To ask for films that have unsettled you

[marmite92]

I am in need of films that will actually keep me engaged and take my mind off my life at the moment, nice rom coms don't cut it right now! So please send your list of weird/disturbing/unsettling films my way

I can't watch horror films but I did see Changeling, and that really affected me as it is based on a true story.

Hereditary

Seven.
Dirty Pretty Things.

Rob Roy (one scene in particular).

The Innocents (original version with Deborah Kerr).
The Haunting (original version, much scarier than the remake).

Breaking the Waves. Emily Watson is just heart-breaking in it.
Mona Lisa, the first time I saw it (I was just 18 and had led a relatively sheltered life in many ways. It really brought home to me how seedy London could be.)

And though not films....

Lots of Black Mirror episodes. Although we now appear to be living several of them, so in that respect not much of what's happening around us came as much of a surprise in this household.

Several episodes of Outlander.
Several episodes of Peaky Blinders.
The episode of Casualty where the hospital blows up (I think it's only been shown on TV once to my knowledge, and it's at least 25 years old now but it really was harrowing).

Case 39 with Renne zellweger

Me before you 😭

And just to add, if you're looking for films that aren't disturbing exactly but will probably get you thinking, then

Interstellar
Moon
I am Mother
and assorted other science fiction on Netflix

Sophie's Choice - watched late at night while feeding my newborn daughter. Like a dagger in the heart.

Bambi

Crash was horrible..

I’ve now watched The Platform thanks to this thread. It was certainly thought provoking (and pretty bleak).

I had to turn Breaking the Waves off after about 20 minutes - it was so dismal / bleak / unrelenting and misogynistic

@Sophiafour yes love films that get me thinking too! Thanks for the suggestions

The Swimmer

I know it's more of a biographical film, but Unrest on Amazon is extremely sad and provokes much thought.

Thank you thank you! I've been needing to find something for watch!!

The Life of David Gale. Films about the death penalty always get to me.

Mum and Dad
Never let me go
The Purge
Wolf Creek

The Impossible & The Boy in the striped Pyjamas

Hotel Rwanda

Let The Right One In. The original Swedish version, not the American remake.

I found Deliverance really disturbing.

Mothman prophecies- haunted me for ages
Labyrinth? The Spanish one. Sorry tired and forgetful.
The others - very unsettling

The Descent, and we need to talk about Kevin

Hereditary.

I've always been tempted by Wolf Creek but always stop just short of watching it.

Has anyone suggested Climax yet?

Sorry To Bother You

Anything by Bong Joon Ho