Most Startling Films Ever Made

Baskin

This is the most accurate depiction of evil since the movie Hellraiser, except Baskin is much more gruesome. The setting of this film is actually Hell, and the characters are put through Hell–full circle, you know?

Requiem for a Dream

This film is about the dangers of narcotics and abusing prescription drugs. Requiem for a Dream is beautifully filmed, gripping, and sad. Viewers might turn away halfway through because they are afraid of seeing the truth behind what narcotics can truly do a person. This depiction is as real as it gets.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.