# The most disgusting or disturbing movie you have ever seen? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 22, 2015, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disgusting-or-disturbing-movie-you-have-ever-seen/738270 "2015-11-22T05:46:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disgusting-or-disturbing-movie-you-have-ever-seen/738270/61 "2015-11-24T17:47:34Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > The Telephone with Whoopi Goldberg has the most horrific ending. Spoiler-box it for us, please. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disgusting-or-disturbing-movie-you-have-ever-seen/738270/62 "2015-11-24T18:11:43Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Spoiler-box it for us, please. The call’s coming from _inside_ the house!!! ---
**Author:** ![Bonaventure](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Bonaventure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonaventure)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disgusting-or-disturbing-movie-you-have-ever-seen/738270/63 "2015-11-24T19:16:08Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Spoiler-box it for us, please. If you check out the plot summary on Wikipedia, it does sound like a pretty dark ending. For a comedy, that is; it’s probably not in the same league with some of the gross-out fare listed here. I have to say, I’ll probably check out the Taxidermia one listed by the OP. It sounds good. “In the Company of Men” is a terrible first date movie but it’s really great. One of my top ten films ever. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disgusting-or-disturbing-movie-you-have-ever-seen/738270/64 "2015-11-24T20:26:29Z")
Here it is: [The Telephone - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Telephone_(film)) Doesn’t sound all that terrible to me. Guess you had to be there, er, see it. ---
**Author:** ![Bonaventure](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Bonaventure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonaventure)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disgusting-or-disturbing-movie-you-have-ever-seen/738270/65 "2015-11-24T20:28:07Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Here it is: [The Telephone - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Telephone_(film)) > > Doesn’t sound all that terrible to me. Guess you had to be there, er, see it. Yep, the whole movie being a delusion and stabbing someone sounds like the Disney movie of the week. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disgusting-or-disturbing-movie-you-have-ever-seen/738270/66 "2015-11-24T21:22:12Z")
> [@Bonaventure](#): > > “In the Company of Men” is a terrible first date movie but it’s really great. One of my top ten films ever. I saw it with my wife, but I’m lucky in that as we were talking about the film afterwards, she told me that I wasn’t anything like either of the men in the film. What the hell happened to his career? Some really great films then terrible remakes of _The Wicker Man_ and _Death At A Funeral_. His last films never appeared to even open as far as I can tell. ---
**Author:** ![Bonaventure](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Bonaventure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonaventure)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disgusting-or-disturbing-movie-you-have-ever-seen/738270/67 "2015-11-24T21:34:00Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > I saw it with my wife, but I’m lucky in that as we were talking about the film afterwards, she told me that I wasn’t anything like either of the men in the film. > > What the hell happened to his career? Some really great films then terrible remakes of _The Wicker Man_ and _Death At A Funeral_. His last films never appeared to even open as far as I can tell. I think he’s been focusing more on his plays. He seems to identify more as a playwright anyway, and he’s had way more success on the stage than the screen. ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disgusting-or-disturbing-movie-you-have-ever-seen/738270/68 "2015-11-24T21:50:42Z")
Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disgusting-or-disturbing-movie-you-have-ever-seen/738270/69 "2015-11-24T22:11:56Z")
I was disturbed by the original _Italian Job_. Its a crime to push Mini Coopers off cliffs. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disgusting-or-disturbing-movie-you-have-ever-seen/738270/70 "2015-11-24T22:34:22Z")
> [@Smid](#): > > Well, I’ve got three: > > Megan is Missing. No, I don’t want to watch the last 20 minutes again. I’ve tried to give the dvd away. Send it my way. ---
