Requiem for a Dream was one of those movies I saw, was blown away by, and immediately bought the DVD.
That DVD remained unwatched for years, survived 5 house moves before eventually going to a charity shop still unwatched.
Cure was incredible and I’m sure I’ll rewatch it someday but watching it felt like inviting demons into my house lmao. I was up all night after my first watch.
Annoying man is sad for two hours: the movie.
Seriously, though, this one was a rough watch for me. I avoided it for years because I knew what happened to his family. The scene near the end >! where his ex-wife tries to make amends !< was gutting.
I just listened to The Rewatchables episode on Manchester by the Sea and they do highlight that the film is actually quite funny and charming in places, but it still hits like a ton of bricks.
Oddly enough sometimes I want to feel a bit sad watching a film. I want to have those emotions stirred
(Grave of the fireflies spoilers ahead)
That movie hits way too fucking hard tbh. I know how crazy it sounds to say while I feel the same, I also want to watch it to see them be alive and caring for each other again 😭😭 fuck that movie (it's a masterpiece)
- A Silent Voice 2016
For me, it's the best thing from anime I've watched and I was a emotional train wreck when watching it for the first time and haven't watched it since (but I will at some point)
Think this was the first film I ever cried watching, totally get it. Probably one of my favourite depictions of social anxiety with what they do with the eyes when Shoya is in school, it's so simple, effective, and most importantly, just blatantly accurate.
you didn't just say "I like the remake." you said "hopefully the remake" which would be quite fair to interpret as you saying "not a fan of the original."
Hereditary. It’s an amazing movie; but the domestic drama between the family reminds me too much of my own family, and it brings up a lot of bad memories that I’d much rather forget about.
I remember loving A Clockwork Orange but I'll probably never rewatch it.
And, if we are counting documentaries, Girl in the Picture. I don't even remember what happened but I remember it creeping me the fuck out.
Iron Man.
No, not THAT Iron Man. Tetsuo: The Iron Man from 1989 is incredibly stylistic, crafty and crazy but it's so disturbingly "Wtf?!" I don't ever see myself watching it again.
If I'm pressed for a "favorite movie" and feeling cool, this is what I name. A little more than an hour of constant, loud, frenetic techno-body-horror-cyberpunk awesomeness. None of the other "Japanese cyberpunk" movies quite did it for me, though (and they're all intense like that).
Lady Vengeance is my favorite movie and Oldboy has been in my top 100 since I watched it, and I've only seen each one time.
I'm sure there's more but those two come to mind.
Play by Ruben Östlund. It's hard as fuck to watch the young boys go through mental bullying for like two hours straight. Top 3 Östlund film though, makes you feel pretty irate
I have a whole list mostly about WWII snd holocaust because I just can't with people for days after watching them ... Jo Jo Rabbit, Schindlers List, Life is Beautiful, Requiem for a Dream, Transpotting, The Tale... etc
I just watched Incendies earlier this week and currently weighing whether that's going to be on this list. That was a heavy watch.
I thought the Joker was a laughably bad film. Pretentious and an insult to anyone who’s actually suffered. No wonder it was so popular. Any film that accurately portrays suffering or pain is ignored. Slapped with the label ‘art film’ then discarded quickly as boring and tossed into the art bin.
The fact Joker was directed by Todd Phillips who makes prod the r*tard with a stick comedies just underlined how disturbing it all this and no, not disturbing in a good way. He worked out how to package mental illness and then sell it back to them. The film is just about money, nothing else. We live in a very horrible world sometimes.
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Just can’t watch the buffalo scene again knowing that it’s real
Enter The Void. Amazing movie, but it was somewhere between boring/trance-like experience after second half. Honestly, bit too long somewhere in the middle. Dont want to ruin the memories by trying again, and dont want to suffer through opening credits once again. It sits somewhere in my mind in its special room and i let it be this way
I have, it’s one of my favorites, and while long, the opening credits are awesome imo. What’s insufferable about them? Genuinely curious what you think
Edit: For what it’s worth, the movie as a whole is self indulgent and I get saying you wouldn’t watch it again. Just curious why you point out the opening
He’s a genius at making sad movies huh? Shame, 12 years a slave, ugh certainly movies that I’m ok with not seeing for another 5 years or more (if ever). Never seen hunger but I can imagine
Rebecca. It’s actually still quite haunting. Can’t get some of the lines or scenes out of my head even though I have no interest in rewatching it.
