UNITED STATES: 10. A SERBIAN FILM (I do NOT recommend you watch this movie.)- Vudu(Free), Arrow Video 9. Kill List - AMC+, SHUDDER 8. Martyrs (2008) - Tubi, Plex 7. Hard Candy - Tubi, Roku, Paramount+ 6. Funny Games (1997) - Max Funny Games (2007) 5. Midsommar - Max 4. Titane - Hulu 2. Irreversible 2. Mulholland Drive - Paramount+ 1.Requiem for a Dream - Tubi, Roku, Plex, Peacock CANADA: 10. A SERBIAN FILM (I do NOT recommend you watch this movie.) Filmzie, Arrow Video 9. Kill List - AMC+, SHUDDER 8. Martyrs (2008) 7. Hard Candy - Tubi, Plex, STARZ 6. Funny Games (1997) - Criterion Funny Games (2007) 5. Midsommar - Paramount+ 4. Titane - Prime Video 2. Irreversible 2. Mulholland Drive - STARZ 1.Requiem for a Dream - STARZ, Criterion UNITED KINGDOM: 10. A SERBIAN FILM (I do NOT recommend you watch this movie.) 9. Kill List - Studio Canal 8. Martyrs (2008) 7. Hard Candy 6. Funny Games (1997) Funny Games (2007) - Curzon 5. Midsommar - Paramount+ 4. Titane - Prime Video 2. Irreversible 2. Mulholland Drive - Studio Canal 1.Requiem for a Dream - FreeVee, itvX AUSTRALIA: 10. A SERBIAN FILM (I do NOT recommend you watch this movie.) 9. Kill List - Stan. 8. Martyrs (2008) - AMC+, SHUDDER 7. Hard Candy - Stan. 6. Funny Games (1997) - Criterion Funny Games (2007) 5. Midsommar - Prime Video, Netflix, Stan. 4. Titane - Foxtel Now 2. Irreversible 2. Mulholland Drive - Prime Video, BiNGE, Stan. 1.Requiem for a Dream - Stan.
@haplostarember17679 ай бұрын
Check out Anti-Christ. It's right there with this list.
@wellnesspathforme62369 ай бұрын
The Panama Deception is an extremely disturbing documentary based on true events. TWA Flight 800 is another disturbing documentary. Cocaine Cowboys, too. Bug Bankster Brother is running everything big, including Big Evil. Zbigniew Brzezinski argued Money Power Empire had to control Big Evil lest an opponent do it and threaten Money Power Empire (Between Two Ages book).
@nstents77819 ай бұрын
Understandable that you chose Naomi Watts over Eraserhead. Still...
@sanderjanssen2149 ай бұрын
Id like to add 3 more: Happiness 1998 Monsters ball 2001 Chopper 2000 Bonus: Ichi the Killer 2018 good luck xD
@KneeAches9 ай бұрын
Hmm: blown away by Requiem. Liked Hard Candy. Watched but don’t remember Irreversible or Titane. I really did not like Mulholland Drive..the main story was good but parts just didn’t fit. Maybe I will try Midsomnar again as all seem to like it better than me.
@dbrice719 ай бұрын
I was in the last years of my heroin addiction and viewed Requiem for a Dream at the theater in 2000. I was literally speechless for hours after. Besides the subject matter this is one of the most powerful and well directed films of all time, don't forget the master class of cinematography as well. Watched it several times since. Definitely one of my personal top ten films of my 53 years of being a movie lover.
@briananderson91649 ай бұрын
It hits so much harder when you've experienced the hopelessness of addiction. They should show it to kids as a deterrent imo.
@friendofdavid14239 ай бұрын
I've experienced addiction, and all this movie did for me was cause a bout of depression. It was dark, ugly, and I will never watch it again!
@rdhii799 ай бұрын
It’s a hard one to watch for sure. Only been able to watch it twice but somehow ended up owning it. Tough watch but really well made.
@briananderson91649 ай бұрын
@@rdhii79 The best movie ever made about the horror of heroin addiction imo.
@KMacMerlin9 ай бұрын
@friendofdavid1423 well sounds like it did what it set out to do
@WhiskATango9 ай бұрын
I used to drugs in high school and saw Requiem for Dream the fall after I graduated. After watching it I never touched anything harder than a Tylenol and even then rarely. It totally shifted my perspective of drugs.
@dpixvid9 ай бұрын
Often thought should be mandatory viewing for high school...last scene edit likely. Anti drug movie for sure
@JimCornetteIsMyDad8 ай бұрын
The character that bothered me the most was the mom. Especially what happened to her at the end.
@donnielove99578 ай бұрын
It's not disturbing it's a great film
@WdawgSmith4 ай бұрын
@@donnielove9957 speak for yourself, if you are an addict and have been through the feelings these people were going through.....it's scary and disturbing. The way they translated the feelings and sickness and the despair of addiction to this film was nothing short of brilliant.
@ariescustom9 ай бұрын
Titane came out in 2021, not 1997. Great film. I'd recommend Gaspar Noe's Enter The Void. Straight-up masterpiece.
@elikerr7859 ай бұрын
Thanks for pointing that out, I'm more likely to watch it now. Enter The Void was rather disturbing to me, having had an experience similar to that in the film.
@lepertic8 ай бұрын
Loved Enter the Void!
@biljam9728 ай бұрын
yes, and Climax too.
