The top ten most disturbing films [Archive]

The Blind King of Bohemia

08-22-2005, 14:17

This differs from just horror films. I'm talking films that are really disturbing, totally hits you in the gut and shocks you, maybe throughout or for simply having a scene which will forever stay with you.

1/ Man bites dog

2/ Nil by Mouth

3/ Scum ( I think mainly british patrons would have seen this but that scene in the green house has to one of the most horrible scenes ever to be recorded in the history of cinema)

4/ Society( the final scene which just has to be seen to be believed)

5/ Romper Stomper

6/ Once Were Warriors ( a great film but very disturbing. Domestic violence in film can just hit home alot more than horror violence can)

7/ Dead Mans Shoes ( Probably only British patrons might have seen this but it is so disturbing i can't put it into words)

8/ Happiness ( without doubt the most effed up film i have ever seen)

9/ Cannibal Holocaust ( totally insane but for some reason very watchable)

10/ The War Zone ( Vile, sickening and fantastic)

For an ending of a film the most vivid for me is Boys don't Cry. Really warped stuff.

Papewaio

08-22-2005, 14:20

0/ Showgirls.

Moros

08-22-2005, 14:26

never seen any of the films you listed above, damn it! ~;)

well no film has ever really shocked me. tough there was a movie called braindead, mend to be horror but it wasn't scary at all. But just let us say I never finished the pudding I was eating while seeing it. (I always eat while I look tv, I'm eating right now really...pie...)
anyway the movie was horrible.
Reqiuem for a day: well I wasn't shocked much, my sister and mum on the other hand...
those were the most "shocking" movies I've seen not that they were very shocking.

The Blind King of Bohemia

08-22-2005, 14:30

Braindead is one of my fav all time films, made by the great Peter Jackson. Great, stupid and funny all piled together. I have never laughed at a film so much when i first saw it ~D

You mentioned Reqiuem for a dream, i haven't seen it but i have heard alot about it. Is it worth seeing?

Also Aguirre: Wrath of God is very weird and vivid piece of filming, disturbing but not very good.

Geoffrey S

08-22-2005, 14:30

Requiem for a Dream, Der Untergang, Brazil, Falling Down and The Grinch. ~:)

Dutch_guy

08-22-2005, 14:34

GS , do you by any chance mean The boys from Brazil ?, about the escaped Nazi's trying to recreate a new Hitler ?

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Aenlic

08-22-2005, 14:40

Once Were Warriors is a wonderful film; but you're right, the family violence is gut-wrenching. It's the point of the film, though. Fans of Star War's Jango Fett will instantly recognize the film's anti-hero as Temuera Morrison.

Some others not mentioned:

Basket Case --- A sick film; but entertaining in a sick, twisted sort of way

Mondo Cane --- The grandfather of the 70's shock schlock films. Must see.

Moros

08-22-2005, 14:41

You mentioned Reqiuem for a dream, i haven't seen it but i have heard alot about it. Is it worth seeing?

well I'd rate it a 77/100, not that shocking but it's not a bad movie.
~:cheers:

Mikeus Caesar

08-22-2005, 14:44

_Martyr_

08-22-2005, 14:49

I thought Requim for a Dream was a damn good film. It is pretty shocking though.

Ser Clegane

08-22-2005, 14:51

GS , do you by any chance mean The boys from Brazil ?, about the escaped Nazi's trying to recreate a new Hitler ?

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Not that's also a weird movie :dizzy2:

But I think GS really meant Brazil (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088846/) (the movie by Terry Gilliam)

Moros

08-22-2005, 14:54

*~~Spoiler alert!~~*

Pet Sematary. Nothing bad about it up until the point where the undead Gage kills the friendly old man who lives across the road. The way he was killed was quite nasty, but by an undead two year old? Yuck...
read the book never saw the movie but I can imagine it didn't look nice...
I think I'm gonna rend this movie before my vacation ends. ~:)

Didn't find Req. for a dream really shocking. But it's quite good.

The Blind King of Bohemia

08-22-2005, 15:03

I didn't find that film that good, i prefered the book (but that seen with Gage you mentioned was a good bit in it). For me, my fav Stephen King book brought to screen was Salems Lot. The vampires in that are probably the most scary in any vampire film.

Also the ending of Don't Look Now is very disturbing as is the start when donald sutherlands daughter drowns.

scooter_the_shooter

08-22-2005, 15:14

All of the exorsist movies.....scared me very much. Even more so then most people because I am christian.

