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Word of mouth is one of the most powerful tools films rely on for their success. It can be challenging to win audiences over with a trailer, but once 15 of your friends mention how great a movie was, your interest might finally be piqued. Some great films, however, don’t get audiences talking immediately. Some particularly powerful movies leave audiences stewing in silence, contemplating what they just experienced, for minutes, or even hours, after viewing.

If you’re looking for a shocking or heart wrenching film that might leave you speechless, Reddit users have recently compiled a comprehensive list of the ones that left them “sitting in silence for 10 minutes after watching.” Feel free to take note of the films you haven’t yet experienced, and be sure to upvote the ones that left you at a loss for words as well.

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“The Whole Theater Emptied Without A Word”: 50 Powerful Films That Left Viewers In Shock The Green Mile.

Some friends and I went to see this in the theater. We walked out in silence, sat in the car for a good 30 minutes in silence (long drive to the theater), and one of us finally said, 'Wow.'

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I read the book in year 9 at school. It was pretty sobering and morbid to read. I loved it though regardless.

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“The Whole Theater Emptied Without A Word”: 50 Powerful Films That Left Viewers In Shock Saving Private Ryan. As people got up and left it stayed quiet, nobody said a word.

The opening scene, my god. Heard the veterans could smell diesel when they saw that.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The scene was authentic because they hired veterans as advisors for the movie

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Schindlers List.

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“The Whole Theater Emptied Without A Word”: 50 Powerful Films That Left Viewers In Shock Se7en...

My mouth was open after watching this the first time and I felt a heaviness that I haven't felt in a movie before this.

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Up, 3 mins in

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The fox and the hound.

I’m 36 and have refused to watch it again since I was a kid.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One of the few Disney movies with an ending like that they are very rare.

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“The Whole Theater Emptied Without A Word”: 50 Powerful Films That Left Viewers In Shock The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've visited Belsen, and watched this. There's a pile of shoes in the museum that belonged to the dead, and the amount of little children's shoes is heartbreaking . We must never forget.

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“The Whole Theater Emptied Without A Word”: 50 Powerful Films That Left Viewers In Shock The Pianist, a movie from 2002 about a Jewish pianist during WWII.

Loved this movie with a masochistic passion, because it hurt just as much every time I watched it. But Adrien Brody's acting in it was phenomenal.

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“The Whole Theater Emptied Without A Word”: 50 Powerful Films That Left Viewers In Shock Coco broke my heart, when Miguel sings Recuérdame to Coco that set me off, and when her picture was on the Ofrenda the next year and Hector could finally be with his family I just lost it. Such a beautiful film, I watched it for the first time not long after I lost my grandmother :(

Talk about UGLY-CRYING. Can't make it through that scene without sobbing.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMG my dad did not want to watch it. We were both sick at my sister's destination wedding, so we were taking turns choosing the movie, and I wanted to watch it. Made it all the way to the part at the end where the cat and dog change, started frantically wiping my eyes because I didn't want dad making fun of me. Then I heard... a sniffle. Did a corner-eye glance so he wouldn't see me looking. Coco made my DAD ugly cry!

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Dead Poets Society.

I was just shocked how much it touched me.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Robin Williams was a genius. Follow it up with the Fisher King as a double feature and you have an unforgettable night.

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“The Whole Theater Emptied Without A Word”: 50 Powerful Films That Left Viewers In Shock Marly and me. Didn't say anything for a good while after that.

I wish I could say I was silent. But I was like 7 when I went to see it, and my mom tells me I left the movie theater fucking sobbing uncontrollably, to the point where strangers stopped us to ask if I was okay. LMAO.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hachi: A Dog's Tale. I turned it off, silently walked out to the patio and sat down. Then I just broke down sobbing.

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“The Whole Theater Emptied Without A Word”: 50 Powerful Films That Left Viewers In Shock Grave of the fireflies.

This! I got a Studio Ghibli set for my birthday from my husband. We started a movie marathon, watching all the movies from the set. We stopped after this one because both of us were bawling. We both just kinda sat there trying to pull ourselves back together.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Brilliant movie, but definitely "one and done." I usually don't cry watching movies, but this one broke me.

