What a shit film. It really is. 8.3 on IMDB is ludicrous. Absolutely insane. I remember being in high school and my buddies liking it because they thought it was edgy. They wanted to be cool. But as adults, I think we all should be in agreement that this movie is garbage. Because it is. What a pooper of a film.

Misc scared me from watching it. That and human centipede.

Good. You're not missing anything by not watching either of those. Requiem isn't gross though, it's just gloomy, negative and completely retarded.

Your takes are always shit tier. You can't articulate why the movie is bad, only that it is. Because you're a dumbass. You are literally the worst poster the misc has ever seen.

Consider yourself lucky. Don't ever watch it.

You ever seen Spun (2002)? It's a far better drug movie from that era. Check it out if you haven't already. Requiem is trash. Just one continuous swirl down the drain.

Never understood all the hype, so I watched it just because. I wasn't a fan...

Can't stand that movie or the jew pervert director

I just watched a movie he did recently called Caught Stealing (2025). You see that one yet? Don't waste your time. Mediocre at best. I did enjoy Black Swan (2010) & The Wrestler (2008) though.

Damn and Fuck his ****** ass mascot contest no one is taking serious.

You and Michelle Ass 2 Ass?

Black swan was decent but felt dirty. The Wrestler has ulterior motives.

I think Black Swan was supposed to feel a bit dirty.

I haven’t watched it yet, but I plan to. I’ve heard a lot of good things about it, and I like Ellen Burystn

You're going to be massively disappointed. I guarantee it.

they based that film off of the streets of PA

Do you still love me, Rich?

Well it made for a crappy film.

pulp fiction
Eraserhead
2001: A Space Odyssey

why they are high rated?

It was a popular favorite among us x’ers In 2000 but I can’t rewatch anytime I try but watching it then I got the biggest fucking boner a midget could do chin ups on at Jennifer Connelly

I thought it'd be funnier with Marlon Wayans in it, but there's some laughs to be had

I don't think it's supposed to be a comedy, my friend.

I don't know about Eraserhead, but the other two are solid films. Maybe a bit overrated, but not by much. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind with Jim Carrey is a mediocre one with an inexplicably high IMDB rating of 8.3. Requiem takes the cake though. It's a bad movie. I suspect many of those who love it haven't watched it since highschool.

Maid Marian

A month later, I got around to watching it. I think it's actually not too bad. Ellen Burstyn is an all-time great actress. She delivers here. There's a commendable anti-drug message. The filming style conveys a tripping vibe, as intended; but I admit that film kinda overdoes it. I give it a 7.5/10

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I watched 2000’s “Requiem for a Dream” on 03/20/2026 when I saw it available on one of the free apps on my Roku. It has a high score on IMDB, and Burstyn got an Oscar nomination. Thus, I went into the movie with some high expectations. I think it’s a solid movie overall

The movie, at least as I saw it, has a fairly straightforward point about addictions. The four main characters are addicted to drugs (i.e. heroin and diet pills), and they suffer ruination as a result. In that sense, the movie conveys a standard anti-drug message. On another layer, I think the film also explores the motivations for why people become addicted, arguing that low self-esteem, loneliness, escapism, and purposelessness are some of the causes. For example, Burstyn turns to drugs because she’s an overweight, aging widow; and the drugs make her feel better about her body and social status. Leto and Wayans turn to drugs partly because, in the absence of other goals, being a successful dealer is perhaps the only viable material goal to which they can aspire.

To be frank, the message of this movie, while relevant and commendable, is not too original. There are many drug movies out there ... The movie's bigger draw might be the filming style. There’s an intense score. There are many dreamy sequences. There are rapid camera cuts. There are also some Spike Lee-ish scenes of a moving camera right in front of a character’s face as he/she walks forward.

The filming style sometimes had a cool effect, creating a trippy vibe. I felt like I were right in the character’s heads when they were intoxicated. But I have to admit --- I wish the film reined it in. The score and filming style eventually lost effect from over-use, and I began to get so annoyed: I think I even felt the comings of a bad headache because of the score and filming style.

Ellen Burstyn gives a great acting performance. The fat-suit and prosthetics look credible, and she delivers a convincing scene where she talks to Leto about why being on TV is important to her. I think she was deserving of her Oscar nomination. Marlon Wayans does OK in a dramatic role. Leto and Connelly are serviceable.

7.5/10.

Agree with OP. Requiem for a Dream is a bottom tier avant-garde slop film. It has no redeeming qualities.

It's an OK movie not great not terrible. I'd rate it like a 6/10...I do remember it being huge when I was in high school around 2006 then in college a little bit til 2010...Became a cult like film.

There is some good acting in it though, but honestly lol what I liked most about the movie was the Soundtrack really went well with the scenes.

I watched it just to see what the hype was about. Okay, I guess, but I can't recall much about it. I was grossed out though by Jared Leto's totally ruined druggy arm as shit like that gets to me.

Not as good as I hoped.