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What's your favourite emotionally devastating movie? (lemmy.world)
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The Virgin Suicides for me. I bought it last week and haven't been able to work up the gumption to watch it yet. Maybe tonight.

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[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

Reprise by Lars von Trier. Probably my favourite movie but I struggle to explain why.

Honorouble mentions:

  1. THE IRONCLAW! It's not the most emotionally devaststing for me but it was for a lot of people who saw it. To me it is really special though because it's a beautifully simple film and you sit right there alongside Von Erich as he walks through different stsges of his life. You feel everything.
  2. That irish schoolboy rugby romance - Handsome Devil, i think its called
  3. The Whale

Least favourite emotionally defastating movies:

The Devil All The Time and "Love Story"