Disturbing Films
 

Some of the most memorable films are those that leave us haunted, confused about the world, or even sick.
One that comes to mind is _The Silence of the Lambs_. What films have had this effect on you, where did they take you, and what do you think it was about them that made you feel so deeply?

I thought that 8mm was kind of disturbing.

The first time that I saw Seven it kind of disturbed me (especially at the end of the movie) but now it is one of my favorite movies. The visuals in this movie were really good! I will never look at a pine tree air freshner the same after seeing this movie!

Sleepers is a pretty disturbing film, but a very, very good one.

The Virgin Suicides is pretty messed up.

The strangest movie ever has got to be Vanilla Sky....what the heck?!?!

"The Good Son" with Macauley Kulkin and Elijah Wood, what's worse I knew a few kids like him, growing up.

The Bad Lieutenant with Harvey Keitel. Creeped me out, big time.

Sophies Choice is the one movie I wish I had NEVER seen. The decision she had to make is the unthinkable.

Seven really disturbed me-I saw it on a dark, rainy day, and the day just fit the movie-I walked out of the theater and was just like, ehhhh.....

I completely agree with you guys on Seven, Full Metal Jacket, and 8mm. Seriously jarring.

To that list I'd have to add Requim to a Dream. I think that's been discussed here before but that movie will just affect you... One way or another.

The MOST disturbing film I ever saw was this little known thing called Last Exit to Brooklyn starring Jennifer Jason Leigh. I was actually shaking afterwards.

The most disturbing film I have EVER EVER seen was a foreign film called "PIXOTE" -- pronounced pee-SHOT -- and I think it was either Brazlian or Portugese.

"KIDS" was disturbing, too. But it's a movie me and my friends like to make fun of.

The best disturbing film was "APOCALYPSE NOW". . .I saw the redux version a few weeks ago.

I agree on:

• Full Metal Jacket
  Kids
  8mm
  Requiem for a Dream
  The Good Son

And add to my list the with the infamous line "Here's Johnny!" The original one, but I can't recall the name right now..... R-E-D-R-U-M

what is this Sophie's Choice? What did she have to choose between? And on a recomendation by Jac (pbpck), I intend to watch the Virgin Suicides.

That would be The Shining.

I think that A Clockwork Orange ranks up there with the most disturbing movies I've ever seen, although I really like that movie, too. Kulbrick was a strange guy.

Disturbing
 

I would have to say rape scenes disturb me the most. "Casualties of War" and the rape attack in "Showgirls" bothered me most.

Sophie's Choice -- warning: Spoiler!!!
 

Sophie's Choice is a movie about a woman (played by Meryl Streep) who survived a Nazi concentration camp during WWII. When she arrived at the camp, she was made to choose which of her children would be allowed to survive and which one would be sent to the gas chamber. It's absolutely gut-wrenching to watch that scene. :(