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For me it would be ‘Toy Story 3’. Or maybe I just want to spare myself the pain of sitting through the Incinerator again.

Grave of the Fireflies and Dancer in the Dark are definitely my two movies that absolutely devastated me emotionally and I have never recovered

I completely agree with Grave of the fireflies. I got chills immediately when you mentioned it. Yeah, I just can't with war movies 😔

Come and see (1985) is fantastic but I've never been so exhausted, specially in the last act. And the kid terrorized face never leaves you.

I wouldn't say NEVER, but definitely will need a few years before I plan on watching again: A Ghost Story

I agree 100% with your choices. Here are other 10 great movies that I believe I'll never watch again: -City of Life and Death (2009) -Monster (2003) -Come and See (1985) -Manchester By the Sea (2016) -Audition (1999) -Amour (2012) -Elephant (2003) -Hereditary (2018) -In the Company of Men (1997) -Revolutionary Road (2008)

for me it's nightcrawler , the big sick,four lions , Bajirao Mastani, my name is Khan,wolf of wall street,lootera, the dirty picture, centurion , the dictator etc .

I imagine Boys Don't Cry will be on a future list. And Blue Valentine feels so real and observant, with the contrast of the Honeymoon phase compared to the waning days where one partner is clearly not interested anymore, and we all know the signifiers of both in others', and our own, personal relationships.

I saw 9 out of the 10 movies that you mentioned in this list and I totaly agree with your choise, but this list can be longer, for sure. Hope to see a part 2 of this list pretty soon.

Two more I would add are Sunshine and Manchester by the Sea. The first is an incredibly demoralizing film that shows the worst of humanity and how powerless we are in the vacuum of space, and the second is just downright one of the most gut wrenching films I’ve ever seen.

I watched Ratcatcher (1999) for a film class. It is a fantastic portrayal of a young boy dealing with the trauma of the death of a friend, extreme poverty, gangs…but I have never been so thoroughly depressed watching a movie

The Nightingale. It's a masterpiece, I highly recommend it to everyone, but I let them know that parts of it are extremely hard to watch. I can't even describe how horrible a couple of the scenes are, it's so repulsive. But the scenes are there for a reason, and they are made to give an emotional impact.

Once again your content is so creative! Two great movies I'll never watch again: Robert Eggers's The Witch and Polanski's Rosemary's Baby (I had terrible nightmares after watch them, they both scared the hell out of me). I'd watch The Father again if I have to see it with somebody else, but I completly understand your point, in some ways it's a horror movie. I agree 100% with you on Uncut Gems. Blue Valentine is actually one of my all time favorites even though is heartbreaking and sad I've seen it a couple of times. Here in Brazil they translated the movie for something like "dating forever", like it was something really romantic and they released on Valentine's Day, so can you imagine all the couples in love going to cinema and watching this, they felt so frustated! hehe

I love your videos and always get such great ideas of things to watch from you. I saw 15 minutes of A Clockwork Orange and will NEVER watch the rest of it. I am not easily disturbed by movies, but that 15 minutes, along with other clips I have seen, is all I ever need of this movie. I would watch Requiem for a Dream 10 times in a row before watching Clockwork Orange. The movie that I could only watch once is The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. It was just heart wrnching for me. I loved the characters so much that I felt what was happening to them. I had the same reaction to reading the book--only once.

What a great topic and a great list! I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels the same way about certain undeniably great movies. Among mine: Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master, Aronovsky's The Wrestler (have not seen Requiem) and maybe top of my list, Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby--devastated, and don't think I could put myself through it again. Love all your videos--yours is a voice I trust, as I very much share many of your tastes and sensibilities. Thanks for all of your great recommendations and discussions!

The first movie that comes to mind is Martyrs from 2008!!!

I agree about "The Father". My mind is my best friend and I would prefer that a rapid giraffe tear me to pieces rather than develop dementia. I agree with all your choices. I won't ever see any of those films again.

