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What the Hell Did I Just Watch?

by thulsadoom1981 • Created 3 years ago • Modified 1 year ago
A list of strange and or disturbing films that warped me a bit and made a lasting impression; some never to be watched again
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  • Brian Salzberg in Begotten (1989)

    1. Begotten

    19891h 12mUnrated
    5.6 (12K)
    Presented in a surreal, gory and entirely visual manner, Begotten tells of the death of religion, the abuse of nature by Man and a nihilistic outlook on what life ultimately is.
    DirectorE. Elias MerhigeStarsBrian SalzbergDonna DempseyStephen Charles Barry
    GOOD GOD WHAT IS THIS?!!
  • Danny Elfman, Jan Stuart Schwartz, and Susan Tyrrell in Forbidden Zone (1980)

    2. Forbidden Zone

    19801h 14mR64Metascore
    6.5 (5.8K)
    The bizarre and musical tale of a girl who travels to another dimension through the gateway found in her family's basement.
    DirectorRichard ElfmanStarsGene CunninghamMarie-Pascale ElfmanVirginia Rose
    Sweet Lord, what the? Danny Elfman and his brother get really weird.
  • Marquis (1989)

    3. Marquis

    19891h 23mR
    6.7 (1.6K)
    Pre-French Revolution Bastille holds political prisoners: a woman impregnated by king after rape, police chief accused of selling tainted meat, Marquis wrongfully charged with conspiring against king.
    DirectorHenri XhonneuxStarsFrançois MarthouretValérie KlingMichel Robin
    Uh, well, it's a movie about the captive Marquis De Sade but with puppets. His penis is an individual puppet and there's a scene where a lobster is inserted in...well...yeah.
  • Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg in Antichrist (2009)

    4. Antichrist

    20091h 48mNot Rated49Metascore
    6.5 (142K)
    A grieving couple retreat to their cabin in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage, but nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse.
    DirectorLars von TrierStarsWillem DafoeCharlotte GainsbourgStorm Acheche Sahlstrøm
    Well, it is a Lars Von Trier movie, so what did I expect?
  • Jack Nance in Eraserhead (1977)

    5. Eraserhead

    19771h 29mNot Rated87Metascore
    7.3 (138K)
    Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newborn mutant child.
    DirectorDavid LynchStarsJack NanceCharlotte StewartAllen Joseph
    The original 'What the ?' movie
  • The ABCs of Death (2012)

    6. The ABCs of Death

    20122h 9mNot Rated43Metascore
    4.7 (21K)
    A 26-chapter anthology that showcases death in all its vicious wonder and brutal beauty.
    DirectorsKaare AndrewsAngela BettisHélène CattetStarsIngrid Bolsø BerdalIván GonzálezKyra Zagorsky
    some great, some not, some hard to watch
  • Scarlett Johansson in Under the Skin (2013)

    7. Under the Skin

    20131h 48mR83Metascore
    6.3 (165K)
    A mysterious young woman seduces lonely men in the evening hours in Scotland. However, events lead her to begin a process of self-discovery.
    DirectorJonathan GlazerStarsScarlett JohanssonJeremy McWilliamsLynsey Taylor Mackay
    Oh I see, wait no, that's not it. Oh, she's, wait, no. I don't know. She's naked a bunch, I remember that.
  • Society (1989)

    8. Society

    19891h 39mR50Metascore
    6.5 (24K)
    An ordinary teenage boy discovers his family is part of a gruesome orgy cult for the social elite.
    DirectorBrian YuznaStarsBilly WarlockConcetta D'AgneseBen Slack
    A paranoid young man's slip into madness or reality, either one has a deranged and horrifying conclusion. Amazing special effects.
  • ABCs of Death 2 (2014)

    9. ABCs of Death 2

    20142h 5mNot Rated53Metascore
    5.4 (9.5K)
    Another 26-chapter anthology that showcases death in all its vicious wonder and brutal beauty.
    DirectorsRodney AscherJulian BarrattRobert BoocheckStarsEric JacobusAndy NymanSimon Barrett
  • Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010)

    10. Beyond the Black Rainbow

    20101h 50mR49Metascore
    5.9 (18K)
    Despite being under heavy sedation, a young woman tries to make her way out of the Arboria Institute, a secluded, quasifuturistic commune.
    DirectorPanos CosmatosStarsEva BourneMichael J RogersScott Hylands
  • Jonas Dassler in The Golden Glove (2019)

    11. The Golden Glove

    20191h 55mNot Rated38Metascore
    6.7 (21K)
    A serial killer strikes fear in the hearts of residents of Hamburg during the early 1970s.
    DirectorFatih AkinStarsJonas DasslerVasiliki Georgina PseimadaChristine Jensen
    Why did I watch this? I need a shower. The worst part is, that it's true.
  • Laura Dern in Inland Empire (2006)

    12. Inland Empire

    20063hR73Metascore
    6.8 (67K)
    As an actress begins to adopt the persona of her character in a film, her world becomes nightmarish and surreal.
    DirectorDavid LynchStarsKarolina GruszkaKrzysztof MajchrzakGrace Zabriskie
    Even for Lynch, this one's odd.
  • Electroma (2006)

