Movies and TV series about tragedy

The 60 best titles about tragedy, ranked by the iRank Score — our composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb. Every page includes cast, where to watch and similar recommendations.

Breaking Bad
iRank90
2008 · Michelle MacLaren
SeriesCrimeDrama
Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live. He becomes filled with a sense of fearlessness and an unrelenting
Your Name.
iRank87
2016 · Makoto Shinkai
MovieAnimationDramaRomance
High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence conti
Better Call Saul
iRank87
2015 · Diane Mercer
SeriesCrimeDrama
Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White. We meet him when the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny, and, more immediately,
Attack on Titan
iRank87
2013 · Manabu Otsuka
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
100 years ago, the last remnants of humanity were forced to retreat behind the towering walls of a fortified city to escape the massive, man-eating Titans that roamed the land outside their fortress.
Hunter x Hunter
iRank87
2011
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
Gon, a young boy who lives on Whale Island, dreams of becoming a Hunter like his father, who left when Gon was still young.
Raise the Red Lantern
iRank86
1991 · Zhang Yimou
MovieDrama
In 1920s China, 19-year-old Songlian becomes a concubine of a powerful lord and is forced to compete with his three wives for the privileges gained.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
iRank86
2019
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
After a demon attack leaves his family slain and his sister cursed, Tanjiro embarks upon a perilous journey to find a cure and avenge those he's lost.
Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
iRank86
2016 · Yoon Ha-lim
SeriesComedyDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
In his quest for a bride to break his immortal curse, a 939-year-old guardian of souls meets a grim reaper and a sprightly student with a tragic past.
Banana Fish
iRank86
2018 · Nobumasa Sawabe
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationCrime
A teenaged gang leader in New York City faces his abuser and rival gangs alongside a photojournalist from Japan as they investigate a deadly new drug.
JUJUTSU KAISEN
iRank86
2020
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
Yuji Itadori is a boy with tremendous physical strength, though he lives a completely ordinary high school life. One day, to save a classmate who has been attacked by curses, he eats the finger of Ryo
The Great Escape
iRank86
1963 · John Sturges
MovieAdventureDramaWar
The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder
Your Lie in April
iRank86
2014 · Atsuhiro Iwakami
SeriesAnimationComedyDrama
Kousei Arima was a genius pianist until his mother's sudden death took away his ability to play. Each day was dull for Kousei. But, then he meets a violinist named Kaori Miyazono who has an eccentric
Mirror
iRank85
1975 · Andrei Tarkovsky
MovieDramaHistory
A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with daily life.
Scarlet Heart: Ryeo
iRank85
2016
SeriesDramaSci-Fi & FantasyWar-politics
A story of a 25-year-old Go Hajin who is transported back in time to the Goryeo Dynasty. She then wakes up in the body of Lady Hae Soo and finds herself amongst the ruling princes of the Wang Family.
Violet Evergarden
iRank85
2018 · Masayuki Nishide
SeriesAnimationDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
The war is over, and Violet Evergarden needs a job. Scarred and emotionless, she takes a job as a letter writer to understand herself and her past.
Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc
iRank85
2025 · Tatsuya Yoshihara
MovieActionAnimationFantasy
In a brutal war between devils, hunters, and secret enemies, a mysterious girl named Reze has stepped into Denji's world, and he faces his deadliest battle yet, fueled by love in a world where surviva
The Boys
iRank85
2019 · Jessica Chou
SeriesAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
A group of vigilantes known informally as “The Boys” set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than blue-collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty.