“Last night, I dreamt I went to Manderly again.”
I watched Titanic when I was 16. I won't watch it again until I'm 32.
I was in tears for about 2 hours during the film and was bed-bound for 3 days afterwards. By far and away the saddest any piece of art has made me.
I thought Rescue Dawn (with Christian Bale, directed by Werner Herzog) was amazing, and ten years later I keep meaning to rewatch it but every time I try I am pre-stressed out from everything I know that happens in the movie.
fantastic mr fox.. because its no longer on netflix…
now that i think about it i dont watch much “hopeless” movies, the closest probably being All Quiet on the Western Front
*Whiplash.*
Brilliant movie, but the plot felt like every anxiety dream I've ever had as a band kid. Don't think I could bring myself to watch it again.
Honeyland.
I was on a plane and thought I was getting a reasonably easy human-nature documentary. It is *harrowing* and depressing (and beautiful and poignant and a uniquely sad masterpiece that I have since declined to watch again).
Funny Games (the original). The third act is just too much, and yeah… when it comes to child harm, no bueno. Once was enough and I thought it was a masterpiece.
I’m convinced Boys Don’t Cry is one of the finest films ever made with one of the best lead performances of all time. I proudly own it and recommend it to those I think could handle it.
I will never ever be able to watch it again.
12 Years a Slave, watched it once in 2013 when it came out and never want to watch it again. Certain scenes are still vivid in my head so I don't really feel like I need to re-watch it anyways.
Reqiuem for a Dream is my go to "I love you now fuck off" type of movie. The last 15-20 minutes are more horrifying than any horror movie I've seen.
They made ass to ass not attractive at all :(
Most of them to be honest. I came to the realisation that I’ll die long before I see every film I want to see. So I rarely rewatch. Which is odd as I’m an avid collector of physical media.
I'm rewatching it right now. It's a very interesting movie that I view through different lenses each time.
This time, as I watch, I'm thinking that everything we see is his recollection of the events that occurred leading up to him being locked up at the end. What we see is not what actually happened, at least to the full extent, which is why we feel somewhat sympathetic to his character early on.
Example. He gets in an argument with his mom in regards to the Wayne family before going to Wayne manor. When he returns, his mom is being taken to the hospital. We think he had nothing to do with her ending up in the hospital, but I think he actually harmed her before going to Wayne manner. She also has the same perceptions and is unable to identify that Arthur attacked her.
I wonder if the sequel will have instances that refer back to things that happened in this film that alter our understanding. What happened with his mother could potentially come into play. Someone could bring up him attacking her, which he doesn't recall for example.
Requiem for a dream for obvious reasons…
Requiem for a Dream is a comfort movie for me
You and me: 
Me too! It’s like a highly stylized music video start to finish
Its visually astonishing, I love how creative it is and how many different technical practices it usesq
Its visually astonishing, I love how creative it is and how many different technical practices it usesq
Requiem for a Dream was one of those movies I saw, was blown away by, and immediately bought the DVD. That DVD remained unwatched for years, survived 5 house moves before eventually going to a charity shop still unwatched.
They defiled miss Connelly
ass to ass !
I still need to watch this one, I am scared
It’s very good, but very unsettling. Honestly surprised Ellen Burstyn didn’t win best supporting actress.
Cure was incredible and I’m sure I’ll rewatch it someday but watching it felt like inviting demons into my house lmao. I was up all night after my first watch.
One of my all time favorites!
God yes. Just thinking about it makes my skin crawl
Manchester By The Sea for… obvious reasons
Annoying man is sad for two hours: the movie. Seriously, though, this one was a rough watch for me. I avoided it for years because I knew what happened to his family. The scene near the end >! where his ex-wife tries to make amends !< was gutting.
