Most disturbing movies?

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If we were to arrange these in some kind of logical order:

-Sodom👍
-El Topo
-Taxidermia
-Visitor Q
-Santa Sangre
-Battle Royale

Bradley Fisher3 said:Which movies do you all find particularly morbid? If you can, try to break down why they hit you that way.
For me personally, it’s Unbreakable, even though you won't find any typical "morbid" scenes in it. It's an incredible film, but what makes it feel so dark to me is the score, the acting, and perhaps most importantly, that profound sense of emptiness and wasted potential that some of us know all too well. I really think Bruce Willis did a masterful job portraying David Dunn, which is a huge reason why the atmosphere feels so heavy.

Ichi the Killer—completely senseless and sick.

Ebola Syndrome—definitely don't eat before watching this one...

Grace Lopez10 said:If we were to arrange these in some kind of logical order:

-Sodom👍
-El Topo
-Taxidermia
-Visitor Q
-Santa Sangre
-Battle Royale

The films mentioned here are certainly interesting, though I wouldn't go so far as to call any of them "morbid"... now, if we're talking true morbidity, look at American Pie and that sort of nonsense—or even those Farelly brothers' movies (if that's how you spell it)—that's where the real rot is. Honestly, Tarantino's stuff is just a collection of quotes within quotes, which feels pretty hollow to me. And don't even get me started on the mere presence of d. Moora or M. Ryan, or even seeing T. Cruise or K. Reeves on screen... in short, everything that makes me cringe is what I consider morbid, haha.

When thinking about movies like this, you really have to wrap your head around them, but the first thing that comes to mind as a truly morbid experience is Stanley Kubrick's work. I suppose it's because even for fans of dark cinema, they pushed past boundaries that had never been crossed before. Is it just me who felt this way, or did anyone else experience that same sense of unease? The ending is honestly just... morbid.😁

I also found myself thinking about Bringing Out the Dead with Nicolas Cage, where he plays an ambulance driver.

Blue Velvet. 🙄

Bringing Out the Dead, Hostel, and The Elephant Man... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA☕

Ran into this...

I was reading a film book that compiled a list of the 13 most disturbing movies ever made (consider yourselves warned):

1. Sodom (1975)
2. Unit 731 (1988)
3. Day of the Woman (1978)
4. The Incredible Burtulations Show (1976)
5. The Last House on the Left (1972)
6. Maniac (1980)
7. Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
8. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
9. After the Glass (1987)
10. Nekromantik (1987)
11. She-Wolf of the SS (1975)
12. Combat Shock (1986)
13. Eraserhead (1977)

With Sodom sitting at the top, I’d say it comes highly recommended. 👍
Isn't "Bringing Out the Dead" a remake of Taxi Driver? It's a decent enough film.

Cannibal Holocaust is incredibly brutal... especially during those scenes where they kill off that poor turtle or that creature that looks like a woodchuck (it hits harder because you can tell the effects aren't just CGI)... but still... and then there are the human killings (though, hey, I'm sure it's all fake... or maybe it isn't... haha 😲)... personally, though, it doesn't quite cross the line into total morbidity for me. I don't know... 😁

Morbid? In what way? Like "amputations, broken bones, and murders," or more like... I don't know how to put this without sounding stupid, an emotional kind of morbid?

Jerry Martin19 said:Morbid? In what way? Like "amputations, broken bones, and murders," or more like... I don't know how to put this without sounding stupid, an emotional kind of morbid?

Come on, let's just agree on one thing for once😁

It feels like people here put up with just about anything—disgust isn't quite the same thing as morbidity, right?🤷

Jerry Martin19 said:Morbid? In what way? Like "amputations, broken bones, and murders," or more like... I don't know how to put this without sounding stupid, an emotional kind of morbid?

It honestly leaves you feeling completely gutted once the credits roll.

Jose Chase2 said:Come on, let's just agree on one thing for once😁

It feels like people here put up with just about anything—disgust isn't quite the same thing as morbidity, right?🤷

Yeah, it would be about time. 😬

Seems like people here will sit through pretty much anything; being grossed out isn't the same thing as being interested in morbidity 🤷

True, but it really comes down to how much someone can stomach. Someone else's reaction to an amputation isn't gonna be the same as yours, being a seasoned slasher fan (😁)...

p.s. been gone a while? 😢

@David Price5, what kind of vibe hits you hardest? Is it the stuff that shocks you, triggers weird reactions, or leaves you questioning everything like after watching Videodrome (😍)? 🙂

I see a lot of people asking what I actually meant when I used the word morbid—and honestly, they have a point. It’s a tricky thing to define because what strikes one person as morbid might not even register for someone else. When I first said it, I wasn't necessarily talking about gore or those repulsive scenes involving torture, though I suppose that really depends on the individual. For instance, someone mentioned >; to me, the actual physical suffering depicted there isn't just morbid, it's straight-up horrific or tragic. However, the underlying motivations, the specific choice of cruelty, the atmosphere, and the sheer willingness to engage in such acts fall squarely into what I consider the morbid category. Looking at it from a different angle, I’d say morbidity is more about a specific kind of anxiety that creeps in while you're watching, which doesn't even require graphic violence. In fact, I mentioned earlier that > is one of the most morbid films I've ever seen. There aren't any gruesome scenes in it, but that profound sense of life being wasted or misplaced is exactly why it feels so morbid to me.
Since morbidity is so subjective, I'd love for you all to include a quick explanation of why you find a film morbid alongside the title. I'm not going to tell you not to give reasons like "because he was ripped into a hundred pieces"—because maybe that exact act is what you find morbid—but if you can, try to dig a little deeper and explain it in a more nuanced way.

Alright, here are a few more gems for the collection:

Cutting Moments Aftermath Divided Into zero Begotten Subconscious Cruelty
Aftermath
Divided Into Zero
Begotten
Subconscious Cruelty

I honestly feel like Machinist could be listed right there in the dictionary as the literal definition of the word "morbid"... I mean, anyone who’s actually been paying attention knows exactly what I’m getting at... you really could say he's morbid in every possible sense of the term...

Ehh I just found myself thinking back to that movie "The Jacket" starring Adrien Brody—I’d probably give the film itself a solid 7/10, though I was particularly drawn to the atmosphere and Brody's performance because they felt so deeply morbid, which I think is really the most essential element to nail for a story like that.

Carol Lewis said:I honestly feel like Machinist could be listed right there in the dictionary as the literal definition of the word "morbid"... I mean, anyone who’s actually been paying attention knows exactly what I’m getting at... you really could say he's morbid in every possible sense of the term...

And why is that?