50 Sad Movies You Can Watch On Netflix On A Rainy Day

2013 | 2 hours 3 minutes | Directed by Richard Curtis
 

Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy

About Time is a science fantasy comedy-drama about a young man who has the ability to travel through time. His main goal is to alter his past to better the future, but we all know how that goes - usually awry or painfully. So, our young man Tim discovers that by traveling time he still won't be able to escape the sorrows and the hardships of the thing called life. About Time is a beautifully filmed sentimental story that might just squeeze a tear out of you.

2014 | 2 hours 3 minutes | Directed by James Marsh
 

Starring Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Tom Prior

The Theory Of Everything is a biographical romantic drama film detailing the life of the theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking. The movie itself was adapted from Jane Hawking's 2007 memoir Travelling To Infinity: My Life With Stephen, so you know that at least a better half of the story is completely true. The most important part of the story here is the relationship between Jane and Stephen and their intertwined lives. The Theory Of Everything is a solid movie that seemingly has everything just right - a guaranteed good watch.

2010 | 1 hour 53 minutes | Directed by Allen Coulter
 

Starring Robert Pattinson, Emilie de Ravin, Caitlyn Rund
 

Remember Me is a coming-of-age romantic drama centering on two new lovers. Both Tyler and Ally have sad prehistories - the suicide of a brother and the murder of a mother. With tragedy as the story's backbone, you would expect Remember Me to be quite grim, but nonetheless, you get involved with the characters and feel for them up until a very unexpected plot twist right in the end.

2018 | 2 hours 15 minutes | Directed by Alfonso Cuaron
 

Starring Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira, Diego Cortina Autrey

Roma is a drama film set in the 1970s in Mexico City. The main protagonist here is a Mixteco housekeeper of an upper-middle-class family, Cleo, and the plot follows a year in her life that's full of complications, ups and downs, and a very heartbreaking conclusion. Roma is, in fact, a semi-autobiography of Alfonso Cuaron himself and his upbringing in the Colonia Roma neighborhood of Mexico City. Shot only in black-and-white, Roma doesn't lack in the department of cinematography whatsoever; in fact, the beautiful views will definitely mesmerize you throughout its run but never overwhelm the beautiful, life-like, and bittersweet story of Cleo.

2019 | 2 hours 17 minutes | Directed by Noah Baumbach
 

Starring Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Julia Greer

Marriage Story is a drama film that follows an actress and a theater director going through a divorce. It's a very compassionate look into the circumstances and two people's decision to end their relationship but stay a family even though the original plan has fallen to pieces. Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson do a stellar job in portraying the scorned couple, and although seemingly no events take place in Marriage Story, you cannot help but get immersed into their world and invest yourself into their feelings.

2013 | 1 hour 38 minutes | Directed by Stephen Frears
 

Starring Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Sophie Kennedy Clark

Philomena is a drama film based on the book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee by journalist Martin Sixsmith, which in turn is based on the real story of Philomena Lee's 50-year search for her adopted son. Somehow, Philomena manages to be a real tear-jerker and a great vessel for ironic humor at the same time, but that's exactly what makes this movie life-like and excellent.

2020 | 2 hours 6 minutes | Directed by Kornel Mundruczo
 

Starring Vanessa Kirby, Shia LaBeouf, Ellen Burstyn 

Pieces Of A Woman is a drama film centering on a young woman's tragedy. It all starts with a complication during home childbirth, falls into relationship-breaking year-long mourning, and leads to a subsequent court case against the midwife. Pieces Of A Woman is a deeply personal story and no easy watch; however, an excellent witness to Vanessa Kirby's talent and Kornel Mundruczo's skills at directing.

2009 | 1 hour 39 minutes | Directed by Tom Ford
 

Starring Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode

A Single Man is a period romantic drama film based on Christopher Isherwood's 1964 novel of the same name. The movie also marked the directorial debut of fashion designer Tom Ford. The story itself follows an English professor who, after the death of his boyfriend, finds his life in the '60s Los Angeles depressing and quite unbearable. Most of the reviews singled out the stellar performance by Colin Firth, who, undoubtedly, contributed to the overall success of the movie and the eerie feeling of the film staying with you for some time.

1993 | 1 hour 58 minutes | Directed by Lasse Hallstrom
 

Starring Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Juliette Lewis

What's Eating Gilbert Grape is a coming-of-age drama based on Peter Hedges's 1991 novel of the same name. The story follows 25-year-old Gilbert, who works as a grocery store clerk and takes care of his obese mother and intellectually disabled younger brother, so ingeniously played here by young Leonardo. What's Eating Gilbert Grape might seem a bit sentimental at times, but it doesn't lessen the feel of it being a real-as-life story elevated to new heights by completely stellar performances of its cast.

2019 | 1 hour 26 minutes | Directed by Ed Perkins
 

Starring Andrew Caley, Alex Lewis, Marcus Lewis

Tell Me Who I Am is a documentary film that focuses on twin brothers Alex and Marcus. After losing his memory in an accident, Alex relies on his brother to tell him about his past. However, Alex soon taps into a harrowing secret that Marcus has kept since their childhood. The story they share is both deeply sad and somehow beautiful, and you won't come out of this movie the same as you were before.