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“The Whole Theater Emptied Without A Word”: 50 Powerful Films That Left Viewers In Shock Requiem For A Dream

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“The Whole Theater Emptied Without A Word”: 50 Powerful Films That Left Viewers In Shock Jojo Rabbit

Holy cow, did that one deliver a gut punch. Such a good film. The silence in the theater, when that one was over, was nothing I'd experienced before.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Love this movie. The movie plays one way, then does a sudden 180°. There was a collective "gasp" in the theater. And Sam Rockwell was brilliant.

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“The Whole Theater Emptied Without A Word”: 50 Powerful Films That Left Viewers In Shock Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind.

Oh man. I watched this in the theater with my partner at the time. Looking back, our relationship was in its death throes, and that was a reaaal uncomfortable watch. We had a 30-minute drive home from the theater, and I’m not sure we said a word the entire drive.

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Clockwork Orange, watched it at 15 years old. Word of advice: don't do that. I was shook.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've heard all memories are stored, it's the accessing part that is the problem. In 2002 I saw Clockwork Orange for the first time (I knew the plot). Afterword, a *Crystal Clear* forgotten memory from 40 years earlier burst into my mind. ... My parents had just seen 'Clockwork' and as we were driving somewhere, I asked them if the movie was good. My mom, who was usually very easy going, blurted out, "NO. It was horrible". My father, then tried to explain it was really about the Nature vs Nurture debate and whether or not somebody's experiences made them who they are (and whether somebody could be rehabilitated by controlling their experiences if they were criminal), but my mom kept making little interjections while he talked. I now realize she wanted to tell me that any movie showing people reveling in rape and murder was vile and never should have been made -- but since I was a kid, she couldn't give examples. When my dad finished answering a follow up question I had, my mom defiantly said, "The movie was BAD!" I can still see her sitting in the passenger seat, looking towards my father as he was driving, and almost daring him to say something more. My father and I made eye contact in the rearview mirror and I could tell he had more to say, but his steady gaze said now wasn't the time. ... That kind of sums up my mom who was a very caring "sensor" and my father who was a "thinker". ... If you are a thinker, this movie is worth seeing.

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American history X

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Excellent movie, it's almost a shame it cannot be shown to high school kids since the lesson in it would be the most beneficial to their age group, I think.

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First time I ever watched Shutter Island. Leo got me good. Real good.

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“The Whole Theater Emptied Without A Word”: 50 Powerful Films That Left Viewers In Shock Parasite.

Parasite made me silent after the movie ended, silent with no radio playing on the drive home, silent when I went to bed, and silent when I woke up. That’s not hyperbole.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I knew this movie was going to be great once I saw them struggling to get signal/ wifi in their dwelling. The struggle is real for those of us who rely on wireless signals for our internet needs.

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It's not a movie, but the last episode of The Good Place.

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The Mist. The whole theatre slumped out in silence. What a gut punch

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That was a fun movie to watch untill the end. The end was so shocking, that when I saw the movie the second time I stopped the dvd just before the end. I couldn't watch that scene again. Too upsetting.

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“The Whole Theater Emptied Without A Word”: 50 Powerful Films That Left Viewers In Shock Children of men.

I had no idea what to expect from the movie and was only looking for something to fill the time while out of town on a business trip. I saw a movie theater within walking distance from my hotel and went there. I was stunned. I recommended the movie to anyone who was willing to hear me talk about it.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I immediately thought of this one when I read the title of this thread. Very powerful film. I love the details, like how that entire view out the window in the background of this shot re-creates the album cover of Pink Floyd's "Animals."

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We Need to Talk About Kevin.

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“The Whole Theater Emptied Without A Word”: 50 Powerful Films That Left Viewers In Shock City of God.

This also broke my heart and just did a number on me well after the film ended. It was one of those movies I was glad to have seen but wished I hadn’t. My son was very little at the time, and I just cried and held him for a very long time after I turned the TV off.

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Full Metal Jacket when I saw it in the theater in 1987

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Apocalypse Now. I was a kid. Loved the movie, loved the soundtrack.

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The Prestige.


I thought it was pretty amazing that the movie blatantly reveals what’s happening but it’s not till the very last *second* you understand the scope of what Robert was doing.


That alone left me saying “…holy s**t”


Then I learned that the entire movie was intentionally setup with the three step structure of a magic trick and I said “Hooooooly s**t!”