@andrewmmbogori83397 ай бұрын
Enter the void was wild! Good though, I would definitely rewatch..
@johnclaws46097 ай бұрын
how do I see both these films? Streaming service?
@TheNecronacht9 ай бұрын
I'm suprised Eden Lake with Michael Fassbender and Kelly Reilly didn't make the list...
@daniel22x9 ай бұрын
it seems like he mentioned Eden Lake just a few videos ago
@zacharygreen62679 ай бұрын
Yeah how did Mullholand Dr. make the list and this didnt?
@deborahchase4759 ай бұрын
oh, that was really messed up
@PhilJLF9 ай бұрын
It’s good but it’s not “intense” like EXTREME… I mean common, this guys first pick was Serbian film (banned in 49 countries) had to cut a minute of the film just so it would have a NC-17 rating in America … its ONE messed up movie; what the director said or his excuse was that the film is a metaphor for how the Serbian government is screwing its citizens … or that’s what I’ve heard anyways.. than the last film being requiem for a dream, those are some messed up films… I would have put the film Antichrist before Eden lake, Eden lake, either way Eden lake is greatly over looked horror film not many people have seen!!!!
@wayneacuff79369 ай бұрын
Another messed up Fassbender movie is Shame
@erniearambula35259 ай бұрын
8 MM with Nicolas Cage and Joaquin Phoenix break out roll was a great under rated and disturbing.
@carravagio169 ай бұрын
nice deep cut
@jooshknights9 ай бұрын
Also thought of this movie watching this vid
@billparker74109 ай бұрын
Great movie and don't forget to mention Peter Stormare.
@camerastooge8 ай бұрын
I watched 8mm, it was a great movie, but I NEVER want to see it again.
@julian12218 ай бұрын
I liked 8MM but thought it could have been taken much deeper with the Cage character becoming strangely interested in the subject matter and at the same time repulsed by his interest.
@grahamexeter33999 ай бұрын
My No. 11 - Salò or The 120 Days of Sodom. I watched it once when I bought the DVD years ago and was both nauseated and impressed. It needs to be seen by all those progressive activists who mindlessly accuse others of being 'fascist' without having researched what fascism actually is. But whenever I think it's time to see it again myself I find I'm not ready to. Requiem for a Dream is a masterpiece - I've seen it three times and know I'll see it again. With AA, it helps keep me sober when I'm tempted to go back on the booze.
@biljam9728 ай бұрын
I couldn't even watch Salo. I tried, couldn't.
@JimCornetteIsMyDad8 ай бұрын
It's hard to watch because it deals with a lot of underage stuff. That creeps me out the most. Somebody on here did a deep dive into the movie and said the poop eating scene was supposed to symbolize food that doesn't have any history to it. Like fast food. It's all crap.
@fwrailton8 ай бұрын
Salo stayed with me.
@johnh34769 ай бұрын
Surprised the Human Centipede didn't show up. The fact that someone thought it up disturbs me.
@Zlikken9 ай бұрын
Its a pretty tame movie with an interesting hook, its not disturbing
@thomaskrutulis22899 ай бұрын
Exactly. It’s the idea ppl think this stuff up… definitely twisted
@deborahchase4759 ай бұрын
The second was was much worse.
@OneAndOnlyMe9 ай бұрын
Human Centipede is not extreme, A Serbian Film goes way beyond the limits.
@commiesnzombies9 ай бұрын
the wicker man, goodnight mommy, alice sweet alice, sleepaway camp,
@AwlDeigh9 ай бұрын
Requiem for a dream is a heart breaking film
@Riskmangler9 ай бұрын
The book is very good. Hubert Selby Jr.
@imabozoMeng8 ай бұрын
@@RiskmanglerFantastic book. All of Selby's works are quite solid
@byroncarter947311 күн бұрын
One of the best I’ve seen so far in 30 years
@thebigjimmyd8 күн бұрын
It's the best movie I NEVER want to see again.
@mikejackson22289 ай бұрын
Ryde - Amazon, Tubi, MGM+, Pluto, Fubo, (Just a bloodbath) Freeway - Amazon, Tubi, Freevee, Kanop. Shudder, Pluto, Plex. (A lot like Hard Candy)
@joshhayes7778 ай бұрын
Freeways an excellent movie.. With a Young Reese witherspoon an Kiefer Sutherland as tha villian.. pretty vicious little flick for real!!!
@brownsugar1639 ай бұрын
As a former addict i saw Requim and some of the sences in that movie were surreal. Looking at the movie being sober for a few years you dont realize how addiction can truly affect the people around you because you just want to get that high. I think this is a movie that should be shown in high schools because kids need to see the affect drugs has to themselves and the people they love.
@amandawilkinsontarot70968 ай бұрын
Absolutely agree
@jiujitsu259 ай бұрын
Henry portrait of a serial killer should be on this list. One of the most disturbing movies ever.
@mikeyc70729 ай бұрын
💯🎯
@MrLando09 ай бұрын
Agreed
@aliaswizard6049 ай бұрын
Is the remake any good?
@KMacMerlin9 ай бұрын
@@aliaswizard604 what remake?
@chrisblueboy10119 ай бұрын
Meh… it’s a good film but most disturbing… imo not really
@Lucas_McCain9 ай бұрын
Requiem for a Dream made me never want to take drugs again. And I'm not talking hard drugs; I'm talking Tylenol. Easily the most depressing movie I've ever seen.
