Movies that make people uncomfortable like "American History X"

[JanMichael]

Or the French film "Hate" or better yet "I Walk Alone". You know the type. The ones that make you close your eyes or feel sick at the World.

Give me some more we've got an empty queue at Netflix!

[democracyindanger]

1. Last Exit to Brooklyn

[DS1]

2. Haven't seen it, and don't want to

but Irreversible has a brutal scene

[JanMichael]

6. Yikes! I generally stay away from that subject matter.

However it's certainly along the lines of my query...Yuck...I looked it up...probably won't get it.

[BlueStateGirl]

59. self delete. wrong spot.

[XemaSab]

3. Kids

and Clockwork Orange.

Both very, very uneasy films.

[JanMichael]

7. I've seen both and both were impressive.

I think that Kids is a fairly decent flick that got some undue criticisms.

[XemaSab]

22. Both just made me really uncomfortable

I like movies, and those were the two.

[Jamastiene]

4. Anything about Nazis or

Texas Chainsaw Massacre. I'm surrounded by people who seem like they could easily be like that bunch in that movie. A lot of them are pro nazi around these parts too. So, those types of movies make me very uncomfortable. I wonder if they are getting ideas from those movies. I don't trust many of my neighbors here in NC that I meet on a day to day basis. They creep me out.

[JanMichael]

8. They identify with the characters????

Holy shit. That's creepy. Where in NC are you? We're in the northern half of the state and find ourselves in Charlotte on a regular basis.

[Jamastiene]

13. Southern part of the state in

Richmond County. Believe it or not, it is a blue county, but only because the black people vote heavily here. They are consistently my saving grace in this shitty town. The vast majority of the white act like they think nazis were great and they like acting just like those people in the TCM movie. I wish I could replay my life through my eyes. The things I have seen and the things I have heard make me naseous. Believe it or not, I have a cousin that says that Hitler is only second to Christ as far as greatness goes. So that should give you some indication of why I fear this wretched place.

[JanMichael]

17. Wow. I've met some troglodytes as well since moving here.

But no wannabee Hitlers...Jeez.

[Jamastiene]

25. Once, years ago, my band at the time was practicing

in a warehouse we rented back then. It was a hot summer night and we had the doors open a little to get some air in there. All of a sudden this guy comes walking in and starts talking about hating the blacks, Jews, and gays. We told him that was NOT what we were all about. He exploded into a fit of rage when we told him that and threatened us and then when he saw that we weren't backing down, he finally left. I haven't forgotten that either.

[CanuckAmok]

5. Requiem for a Dream.

As excellent a film as it is, I never, ever want to see it again.

[JanMichael]

9. I just added it to the queue.

A friend of mine back in Sarasota swore by that movie and I simply forgot about it.

Thanks!

[CanuckAmok]

10. did yourself a shallow grave in your yard before watching it.

Then you'll have less work to do when you just want to curl up and die afterwards.

[JanMichael]

11. Condo...No yard...I'll just open the 4th floor window...

God I love hard ass movies!

[nickgutierrez]

12. That was going to be my suggestion.

I tried to watch it again a few weeks ago, but I just couldn't make myself do it.

[robbedvoter]

62. self delete

[ghostsofgiants]

14. Damn, I was going to go to the Radical Media Society's screening of Hate..

Last night, but completely forgot about it.

[JanMichael]

15. I saw it years ago and when the French riots started I immediately...

...recalled Le Haine...It's like watching the blueprint on film.

You should try to catch it somewhere, or rent it, it's that good.

[ghostsofgiants]

19. I'll see if I can download it.

[beyurslf]

16. American Beauty. Mississippi Burning

[JanMichael]

18. We have American Beauty on DVD already.

I loved it, my lovely spose does not share that same affection for it.

Mississippi Burning is a great suggestion, thanks!