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's so good, and didn't get the attention it deserved because a similar movie came out at the same time with Edward Norton

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“The Whole Theater Emptied Without A Word”: 50 Powerful Films That Left Viewers In Shock *No Country for Old Men* (2007)

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The only thing scarier than Javier Bardem in that film, was his haircut. 😬

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Everything Everywhere, All At Once.

This movie had me crying and laughing at the same time (not even crying from laughing too hard, but actually crying) — so good.

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Not a movie but The Haunting of Hill House. After every episode I sat in silence for a bit to take it all in.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The novel is worth a read, and I relatively enjoyed both movies, too.

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Inception. I’m still impressed how good and tricky it was.

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“The Whole Theater Emptied Without A Word”: 50 Powerful Films That Left Viewers In Shock Midsommar. Saw it in theaters and I had to take a shower when I got home. Now it’s one of my favorite films though!

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“The Whole Theater Emptied Without A Word”: 50 Powerful Films That Left Viewers In Shock Oldboy (the original from Park Chan Wook, not the remake).

This was the first movie I've watched where the twist came out of nowhere. I was enjoying the fight scenes and I'm thinking, Yeaaah, kick some ass and get your revenge.

Then the plot twist happened and my jaw dropped.

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Memento

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Promising Young Woman. I was so filled with rage and despair and realized I really needed to talk to someone about the film but at the same time couldn’t recommend it to just anyone to watch it.

I watched the entire movie while on an airplane and I didn’t have headphones, so I could only read the subtitles. Even with subtitles, I was absolutely drawn in.

I had to rewatch it (with sound!) when I got back home.

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“The Whole Theater Emptied Without A Word”: 50 Powerful Films That Left Viewers In Shock Infinity War. I'd avoided all spoilers and the snap had everyone just silent.

Yeah, the audience was in shock. It reminded me of watching The Empire Strikes Back as a kid. Someone said as the credits rolled something like, 'Did…did the good guys just..LOSE?' It was unexpected, since Star Wars was such a triumphant ending. I remember we all liked Empire but were shocked at what happened.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Same here. The theater was quiet when the film ended. Made up for it with Endgame. I remember Empire as well.

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Disney's Soul. Put me through a good ol existential crisis.

Criminally underrated movie.

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Arrival

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Not a movie, but Game of thrones season 3 episode 9. The Red Wedding...

The lack of music during the credits was just right

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I read this before watching the series. But I must say that it was very well done, even though I knew what was going to happen, it had as much impact on me as the first time I read it.

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12 Years A Slave

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Once Were Warriors.

I sat staring at the screen for ages. WTF? I had to watch it again immediately because I was very confused as to whether I enjoyed it or not. It was just as moving the second time.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That movie is just so raw. So very different from the mainstream Hollywood flicks.

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The Menu.

That movie was wild.

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“The Whole Theater Emptied Without A Word”: 50 Powerful Films That Left Viewers In Shock wasnt at the end but that scene in hereditary... i had to pause it on my tv and stare at the wall for a bit

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Premium 1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I lost it when Toni Colette's character wept from the deepest depths of her soul. Took me back to my brother's funeral and the sounds my mother made. Couldn't watch the rest of the movie.

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“The Whole Theater Emptied Without A Word”: 50 Powerful Films That Left Viewers In Shock The original *Saw*.

Those last few minutes were wild.

I watched it by myself when it came out; I was 14. Few endings have made me feel as upset and fucking EMPTY as that one.

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Amadeus

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Interstellar in IMAX, opening day. Drove all the way home in broad daylight in complete silence

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All quiet on the western front

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Mulholland Drive. I was like “what the hell did I just watch?… total mindfuck of a movie.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's been about 20 years since I watched it and I still don't know what the hell I watched. But I did suddenly realize that Donnie Darko actually does make sense, if only by comparison.

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Blair Witch Project. I was young at the time and believed all the marketing hype that it was “found footage”. My friend and I just sat there in silence afterwards…

Later I learned it wasn’t a documentary…

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I heard that the three main characters were required to stay out of the public eye to sell the ending better. Whether that's true or not, I don't know.

