Our sixth grade teacher had us watch Boy in the Striped Pyjamas in class. Ended up with a classroom full of 27 kids either crying or staring off in the distance.

@katz0625

Ай бұрын

Omg I’m shocked that was allowed!!

@aluteijn1958

Ай бұрын

@@katz0625 He was close to retirement, I don't think he put much thought into it at that point.😅

@katz0625

Ай бұрын

@@aluteijn1958 that makes sense…but still waking up in the morning and he’s like well I think I’m going to traumatize my class today

@teacherinrecovery

Ай бұрын

We watch it here in NY in the schools that read it. Some choose Daniel's Story or Book Thief instead.

@aluteijn1958

Ай бұрын

@@teacherinrecovery We didn't read it though, and were given no forewarning to the ending. I wish we had read it first.

Requiem affected me more than ANY horror or film. Wow, I really can’t believe there is a movie I can’t watch again.

@mistertindfoting5222

Ай бұрын

Yup. We just sat in silence, watching the end credits. Have wanted to see this masterpiece again for 20 years, but I don't think I will. It's haunting, and the soundtrack is superbly fitting

@gracex3217

Ай бұрын

same, it’s one of those movies that every scene is burned into my brain. dancer in the dark was this way for me too, but not as intense.

@graceleathers5970

Ай бұрын

Yeah me too! I’ll never watch it again. I felt truly hopeless after seeing that. Coincidentally, I am starting training in psychology as I want to work in addiction support and rehabilitation.

@emmmahezw

Ай бұрын

As someone who has been clean for quite a few years, that movie is absolutely bleak. The first and only time that I watched it was when I was a lot younger and it was before my addiction got really bad. I still thought I’d be fine. Turns out I wasn’t haha. I’ll never watch it again. It’s terrifying.

@nadabing3903

Ай бұрын

Same

More tier lists please! You can do horror franchises, villains, etc…

@mrussell3264

Ай бұрын

or just more disturbing, lol, love these!

Fun fact: The Lovely Bones did contain a pretty disturbing SA scene and Peter Jackson removed it because he wanted his daughter to watch the movie because it's an important watch. It's been YEARS since I've seen the original version and that scene is still in my head.

@torrejohnson3940

21 күн бұрын

i thought i made up that the OG version

@dontaylucero

14 күн бұрын

The movie would have been so much better..

@prettylilcow

3 күн бұрын

@@dontaylucero why?

Dancer in the Dark and Grave of the Fireflies have hurt my heart and scared my soul. Because damn. The reality and unreality combined is just so beautiful and devastating.

@crazydud3380

Ай бұрын

I must have a different definition of disturbing. Disturbing does not make you cry. It is not sad. It is sickening and distressing, and makes you feel either nauseous, like you need to take a shower, or enraged to the point of entertaining very dark thoughts.

@featheriefoufluff3491

Ай бұрын

@@crazydud3380 grave of fireflies is the most disturbing because this actually happened, on repeat and continues to happen as if we don’t know it happens to children caught up in our bullshit reasons for war. We literally horrifically kill children via starvation during wartime and have done so for decades, the effectiveness of an animation should give us pause- it’s not even relatable human actors. But it’s still beyond traumatizing to watch. It’s painful to take that journey with Seita, regardless of the intended message. The same goes for Dancer in the Dark and the way we deal with crime and criminals. Regardless of von Triers intent, the films can have many interpretations of why we treat certain people a certain way and in some aspects a conversation about that film being ahead of its time could be had (although it wouldn’t necessarily be true, it’s just more recognizable now). Sometimes the saying ‘truth is stranger than fiction’ is the most disturbing expression and I think these two movies express that in very subversive ways and that’s what makes them some disturbing, it’s that some people just see them as entertainment. And I find that truly terrifying.

@chteacher2220

Ай бұрын

I think the scene in Dancer in the Dark where she bashes in the head with the metal box. Is both disturbing and sad.

Grave of the Fireflies hits harder with every watch too. The film beginning with the literal "end" is soulwrenching.

promising young woman is one of my most favorite movies ever. and its SO sad but also a rollercoaster of emotions in general. I also love how its a romantic comedy gone wrong

@TranCeFORM3R

Ай бұрын

what movie was that?

