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Requiem for a Dream

Requiem for a Dream

2000
Drama, Crime
1h 42m
This modern-day fable is set on the rusted mean streets of Coney Island, Brooklyn. The dual storyline parallels four people who set out in pursuit of a better life.

Directed by:

Darren Aronofsky

Screenwriter:

Darren Aronofsky, Hubert Selby Jr.

Starring:

Keith David, Jared Leto, Ajay Naidu, Jennifer Connelly, Ellen Burstyn, Marlon Wayans, Louise Lasser, Christopher McDonald, Mark Margolis, Sean Gullette, Samia Shoaib, Marcia Jean Kurtz

Genres:

Drama, Crime

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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2000
Drama, Crime
1h 42m
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zayankZayanK
Rated 11 Dec 2009
56
23rd
After seeing it a second time, I decided it's shit.
Rated 11 Dec 2009
sophiesophie
Rated 12 Dec 2008
100
99th
This movie is brilliant. Perfect score, amazingly edited, superb acting and seriously depressing.
Rated 12 Dec 2008
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 27 Dec 2006
5
2nd
This entirely moronic film attempts to terrify you into its banal, truistic anti-drug agenda. Needless to say, there is not a whiff of real life to be found here, and the only thing that terrifies is the positive critical response to this trash.
Rated 27 Dec 2006
leonardisLeonardis
Rated 16 May 2020
96
89th
I was anxious the entire runtime. Aronofsky succeeds once again at taking something not so unusual and making it horrifying. A pretty depressing experience, being someone directly related to a few drug addicts. I can't believe people think this is laughable. I've heard stories. This may be stylistic, but it's close enough to real life if you ask me. Beautifully shot and edited, and Burstyn delivers one of the best performances I've seen maybe ever. Tragic, haunting, raw, and gorgeous.
Rated 16 May 2020
danilolopesDanilolopes
Rated 24 Feb 2008
20
3rd
Moralist, obvious and pretentious; one of the worst films i've ever seen!
Rated 24 Feb 2008
doctor7doctor7
Rated 14 Aug 2007
35
21st
The soundtrack is very good but it's more of an endurance test of viewing everything that can possibly go wrong for all parties involved. By the end it just becomes ridiculous.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
anomalyAnomaly
Rated 24 Jun 2007
55
23rd
The real star of this film is the music: the incredible score by Clint Mansell is the reason why this film resonates with so many people. It's ultimately lacking in most other departments save acting - some interesting visuals don't mitigate the in-your-face-editing and a hollow story. We're never given a reason to care, and it doesn't provide us with anything more than a simplistic anti-drug message. Creates an intense experience, but not one worth any more than any other PSA.
Rated 24 Jun 2007
terrymacterrymac
Rated 18 Mar 2020
90
97th
Slick and stylish, bleak and harrowing. This could easily just have focused on Sara's story which is easily the most tragic, yet somehow the most relatable. Such is the power of Burstyn's performance, the stories of the other three characters seem slighter, less engaging, by comparison, even though the performances were good and the fates of the characters tragic. It isn't smotheringly grim, but it's close, and must surely serve as a cautionary tale. Very good indeed.
Rated 18 Mar 2020
paxtonPaxton
Rated 27 Jan 2012
98
97th
Ellen Burstyn gave the performance of a lifetime, but the Academy Award went to Julia Roberts' cleavage for Erin Brockovich.
Rated 27 Jan 2012
davidblastDavidBlast
Rated 05 Jul 2011
90
93rd
Most anti-drug movies seem to waver uneasily between style and message. Where 'Trainspotting' was too cool and 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' too crazy to ever truly deter, it's safe to say that 'Requiem for a Dream' stays on message. As a rollercoaster to (and through) hell, it's a visually stunning account of substance abuse, equally satirical, beautiful, shocking and heartbreaking. If the "what-have-I-got, Harry?" speech doesn't make you cry, it's because you were conceived in a laboratory.
Rated 05 Jul 2011
dean_franzDean Franz
Rated 15 Nov 2008
5
5th
Asinine and sometimes chuckleworthy story somewhere between Trainspotting (sans humor) and Reefer Madness. All of this glorious ineptitude is spiced liberally with laughable editing, cheap cinematographic eyecandy and worthless performances from all but the enjoyably unhinged excesses of Burstyn. Alternately ridiculous, boring and unintentionally funny, this is the perfect example of new century style-over-substance cinema.