Steins;Gate
iRank85
2011
SeriesAnimationComedyMystery
A group of friends have customized their microwave so that it can send text messages to the past. As they perform different experiments, an organization named SERN who has been doing their own researc
Million Dollar Baby
iRank84
2004 · Clint Eastwood
MovieDrama
Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life. But Maggie's determined to go pro and to convince Dunn and
The Hunt
iRank84
2012 · Thomas Vinterberg
MovieDrama
A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son’s custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutal
Parasyte -the maxim-
iRank83
2014
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationDrama
A species of parasitic aliens descends on Earth and quickly infiltrates humanity by entering the brains of vulnerable targets; insatiable beings that gain total control of their host and are capable o
The Elephant Man
iRank83
1980 · David Lynch
MovieDramaHistory
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity
Made in Abyss
iRank83
2017 · Sho Tanaka
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationDrama
Located in the center of a remote island, the Abyss is the last unexplored region, a huge and treacherous fathomless hole inhabited by strange creatures where only the bravest adventurers descend in s
Tokyo Ghoul
iRank83
2014 · Kazumichi Ueda
SeriesAnimationDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Ken Kaneki, a bookworm college student, meets Rize, a girl his own age with whom he shares many interests.
The Promised Neverland
iRank83
2019
SeriesAnimationDramaMystery
Emma, Norman and Ray are the brightest kids at the Grace Field House orphanage. And under the care of the woman they refer to as “Mom,” all the kids have enjoyed a comfortable life. Good food, clean c
Another
iRank83
2012 · Tsuneo Takechi
SeriesAnimationDramaMystery
When Kouichi arrives at his new school, he immediately senses something frightening in the atmosphere of his new class, something that no student wants to talk about and that seems to be related to a
Elfen Lied
iRank83
2004
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationDrama
The Diclonius, a mutated homo sapien that is said to be selected by God and will eventually become the destruction of mankind, possesses two horns in their heads, and has a "sixth sense" which gives i
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl
iRank83
2019 · Soichi Masui
MovieAnimationDramaFantasy
In Fujisawa, Sakuta Azusagawa is in his second year of high school. Blissful days with his girlfriend and upperclassman, Mai Sakurajima, are interrupted by the appearance of his first crush, Shoko Mak
Charlotte
iRank83
2015
SeriesAnimationDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
All thanks to the special ability that he developed, Yuu was able to cheat his way into a very prestigious high school. With his power, he thought nothing was going to stand in his way, until he met
Akame ga Kill!
iRank83
2014 · Masanori Fujita
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationDrama
Young Tatsumi travels to the capital of the Empire in order to earn money for his starving people and encounters a world of unimaginable depravity, dominated by the ruthless Prime Minister who control
Fullmetal Alchemist
iRank82
2003 · Hideo Katsumata
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
Two young brothers are raised as alchemists, but when they are severely injured trying to perform a forbidden act, they begin searching for the one thing that can save them; the fabled philosopher's s
Noragami
iRank82
2014
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
Hiyori Iki is a normal middle school student until she was involved in a bus accident while trying to protect a stranger. This incident causes her soul to frequently slip out of her body, and she beco
Ninja Scroll
iRank82
1993 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
MovieActionAnimationFantasy
Jubei is a masterless ninja who travels the land alone, lending his services to those with gold—or a worthy cause. His fearsome abilities have served him well, but a plot to overthrow the government t
Jujutsu Kaisen 0
iRank82
2021 · Sunghoo Park
MovieActionAnimationFantasy
Yuta Okkotsu is a nervous high school student who is suffering from a serious problem—his childhood friend Rika has turned into a curse and won't leave him alone. Since Rika is no ordinary curse, his
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
iRank82
2018 · Mari Okada
MovieAnimationDramaFantasy
Fleeing the war, the immortal Machia, graced with eternal youth, finds a baby abandoned in the forest and decides to raise it as her own child, sparking a moving story between a mortal and a being who
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
iRank81
2018 · Shinichiro Ushijima
MovieAnimationDramaRomance
After his classmate and crush is diagnosed with a pancreatic disease, an average high schooler sets out to make the most of her final days.
