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00:00 Welcome to an anxiety list, I warned you!
00:24 Mother! (2017)
01:07 Children of Men (2006)
02:13 Requiem for a Dream (2000)
03:10 Unsane (2018)
04:10 Compliance (2012)
05:15 Uncut Gems (2019)
06:02 Goodtime (2017)
06:32 Dogville (2003)
07:36 Calvaire (2004)
08:25 Buried (2010)
09:02 Beau is Afraid (2023)
10:02 Climax (2018)
10:50 Bonus picks!
Films cut from the first draft, because they did fit the vibe (but still have high anxiety!):
The Hunt (2012)
Jacobs Ladder
Soft and quiet
Whiplash
13 Tzameti
The Lodge
Killing of a Sacred Deer
End of Watch
Victoria
Panic Room
Boiling Point
The Call
Funny Games
Rosemary’s Baby
Eighth Grade *** LOL
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[@MattA-nz9ze]

'hit rock bottom and then find out it has a basement' is such a brilliant phrase, I might be stealing that and adding it to my vocabulary haha

[@sixmercer2504]

I thought the same thing! What a perfect catchphrase!

[@MichaelWutsch]

My most anxious movie moment is still the highway scene in Nocturnal Animals. Scarier than any supernatural horror or monster, makes my heart rate go crazy

[@mikesilva3868]

80s evil dead movie for me 😊

[@alexhika]

Don't know whether you liked the movie or not (I hated it 😂) but either way, I absolutely agree with you! I can still feel the anxiety I got from that part and it's been years.

[@ptose]

yes, absolutely.

[@obelus72]

watching anxiety inducing movies actually help relieve my irl anxiety, its like they decompress the preexisting build up

[@MrAndy12878]

Definitely 👍 and I'm desensitized to everything so that helps too lol.

[@DPaisleyDaisy-pr5wz]

I think I can blame an anxiety inducing movie for ALL of my real life anxiety. It’s weird, but it works for me. That said, yikes, I doubt I’ll EVER be able to rewatch REQUIEM 😱😱. That was TOO REAL!! It was beyond excellent, but… 😵🤢🫣😬🫨😵‍💫❌.

[@lelfah]

So true!

[@a_Cynthia_Main]

It's funny, that's how I feel about horror in general. It's always been therapeutic in the way that I push through my fears vicariously. But with movies that feature anxiety ridden people and anxiety inducing things, sometimes it triggers my anxieties. I have to be sort of careful of those movies that feel a little too subjective.

[@mikesilva3868]

​@@MrAndy12878cool😊

[@courtney9724]

As someone with crippling anxiety, Beau Is Afraid was like a comfort movie for me hahaha

[@gabriellaberman]

me too. in a weird way, it made the things i feel anxious about look so silly. i really enjoyed it

[@benmcfee]

I feel like that film inflicts anxiety only in those who don't already have it. Because I have a milder form of it, and I found the movie hilarious, in a truly messed up way.

[@courtney9724]

@@benmcfee definitely a perfect example of “art comforting the disturbed and disturbing the comfortable” 🤭

[@Apostate_Alexei]

Speak No Evil would definitely be on my list. Even the scene where the dude is dancing awkwardly made me cringe, and it seemed like that was purposeful

[@agostinodublino1387]

right?? I mentioned the same movie. I felt so bad I left a few minutes before the ending, I had to try again after a few days. I was in agony

[@78Mustang]

F that movie 😣

[@codeinesnaps]

I JUST COMMENTED THIS MOVIE HERE OMG!!!

[@Apostate_Alexei]

@@codeinesnaps yessss!!

[@alexhika]

Absolutely agree! I kinda regret watching it lol

[@holocene2164]

"I'm thinking of ending things" is also a great "anxiety" movie.

[@educostanzo]

Gotta say that anxiety movies are my favorite "genre" and it shows, because there's only 2 on this list I haven't watched. I would also add Speak No Evil

[@78Mustang]

F that movie 😄

[@extofer]

Funny Games and the Killing of a Sacred Deer are both super anxiety inducing for the same reasons for me. The idea of being put in an impossible scenario with no room to breathe is terrifying.

