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Requiem for a Dream

Requiem for a Dream

Crime · Drama · 2000

The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.

Movie details

Requiem for a Dream

2000 Crime · Drama 1h 42m

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TMDB

8.0 / 10

Community rating

The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Darren Aronofsky

Written by

Darren Aronofsky · Hubert Selby Jr.

Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn

Sara Goldfarb

Jared Leto

Jared Leto

Harry Goldfarb

Jennifer Connelly

Jennifer Connelly

Marion Silver

Marlon Wayans

Marlon Wayans

Tyrone C. Love

Christopher McDonald

Christopher McDonald

Tappy Tibbons

Louise Lasser

Louise Lasser

Ada

Marcia Jean Kurtz

Marcia Jean Kurtz

Rae

Court is in session

Put Requiem for a Dream on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.