"It Made Me Have A Panic Attack And Throw Up" — 17 Of The Most F*cked Up Movies People Have Ever Watched

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"I took a break midway through just to smoke a cigarette and mentally regroup."

Personally, I only like to watch movies that make me feel good. A lighthearted comedy is a great choice, for example. However, I know some people like to explore darker topics and genres...

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1. Martyrs (2008)

Woman with bloodied hands and face lying on a chair, looking distressed

Wild Bunch

"Good film but absolutely not for the faint of heart." 

u/DalekPredator

"I took a break midway through just to smoke a cigarette and mentally regroup. Never done that with any other movie."  

u/IrishCarBomber666

2. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father

Two women, one with glasses and short hair, and an older woman with glasses and white hair, smile while holding a baby with a pacifier

Oscilloscope Laboratories

"It left me shaking and infuriated."

u/Ok_Caramel1517

"It will always win this question because real life is worse than any movie. It’s the only film I’ve ever lost sleep over, and I've seen most of the movies mentioned here."

u/billy_the_p  

3. Happiness

A scene with a man wearing glasses, a blazer, and a tie, sitting at an office desk filled with papers and folders

Good Machine Releasing

u/meuserj

"This is the one. This one was the one that put me off the 'f*cked up movie' genre I was exposing myself to in my 20s."  

u/sosomething

4. I Saw the Devil

Two individuals are in a dark scene; one person with blood on his face stares at the other person, who is restrained and bloodied. Names unknown

Showbox

5. A Serbian Film

A person with a disheveled appearance yells intensely, their face covered in blood and eyes wide open

Unearthed Films

"Awful!"

u/Rockals

"I watched that a few nights ago and it was absolutely disgusting, it definitely left a scar in my brain."  

u/Aquii_changchi

6. Threads

Man in a traffic warden uniform with a bandaged face and holding a rifle, standing outdoors with a crowd in the background

BBC

"Really puts things into perspective."

u/West_Plum_9442

"I got the absolute wild experience of watching this in Secondary school. About 30 14-years-olds being traumatised was brutal." 

u/BrokenSpectre_13

7. The Human Centipede

A person in a white lab coat stands outside a house, pointing a remote control toward the camera, with a stern expression and sunglasses on

Bounty Films

"It's a totally disgusting shock and awe horror movie about an evil psychotic doctor who commits some extremely unspeakable crimes, that's all I am going to say." 

u/Apprehensive_Idea758

"Truly, heed the warning on this one. Just don’t watch it."  

u/butfirstcoffee427

8. Irréversible

Two men are inside a car. The man in the foreground looks contemplative with his hand covering part of his face, while the man in the background speaks to him

Mars Distribution

10. Come and See

Scene featuring a distressed boy with short hair being held by a soldier in uniform. A building and other soldiers are in the background

Sovexportfilm

11. Requiem for a Dream

Jared Leto and Jennifer Connelly lying on their backs, heads touching, from a scene in the movie "Requiem for a Dream."

Summit Entertainment

12. Sausage Party

 Brenda the bun, Frank the sausage, Barry the bagel, and Sammy Bagel Jr., looking shocked

Sony Pictures Releasing

13. Seven

Brad Pitt, with a distressed expression and bandages on his face, points a gun in a dramatic scene from a movie

New Line Cinema

"Felt like a little piece of me died when I finished that movie."

u/FrostyJenkins

14. Eraserhead

A person with a disheveled hairstyle looks directly at the camera with a startled expression, set against a dark, grainy background

Libra Films

"I couldn't finish it."

u/xubax

"Try watching it in a cinema at a formative age. Not being able to leave because your friends are there too. Fuelled my nightmares for years. Still gives me shivers."  

u/gomibushi

15. We Need to Talk About Kevin

Young person with tousled hair wearing a white shirt, indoors with a staircase in the background

Paramount Pictures

"Seriously, every moment of this movie is disturbing, uncomfortable, terrifying, heartbreaking, just... F*cked up." 

u/Lvndris91

16. Megan Is Missing

Two women, both smiling, are sitting in a bedroom. One is wearing a tank top, and the other is wearing a polka-dot dress. The bedroom has a cozy and casual appearance

Anchor Bay Films

17. Monster (2003)

Charlize Theron portrays a distressed character pointing a gun in a wooded area

Newmarket Films

"I was aged about ten. I had a portable DVD player and it was free at the front of a newspaper. Only movie that made me throw up. I got about five minutes in."

u/aglover

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