Rated 15 Nov 2008
chimpCHIMP
Rated 14 Aug 2007
13
0th
The potential of the first two acts, only slightly marred by the interference of flashy, nonsensical direction, eventually gives way to the most hysterically melodramatic conclusion I have ever witnessed on film, sledgehammered home with blaring soundtrack and editing. If you want a study of heroin addicts that might hold your interest, watch Trainspotting. If you want the longest, most gruelling anti-drugs PSA ever made, by all means watch this film.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
hawkinsHawkins
Rated 17 Feb 2017
68
41st
Outlandish and nauseating, stylistically cool but substantially lacking (what is the point of Marlon Wayans' character?). Ellen Burstyn's physical performance really carries the film. The overzealous anti-drug message is complimented by the implication that the missing father figure was the catalyst for all this dysfunction - if only there were some clear-headed Ward Cleaver type in the picture this nuclear family would be on the up-and-up!
Rated 17 Feb 2017
jschlanskyJSchlansky
Rated 15 Apr 2014
100
99th
A flawless film. The dark cynical tone may turn some viewers off, but it is impossible to deny that the film accomplishes exactly what it sets out to do. A masterpiece.
Rated 15 Apr 2014
boredomsboredoms
Rated 05 Apr 2009
37
11th
It's like Nancy Reagan teamed up with some film school geek intent on showing off all his little camera tricks to the audience. Awful.
Rated 05 Apr 2009
cagedwisdomcagedwisdom
Rated 22 Oct 2008
100
90th
Has some of the best cinematography I've seen. The story is great (particularly towards the end, it meanders about without direction for too much of the first half), and it has an absolutely incredible musical score. My biggest problem was Jared Leto, whose acting I've always found to be unbearable and pretty hard to believe. Jennifer Connely is also too big a cliche in this. Still though, absolutely excellent. The kind of film everyone needs to see once.
Rated 22 Oct 2008
mattburgessmattburgess
Rated 13 Aug 2008
72
67th
Since I adore anti-drug/alcohol advertisements for their blatant manipulation, hysterical heavy handedness and eagerness to wallow in the very filth they condemn, this was like a dream come true for me. An exquisitely filmed after school special. ASS TO ASS! ASS TO ASS!
Rated 13 Aug 2008
jebJeb
Rated 26 Jul 2008
98
93rd
Requiem for a Dream is just such a realistic film. The pain, torment and infliction the cast has to go through feels so frightening and real. The effects of drugs are also distinctively shown and told, from the modern abuse segments to the road of addiction. A very intense, raw, devastating and harrowing experience. You feel depressed all the way through, a feeling very few films can due and evoke these days. From several standpoints this is a classic.
Rated 26 Jul 2008
spidercrusoeSpiderCrusoe
Rated 14 Aug 2007
45
25th
It didn't deal with the subject matter very well. The characters weren't worth crying over.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 17 Jan 2007
4
35th
By the end it becomes so ridiculous that everything leading up to it becomes pointless. I appreciate the effort, but painting drugs as THIS evil is a bit ridiculous.
Rated 17 Jan 2007
understampunderstamp
Rated 05 Mar 2011
30
23rd
manipulative shit
Rated 05 Mar 2011
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 01 Aug 2009
90
97th
A harrowing and disorientating movie. 'Requiem for a Dream' is a brilliantly performed and written account of the perils of drug and substance abuse. Aronofsky uses some wonderful yet dark imagery to show the euphoria, delusion and then the pain, anguish and vexation of these characters. An often brutal, but still a moving and sad piece of filmmaking. Superb.
Rated 01 Aug 2009
purgatospurgatos
Rated 09 May 2008
59
29th
Very bad things happen to these characters, too bad the movie never makes me care about them.
Rated 09 May 2008
febrarofebraro
Rated 13 Aug 2007
75
45th
Fascinated me on the first viewing, but it has been only downhill from there on, its morality and manipulation becoming more evident to me. I still think it's a nice film, though.
