The Blu-ray.com Community's Top 25 Most Disturbing Films

[Red Dragon]

Blu-ray.com Community's Top 25 Most Disturbing Films

Although I possess (and am possessed by), an abiding love of all types of film, I find myself curiously, somewhat inexplicably drawn to the darker, more horrific realms of cinema. Moreover, I recognize within me a deep and perhaps morbid fascination/appreciation of truly disturbing films.

What makes a film truly disturbing may, of course, vary considerably from individual to individual... and of course, the film need not necessarily be strictly classified within the genre of 'horror'.

By disturbing I'm referring to either specific content or thematic quality. So if a film disturbs you simply because you dislike a certain actor, director, casting choice, etc... it would not count. I'm asking for all of us to dig deep down and hopefully, come up with a top 25 list of the films that managed to get a bit under your skin... those uncomfortable (yet perhaps somehow still enjoyable - hey, who knows, you might be as twisted as I am), movies that stayed with you long after the end credits rolled. These are the movies that, in their own little way, assaulted your sensibilities and in doing so, etched a well earned, albeit infamous place within the recesses of your mind.

Films like "Triumph of the Will" (perhaps the greatest propaganda film of all time) and "Martyrs" (a modern day cinematic classic of psychological and philosophical horror) are obviously two extremely distinctive films and yet they both would obviously qualify (which works out quite well for me, as they are actually both on my list).

The rules are fairly simple in that basically, I'm not looking to limit film genres. Once again, what is profoundly disturbing to one person might simply not be to another. If the films you list are the twenty-five movies that genuinely disturbed you more than any other films you've ever seen (as opposed to 'joke answers' such as "Showgirls"), then they qualify, regardless of the genre.

Point System

01. 60 points
02. 50 points
03. 40 points
04. 30 points
05. 25 points
06. 20 points
07. 19 points
08. 18 points
09. 17 points
10. 16 points
11. 15 points
12. 14 points
13. 13 points
14. 12 points
15. 11 points
16. 10 points
17. 9 points
18. 8 points
19. 7 points
20. 6 points
21. 5 points
22. 4 points
23. 3 points
24. 2 points
25. 1 point

Voters must submit a minimum of 10 titles and a maximum of 25 titles.

Deadline is April 1st!