Originally by Ranker FilmList RulesVote up any movie that was good, but so gut-wrenchingly sad, disturbing, awkward, scary, or gross that you would never want to sit through it again. Vote down the ones you wouldn't mind watching again - or don't think belong on the list at all.
A list of the most disturbing movies that, for whatever reason, you never, ever want to watch again. This list is full of great movies that you would never re-watch. These disturbing films hit their mark: they affected you, you connected with the characters or the themes... They are great films, but you got it the first time and would be just fine to never be reminded of what you just watched. These are some of the creepiest movies, scariest, and saddest films that were ever made.
Each of these films contains at least one heartbreaking or gory scene or truly creepy character that will always be with you, even if you never voluntarily watch any of these disturbing movies again. Whether the movie vividly depicts substance use or awful acts, these are all highly acclaimed, disturbing movies that you will try to forget about as soon as you have watched them. Some of the films on this list are depictions of true-life, heartbreaking events, like United 93, or ill-fated love stories, like Brokeback Mountain. These really good, sad movies are on this list because they can still make you cry just thinking about them.
Vote on this list of the most disturbing movies of all time, and add any movie you only want to watch once if it is not on the list.
See also: Top Tearjerker Movies That Make Men Cry, The Scariest Movies Ever Made, and The Most Nausea-Inducing Great Films for more fun.
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3,4841,107Requiem for a Dream
Jennifer Connelly, Jared LetoReleased: 2000
Directed by: Darren Aronofsky
Metacritic score: 68
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2,9781,332Schindler's List
Liam Neeson, Ralph FiennesReleased: 1993
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Metacritic score: 933
2,7671,473A Clockwork Orange
Malcolm McDowell, Warren ClarkeReleased: 1971
Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
Metacritic score: 784
2,7101,429American History X
Edward Norton, Edward FurlongReleased: 1998
Directed by: Tony Kaye
Metacritic score: 625
1,569957Hostel
Eli Roth, Ashley RobbinsReleased: 2005
Directed by: Eli Roth
Metacritic score: 556
2,1611,442The Passion of the Christ
Monica Bellucci, Jim CaviezelReleased: 2004
Directed by: Mel Gibson
Metacritic score: 477
1,143612A Serbian Film
Jelena Gavrilovic, Srđan TodorovićReleased: 2010
Directed by: Srdjan Spasojevic
Metacritic score: 448
1,319736Kids
Rosario Dawson, Chloë SevignyReleased: 1995
Directed by: Larry Clark
Metacritic score - 63
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925488The Last House on the Left
Martin Kove, Steve MinerReleased: 1972
Directed by: Wes Craven
Metacritic score: 4210
1,5041,047Boys Don't Cry
Hilary Swank, Chloë SevignyReleased: 1999
Directed by: Kimberly Peirce
Metacritic score: 8611
875643Salò, or The 120 Days of Sodom
Paolo Bonacelli, Caterina BorattoReleased: 1975
Directed by: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Metacritic score: 6912
823600Hotel Rwanda
Nick Nolte, Joaquin PhoenixReleased: 2004
Directed by: Terry George
Metacritic score: 7913
1,5211,134Natural Born Killers
Robert Downey Jr., Ashley JuddReleased: 1994
Directed by: Oliver Stone
Metacritic score: 7414
869636The Road
Charlize Theron, Robert DuvallReleased: 2009
Directed by: John Hillcoat
Metacritic score: 6415
938694Hard Candy
Ellen Page, Sandra OhReleased: 2005
Directed by: David Slade
Metacritic score: 5816
2,5372,055The Green Mile
Tom Hanks, Gary SiniseReleased: 1999
Directed by: Frank Darabont
Metacritic score: 6117
1,438761Deliverance
Burt Reynolds, Jon VoightReleased: 1972
Directed by: John Boorman
Metacritic score: 82
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896672The Elephant Man
Anthony Hopkins, John HurtReleased: 1980
Directed by: David Lynch
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867619One Hour Photo
Robin Williams, Connie NielsenReleased: 2002
Directed by: Mark Romanek
Metacritic score: 64
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99874412 Years a Slave
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael FassbenderReleased: 2013
Directed by: Steve McQueen
Metacritic score: 9721
1,198998Precious
Mariah Carey, Lenny KravitzReleased: 2009
Directed by: Lee Daniels
Metacritic score: 7922
877714Leaving Las Vegas
Nicolas Cage, Mariska HargitayReleased: 1995
Directed by: Mike Figgis
Metacritic score: 8223
623458Grave of the Fireflies
Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi YamaguchiReleased: 1988
Directed by: Isao Takahata
Metacritic score: 9724
815663Antichrist
Willem Dafoe, Charlotte GainsbourgReleased: 2009
Directed by: Lars von Trier
Metacritic score: 4925
559440The Strangers
Liv Tyler, Gemma WardReleased: 2008
Directed by: Bryan Bertino
Metacritic score: 47
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