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Requiem for a Dream (2000)

NC-17 Oct 06, 2000 Crime, Drama 1h 42m
User Score
80%
10,398 votes
Internet Movie Database
83%
Rotten Tomatoes
78%
Metacritic
7100%

Overview

The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.

Darren Aronofsky
Director
Hubert Selby Jr.
Screenplay

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'Sara Starts Her Diet' Scene
'Sara Starts Her Diet' Scene
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'Harry and Marion Spend the Day Together' Scene
'Harry and Marion Spend the Day Together' Scene
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The First 10 Minutes of Requiem for a Dream
The First 10 Minutes of Requiem for a Dream
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'Hospital Visit' Scene
'Hospital Visit' Scene
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'Marion Meets Big Tim' Scene
'Marion Meets Big Tim' Scene
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'Sara's Hallucinations' Scene
'Sara's Hallucinations' Scene
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'Shipment Scuffle' Scene
'Shipment Scuffle' Scene
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'Getting Back on Track' Scene
'Getting Back on Track' Scene
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'Tyrone Gets Arrested' Scene
'Tyrone Gets Arrested' Scene
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'Harry Visits Sara' Scene
'Harry Visits Sara' Scene
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A review by John Chard
Written on June 13, 2015

Shattering expose of the fallible human condition.

What to say about Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream that hasn't been said already? Without doubt it's a film, that in spite of its high standing on the main movie sites, polarises opinions. It's a film that in simple terms follows four people through their addictions until the shattering denouement, but the journey is made more bleak by offering tantalising snatches of hope, the dreams of the protags offered up as some sort of goals for the addicts to cling on to - only for the narrative to stick in its rusty serrated blade to draw the lifeblood from the hapless hopefuls.

Arononfsky brings a multitude of technical skills to the party that emphasise the emotional discord on show. Standard split-screening is married up with rapid ...

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A review by JPV852
Written on October 3, 2020

Only my second viewing of this, last time probably was when it came out on DVD, and not one I'll re-watch anytime soon, but still a great drama featuring incredible performances, most notably Ellen Burstyn who was worthy of her Oscar nomination. Has some darkly wild moments and a swing in tones, guess giving viewers insights into the highs and lows of heroine use. Not entertaining in so much as fascinating film worth it for some of the visuals and acting. **4.5/5**...

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A review by corrcorr
Written on January 23, 2021

I've never been so afraid of a refrigerator....

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A review by BornKnight
Written on December 12, 2023

Requiem for a Dream is a psychological drama movie by Darren Aronofsky, based on a 1978 book of the same name by Hubert Selby (1928-2004) that passes in NY in the 70's era of drugs.

The book was written already with Hubert thinking about a movie and had a screenplay for it and approached Aronofsky with it in hands, and Darren rewrote the screen with the help of the writer plus directed the film, being his second official movie after Pi.

With a small cast of protagonists Ellen Burstyn (Sara Goldfarb) mother of Jared Leto (Harry Goldfarb), Jennifer Connelly as Marion Silver (Harry girlfriend) and Marlon Wayans as Tyrone C. Love (Harry's friend).

It passes in the four stations of one year of 70 to 80's in New York Coney Island district - Sara's son Harry is a drug addicted drop out ...

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