@WhiskeyBlack7779 ай бұрын
For sure the most depressing movie ever made. It reminds me why I stopped doing hard drugs.
@dkpqzm9 ай бұрын
Ellen Bursten should have got the Oscar for her performance in Requiem
@juliamac90899 ай бұрын
She’s brilliant! I hate that a lot of people only connect her to The Exorcist. Of course that was an amazing role… but she is SO GREAT in that movie!
@walburk7 ай бұрын
@@juliamac9089 yeah, but that's where she burst onto the scene
@S37ENTHАй бұрын
Fun fact: Funny games remake was actually directed by the original films director. He wanted it to be seen by a wider audience. Done a very close, shot for shot of his original.
@bigsarge20859 ай бұрын
Haven't seen "A Serbian Film," but I've read about it. "Midsommar" and Titane are good but so bizarre! The most disturbing movie I've seen in the last ten years is "Tusk." Great list!
@elikerr7859 ай бұрын
Tusk is certainly disturbing and bizarre! A Serbian Film made me really despise the director for being such a degenerate. It's hard not to picture the actual director as the "director" in the movie itself...
@SusanGFoxyMama9 ай бұрын
@@elikerr785 especially since they claim it's social commentary on the political corruption in Serbia. It's just torture p*rn meant to shock and disgust the average viewer.
@mediagorillaproduction91288 ай бұрын
Yeah „Tusk“ was a horror trip. Liked it’s ending as well
@walburk7 ай бұрын
@@elikerr785I heard somewhere that he made the movie to protest censorship laws in Serbia. Hence the title. And at every appeal, the censors would have to watch the worst scenes over and over again, so it was a middle finger to them. Haven't watched it myself though, and never will. Ta-ta!
@rhythmoriented9 ай бұрын
Great list. Titane was my favorite film of that year; not for the easily nauseated, but I liked it enough to go to the theater two days in a row. As for Requiem for a Dream, it deservedly is finding its way to many top ten of the 2000s lists.
@MrProy339 ай бұрын
You missed some of the all-time classics! Any list like this has to include at least one or two of the following: I Spit on your Grave, Faces of Death 1, Love Strange Love, Caligula, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, or the most notorious film in history, Snuff. I worked in a couple of video stores in the 80s, and we had entire sections of so-called "banned" movies. If I remember correctly, the industry term was "video nasty."
@philsurtees8 ай бұрын
*PFFT!* You're in La La Land with those Disney titles. 'Salo, Or The 120 Days Of Sodom', the first two Centipede films (particularly the second one), 'Cannibal Holocaust', 'Inside', 'Audition', 'Antichrist'; these are the disturbing films that must appear on a list. I mean, The Hostel movies are more disturbing than anything you've mentioned!
@MrProy338 ай бұрын
@@philsurtees My point is that his list didn't go far enough with his criteria... to me. I offered a few examples that go further than his list. I also wasn't trying to make my own top ten list here or anything. Just throwing out a few titles I remembered from when I was growing up. I'm sure everyone has their own list of disturbing films. Everyone's tolerances for shock content is different.
@paulsimpson31138 ай бұрын
I was expecting salo to be on here and also taxidermia @@philsurtees
@philsurtees8 ай бұрын
@@MrProy33 Yes, I know the point you were trying to make, and my response was that you were completely and utterly wrong. The movies you listed are *NOT* very disturbing and certainly do *NOT* go further than the ones on his list, so I listed a number which actually *ARE* more disturbing. Which part of what I said wasn't clear???
@nate_d3768 ай бұрын
@philsurtees well, I spit on your grave (remake) is pretty bad. Worse than the centipede movies in my opinion
@markmaioli49 ай бұрын
I saw Requiem for a Dream when it came out and can't imagine how you watched it a second time. Has to be THE most depressing film of all time.
@CIRCLEOFTONE9 ай бұрын
When you say Serbian Film is just upsetting and does nothing else that's a massive oversight of how AMAZING the acting was from the lead actor. Its some of the best acting I've ever seen. A lot of the side characters were typical grindhouse level but imo that movie would just be another forgettable shock movie without him.
@neilshenton18349 ай бұрын
Very good point. 👍 I think it is very nearly a brilliant movie; the occasional comedic tone kills the sincerity of the story for me.
@Joemama551229 ай бұрын
No it wasnt lol he was decent some of it was so ott it ws funny
@neilshenton18349 ай бұрын
@Yamum873 Yeah, that's what I was getting at; the OTT stuff was comical and ruined any serious points the story was trying to make.
@ryanfrieman7339 ай бұрын
I don't think you give enough credit to Serbian. It is very well made and 100% effective with the story. If it didn't have good story, characters, and plot it would be just be a shock movie with no impact. I have seen plenty of brutal movie and got done And was laughable and had no impact. Serbian film messed me up for like a week.
@joeimorttan41039 ай бұрын
It's disgusting. Do not watch that sick shit
@sandrodelacruz81259 ай бұрын
I can recommend American Mary
@thomaskrutulis22899 ай бұрын
Scene it. Tough scenes for sure. Have you seen Captivity or Strange Days. Fml can’t unsee movies
@vidatomica14 күн бұрын
I love American Mary, badass movie
@thegodofpez2 ай бұрын
Titane is the only one I haven’t seen - will check it out! Here are a few more recommendations for this video topic: * Inside. * Murder, Set, Pieces (awful movie, but still fits the bill). * Cannibal Holocaust. * August Underground (trilogy, avoid at all costs). * Salo (do NOT WATCH!). * Wolf Creek. * In A Violent Nature (new, recommended, has possibly my all time favorite death scene). * Audition (most of you have probably seen it already, but the scene where the guy eats vomit…. it’s actually real vomit).
