The Great Depression
By: Sarah Fulcher
How The Great Depression grabbed my attention
Movies set in The Great Depression
Of Mice and Men
"As a film it is more succinct and infinitely more interesting than the original adaptation, as the relationship between George and his man-child brother, Lenny, feels more robust here. These two field workers - set adrift by the economic collapse - struggle to work enough to build themselves a farm. The relationship between Sinise and Malkovich is the heart and soul of this John Steinbeck adaptation."
Cinderella Man
"Russell Crowe plays real-life boxer James Braddock, on top of the boxing world – and the financial world - the days leading up to the Market crash of 1929. When the bottom falls out, Braddock loses everything and must now fight to keep his family alive. All the while, Braddock is working on a comeback in the ring, and his inspirational story becomes a lightning rod for the country"
O’ Brother, Where Art Thou?
"In this version George Clooney, John Turturro, and Tim Blake Nelson play three escaped convicts pursued across the 1930s South by the law. Along the way, they manage to stop off on a series of misadventures, the most famous being nabbing a record deal"