Rated 13 Aug 2007
potzblitzPotzblitz
Rated 04 Aug 2007
75
25th
Highly overrated in my opinion. The characters are way too transparent and one-dimensional for me to care about them, with the exception of the mother. The acting isn't always good. And although I'm usually a sucker for interesting visuals, many of the things Aronofsky used in "Requiem" just felt gimmicky to me.
Rated 04 Aug 2007
nathan_sNathan S
Rated 24 Oct 2016
2
21st
Melodramatic and manipulative, with no real shade or subtlety in its psychological portraits. It is grandiose where it maybe should be intimate, employing a bombastic string section and sensory-flood editing to project the illusion of substance, but the effect is sledgehammer morality.
Rated 24 Oct 2016
beer94Beer94
Rated 21 Jun 2011
81
92nd
Great cinematography, powerful imagery and a no doubt fitting soundtrack. A truly great cinematic experience.
Rated 21 Jun 2011
pewbengpewbeng
Rated 03 Dec 2009
87
84th
Fucked me up. Well done.
Rated 03 Dec 2009
ibad91ibad91
Rated 20 Jul 2009
70
17th
Well made but such an over the top attempt at being emotionally manipulative with the worst possible case scenarios at the end (crazy grandma, one arm, ass2ass) that by the end the exploitation was just more comical to me than it was emotionally affecting. But Ellen Burstyn's performance did manage to get to me, though, and was a heart shattering portaryal. But I'm sensitive to old people. That's the only reason this score is so high.
Rated 20 Jul 2009
oaicoaic
Rated 21 Jun 2009
0
3rd
The most overblown after-school special ever made.
Rated 21 Jun 2009
nathandarkoNathanDarko
Rated 27 May 2009
98
98th
Never felt so bad after a Movie. Some "facts" aren't right, but that's not important because it shows what drugs CAN do to your life and what might be the result after consuming ever and ever again.It also shows alternativ "addicitions" in everyday life, to be addicted to the Media for example. Aronofsky is working with hard cuts and multiple zooms, after that movie I needed some time to come down. Higly recommendable.
Rated 27 May 2009
revolutionoRevolutiono
Rated 16 May 2009
5
19th
What's the point? We watch these peoples' tragedy, but the plot fails to live up to its own promises. Aside from the fact that the story gets absurd (old lady on uppers hallucinating that her fridge wants to eat her? that's just funny and actually drains the power of the other characters' stories), the use of the seasons to divide the film leaves me asking, "Where's spring?" I don't need a happy ending, but I can't shake the feeling that the story is incomplete. It's a noble failure, tho.
Rated 16 May 2009
zozanZozan
Rated 07 Apr 2009
96
99th
Couldnt pull myself together for a while after seeing this movie. Now a couple of years has passed and I want to watch this movie once more but I can't. Simly I am afraid to.
Rated 07 Apr 2009
bharathbharath
Rated 11 Mar 2009
85
97th
A movie that you dont want to watch to feel good. Its very blunt movie which shows the characters going through torture for the choices they have made by mixing with drugs. Its a brutally honest movie that seems so real.
Rated 11 Mar 2009
dst7175dst7175
Rated 05 Mar 2009
96
99th
VERY POWERFUL MOVIE ABOUT THE NIGHTMARE OF ADDICTION. GREAT ACTING AND POWERFUL WRITTNG BY ARONOFSKY AND SELBY JR..
Rated 05 Mar 2009
djembadjemba
Rated 06 Nov 2008
94
98th
Just listen. Note 100 is reserved for music. heavenly saundtrack Clint Mansell.
Rated 06 Nov 2008
muutanetmuutanet
Rated 09 Sep 2008
92
97th
This is not a visit to the dentist. Nor it is the first junky flick. Excellent directing and acting, and I do love the editing and sound world a lot. Ellen Burstyn's part is also a fresh point for the genre. Keep yourself clean and do remember to floss and you'll be fine. But beware your fridge.
Rated 09 Sep 2008
magbMagb
Rated 14 Aug 2007
60
23rd
It gives new meaning to the word "manipulative," but it does have some emotional resonance.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
neuroticerotNeuroticErot
Rated 14 Aug 2007
60
23rd
Says everything in the first thirty minutes.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
wayofthegunwayofthegun
Rated 14 Aug 2007
100
97th
Amazing visuals and acting. How in the hell did Julia Roberts beat out Ellen Burstyn?