    13. Electroma

    20061h 14mTV-PG
    6.7 (4.6K)
    The journey of two robots on their quest to become human.
    DirectorsThomas BangalterGuy-Manuel De Homem-ChristoStarsPeter HurteauMichael ReichHelena Stoddard
    Fan of Daft Punk, but this movie is 1 hour and 14 minutes I won't get back.
  • Nicolas Cage, Madeleine Arthur, and Julian Hilliard in Color Out of Space (2019)

    14. Color Out of Space

    20191h 51mUnrated70Metascore
    6.1 (62K)
    A secluded farm is struck by a strange meteorite which has apocalyptic consequences for the family living there and possibly the world.
    DirectorRichard StanleyStarsNicolas CageJoely RichardsonMadeleine Arthur
  • Michael Rooker in Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)

    15. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

    19861h 23mUnrated80Metascore
    7.0 (43K)
    Arriving in Chicago, Henry moves in with ex-con acquaintance Otis and starts schooling him in the ways of the serial killer.
    DirectorJohn McNaughtonStarsMichael RookerTracy ArnoldTom Towles
    Why did I watch this? I need 2 showers.
  • Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)

    16. Manos: The Hands of Fate

    19661h 10mNot Rated
    1.7 (38K)
    A family gets lost on the road and stumbles upon a hidden, underground, devil-worshiping cult led by the fearsome Master and his servant Torgo.
    DirectorHarold P. WarrenStarsTom NeymanJohn ReynoldsDiane Adelson
  • From a Whisper to a Scream (1987)

    17. From a Whisper to a Scream

    19871h 39mR
    5.7 (3.2K)
    In a small Tennessee town, a historian relates four horror stories to a reporter.
    DirectorJeff BurrStarsVincent PriceClu GulagerMartine Beswick
  • Alice (1988)

    18. Alice

    19881h 26mNot Rated
    7.4 (15K)
    A surrealistic revision of Alice in Wonderland.
    DirectorJan SvankmajerStarsKristýna KohoutováCamilla Power
  • Raven De La Croix and Janet Wood in Up! (1976)

    19. Up!

    19761h 20mX
    5.7 (3.5K)
    A well-endowed hitchhiker arrives in a town that has been rocked by the murder of a depraved Nazi warlock, and finds herself pitted against a parade of perverts and ne'er-do-wells.
    DirectorRuss MeyerStarsEdward SchaafRobert McLaneElaine Collins
    When you're movie opens with Hitler being serviced by a guy in a pilgrim hat, you've crossed several lines.
  • Anita Pallenberg in Dillinger Is Dead (1969)

    20. Dillinger Is Dead

    19691h 35mNot Rated
    6.9 (3K)
    A man decides to cook for himself, but finds the revolver of John Dillinger hidden in his kitchen instead.
    DirectorMarco FerreriStarsMichel PiccoliAnita PallenbergGino Lavagetto
  • Fellini - Satyricon (1969)

    21. Fellini - Satyricon

    19692h 9mR
    6.8 (18K)
    A series of disjointed mythical tales set in first-century Rome.
    DirectorFederico FelliniStarsMartin PotterHiram KellerMax Born
  • Rutger Hauer in Split Second (1992)

    22. Split Second

    19921h 30mR26Metascore
    6.0 (18K)
    In a flooded future London, Detective Harley Stone hunts a serial killer who murdered his partner, and has haunted him ever since. He soon discovers what he is hunting might not be human.
    DirectorTony MaylamStarsRutger HauerKim CattrallAlastair Duncan
  • The Holy Mountain (1973)

    23. The Holy Mountain

    19731h 54mR76Metascore
    7.7 (51K)
    In a corrupt, greed-fueled world, a powerful alchemist leads a messianic character and seven materialistic figures to the Holy Mountain, where they hope to achieve enlightenment.
    DirectorAlejandro JodorowskyStarsAlejandro JodorowskyHoracio SalinasZamira Saunders
    This absolutely gonzo film is actually a favorite of mine which I've seen multiple times
  • Alejandro Jodorowsky and Brontis Jodorowsky in El Topo (1970)

    24. El Topo

    19702h 5mNot Rated65Metascore
    7.2 (33K)
    A mysterious black-clad gunfighter wanders a mystical Western landscape encountering multiple bizarre characters.
    DirectorAlejandro JodorowskyStarsAlejandro JodorowskyBrontis JodorowskyJosé Legarreta
  • Benoît Poelvoorde in Man Bites Dog (1992)

    25. Man Bites Dog

    19921h 35mNC-1767Metascore
    7.4 (45K)
    A film crew follows a ruthless thief and heartless killer as he goes about his daily routine. But complications set in when the film crew lose their objectivity and begin lending a hand.
    DirectorsRémy BelvauxAndré BonzelBenoît PoelvoordeStarsBenoît PoelvoordeJacqueline Poelvoorde-PappaertNelly Pappaert

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