Most Startling Films Ever Made

Antiviral

If you don’t like medical stuff, especially needles, this isn’t the movie for you. While it’s beautifully shot, this 2012 film is terrifying on all accounts.

We Need to Talk About Kevin

This 2011 NC-17-rated film will hurt something inside of you that you never knew you had. This movie, starring Ezra Miller, John C. Reilly, and Tilda Swinton, follows a couple and their child Kevin, who turns out to be a sociopathic teen who commits a horrific act. As chilling as it sounds, it is also really good.

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The More You Know

  • The iconic body and hand in the poster for American Beauty belong to actress/model Chloe Hunter, not Mena Suvari.
  • Before the advent of cups and bowls, people in ancient England used hollowed-out human skulls to hold their food and drink.
  • During the filming of The Grinch, Jim Carrey sought counseling from a Navy SEAL to learn torture-resistance techniques in order to handle the extensive makeup.
  • Frank Sinatra was offered the lead role in Die Hard.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.