagger Vance

    The Legend of Bagger Vance

    6.592000HD

    World War I has left golfer Rannulph Junuh a poker-playing alcoholic, his perfect swing gone. Now, however, he needs to get it back to play in a...

    The Legend of Bagger Vance
  • 1970
    The Butterfly Circus

    The Butterfly Circus

    The Butterfly Circus

    01970HD

    At the height of the Great Depression, the showman of a renowned circus leads his troupe through the devastated American landscape, lifting the...

    The Butterfly Circus
  • 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
  • 1930
    The Rounder

    The Rounder

    The Rounder

    5.51930HD

    A drunkard climbs a ladder into a bedroom in the wrong house and gets romantically involved with the woman who lives there.

    The Rounder
  • 1965
    Yoyo

    Yoyo

    Yoyo

    71965HD

    The story follows the son of a millionaire from the 1920s to the 1960s. After losing his fortune in the stock-exchange crash, he teams up with an...

    Yoyo
  • 2009
    Soul of a People: Writing America's Story

    Soul of a People: Writing America's Story

    Soul of a People: Writing America's Story

    02009HD

    In the grip of the Great Depression, unemployed men and women joined an unlikely WPA program to document America in guidebooks and interviews. With...

    Soul of a People: Writing America's Story
  • 1973
    Paper Moon

    Paper Moon

    Paper Moon

    7.8591973HD

    During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely...

    Paper Moon
  • 1933
    Man's Castle

    Man's Castle

    Man's Castle

    6.81933HD

    Bill takes Trina into his depression camp cabin. Later, just as he finds showgirl LaRue who will support him, Trina becomes pregnant.

    Man's Castle
  • 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
  • 1945
    Roughly Speaking

    Roughly Speaking

    Roughly Speaking

    6.81945HD

    In the 1920s, enterprising Louise Randall is determined to succeed in a man's world. Despite numerous setbacks, she always picks herself back up and...

    Roughly Speaking
  • 1933
    Dinner at Eight

    Dinner at Eight

    Dinner at Eight

    6.7131933HD

    An ambitious New York socialite plans an extravagant dinner party as her businessman husband, Oliver, contends with financial woes, causing a lot of...

    Dinner at Eight
  • 2019
    THE WHOLE SHEBANG

    THE WHOLE SHEBANG

    THE WHOLE SHEBANG

    02019HD

    Black and white evokes nostalgia for The Great Depression. Things were so cheap, including lives. We see daredevils (desperate people) compete for...

    THE WHOLE SHEBANG
  • 1985
    The Journey of Natty Gann

    The Journey of Natty Gann

    The Journey of Natty Gann

    6.81985HD

    America is in the depths of the Great Depression. Families drift apart when faraway jobs beckon. A courageous young girl confronts overwhelming odds...

    The Journey of Natty Gann
  • 1933
    Brief Moment

    Brief Moment

    Brief Moment

    2.251933HD

    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
  • 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