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Dancer in the Dark. It was Bjork’s only movie and the end scenes are haunting. The whole theater sat in stunned silence. It took over an hour for me to fully snap out of it.

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That film has haunted me for over twenty years. I saw it with an old friend I hadn’t seen for ages and we both just had to go home afterwards. Brutal and you know the end is coming the whole damn time just hope it won’t.

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Der Untergang (Downfall)

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We watched that in school... And discussed it, was very powerful conversation that I hope made all of us in class better humans

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Black Swan

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BlacKkKlansman - Good movie, but after it ended Spike Lee takes real footage and swings one final time for the gut.

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Pursuit of happiness.

This!!! I can never watch it again. HEAVY.

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Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father, went into it blind and it was quite something.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've told everyone that it's possibly the worst gut punch from a film of any kind I've ever had. Destroyed me!

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Her

Just because it took me a second to move beyond Theodore's sadness and understand what exactly happened by the end.

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Logan. When the screen faded to black and you saw Logan. The whole theater was quiet except for a few people sobbing.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My son is named after Professor Xavier because I loved the 90's and earlier version of his character so the film was extra disturbing for me.

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Sausage Party.

Whole theatre was quiet after that s**t show.

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Banshees of inisheerin

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was quiet for quite a while after this one too, trying to figure out how I felt about it. :p

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Spotlight took a bit of time to digest. Great movie though

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Moonlight. It was one of the single most original and unexpected movies I watched in a long time. I watched it knowing nothing about it (had never even heard of it until a few weeks before).

Yes, it was the last movie to really hit me like that emotionally.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't understand what was unexpected about this movie

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Under The Skin - little known movie with Scarlett Johansson in it. The director used common people to act in the movie that they met while filming in Scotland(?), not just actors.

Won't spoil it and suggest watching without reading a synopsis. It was something else...

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, no. I've gotten burned too many times watching a movie without knowing what it's about. I don't get books without checking reviews first either. The only books I might read without vetting them are the ones that are chosen by my book club. Even then I don't necessarliy finish the ones that I think are dreck. (Hello, Lincoln in the Bardo.) Books and movies should make us think, and I don't go out of my way to avoid those that deal with tough themes, by any means. I just know what my tolerance level is. Besides, films and books are also supposed to be somewhat of an escape, as far as I am concerned. There's already so much grief and nastiness in the real world! Life is too short to spend time on films or novels that are confusing, badly done, gratuitously dark/violent, or just flatout stomach churning. Since I did read a synopsis on this film -- it's a pass for me. Not my cup of tea. Rant over.

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Come and See

Truly a nightmare

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Martyrs (French movie), i was silent and depressed for far more than 10 minutes.

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Ex Machina. God I love that movie.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have watched that movie at least 20 times by now. If you liked that movie, you should watch " Uncanny". The ending will mess with your head!

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Not a movie…but the Sopranos finale. I went through all kinds of emotions that day.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My now ex husband hated it. I loved it. He couldn't handle the ambiguity, which I thought was perfect.

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#66

Not a movie but a series . Ending scene of “Mind hunter season 1 “ . I have seen every kind of horror movies , i have seen things but that damn last scene send me into full panic attack .

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What impressed me most, was the sudden change in the character of Ed Kemper, you almost think he is a nice guy. Brilliant series, too bad it is cancelled

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Prisoners.

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The Whale

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

if you are remotly sensitive It slap hard it did to brendan fraser what lost in translation did too Bill Muray

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Well, a show. Season 6, Episode 7 of Better Call Saul. Good lord.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

ON THE BEACH - 2000 TV Movie Version This beats all the other hands down! If you have children then this will kill you. Short version is nuclear war has destroyed most of the planet and the radioactive cloud is heading towards Australia. In the end they realise there is nothing they can do and so prepare for the worst. This includes "end of life" kits for some families. The scene where a navy lieutenant is about to give his two children some special orange juice and put them to bed before giving himself and his wife an injection is a killer. Jacqueline McKenzie playing the mum is fantastic at conveying the hurt and dilemma that a mum would have to go through to do this while Grant Bowler as the dad tries to stay strong and knows it is the less horrible option. Me and my wife sat there for 30 minutes speechless and with tears in our eyes and both stood and watched our 6 year old sleeping for a while before going to bed. I'm tearing up thinking about it now.

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