@rrruby1377

Ай бұрын

@@TranCeFORM3R It's literally named "promising young woman". Even in my country (Germany) maybe check if it's published under a different name in your country

@molllyy31

Ай бұрын

One of my fav movies! I show it to all my friends cause I’m so in awe by it

Req for a Dream is such a mindf’k that I watched it only once & I can’t get rid of it no matter what …..

@katz0625

Ай бұрын

Made my mom watch that and I traumatized her and she told me she hated me lol

One that I think should have been on the list is boys don't cry. That movie really hits hard

@anarchobaby

Ай бұрын

i actually couldn't even finish that movie, i took a break halfway through and couldn't bring myself to go back to it 😭 that was almost 10 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to make those videos, it's so interesting to see where you rank those movies!

Hard Candy (2005) stayed with me for a looooooong time after my first watch. (Possibly for a future list?) Thanks for such a great video today!

@CarolineCP

Ай бұрын

Oh that's such a good one indeed!

@daneleslie9534

Ай бұрын

I did a double feature with Mysterious Skin followed by Hard Candy, really good pairing

@HaleyFaerie14

Ай бұрын

@@daneleslie9534 - I need to revisit Mysterious Skin; I saw it 20 years ago in the cinema when it was originally released and have vague memories of it. I remember thinking Joseph Gordon-Levitt was great!

@daneleslie9534

Ай бұрын

@@HaleyFaerie14 for me, it might be the best one out of this whole video. No other film has impacted me like that one

When I watch Funny Games I plan to play both versions of the film side by side to test the "Shot for shot" thing.

The book, "A Clockwork Orange" is actually a fun read for me because I have read it quite a few times and I always enjoy the fact that I can understand the slang from the context of the situations. It's kind of like working on a puzzle. Now, I'm 52 and I am an avid reader and I understand that this book is sometimes read by high school students as part of their curriculum. I don't think I would have been able to decipher as much back then, even being an AP student but that's part of the challenge of the exercise, I assume.

@finsternis1986

Ай бұрын

I (38) consistently name that as my favorite book. Read it *numerous* times cover-to-cover. I first read it when I was in high school, but not in school, just on my own. As someone who loves language/linguistics, that aspect definitely makes me like it so much more, and I do like the overall message as well. I feel like I "got" the central themes back then, but it's interesting how my perception of them has morphed with time also.

I never want to see Come and See again because of how it made me feel. It's a nightmare that is all too real and could very well happen again.

@dukeon

Ай бұрын

I TOTALLY know where you’re coming from.

@TheSunnyDees

Ай бұрын

Yes, sadly this is happening in Palestine right now

I'm loving the tier list videos! I've seen about half of these and I really agree with your rankings of them. Dancer in the Dark RUINED me when I watched it. I sat in my room and sobbed for a full hour after it was over, and I don't think I'll ever forget a moment of that movie. I don't think I could ever watch it again even though I think it is an incredible film.

We need to talk about Kevin made me scared about being a parent... The fear of raising psychos, but mostly the fear of not connecting with my kids - regretting my decision of having kids. Thankfully it's not the case!!

Hi Emma!! Thank you for everything you do, your videos are seriously the highlight of my day! You brought up a good point in one of your last videos that sometimes movies in their entirety aren’t scary/ disturbing, but there can be specific scenes within the films. You could totally do a tier list video for iconic scary scenes!!

@kerihazelton5785

Ай бұрын

Great idea! I love this!

I just brewed my coffee. This video arrived at the perfect time. Thank you, Emma! I love your longer videos.

@DPaisleyDaisy-pr5wz

Ай бұрын

Same over here!

@AnastaciyaSh

Ай бұрын

Ahh, sounds great... now I want coffee, too, but it's too late where I am 😅

@nao_oise

Ай бұрын

Nothing better than a great-looking KZread video being uploaded just as you've finished making a meal/drink to enjoy it with!

@spookyastronauts

Ай бұрын

❤️❤️❤️❤️

@KyndalTheMeister

Ай бұрын

That sounds so nice!

