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Requiem for a Dream (2000) 8.4
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8.4/10 from 352,570 users
Metascore: 68/100
Reviews: 1,789 user | 211 critic | 32 from Metacritic.com The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island individuals are shattered when their addictions become stronger. Director:Darren Aronofsky |
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Cast
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| Ellen Burstyn | ... | ||
| Jared Leto | ... | ||
| Jennifer Connelly | ... | ||
| Marlon Wayans | ... | ||
| Christopher McDonald | ... | ||
| Louise Lasser | ... | ||
| Marcia Jean Kurtz | ... | ||
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Janet Sarno | ... | |
| Suzanne Shepherd | ... | ||
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Joanne Gordon | ... | |
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Charlotte Aronofsky | ... | |
| Mark Margolis | ... | ||
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Michael Kaycheck | ... |
Donut Cop
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| Jack O'Connell | ... | ||
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Chas Mastin | ... |
Lyle Russel
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Drugs. They consume mind, body and soul. Once you're hooked, you're hooked. Four lives. Four addicts. Four failures. Despite their aspirations of greatness, they succumb to their addictions. Watching the addicts spiral out of control, we bear witness to the dirtiest, ugliest portions of the underworld addicts reside in. It is shocking and eye-opening but demands to be seen by both addicts and non-addicts alike. Written by Jeff Mellinger <jmell@uclink4.berkeley.edu>
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Rated R for intense depiction of drug addiction, graphic sexuality, strong language and some violence | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
27 October 2000 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Réquiem por un sueño See more »Box Office
Budget:
$4,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$64,770 (USA) (6 October 2000)Gross:
ESP 15,606,075 (Spain) (29 June 2001)Company Credits
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Marion: Did what? Some dumbass junkie did what? You mean, you fucked it up!
Harry: What the fuck is wrong with you?
Marion: You promised me that everything was gonna be ok remember? I fucked that sleaze bag for you, then I put myself through fucking hell for you?
Harry: Theres nothing out there!
Marion: I don't give a shit! You fucking loser!
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In addition to having a camera mounted to her for certain sequences, Ellen Burstyn, spent four hours every morning being fitted with prosthetics, wearing four different necks (both fat and emaciated), two different fat suits (a 40-pound and 20-pound suit), and nine different wigs. See more »Goofs
When Harry and Tyrone pawn the TV, there is a goose-neck lamp behind Mr. Rabinowitz that changes position between shots. See more »Quotes
Harry: [about the failed drug score] Some dumbass junkie!Marion: Did what? Some dumbass junkie did what? You mean, you fucked it up!
Harry: What the fuck is wrong with you?
Marion: You promised me that everything was gonna be ok remember? I fucked that sleaze bag for you, then I put myself through fucking hell for you?
Harry: Theres nothing out there!
Marion: I don't give a shit! You fucking loser!
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Often hype about films lead to disappointment and after waiting 14 months after release for my local cinema to show this film, I was done thinking about it. Thank goodness too, rather than challenge my brain (not hard to do unfortunately) this film went straight for the heart, ripped it out and kicked it around the floor for 90 minutes. As the addictions plunged further into the depths of Hell, I felt myself more and more arrested by the film. I've never left a film shaking or feeling physically ill- not including Pearl Harbour, of course :) You want to look away, but cannot.
This movie is by no means flawless, but then again I would like to hope that the flaws add to the gritty reality of the film. The ending was truly the most frightening thing I have ever seen in film- forget the cheap scares of The Exorcist, Psycho and the endless bile of the 'slasher flick', this stuff is REAL.
In a country amid a 'war against drugs' this is a powerful film which could do more to turn kids away from drugs than any measly government "task-force" or classroom lecture.