24 Films Too Painful To Watch Again from The Onion's AV Club

[la_petite_singe]

1. Requiem For A Dream (2000)Darren Aronofsky's brutal adaptation of Hubert Selby's novel depicts the horrors of substance abuse in many forms-heroin, pot, caffeine, prescription pills, hope-with such visceral, breathtaking force that shell-shocked audiences were forced to think long and hard about pouring that first cup of coffee the next day. The

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[confused_dazed]

I thought Requiem For a Dream was funny, tbh. It was just so ridiculous... the only character I felt bad for was the mom.

[seecatedance]

Actually speaking as someone who used to do drugs/hang out with drug dealers, that movie is very close to reality for some people. I was never close to getting that bad but the desperation in people addicted to drugs is really sad.

[label_me_mabel]

HEY ME TOO. and also the black couple who were trying to get out of the biz. but my best friend made me feel like a shitty person because i didn't sympathize with the other druggies. boo hoo.

[oh_kyle]

boo hoo to you. substance abuse isn't funny, especially when it takes over someones life. it doesn't just hurt them, it kills everyone in their life, especially their family. my brother is a heroin addict, nothing about that movie was funny to me.

[stuckmodebabe]

oh fucking shit. Audition. the puking in the bucket and feeding it to him is still creeping me out.

[xeatxep]

I threw up after that :(

I think Ichi the Killer and Oldboy should be on the list. Oldboy wasn't graphic...it was just wrong.

[endlessness]

Is Oldboy really disturbing? I borrowed it from my boyfriend but I'm not sure if I wanna see it.

[emtqueen85]

There are a few scenes that creeped me out, but all in all, it's not bad at all. Definitely not in the vein of Audition.

[mattchew03]

Why have I not heard of like half of these movies?

[jedimistress16]

LOL - I know, me too.

[born_to_hula]

because most of them are either old, or independent, or foreign...

[jennyherself]

jennifer connolly is the only reason i watch requiem for a dream. she is amazingggg.

[osnapitsrj]

Confidence is a must
Happiness is a plus
Edginess is a rush

[starry_eyed07]

i wasnt sure if it was tackiness is a plus or happiness...

[osnapitsrj]

well i say happiness lol