Titanic
iRank81
1997 · James Cameron
MovieDramaRomance
101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and Fabrizio De Rossi w
Looper
iRank80
2012 · Rian Johnson
MovieActionScience FictionThriller
In the year 2044, time travel has not yet been invented but in 30 years it will have been. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target into the past where a looper, a hired g
American History X
iRank80
1998 · Tony Kaye
MovieDrama
Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinh
Battle Royale
iRank80
2000 · Kinji Fukasaku
MovieActionDramaThriller
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
Face/Off
iRank80
1997 · John Woo
MovieActionCrimeScience Fiction
In order to foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery and assumes the identity of a criminal mastermind. The plan turns sour when the criminal wakes up prematurely and se
Requiem for a Dream
iRank79
2000 · Darren Aronofsky
MovieCrimeDrama
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
iRank79
2020 · Haruo Sotozaki
MovieActionAnimationFantasy
Tanjiro Kamado, joined with Inosuke Hashibira, a boy raised by boars who wears a boar's head, and Zenitsu Agatsuma, a scared boy who reveals his true power when he sleeps, boards the Infinity Train on
The English Patient
iRank79
1996 · Anthony Minghella
MovieDramaRomanceWar
In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent explorers. As World Wa
The Iron Claw
iRank79
2023 · Sean Durkin
MovieDramaHistory
The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-
iRank79
2016
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationDrama
Natsuki Subaru, an ordinary high school student, is on his way home from the convenience store when he finds himself transported to another world. As he's lost and confused in a new world where he
Blue Exorcist
iRank79
2011 · Atsushi Higashiyama
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationMystery
Humans live in the world of Assiah, demons in Gehenna. The two dimensions are not meant to interfere with each other, but demons still possess creatures in Assiah in spite of this. The humans who can
Waves
iRank78
2019 · Trey Edward Shults
MovieDramaRomance
A controlling father’s attempts to ensure that his two children succeed in high school backfire after his son experiences a career-ending sports injury. Their familial bonds are eventually placed unde
Only the Brave
iRank78
2017 · Joseph Kosinski
MovieDramaHistory
Members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots battle deadly wildfires to save an Arizona town.
Scarface
iRank78
1983 · Brian De Palma
MovieActionCrimeDrama
After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eve
Devilman Crybaby
iRank78
2018 · Atsuhiro Iwakami
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
Akira Fudo learns from his best friend Ryo Asuka that demons will revive and reclaim the world from humans. With humans hopeless against this threat, Ryo suggests combining with a demon. With this, Ak
The Talented Mr. Ripley
iRank77
1999 · Anthony Minghella
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U.S. shipbuilder who hires Tom to travel to Italy t
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
iRank76
2005 · George Lucas
MovieActionAdventureScience Fiction
When the sinister Sith unveil a thousand-year-old plot to rule the galaxy, the Republic crumbles and from its ashes rises the evil Galactic Empire. Jedi hero Anakin Skywalker must choose a side.
A Tale of Two Sisters
iRank74
2003 · Kim Jee-woon
MovieDramaHorrorMystery
Two sisters return home after a stay in a mental institution, only to face disturbing events and a strained relationship with their stepmother. As eerie occurrences unfold, dark family secrets begin t
Last Tango in Paris
iRank73
1972 · Bernardo Bertolucci
MovieDramaRomance
A recently widowed American begins an anonymous sexual relationship with a young Parisian woman.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
iRank73
2005 · Tim Burton
MovieAdventureComedyFamily
A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.
Bound by Honor
iRank69
1993 · Taylor Hackford
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East
Legends of the Fall
iRank67
1994 · Edward Zwick
MovieDramaRomanceWar
In early 20th-century Montana, Col. William Ludlow lives on a ranch in the wilderness with his sons, Alfred, Tristan, and Samuel. Eventually, the unconventional but close-knit family are bound by loya
Southpaw
iRank66
2015 · Antoine Fuqua
MovieActionDrama
Billy "The Great" Hope, the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive career, a loving wife and daughter, and a lavish lifestyle. However, when tragedy strikes, Billy hits rock b
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
iRank63
2013 · Lars von Trier
MovieDramaMystery
The continuation of Joe's sexually dictated life delves into the darker aspects of her adult life and what led to her being in Seligman's care.