# Devastating films

> Bring tissues, then have a quiet evening after. Films about grief, death, broken families, things you can't undo. The weight stays — usually for days. Manchester by the Sea, We Need to Talk About Kevin, Amour, Hereditary, A Ghost Story. Not for vulnerable viewing.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/mood/devastating/>

## 40 films in this list

- **[The Godfather](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-godfather-1972/)** (1972) — ★ 8.7 · 22,862 votes · devastating
- **[12 Angry Men](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/12-angry-men-1957/)** (1957) — ★ 8.6 · 9,944 votes · devastating
- **[The Green Mile](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-green-mile-1999/)** (1999) — ★ 8.5 · 19,189 votes · devastating
- **[The Good, the Bad and the Ugly](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-1966/)** (1966) — ★ 8.5 · 9,598 votes · devastating
- **[Twin Peaks](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/twin-peaks-1989/)** (1989) — ★ 8.5 · 650 votes · devastating
- **[Your Name.](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/your-name-2016/)** (2016) — ★ 8.5 · 12,485 votes · devastating
- **[Forrest Gump](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/forrest-gump-1994/)** (1994) — ★ 8.5 · 29,665 votes · devastating
- **[Life Is Beautiful](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/life-is-beautiful-1997/)** (1997) — ★ 8.4 · 13,947 votes · devastating
- **[Once Upon a Time in America](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/once-upon-a-time-in-america-1984/)** (1984) — ★ 8.4 · 6,007 votes · devastating
- **[American History X](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/american-history-x-1998/)** (1998) — ★ 8.3 · 12,521 votes · devastating
- **[Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/chainsaw-man-the-movie-reze-arc-2025/)** (2025) — ★ 8.3 · 836 votes · devastating
- **[Made in Abyss: Wandering Twilight](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/made-in-abyss-wandering-twilight-2019/)** (2019) — ★ 8.3 · 138 votes · devastating
- **[A Brighter Summer Day](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/a-brighter-summer-day-1991/)** (1991) — ★ 8.3 · 383 votes · devastating
- **[Sunset Boulevard](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/sunset-boulevard-1950/)** (1950) — ★ 8.3 · 2,919 votes · devastating
- **[Once Upon a Time in the West](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/once-upon-a-time-in-the-west-1968/)** (1968) — ★ 8.3 · 4,876 votes · devastating
- **[The Lion King](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-lion-king-1994/)** (1994) — ★ 8.3 · 19,629 votes · devastating
- **[Clouds](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/clouds-2020/)** (2020) — ★ 8.2 · 1,049 votes · devastating
- **[Saving Private Ryan](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/saving-private-ryan-1998/)** (1998) — ★ 8.2 · 17,150 votes · devastating
- **[The Prestige](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-prestige-2006/)** (2006) — ★ 8.2 · 17,517 votes · devastating
- **[Coco](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/coco-2017/)** (2017) — ★ 8.2 · 20,897 votes · devastating
- **[I Swear](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/i-swear-2025/)** (2025) — ★ 8.2 · 282 votes · devastating
- **[Given](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/given-2020/)** (2020) — ★ 8.2 · 417 votes · devastating
- **[Be With You](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/be-with-you-2018/)** (2018) — ★ 8.2 · 222 votes · devastating
- **[Project Hail Mary](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/project-hail-mary-2026/)** (2026) — ★ 8.2 · 2,032 votes · devastating
- **[Steven Universe: The Movie](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/steven-universe-the-movie-2019/)** (2019) — ★ 8.2 · 849 votes · devastating
- **[Memento](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/memento-2000/)** (2000) — ★ 8.2 · 16,164 votes · devastating
- **[The Seventh Seal](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-seventh-seal-1957/)** (1957) — ★ 8.2 · 3,328 votes · devastating
- **[Scarface](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/scarface-1983/)** (1983) — ★ 8.2 · 12,964 votes · devastating
- **[Bound by Honor](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/bound-by-honor-1993/)** (1993) — ★ 8.1 · 1,513 votes · devastating
- **[Incendies](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/incendies-2010/)** (2010) — ★ 8.1 · 3,252 votes · devastating
- **[8½](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/812-1963/)** (1963) — ★ 8.1 · 2,521 votes · devastating
- **[The Hate U Give](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-hate-u-give-2018/)** (2018) — ★ 8.1 · 2,215 votes · devastating
- **[Remember You](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/remember-you-2016/)** (2016) — ★ 8.1 · 35 votes · devastating
- **[Birthday](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/birthday-2019/)** (2019) — ★ 8.1 · 27 votes · devastating
- **[The World of Apu](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-world-of-apu-1959/)** (1959) — ★ 8.1 · 277 votes · devastating
- **[Jujutsu Kaisen 0](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/jujutsu-kaisen-0-2021/)** (2021) — ★ 8.1 · 1,723 votes · devastating
- **[The Hunt](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-hunt-2012/)** (2012) — ★ 8.1 · 4,731 votes · devastating
- **[The Father](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-father-2020/)** (2020) — ★ 8.1 · 3,613 votes · devastating
- **[Soul](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/soul-2020/)** (2020) — ★ 8.1 · 11,360 votes · devastating
- **[La Haine](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/la-haine-1995/)** (1995) — ★ 8.1 · 4,530 votes · devastating

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