Requiem for a Dream
2000 · TMDB 8.0
Directed by Darren Aronofsky
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
Why it matters
Darren Aronofsky's harrowing study of four Brooklynites whose separate addictions converge in mutual destruction. The film's visceral montages and stark visual style render the drug experience as a brutal, all-consuming relationship that replaces human connection.
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Released
- 2000-10-06
- Studio
- Artisan Entertainment
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 8.0
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The High Was Never the Point
Position 2 of 8
Darren Aronofsky's harrowing study of four Brooklynites whose separate addictions converge in mutual destruction. The film's visceral montages and stark visual style render the drug experience as a brutal, all-consuming relationship that replaces human connection.
Metamorphosis: Bodies in Flux
Position 3 of 7
Aronofsky's relentless portrayal of four individuals whose lives spiral out of control through drug addiction, each losing their identity in a haze of delusion and despair.
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