Thanks very much for putting this whole project together, Emma. It's never fun to talk about disturbing movies, but it gives us interesting discussions and maybe a chance to look into oneself. I've seen around half of the films on the lists, but the only film I actually own on DVD is "Perfect Blue", which is my favorite anime movie. The only film I want to touch on is "A Clockwork Orange". When I first saw this film, I was about seventeen years old, and our family had just gotten our first VHS player. The film was pretty shocking to me in its hyper-violence and at the time, movies were just starting to come out on VHS tapes and of course, all the popular and classic films were showing up at the video store. There were only two films at the time that were considered "truly disturbing" on VHS, and they were Clockwork Orange and Texas Chainsaw Massacre. In the following years, more and more disturbing films got released on video, but A Clockwork Orange was that first "disturbing" film we could see on video rental in the early 1980's.

Blackfish is one that disturbed me although it's a documentary.

American History X: An important drama about people changing. Everybody: That curb scene! I remember when Dogtooth came out it shocked my native Greeks and on a tail of raw movies about the Greek society.

I don't know why, but Mongolia is currently bringing back Oldboy at the cinema - no idea if it's happening worldwide? This gave me the opportunity to watch it on the big screen, and I feel so lucky to have lived that experience!

I appreciate that you put Incendies on the list. It truly is shocking and traumatizing. Years later, I'm still disturbed by it.

This was such an amazing list! I love getting longer videos sometimes!

A few other disturbing films that didn't make either tier ranking: Lilya 4-Ever (teen gone very far wrong). The Nameless (1999) (Los sin nombre) Directed by Jaume Balagueró. Cabal horror in a deep vein hitting a some extremely disturbing notes related to children. Borderland (2007) not to be confused with many other borderland named films, etc.. More cabal horror. This is about the extremely dark Palo Mayombe (black magic Santeria) related drug cartel in Matamoros Mexico. This is based on a very true story, and is almost beyond belief. If you have seen these Emma, they are all worth your time. The Nameless is pretty much a work of art.

@reduXstereo

7 сағат бұрын

I totally forgot about Lilya 4-Ever. It reminded me of Basketball Diaries but with prostitution.

Soft and Quiet needs to be added to this! It’s one of the most uncomfortable films I’ve watched in a long time. My skin was crawling the entire time and I literally felt sick to my stomach listening to these women talk. I don’t think I’ve ever felt this way watching any other movie.

@leeshaolivier9298

Ай бұрын

God, yes. It is absolutely horrific.

@jaquelinezini

18 күн бұрын

The freaking carrot scene. Absolutely evil.

I saw An American Crime on the thumbnail and clicked so fast. The murder of Sylvia Likens will haunt me for the rest of my life 😢 I am adding a few to the list I haven't seen!

@thrgg

Ай бұрын

The Girl Next Door (2007) is significantly more disturbing. One thing that sucked about An American Crime is that they down played the severity of what happened to Sylvia and made one of her abusers out to be a sympathetic person which in reality wasn't the case at all. It's outright disrespectful to Sylvia.

@filmfangirls9163

Ай бұрын

@thrgg yeah both are pretty disrespectful, but An American Crime is the film that led me to the story. So I owe it for that. This story should be more well known then it is but sadly both movies were banned in certain states and never made it to theatres. I can see why but the book House of Evil by John Dean is a great way to know more as well as the transcripts of the trial. But I wouldn't have known without watching this film first.

@LanceLust1980HugeTheWarningFan

Ай бұрын

Girl Next Door and American Crime. Two movies I can never watch a second time. Since I haven't seen it since the release, can someone please tell me about the disrespectful portion? I can only remember the gist of the movie.

@thrgg

Ай бұрын

@LanceLust1980HugeTheWarningFan In An American Crime, they downplayed what was done to Sylvia and portrayed one of her abusers as someone who was trying to stop the abuse when, in real life, that person never tried to stop any abuse and loved abusing her.

@filmfangirls9163

Ай бұрын

@LanceLust1980HugeTheWarningFan basically what the other commentor said yeah. And the way they tried to show Gertie with some manor of regret when in real life she showed absolutely no remorse or mercy to poor Sylvia. She was a monster. Girl Next Door got that part right but the Likens family was pretty hurt by the exploitation of the abuse in the book and that movie. Both don't do justice but they do get the story out and AAC did get one of Sylvia's abusers fired from her job. As a TEACHER.

