Requiem for a Dream

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Requiem for a Dream

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2000

1h 41m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Imaginatively evoking the inner landscape of human beings longing to connect, to love and feel loved, the film is a parable of happiness gloriously found and tragically lost. "Requiem for a Dream" tells parallel stories that are linked by the relationship between the lonely, widowed Sara Goldfarb and her sweet but aimless son, Harry. The plump Sara, galvanized by the prospect of appearing on a TV game show, has started on a dangerous diet regimen to beautify herself for a national audience.

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Though the movie may be too intense for some to stomach, the wonderful performances and the bleak imagery are hard to forget.

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Geoff Pevere

Toronto Star

08/23/2025

4/5

Clearly influenced by the cut-and-paste of hip-hop, Requiem stokes and builds its tragic momentum like an expertly mixed dance cut, the kind that catches you so seductively in its rhythms you'll follow it anywhere...

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Mike Clark

USA Today

08/23/2025

2/4

The fidgety style that can energize a fairly lively debut cheapie doesn't work very well with a cast of familiar faces. It detracts from a movie whose historically capable and seemingly well-cast actors might have carried the show by themselves...

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Todd McCarthy

Variety

08/23/2025

Craftwork is aces across the board, with a sound mix that’s particularly dense.

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Gayle Sequeira

BFI

08/27/2025

Ghostly dissolves capture them turning into mere echoes of themselves. Aronofsky speeds up time and draws it out agonisingly, evoking the rush of the high and then its crushing absence.

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Matthew Toomey

ABC Radio Brisbane

08/25/2025

A+

When you see as many films as I do, you often have preconceptions...Then out of nowhere, something comes along that reinvigorates your passion as both a viewer and a critic. This is my drug...This is Requiem For A Dream.

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Michael Gingold

Fangoria

08/25/2025

It may be too much for some viewers to take, but no one ever said addiction is pretty. And Aronofsky earns every right to his excesses by making sure audiences feel the loss of humanity instead of treating them like spectators at a freak show.

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B P

@Bradster69 1d

Definitely Recommend It

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Brendan K

@Bkeller25 Aug 25

Not a film that I will come back to for some time but it's so superbly made. The 4 leads are phenomenal (especially Sara... just wow). I was on the edge of my seat for the last 40 minutes. It is an essential viewing for sure just for its sheer impact, but you'll definitely want to watch Fast and Furious or Looney Toons afterward as a palate cleanser.

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dave E

@caseyeisenman Aug 3

Let your children see this when they become teenagers, people that are thinking of doing drugs should watch this. Every junkie is a setting sun, dying or dead inside, and if you think your not hooked and can handle drugs...... Just wait a month or so

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aiden G

@spoooderman Jul 27

This movie was HAUNTING! Jared, Jennifer, and Marlon all killed it, and the story was really sad and scary to watch. Ellen Burstyn's story was very sad, and I felt bad for her the whole movie. That's a complement. This movie makes you feel bad for broken people who could fix themselves but don't. And the ending was really dark. It just shows how terrible things can get from drug addiction, and how it ruins peoples lives.

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Terri P

@TrickyT36 Jul 20

An oldie, but a goodie!!! It's heart wrenching at times especially if you or a loved one have ever been through addiction. Friends don't let friends watch this movie alone 💯🫶

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M T.

@TheMichaelandTrevorShow Jun 20

Not sure what made me watch this again but boy this is a tough movie to watch in all the right ways! Truly a classic.

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Synopsis

Imaginatively evoking the inner landscape of human beings longing to connect, to love and feel loved, the film is a parable of happiness gloriously found and tragically lost. "Requiem for a Dream" tells parallel stories that are linked by the relationship between the lonely, widowed Sara Goldfarb and her sweet but aimless son, Harry. The plump Sara, galvanized by the prospect of appearing on a TV game show, has started on a dangerous diet regimen to beautify herself for a national audience.

Director: Darren Aronofsky
Producer: Eric Watson, Palmer West
Screenwriter: Darren Aronofsky, Darren Aronofsky
Distributor: Artisan Entertainment
Production Co: Industry Entertainment, Protozoa Pictures, Requiem for a Dream LLC, Thousand Words, Truth and Soul Pictures, Artisan Entertainment, Sibling Productions, Bandera Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 27, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 6, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.6M
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, Dolby SR, Surround
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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