Disturbing movies 🎥
List of movies that I have found disturbing or have generally left a lasting impression on me
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Parasite
Bong Joon-ho · 2019
All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.
Split
M. Night Shyamalan · 2017
Though Kevin has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted psychiatrist, Dr. Fletcher, there remains one still submerged who is set to materialize and dominate all the others. Compelled to abduct three teenage girls led by the willful, observant Casey, Kevin reaches a war for survival among all of those contained within him — as well as everyone around him — as the walls between his compartments shatter apart.
May
Lucky McKee · 2003
A socially awkward veterinary assistant with a lazy eye and obsession with perfection descends into depravity after developing a crush on a boy with perfect hands.
Martyrs
Pascal Laugier · 2008
France, début des années 70. Lucie, une petite fille de dix ans, disparue quelques mois plus tôt, est retrouvée errante sur la route. Son corps maltraité ne porte aucune trace d'agression sexuelle. Les raisons de son enlèvement restent mystérieuses. Traumatisée, mutique, elle est placée dans un hôpital où elle se lie d'amitié avec Anna, une fille de son âge. 15 ans plus tard, on sonne à la porte d'une famille ordinaire. Le père ouvre et se retrouve face à Lucie, armée d'un fusil de chasse. Persuadée d'avoir retrouvé ses bourreaux, elle tire.
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[REC]
Jaume Balagueró · 2007
Cada noche, Ángela, una joven reportera de una televisión local, sigue con su cámara a un grupo profesional distinto. Esta noche le toca entrevistar a los bomberos y tiene la secreta esperanza de poder asistir en directo a un impactante incendio. Pero la noche transcurre tranquilamente. Y cuando, por fin, reciben la llamada de una anciana que se ha quedado encerrada en su casa, no le queda otro remedio que seguirlos durante la misión de rescate. En el edificio donde vive la anciana, los vecinos están muy asustados. La mujer, encerrada en su piso, lanza unos gritos desgarradores. Los bomberos derriban la puerta y, seguidos por Ángela y el cámara, encuentran a la anciana semiinconsciente, rodeada por decenas de gatos. De pronto, la mujer se lanza sobre un bombero y le muerde salvajemente. Es sólo el comienzo de una larga pesadilla y de un dramático reportaje único.
The Skin I Live In
Pedro Almodóvar · 2011
A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.
Terrifier
Damien Leone · 2011
After witnessing a brutal murder on Halloween night, a young woman becomes the next target of a maniacal entity.
Climax
Gaspar Noé · 2018
When a dance troupe is lured to an empty school, a bowl of drug-laced sangria causes their jubilant rehearsal to descend into a dark and explosive nightmare as they try to survive the night—and find who's responsible—before it's too late.
Titane
Julia Ducournau · 2021
A woman with a metal plate in her head from a childhood car accident embarks on a bizarre journey, bringing her into contact with a firefighter who's reunited with his missing son after 10 years.
Raw
Julia Ducournau · 2016
In Justine’s family everyone is a vet and a vegetarian. At 16, she’s a gifted teen ready to take on her first year in vet school, where her older sister also studies. There, she gets no time to settle: hazing starts right away. Justine is forced to eat raw meat for the first time in her life. Unexpected consequences emerge as her true self begins to form.
Rosemary's Baby
Roman Polanski · 1968
A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the purpose of starting a family.
Come and See
Elem Klimov · 1985
The invasion of a village in Byelorussia by German forces sends young Florya into the forest to join the weary Resistance fighters, against his family's wishes. There he meets a girl, Glasha, who accompanies him back to his village. On returning home, Florya finds his family and fellow peasants massacred. His continued survival amidst the brutal debris of war becomes increasingly nightmarish, a battle between despair and hope.
Beau Is Afraid
Ari Aster · 2023
Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque odyssey back home.
Late Night with the Devil
Cameron Cairnes · 2024
A live broadcast of a late-night talk show in 1977 goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation's living rooms.
May December
Todd Haynes · 2023
Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under the pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past.
mother!
Darren Aronofsky · 2017
A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.
City of God
Fernando Meirelles · 2002
In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.
Society of the Snow
J. A. Bayona · 2023
El 13 de octubre de 1972, el vuelo 571 de la Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya, fletado para llevar a un equipo de rugby a Chile, se estrella en un glaciar en el corazón de los Andes.
Bones and All
Luca Guadagnino · 2022
Abandoned by her father, a young woman embarks on a thousand-mile odyssey through the backroads of America where she meets a disenfranchised drifter. But despite their best efforts, all roads lead back to their terrifying pasts and to a final stand that will determine whether their love can survive their otherness.
Perfect Blue
Satoshi Kon · 1998
Tras años siendo una ídolo juvenil que forma parte del exitoso trío musical CHAM!, Mima Kirigoe decide abandonar el grupo para perseguir su sueño de convertirse en actriz. Alentada por su entorno, decide romper con su imagen de niña buena y acepta un papel en una serie policíaca subida de tono, lo que provoca la ira de muchos de sus fans. Pronto descubre que alguien está escribiendo un blog en internet en el que explica detalles íntimos sobre su vida y además su misterioso acosador pasa a la acción amenazando a sus seres queridos. Mientras los cadáveres comienzan a acumularse a su alrededor, la realidad y las alucinaciones se mezclan en un mundo terrorífico en el que no hay lugar para la inocencia y los sueños se convierten en pesadillas.
Nightcrawler
Dan Gilroy · 2014
When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.
Us
Jordan Peele · 2019
Husband and wife Gabe and Adelaide Wilson take their kids to their beach house expecting to unplug and unwind with friends. But as night descends, their serenity turns to tension and chaos when some shocking visitors arrive uninvited.
Pearl
Ti West · 2022
Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, Pearl’s ambitions, temptations, and repressions collide.
The Substance
Coralie Fargeat · 2024
'Tú, pero mejor en todos los sentidos'. Esa es la promesa de la sustancia, un producto revolucionario basado en la división celular, que crea un alter ego más joven, más bello, más perfecto.
Hereditary
Ari Aster · 2018
Following the death of the Leigh family matriarch, Annie and her children uncover disturbing secrets about their heritage. Their daily lives are not only impacted, but they also become entangled in a chilling fate from which they cannot escape, driving them to the brink of madness.
The Descent
Neil Marshall · 2005
After a tragic accident, six friends reunite for a caving expedition. Their adventure soon goes horribly wrong when a collapse traps them deep underground and they find themselves pursued by bloodthirsty creatures. As their friendships deteriorate, they find themselves in a desperate struggle to survive the creatures and each other.
Black Swan
Darren Aronofsky · 2010
The story of Nina, a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her retired ballerina mother Erica who zealously supports her daughter's professional ambition. When artistic director Thomas Leroy decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice.
The Menu
Mark Mylod · 2022
Una joven pareja viaja a uno de los destinos más exclusivos del mundo para cenar en un restaurante que ofrece una experiencia culinaria única. Sin embargo, el chef ha preparado un ingrediente secreto que tendrá un resultado sorprendente en los dos enamorados.
Saltburn
Emerald Fennell · 2023
Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton, who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family's sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten.
Whiplash
Damien Chazelle · 2014
Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.
Midsommar
Ari Aster · 2019
Several friends travel to Sweden to study as anthropologists a summer festival that is held every ninety years in the remote hometown of one of them. What begins as a dream vacation in a place where the sun never sets, gradually turns into a dark nightmare as the mysterious inhabitants invite them to participate in their disturbing festive activities.
American Psycho
Mary Harron · 2000
A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.