Such a fun video! Some of these are on my watchlist but they all make me a bit nervous. I realized that all of your top tier picks involve children which definitely tracks and makes disturbing films that much harder to watch.

@spookyastronauts

Ай бұрын

Yeah it’s crazy seeing that theme used so much in this one!

I loved the video and I agree with your placement of Oldboy! I would love to see a part 2 in the future :)

Thinking Antichrist didn't go harder than it did is the strangest take I've heard on that one 😂 great takes as always tho, Emma 😎👌🔥

@VanessaJup

Ай бұрын

"I thought it would go harder. ... Is that sick to say?" Lol Yes, kind of, honestly. 😂

Threads had something so so realistic about it. Like every thing after the bombs drop is just gut punch after gut punch. Not just the main stories but even the people in the background sell the scenes so well. Mothers holding burned babies, dying children wandering alone, overall mass hysteria. Everything just sucked through out the whole movie, utter hopelessness and despair.

I would actually move The Boy In the Striped Pyjamas down quite a lot, simply for the fact that the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum have said it should be avoided entirely due to numerous inaccuracies and childrens' exposure to the film was impacting the way history on the Holocaust was being taught and understood. Researchers found that it actually sugarcoats the events and encourages sympathy for the perpetrators. I find The Zone of Interest far more disturbing because of how separated from the reality TBITSP is, while, having visited Auschwitz-Birkenau, the final moments of The Zone of Interest devastated me.

Hi spooky, your Horror content is unreal, feels like walk in same room we need explore every aspect of film. good shit keep it up girl.

@TranCeFORM3R

Ай бұрын

its so good

@spookyastronauts

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much

@TranCeFORM3R

Ай бұрын

@@spookyastronauts no prbloem, have you watched its sooo good ib terms i have the 4k blu ray,

@TranCeFORM3R

Ай бұрын

@@spookyastronauts the thing

Honestly can't say how many of these I WANT to watch, but this was a great video!! Keep em coming! ❤

That scene in American History X is excruciating to even think about.

@naydenem

Ай бұрын

I can still hear it……😭

@ojipon

Ай бұрын

​@@naydenem which scene? I'm confused

There’s a Netflix documentary called “Don’t Pick Up the Phone” about the true story that “Compliance” is based on. It’s also incredibly disturbing and shows some of the actual surveillance footage from the incident. It made me sick and full of rage when I watched it. I was absolutely shocked that it was a real event. I’ve never seen “Compliance”, so I don’t know how true to real life it is, but the documentary definitely rocked my world.

I’d love to see you do a top ten zombie media or movie ranking video! Love you content btw you have opened my eyes to so much good media

Oooh yes yes yes! Have been excited for this list since your last one, love it!

I found your channel a month ago or so and I'm in love. I love disturbing movies, I almost seen all of them (of this tier list) and I almost agree with every tier. My fav is A clockwork orange, is a classic and is stuck in my brain but yeah, is a dark commentary. Waiting to be focused to see "come and see".

Thanks a bunch for the disturbing tier list! I have a few films I need to watch that were included on your list, as I’ve seen the majority because I absolutely Love disturbing movies!! There are soo many movies on your disturbing tier list that I love to rewatch, like Requiem for a Dream! Thanks for all your informative content! Love your channel ❤

Yes! I can never get to much spookyastronauts content! ❤ love you Emma!

Zone of interest is so good in a challenging way. Haven’t had a movie effect me and make me think for so long after watching it in a long time.

I found your channel a couple of months ago and I enjoy your commentary. There have only been a couple of people in my personal life who share a similar taste in movies, so it's nice to know that others are drawn to disturbing films! I recently saw a movie called The Tale that was really good. It's like a coming of age story that takes place later in life where the main character realizes the truth about her past. I would probably put it in the category of "uncomfortable to watch." Someone mentioned Trust on here and it made me think of this movie.

Salò put me into a deep depression for days. It's one of the most disturbing movies I have seen, and it is THE movie to watch if you want to see what fascism's endgame is. I think people have missed the point if they think it's just torture porn.

@torrejohnson3940

21 күн бұрын

have you read the book

I watched grave of the fireflies when I was younger and I still vividly remember that scene in the cave with the smaller sibling... I dont want to see small children suffer. never again q_q

I loved your both tier lists! Your reviews and disturbing movies lists always gives something new to watch. If I can recommend a disturbing horror myself, please watch Strange Circus, you'll never look at a cello case the same way again.