[@NaomiHefter]

Saw Funny Games for the first time last night.. cant get it out of my head. Think I lost a stone I had that much anxiety

[@Shinigami344]

I watched Eraserhead recently! It was the most anxiety I experienced while watching a movie

[@margogoldfinch8728]

just wanted to mentioned this one! 🙂

[@stevethomas74]

I remember seeing that for the first time on TV when I was about 15 or so and I was riddled with flu. I knew it was meant to be weird, but I wasn't prepared for the utter mind fuckery that followed! The same thing happened to a slightly less extent when I watched 'Sin City' also on TV. I was even more ill with flu and I kept nodding off. So when I would come to and it would be on that weird demon-looking villain that Bruce Willis' character eventually rips his nuts off and kills him? I was like "Am I just dreaming this shit or is this really part of the movie?!"

[@robbass4367]

I watched Eraserhead on acid and barely made it though to the end. It was intense

[@stevethomas74]

@@robbass4367 Fuck that?! 😅 I watched 'Jacob's Ladder' the day after doing acid and that made it even more effective/memorable for damn sure 🙃

[@andreashelton]

Omg ​@@stevethomas74

[@timallenbrown]

I'm so glad UNCA JAMS and Good Time were on your list!

[@pookeywan]

UNCAH JAHMS!! 😆

[@raysa_n]

🤣 is that a reference to Julia Fox?

[@creigcoogan5363]

This is the most perfect topical movie list I have ever seen. Let me repeat that for emphasis - perfect

[@spookyastronauts]

Omg thank you

[@Kmarie77]

The only movie I’ve ever stopped watching because I was so filled of dread and anxiety is We Need to Talk About Kevin. I still haven’t gone back to finish it.

[@DPaisleyDaisy-pr5wz]

I was barely able to finish REQUIEM 😱😬😬. How did U deal w that? Was it hard for u?

[@Kmarie77]

@@DPaisleyDaisy-pr5wzI still haven’t finished it. I got maybe half way through and turned it off. I’m a Mom of a 20 year old boy and he’s great, but as a Mom I felt her guilt and pain. So hard!

[@educostanzo]

I watched for the 1st time a few days ago and the ending is so brutal 😟

[@mimiM1970]

That movie is alot to sit through😮‍💨

[@azalago]

I really hated that film so much. It's such a horrible blend of bad psychology with incredible acting so it seems believable. It's such a a terrible portrayal of how a student can become a school shooter that I actually think it is harmful misinformation

[@holocene2164]

Speak no evil got me almost stunned by the ending. Without spoiling anything, it's a great movie but it's hard to watch due to the sheer anxiety you feel throughout.

[@izzylopez81]

I was hoping you'd mention Uncut Gems. That movie gave me a MASSIVE headache and made me feel so anxious. I had to look it up afterward to see if it happened to anyone else 😅

[@DPaisleyDaisy-pr5wz]

Thanx, u just totally sold me on DEFINITELY watching it! I’ll report back😃.

[@izzylopez81]

@DPaisleyDaisy-pr5wz Please do! I'm curious to see how it affects different people.

[@davidellis5141]

I was really taken aback by Compliance. The Milgrams 37 theory was proven " We Do What We're Told " I've never been that " compliant " in any job & I question authority before I submit to it. Legitimately , a terrifying film.

[@spookyastronauts]

So scary!

[@Welovehorrormovies]

47 meters down and the descent for me. 😮

[@nicolekitko4606]

I'm so glad Mother made the list! I have had people watch it who don't understand what clinical anxiety is like. The feeling is captured terrifyingly well.

[@Paroex]

Calibre, a British thriller from 2018, is my offer to people who "enjoy" sitting on pins. It really had me on the edge of my seat.

[@spookyastronauts]

Yeass

[@ivandksd]

Scrolled too far to find this! I had a pretty similar experience to "Speak No Evil"; screaming at the screen: "GTFO from there! What are you guys doing?! Noooo!"

[@infernusrex796]

I had to shut off Compliance halfway through, and still haven't finished it all these years later!

[@spookyastronauts]

I don’t blame you, and don’t worry it doesn’t get better

[@isaacq517]

you are amazing! the whole time this video was going, i kept thinking "i gotta comment about Climax, that's the only thing missing from this list..." and of course you finished off with it. all of these are nerve-crawling and nail-biting gems.

[@pegacorn13]

Compliance is a pure anxiety induced nightmare that is so incredibly close to the real events that actually occurred. All of these are fantastic picks but I'd have to add "Bug" to the list.

