Requiem for a Dream (2000) Parents Guide & Movie Info
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Requiem for a Dream - Family Review

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

2000 | 102 Minutes

Rated R for intense depiction of drug addiction, graphic sexuality, strong language and some violence
IMDB: 8.3 ⭐️ Votes: 845,177

Content Warnings

  • Sexual Content
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    A woman is looking at herself in a mirror wearing only a crop top. Pubic hair is clearly visible.

    A man's bare backside is seen as he runs towards his girlfriend, also nude.

    There is a long sex scene between two characters with full nudity.

    A sex toy being lubed and used on multiple women. It is shown as flashes in the dark, but still quite graphic.

    There is a very graphic sex scene at 36:54

    There is a medium graphic sex scene at 1:31:20. However this is very quick and its shown with a disturbing feeling with the sex not being the focus.

    A man stands naked in the dark. His hip region is barely visible.

    A woman takes a bath. Nudity not shown.

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    Several people are shot offscreen, it isn't graphic and is in a dark setting, but a man is briefly seen with blood splatter on his face afterwards.

    We see two people putting a body in a trash can. This is brief, and from a distance.

    Some scenes where people engage in fist fights because of a drug dealer.

    Four people are seen going through intense emotional suffering.

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    Uses of "fuck", "shit", "damn", "bitch", "hell".

    "Pussy" and "ass" are used very rarely.

    "Goddam", "Jesus", "Christ".

    A prison guard uses the N word and physical violence in a hatefully racist manner.

  • Intense Scenes
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    The film's atmosphere is extremely depressing and hopeless.

    Not for the faint of heart.

    Racism is shown at the end of the film.

    Some of the characters are sometimes in pain after fights.

    A woman experiences gloomy and frightening hallucinations, which become worse as the movie continues.

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