Best Melancholy Movies

2004 • Rating 8.4 • fantasy, animation, adventure

Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king.

Genre: Fantasy, Animation, Adventure

Style:

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Witch, Flying, Rain, Castle, Scarecrow, Body Exchange, Melancholy, Hatter, Bakery, Curse

Time: Year 2004, 2000S, 2004-09-09

Place: Japan, Japanese

Cast: Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa, Tatsuya Gashûin, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Mitsunori Isaki

2019 • Rating 7.7 • animation, family, adventure

As Hiccup fulfills his dream of creating a peaceful dragon utopia, Toothless’ discovery of an untamed, elusive mate draws the Night Fury away. When danger mounts at home and Hiccup’s reign as village chief is tested, both dragon and rider must make impossible decisions to save their kind.

Genre: Animation, Family, Adventure

Style: Mind Bending, Surreal

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Based On Novel Or Book, Flying, Villain, Melancholy, Vikings (Norsemen), Sequel, Overpopulation, Dragon, Love Interest, Based On Children'S Book

Time: Year 2019, 2010S, 2019-01-03

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, F. Murray Abraham, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson

2014 • Rating 7.7 • fantasy, action, adventure

Five years after uniting the dragons and Vikings of Berk, Hiccup and Toothless soar beyond their homeland, charting the vast unknown. During one of their adventures, the pair discover a secret cave that houses hundreds of wild dragons -- and a mysterious dragon rider with a startling connection to Hiccup. And as the ruthless dragon conqueror Drago Bludvist rises to seize control of both dragons and people alike, Hiccup must step into his role as a true leader and, alongside his friends and Toothless, protect Berk from a devastating war.

Genre: Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation, Family

Style: Psychological

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Rescue, Husband Wife Relationship, Sacrifice, Parent Child Relationship, Loss Of Loved One, Villain, Melancholy, Vikings (Norsemen), Sequel, Dragon

Time: Year 2014, 2010S, 2014-06-05

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill

2014 • Rating 6.1 • drama, romance, war

Two Navy fighter pilots find themselves in the midst of a forbidden relationship throwing their lives and careers into disarray.

Genre: Drama, Romance, War

Style:

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Secret Love, Pilot, Forbidden Love, Melancholy, U.S. Navy, In The Closet, Lgbt, Sad Story, Closeted Homosexual, Gay Theme

Time: Year 2014, 2010S, 2014-06-06

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Trent Ford, Tammy Blanchard, Morgan Spector, Rob Mayes, William Lee Scott, Cotter Smith