[@ManuSDP]

13 tzameti immediately came to mind. Timecrimes also could fit the bill, loved that movie! Staying in Spain, Corpse of Anna Fritz was pretty rough and heart racing

[@MichaelWutsch]

Timecrimes is awesome. I like how they set it up to seem like the generic same person on two timelines trope

[@ManuSDP]

@@MichaelWutsch yes! It gets more tense as the movie goes on and on and I couldn’t stop staring and yelling at it hahah

[@suzienothing9855]

Love your lists! I think The Jacket (2005) and Source Code (2011] and Vanilla Sky (2001) could also fall under this category, they all have this theme of things spiralling more and more out of contro. By the way! As a suggestion I would be curious to see your take on childrens movies/cartoons that were actually ‘too scary to watch’ or that scared you in some way

[@spookyastronauts]

Oooo that’s an interesting video idea! Also I went to see source code with a friend in uni, he as stoned and at the end he couldn’t get up from the seat because he was petrified he was in the source code hahaha

[@suzienothing9855]

@@spookyastronauts I imagine that was quite an intense ride for him! Cool movie to see at the theatre too :)

[@craigjohnson4819]

I don't know why, but the film They Look Like People gave me major anxiety the first time I watched it. I got so involved with the two leads and their friendship that I spent the entire film dreading things that I suspected might happen.

[@thevimonsterinyourcloset]

I will shout about this movie to anyone who will listen...I LOVE IT SO MUCH!!!

[@stevethomas74]

I love tiny indie movies so I think I gave it a pass more than I would have done. I will say though that the climax had me both riveted, anxious and then kind of sad which was the intent. And speaking of micro-budgeted indie genre fare, I did like a film called 'A Ghost Waits'. Not exactly 'anxiety-inducing' but very bittersweet and charming in its own odd little way 🙂

[@TheAnadrome]

Great list Emma, lot's of squirm inducing films. I know these lists tend to be mostly 21st Century, but to my way of thinking none of these is nearly as anxiety provoking as William Friedkin's remake of the old French film The Wages of Fear (there was a pointless remake of that a year or so ago). Friendkin's follow up to the Exorcist was called Sorcerer. And with a title like that people expected more horror. But what they got was a crime adventure film with two trucks traveling through a South American jungle with old sweating dynamite over bridges you wouldn't even want to walk over, let alone drive a five ton truck across, and one bad move and the dynamite blows. My vote for the absolute anxiety provoking champ. But I suspect what you were going for here was psychological more than physical. My 21st Century physical anxiety nightmare is Fall, which rivals the Descent for physical anxiety. Two women trapped on an old tower. I get nervous just thnking about watching that one again. Maybe a list of films sometime focused on physical anxiety. (Says the guy who used to take people to see bears in Alaska.) Thanks again, for pumping my brain with thoughts!

[@stevethomas74]

Agreed on 'Fall', I watched that recently and I really enjoyed it. I don't really have an issue with heights, but even watching that on my 21" monitor, there were definitely a few parts that made me go "FCUK that right off"! 😆 I also don't like big birds, especially vultures/buzzards, so that hit a nerve for me too at a certain point *eughh* 🤢

[@jspencer3088]

You had me at Mother! The Venn Diagram between most of my favourite films & films I am willing to recommend to people that I don’t know very well, it’s basically 2 circles. Love this list. Again, you could swap out any film by most of the directors on this list and you’re pretty much in for an anxious ride. I would add “Funny Games” (either version), which I see is on your extended list; Bully (K Clarke), and “Elephant” (Gus Van Sant). Great list.

[@foams2126]

I always felt felt that a great example of relentless/masterful tension, claustrophobia, and anxiety was the second half of Das Boot.

[@ptose]

some great mentions in the comments, that scene on Nocturnal animals is hard to top and Speak no evil too becomes more and more unbearable. Good call for Sorcerer/Wages of fear too. Also, I remember Eden lake (a modern Deliverance) quite tense. And the much criticized The visit comes to mind.

[@ogarcia515]

Enjoyed your Anxiety list. Was happy to see "Dogville" included. Dogville is one of my absolute favorite movies.

[@spookyastronauts]

I love it soooo much but it ruined me

[@furleysbrain]

I know it's more straight horror, but REC was seriously a non-stop anxiety experience for me

[@DPaisleyDaisy-pr5wz]

I can’t believe I haven’t watched it yet! That’s IT, I’m doing it tonight w dogville 🤞. ✌️🫶😶‍🌫️

[@michaeloporto5202]

Oh that's a good one.

