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Requiem for a Dream

Play trailer 1:19 Poster for Requiem for a Dream R Released Oct 27, 2000 1h 41m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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78% Tomatometer 138 Reviews 93% Popcornmeter 250,000+ Ratings
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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Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online At times disturbing and always intense, this flick offers its own acid trip for viewers and is a first-hand look at four people who become trapped by their own hell. Rated: A Sep 12, 2017 Full Review Lisa Alspector Chicago Reader A staccato narrative parallels the experiences and hallucinations of a woman on drugs with those of her son and his friends. Sep 20, 2011 Full Review Matt Noller Slant Magazine A gut-wrenching, formally adventurous masterpiece or an ugly, flashy piece of empty-headed propaganda? Rated: 2/4 Sep 8, 2009 Full Review Kristy Strouse Cinematic Lovelies I think it’s a masterpiece; gut-wrenching and soaked in a hellscape of realistic proportions. Requiem for a Dream is a tough watch, but an essential one. Mar 12, 2023 Full Review Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault If anything, Aronofsky’s doomy, freaky, humorless style defeats his own purpose: It re-animates the dark romance of dissolution. Rated: C- Sep 3, 2022 Full Review Carey-Ann Pawsey Orca Sound Though all aspects of the film are excellent from story to cinematography to directing it is the acting which holds the whole thing together. The three leads are amazing. Rated: 4/5 Sep 14, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Alyona K The feeling of lost and ruined life when wrong decisions are made. So sad and heartbreaking. Movie is a masterpiece! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/02/24 Full Review Milox B « Requiem for a Dream » fonctionne grâce à des performances marquantes. La musique renforce la tension, tandis que les couleurs saturées et le montage dynamique illustrent avec brio la chute (la dépendance) des personnages. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/16/24 Full Review Muhammed a It was a very heavy movie, I like movies like this, but in the end, there were some very ridiculous scenes and unnecessary scenes, but there were quality scenes, I can't say it was a very bad and disgusting movie, but it was very high quality and I can't say it was great either, it had good quality scenes, there were also empty and unnecessary scenes, but the director was really in the movie. He exaggerated things a lot, I can't say it was bad or good, but I can say that it was one of the most beautiful movie soundtracks I have ever seen. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/15/24 Full Review Daniel w Very good in a disturbing way Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/30/24 Full Review Alvaro B Definitely a very strong movie. One of those movies that exceeds expectations, the ending is so tragic, profound and fits perfectly with what was expected. If you haven't seen it, It will depend a lot on the impact that this type of story has on you. But nothing will ever deny that it's beautiful. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/21/24 Full Review Isa B A dark, gritty masterpiece. Darren Aronofsky made a once in a career film with Requiem For a Dream. I've never seen anything quite like it, before or since. It is superbly acted, very well directed and masterfully edited. It takes you places you likely don't want to visit. The good news is, it's just a movie. A movie most definitely worth watching. I highly recommend. 97/100 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/07/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
Thousand Words, Industry Entertainment, Truth and Soul Pictures, Bandera Entertainment, Requiem for a Dream LLC, Artisan Entertainment, Protozoa Pictures, Sibling Productions
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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