Most Bleak (seen)
Inspired by how I'm feeling at the moment: The most bleak movies I have seen. Not all necessarily complete tragedies, as some have turn-around endings, so I guess it's not a spoiler to see a movie in here.
I purposely avoid these types of films, so a lot will be missing, such as: Grave of the Fireflies, Sophie's Choice, Requiem for a Dream, Schindler's List, Boys Don't Cry, etc.
Possible contenders that I also haven't seen: Sucker Punch, Tideland, Precious, Black Swan (I only watched part of it), etc.
I have seen many international films that came on SBS in the middle of the night, which were extremely depressing, and have no idea what their names were.
And who knows which Oliver Twist and other Dickens movies I've seen. Not to mention all the messed up religious crap my parents watched.
(I am not including Bambi because there was a lot more to it than that one aspect. It's actually a lot like The Lion King.)
I purposely avoid these types of films, so a lot will be missing, such as: Grave of the Fireflies, Sophie's Choice, Requiem for a Dream, Schindler's List, Boys Don't Cry, etc.
Possible contenders that I also haven't seen: Sucker Punch, Tideland, Precious, Black Swan (I only watched part of it), etc.
I have seen many international films that came on SBS in the middle of the night, which were extremely depressing, and have no idea what their names were.
And who knows which Oliver Twist and other Dickens movies I've seen. Not to mention all the messed up religious crap my parents watched.
(I am not including Bambi because there was a lot more to it than that one aspect. It's actually a lot like The Lion King.)
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- DirectorMilos FormanStarsJack NicholsonLouise FletcherMichael BerrymanIn the Fall of 1963, a Korean War veteran and criminal pleads insanity and is admitted to a mental institution, where he rallies up the scared patients against the tyrannical nurse.
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- DirectorHoward ZieffStarsAnna ChlumskyMacaulay CulkinDan AykroydVada is obsessed with death. Her mother is dead, and her father runs a funeral parlor. When Vada's father hires Shelly, a makeup expert, and begins to fall in love, Vada is outraged and does everything in her power to split them up.
- DirectorJames MerendinoStarsMatthew LillardMichael A. GoorjianAnnabeth GishIn the early 1980s Stevo, and Heroin Bob are the only two dedicated punks in conservative Salt Lake City.
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- DirectorChristophe RuggiaStarsVincent RottiersAdèle HaenelRochdy LabidiOrphaned 12-year-old twins Joseph and Chloé have been on the run together. Chloé is autistic, non-verbal and fears being touched. Joseph dearly loves her and dreams she will recover if they find their parents and fight the system.