Requiem for a Dream
“A look into addiction and how it overcomes the mind and body.”
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Producer: Eric Watson, Palmer West
Overview
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
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Cast
Ellen Burstyn
Sara Goldfarb
Jared Leto
Harry Goldfarb
Jennifer Connelly
Marion Silver
Marlon Wayans
Tyrone C. Love
Christopher McDonald
Tappy Tibbons
Louise Lasser
Ada
Marcia Jean Kurtz
Rae
Janet Sarno
Mrs. Pearlman
Suzanne Shepherd
Mrs. Scarlini
Joanne Gordon
Mrs. Ovadia
Charlotte Aronofsky
Mrs. Miles
Mark Margolis
Mr. Rabinowitz
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Reviews
9.0John Chard
June 13, 2015
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 addi…
9.0JPV852
October 3, 2020
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 in…
7.0corrcorr
January 23, 2021
I've never been so afraid of a refrigerator.
- B9.0
BornKnight
December 12, 2023
Requiem for a Dream is a psychological drama movie by Darren Aronofsky, based on a 1978 book of the same name by Hubert Selby (1928-2004) that passes in NY in the 70's era of drugs. The book was written already with Hubert thinking about a movie and had a screenplay for it and approached Aronofsky with it in hands,…