First and Last Man - Boggling in its Cerebral reach. A must see but it took all I had to fully grasp it. October Sky - The very end is so deeply moving I exploded into tears. Ben Hur (Charalton Heston) - Can't begin to explain... Star Trek TNG - The Inner Light - A mans life with a loving wife and cherished children suddenly gone. Martyrs - Much more than a blood soaked torture fest. The most wrenching I've seen. My soul had to clench it, but was sufficiently infused in one viewing. Just one. What our Father demands. (All of these are mandatory, but I'm 64. Possible generational impact differentials.)

one film that comes to mind is Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master". two days i spent thinking about this film and Joaquin Phoenix character. One of the best films I've seen. But i can't subject myself to such emotional roller-coaster any time soon.

Much though I love Ghibli, I don't think I can stand to watch Grave of the Fireflies even once, based on accounts such as this.

Schindler's List should be on the list.

Great list I agree enjoyed the video thanks for sharing

I watched The Elephant Man as a nine year old and felt like I was thrown into a lions den. It was the most heartbreaking movie I’d ever seen (in all of my nine years of existence). Forget when I cried my eyes out during Puff the Magic Dragon or when the horse died in the swamp of sadness in The Neverending Story, this was pure torture. I was on the verge of tears the entire time because it was based on a true story and I simply couldn’t believe people could be that cruel. It shattered my innocence and I felt let down by humanity, pretty dramatic for a little kid to be feeling these emotions, but I simply never thought adults could be so heartless. I’ve never wanted to revisit the film, despite its acclaim. Try sitting through a film with a lump in your throat for the majority of the film because you’re too embarrassed to break out in tears. Absolute emotional torture. Never again. The other was The Bicycle Thief. We had to view it for class. Had no idea a film could be so simple yet so heartbreaking. It ripped my soul to pieces. I’m too sensitive. Thanks to those two experiences, I’ll never watch Come and See, Grave of the Fireflies, Benny’s Video. I zapped La Ceremonie from memory, and I’m even afraid to watch Zone of Interest.

I have 'Eden Lake' on my list. This film becomes disturbingly bleak very fast and its ending is absolutely haunting!

Thank you for uploading this video! I'm quite impressed about your list and I can organize my computer's memory😄

This is a great topic by the way! I’m so emotionally impacted by films - I don’t understand how people can watch really depressing or dystopic stories more than once.

Requiem for a Dream was made for this list. I watched it twice, though.

"Sublime" (2007), "Jacob's Ladder" (1990), & "Erasurehead" (1977) are three absolute masterpieces that fall into this category for me. I watched them all multiple times years ago, but as much as I truly love all three films I have no real interest in sitting through them again today. Well, with maybe one exception... Sublime is probably the lesser known of the bunch here, but it's such a brilliantly disturbing film! Tom Cavanaugh turned in a truly remarkable performance (who knew?!), & it still kind of baffles me that it hasn't become a legendary-level cult classic.

That's a solid list. Had to buy the Clint Mansell score for Requiem. I knew I was not going to be able to watch that one over and over for it's incredible soundtrack.

Even though Grave of the fireflies tears me up just thinking about it, watching the ending and beginning back to back, no matter how heartbreaking, is also absolutely beautiful and in a way, also provides a sort-of-happy ending.

As soon as I saw the title of this video, the 1st movie the popped into my head was Gaspar Noé's Irreversible. Phenomenal film making, but the intensity & graphic nature of the narrative, coupled with a soundtrack DESIGNED to make the viewer uncomfortable, is just too much for a 2nd viewing (so far). No way I could deprive myself of a Kubrick movie forever. Except for his early works Killer's Kiss & Fear & Desire, I MUST see his entire catalog yearly. My wife & I's first movie we saw at home while dating was Full Metal Jacket, so we've probably seen it together now 22 times! Speaking of the wife we both loved Blue Valentine when it hit the theaters, and I bought the Blu-ray the day it came out. Still haven't convinced her to watch it again!