@natural20crit9 ай бұрын
Darren, you are unequivocally one of my favorite channels on this or any other platform. I can't wait to buy one of your shirts.
@Nick_Scratch9 ай бұрын
The diner scene in Mulholland is one of my all-time favorites
@kevinfinke69279 ай бұрын
I came here to get recommendations, and wasn’t disappointed, as I’ve seen almost half of these. Also fun to read through the comments, and find more must see films. I would include American Mary and Holy Motors.
@auckman22819 ай бұрын
Great list. I would have put Blue Velvet in place of Mulholland Drive. Anyway, I guess I have to check out Midsommar now.
@johnrobb84359 ай бұрын
Requiem for a Dream Is from a book by Hubert Selby Jr. which like the movie is very disturbing. He also wrote "Last Exit to Brooklyn" which was made into a movie staring Jennifer Jason Leigh and Stephen Lang. Selby has a cameo in Requiem and the haunting music is performed by the Kronos Quartet.
@computerblue844 ай бұрын
I’d love to add to this list: Threads Come and See Neon Demon Ken Park Climax There’s Something About the Johnsons - - Requiem is a great movie. But the author of the book is my favorite novelist of all time. Wrote it in 1973 I think! But yoooo that book is one of the only ones that has physically made me weep.
@byroncarter947311 күн бұрын
Excellent list!!!
@computerblue8411 күн бұрын
@ thank you very much! I’m enjoying learning about the landscape of horror cinema. And as of now, I’m adding 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝟎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐕𝐂𝐊’𝐍 𝐒𝐔𝐁𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄! Man that movie is gonna change things!
@reXdownhamOG9 ай бұрын
I saw Requiem in the theatre on opening day with my 14 year old son. We both agreed that it should be seen by ALL high school students. What a head banger.
@N0Negatives9 ай бұрын
Amazing movie, one of my favorites oddly enough. If you ever think you may want to try drugs, watch this.
@MatthewTadder9 ай бұрын
👍 You seem like a good dad.
@jmason619 ай бұрын
Seems like a strange choice for a 14 year old watching a woman repeatedly being forced into sex just for drugs
@RobG17299 ай бұрын
We were out of the house and our teenage son watched Requiem for a Dream. He had to watch something lighter right after, and was so glad when we got back.
@rdhii799 ай бұрын
Yes! Anytime I have ever watched this movie, I’ve had to watch something light after. It stays with you.
@drumbum3.1429 ай бұрын
My Personal Favourites from this list are Midsommar and Titane.. ...but I'd also like to take moment to recommend Trance, Enter the Void, Revenge, Brimstone, and 3000 Years of Longing as well..
@KMacMerlin9 ай бұрын
just watched Brimstone today. Preacher was one of the most evil characters ever put to film
@drumbum3.1429 ай бұрын
@KMacMerlin Yes Indeed. Guy was Psycho "Good" at/in the performance. What Did You Think of the film (as a whole) Sir,? (For me) (imho) it just might be the most impressive western I've Ever Scene.. ...though Dreamland, Ain't Them Bodies Saints, and (Obliquely) Logan give it some wonderful problems..
@KMacMerlin9 ай бұрын
@@drumbum3.142 fantastic movie for sure. Certainly not an easy watch but it was masterfully done. The anachronistic lay out of the scenes was genius and it never dragged or lost my attention despite the excessive run time
@KMacMerlin9 ай бұрын
@@drumbum3.142 I will check those out. My favorite is Bone Tomahawk
@drumbum3.1429 ай бұрын
@@KMacMerlin Unless You tire of this what gives tomahawk the drivers seat over Brimstone,?... not meaning to be a jerk. If pertinent; I'd be happy to go first.. but only if applicable. . Comparatively Curious.
@PrimeCollectibles9 ай бұрын
Fantastic list. I wish I had never seen A Serbian Film but it definitely deserves to be on this list. Mulholland is a masterpiece.
@wellnesspathforme62369 ай бұрын
You know a movie is extreme when DVD ranks it #1 on an extreme movies list yet has no desire to ever watch it again. lol
@richknudsen57819 ай бұрын
Your right about Martyrs, I saw this years ago on netflix and bought a copy just to freak out friends who think horror is just gore and boy is this not that.. Irreversable is cool as you see the endgame way before the reason of it and it is sick. Have not seen the rest of this list but I am curious so just maybe,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
@bjosfbjosf18029 ай бұрын
Thanks for having the balls to post this list of disturbia. Thought you might have had the war/horror movie "Come and See" on this list. This movie was by far the most disturbing I had or will ever see with images burned into my brain for the rest of my life.
@frogprincereader3 ай бұрын
I fell asleep during that film. ‘The Nightingale’ ‘Human Centipede’ ‘Piano teacher’ ‘irreversible.’ 😂
@parsoniareigns9 ай бұрын
Cronenbergs, The Naked Lunch.... wowser😮
@MatthewTadder9 ай бұрын
For reasons I can't explain, I preferred Video Drone. Maybe after a re-watch, I'll change my mind
@sajteapot9 ай бұрын
I'd forgotten about that one
@amniote698 ай бұрын
Watched it with a friend at university. Afterwards we walked back to the canteen, a good mile, in total silence .
