Great Depression Movies
- 1932
American Madness
American Madness7.11932HD
Socially-conscious banker Thomas Dickson faces a crisis when his protégé is wrongly accused of robbing the bank, gossip of the robbery starts a bank r...
- 1933
Heroes for Sale
Heroes for Sale71933HD
Tom Holmes is someone guided by honesty and moral rectitude, a heroic veteran of the World War I marked by the unbearable suffering caused by his batt...
- 1933
Dancing Lady
Dancing Lady71933HD
Janie lives to dance and will dance anywhere, even stripping in a burlesque house. Tod Newton, the rich playboy, discovers her there and helps her get...
- 1976
Bound for Glory
Bound for Glory6.81976HD
A biography of Woody Guthrie, one of America's greatest folk singers. He left his dust-devastated Texas home in the 1930s to find work, discovering th...
- 1940
The Great McGinty
The Great McGinty71940HD
Told in flashback, Depression-era bum Dan McGinty is recruited by the city's political machine to help with vote fraud. His great aptitude for this br...
- 1965
The Vampire of Dusseldorf
The Vampire of Dusseldorf5.61965HD
A true story of Peter Kurten, a serial killer who committed nine murders and many other offenses in Dusseldorf during the Great Depression era.
- 1974
Mame
Mame61974HD
The madcap life of eccentric Mame Dennis and her bohemian, intellectual arty clique is disrupted when her deceased brother's 10-year-old son Patrick i...
- 1933
Wild Boys of the Road
Wild Boys of the Road6.81933HD
At the height of the Great Depression, Tommy's mother has been out of work for months when Eddie's father loses his job. Eager not to burden their par...
- 1983
Phar Lap
Phar Lap7.21983HD
Phar Lap, the big bold chestnut reigned as the king of the turf in the depression that gripped Australia of the 1930s. From his humble beginnings the...
- 1933
Man's Castle
Man's Castle6.8931933HD
Bill takes Trina into his depression camp cabin. Later, just as he finds showgirl LaRue who will support him, Trina becomes pregnant.
- 1939
They Shall Have Music
They Shall Have Music5.91939HD
The future is bleak for a troubled boy from a broken home in the slums. He runs away when his step father breaks his violin, ending up sleeping in the...
- 2005
The 12 Dogs of Christmas
The 12 Dogs of Christmas4.9842005HD
This holiday tale has all the elements of a classic heartwarmer--cuddly dogs, small town spirit, and even a full-fledged Christmas pageant. Set during...
- 1965
Yoyo
Yoyo71965HD
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 eque...
- 1945
Roughly Speaking
Roughly Speaking6.81945HD
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 m...
- 1965
Mudhoney
Mudhoney6.21965HD
In this Depression-era tale, Calef is traveling from Michigan to California and stops in Spooner, Missouri, where Lute hires him for odd jobs. Calef g...
- 1933
Parachute Jumper
Parachute Jumper6.1111933HD
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.
- 1996
The Money Masters
The Money Masters7.31996HD
A documentary that traces the origins of the political power structure that rules our nation and the world today. The modern political power structure...
- 2007
Disappearances
Disappearances4.72007HD
Quebec Bill Bohomme is a hardy schemer and dreamer, who, desperate to raise money to preserve his endangered herd through the rapidly approaching wint...
- 1932
Blondie of the Follies
Blondie of the Follies61932HD
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...
- 1995
Brothers' Destiny
Brothers' Destiny61995HD
Threatened with separation, two young brothers escape from an orphanage and make a perilous journey from New York to Boys' Town in Nebraska.