Ellen Burstyn,
Jared Leto,
Jennifer Connelly,
Marlon Wayans,
Christopher McDonald
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Based on the novel by Hubert Selby Jr., this gritty drama concerns four people trapped by their addictions. Harry (Jared Leto), and his best friend Tyrone (Marlon Wayans) are impoverished heroin addic... read more
Directed by: Darren Aronofsky
Release Date: October 6, 2000
DVD Release Date: May 22, 2001
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March 9, 2012This movie is intense. Be prepared before watching this movie. This movie is so meticulously well put together that I have to give this movie the credit it deserves. I can't emphasize enough how well this movie was directed. Down to the pacing and the camera work, this movie is d... read more
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February 11, 2012One of hardest movies i have ever seen. The message is quite clear...Dont do drugs or else! Following the downfall of a mother, her son, his girlfriend, and his best friend, Requiem for a Dream has this way of emotionally scarring you. Starting with ambitious beginnings to depres... read more
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February 8, 2012such a difficult film to digest. the construction of the film was nearly perfect. aronofsky made excellent choices on direction style, and the subject matter could not have been handled better. the film was built like an 80's horror flick, and our villain was drug abuse. the ... read more
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November 17, 2011Darren Aronohsky crafts a solid, disturbing picture about addiction. Brilliantly shot using odd cinematography, Requiem for a Dream is a well crafted drama that is brilliantly acted and directed. Aided with a great cinematography to give the impression that you're experiencing th... read more
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October 4, 2011Requiem for a Dream is too good for words to describe, and I have never before seen such a intense drama like this, and trust me, no junkie is gonna be doing drugs after this. The story revolves around four people who become addicted to drugs and their lives slowly become wort... read more
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September 19, 2011A difficult movie for me to rate, as I often find it hard to relate to the characters in films about drugs. Same here, where we never learn why the kids are addicted and there is never even the slightest hope of them getting away from it. Things go further down the spiral with ev... read more
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August 1, 2011fb729949618Shocking and crazy to watch at certain points. But you still watch, cause it's that good.
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June 10, 2011Incredibly strange and awkward at times, it's highly original and is shot very well. I like the series of montages and time lapses. It really adds to the druggy feel of the film. Brilliant performances from all and although not something I'd necessarily like to watch again, it co... read more
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May 18, 2011Extraordinary performances, brilliant editing, and a haunting tone make Requiem for a Dream a message more than a film. It's intensity gives the viewer rare insight down a path no one wants to travel, and one we should avoid. Aronofsky is a master at what he does, and this is wha... read more
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April 28, 2011There aren't enough words or praises to describe this film. It's so brilliant in every way! One of the most depressing films I have every seen in my life. I did not cry, but there were multiple instances where I was close to breaking down.
The actors do a perfect job of deliv... read more
Critic Reviews
September 20, 2011
Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader
May 8, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
[It] may be a bummer to some audiences, so harsh is its view of the drug culture. But no one interested in the power and magic of movies should miss it.
January 19, 2001
Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
One of those films you both admire and hate for admiring. I liked it in spite of myself. Full Review
January 19, 2001
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
Conveys, visually, sonically and dramatically, the siren call of addiction like no other movie has.
January 19, 2001
Glenn Lovell, San Jose Mercury News
Both bleak and bleakly funny, appalling in its excesses and exhilarating in its execution.
January 19, 2001
Desmond Ryan, Philadelphia Inquirer
Aronofsky has fashioned a chilling vision that lives up to the caustic irony of its title and gives us a nightmare that is not lightly forgotten.
October 6, 2000
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Unfortunately, once Requiem for a Dream accumulates all this elaborate and suggestive paraphernalia, it plummets in an inexorable, almost mechanical spiral. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Bob Graham, San Francisco Chronicle
A phantasmagoria of self-destructive obsession that is so visually astounding it becomes its own saving grace. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
[A] graphically depressing, downward spiral to hell. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Susan Stark, Detroit News
It's a downer -- and far more because of Aronofsky's vanity than because of Selby's brutally candid story. Full Review
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