@seandavidt35386 ай бұрын
The problem with Naked Lunch the movie is it gives visual awareness to things that are only going on in the Author’s mind in the book, much like Fear and Loathing. I feel the subtle messages get lost in the images
@FQ89 ай бұрын
'When Evil Lurks' (Shudder) is pretty disturbing...Argentinian film.
@SnackAttack779 ай бұрын
It's damn good too
@quoth73309 ай бұрын
A couple I havent seen, so thats great! A Serbian Film and Martyrs are probably the two I'd put at the peak of a list of extreme films though.
@joseramirez-sz9yo8 ай бұрын
I’ve seen all of these and they’re all great. But I’ve forgotten things about everyone of them, except irreversible. That movie will never leave my mind.
@krisone639 ай бұрын
Wow, I worked on Requiem for a Dream when they filmed it. I was only on the job for six years when I met Jared Leto. He asked if it was cool being a cop in NYC... LOL
@modogg4221 күн бұрын
I was expecting Kids to make an appearance on this list. I know it is a little older, but that one always sat a little tough even after all these years.
@andreashaynes33469 ай бұрын
That was a great FLICK CONNECTION Darren. Will try and check out one or two recommendations, depending on what I can tolerate!!! Many thanks for sharing with us. Always appreciate your presentations 👍👍👍
@Notorious_G.O.D_769 ай бұрын
My list is .... * A Serbian Film * Martys * Hard Candy * Girl Next Door * Bok Nam Revenge * Strange Thing About The Johnsons * Hereditary * Antrium * Hostel 2 (Lorna Offed Scene) * I Spit On Your Grave * Mother's Day (80's) * Last House On The Left Try watching these films with a date....😂 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
@drew311stylee9 ай бұрын
Lmao "unclench your pearls"
@padzzz93777 ай бұрын
Your list is great, but being a nitpicker😩, I’d like to add a few films to your list. Audition - Takashi Miike Next Door - Pål Sletaune Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me - David Lynch Don’t Look Now - Nicholas Roeg Peeping Tom - Michael Powell Henry: The Portrait of a Serial Killer - John McNaughton We Were Never Really Here - Lynne Ramsey Bad Boy Bubby - Rolf De Heer Epidemic - Lars Von Trier The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover - Peter Greenaway Heavenly Creatures - Peter Jackson Neon Demon - Nicolas Winding Refn
@byroncarter947311 күн бұрын
Thank you for my new winter viewing
@kojikicklighter3719 ай бұрын
Mulholland Drive is an awesome flick. Check out The Seasoning House, Bone Tomahawk(most disturbing scene in a movie) and The Naked Prey.
@pmcmva9 ай бұрын
Bone Tomahawk last night 😳
@geraldmartin77039 ай бұрын
Naked Prey: hunter encased in mud and roasted on a spit. Seared into my brain.
@thomaskrutulis22899 ай бұрын
Bone tomahawk definitely had that wince scene. Omg
@juliamac90899 ай бұрын
Bone Tomahawk f****d me up. It was SO unexpected. Brilliant.
@JohnDenverAirport9 ай бұрын
Yesss, I loved Midsommar! Glad I finally caught up on that one ... and I have to concur, the original Funny Games is absolute gold. If I may, one suggestion is a banger from my hometown: Snowtown (although I think it was marketed in the US as "The Snowtown Murders").
@RReese089 ай бұрын
Thanks for the great video and recommendations. I’m sure people with throw in their choices that you should’ve had, and here’s mine - With David Lynch, you could’ve put in his first feature film Eraserhead (1977) and/or Blue Velvet (1986) and you would not be wrong with either or both. Have to include David Cronenberg’s Dead Ringers (1988) and not much can beat it for being sick, twisted and disgusting body horror. Dead Ringers got turned into a TV series that streamed last year. I haven’t seen it, but I understand that it’s pretty good and doesn’t disappoint with the sick and messed up factor. You could’ve included Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange (1972) which totally outraged people back in the day with its depiction of violence, rape, and more violence. When I was just a kid in college, me and a bunch of other kids got to see a preview for Clockwork Orange in Hollywood and people in the audience lost their shit. Some even walked out. After the movie we had a sit down with a couple Hollywood old schoolers and they went completely nuts about how bad the movie was and that it was the end of Kubrick’s career in the movies. Of course everybody was wrong and it’s become a classic, even though it’s pretty crazy even by today’s movie standards. You could’ve included a French-Belgian movie called Man Bites Dog (1992). It’s about a hit man who’s followed by a documentary film crew, and there’s just about every insane, disgusting, nauseating and nasty thing that you can imagine that anybody would dare to put on film. This is one foreign film that I can guarantee that Hollywood will never, ever make, because it’s got stuff that will freak you out. It’s in all Black & White which may make it a little more palatable for some people. It’s also got English subtitles. It’s not the kind of movie you want to learn French with. Believe me. Finally, there’s 13 Tzameti (2005) which is another French language film made by young director Gela Babluani. This is a really sick, f-d up 95 minutes of just wild shit. It’s got a crazy story, a serious body count, and it’s also in B&W just to add to the overall grimness of things. Definitely not what you’d want to watch on a date night with Schindler’s List on the bill. Brad Pitt’s production company remade the movie with the original director in 2010, and the Hollywood influence completely ruined it. I don’t even know if Babluani is even making movies, because his experience with the Hollywood way of doing things had to really suck. Only place I know where to find 13 Tzameti is the used DVD market online, like eBay. It’s really worth watching. Just don’t watch it at night, if you’re depressed, or if you’ve spent all day drinking. It’s a great movie if you have the time, stomach and mental stability to watch it.