Ooooh, this video is SO close to my heart because I loooove a lot of movies that I don't pretend watching again (maybe some scenes but not the whole movie) because they are 1) way too scary/uncomfortable for me 2) they make me feel extremely sad 3) I love them and I appreciate them in the moment but apparently not enough to want to revisit them. From your list: A Clockwork Orange, Requiem for a Dream and 12 Years a Slave I've never seen Uncut Gems and Funny Games, precisely because my brother told me: "With your anxiety? Mmm, maybe not" 😅 A movie that traumatized me for LIFE (and I'm kinda grateful that my mind protected me so I don't remember much, just that I felt a lot of anguish) is IRREVERSIBLE. Also, I loooove Oldboy (the original one of course) but no thank you, I won't watch it again, not in the near future 😆same with: Blue Velvet, Nocturnal Animals (Aaron Taylor-Johnson character made me feel sooo uncomfortable), Isle of Dogs, First Reformed, Roma, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Werk ohne Autor (Never Look Away)... Cinema Paradiso!!! What a masterpiece BUT I watched it twice and by the end I was sobbing, both times... There must be a lot more but I can't remember right now 🤷🏻‍♀

I'll never watch Dancer in the Dark ever again...

To get the war out of the way: The Pianist and Come and See. (With immediate reaction of “How do I live now that I’ve seen it”) But there was a movie with Owen Wilson. No Escape. Now. Idk if it a great movie and whether it belongs on this list. I don’t remember. 😆 All I can remember is that there was a movie and I had anxiety attack every 5 minutes. To the point of whimpering. 😅 It probably wasn’t bad cause I never wanted to leave the theater. I have so many questions about this movie that would be easily answered by rewatching it. But nope. Never coming near it. Let it remain a heart attack enigma for the rest of my life. I’m good. 😂

Hey Mariana! Great list! I would have to add the Nightingale, directed by Jennifer Kent. Dear lord that film is insane

I honestly love Uncut Gems. I know it's a stressful film and its not for everyone but Sandler delivers the goods in that one!

Requiem for a dream is a literal nightmare. I loved it, but my god. Also I enjoyed Marriage Story but it's just too emotionally racking to watch again.

Excellent video Marianna. Loved it. Amazing choices there. Especially Requiem for a dream. That film is terrifying, and really hard to watch.

Oh yeah, I could make a list like this as well but I just KNOW that I will rewatch them at some point.🌚 Okay, maybe w the exception of Martyrs😂✋🏼

Definitely agree with Requiem for a Dream and A Clockwork Orange, I would definitely add Polytechnique as well

I totally agree with you on Uncut Gems. The overlapping dialogue of the movie and bad decisions of the sandler's character put my nerves on the edge of shattering.

Akira Kurosawa's "Ikuru." Amazing film - it made me empathize with my father in a way I never had before, but without the redemption arc. One of my top 5 films of all time, but I would never put myself through watching it again because... pain, regret, etc.

For me, in no particular order- 1. High Life (2018) 2. Calvaire (2004) 3. Aniara (2018) 4. The Road (2009) 5. The Divide (2011)

These are my favorite type of lists because most titles people place in this specific category are usually ones that are all-time favorite films of mine that I love to rewatch. I see many of them on your list, Marianna. Terrific choices! I live for emotionally tough dramas that depict real life problems. The more depressing, the better. It's one way in which I have processed my own struggles in the past. That said, my version of this list only contains two films, Cannibal Holocaust and Salo: 120 Days of Sodom. Though, I hesitate to actually call either one GREAT, both are just extremely effective at what they set out to do. I never want any part of them again.

Ohm, I can actually re watch 8/10 films here. The only exceptions are Son Of Saul and Requiem For A Dream. Those films go to a place that's difficult to get out of. I think another great title for a second list is Dance In The Dark. I watched when I was TOO young for it (maybe 12 or 13), I'm 31 now and I don't see myself rewatching it. Amazing VIDEO 👏🏻♥️

Foxcatcher was one of mine. A movie I absolutely adored but it was just way too bleak for me to ever sit through again.

My personal one-and-done’s: -Grave of the Fireflies -The Hours -12 Years a Slave -Full Metal Jacket (likely)

Def agree with Blue Valentine! but the masochist in me saw it 2 times because the acting was so good

ughhh Uncut Gems is definitely one of mine too. I actually did rewatch Full Metal Jacket and yea that was a mistake. I never need to see The Road again either. I agree on most war films as well, generally only need to see those once and really, I need to psyche myself up to watch in the first place. I think the only exception is 1917 which I've seen a few times.