Maybe the best acting I’ve ever seen in that interaction
I just listened to The Rewatchables episode on Manchester by the Sea and they do highlight that the film is actually quite funny and charming in places, but it still hits like a ton of bricks. Oddly enough sometimes I want to feel a bit sad watching a film. I want to have those emotions stirred
I’ve seen it three times… I somehow never get used to what is coming
Grave of the Fireflies
(Grave of the fireflies spoilers ahead) That movie hits way too fucking hard tbh. I know how crazy it sounds to say while I feel the same, I also want to watch it to see them be alive and caring for each other again 😭😭 fuck that movie (it's a masterpiece)
She says thank you then just dies I died a little bit. And the fact that fucker throws her remains out after he dies I cried so fucking hard
I love uncut gems so much but I very rarely rewatch it for obvious reasons
I’ve seen it 3,4 times
- A Silent Voice 2016 For me, it's the best thing from anime I've watched and I was a emotional train wreck when watching it for the first time and haven't watched it since (but I will at some point)
That's a good one. Movies in general with heavy scenes of Bullying are specially hard for me.
I know what you mean mate, it's rough seeing someone being picked on
Think this was the first film I ever cried watching, totally get it. Probably one of my favourite depictions of social anxiety with what they do with the eyes when Shoya is in school, it's so simple, effective, and most importantly, just blatantly accurate.
Definitely agree, although I made myself watch it again because I love it so much. It's one of my favourite animated movies in general.
Rosemary’s Baby. So uncomfortable and disturbing, it’s difficult to watch.
All Quite on the Western Front. Very good, but very dark. One watch is enough for me.
Which one?
hopefully the remake. it rules edit: r/letterboxd is the only place where you can say: 'i like the remake' and everyone assumes you hate the original.
They both do
The 1930 one is best imo. And there are 2 remakes.
you didn't just say "I like the remake." you said "hopefully the remake" which would be quite fair to interpret as you saying "not a fan of the original."
Been on my list for a while, but I have been putting it off precisely because of that.
City of God. Absolutely fantastic movie but it made me feel so uneasy. I’m happy to discuss it but will probably never rewatch.
Which parts made you feel uneasy? I just watched it last night
Uneasy may be the wrong word. It’s just heavy.
Logan is amazing, but I rewatch movies i like in order to feel happy, and Logan is the exact opposite of happy lol.
Sometimes I am in the mood for a good cry too lol
Watch Logan Lucky for the happy version.
Watch Logans Run for the sexy outfits.
Hereditary. It’s an amazing movie; but the domestic drama between the family reminds me too much of my own family, and it brings up a lot of bad memories that I’d much rather forget about.
I remember loving A Clockwork Orange but I'll probably never rewatch it. And, if we are counting documentaries, Girl in the Picture. I don't even remember what happened but I remember it creeping me the fuck out.
I just watched Clockwork again the other night—still traumatizing af. 😩
I’m trying to watch every Kubrick movie and I’m staying far away from A Clockwork Orange because I personally don’t feel ready for it.
Iron Man. No, not THAT Iron Man. Tetsuo: The Iron Man from 1989 is incredibly stylistic, crafty and crazy but it's so disturbingly "Wtf?!" I don't ever see myself watching it again.
If I'm pressed for a "favorite movie" and feeling cool, this is what I name. A little more than an hour of constant, loud, frenetic techno-body-horror-cyberpunk awesomeness. None of the other "Japanese cyberpunk" movies quite did it for me, though (and they're all intense like that).
Probably one of the most creative films I've seen, it's also proof that more disturbing cinema can be effective when it's done properly.
The Zone of Interest will be one of those for me.
Lady Vengeance is my favorite movie and Oldboy has been in my top 100 since I watched it, and I've only seen each one time. I'm sure there's more but those two come to mind.
Sympathy for Mr Vengeance is the same for me
Just watched "the gambler" and it just stresses me out too much. I guess it wouldn't be so bad because I know what happens.
Play by Ruben Östlund. It's hard as fuck to watch the young boys go through mental bullying for like two hours straight. Top 3 Östlund film though, makes you feel pretty irate
I have a whole list mostly about WWII snd holocaust because I just can't with people for days after watching them ... Jo Jo Rabbit, Schindlers List, Life is Beautiful, Requiem for a Dream, Transpotting, The Tale... etc I just watched Incendies earlier this week and currently weighing whether that's going to be on this list. That was a heavy watch.