@mikeyfn-a66848 ай бұрын
Just as i was wondering if Irreversible was gonna make the list, BAM! Gaspar Noe' is incredible, his follow-up 'Enter the Void* is just WILD.. Although my g/f, having lived in Japan, got annoyed with the cop shooting in the beginning...as they dont carry guns. But visually its astounding. Also you should checkout Afterbirth w/ Natasha Lyonne...talk about W.T...F??
@wistfulvista10209 ай бұрын
Outstanding list. I'll just have to find this "Titane" somewhere.
@silversurfer87689 ай бұрын
It's available on Channel 4 player 4OD 👍🏼
@davidmajor53939 ай бұрын
I watched on Amazon prime
@greglynch3918 ай бұрын
Don’t bother. Absolute pretentious crap. And that’s coming from someone whose favourite films are at serious risk of being labelled ‘pretentious crap’
@rockstardrummerluis9 ай бұрын
As much as A Serbian Film is disturbing, there is ONE movie that I would put over it as being disturbing and it would be Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
@7streetoak9 ай бұрын
Midsommar made me furious. I didn't know what I was getting into and by the time I was as disgusted, repulsed and angry as I've ever been watching a film, it was too late. Mulholland Drive, however, has always been on my rewatch list. I just didn't get it the first time around and have always wanted to finish that particular puzzle. As always, thanks, Darren, for sacrificing a few more brain cells to make us all smarter.
@elikerr7859 ай бұрын
I felt the same way about Midsommar, for some reason it bothered me more than a lot of more graphic movies... It just made me so uncomfortable, and some of the characters decisions were detestable.
@billparker74109 ай бұрын
Upset me mainly because I love Hereditary and was disappointed with Midsommar. And yes, ending just kinda made me feel ill more than anything.
@zethrenbeltran40717 ай бұрын
Man, martyrs is one of my highly recommended movies, i love movies like it that knows what you are thinking while ur watching it, then flips it over your head, almost like an interactive medium, the only other movie that does that for me is the game
@ertaneruysal52469 ай бұрын
Funny Games remake but by the same director . Michael Haneke. almost all his filmography interesting to watch.
@Barbel1th7 ай бұрын
Surprised Antichrist by Lars Von Trier starring Willem Dafoe isn't on your list. Good luck getting through this snarling beast of a film. Also, I can't recommend highly enough Brandon Cronenberg's Possessor. It has some very disturbing stuff in it, but it is overall a great movie.
@thrdeye9 ай бұрын
I will never watch Requiem for a dream again. It was the most disturbing movie I’ve ever seen.
@mybraineatseverything74049 ай бұрын
I was going to say the same thing.
@Michael-id9bw7 ай бұрын
"Terrifier 2" if you're in the mood for some mindless extreme gore.
@xaviergutierrez43829 ай бұрын
THIS. IS. IT!!!!!!! This list is amazing, I can't believe that a Serbian film is actually streaming and is free, that's crazy.....I had to watch it years ago on a not trusted website. And yes, it's stuck with me ever since😮 this may be the best list of the f'd up movies I've ever layed eyes on.👏👏👏
@mikelacross9 ай бұрын
Do you know this movie? In America, in a forest, in an old shack with a workshop. The female somehow knocks the male out & bolts him to the floor of the workshop, screwing the bolt directly through his leg. I can't find this anywhere & can't remember what it was called!
@michaelnush6519 ай бұрын
Is it Apostle? Was on Netflix some gory stuff breaking bones with big hammer?
@mikelacross9 ай бұрын
Wow, that looks pretty brilliant, but not the one I can't remember the name of & pre Netflix too!
@inappropriatejohnson9 ай бұрын
What, no love for "Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer"? Or the early 70s Italian classic "Flesh For Frankenstein", with the Igor/necro-love scene?
@aliaswizard6049 ай бұрын
HPOASK remake or original?
@inappropriatejohnson9 ай бұрын
@@aliaswizard604 OG with Michael Rooker........didn't know there was a remake.
@BassDad89 күн бұрын
You are absolutely right about Req for a Dream. I saw that movie on release and I have never forgotten it. I won't watch it again, but it definitely sticks with you.
@wilbawilbs9 ай бұрын
Bully Audition Ichi the killer Frailty 8mm Antichrist August underground series Human centipede 2 Nekromantik Inside Cannibal holocaust Men behind the sun Salo Snowtown murders Happiness The bunny game Pink flamingos Melancholie der engel Just to name a few more
@aliaswizard6049 ай бұрын
You will forever be a LEGEND!
@byroncarter947311 күн бұрын
You definitely know your movies fam! Great list!!!
@rdhii799 ай бұрын
Requiem for a Dream deserves top spot for sure! I own it but have only watched it twice. If you watch it just be ready to put something light on after as a palate cleanser.
