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Requiem for a Dream
Movie (2000)
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
Movie (2000)
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
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Sex & Nudity
There is brief full-frontal female nudity, characters seen having intercourse, and depictions of prostitution and degrading sex acts.
Violence & Gore
Content includes close-range shootings, jailhouse beatings, a stabbing fantasy, oozing arm wounds, and medical electrocution.
Profanity
Language includes frequent use of the F-word, MF-word, S-word, bitch, and ass.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
The film features heroin use, cigarette smoking, and the abuse of diet pills such as amphetamines.
Frightening Scenes
The film includes intense jailhouse beatings, close-range shootings, and a hellish medical environment where a character is strapped, force-fed, and electrocuted.
Positives & learning
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Positive messages
Addiction harms characters from different backgrounds; their hopes for control and a better life give way to self-destruction.
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Learning
Families can discuss the effects of drug addiction in real life and in the media.
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