Geoffrey S

08-22-2005, 15:15

But I think GS really meant Brazil (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088846/) (the movie by Terry Gilliam)
That's the one. Brilliant.
Just saw the mention of Once Were Warriors. Should have put that on my list in the first place. Same for the Exorcist.

lancelot

08-22-2005, 15:19

Requiem for a dream is one film that can give a person a headache by watching it. Other than that I didnt think it was that bad.

Byzantine Prince

08-22-2005, 15:25

I've seen the movie Man bite Dog, or It happened in Your Neighbourhood as i's known in Belgium. It made me sick the first time I saw it, because it's so depicable but hillarious. You like the serial killer but it's realistic that it's painful to laugh at how funny it is. Pretty disturbing for that alone.

I'm also a big fan of the movie Se7en which is IMO one of the most disturbing movie ever. Doesn't have the twist of reality if Man bite Dog though.

ShadesPanther

08-22-2005, 15:34

9/ Cannibal Holocaust ( totally insane but for some reason very watchable)

Is that the one that was banned in almost every country it was shown in and the cannibals ate a man's manly bits? ~:eek:

King Ragnar

08-22-2005, 15:34

The first Exorcist none of those embarrsing sequels. Also one moment which was a bit disturbing, in Full Metal Jacket where sergant piles kills himself, i just didnt like the stare he had and the things he was saying.

The Blind King of Bohemia

08-22-2005, 15:42

I love the Exorcist, the first one is just great imo. Its the little things such as when she starts to get possessed that give me the shivers, even the spider sequence freaked me out when i first saw it.

Cannibal holocaust did have the natives hack off a blokes bits, not sure if they ate them. The reason why it was banned was due mainly to the killing of animals in thefilm such as a sea turtle which has its head hacked off then body tore apart, a jungle rat that is slowly stabbed and a pig that is dispatched with a rifle. Quite a nutcase of a film by all accounts ~:eek:

The dinner table scene in Texas Chainsaw is disturbing just for the womans screams and the look of her eyes and how she looks ready to explode with madness

GoreBag

08-22-2005, 15:53

I've not yet seen Man Bites Dog, but it's been recommended to me more than once. I didn't think Romper Stomper was that disturbing...or disturbing at all, actually.

Cannibal Holocaust..was that the one where a man says "...and they tied to him a stake and they...ate his genitals."? I don't quite remember.

I also haven't had the chance to watch Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer just yet either, but it's basically a must. It's the only film to receive a rating of X in the US that wasn't pornography.

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099763/)

Hurin_Rules

08-22-2005, 16:59

I'd have to go with Man bites Dog too.

Paul Peru

08-22-2005, 17:21

I knew I couldn't see Happiness.
Romper Stomper was nasty, but it didn't affect me much.
(I was quite drunk)
Once were warriors was not a feelgood-flick.

The most disturbing film I've seen lately was Kill Bill Vol 2.
It totally made me ... uneasy.
And made me think.
(Not in a way Tarantino had in anyway intended or foreseen, he's just a dumb brat (mentally))
I'm wiser, but still bruised.

The Stranger

08-22-2005, 19:42

hmmm, City of God was awesome but really scary.

edyzmedieval

08-22-2005, 19:45

I'd have to go with The Ring 2.

Scared the pants off me ~D

Azi Tohak

08-22-2005, 19:51

Reqium for a Dream. Mullholland Drive.

That drug movie from a few years ago with a bunch of related but not tangling stories... I can't remember what it was called.

Azi

Crazed Rabbit

08-22-2005, 20:52

1) Sin City
2) Titus

Crazed Rabbit

Beirut

08-22-2005, 23:02

Eraserhead.

The Exorcist.

Scum was excellent. It certainly had aftereffects.

Requiem For A Dream was great, but not disturbing.

I might order the fantasy flick Magical Flowers:The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb. It's supposed to be mind wrenching. Live action, clay animation, digital animation, all sorts of things thrown together. The movie reviewer said he was glad this guy was making movies because he'd probably be a serial killer otherwise.

Byzantine Prince

08-23-2005, 03:45

I once watched this 3 hour documentery about the aftermath of the holocaust. All the German officers were made to clean up the mess, and it is some of the most despicable things I have ever seen. Endless bodies were being dragged through the street and through the mud to reach the mass graves. All of the so skinny and decomposed you could see some of their bones and entistines. Talk about sick! ~:eek:

You hear the numbers, but it's only when you see the actual effects for yourself that you realize what inhumanity is.