Grave of the fireflies hits so damn hard I think it gave me some sort of PTSD because I start crying just by watching small cuts from the movie.

Also WOW, the title of The Boy In The Striped Pajamas just hit me. After all these years. Asa's character doesn't initially see the other boy as a prisoner, but just as a kid in stripped pajamas because they're both still so innocent. Damn. That makes the entire movie so much sadder, just the title, how did I miss this for years? :(

I’ve never been able to buy into Dancer in the Dark for some reason. Like, the whole time, I’m just thinking “Yeah, Lars is definitely trying to throw every tragic element he can at us.” Dogville absolutely broke me, though. I’m not sure by that one worked on me so much more, but wow.

@paulvoorhies8821

22 күн бұрын

Tom Ford needs to direct more movies. The two he has have both been great.

I loved this video! It's so weird how some of these movies have effected me more than some horror movies. Grave of the Fireflies is such a beautiful move but it truly is heartbreaking to watch.

I was definitely traumatized by AHX. I saw it at like 16 and was completely unprepaired for the curb scene.

@hidenname541

Ай бұрын

I dont see it honestly, it's pretty tame to me

Thank you so much for finally talking about SALO. It's my fave.

literally almost cried while you were talking about Dancer in the Dark. i've wanted to watch it a 2nd time for many years but just can't bring myself to do it.

Hey Emma, Have you seen "Systemcrasher" or in German "Systemsprenger"? It's on Netflix in Germany right now and a recommendation because I think you might really enjoy it. I think it could be on your next Disturbing non-Horror Movies List if you choose to watch it.

Emma, im loving the tier list what a great add on to your already impeccable reviews.

The Killing Of A Sacred Deer was completely filmed in my city of Cincinnati, Ohio. As was so many other famous movies.

Thank you for this list! I will definently be watching some of these I haven't seen yet. A few more I would add to the list maybe under " uncomfortable watch woud be Kids and Snow angels.😊

The irréversible opinion was very refreshing, that film has helped me feel seen and deal with my trauma in a way that i often get dismissed for. Love to see people acknowledge its importance.

The experience of watching Threads as a child in the 80s living in a similar UK town to what is portrayed in the film during the cold war has never really left my nightmares.

I recently subbed to your channel (like a few days ago) after watching your last one and then this popped up today. So funny

WHAT A GREAT LIST!!! love that I had watched some of these and completely forgot about them! personal favorites in no particular order: -We need to talk about Kevin ( just wow, I can't figure out which came first:her inability to bond with him turning him antisocial or was she able to see/feel something only a mother would. I love how the story unfolds with her falling in love and the horror her life becomes when she gives birth to Kevin. This is gonna sound sick but I always wonder if Kevin killed his sister first then his father therin allowing his father to finally see him for the monster his mother always knew him to be or if he died first none the wiser. He was shot in the back so may have never seen it coming. THIS FILM LIVES RENT FREE IN MY HEAD) -An American crime ( another one from Elliot page is "Hard candy" great movie) -The Room -American history X - Nocturnal animals ( Love that her ex husband had insight into himself and was able to channel his pain into a great novel) -Compliance -Old boy (I've seen Thirteen, lovely bones & Lolita and all were great films however if someone were to ask me about disturbing movies they wouldn't immediately come to mind. Especially Thirteen which I didn't find disturbing at all. Lovely bones almost makes it there however the cinematography & storytelling is done in a way that doesn't allow ME to fully absorb story in all its horror in the way I think it was meant to)

Hi Emma! Thanks for the list, love it! Some dark coming of age movies\teen themed movies that I absolutely recommend if you don’t know them already: Super dark times, Summer of ‘84, Heartthrob. And Special mention that I’ve never heard anyone talk about: Trust. It’s a bit of coming of age but mostly about stranger danger on the internet… about a teen girl who meets a “teen boy” (a predator) online and the story just goes all the way, with quite shocking scenes and I still think about it a lot.

@hauntingechoes

Ай бұрын

I totally forgot about Trust, thank you for unlocking the memory of this for me!