@CosmicCorpse9 ай бұрын
The house that Jack built is a good one too.
@m.malina67978 ай бұрын
There were parts of it that were a slog, but the picnic/hunting scene stuck with me.
@byroncarter947311 күн бұрын
Facts
@haxan66639 ай бұрын
Totally agree with Requiem for a Dream at number one. Have seen it twice and actually own it. Not a film that is ever forgotten.
@Giarcnek9 ай бұрын
Kill List was pretty darn good. Bizarre in a good way.
@byroncarter947311 күн бұрын
Just watched it based on this list and loved it
@chrisde75978 ай бұрын
I loved how you didn’t just put the same old disturbing ones (I know a Serbian film is on here) but you kind of have too have it on. The new editions like kill list and requiem for a dream I wholeheartedly agree with those. The one I was surprised on was Mulholland Drive, it’s atmospheric and has that disturbing mental anguish you mentioned, but I honestly thought you were going to choose Wild at Heart. Either way, great list.
@nicksneddon23969 ай бұрын
Kill List is a brilliant film. what a fantastic list ( aside from A Serbian Film, which is garbage imo ). Requiem For A Dream is prolly the best film about drugs ever, aside from Trainspotting
@cylexxxicago9 ай бұрын
Good list, but I would add Audition, Hereditary, The Innocents, and Speak No Evil.
@aliaswizard6049 ай бұрын
Which audition movie?
@Capthowdy0989 ай бұрын
My wife and I saw Serbian Film in a one-time only showing in California. The owner of Unearthed Films (Stephen Biro) bought the rights to Serbian Film. Showed it once. The director was there and the lady who played the mother. I asked the director about a quote he made once he repeated it earnestly. He said, sometging to the effect of. We had a choice to make a documentary about life in Serbia that no one would watch or make a disturbing drama that brings our metaphors to life. Basically, life in Serbia is like being ra*ped from birth, and it doesn't stop even in death.
@houndofzoltan5 ай бұрын
Just thumbs down for the useless and pointless * in raped. WHat was the point?
@jenniwalker61539 ай бұрын
These are all my favorites. When you want to make it stop and just have to watch it through!
@jessw97949 ай бұрын
Another chef's kiss of a list!! There's a couple of movies I could add, though: The Eyes of My Mother & Skins.
@elikerr7859 ай бұрын
The Eyes of My Mother for sure! Darren has mentioned it on lists before, but it could definitely fit on this one! Antichrist, Salo, and Cannibal Holocaust could be on here as well.
@stardst30807 ай бұрын
Beautiful list.My friend I Would have added, though. Human centipede 2,Headless 2015(probably the most disturbing ever made),the house thst jack built,also right up there),but ur lizt is awesome i'm gonna check the ones that i haven't watched like now...Thanks!Bunny games as well but about martyrs oh my god i agree watch headless if you haven't it's like you free fell and after you have hit the ground ur still alive goodness!!!!
@mikecantreed9 ай бұрын
I read the plot synopsis for Serbian film. It sounds like a good time for the whole family.
@chopin9529 ай бұрын
Great list. For the drug movie, I would have almost pick “Enter the Void”. But Requiem is definitely better.
@StephenJohnson-jb7xe9 ай бұрын
Perhaps I am just a big dumb oaf but I truly thought that Mulholland Drive was tedious and looked like the work of someone trying way too hard to be artsy in the place of crafting a better way to get the job done.
@moocow00796 ай бұрын
Agreed.
@davidgerrard866122 күн бұрын
Another Great list. You remind me of Dennis Hopper In a good way man!
@dqreps9 ай бұрын
2 girls 1 cup has my vote
@RemingtonSteel9 ай бұрын
😂😂
@NickNameGone9 ай бұрын
In case you missed it, not so long ago (a couple year at most I think) Irreversible was reedited and repremiere in theater (at least in France) in chronological order. Also, one that I found myself pretty uneasing, the ending, and that didn't made it to your list was Old Boy.
@DarrenVanDam9 ай бұрын
They don’t really ever put movies like that in US theaters. Maybe independently owned ones. The only reason old boy was omitted was because it topped a very recent Netflix list I did.
@timlodge82679 ай бұрын
Midsommar is complete rubbish.
@KMacMerlin9 ай бұрын
Solid list but 3 much more disturbing movies- The Angels Melancholia August Undergrounds Mordum Atroz
@thefisherking789 ай бұрын
Irreversible it's definitely one of the most disturbing and memorable films I've ever seen. No desire to ever watch it again, but I'm glad I saw it once. Watch with care
@streetglidescott64242 ай бұрын
Lynch is just amazing. I have watched all of his movies that I'm aware of and I agree that Mulholland Drive is excellent. In my head, though, the only uncomfortable thing is that I STILL am piecing the puzzle. Of course I do love Ken Russel movies too, they're two of my favorites and I the fact that Thomas Pynchon is my favorite author makes these less if a surprise. What I am surprised about is that Eraserhead isn't in this list. I am guessing that it is because you’ve featured it at least a couple of times in previous presentations. Keep up the great work!
@johnbinstead85449 ай бұрын
Funny Games remake is a shot for shot remake by Micheal Haneke the original Director .... its interesting watching both. Unsure of his motivation to do this probably thought his film deserved a wider US Audience.