Now that I think about it, it might be the most disturbing thing I've ever seen.

Quietus

08-23-2005, 03:53

Fictional films:

Deer Hunter. The scenes with Christopher Walken and the roulette games are disturbing to watch.

Hannibal. Anthony Hopkins and Ray Liotta at the dinner table was sick.

Ichi the Killer. I've only seen parts, but it's a violent movie.

Gawain of Orkeny

08-23-2005, 04:29

Rosemary's Baby
The Omen
The Exorcist
A Clockwork Orange
Schindlers List

lars573

08-23-2005, 06:21

I've never seen many disturbing movies. I ususally find horror movies funny. I would hold up any (and I mean any) video made for a song by Tool to be 10 times more disturbing than any movie.

That drug movie from a few years ago with a bunch of related but not tangling stories... I can't remember what it was called.
You mean traffic? Which version the US or UK one?

JimBob

08-23-2005, 07:09

Sin City gets in without a doubt, any movie that has three guys bits blown off in 20 minutes gets in. And the "he made me watch" part still makes me shiver.
Deer Hunter for the Roulette scenes alone
And Clockwork Orange is a messed up book, a messed up movie and a generally messed up idea.

Puzz3D

08-24-2005, 21:36

Men Behind The Sun
Come and See
Judgement at Nuremberg
Grave of the Fireflies
The Passion of Joan of Arc
The Red and the White
Uprising
Irreversable
American History X
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
The Silence of the Lambs
The Hillside Strangler
Vampyr
Los Olvidados
The Great Silence

Dutch_guy

08-24-2005, 21:57

American History X

I was going to name that one.. good but disturbing too..

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Roark

08-25-2005, 04:42

1. I Spit on Your Grave

2. Necromantik

3. Salo

4. Faces of Death

5. Make Them Die Slowly

6. Cannibal Holocaust

7. Requiem for a Dream

8. Naked Lunch

9. Un Chien Andalou

10. Jacob's Ladder

kayapó

08-25-2005, 10:51

Another American History
Passage to Kandahar
Schindler's List

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The Blind King of Bohemia

08-25-2005, 12:38

Naked by Mike leigh is a twisted film. Also has anyone seen Clean, Shaven with the great Peter Greene? A great and twisted film.

Haleric

08-25-2005, 14:49

Not that disturbing or shocking, but twisted and freaky in a good way: Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas. Especially the scene where Johnny Depp wakes up in a flooded hotel room, wearing a pair of fisherman's boots and a giant lizard tail. Priceless. ~D

I haven't had the chance to see Caligula yet, but a friend of mine said it was the most messed up thing he'd seen in a while. He had trouble watching it from the beginning to the end in one go. As for a rainy day movie I don't recommend watching Lilja 4-Ever, Monster's Ball or In The Bedroom.

Shaka_Khan

08-25-2005, 17:48

I watched 'Starship Troopers II' on t.v. yesterday. It was very different from the first one. The second one was like 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre', 'Resident Evil', and 'Alien' put together.

Tricon

08-25-2005, 23:45

Clockwork Orange - for the reoccuring truths in it
Das Boot - for portraying raw emotions (the translation into english sucks, see it in german)
Seven - that drug victim/torture scene was perhaps the single most frightening moment I've witnessed in a movie
Deliverance - for the mood (that movie kind of grew on me over the years)

I'll add some more when I think of them.

Puzz3D

08-26-2005, 19:10

I haven't had the chance to see Caligula yet, but a friend of mine said it was the most messed up thing he'd seen in a while. He had trouble watching it from the beginning to the end in one go.
The X rated sex scenes were put into Caligula after it was finished, and they don't fit in well at all. If you are going to watch this film, I'd suggest the R rated version.

The movie Titus will burn some images into your brain you'll wish you could forget. It's an interpretation of Shakespeare's play Titus Andronicus (http://www.shakespeare-literature.com/Titus_Andronicus/) .

Aenlic

08-26-2005, 19:35

Das Boot - for portraying raw emotions (the translation into english sucks, see it in german)

I don't see Das Boot as being extremely disturbing, so much as seriously thought-provoking. I consider it one of the 10 best anti-war movies around for its wonderful portrayal of the utter futility of war at times. The final scene just blew me away. I agree that it is much better in German, with subtitles in English. And in surround sound, the digital director's cut is amazing. You loose that in the English-dubbed version.

