Best Pessimistic Movies & TV Series

The 22 best-rated pessimistic movies and TV series on 3eyedraven, ranked by a weighted audience score so the genuinely great rises above one-off perfect ratings. Every title has cast, ratings, trailers and where to watch.

The Promised Land 2023 ★ 7.7
13 Reasons Why 2017 ★ 7.5
The Girl with the Needle 2024 ★ 7.6
The Menu 2022 ★ 7.2
Dog Pound 2010 ★ 7.2
Set It Off 1996 ★ 7.2
Perpetual Grace LTD 2019 ★ 7.4
Our Kind of People 2021 ★ 7.8
Iron Lung 2026 ★ 6.9
The Devil, Probably 1977 ★ 6.8
The Mechanic 1972 ★ 6.7
Speak No Evil 2022 ★ 6.6
On the Count of Three 2022 ★ 6.4
The Acrobat 2020 ★ 6.1
My Summer of Love 2005 ★ 6.2
Chappaquiddick 2018 ★ 6.1
We Are the Night 2010 ★ 6.0
I Am Greta 2020 ★ 5.9
Disco Pigs 2001 ★ 5.7
Afraid 2024 ★ 5.9
French Exit 2021 ★ 5.6
HIM 2025 ★ 5.7