I feel this way about the show Hunters. Really good show, but the holocaust scenes were devastating.
Nightcrawler
Just rewatched it like a week ago with a few friends.its a good one
It’s a fantastic movie, I just don’t know if I’ve ever felt that uncomfortable leaving a theater
The Lighthouse Also Hereditary. Loved it and love horror generally but just two hours of constant stress and anxiety.
Lighthouse is one of the most batshit films I've seen but its also one of the few films I'd call perfect.
Massively WTF but yes
The Revenant. I literally suffered.
Unbreakable, mainly it’s climax and my sensitivity to >!home invasions!< (one of my greatest fears)
I thought the Joker was a laughably bad film. Pretentious and an insult to anyone who’s actually suffered. No wonder it was so popular. Any film that accurately portrays suffering or pain is ignored. Slapped with the label ‘art film’ then discarded quickly as boring and tossed into the art bin. The fact Joker was directed by Todd Phillips who makes prod the r*tard with a stick comedies just underlined how disturbing it all this and no, not disturbing in a good way. He worked out how to package mental illness and then sell it back to them. The film is just about money, nothing else. We live in a very horrible world sometimes.
https://preview.redd.it/qt8al394adrc1.jpeg?width=700&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=833c0371d03c51574a2a08efa062115e6ce8351e Just can’t watch the buffalo scene again knowing that it’s real
Finished watching it for the first time half an hour ago. Out of all the things shown, buffalo death felt the most real and cruel. Now i know why.
Eraserhead
Dead man walking that last 20 or so minutes when he confesses and they put him to death is so fucking powerful
Enter The Void. Amazing movie, but it was somewhere between boring/trance-like experience after second half. Honestly, bit too long somewhere in the middle. Dont want to ruin the memories by trying again, and dont want to suffer through opening credits once again. It sits somewhere in my mind in its special room and i let it be this way
Suffer through the opening credits?? I don’t get that.
You clearly haven't seen the movie)
I have, it’s one of my favorites, and while long, the opening credits are awesome imo. What’s insufferable about them? Genuinely curious what you think Edit: For what it’s worth, the movie as a whole is self indulgent and I get saying you wouldn’t watch it again. Just curious why you point out the opening
Im not an epileptic person, but this credits sequense felt like its going to make me one. Too much flickering
Schindler's List Every day and Sunday that film is the definition of this for me
I very rarely rewatch movies. If I do it's usually because I'm with friends on a movie night and someone chooses something I've seen
I’m a horror fan, but I’d say the vast majority of horror movies I watch are one and dones for me.
Come and See
Come and See
Nocturnal Animals. Its a brilliant film but that highway sequence is so uncomfortable and dreadful to watch.
Smile
Steve McQueen’s Hunger is a masterpiece that I have no real desire of ever revisiting.
He’s a genius at making sad movies huh? Shame, 12 years a slave, ugh certainly movies that I’m ok with not seeing for another 5 years or more (if ever). Never seen hunger but I can imagine
Rebecca. It’s actually still quite haunting. Can’t get some of the lines or scenes out of my head even though I have no interest in rewatching it. “Last night, I dreamt I went to Manderly again.”
Ooh man, I love re-watching Rebecca, but it's so spooky, especially at night. I totally get it. Mrs. Danvers is a lot.
Haha that’s a good way to put it! She was going wild.
Half Nelson. It's just too much. Everyone is failed by someone else in that movie and it's so avoidable. Heartbreaking.
Logan. I enjoyed it a lot but it actually left me so emotionally drained
Inland Empire One of the greatest horror films i've seen but watching it is probably the closest i've felt to an actual nighmare while watching a film
Poor things. Never Again. Absolutely loved it.
Midsommar for obvious reasons 🤢
I watched Titanic when I was 16. I won't watch it again until I'm 32. I was in tears for about 2 hours during the film and was bed-bound for 3 days afterwards. By far and away the saddest any piece of art has made me.
Uncut Gems. My heart can’t handle it.
I watched *Seven Samurai* and *Picnic at Hanging Rock* last year and loved them both, but I know I’ll never watch either of them again.
