Requiem for a Dream

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Requiem for a Dream

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2000

1h 41m

Drama

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Imaginatively evoking the inner landscape of human beings longing to connect, to love and feel loved, the film is a parable of happiness gloriously found and tragically lost. "Requiem for a Dream" tells parallel stories that are linked by the relationship between the lonely, widowed Sara Goldfarb and her sweet but aimless son, Harry. The plump Sara, galvanized by the prospect of appearing on a TV game show, has started on a dangerous diet regimen to beautify herself for a national audience.

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Though the movie may be too intense for some to stomach, the wonderful performances and the bleak imagery are hard to forget.

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Geoff Pevere

Toronto Star

Aug 23

4/5

Clearly influenced by the cut-and-paste of hip-hop, Requiem stokes and builds its tragic momentum like an expertly mixed dance cut, the kind that catches you so seductively in its rhythms you'll follow it anywhere...

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Mike Clark

USA Today

Aug 23

2/4

The fidgety style that can energize a fairly lively debut cheapie doesn't work very well with a cast of familiar faces. It detracts from a movie whose historically capable and seemingly well-cast actors might have carried the show by themselves...

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Todd McCarthy

Variety

Aug 23

Craftwork is aces across the board, with a sound mix that’s particularly dense.

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Gayle Sequeira

BFI

Aug 27

Ghostly dissolves capture them turning into mere echoes of themselves. Aronofsky speeds up time and draws it out agonisingly, evoking the rush of the high and then its crushing absence.

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Matthew Toomey

ABC Radio Brisbane

Aug 25

A+

When you see as many films as I do, you often have preconceptions...Then out of nowhere, something comes along that reinvigorates your passion as both a viewer and a critic. This is my drug...This is Requiem For A Dream.

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Michael Gingold

Fangoria

Aug 25

It may be too much for some viewers to take, but no one ever said addiction is pretty. And Aronofsky earns every right to his excesses by making sure audiences feel the loss of humanity instead of treating them like spectators at a freak show.

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Orlando R.

@ManFromAnotherPlace Dec 15

Absolutely depressing movie with an amazing soundtrack! Great performances throughout, excellent writing and beautiful cinematography. The only reason it loses one star from me is because I’m not sure how often I really need to submit myself to this torture.

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Zach J.

@Jenkins158 Dec 14

7.5/10

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Dariel M.

@syckk Dec 8

its a very good movie i recommend it has a sad ending and it has a really good story development

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Kristopher C.

@KristopherC Dec 3

As a recovering addict, I can say with confidence this is one of the best films to capture what addiction does to not only the addict but those around them. The ending scenes of the main characters going into fetal positions gave me chills, real stuff

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Leonardo M

@leosblinds Nov 6

Ok, we get it, drugs are bad. Is there anything creative or specially insightful about this movie? It's just plain stupid!

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Maksim S

@MaksimusMovies Nov 2

A Frenetic Descent Into Obsession. Requiem for a Dream is not a comfortable watch — it is a cinematic assault, a relentless bombardment of the senses that mirrors the manic spiral of addiction itself. Darren Aronofsky’s direction floods the screen with rapid-fire edits, split screens, and hyper-kinetic camera work, creating a visual language that feels simultaneously hypnotic and suffocating. The viewer is thrust headfirst into the drug-induced euphoria, desperation, and delusion of each character, experiencing their highs and inevitable crashes in a near-physical way. This is not a film for passive viewing. Its pacing, intensity, and formal experimentation can overwhelm, and its emotional brutality is unflinching. Yet that is precisely what makes it extraordinary. Every shot, every score cue, every montage serves to immerse us in the characters’ obsessions, making their triumphs and tragedies feel immediate, almost unbearable. Requiem for a Dream is not everyone’s cup of tea — it demands attention, resilience, and emotional investment — but its audacity, technical mastery, and thematic clarity make it essential viewing for anyone willing to confront cinema at its most immersive and unrelenting. A triumph of form as much as story, it leaves a mark long after the screen goes dark.

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Requiem for a Dream: Official Clip - I Know It's Pretty

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Requiem for a Dream: Official Clip - Smart, Loyal and Not a Junkie

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Synopsis

Imaginatively evoking the inner landscape of human beings longing to connect, to love and feel loved, the film is a parable of happiness gloriously found and tragically lost. "Requiem for a Dream" tells parallel stories that are linked by the relationship between the lonely, widowed Sara Goldfarb and her sweet but aimless son, Harry. The plump Sara, galvanized by the prospect of appearing on a TV game show, has started on a dangerous diet regimen to beautify herself for a national audience.

Director: Darren Aronofsky
Producer: Eric Watson, Palmer West
Screenwriter: Darren Aronofsky, Darren Aronofsky
Distributor: Artisan Entertainment
Production Co: Industry Entertainment, Protozoa Pictures, Requiem for a Dream LLC, Thousand Words, Truth and Soul Pictures, Artisan Entertainment, Sibling Productions, Bandera Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 27, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 6, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.6M
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Surround
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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