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Requiem for a Dream

  • 8.3 /10

  • 9785

  • 78%

Plot

The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.

Cast

Ellen Burstyn as Sara Goldfarb
Ellen Burstyn

as Sara Goldfarb

Jared Leto as Harry Goldfarb
Jared Leto

as Harry Goldfarb

Jennifer Connelly as Marion Silver
Jennifer Connelly

as Marion Silver

Marlon Wayans as Tyrone C. Love
Marlon Wayans

as Tyrone C. Love

Christopher McDonald as Tappy Tibbons
Christopher McDonald

as Tappy Tibbons

Louise Lasser as Ada
Janet Sarno as Mrs. Pearlman
Janet Sarno

as Mrs. Pearlman

Suzanne Shepherd as Mrs. Scarlini
Suzanne Shepherd

as Mrs. Scarlini

Joanne Gordon as Mrs. Ovadia
Joanne Gordon

as Mrs. Ovadia

Movie Facts

Rated

  • NC-17

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • October 6, 2000

Production Companies

  • Artisan Entertainment

  • Thousand Words

  • Protozoa Pictures

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $4,500,000.00

Revenue

  • $7,390,108.00

Runtime

  • 1.70 hrs

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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 o…

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 f…

I've never been so afraid of a refrigerator.