[ghostsofgiants]

21. If you like American Beauty you might like The Ice Storm

And if you end up liking Requiem For A Dream, I highly recommend Pi, Darren Aronofsky's first feature length film.

[JanMichael]

23. I LOVED Ice Storm!

You know Sarah Polly is a raging Lefty, yes?

[ghostsofgiants]

24. I'm not that familiar with her...

But she isn't in The Ice Storm...

[JanMichael]

26. Whoops, my mistake, she was in a similar film, "The Sweet Hereafter"

At least similar in that I rented both at the same time a few yaers ago.

[CanuckAmok]

51. You mean "Mope Master"?

"Right off the bat the chick at the beginning (who I'll call Mope Master because she looks like she's about to cry in every scene) gets the beat down by her ex-human now-zombie husband. So then she bails and gets in a car wreck because women can't drive. Then Ving Rhames threatens to blow her head off, which is cool. They meet up with some pregnant chick and you know it's going to be bad news because everyone hates kids.

"They eventually go to a mall where they're accosted by some dude with a badass handle-bar moustache; before he even says anything, you automatically know he listens to Pantera. His buddies, on the other hand, look like they drink Keystone Light and go shopping for purses. Anyway, the Pantera guy totally wants to bang Mope Master, so he lets them stay in the mall. Then they go around killing rogue zombies for about 45 minutes, no complaining from me. All the zombie actors were awesome and deserve best supporting actor awards for their inspired acting work..."


http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=dawn_rules

[Dying Eagle]

32. I love American Beauty

Still one of my favorite films. Plus I fell in love with Mena Sulvari after that.

See is still my #1 Hollywood Crush!!

[Mad_Dem_X]

54. I fell in love with Kevin Spacey after seeing that

One movie I'd never want to see again is "The Accused." The gang-rape scene is graphic; I almost left the room during it.

[NMMNG]

20. Boys Don't Cry

Provocative and troubling film that addresses gender dysphoria and hate crimes. Contains violent rape and murder scenes--definitely not for the kiddies.

[babylonsister]

64. Hillary Swank was amazing in that! nt

[Madrone]

27. Trainspotting

[BigMcLargehuge]

28. Black Sun: The Nanking Massacre (I wrote the extras package)

and

Men Behind the Sun (same director as Black Sun)

and

The Grey Zone (Tim Blake Nelson's film about the sonderkommando)

and

Salo - 120 days of sodom (has to be seen to be believed)

[Kire]

29. Funny Games

Two psychotic young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation cabin and force them to play sadistic "games" with one another for their own amusement.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119167/

[PassingFair]

30. "Big Baby" admission here...

but I don't really like anything by Tarantino.
I don't wanna be desensitized!

[Dying Eagle]

31. JFK

[aePrime]

33. May (n/t)

[Lydia Leftcoast]

34. The Battle of Algiers

Takes you inside the subculture and minds of people who set off bombs in public places as a tactic for achieving their goals--so-called "terrorists."

You find yourself starting to identify with them...

Unnerving.

[JanMichael]

43. That's one that I've wanted to see.

Thanks for the recommendation!

Actually being a fan of both Albert Camus and JP Sartre (And their diatribes against each other much of it to do with Algeria) it's right up my alley.

[peekaloo]

35. Happiness.

A film for the whole family. }(

[JanMichael]

41. Yes it was a fun for the whole family flick.

Sort of like "Enter the Dollhouse";-)

[Sabriel]

36. Save the Green Planet

A truly disturbing film.

Oh, and try the French thriller "With a Friend Like Harry"

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0216800/

[JanMichael]

42. Harry was a decent flick.

A tad creepy.

[BlueIris]

37. Scotland, PA

Not as hardcore as some of the other submissions here, but it'll do.

[Gildor Inglorion]

38. "Bully" "Donnie Darko" "The Rules of Attraction"

three very different and disturbing (to me, at least) films.

[BlueIris]

39. The Secret Lives of Alter Boys.

That one is entirely messed up.

