‘Chicken With Plums/Poulet aux Prunes’ is beautiful, artistic, sad, yet comedic – from the director of ‘Persepolis,’ another great movie about a depressed Iranian girl. If you like those, try out ‘A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night’ (a strikingly atmospheric and unique Iranian vampire flick).
‘Mary and Max’ is a touching, somewhat morbid and darkly animated film about “two unlikely pen pals” living across the world from each other.
‘Wristcutters: A Love Story’ – my favorite film to refer to when I want to complain about how my life seems like the “Purgatory” depicted herein. Plus, Tom Waits!
‘Ghost World’ – may or may not involve suicide. Watch and decide for yourself (and check out a young Scarlett Johansson.)
I really enjoyed “Girl, Interrupted”. Also, “Wristcutters: A Love Story” is pretty good too, but it’s a bit older. “It’s Kind of A Funny Story” is one of my favourites, but it’s got more of a hopeful theme rather than depressing, but still great.
Yeeees! If someone didn’t mention Mr. Nobody I was going to have to.
I also agree with raza about Wristcutters: A Love Story. Mary and Max seems interesting, might have to see that one. Suppose I might as well mention Donnie Darko. The atmosphere, imagery, and use of music in that movie conveys the sort of lazy, dark observations and recognition of the reality we live in pretty well, I think.
@cheese head
Veronika decides to die — I read the book, and didn’t connect to it tbh (Veronika decide morrer). But everybody loves it so much, maybe I will like the movie better than the book.
Not quite a suicide movies but depending how you interpret the endings both The Wrestler and Birdman end with suicides and i love both movies to pieces
*high five* YES! I also love Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance). It’s interesting to see the subtleties of the effects of mental illness.
I think it’s one of the greatest films ever made all things considered the acting direction story messages. It deconstructs film, art, and life in a way i would have ever imagined.
I remember seeing the first 15 minutes or so of that movie, having to leave for some reason and never finishing it. I’ll have to go back and watch the rest. Hell, I have a list now thanks to this post. Somehow I have high hopes for the people of SP’s taste in film… hmm.
I’d start with Mr. Nobody, but hey, I’m biased as hell so take your pick. It’s a bit of a commitment, since the movie is around 2 hours and 40 minutes long I believe, and you have to be in a certain mood for it. A good deal of it could have been removed and still have achieved what they were going for in my opinion, particularly some of the mushy “lovey-dovey” scenes. But I can forgive it for that, as it’s a damn masterpiece. Shame it didn’t get better marketing, something to do with it’s late release in America, I believe.
I absolutely love every little thing about Dead Poet’s Society. I could watch that movie over and over again and would love it more with each and every view.
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My favorite movie would have to be Prayers for Bobby. It was a Lifetime original movie, but it came out on DVD afterwards.
‘Chicken With Plums/Poulet aux Prunes’ is beautiful, artistic, sad, yet comedic – from the director of ‘Persepolis,’ another great movie about a depressed Iranian girl. If you like those, try out ‘A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night’ (a strikingly atmospheric and unique Iranian vampire flick).
‘Mary and Max’ is a touching, somewhat morbid and darkly animated film about “two unlikely pen pals” living across the world from each other.
‘Wristcutters: A Love Story’ – my favorite film to refer to when I want to complain about how my life seems like the “Purgatory” depicted herein. Plus, Tom Waits!
‘Ghost World’ – may or may not involve suicide. Watch and decide for yourself (and check out a young Scarlett Johansson.)
ghost world is so funny <3 thank you <3
Suicide room. It´s a bit odd but in a good way I think 😀
i really love this movie <33333
I really enjoyed “Girl, Interrupted”. Also, “Wristcutters: A Love Story” is pretty good too, but it’s a bit older. “It’s Kind of A Funny Story” is one of my favourites, but it’s got more of a hopeful theme rather than depressing, but still great.
Mr. Nobody. So awesome
Yeeees! If someone didn’t mention Mr. Nobody I was going to have to.
I also agree with raza about Wristcutters: A Love Story. Mary and Max seems interesting, might have to see that one. Suppose I might as well mention Donnie Darko. The atmosphere, imagery, and use of music in that movie conveys the sort of lazy, dark observations and recognition of the reality we live in pretty well, I think.
Donnie Darko is s great movie.
*a great movie. Oops
Donnie Darko is really a great movie.
@cheese head
Veronika decides to die — I read the book, and didn’t connect to it tbh (Veronika decide morrer). But everybody loves it so much, maybe I will like the movie better than the book.
mr.nobody is the best movie i’ve ever seen so far… i think not everyone will understand the story meaning.. i love it <3_<3
The movie Her.
Know where I can find a tangent
universe any idea
No, but if I did I probably wouldn’t be in ours anymore, lol. Do you?
the only one on this list I have seen
Veronika Decides to Die
2009 film
Not quite a suicide movies but depending how you interpret the endings both The Wrestler and Birdman end with suicides and i love both movies to pieces
*high five* YES! I also love Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance). It’s interesting to see the subtleties of the effects of mental illness.
I think it’s one of the greatest films ever made all things considered the acting direction story messages. It deconstructs film, art, and life in a way i would have ever imagined.
I remember seeing the first 15 minutes or so of that movie, having to leave for some reason and never finishing it. I’ll have to go back and watch the rest. Hell, I have a list now thanks to this post. Somehow I have high hopes for the people of SP’s taste in film… hmm.
TheRiver; I agree, I’ve got a long to-watch list now. I think when one is suicidal there isn’t time for bad taste…
I’d start with Mr. Nobody, but hey, I’m biased as hell so take your pick. It’s a bit of a commitment, since the movie is around 2 hours and 40 minutes long I believe, and you have to be in a certain mood for it. A good deal of it could have been removed and still have achieved what they were going for in my opinion, particularly some of the mushy “lovey-dovey” scenes. But I can forgive it for that, as it’s a damn masterpiece. Shame it didn’t get better marketing, something to do with it’s late release in America, I believe.
I’ll keep that in mind, thanks
Any care bears movie. Not suicide related, but it does get me in that mood after a couple of minutes.
(i agree with most of the choices above, can’t think of any suicide/related movie i like other than several of the ones already listed).
I absolutely love every little thing about Dead Poet’s Society. I could watch that movie over and over again and would love it more with each and every view.