The boot camp half was just so true to the actual experience. They spent the first half of it tearing us down then building us up. After graduation we felt ten feet tall and bulletproof. For better or worse...

12 Years A Slave was the first movie that popped into my head when I saw the title. I want to see Still Alice but haven't yet for the same reasons you mentioned about The Father.

I am excited to chech out 12 years slave and blue valentine based on review-- will check back--12 hr days the highlight is going back to see ur rvws to plan my downtime :) thanks!

OMG you including Son of Saul is such a proud Hungarian moment for me lol. But if you liked that You MUST check out another Hungarian masterpiece about that time period, called Fateless. I truly think it’s even better of a movie!

Great list! Was recounting sitting through "Lilya 4 Ever" to my flatmate the other day. That would be top of my list of movies that are seared into my brain and I never, ever want to watch again.

great video...thank you

Grave of the Firefleis is one of my all time favorites. The death of the little one still makes me cry.

Excellent list (although I can always rewatch Kubrick and I have watched Son of Saul twice). I would add the emotionally devastating Breaking the Waves by Lars Von Trier (1996).

Green Mile; The Boy With the Stripped Pajamas; Shawshank Redemption, etc.

Another fine list. I've seen Clockwork at least 10 times but I get it. For me, Frances w Jessica Lange's heartbreaking performance in the true story, & The Onion Field w a super creepy James Woods villain.

Great list! Requiem for sure. I would add “Kids,” for its last scene and “Pi.”

100% agree with uncut gems!

Great video topic. I still need to watch Grave of Fireflies despite knowing it will destroy me

Even though I understand your view and think you had great picks, I usually want to go back to many of these types of films. I think there are similarities between the fright you feel from seeing a horror film and a movie that make you cry. Or right out distributing scenes. It is all "negative" feelings that you have to handle. Personally I sometimes want experience these feelings again. In a "controlled environment". To mention an older film I haven't re-watched for these reasons I must mention Come and See. I know it's a Russian movie so I understand if you feel it is inappropriate to mention it. But that had simular effect on me as you felt for Grave of the Fireflies. A newer movie is Gaspar Noes Vortex that sort of combines both The Father and Hanekes Amour. It's still a great work of art with great acting and make good use of two continuous perspectives.

Now, about a day after I watch your video I found my number one pick. I remember I rated it 5 out of 5 immediately after watching it. It has the elements of the movies you mentioned, but at the same time it is both slow and long. My pick is Ang Lee's Lust, Causion.

Such a dope list, only seen two of these films.......Gosling is such a beast

For me, Platoon and Wind River. Both amazing movies IMO, but would be hard to watch them twice. Good video 👍

I re-watched Requiem for a Dream multiple times as a teenager. Definitely not an easy or fun watch, but I personally believe it's highly-effective as a deterrent of hard-drug use. Teens should honestly be watching this in schools, even if just to see a portrait of what addiction can look like, how easily you can slip into it, and that even addicts deserve empathy too.

As soon as I saw this topic come up, I thought of four movies. You it hit two, Son of Saul and Grave of the Fireflies. The Stoning of Soraya M. and Lilya 4 Ever are two others. I have more, but those were the first ones that came to mind.

For me it's 12 Years A Slave, Hereditary and Much Ado About Nothing...

Grave of the fireflies I think is on my list as well. A remarkable movie but I cried from the beginning to the end and could not open my eyes the next day, felt like shit for a week at least and sometimes burst into tears again. A painful experience of an amazing masterpiece. Also, have not tried but I am pretty sure I cannot watch schindler's list again.