Rated 14 Aug 2007
onacOnac
Rated 01 Sep 2019
82
87th
This is the single most depressing movie I have ever seen and I have been doing Dostoevsky before. Something that all characters had in common is that none of them had a strong person next to them who they could count on to help them and for me this was the greatest message in the movie. If you are reading this, please look around, and help someone have a bit better life. Talk to people who need it, so more of us can avoid the abyss.
Rated 01 Sep 2019
tinychristinychris
Rated 05 Apr 2019
17
96th
This is the kind of shit that shakes me to my core. Also this is my favorite Ellen Burstyn.
Rated 05 Apr 2019
nevejasnevejas
Rated 11 Jun 2017
71
60th
It feels that Requiem has a linear dependence on age. The younger you are, the more impressive it is. I remember watching this at the age of 18 and the effect final scenes with the music had on me. All I see now is lack of any psychological depth to the physical actions. The constant drugs are bad, drugs drugs are bad (insert the beat here) agenda is superficial. Burstyn's acting and character is strongest by far, music is amazing, scenes and colours are beautiful - substance... what substance?
Rated 11 Jun 2017
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 01 Feb 2017
0
3rd
Woof. A headache-inducing whirlwind of audiovisual gimmicks haphazardly employed in place of actually writing compelling, three-dimensional characters about whom we might know anything besides the fact that they're all hardcore junkies. It's like a bad modern parody of Reefer Madness. The climax made me laugh my ass off, though ("CUM! CUM! CUM!"). Fuck this movie, just go watch the music video for Tove Lo's "Stay High."
Rated 01 Feb 2017
ddrudgesd_drudges
Rated 14 Aug 2014
20
17th
Bizarre. Roleplaying his maniacal god from the Dark Ages, Darren Aronofsky punishes everyone who uses drugs or medicine of any kind, without bothering to justify why. Vile.
Rated 14 Aug 2014
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 23 Sep 2010
85
96th
Should be required viewing for all middle schoolers. I cannot think of a better anti-drug endorsement. A great peek into what was coming from Aronofsky. Also anyone who thinks this actually can't happen, hasn't been a hardcore drug user. Living in the land of meth this happens daily (albeit not nearly as artistically).
Rated 23 Sep 2010
cclxndrcclxndr
Rated 01 Aug 2010
95
95th
This entire film, every well thought-out aspect of it, bleeds hopelessness of lives lost to addiction and the dead-end dreams that exude from it. Throughout the film, I was pleading for some kind of redemption or for someone to come out as a winner, but Aronofsky knows that wouldn't had been realistic. A film very hard to endure, and may hit close to home for many.
Rated 01 Aug 2010
skiewulfyskiewulfy
Rated 27 Jan 2010
35
20th
Sour, depressing and humorless, Requiem for a Dream takes such a pessimistic perspective on drug abuse that its impossible too feel emotionally invested in any of the characters, since their dire outcomes are far too easy to predict. This might work as a cautionary tale, but has too little entertainment value to be worth a viewing for the curious. I can appreciate dark films and tragedies, but Requiem goes beyond that seeming almost more like a romance of nihilism and degradation.
Rated 27 Jan 2010
antitypeantitype
Rated 21 Jan 2010
65
42nd
A movie about addiction and lonely desperation. On the one hand, it takes unrealistically exploitative manipulation, insulting morality, and pathos louder than the weeping of angels to levels never before seen. Especially that absurdly bombastic soundtrack, which could make taking a shit seem epic and heartbreaking. On the other hand, bearing in mind the utter lack of subtlety, there is actually an aesthetic at work here, visually echoing Lynch and Kubrick with music video style editing.
Rated 21 Jan 2010
frederikaFrederikA
Rated 12 Oct 2009
35
11th
"Don't do drugs!" shouted in your ears for two hours, while someone holds a strobe-light in your face... Not my cup of tortur...
Rated 12 Oct 2009
frostyFrosty
Rated 06 Oct 2009
60
41st
At first you think it's awesome. But give it time and you realise there isn't much here thats tangible. The characters despite being well acted are hollow; the morality is condescending and the plot barely moves. It's just a montage of bad things happening to people - which would be fine if it weren't for the pretensions of something greater.
