Dream Lover with James Spader and Madchen Amick. I saw it once, on a Betamax copy, and haven’t been able to get my hands on it again. It’s a pretty good psychological movie with a twist at the end, and I was fascinated by Madchen Amick’s pearl necklaces.
I vaguely remember watching this- on a visit home *to *and recommended *by *my 70+ year old mother:eek: I don’t recall much about it, only the discomfort that my boyfriend at the time and I felt watching it, knowing that my mother had not only seen it but felt comfortable recommending it to us. Perhaps I should revisit it (and then get some therapy).
Another one I thought of is Black Swan. I can’t quite figure out what it is about it, but it really jarred me. I remember leaving the theater ( I saw it alone) and a woman walking next to me vehemently expressed her displeasure. I think the words " load of crap" and " awful" were used. I was amazed that someone, even if they didn’t care for it, would dismiss it that way. I promptly purchased a copy and have never actually rewatched it.
Fun fact: That Halloween I went as the black swan and dressed my boyfriend as the frumpy white swan. He wore a wife beater and work boots under his tutu!
There was an old George Murphy noir on TCM not long ago. Most of it was pretty forgettable, but there was a scene where Murphy was run over by some big farm equipment. He was lying on the ground, and I felt sure his buddies were going to get to him in time. Nope. Big close-up on his screaming face.
Yes to Pan’s Labyrinth. Guillermo del Toro is a brilliant director. And Doug Jones is a deeply creepy actor. (But seemingly a nice guy.)
The second Hellboy movie was more powerful than I expected from a movie based on a comic book, speaking of del Toro.
The same week I saw Pan’s Labyrinth, I also saw another foreign-language film that stayed with me - Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others), about an East German Stasi officer who spies on a playwright. Wasn’t especially creepy or sad, but it was fascinating.
Yes, I second this. As well as the previously mentioned Lord of the Flies, Life Is Beautiful, and Schindler’s List.
There was a made for TV movie I saw as a child called J.T. - about a young boy who takes care of a sick cat in an abandoned building - that I can never forget.
And I was haunted for days after seeing Hachi: A Dog’s Tale. I can never watch it again, and get sad just thinking about it.
The Canadian film Crime Wave had an unusual surreal atmosphere that has stuck with me to this day.
Schindler’s List was already mentioned.
And also Breaker Morant. One of the most compelling movies I’ve ever watched. And watched. And watched.
On one level a comedy about 4 bumbling terrorists and their wacky adventures, but underneath it all is a very real and a very unsettling depiction of the mentality of good people who can do horrific things.
Grave of the Fireflies really stayed with me.
Trainspotting. Wow, I can’t believe that came out in 1996!
The movie is almost 20 years old so no spoiler tags here. When the clean-cut athlete Tommy MacKenzie ends up getting aids that really punched me in the gut so to speak. Seeing the baby did too. If you’ve seen the movie you know what baby I’m talking about.
And yet another reason I like the movie is Robert Carlyle as Franco Begbie. Wow, if you ever want to see psychopathic rage, watch this clip. 
from the movie!
Yeah, trainspotting really hit hard in some spots. And the baby still gets to me. Especially in later viewings when you see her in the early parts of the film.
Time of The Gypsies
The Adventures of Mark Twain- Especialy the part based on “The mysterious stranger”
“The Last unicorn”
“Trouble in mind”- not a great film, but a few scenes stick with me, especially the one where a man is found drowned in his car- the car is in the middle of the street, full of water, with the victim floating inside. Creepy, surreal image.
Man, I love that part. I first saw it out of context and just thought, “WTF did I just see!?” I suppose in some ways it’s even weirder IN context
The only movie that ever upset my wife so much she couldn’t finish watching it.
Aspenglow, I second Breaker Morant. I really dislike watching movies more than once, unless they are phenomenal or touch me deeply in some ways. I’ve think I have only watched less than 50 movies more than once. I’ve seen that one about 5 ot 6 times.
Cold Mountain was very disturbing to me, and I’ve only seen it once. I just cannot get over the actions of
the Home Guard.
There are many ways that a film can haunt you:smack:
I predict nobody would have expected anybody to list this movie, but for me Bubba Ho-Tep (starring Bruce Campbell).
Despite the odd premise in which Elvis is alive in an old folks home having lived a life as an Elvis impersonator. Although things are not so pleasant it gets worse when an ancient Egyptian mummy starts to kill the inhabitants. The movie really tells a very good tale about growing old and the feelings that come with it.
In the end as Elvis lies dying, the stars re-arrange themselves to tell him “All is well”. There is something about that is really moving for me.