Leaving Las Vegas (Depressing as hell. And I've seen people like Nick Cage in this movie), Requiem For A Dream (I'm with you here) , Full Metal Jacket doesn't thrill me to watch again anytime soon. I can sometimes take an extra viewing of an extraordinarily dark film if it is really a philosophical work of art. So A Clockwork Orange I most likely will see again. Likewise the darkest film I've ever seen Pasolini's Salo. I actually own the Criterion edition of it and have seen it in the theatres twice! And when I am done I feel like I have been concussed and lie splattered across the asphalt on a busy street. Yet I will probably watch it again sometime. Why? To try to understand the depth of what he is getting at. I watch this with the same trepidation that I bring to reading the works of Georges Bataille. But since part of my mission in life is to deal with the dark stuff in order to bring a little light to others I take that as part of the price. But Marianna what about Иди и смотри? That's a film I have seen twice, once in the theatre, and I recently picked up a BluRay but I have to approach it in the right mood. (Not a Saturday morning!) I have to build up to it. Oddly enough one film that touched a nerve in me that I haven't quite had the wherewithal to return to, though I own a copy is The Strangers. Most horror films don't do this to me. But for some reason this one does. And Martyrs? Yes I will will watch that again! Thanks for the video Marianna. It prompted many thoughts.

My Dad is suffering from Alzheimer's, So I'm actually living "The Father" at the moment. A brilliant movie that is a true representation of the disease. Not a movie I need to ever watch again

Chan-Wook Park's famous [The Vengeance Trilogy] (Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Sympathy For Lady Vengeance, and Old Boy). They are all fantastic masterpieces but I do not feel like watching them twice.

I've been catching up on documentaries lately, and some of mine would be Grizzly Man and Blackfish. Very important documentaries about our relationship with nature, utterly blood-curdling even when it doesn't show you the full picture... the ending of Grizzly Man, just... damn.

You got the thumbs-up for Grave of the Fireflies. I cried for 30 minutes after I watched this movie.

definitely agree with A Clockwork Orange and Requiem for a Dream. I watched Requiem with some others, and afterwards we watched cartoons as a way to try lighten up lol. I read Leaving Las Vegas and it was such a heavy book I haven't been able to get myself to watch the movie. But I have a feeling it would fit in with this category as well.

Would be interested in your view of Lee Tamahori's "Once Were Warriors."

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Hachiko, Watership down.....and a lot more :D

So avoid watching depressing crap. Duh. For 50 years (from 1927 to 1977) the film academy was so frightened of comedy (the REAL proof of ultimate acting skill) that it never awarded one with an Oscar for best picture until Annie Hall, which speaks volumes.

I loved this video. Midnight Express would make my list of "never again" films. It was really good but so heartbreaking. My twin's pick is a German war film called The Bridge.

I would definitely add Come and See to this list (I assume you've seen it). A great film but the level of intensity gets almost too much at some times. I almost couldn't get through it all in one session.

Worth a watch but only once: •High Tension •Beloved •The Strange Thing About the Johnsons •A Clockwork Orange(on this list 😊) •The Hills Have Eyes

Great list, and I agree with all of the choices in there, though there are a few movies I have not seen personally. I would add The Joker. Towards the end of that movie, I was just waiting for it to end so that I could leave the theatre. It was so brutal, so bleak, so nihilistic, and so void of any glimmer of hope that I just spent the rest of the week in a depressed funk. It has been compared to Taxi Driver but at least that movie had some hope and light in it. The Joker did not. Also, Lilya 4 Ever. Great movie, but my god it gutted me.

I HIGHLY agree with Son of Saul. I'm also a huge fan of Ken Loach, but I don't think I could watch I, Daniel Blake or Sorry We Missed You again. Too heartbreaking.

First time watching this channel. I love this topic! The movie I don't think I can bring myself to watch again is "Dancer in the Dark". I don't know if it was because I already was a big fan of Bjork growing up or it was just a phenomenal performance. It was just heartbreaking. If you aren't ugly crying by the end, you are not human. 🤣

Great list, I can't think of 10 right now, but some came to my mind, Grave of the fireflies for sure, Martyrs (2008), Irreversible, Salo, and Tusk, the last one is not good, but I hate it so much that I wanted to add it the same.

I’ll almost always watch anything great more than once, however disturbing. Just this year, I watched Threads for the first time and watched it again a week later. The only one of these (among those I’ve seen) about which I felt similar to you was Requiem for a Dream. Still only seen it once, more than 20 years ago. Gave away my DVD. A terrific piece of craftsmanship, but harrowing AF. One of my favorite film scores, though.

I recommend Watership Down (1978), if you've never seen it. Beautiful film that I think would probably make your list.

