The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans, Christopher McDonald, Louise Lasser, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Janet Sarno
John Chard - 9/10
Shattering expose of the fallible human condition. What to say about Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream that hasn't been said already? Without doubt it's a film, that in spite of its high standing on the main movie sites, polarises opinions. It's a film that in simple terms follows four people through their addictions until the shattering denouement, but the journey is made more bleak by of...
June 13, 2015
JPV852 - 9/10
Only my second viewing of this, last time probably was when it came out on DVD, and not one I'll re-watch anytime soon, but still a great drama featuring incredible performances, most notably Ellen Burstyn who was worthy of her Oscar nomination. Has some darkly wild moments and a swing in tones, guess giving viewers insights into the highs and lows of heroine use. Not entertaining in so much as fa...
October 3, 2020
corrcorr - 7/10
I've never been so afraid of a refrigerator.
January 23, 2021
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
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The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
1h 42m
October 6, 2000
Darren Aronofsky
Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly
Crime, Drama
NR
Yes, on Peacock Premium and AMC Plus Apple TV Channel
