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I'm a horrible bastard and I want film recommendations
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stump sock
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if you liked I Saw the Devil, this might be up your alley
Fancy Clown
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Sansho the Bailiff
LeadenStride
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Lilya 4-ever
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Some Lars Von Trier movies, like Dancer in the Dark and Breaking the Waves
For more graphic stuff, check out the french new extreme. Martyrs and Irreversible are some examples that have been mentioned. I'm very partial to I Stand Alone as well. Otherwise there's also japanese movies like Coldfish, Audition and the like.
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Some Lars Von Trier movies, like Dancer in the Dark and Breaking the Waves
For more graphic stuff, check out the french new extreme. Martyrs and Irreversible are some examples that have been mentioned. I'm very partial to I Stand Alone as well. Otherwise there's also japanese movies like Coldfish, Audition and the like.
Astral Dog
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You need to watch The Butterfly Effect
teruterubozu
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Santa Sangre
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does hard candy fit here the one with ellen paige?
thats really good, cast of 2 and you are not really sure who the 'bad guy' is
thats really good, cast of 2 and you are not really sure who the 'bad guy' is
I second the Lars Van Trier recommendations. Dancer the Dark and Breaking the Waves in particular.
Michael Haneke's Funny Games (both versions are exactly the same) and the Piano Teacher are tough watches.
If you are fan of reallllllly slow cinema, Chantal Akerman's Jeanne Dielman, 23 du quai Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, and Tsai Ming Liang's Stray Dogs are two films that left me emotionally exhausted.
Michael Haneke's Funny Games (both versions are exactly the same) and the Piano Teacher are tough watches.
If you are fan of reallllllly slow cinema, Chantal Akerman's Jeanne Dielman, 23 du quai Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, and Tsai Ming Liang's Stray Dogs are two films that left me emotionally exhausted.
EdwardTivrusky
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Seeing Threads mentioned made me think of When the wind blows by Raymond Briggs, the guy that made The Snowman.
Also Hard Candy is worth a look into also. They may not be what you want but i'd say they're worth your time. Most of my other recommendations have already been mentioned.
Also Hard Candy is worth a look into also. They may not be what you want but i'd say they're worth your time. Most of my other recommendations have already been mentioned.
Sectorseven
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A Scanner Darkly
PontyfaxJr
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Calvary is a dark comedy but I found it far more depressing than funny. Very good film though.
QualityPixel
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Fits OP's criteria, and legit very good movie.
RustyNails
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The ending...still can't.which reminds me, this is going to be right up there as well
The Awesomest
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I heard Shirley Jackson's The Lottery got a film adaptation. Maybe it was a short film or something.
The big ones have been taken care of so these might not all fit your criteria perfectly, but they are definitely bleak and feature bad things happening to people.
The Last Laugh (1924) (depending on which ending you accept, I suppose)
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
The Cremator (1969)
Cries and Whispers (1972)
In a Glass Cage (1986)
The Vanishing (1988)
Safe (1995)
The Pianist (2002)
The Last Laugh (1924) (depending on which ending you accept, I suppose)
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
The Cremator (1969)
Cries and Whispers (1972)
In a Glass Cage (1986)
The Vanishing (1988)
Safe (1995)
The Pianist (2002)
EdwardTivrusky
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Ziltoidia 9
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PassiveObserver
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Another Haneke mention:
ThankeeSai
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Dead Man's Shoes.
I'm even more hyped for this now
CreepingFear
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About Schmidt
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Dead Man's Shoes and Sympathy for Mr Vengeance are my favourite revenge based misery flicks.
Outdoor Miner
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Not a Jellyfish
but I am a sheep
Kill List.
BetterThanNothing
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Speaking of Requiem for a Dream, the same director also made Black Swan. One of my favorite films and very reminiscent of Requiem's editing that visualized emotions and the context of what the characters were experiencing. Highly recommended.
Lost in Translation could also fit your description. It's certainly realistic in how down to earth it is, and the central theme's will play to any apathy you have of your lifestyle, whether it's through your relationships with people or your own success. Bittersweet definitely defines most of the film, and certainly the ending.
Matchpoint is definitely pretty fucked up. And a great overall story. Kind of a drama but shit goes down.
The Gift(2015, with Jason Bateman) is a great thriller. Keeps you guessing the whole time.
Lost in Translation could also fit your description. It's certainly realistic in how down to earth it is, and the central theme's will play to any apathy you have of your lifestyle, whether it's through your relationships with people or your own success. Bittersweet definitely defines most of the film, and certainly the ending.
Matchpoint is definitely pretty fucked up. And a great overall story. Kind of a drama but shit goes down.
The Gift(2015, with Jason Bateman) is a great thriller. Keeps you guessing the whole time.
Great rom-com and the perfect date movie. Highly recommended to impress a new girlfriend, get a Dominos in, stick this movie on your TV and wham.. you've got a night you'll never forget.
Astral Dog
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The piane
SneakySneaks
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Nil by Mouth is a very underrated flick. Gary Oldman's directorial debut.
I watched it once. Great movie. No desire to see it again. Solid pick for this thread!
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