10 films to make you feel uncomfortable (in a good way) (10 titles)
Sick of films that ignore life's unwanted complications? Here are some films that tackle things head on...
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Monster
When a film about the (true) life of a lesbian prostitute serial killer says this much about unconditional love, you know you're watching something very special
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Monster
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern
Director: Patty Jenkins
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Charlize Theron delivers a knockout, cast-against-type performance in this gritty drama, based on the true story of Aileen Wuornos, a down and out prostitute who was sentenced to death after killing six men between 1989 and 1990. Christina Ricci co-stars as Selby Wall, a lesbian runaway who forms a ..read more »
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Requiem For A Dream
A confronting but satisfyingly different take on addiction in modern society, made all the more visceral by its inventive cinematography.
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Requiem For A Dream
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Jared Leto, Ellen Burstyn, Jennifer Connelly
Director: Darren Aronofsky
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For his follow-up to his darkly brilliant debut, PI, director Darren Aronofsky chose to adapt a tough and meaty piece of work: Hubert Selby's 1968 novel REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, a dark spiral into the abyss of barren fantasies doomed to extinction. However, in Aronofsky's frenetic, visionary, unique, ..read more »
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The Consequences Of Love
"It takes courage to die an extraordinary death" the mysterious protagonist tells us... a sophisticated, visually stunning film about secrets, sacrifice and self awakening
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The Consequences Of Love
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Toni Servillo, Olivia Magnani, Adriano Giannini
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
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A psychological thriller probing the dark secret harboured by a middle-aged Italian loner who has lived for years in an anonymous Swiss hotel. Elegantly dressed, he impassively spends his days in the lobby or the hotel bar, observing the guests and staff with cool detachment. But his icy demeanour ..read more »
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Tarnation
Self-indulgent narcissism or heart-breakingly raw cinema at its best? Either way, definitely a thought provoker...
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Tarnation
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Jonathan Caouette
Director: Jonathan Caouette
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Made for $218 on an Apple iMac, Jonathan Caouette's TARNATION is a spellbinding and heartbreaking documentary self-portrait that re-imagines the whole idea of what a documentary can be. The film chronicles Caouette's chaotic upbringing in a dysfunctional Texas family and the unexpected relationship ..read more »
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Kramer vs Kramer
The complexities of divorce are an obvious subject for a drama, but seldom are they dealt with as honestly as in this very "un-Hollywood" tale.
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Kramer vs Kramer
on DVD
(1979)
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Justin Henry
Director: Robert Benton
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Returning home late from work one night, a career-obsessed Ted Kramer is told by his wife, Joanna, that she is leaving him. After a lifetime of being somebody's wife, she's going off to find herself, leaving Ted to care for their six-year-old son. Ted, while trying to hold down his job, gets to ..read more »
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Mysterious Skin
Child sexual abuse is usually portrayed (if at all) in black-and-white, but here is a film that dares to explore the shades of grey of pre-pubescent sexuality
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Mysterious Skin
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brady Corbett, Elisabeth Shue
Director: Gregg Araki
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A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth.
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Away From Her
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Away From Her
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Julie Christie, Michael Murphy, Gordon Pinsent
Director: Sarah Polley
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A man coping with the institutionalization of his wife because of Alzheimer's disease faces an epiphany when she transfers her affections to another man, Aubrey, a wheel chair-bound mute who also is a patient at the nursing home.
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He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
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He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Audrey Tautou, Samuel Le Bihan, Isabelle Carre
Director: Laetitia Colombani
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The title HE LOVES ME, HE LOVES ME NOT is more ironic and telling than the unknowing viewer would dare to guess. A whimsical love story, yes it is. But its whimsy is short-lived and fades quickly to concentrate on the dark underbelly of relationships, emotional attachment, and the complexity of the ..read more »
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Pan's Labyrinth
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Pan's Labyrinth
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Ivana Baquero, Sergi Lopez, Maribel Verdu
Director: Guillermo del Toro
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Accompanied by her parents, Ofelia moves from a large Spanish city to a more rural area in the North of the country. Faced with the upheaval of moving home, an abusive stepfather and the general unpleasantness surrounding Franco's victory in 1944, Ofelia enters an imaginary world of creatures and ..read more »
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Maria Full Of Grace
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Maria Full Of Grace
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Catalina Sandino Moreno, Yenny Paola Vega, Bobby Plasencia
Director: Joshua Marston
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These pellets contain heroin. Each weighs 10 grams. Each is 4.2 cm long and 1.4 cm wide. And they're on their way to New York in the stomach of a 17-year-old girl.
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