[@GrapeStation]

A+ film

[@crestfallenraven]

@@DPaisleyDaisy-pr5wz Yeah girl, [REC] is easily one of the most anxiety-inducing and brilliant horror films of the century

[@stevethomas74]

It's that last few minutes for me that made the whole thing worth while. Not that it's not a good film or well-done (I LOVE found footage stuff), but for me, that climax really sold it. I've still got REC 2 to watch (I'm not bothering with the 3rd one)!

[@ChucksCherubs3]

I'm so glad you mentioned Calvaire, it's one of my favorites!

[@jonkassel1494]

Sorgoi Prakov: My European Nightmare...PLEASE WATCH THIS EMMA. Truly one of the most disturbing films I've ever seen...

[@marybaun3195]

This movie is STILL stuck in my head after watching it about a year ago. One of the VERY FEW films I don't think I could ever watch again.

[@jonkassel1494]

Glad I'm not the only one!

[@spookyastronauts]

Thanks for the suggestion !

[@kristinkukic4804]

Holy crap. Just finished it- Thank you for the recommendation. I can already tell this one will stay with me for a long time. Yowza.

[@FlaneurSolitaire]

If you like the darkness in "Uncut Gems", you'll love the vibe of "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead", a 2007 crime drama/thriller by Sidney Lumet (it was his final film), centered around a brilliant performance by the late Philip Seymour Hoffman.

[@cbarber5366]

Son of Saul was the most anxiety inducing film in a theater ive ever seen. I sat and shook and cried after. I also think Wake in Fright deserves a spot here.

[@spookyastronauts]

Omg wake in fright !! Yes you are right

[@bunchoflemons]

One of the most anxiety-inducing films I've ever seen is Boiling Point, starring Stephen Graham. Like The Bear, it's set in a restaurant kitchen, but the entire film is done in a single take which just adds to the tension as things keep going wrong.

[@TranCeFORM3R]

Good list, watching Uncut Gems make you want to tear your own hair out, Beau is afraid questions what is reality and is disturbing at times. I know of the rest of the list, Compliance has my interest , also can recommend “Cam “ another Netflix film which fits in this category.

[@spookyastronauts]

I love cam! I read the book it’s loosely based on, very different source material haha

[@TranCeFORM3R]

@@spookyastronautsI am intrigued on the book you read, I would consider Cam an honorary mention only because, Cam is reality not science fiction, identity theft is real.

[@a_Cynthia_Main]

Antichrist was pretty bad for me, particularly in the first 20 minutes or so. I'll never rewatch it. Repulsion is another where it's kind of first person "anxiety cam". Nothing like seeing through the eyes of someone rapidly losing their mind and not knowing what is real and what isn't.

[@educostanzo]

Great choices, Antichrist is so hard to watch all the way through, but for different reasons.

[@Federico1685]

"Calvaire" is an often underrated early New French Extremity movie that was later overshadowed by movies like "Frontieres", "Inside" or "Martyrs". It is no small feat to present a likable character, make it undergo the most horrible tortures, and in some way compel you to endure the whole thing till the end, where you will find no hope, no resolution, no redemption.

[@78Mustang]

I donated my Calvaire and Martyrs dvds to the local library after one watch, where they were either immediately stolen or thrown out Lol 😆

[@spookyastronauts]

Yes! I’ve done a video on French extremity it’s in there! Great film

[@Kimnicpat]

Boiling Point from 2021 would be a good addition to this list. It’s a real-time single take film in an upscale restaurant. Doesn’t sound too thrilling, interesting, or anxiety-filled but it is.

[@arilith504]

Yes!! So intense! I felt like I couldn't breathe for the whole time.

[@spookyastronauts]

Yes this was on my broad original list in the description!

[@jandynmarkham317]

This list is great, and all of your honorable mentions are fantastic as well. Very glad to see The Hunt 2012 on there! It is such a well made film! The way the director uses dramatic irony to really make sure the audience knows what's going on makes it so incredibly frustrating to see how the plot plays out.