Rated 06 Oct 2009
mbbingerMBBinger
Rated 30 Sep 2008
86
87th
86
Rated 30 Sep 2008
therealj_roTheRealJ-Ro
Rated 27 Jul 2008
85
85th
Provided one of the best one-liners of my late teenage years -- "Ass to ass, ass to ass!" -- but besides that, is a really strong flick with important messages for those who want to look for them.
Rated 27 Jul 2008
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 17 May 2008
86
92nd
Has value even beyond the obvious addiction story. A fantastic story, based off a terrible book. It's only failure is that it's nearly impossible to sympathize with the characters as they really feel no remose for their actions.
Rated 17 May 2008
jherman89Jherman89
Rated 14 Aug 2007
83
80th
Dark and disturbing, but plenty overrated.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
hellopeoplehellopeople
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
26th
To Sad to enjoy.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
shockularSHOCKULAR
Rated 03 Aug 2023
85
85th
A beautiful, ultra-stylish but devastating exploration of the impact of drugs on the lives of several people. The music adds a ton and the whole thing almost has a poetic, musical feel to it that makes it flow so well. Excellent.
Rated 03 Aug 2023
scuffedScuffed
Rated 18 Mar 2023
60
45th
More effective than dare.
Rated 18 Mar 2023
yoshinarutoYoshinaruto
Rated 03 May 2021
80
90th
Burstyn is fantastic here, and while many say the film as a whole is unrealistic, her character’s storyline is actually quite common. It does take a bit to get moving, and developing the characters more prior to their addiction would’ve helped the audience connect more. Overall, definitely worth seeing, but unlikely to be good for rewatches.
Rated 03 May 2021
brellbrell
Rated 07 Nov 2020
25
24th
hilariously melodramatic in how oppressively depressing it is. I wouldn't say I liked it, but I do want to thank this movie for giving us Lux Aeterna, a true gem for early memes
Rated 07 Nov 2020
barnowlBarnowl
Rated 15 Oct 2020
93
67th
I have fond memories from this movie.
Rated 15 Oct 2020
lintonmyroxylintonmyroxy
Rated 24 Jan 2020
65
31st
When you shoot H your pupils don't dilate; they pin. And Adderall doesn’t make your refrigerator shake THAT much
Rated 24 Jan 2020
rihreyrihrey
Rated 03 Nov 2019
65
87th
Ellen Burstyn elevates this film so much.
Rated 03 Nov 2019
pfightmasterPfightmaster
Rated 09 Apr 2018
41
21st
DRUGS ARE BAD GUYS
Rated 09 Apr 2018
madmanMadMan
Rated 02 Jan 2018
100
97th
A terrifying and powerful tragic look at drug abuse.
Rated 02 Jan 2018
unmeshdunmeshd
Rated 11 Oct 2017
85
81st
A haunting, terrifying movie that I never want to watch again.
Rated 11 Oct 2017
menialretconMenialRetcon
Rated 04 Sep 2017
80
81st
Great movie - I never want to see it again.
Rated 04 Sep 2017
koiraskoiras
Rated 09 Jul 2015
60
64th
I like Aronofsky's direction much; but the thing I bear least with, is spitting your idea on audience's face.
Rated 09 Jul 2015
theescapistTheEscapist
Rated 07 Mar 2015
75
77th
Unique style. Great acting by Ellen Burstyn, her character and performance were probably what I liked best about this film and connected to me the most on an emotional level. The rest of the characters I thought were less interesting. They make bad choices which puts them in bad situations, I never really connected with them for that reason. Clint Mansell's score for this film is very well known and it's easy to see why. All in all this film is worth seeing once but I won't be watching it again.
Rated 07 Mar 2015
vdecraimVdecraim
Rated 13 Dec 2013
95
99th
One of my all-time favorites. A stomach-knotting psychological shocker concerning the tragic derailing of its multiple characters, culminating in one of the greatest cinematic experiences of my life. This film is one of the reasons I wanted to make them myself.
Rated 13 Dec 2013
andreasthauAndreasThau
Rated 24 Sep 2013
75
68th
This is one of a kind. It is a thoroughly constructed, experimentally edited artfilm, where Todd Solondz meets Christiane F. And it works pretty god damn well.