I love your channel so much! You are awesome, i always love the vibe. More list please!! 😀😇

Years ago , I went to a midnight showing of Salo & I wish I hadn't. It disturbed me for several days. Absolutely brutal film.

Great list, Emma. If you decide to do a part 2, I'd like to throw in Kids and Party Monster. Also Sleepers. Man, there's SO many! Lol.

@Rose_Ou

Ай бұрын

Oh yes, Sleepers, you can't unsee those scenes. I often think about child actors and their parents. I'd never let my child take part in any movie of that kind. How do you explain to a child a scene where they're expected to pretend they're being s abused and told to pray the rosary ? Hollywood is a sick world.

Great list Emma . I've got to say that Zone of Interest is the most disturbing film i've ever seen . Alhtough it isn't gory or contains lengthy violent scenes , the audio more than makes up for that . Also........It happened and could happen again. Another film with a potentially real scenario is When the Wind Blows . How did the writer of Fungus the Bogeyman , Father Christmas and The Snowman produce such a realistic portrayal of a Nuclear Holocaust ? Roger Waters score and John Mills and Peggy Ashcroft's portrayal of the 'Little old couple' is totally heartbreaking . A criminally underated film . Thanks again Emma .

Excellent list, Emma! There's some I definitely need to check out. For me, Threads would be under humanity has failed us. I watched Old Boy from your recommendations on movies with twists. I never saw that twist coming! Thanks for your recommendations! ❤

im new to your channel and am in love!! but i would like each film you rank to have its own chapter pls

@spookyastronauts

Ай бұрын

Yeah considered that but not really much sense in putting over 30 chapters in some for only 1 minute. I’d prefer the film to be watched in a whole ranking as it’s comparing the films to each other on a scale, it needs context

With Gratitude, Spooky~ Your deeply heart-full, intelligent, sensitive exposition are always appreciated and admired ~ and as close as I need to get to these films. 💜

Never heard of Bad Boy Bubby until now. I'll admit that I'm intrigued. Also, to this day, Grave of the Fireflies is the saddest movie I've ever seen. Sad isn't even the right word for it. There comes a point when not even tears are enough. It destroyed me.

@reduXstereo

7 сағат бұрын

It was dangerously depression inducing to put it that way.

I somehow came across Dogtooth when I was in college (think it was on Netflix??) and went into it totally blind. That was probably 12+ years ago, and I still think about it. Completely traumatizing for me. Other films that had me sobbing uncontrollably were Schindler’s List and Dear Zachery. Recently watched Threads as well, and I will never try to survive a nuclear blast after watching that- I’m just gonna walk outside and let it take me. What a dark and devastating watch!!

Love the video. The first thing that's striking as a very different opinion to mine is Oldboy, that I would put at the bottom. Incendies definitely didn't stay with me enough. Putting Happiness low feels so wrong to me because it is a film I wouldn't want to watch again, but it is technically because it was super uncomfortable. Funny Games is one I've seen many times but I still definitely find shocking, more so than uncomfortable. Finally, I love Salò and I'm happy I finally got to hear your take on it haha Both Salò and Irréversible are movies I did videos analyzing so I watched both of them an inhumane amount of times, and yes, I agree with both their placements here. And I don't think it's weird to have Salò next to Grave of the Fireflies. They're the two I watched from the top tier and they're both... Yeah. Humanity HAS failed us.

This was awesome, thanks Em! I now have a few more on my to watch list I hadn't heard of, like Thirteen and Promising Young Woman. Personally for me, The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas and The Zone Of Interest would go into Humanity has failed us category due to the subject matter. They both left me numb after watching them. The blu-ray of Irreversible gives the option of watching the movie in reverse which was an interesting watch.

It was really interesting hearing you talk about these movies, even if I have no desire to see most of them. The only one I’ve seen is Funny Games (1997). Perfect Blue and Room were already on my watchlist, and after this video I’ve added Promising Young Woman and Oldboy. I don’t think I can stomach any of the others.

Love these kinds of videos Emma. The picks and rankings were spot on I'd say from what I've seen. Just watched Speak No Evil for the first time last night which could've easily been on here somewhere, that wasn't the easiest of watches.

I was waiting for We Need to Talk About Kevin. Glad you included it. Very very difficult. Some omissions are Kids, Gummo, Dogville, Nymphomaniac, and most recently 8th Grade, for its realism and made me so sad.