[@spookyastronauts]

I saw some conversation about the hunt online, and someone said “but how do we know he didn’t do it?” 🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@jandynmarkham317]

@@spookyastronauts oh wow, I haven't seen that. I really appreciated how clear they made it and how they explained how she knew the grown up words. I think if it was made in the USA (where I'm from) the film would've been like maybe he did do it 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@gabriellaberman]

The Aviator is a movie that makes my anxiety skyrocket. the way it portrays OCD feels so real and stressful

[@martinlarrivee5081]

That list is so good that It gave me anxiety.

[@stevethomas74]

HA! I was watching this and thinking at one point, "Em? For sheer anxiety-inducing from start to finish, nothing really beats 'Buried' for me because I'm such a hardcore claustrophobic.....and then a minute later 8:26, you call out 'Buried'! 😄 This is just one of the reasons why I love ya! 😁👏🎬 Btw, I watched 'The Coffee Table' earlier as I saw one of your YT shorts talking about it, so naturally it piqued my interest. It's a good film, a little 'drawn out', I felt? But the concept is truly awful and squirm-inducing and the build up towards the climax just had me reeling in the best way! Thanks as always for the recommendations! 😉👌

[@MrAndy12878]

Another banger served 🤘🏼 I'm desensitized to most things lol, but will pick I SAW THE DEVIL & both WOLF CREEKS. Tension and disgust for those 2 villains an understatement

[@CarolineCP]

I Saw the Devil is such a wild ride!

[@crystalshaw8744]

Wolf Creek is good...but scary as hell

[@azalago]

The Korean thriller I Saw the Devil is it for me. Starring Lee Byung-hun from Squid Game and the legendary Choi Min-sik from Oldboy. It's about a serial killer who murders the pregnant wife of a police detective, who then decides to stalk the serial killer and torture him repeatedly instead of bringing him to justice. It's pretty brutal and definitely anxiety-provoking because things happen nonstop and you never know exactly whats coming next.

[@spookyastronauts]

I love I saw the devil! But never really thought it was anxiety inducing just really good tension! Great pick

[@azalago]

@@spookyastronauts I guess for me it was anxiety-inducing because you could see the detective's downward spiral and what it eventually caused, even if you root for him in the beginning. There was a whole lot of me yelling "no!" at the screen. But to me that's why the film is so amazing, it isn't a simple revenge tale at all.

[@davidellis5141]

I'm definitely going to watch the documentary Don't Pick Up The Phone. The Milgrams 37 aspect is really intriguing.

[@panamera53]

Videos like this is the reason why i keep coming back. Thank you again😊

[@filmfangirls9163]

Oh my gosh I watced Dogville ages ago and I gotta say that was really good. I started to ignore how much of a set it looked like and how enthralling the story was. Like watching a play!!

[@deathbysnusnu515]

Special props for your pronunciation/mangling of uncut gems. If you know you know.

[@JustNormal659]

Buried was crazy! ❤

[@gabriellaberman]

Super Dark Times should have absolutely been on this list! It made me feel so horrible, but in the best way. That movie will stick with me forever

[@extofer]

Wow I forgot about that one. It is indeed very anxiety inducing.

[@mattfleurant9295]

I'd add The Omen (1976) to the list. I really enjoy the back and forth between whether what's happening is for real or if it's just the result of Gregory Pecks' paranoia.

[@jessiegriggs9872]

The way you said Uncut Gems like the Julia Fox reference 😂😂😂

[@timallenbrown]

S Craig Zahler's films have always been super anxiety inducing for me. I think it's because he doesn't use flashy cinematography or visual "tells" that violence is going to happen to his characters. Especially Dragged Across Concrete! There's barely any music in that movie, and lots of static shots with no camera movement. So every gunshot feels like a jump scare. Some of Takeahi Kitano's earlier films felt like that too. Just constant tension that something bad is going to happen and the camera won't treat it as anything special.

[@78Mustang]

We need more Zahler movies!

[@pamelaboden]

I watched the movie "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane" when I was a young kid (on tv) and was traumatized . I was so anxious about Joan Crawford's character being able to get help. It may be too tame by today's standards. lol.

[@elphabaoftheopera]

I would definitely throw "Creep (2014)" into the mix. That one sets me on edge throughout.

[@arielduran9973]

Calvaire was so anxiety inducing 🫣

[@lelfah]

My goodness, Compliance is just horrific!!! As is the documentary. Goodtime also got to me, however it was the film that made me realise Robert Pattinson isn't Twilight. Haven't seen Calvaire so that's on the list. Beau tops them all 🏆 Brilliant vid yet again, thanks Emma

[@kylecampbell7141]

I watched the original Funny Games last night and it could take a top spot on this list.