Rated 24 Sep 2013
vishal8492vishal8492
Rated 02 Dec 2012
90
98th
It's not a movie, it's a poetry. Frightening, melancholy frames! Each placed like beautiful prose, which, when shook comes before you as a monster; which was hiding between those lines. Everything which was so simple, beautiful suddenly becomes this complex, hideous and incomprehensible fable of self mutating text, you start losing ultimate connect to reality.
Rated 02 Dec 2012
lexlex
Rated 30 Jul 2012
80
53rd
A powerful, yet flawed film that will violate your safe zone. Depends a bit too much on initial shock value (which I realized after a second viewing) but is still a haunting, disorienting experience by a specialist in those two very things. The major highlights lie in Ellen Burstyn's scenes and the score.
Rated 30 Jul 2012
vauthVauth
Rated 04 Apr 2012
88
80th
Darren's Aronofsky's camera work and editing here is fantastic and can really create the harshness and claustrophobic sensations when the situation demands for. Some might not like the in-your-face presentation though but I think this is exactly what makes this film affecting. Can be a little tough to watch as its depressing and just gets worse until its devastating conclusion. I like this film. But I wouldn't watch it again for a long time to come because its just too sad.
Rated 04 Apr 2012
johnlockeJohnLocke
Rated 04 Jan 2012
96
86th
The music. The images. The performances. This movie is utterly haunting. Some of the best editing out there.
Rated 04 Jan 2012
cmfCMF
Rated 26 Nov 2011
98
97th
Incredible film about drug influence, family, friendship and the way society tries to manipulate us.
Rated 26 Nov 2011
crusxCrusx
Rated 30 Sep 2011
94
72nd
Ass to ass.
Rated 30 Sep 2011
fuckchopsfuckchops
Rated 13 Mar 2011
15
13th
Its Trainspotting as a bum-trip. Its a heavy handed morality tale. 'Drugs are bad, and excess leads to despair' it tells us, but I kind of disliked the characters so much, I didn't mind seeing them get their arms, amputated or getting gang banged by investment bankers. I much prefer the directors 'content over style' films: 'The Wrestler' and 'Black Swan'. An overhyped and exhausting yawn.
Rated 13 Mar 2011
kgbelliveaukgbelliveau
Rated 10 Feb 2011
97
95th
Aronofsky creates a film with shots that help portray the suffocation of his characters. These characters are spiraling out of control. Some of the best acting I have ever seen, and this movie at times is so real and so visually disturbing that it is hard to sit through. These characters are part of a world no one wants to be a part of, and Aronofsky's vision makes this world come alive, making this film one of the most realistic films about drug addiction ever written and directed.
Rated 10 Feb 2011
drawkward86drawkward86
Rated 02 Feb 2011
82
60th
Aronofsky has an innate, uncanny ability to take subjects we think of as distant and make them happen TO us; his films are totally subjective experiences. This is in many ways his ballsiest film, even if his sometimes self-consciously virtuosic arsenal of tactics has refined itself a little in the last decade. Even more than Black Swan, Requiem makes me feel oddly off-kilter, probably because Aronofsky uses everything in his now-famous bag of tricks to make me feel that way.
Rated 02 Feb 2011
afx237viafx237vi
Rated 30 Jan 2011
70
69th
Frenetically edited, frantically paced and almost jumping with energy, this film offers a chilling insight into the compulsions and neuroses that accompany addiction. However, it's anti-drug viewpoint is decidedly one-dimensional and it's moral message is somewhat heavy-handed. The final 15 minutes were so absurdly bleak and nightmarish it almost started to become comical. Very entertaining, though.
Rated 30 Jan 2011
tathieltathiel
Rated 16 Dec 2010
87
90th
Ellen Burstyn's performance was remarkable.
Rated 16 Dec 2010
mwgerbmwgerb
Rated 22 Sep 2010
85
97th
Absolutely awe-inspiring film, which is aided by Aronofsky's unique direction, Clint Mansell's brilliant score, and Ellen Burstyn's fantastic performance. It would be a complete masterpiece, but I find it hard to believe four interconnected people go through a drug-related rise and fall synchronized to the seasons. However, the sacrifice of some realism helps provide a truly overwhelming climax.
