Great+Depression+Movie+Recommendations

= Ms. Ludwig's Movie Recommendations = While no movie is ever completely historically accurate, Hollywood movies do bring history alive. Here are some movies I recommend. Check ratings to make sure your parents approve = = =Annie= Classic movie & musical depicting an orphanage during the Great Depression.

=Bonnie and Clyde=

Movie that recalls the infamous criminals that brought terror wherever they traveled during the 1930's.

=Road to Perdition=

Although I have not seen this movie, it comes highly recommended. The movie is about hit men in the Chicago of the 30's.

=O Brother, Where Art Thou?=

Hilarious story of escaped prisoners during the 1930's.

=Angela's Ashes=

Adapted from the book with the same name, this follows an Irish family during the 1930's showing how the rest of the world was suffering during the Great Depression.

=Of Mice and Men=

Another book to movie adaption, this movie shows the Dust Bowl in an accurate portrayal.