[@bjbxx]

Great list. Movies that I'd include: Angst and Come and See. Something about the way they're filmed is so anxiety-ridden, on top of the tough subject matter.

[@brih.9407]

The divided! That movie till this day sticks with me and I never hear people talking about it.

[@agostinodublino1387]

mine are: an old one: Le Locataire (1976, Roman Polanski), and a new one: Speak no Evil (2022)

[@HorrorNorms]

It was your Climax review that introduced me to your channel. And still loving your content. Great list!

[@lisac1619]

Thanks (?) to you I watched Calvaire last night. I think the last movie that tormented me this much was Irreversible. Genuinely terrifying.

[@Rammvis]

Perfect list, maybe would add killing The Killing of a Sacred Deer

[@Horror_Savant_Jayme]

Great list!!! Personally Possession(81) gave me a lot of anxiety watching it. Isabelle adiani gave such a great performance i was convinced she was really mentally ill and i was watching an actress lose her mind filming a movie.

[@Frizzyy]

Top 5 film of all time for me , not just in horror

[@robbass4367]

They're was only 2 movies I haven't seen on this list. You have a great list here for sure. I love Requiem for a dream. Its so intense ........

[@Channelslamurai]

I would add Possession to this list. The lead actress was unnerving!

[@a_Cynthia_Main]

100%. Sam Neill was pretty intense as well.

[@Channelslamurai]

@a_Cynthia_Main he turned in the goods didn't he? I feel everyone came to play for that movie.

[@Plutostar616]

I’m so glad you added Uncut Gems! Somehow I didn’t get around to watching it until last year and I was literally on the edge of my seat the whole time

[@peteanderson6113]

Happy Saturday everyone 😄

[@pamelaboden]

It will be Saturday here in Ohio in about fifteen minutes. lol. Enjoy your weekend!

[@rimmymindplease8120]

Very strong choices....except...Beau.... hahaha. Just kidding. I hated that film but love that you loved it. Thanks for the list.

[@SuperLiz5]

Thanks Emma! I love these videos.

[@F4RB3YONDM3T4L]

Emily the Criminal was just as if not more anxiety inducing than Compliance for me. The combination of worrying about the law and worrying about finances is too relatable.

[@shanigribben9158]

I very much agree with The Hunt and Eighth Grade tbh. A Cure For Wellness, Spencer, Wander Darkly, Heaven Knows What and American History X all gave me anxiety too

[@amandapanda1010]

While not a horror or thriller (but it's absolutely horrific), for me Come and See was one of the most anxiety-provoking films I've ever watched. It's a brilliant movie, I'm just not sure I ever want to watch it again. Eraserhead also gave me a lot of anxiety, and still does to some extent, I'm just so used to it by now that it's not the same level as when I watched it for the first time. But it's absolutely up there for me as well!

[@CC3GROUNDZERO]

"Nocturnal Animals" deserves an honorary mention.

[@paintingthesouthwest]

Great list! Perfect Blue was extremely anxiety packed for me, partly due to the terrifying music. But I think the most anxious I've ever been was as a child watching ET, when his parents leave him behind and when he gets all white and has to be jolted back to life!!! Traumatic. Maybe a list of disturbing kids' movies would be fun haha!

[@natalietodd5698]

Requiem For a dream - the poor mother 😫 was cooked. Beau is Afraid, is like a non stop nightmare. It’s is a brilliant movie. Good list Emma..

[@WJames-vk2kp]

Adding one that's outside the box. I Saw the TV Glow. Watched it in May and still haven't stopped thinking about it. It was horrifying and anxiety-inducing from an existential standpoint. It was also emotionally jarring as well. I hope you get to see it if you haven't already!

[@guibox3]

I would add Black Hawk Down to this list. One of the only movies I've watched in the theater that gave me a stomach ache from all the stress and anxiety that doesn't let up.

[@patrick4384]

The Wages of Fear (1953) is the first thing that comes to mind for me

[@Edowin-jz2sj]

Darren Aronofsky's movies actually made me stop and think about how they were intentionally designed to cause stress and anxiety - this was before I knew that filmmakers were actually going for this sort of thing both in Horror and other genres. I actually felt that Requiem for a Dream and Mother were both a little too far over the top because they pushed me out of the immersion to where I actually relaxed and started laughing. However, Black Swan was one of the most stressful movies I've ever seen and Pi was a brutal punch to the gut as well. Ironically, The Fountain is one of my all time favorite movies and it's probably the least anxiety inducing of all Aronofsky's movies, though it does have it's moments as well.