Rated 22 Sep 2010
djrossdjross
Rated 05 Sep 2010
60
63rd
Ambitious attempt at a nightmarish and expressionistic depiction of the altered states of addiction, and, to a certain (perhaps limited) extent, a critique of an addictogenic society. Helped by a catchy score; hindered by insufficiently interesting characterisation and highly melodramatic plot elements. Borrows significantly from other movies (e.g., camera techniques are taken from Frankenheimer's masterpiece, SECONDS).
Rated 05 Sep 2010
thesmurTheSmur
Rated 25 Jun 2010
98
64th
brb killing self
Rated 25 Jun 2010
rachelmoviesRachelmovies
Rated 08 Jun 2010
96
98th
Almost everything about the film is perfect. The cinematography, soundtrack, and set design make the viewer feel as though he or she is trapped and suffocating in the world of the film. It is a film that sticks in your mind long after viewing it. One of the best dramatic films I've ever seen.
Rated 08 Jun 2010
mfidler1mfidler1
Rated 01 Jun 2010
85
86th
Quite possibly the hardest movie to watch ever. Even moments which look happy on the screen are made scary and intense by the gut wrenching film work and music used in Requiem. Though this movie is great I do not think it is physically possible for me to watch it again.
Rated 01 Jun 2010
sifter132sifter132
Rated 21 Mar 2010
62
16th
My brain appreciated the direction and editing here with all the quick cuts, close ups, time lapse etc, but my stomach didn't. Acting is good here, but apart from the slick direction I didn't see the massive appeal of the movie.
Rated 21 Mar 2010
kaplankaplan
Rated 15 Dec 2009
0
0th
the worst film ever made.
Rated 15 Dec 2009
judge_holdenJudge Holden
Rated 27 Nov 2009
1
4th
Putting aside everything that's wrong with the movie itself (and it's debatable whether there's enough room to do that), I don't think I'll ever forgive it for indirectly subjecting the world to millions of youtube videos with its theme song as the background music.
Rated 27 Nov 2009
nrooNroo
Rated 06 Nov 2009
58
24th
Score is for Clint Mansell.
Rated 06 Nov 2009
wicheWiche
Rated 02 Nov 2009
95
99th
Gives you something to think about, really gave me something to think about. A dark and deep film, with a disturbing message in it, provided to us with a piece of the best camerawork I've ever seen(great to see all the angles and different viewpoints they used) and a soundtrack I already know will be in my head for a couple of days. Great acting, great movie. This is a film I won't forget soon..
Rated 02 Nov 2009
oldgoatoldgoat
Rated 15 Aug 2009
95
99th
Very powerful film, but also shot and executed beautifully.
Rated 15 Aug 2009
bownBown
Rated 08 Aug 2009
73
28th
One of those movies that needs to be seen by everyone, but can sometimes feel gimmicky, with way too much unintentional comedy. Still, some very powerful scenes.
Rated 08 Aug 2009
launchLaunch
Rated 31 Jul 2009
92
95th
Aronofsky is a damn good director and he proves it with this movie. Ellen Burstyn had one of the best female performances of the 00's and the rest of the cast doesn't disappoint either. The score is perfect and it's brutal reality is sure to leave an impression on you.
Rated 31 Jul 2009
brandt64brandt64
Rated 18 Jun 2009
90
86th
Aronofsky knows how to direct. I don't see how you could finish this film without it creating a lasting impression.
Rated 18 Jun 2009
ruderude
Rated 08 Jun 2009
80
69th
Aronofsky's movie illuminates an issue which any person with an I.Q. bigger than her shoe size already knows.
Rated 08 Jun 2009
spookymaskSpookyMask
Rated 29 May 2009
80
85th
Someone made me watch this movie 3 times one day and I didn't mind, so I guess that is a good sign. This is also the only movie (ever) where a Wayans brother wasn't terrible.
Rated 29 May 2009
meaurelMeaurel
Rated 05 Apr 2009
10
6th
Bored me to death
Rated 05 Apr 2009
kasperlKasperL
Rated 01 Feb 2009
90
97th
The breakdown of Ellen Burstyn's character in Darren Aronofsky's energetic sophomore effort is emotional and very shocking. It's one of the great performances. By the way, try to remember not to do drugs and/or go to weird sex parties because you'll probably (*huge spoilers afoot*) lose your arm and/or go ass to ass.
Rated 01 Feb 2009

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