Great Depression Movies

  • 2022
    Cycle of Memory

    Cycle of Memory

    Cycle of Memory

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    Mel Schwartz escaped the Great Depression on a bicycle adventure he'd remember for the rest of his life... until Mel lost his memory to Alzheimer's. N...

    Cycle of Memory
  • 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

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

    Soul of a People: Writing America's Story
  • 2024
    Dream oddity

    Dream oddity

    Dream oddity

    02024HD

    Following the death of his brother, Frederick attempts to write a screenplay, but can’t due to his ongoing battle with grief. His entire life is flip...

    Dream oddity
  • 2016
    The Dust Bowl

    The Dust Bowl

    The Dust Bowl

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    Exploring the devastation of the 1930s, Lisa Jackson shapes amateur-shot archival film from a South Dakota town and audio interviews of residents who...

    The Dust Bowl
  • 2019
    THE WHOLE SHEBANG

    THE WHOLE SHEBANG

    THE WHOLE SHEBANG

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

    THE WHOLE SHEBANG
  • 1979
    For Twenty Cents A Day

    For Twenty Cents A Day

    For Twenty Cents A Day

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    A film documenting work shortages during the Depression of the 1930s and the attempts to deal with the unemployed, in particular young men. The film d...

    For Twenty Cents A Day
  • 2025
    The Butterfly Circus

    The Butterfly Circus

    The Butterfly Circus

    02025HD

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

    The Butterfly Circus
  • 2022
    The Easy Way Out

    The Easy Way Out

    The Easy Way Out

    02022HD

    Set during the height of the Great Depression, a young man gets a job as a photographer and comes face to face with a test of his morals.

    The Easy Way Out
  • 1933
    Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men

    Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men

    Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men

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    Tough Aggie gives a street guy polish and a rich kid gumption.

    Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
  • 2013
    Under the Fold

    Under the Fold

    Under the Fold

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    As the unemployed Frank is sinking into depression, his son's naive but optimistic twist on the situation could be Frank's way out.

    Under the Fold
  • 2025
    The Great Depression: New Deal/New York

    The Great Depression: New Deal/New York

    The Great Depression: New Deal/New York

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    In his first one hundred days in office, in a effort to stem the effects of the Great Depression, President Roosevelt created many new federal agencie...

    The Great Depression: New Deal/New York
  • 2025
    A Ribbon In The Sky

    A Ribbon In The Sky

    A Ribbon In The Sky

    02025HD

    A documentary covering the planning, construction, and legacy of the Blue Ridge Parkway.

    A Ribbon In The Sky
  • 2025
    The Great Depression: The Road to Rockbottom

    The Great Depression: The Road to Rockbottom

    The Great Depression: The Road to Rockbottom

    02025HD

    As the Great Depression progressed economic collapse took its toll on rural America. Crops went unsold, farm mortgages were called in by banks, hungry...

    The Great Depression: The Road to Rockbottom
  • 1933
    The Fighting President

    The Fighting President

    The Fighting President

    01933HD

    Showcases incidents based on the life of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. This mostly accurate privately produced biography of FDR is a cinema and po...

    The Fighting President