[UTUSN]

40. Midnight Express n/t

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

44. Check out Gasper Noe's "I Stand Alone" (Seul contre tous)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0157016/

His "Irreversible" is also highly recommended.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290673/

For an "interesting" examination of human sexuality and male/female relations - Catherine Breillat's "Anatomy of Hell" will give you food for thought (it is quite graphic though).
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0348529/

I'd also sort of recommend "Kichiku: The Banquet of the Beasts", but I'm still in two minds about it.
http://www.mandiapple.com/snowblood/kichikudaienkai.htm

On edit - gotta add a bit of British! "The Magdelene Sisters" is a very strong film about Catholic workhouses for "fallen" women.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318411/

[JanMichael]

46. Damn, I had that in the thread starter but I called it "I Walk Alone".

It's a great movie but it makes one a tad quesy. No not a tad, really sick.

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

47. I really want to see "Carne", Noe's 1991 40 minute short

about "The Butcher" (also played by Nahon) before the events of "I Stand Alone". So far (to the best of my knowledge) it's only appeared on the French DVD for Irreversible, without English subtitles.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0218871/

Another film that springs to mind is "A Hole in My Heart" by Lukas Moodysson.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0637615/

Also "Man Bites Dog":
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103905/

edit - have you seen Todd Solondz's latest film "Palindromes", about abortion? It's easier to get through than "Happiness", but I found it stayed with me for some time after.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0362004/

[JanMichael]

48. It's certainly a disturbing storyline.

BTW I thought that "Man Bites Dog" rocked, it was a pretty scathing condemnation of mass-media.

Doesn't "Palindromes" start with a funeral for the girl from Dollhouse? That's so sad...But I'll probably watch it anyway.

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

52. Doesn't "Palindromes" start with a funeral for the girl from Dollhouse?

Yes. The lead character in "Palindromes" is Dawn's cousin. Dawn's brother Mark also appears.

[CanuckAmok]

67. Man Bites Dog.

Great, great film. And so prescient.

[Brewman_Jax]

45. Amistad

n/t

[AirmensMom]

68. That's what I was going to say ... Amistad.

[Mutley]

49. Life is Beautiful

[Texasgal]

50. Trainspotting...

RAY.

[gollygee]

53. Hotel Rwanda

[DanCa]

55. Fire in the Sky - I lived in Arizonia at the time.

I stayed up nights when I first heard of the ufo abduction when I was a kid. The movie brought back that wierd feeling.

[ScreamingMeemie]

56. "Sleepers" with Brad Pitt and Kevin Bacon...excellent film that I never

ever wish to watch again. Extremely violent and sad.

[Dark]

57. Schindler's List, The Killing Fields. . .oh, and Farenheit 911.

nt

[Thtwudbeme]

58. I can't believe that the Kevin Smith movie "Vulgar" hasn't been mentioned!

What's even scarier is that it's called a COMEDY by most accounts!

It made Shakeydave curl up in the fetal position when he watched it after my qualified recommendation. I said "It's like watching a slow motion head on collision with all the gory details"...

EDIT: Whoops I posted as Stephanie, this is Jan Michael...She would NEVER watch Vulgar...Never.

[Blue_Tires]

60. Traffic and Arlington Road

[salin]

65. I almost want to see Arlington Road again

saw it when it first came out. Good and disturbing. I think in the current political context it would be even more chilling.

[BlueStateGirl]

61. The Paino Teacher. One of the most disturbing films I have ever seen.

I don't think I have ever felt so umcomforatable after seeing a film. My discomfort was not related to the sexual content of the film. It was about my dislike of the main character and how much I wanted to see her humiliated. It was very challenging.

Check it out on imdb

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0254686/

[robbedvoter]

63. "Quills" - amazingly good but man....(Marquis de Sade)

Joaquin Phoenix is in it - good as usual.

[babylonsister]

66. Natural Born Killers-couldn't finish watching. nt