[@billwolford8181]

Thanks for mentioning Calvaire!

[@endrankluvsda4loko172]

I very much appreciate this video! I hope you make more lists of anxiety/spooky/horrific/disturbing movies!

[@EmillyOrr]

I'd almost put Lovely Molly on the list, but the flaw in that film is that, outside of one, very specific, scene featuring a deer (one of those 'if you know you know' things), the rest of the film is a slow, confusing burn and fade. Still, for that one scene, which just makes me shudder from the bones out, I'd nearly add it in.

[@chrisblueboy1011]

What a great video… i agree with all the film’s I’ve seen .. and I will be looking to watch the rest…. Nice job

[@Timlin937]

The Ruins and Frozen (2009)... those two never seem to make these lists but they had me squirmin'.

[@katie.g.]

Before the devil knows your dead(2007) had the same effect on me as Uncut Gems did just a bit more gritty but ugh the feeling of dread I’ll never forget 😬

[@kennywilkus1632]

Beau is Afraid is an absolutely brilliant film! Joaquin Phoenix is phenomenal!

[@spookyastronauts]

It’s an event! I feel so lucky to have seen in the cinema twice

[@rogerbell8429]

A triple bill of Safe, Requiem for a Dream and Ivan's XTC would cause nightmares for most people.

[@loristrode9556]

Anxiety has taken over horror.

[@michaeloporto5202]

Anxiety? Nothing has given me more anxiety than Uncut Gems

[@sweetandsavoury]

I can't believe Nothing Bad Can Happen is not in this video, complete anxiety I felt watching that movie like nothing I've ever felt watching a movie before

[@spookyastronauts]

It almost was tbh but I removed it because it has a different journey for the main character who goes back because of his religious beliefs. I felt the aim of the filmmaker wasn’t to give the audience anxiety but to tell this story (which is based on some truth) about the lengths people will go to in dangerous situations. I did have a good think about it

[@sweetandsavoury]

@spookyastronauts yeah that's fair, I just have never felt anxiety watching a film like I experienced watching Nothing Bad Can Happen

[@INCBlackbird]

I think you got the main ones down for sure. The only ones i can think off that could possibly fit are: jungle, they look like people and eden lake. So glad Beau is Afraid made the list btw, it's the first one i thought off, but it induced anxiety in a very different way than mother and climax do.

[@spookyastronauts]

It’s literally a movie about an anxiety attack haha

[@bexxycat2890]

Uncut jahms 😂😂😂

[@hattie7910]

I came looking for this comment. It made me laugh so much

[@spookyastronauts]

🫡🫡🫡🫡

[@isabeljimenez6067]

Hi. I'm new to your channel. There's so much content to go through (yay!). I haven't seen these on here yet, but if you haven't seen them, I'd like to recommend The Golden Glove, Grotesque, The Bunny Game, and Kids.

[@kevinbartoe7881]

Requiem was a rough ride

[@amandawilkinsontarot7096]

Has anyone ever seen Last Exit to Brooklyn? I was only 19, so I naive and I remember being very anxious.

[@a_Cynthia_Main]

Yeah, that is a TOUGH watch.

[@amandawilkinsontarot7096]

@@a_Cynthia_Main I'd like to see someone do a video on it.

[@a_Cynthia_Main]

@@amandawilkinsontarot7096 I'd watch that video, but I doubt I'll watch that movie again. 😂

[@amandawilkinsontarot7096]

@a_Cynthia_Main Same. I didn't understand it at the time. That was in the late 90s, and I kind of remember the ending scene with TraLaaLaa.

[@lisac1619]

Same author as Requiem For A Dream

[@TheHHN007]

The Coffee Table is definitely one imo

[@RavenHouseMystery]

Thanks for sharing your list with us, Emma. Whenever you mention anxiety inducing, I always go back to "Climax" (2018). Never been the same since you recommended that film. 😉 I also got plenty of anxiety when I first watched "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (1974). That was probably the first film I ever saw that felt like an assault on the senses.

[@lisac1619]

Calvaire has Texas Chainsaw Massacre vibes, combined with Deliverance 😩