Hi. I'm new to the channel. About coming of age disturbing movies the one that sticked with me is Kids from 1995. Although I love so much Oldboy, the first of the revenge trilogy Sympathy for mr vengeance, for me is way more disturbing...well, korean revenge movies have a special place in my heart xD Also, Requiem for a dream is based on a book by Hubert Selby Jr, he wrote another one (even better imo) called Last Exit to Brooklyn and there is a movie adaptation by Uli Edel (also director of The Baader Meinhof Komplex and Chistiane F), and since i'm talking about german films, The Wave from 2008 could end up in this list in The Dark Documentary tier. Cheers, and thanks for the cool video

Yay a couple I haven't seen and a few of my favourites. So glad to see The Piano Teacher on here. I regularly listen to the soundtrack. I haven't seen you mention The Innocents anywhere.

I gave you a nice shout out, someone made a video about Chris Stuckmann's rise and fall, I said I go to your channel and Cody Leach for my movie reviews. You both tell it like it is while being respectful but honest.

@spookyastronauts

Ай бұрын

Thank you, but that’s sad to hear, I respect Christ immensely, he’s always been so kind to me when other men in the industry haven’t.

I watched Threads way to young when it came out on TV (13), I lived near where the event happened and was so upset as I couldn't understand that it was a film. I was crying and upset for DAYS over it as I thought it was real and didn't understand why nobody ever talked about it. I still haven't had the strength to watch it again since

Funny games is like one the most irritating movies ever letting strangers hang around in your house smh

Welp…I’m back from watching Compliance after you mentioned it here. That was the most infuriating movie I’ve seen all year! GOOD movie but MADDENING. I was going to watch two movies from this list tonight but I must find something relaxing asap.

Kids is a traumatizing "coming of age" movie that stuck with me for a while!

@jenjoestar.

20 күн бұрын

Absolutely! that and clockwork orange were the first disturbing movies I’ve watched, definitely left me affected 😭

Two hours of hard work paid off, Emma! Love these videos!

@spookyastronauts

Ай бұрын

Thank you! Was more like 6 with the editing, but I’m so glad you enjoyed it!!!! Makes it worth it, I’m always so nervous I’m not making any sense haha

great work, as usual. Thanks Emma!

Thx for this kind of videos! Love them

Great Tier List! I agree with most of these but Snowtown definitely traumatized me though: for like a week after I watched it I felt like everything was so horribly wrong and I couldn't get it out of my head. I'd say it's shocking of course but more traumatizing as a whole. I'd also rank "Threads" in the "Humanity Has Failed Us Category" because it's literally about humanity's downfall and ultimate failure. I've seen all of these and there's just a handful that I probably won't watch again: "Irreversible" and "Salo".

I have a Threads story. I got off work one day, got in my car, started the engine and heard what seemed to be an important news story. Basically it said, this is not a drill. We have been advised that bombs are headed towards several major cities... That was about all I heard as I live in San Diego, California and figured, because of our naval base, we would be a target. My heart was beating very fast and I didn't know what to do. I then turned my attention back to the radio as another announcer came on and said, tonight at 8pm watch Threads on ABC. After getting a little angry at myself and the commercial. I thought that I now understood how War of the Worlds was to people back in the day. I did watch Threads that night and to this day I consider it one of the best films of its kind. Even if it did scare the bejesus out of me.

The only reason American History X has a redeeming quality is because Norton changed the ending that was supposed to happen. After the scene with his brother, what we were supposed to get was Derek shaving his head again as the last thing we saw. Norton didn’t want that so he changed it.

Yes! My suggestion made the list!! Can’t wait to see how you rank it.

@prufrock1977

24 күн бұрын

It got a S! Wow! I knew it was disturbing and stuck with me throughout the years. Who knew anime could be so deeply emotional?

My sister and I love watching messed up movies together. We saw The Nightingale in theaters and it made us question our lives. I describe it as "Imagine the worst things a woman can be put through, and that's the first 15 minutes of the movie."

Gotta agree with the praise for Nocturnal Animals (and your placement) - such an underrated, wicked little movie that really impressed me. Oh, and FULLY agree with how you get the rug pulled out from under you in Promising Young Woman. I cried so hard.

