French Connection 2 - Gene Hackman going cold turkey, + old woman robbing his watch.... eeuurrgh. Rivals Rents in Trainspotting any day, & 20 odd years earlier.
its a classic scene - not seen that film for years, can only remember that scene from the whole film - it stayed with me for sure
how about Harvey Keitel in Bad Lieutenant???
Or indeed, the dentist scene in marathon man.
Old Boy - it can't get much more disturbing than being locked up in a hotal for 15 years without knowing why - purely so you can be released & shag your now eighteen year old daughter & all because you spread a few rumours about a guy and his sister at school.
Shit.
I was going to watch old boy for the first time tonight.
Thanks Dickyboy, I won't bother now.
Thanks Dickyboy, I won't bother now.
what & miss out on the live octapus eating scene? LOL
most disturbing for me is the end of "don't look now"
or the bit when the kid gets stuck under the ice playing hockey in "Omen 2"
nothing i've seen compares to 'Trouble Every Day' for sheer disturbingness
nasty film
henry portrait of a serial killer - one of the bleakest films iv seen
Mamma Mia. Makes me queasy even thinking about it.
The leg breaking scene from Misery
Your bunnies are boiled mate!
The bit at the end of Invasion of the Body Snatchers where the chick is relieved to see Donald Sutherland then he turns, points and screams. Very bleak. Or for real bleakness, the final beach scene in Get Carter.
how about a little bit of kerb biting and head stamping in American History X. It still makes me whince thinking about it.
The beating to death of the brothers at the end of casino..
wolverine!
from the opening scene to the closing credits.... I have a good mind to stalk hugh jackman until he gives me the £4 i paid Virgin to watch it...
Whippersnapper has it right AHX!
Nil by Mouth and Naked, makes all of those look like a disneyland production.
forgot about 21 grams and the machinist....
Both left me feeling quite empty.
Gene Hackman's beating in Eureka. Failing that does 'Two girls and a cup' qualify?
how about a little bit of kerb biting and head stamping in American History X. It still makes me whince thinking about it.
The sound they managed to capture of the teeth on the pavement is horrible - makes my psine shiver!
the bit in Spooks where the yank bint gets her face deep fried
I seem to recall "Man bites dog" being rather unsavoury....
eden lake
"Man bites dog" being rather unsavoury
NOT family viewing, but didn't feel psychologically disturbed by it - maybe the sheer relentless violence washed it away..
Sadako 'walking' towards, then climbing out of, the TV in 'Ringu' on the other hand... 😯
fwb2006 - MemberNil by Mouth and Naked, makes all of those look like a disneyland production
you've clearly not seen my suggestion
also Raw Deal: A Question of Consent is pretty disturbing but it's a documentary
The Sadako bit on 'Ring' made my back crawl! There's a bit in Swinley Park that looks just like the well that she came from - I'm in 42 x 11 there!! 
Quite enjoyed 'FC2' as Charnier gets plugged on his yacht!! Yay.
Poe's 'Pit & The Pendulum' last 5 seconds is a pants shi77er - 'Nobody will ever enter this room again' .... aaaeeee!!!
End of Titanic when the ship sinks
The violence in Man Bites Dog is offset by the comedic timing of Benoît Poelvoorde and the OTT performance he gives as the cultured killer.
For true uncomfortableness I'd put Irreversible up top, the way it's filmed the soundtrack and the content are all designed to make you feel horrible!
Also 'Come and See' ('Idi i smotri') is not a nice film to sit through (but it is great!) again the soundtrack is relentless (lots of white noise) and the content is all the more horrible because of the reality it's based on.
Audition was rather darker than i'd expected.
i love the fact that all the women i know that have seen Audition have a completely different opinion of it than the men
top film
killi killi killi killi
For true uncomfortableness I'd put Irreversible up top, the way it's filmed the soundtrack and the content are all designed to make you feel horrible!
I was going to nominate Irreversible too. One of the most disturbing films I have seen. I had to stop watching it the first time and try again when I was in a less 'delicate' frame of mind. Glad I did though.
Man Bites Dog is def up there too, as well as Audition.
In fact, pretty much anything released by Tartan you can guarantee is going to be tough to watch...
I'd agree with Lifer, I always think of Man Bites Dog as a black comedy, allbeit a very dark one. Irreversible on the other hand is truly harsh.
henry portrait of a serial killer - one of the bleakest films iv seen
only film I had to stop watching...too real
The incredible melting man - that bit when his eyeball just fell out, rather disturbing to an 8 year old, as I was at the time.
yep, Audition. Really hate needle now.
i didn't find Audition disturbing, more funny really
that's the difference between you and me then, you are a warrior, I'm a wimp.
Possibly Pan's Labyrinth. The calculated sadism of the military, and the totally alien creatures made this one of the most disturbing films I've seen.
Audition, Pan's Labyrinth were both disturbing.
I've just bought and watched (again) 'The Machinist' with Christian Bale. Now that's a real disturbing one as well ..... never seen a Bale film that wasn't good yet, though. 8)
Bambi's mother............. 😥
'The Machinist' with Christian Bale
Almost as disturbing was his transformation for the next role in 'Batman Begins' - in the special features he's shown before he got back DOWN to size for the filming - went from skeletal to Arnie-rival in super short time. He says 'stuffing my face, lifting heavy weights...' - yeah, for about 6 months. Dedication.
Can't be good for you though.
He's a strapping lad, like in 'American Psycho' and to cope with the Trevor Reznik role in 'The Machinist', he lost over 4 stone in weight, the most ever lost by an actor for a leading role. Still, he put it on again .... and then some, for 'Batman Begins'.
Anyone seen this?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_Game
For a zero-budget docu-drama it packs a hell of a punch, and a big contrast to the way nuclear war was treated in films like The Omega Man. Can be watched for free on Google video.
Threads - BBC 80s nuclear war docu drama - Brrrr
The image of the woman pissing herself with fear sticks with me (and not in a good way 😕 )
Audition - bizarre in the way the first half played out like some sort of light comedy drama then changed gears somewhat into tortureporn - gulp -the foot amputation with piano wire!
Bale in the latest Terminator film is poor. Then again the whole film is utter pants.
I found Event Horizon disturbing.