Depressing stuff + Pessimism

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Taste of Cinema's 10 Great Movies That Deal With Philosophical Pessimism
+ PTP list (Depressing stuff) - 1-489
+ /r/Pessimism recommendations - ~490-653 (this list is available on ICM separately)
+ ICM Depressing Top 150 - ~654-740
+ various suggestions from Letterboxd
https://letterboxd.com/dumb_demiurge/list/films-with-themes-of-pessimism-or-misanthropy/detail/

837-1581
https://letterboxd.com/darrencb/list/the-world-is-hell-hopeless-cinema/
(a rather random list)

also see Movies for antinatalists

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  1. 36 new

    Afonya

    1975, in 1 top list Check
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    Stroszek

    1977, in 6 top lists Check
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    Steel Magnolias

    1989, in 1 top list Check
  4. 78 new

    La vita è bella

    1997 — a.k.a. Life Is Beautiful, in 22 top lists Check
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    Happiness

    1998, in 8 top lists Check
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    Sang faa sau see

    1998 — a.k.a. Bio-Zombie, in 0 top lists Check
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    Ghost World

    2001, in 8 top lists Check
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    Storytelling

    2001, in 0 top lists Check
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    Love Liza

    2002, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Station Agent

    2003, in 1 top list Check
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    Garden State

    2004, in 2 top lists Check
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    Palindromes

    2004, in 0 top lists Check
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    Whisky

    2004, in 2 top lists Check
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    Tian bian yi duo yun

    2005 — a.k.a. The Wayward Cloud, in 4 top lists Check
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    Kunsten at græde i kor

    2006 — a.k.a. The Art of Crying, in 1 top list Check
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    Lars and the Real Girl

    2007, in 1 top list Check
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    Mister Lonely

    2007, in 0 top lists Check
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    Defendor

    2009, in 0 top lists Check
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    Life During Wartime

    2009, in 1 top list Check
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    Terri

    2011, in 1 top list Check
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    50/50

    2011, in 0 top lists Check
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    Intouchables

    2011 — a.k.a. The Intouchables, in 7 top lists Check
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    Take This Waltz

    2011, in 2 top lists Check
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    Dark Horse

    2011, in 0 top lists Check
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    Safety Not Guaranteed

    2012, in 0 top lists Check
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    Still Life

    2013, in 0 top lists Check
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    Frank

    2014, in 0 top lists Check
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    Saedeu mubi

    2005 — a.k.a. Sad Movie, in 0 top lists Check
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    La grande bouffe

    1973 — a.k.a. La Grande Bouffe, in 7 top lists Check
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    Crumb

    1994, in 12 top lists Check
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    Frownland

    2007, in 2 top lists Check
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    Rekvijem za gospodju J

    2017 — a.k.a. Requiem for Mrs.J, in 0 top lists Check
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    Love and Death

    1975, in 5 top lists Check
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    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
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    C'est arrivé près de chez vous

    1992 — a.k.a. Man Bites Dog, in 12 top lists Check
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    Sommarnattens leende

    1955 — a.k.a. Smiles of a Summer Night, in 14 top lists Check
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    A Serious Man

    2009, in 8 top lists Check
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    It's Such a Beautiful Day

    2012, in 6 top lists Check
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    Everything Will Be Ok

    2006, in 0 top lists Check
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    I Am So Proud of You

    2008, in 1 top list Check
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    Being John Malkovich

    1999, in 14 top lists Check
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    Adaptation.

    2002, in 11 top lists Check
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    Anomalisa

    2015, in 2 top lists Check
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    Varjoja paratiisissa

    1986 — a.k.a. Shadows in Paradise, in 4 top lists Check
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    Gummo

    1997, in 4 top lists Check
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    Bleak Moments

    1971, in 2 top lists Check
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    The King of Comedy

    1982, in 15 top lists Check
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    Sátántangó

    1994 — a.k.a. Satantango, in 12 top lists Check
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    Idioterne

    1998 — a.k.a. The Idiots, in 6 top lists Check
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    Guizi lai le

    2000 — a.k.a. Devils on the Doorstep, in 7 top lists Check
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