@357malcolm8 ай бұрын
I haven’t watched requiem in over 20 years and I still can’t get it out of my head. It’s never leaving unfortunately…
@philipkilmartin23128 ай бұрын
I own and have watched a lot of horror and avant-garde movies in my life, The Girl Next Door is the only film that I watched and then smashed the disc with a hammer, I found that movie sooo shocking I wish to not be in possession of it.
@CitizenofAucklandSilentAudits8 ай бұрын
There’s a few different versions too, one starred Ellen page.
@shanebrooks4028 ай бұрын
I saw Requiem on Thanksgiving one year everyone was in great mood. That movie sucked the life right out the room.
@CitizenofAucklandSilentAudits8 ай бұрын
Haha I hear that tune now and then when I’m out and about.
@brendapeebles69849 ай бұрын
The 2017 movie Trauma by Lucio A. Rojas has been compared to A Serbian Film. I don't know if I would go quite that far but it's definitely up there. It's on Tubi right now. There is more than one movie with the same title so I included the year and the director. Another movie I never see on disturbing movie lists is Nothing Bad Can Happen. It's a very dark and depressing movie that can be an uncomfortable watch.
@Nick-Nasti9 ай бұрын
Mulholland Drive requires you watch a video that explains it. There are several, but not all do it well. Worth the explanation. Makes the movie even better.
@Junkmaster39 ай бұрын
If you want disturbing or disgusting check out any of these films: Melancholie Der Engel, Tumbling Doll of Flesh, Grotesque, The Butcher (the korean one), Splatter Naked Blood, the vomit gore films, Cannibal Holocaust, August Underground etc.
@byroncarter947311 күн бұрын
Dark…. I like it Lmao 🤣
@ErwinSchrodinger649 ай бұрын
I have to admit that I walked out of Requiem for a Dream very disturbed simply because it truly shows what happens to a lot of drug users... no happy endings here.
@MJ-ge6jz9 ай бұрын
The House Jack Built (Unrated Version) is deeply disturbing and belongs on this list.
@erikcacciatore21529 ай бұрын
You covered the two that I had the toughest time with: Martyrs and A Serbian Film. I mentioned it elsewhere on KZbin, but I got to a certain point in Martyrs and had a panic attack (I'm susceptible to those, so it wasn't a huge shock). A week later I resumed the movie and before long had another panic attack. After that I decided to just READ about how it ended! And, in retrospect, A Serbian Film was a cakewalk by comparison.
@creigcoogan53639 ай бұрын
You are correct, Martyrs is deeply disturbing, but there’s something else going on that distinguishes it above a Serbian Film. There’s a troubling existential *theme* being presented that lingers with you long after the credits have rolled, longer even than those images of brutality. And that’s completely missing from a Serbian Film.
@billparker74109 ай бұрын
I've had panic attacks in my life but never from a movie, I'm intrigued. Martrys is now on my list as a movie I need to see.
@opethmikeАй бұрын
Martyrs was boring imo
@Mooseman3279 ай бұрын
Well, the first two movies that came to my mind before even looking at your list were Irreversible and Requiem for a Dream. And, yup, there they were. Great films I never want to watch again. My third film, and one you might want to add to your list is Audition.
@zootube759 ай бұрын
Mulholland Drive is one of my all time favourite films, I think how I personally interpret the film is what resonates with me, not necessarily what Lynch’s intentions were. Which I think was the whole point. Great video, thank you!
@JustinStarrPhotography9 ай бұрын
While remakes are often derided (and with good reason) the important thing to know about Funny Games is that the American remake was written and directed by the same guy as the original. Michael Haneke intentionally made a more or less shot-for-shot English version of his own film.
@sisterhoney619 ай бұрын
I saw A Serbian Film here on KZbin a few years ago. They also had Salo and Cannibal Holocaust. I really enjoyed Midsommar. I'm a Pagan who loves folk horror. I haven't seen Requiem for a Dream yet, but the book is really good.
@WykkedMofo8 ай бұрын
I remember hearing about "A Serbian Movie". So, I went looking for it. Found it on a torrent site. Downloaded it. Started watching it. Yeah, it was disturbing but no big deal I thought. But then, the scene with the baby hit... I immediately stopped it, deleted it. That was the first time EVER, I thought to myself: "Yep. They went TOO far on that one." Anyway, I also saw Martyrs, yes GREAT movie. Disturbing for sure, but much more watchable than "A Serbian Movie". This was the 2nd video of yours that I've watched, I enjoy your work. You have a new subscriber! 👊👊👊
@bad_brains_horror36139 ай бұрын
Martyrs really affected me. Brilliant film. Great list. Several I must see.
@sirenarussell92509 ай бұрын
This is my kind of list, considering I've already seen 6/10 of these. I clicked because I recognized Irreversible and wanted to know the rest. I agree about Requiem for a Dream (although I would have put it at number 3) - I watched it shortly after it came out and it took 10 years before I was willing to watch it a second time. There will not be a third. Irreversible I would have put first. Every scene is one long take, no cuts, well done. The interesting thing about the order being backwards is you see a violent crime, then the crime that caused it (the rape), and then you see why it is so heartbreaking. Really sticks with you. You gotta be in a certain mood to watch that one. Midsommar is just completely brilliant. Everyone should watch it. I put off watching because I heard it was gory and I have to be in a certain mood for that. It wasn't! I regret not seeing it sooner! 10/10 will rewatch.