I mentioned it above, but I think it deserves more time as one of the truly sickest movies ever - Basket Case (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083624/#comment). Look for it in your video store's horror section. It's part horror, part comedy and some parts are absolutely sick.

drone

08-26-2005, 20:07

The movie Titus will burn some images into your brain you'll wish you could forget. It's an interpretation of Shakespeare's play Titus Andronicus (http://www.shakespeare-literature.com/Titus_Andronicus/) .
I've been wanting to see this movie for a while, it's supposed to be very gory, but well done (Anthony Hopkins plays the lead).

When I first saw Robocop II, I was pretty amazed at the amount of indiscriminate violence. Haven't seen it in a long time, so I can't say how it compares by today's standards. But at the time I think I called it "the violentest movie ever".

Puzz3D

08-26-2005, 21:19

I've been wanting to see this movie for a while, it's supposed to be very gory, but well done (Anthony Hopkins plays the lead).
It's the combination of the visuals, the acting and the story that gives it the impact. Eventhough it's fiction, the characers really come to life, but you have to stay with it because it's a long movie that builds slowly to the climax. A lot of people won't want to sit through this movie, and I almost turned it off half way through since I was completely baffled. It's quite stylized mixing modern day and historical visuals. The director of the movie was the theatrical director of the New York stage play.

When I first saw Robocop II, I was pretty amazed at the amount of indiscriminate violence. Haven't seen it in a long time, so I can't say how it compares by today's standards. But at the time I think I called it "the violentest movie ever".
The uncut version of Robocop is pretty intense. The only way you can get it now is in the box set of all 3 movies. The comentary track which was done for the out of print Criterion Collection version is included.

Tricon

08-29-2005, 22:16

I don't see Das Boot as being extremely disturbing, so much as seriously thought-provoking. I consider it one of the 10 best anti-war movies around for its wonderful portrayal of the utter futility of war at times. The final scene just blew me away. I agree that it is much better in German, with subtitles in English. And in surround sound, the digital director's cut is amazing. You loose that in the English-dubbed version.

I mentioned it above, but I think it deserves more time as one of the truly sickest movies ever - Basket Case (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083624/#comment). Look for it in your video store's horror section. It's part horror, part comedy and some parts are absolutely sick.

The first post said:
"This differs from just horror films. I'm talking films that are really disturbing, totally hits you in the gut and shocks you, maybe throughout or for simply having a scene which will forever stay with you."

Das Boot definately hit me in the gut and stayed with me for a long time. It is definately in my top 20 of all time.... but still... it was disturbing. It should be a school mandatory, IMO.

BDC

08-31-2005, 21:39

Donnie Darko.

Just confusing.

Zalmoxis

09-01-2005, 04:08

What's so confusing about a rabbit?

Kaiser of Arabia

09-01-2005, 04:14

I didn't get Donnie Darko...DID HE GET LAID OR NOT???? blegh...sorry. Random outburst.

Anydizzles, Deliverance was a great movie, but for disturbing, hrm... maybe American History X, I love the movie but the end kind of stuck with me, you know?

poirot

09-01-2005, 06:53

Salo :help:

GoreBag

09-01-2005, 08:07

Once I read "Caligula" in the list, I immediately thought of Ilsa, She-Wolf of the Nazis. My friend's mother had the privilege of seeing it the night it was released, and is now one of the few, since it was taken off the market three days after it hit theatres.

While I'm on the disturbing porn mindset, I'll toss up a link to a porn spoof of H.P. Lovecraft's Re-Animator.

(Not appropriate-BKS) Not safe for work.

Beirut

09-01-2005, 11:25

Gentlemen!

Remember - You are responsible for what you post and you will be held responsible for what you post.

That includes links and links to links.

No porn.

Action will be taken.

Adrian II

09-01-2005, 11:31

Gentlemen!

Remember - You are responsible for what you post and you will be held responsible for what you post.

That includes links and links to links.

No porn.

Action will be taken.Holy sausage on a stick, Batman -- you are cleaning out this stable!

:mellow:

R'as al Ghul

09-01-2005, 12:23

King Arthur

09-01-2005, 19:35

i find Memento a truly disturbing film im suprised it has not been mentioned yet.....its film noir at its best..i find Guy Pearces character truly unsettling at the end(or not!)

Dutch_guy

09-01-2005, 20:51

American History X, I love the movie but the end kind of stuck with me, you know?

yeah the end was kind of , well ... sad ...
but it wasn't the part that stuck with me the most though... that would be that part were he kills the guy who tried to steal his car... that was brutal..

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