I'm surprised that Nightingale is only in shocking. I understand the main shock moment happens with Claire at the start, but the atrocities committed to the aborigines definitely put it in the top tier for me. The depiction of the (very real) genocide is very matter of fact and that coldness and callous disregars for human life got to me - especially that scene with the prisoners towards the end. It feels like Come and See or a holocaust movie but from the perspective of someone learning to understand the horrific trauma that's been and being inflicted on Billy and his people.

My brother showed me Dancer in the Dark years ago since I'm a huge Bjork fan. He warned me that it would hurt so we had to wait for a day I was ready for it. I still sobbed uncontrollably throughout the end and for quite some time after. It really does rip your heart out. I've watched and read some of the most messed up stuff without batting an eye but that movie I've only been able to handle once.

I love discussing "A Clockwork Orange." I "read" and watched it in college. I was the only one in my class who was listening to the audio version, which made it possible for me to know wtf was going on and talk about it in class; everyone else was so confused. I love it and hate it because of the types of violence.

I am so glad that you mentioned Κυνόδοντας/Dogtooth and you liked it because in Greece many people hate it. It's a movie that's unlike anything in greek cinema and it unfortunately led to Yorgos Lanthimos having many haters. It's not my personal favorite of his work (I prefer The Favourite and The Killing of a Sacred Deer). That's because it's very weird for me to see this movie as a native greek speaker. The way people speak in this movie is very weird and not in an intriguing way. Their pauses are too long and their inflections are just wrong. It's like the actors were asked to talk like children but instead they came across as bad child actors. Sorry for the rant but have many thoughts about this movie and the opinions between greek and international audiences are very different and fascinating.

Bully is a classic and I thought at first it was The river's edge. I remember when American history x came out. It's a movie that I've seen once or twice since then, but wouldn't put it on again if that makes sense. The R*pe scene is disturbing in a clockwork Orange but I often thought that the movie got more praise than deserved here in the states. Huge Kubrick fan I just don't think it's one of his best. I think the harder read is trainspotting. There is a index alone for the Scottish slang. You always have great lists. I've been looking for a new series and I always check your channel for suggestions❤

Pretty solid selection. Quite a few were already on my watch list, but I'm happy to have added a couple as well. Personally, Dear Zachary (2008) really messed me up but I guess that's more of a true crime documentary. Perhaps that could be an interesting topic for a future video? Keep 'em coming, Emma. I adore how you describe the most horrible works and hardly can contain yourself from smiling and giggling throughout 😂

@spookyastronauts

Ай бұрын

I’ve already got a video on it! I’ve done a video on disturbing documentaries, it’s definitely high up there :(

@crystalshaw8744

Ай бұрын

I needed therapy after watching Dear Zachary. I bawled my eyes out.

@loykdoyk

24 күн бұрын

@@spookyastronauts Oh, ok cool 😋 I'll look it up right away. Thanks for pointing it out 🙌

Yes, jolly good list, but how about the next tier ranking subject could be David Lynch? Seriously, a video all about disturbing movies and no Lynch!?

Come and See is one of the most devastating movies I've ever seen. Got to see it in a packed theater in 35mm last year and I just walked for hours after that. Mysterious Skin and The Nightingale have both been on my watchlist for ages because I love Kent and Araki, but it seems like you really have to be in a solid headspace to take those on and brace yourself. Still making my way through it but super comprehensive list, Emma!

@robbieproebstle1314

Ай бұрын

The Nightingale is amazing! I'm not exactly looking to watch it more than once a year at most but it has stuck with me.

@DPaisleyDaisy-pr5wz

Ай бұрын

The Nightingale was excellent!! I WILL watch COME n SEE! I keep putting it off for some reason.

@Wraiven22

Ай бұрын

The Nightingale was incredible but I’ve never cried so hard watching a movie. I was practically dry heaving I was crying so hard. Huge trigger warning to anyone who’s experienced sexual violence!

@TheHHN007

Ай бұрын

Come and See bored me to tears the performances are atrocious throughout.

@WillSchwartzz

Ай бұрын

@@TheHHN007 Paths of Glory might be a good alt if pace was an issue for you, but couldn't disagree more, personally. Was riveted by that movie, thought the performances were super grounded