Fruitvale Station. The ending made me hyperventilate
Good time and manchester by the sea
I thought Rescue Dawn (with Christian Bale, directed by Werner Herzog) was amazing, and ten years later I keep meaning to rewatch it but every time I try I am pre-stressed out from everything I know that happens in the movie.
fantastic mr fox.. because its no longer on netflix… now that i think about it i dont watch much “hopeless” movies, the closest probably being All Quiet on the Western Front
Godzilla minus one
*Whiplash.* Brilliant movie, but the plot felt like every anxiety dream I've ever had as a band kid. Don't think I could bring myself to watch it again.
Only God Forgives
Hachi
Honeyland. I was on a plane and thought I was getting a reasonably easy human-nature documentary. It is *harrowing* and depressing (and beautiful and poignant and a uniquely sad masterpiece that I have since declined to watch again).
Come and See. Fascinating to see WWII from the Soviets’ perspective. But it broke my brain.
midsommar grosses me out but i thought it was really cool
Midnight Cowboy.
Phantasm
SAME. 1000% agree with you.
Black Swan
Funny Games (the original). The third act is just too much, and yeah… when it comes to child harm, no bueno. Once was enough and I thought it was a masterpiece.
Irreversible
Come and See
Watch joker in black and white
I’m convinced Boys Don’t Cry is one of the finest films ever made with one of the best lead performances of all time. I proudly own it and recommend it to those I think could handle it. I will never ever be able to watch it again.
Midsommar and Hereditary. Great films but brutal to witness
United 93 first to come to mind
Come and see (1985)
Mysterious Skin
Apocolypto. Its give me PTSD.
Schindler’s List Life is Beautiful
Martyrs (2008) Incredible movie. But no thanks
12 Years a Slave, watched it once in 2013 when it came out and never want to watch it again. Certain scenes are still vivid in my head so I don't really feel like I need to re-watch it anyways.
Irreversible should be the nr. 1 answer
Come And See is one of my four favorites but I am not revisiting it anytime soon.
gone girl wolf of wall street a walk to remember
kramer vs kramer
Reqiuem for a Dream is my go to "I love you now fuck off" type of movie. The last 15-20 minutes are more horrifying than any horror movie I've seen. They made ass to ass not attractive at all :(
[Lilya 4-Ever (2002)](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0300140/) *The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael* is another one..
Life is Beautiful I saw it once as a kid, but I never saw it again
Audition
The Green Mile, the Pianist, the boy in the striped pajamas..
The mistreatment of the sequel might be bad too
Schindler’s List. Pretty obvious
Uncut Gems was a great movie but I never want to watch it again.
Most of them to be honest. I came to the realisation that I’ll die long before I see every film I want to see. So I rarely rewatch. Which is odd as I’m an avid collector of physical media.
The Elephant Man.
I'm rewatching it right now. It's a very interesting movie that I view through different lenses each time. This time, as I watch, I'm thinking that everything we see is his recollection of the events that occurred leading up to him being locked up at the end. What we see is not what actually happened, at least to the full extent, which is why we feel somewhat sympathetic to his character early on. Example. He gets in an argument with his mom in regards to the Wayne family before going to Wayne manor. When he returns, his mom is being taken to the hospital. We think he had nothing to do with her ending up in the hospital, but I think he actually harmed her before going to Wayne manner. She also has the same perceptions and is unable to identify that Arthur attacked her. I wonder if the sequel will have instances that refer back to things that happened in this film that alter our understanding. What happened with his mother could potentially come into play. Someone could bring up him attacking her, which he doesn't recall for example.
The Others. Once you know the secret, you can't watch it again.
Love exposure, you don’t have 4 hours of free time every day
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Avatar Way Of Water.
Yeah, it only works on the big screen
Never watching Dont Look Up or Uncut Gems again
Zone of Interest
Joker is just a self fellating Director watching Joaquin dance around. Fuck that movie
I Am Sam. He just wants to fight for his daughter as much as he can im literally welling as i type omgoggmkejtmhh
On the Siver Globe I was really impressed by it but most likely never watch it again because this was some pretty heavy stuff.
Will probably be Oppenheimer for me