**Author:** ![Last\_Glacial\_Maximum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bc79bd/32.png) [@Last\_Glacial\_Maximum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Last_Glacial_Maximum)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disgusting-or-disturbing-movie-you-have-ever-seen/738270/71 "2015-11-24T23:37:04Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Although I never saw that film, from what I’ve heard it has to be on the top of the list. > > More mainstream, I would nominate _Bad Lieutenant_. Came out right around the same time as _Reservoir Dogs_, and I was hoping for something similar. But no… If anybody ends up wanting to see Bad Lieutenant, make sure you view the uncut NC-17 version…😉 ---
**Author:** ![GoodOmens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@GoodOmens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GoodOmens)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disgusting-or-disturbing-movie-you-have-ever-seen/738270/72 "2015-11-25T01:34:07Z")
My standards are probably pretty low (I have no interest at all in ever seeing Salo or Serbian) but I wish I could un-see the Broken video by Nine Inch Nails. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disgusting-or-disturbing-movie-you-have-ever-seen/738270/73 "2015-11-25T01:45:14Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > [A Serbian Film.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Serbian_Film) I’ve seen nearly all the films mentioned here but not this one, so I watched it on YouTube last night. Yep, it wins. For a much less visceral definition of disgusting/disturbing, I would pick [Jesus Camp.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_camp) ---
**Author:** ![GreenElf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disgusting-or-disturbing-movie-you-have-ever-seen/738270/74 "2015-11-25T02:59:00Z")
I wonder how many people have watched Caligula expecting to be aroused, hey it’s by Penthouse, but repulsed instead. I told my mother I was renting Deliverance and she hinted that it got ugly, my guess is it ruined an evening out to the movie theater for my parents and their friends, but I didn’t foresee the “squeal like a pig” scene. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disgusting-or-disturbing-movie-you-have-ever-seen/738270/75 "2015-11-25T23:06:15Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > For a much less visceral definition of disgusting/disturbing, I would pick [Jesus Camp.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_camp) Since we’re heading into documentary territory, I haven’t seen “Jesus Camp”, but I have seen “Citizenfour” and “Dear Zachary”. I knew nothing about “Dear Zachary” before I saw it, except that it had to do with an international custody dispute, and I’m glad I didn’t because of the pivotal event. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2015, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disgusting-or-disturbing-movie-you-have-ever-seen/738270/76 "2015-11-26T00:07:41Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > Since we’re heading into documentary territory, I haven’t seen “Jesus Camp”, but I have seen “Citizenfour” and “Dear Zachary”. “Dear Zachary” I get, but what was so disturbing about Citizenfour? ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2015, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disgusting-or-disturbing-movie-you-have-ever-seen/738270/77 "2015-11-26T00:35:33Z")
[Come and See](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_and_See) is, I think, an astonishing film. It disturbs in a way that makes many other films - ones that intend to shock/disturb for that reaction alone - look painfully amateurish. I’m not sure I’ll ever watch it again, but I’m glad (-ish, kinda) I’ve seen it. ---
**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disgusting-or-disturbing-movie-you-have-ever-seen/738270/78 "2015-11-28T00:16:50Z")
\*Jacob’s Ladder \*really bothered me (still does). As with many, _The Thief, The Cook . . . and Whatever._ ---
**Author:** ![The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_King_of_Soup)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disgusting-or-disturbing-movie-you-have-ever-seen/738270/79 "2015-11-28T01:31:22Z")
Well, this was a movie that disturbed me at age 5, but the memory of it is even worse now: “The Cube,” by Jim Henson of all people. The idea that you have no control over your own fate, in a universe indifferent to you, impressed me more deeply than any bloody monster could have. ---
**Author:** ![Old\_Time\_Hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9adbd/32.png) [@Old\_Time\_Hockey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Old_Time_Hockey)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disgusting-or-disturbing-movie-you-have-ever-seen/738270/80 "2015-11-28T01:43:54Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > Disturbing: > > Requiem for a Dream. Great film. X2 It is a great film, well written with a great cast at the top of their game, but I’ll never watch it again. I would not discourage anyone who hasn’t seen it from watching it though, one viewing will be enough. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disgusting-or-disturbing-movie-you-have-ever-seen/738270.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disgusting-or-disturbing-movie-you-have-ever-seen/738270.md?page=5)