Great list although I’ve seen the Kubrick films on this list many, many times and probably will continue to (I got his entire catalog as a gift from gf one Christmas). I would most agree with Uncut Gems for sure. For what it was, it couldn’t have been more effective but man, did I need a shower afterwards.

Agree with all the movies in the list...i would also include Mother! by Darren Aronofsky...my god that film was brutal and a masterpiece imo. Also Grave of the Fireflies is my 3rd favourite film of all time (after Inception and The Social Network) which I've only seen once but i haven't forgot the effect it has on me.

Like Crazy (2012) is one I can never watch again for a lot of reasons. It’s probably a weird choice, but I could never see myself rewatching this and it’s been nearly a decade since I watched it and I still know exactly how it makes me feel and I’d rather not think about how I said I’d never let myself be like the main characters and still ended up like them. Beyond that I find it challenging to watch any Anton Yelchin movies still to this day.

Requiem For A Dream Clockwork Orange - I think the last time I watched it, the old droog nearly drowning Alex was just too much to take. Not to mention the drops in the propped-open eyes. Not to mention the...well, there are other scenes as well. The Father was so good. And it hits too close to the bone, as we're dealing with that with my father-in-law. The only one on this list that I can think of at the moment is one you turned me onto, "I'm Thinking of Ending Things." I thought about it a lot the week afterwards, but I can't ever see myself watching that one again, even watching it for the subtle changes.

Marianna! Have you watched “Barbarian” yet? Premiered tonight in my area. Get to a theatre now! It was terrifyingly dark, I’ve not seen anything like that in quite some time. Still processing but man, that one’s going to leave a mark. Go in without watching any reviews if you can. I went in not knowing what to expect and it was horror and tension the whole ride through. I’d LOOOOOVE to hear your thoughts on this one. I wish I could compare to other horror out there but this one’s in a league of its own. Enjoy! 😱

One of my fav movies ever is requiem for a dream and I've seen it so many times but it's Def one where I fully understand why most people can only watch it once, if they can even make it through it once. Clockwork orange is also one of my fav movies and it is just a masterpiece that ask some important and fascinating questions that don't have any easy answers. I'm just very used to and I guess gravitated to depressing or dark movies. Idk why. I actually can't think of a movie that I loved but wouldn't ever watch again. The only thing close to that is probably a movie called 'spun'. It's a movie about some meth addicts. There's almost no story really but I used to be addicted to methamphetamines and watching that movie is just so hard to watch for a recovering or non using addict of methamphetamine cuz of how its shot and how its edited and the acting. It makes you almost want to use again. Probably doesn't make any non addict ever want to use but for a recovering addict of meth it does. It's hard to describe how it would have that affect because it definitely doesn't make meth look good.

Largely agree with the films presented here, although I'll always rewatch a Kubrick film. A few films I have no intention of watching a second time include Martyrs (and probably most of the New French Extremity films), Antichrist (maybe quite a few Lars von Trier films, in fact!), Climax, Cannibal Holocaust (why did I even watch that a first time???) and Salo

Requiem for a dream was the first thing I thought of when reading the title. Clockwork Orange I hated deeply so for sure I'm not watching it again. I agree with everything you said about Uncut Gems but there's no doubt I'll see it a few more times. For some reason Full Metal Jacket didn't have that much of an impact on me. I think I might have been to young when I saw it so this one is also on the rewatch list. Unfortunately the other are still waiting in the watch list, and I think The Father will be an one time viewing. And btw I never heard of Grave of the Fireflies before. I'm super curious now

I absolutely agree on Son of Saul. I would like to add Lust Caution by Ang Lee and Never Let Me Go with Carey Mulligan. 😢

Good list. Marianna, you need to see and review a war movie called "Come and See". It's a 1985 Russian movie that depicts the atrocities of the Nazi invasion of a province of Russia. It's in the Criterion collection. The acting by the young boy that plays the lead is outstanding. Give it a watch and please review it. It might even make this list.

- Knowing - Arlington Road - Blue Valentine (Indeed) - Twin Peaks - The War Of Roses - Scarface (with Al Pacino) - Nymphomaniac