Requiem for a Dream poster

Requiem for a Dream( 2000)

TV-MACrimeDrama
80%
User
Score

Overview

The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Ellen Burstyn

      Sara Goldfarb

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      Jared Leto

      Harry Goldfarb

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      Jennifer Connelly

      Marion Silver

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      Marlon Wayans

      Tyrone C. Love

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      Christopher McDonald

      Tappy Tibbons

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      Louise Lasser

      Ada

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      Marcia Jean Kurtz

      Rae

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      Janet Sarno

      Mrs. Pearlman

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      Suzanne Shepherd

      Mrs. Scarlini

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      Joanne Gordon

      Mrs. Ovadia

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      Charlotte Aronofsky

      Mrs. Miles

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      Mark Margolis

      Mr. Rabinowitz

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      Michael Kaycheck

      Donut Cop

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      Jack O'Connell

      Corn Dog Stand Boss

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      Chas Mastin

      Lyle Russel

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      Ajay Naidu

      Mailman

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      Sean Gullette

      Arnold the Shrink

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      Samia Shoaib

      Nurse Mall

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      Peter Maloney

      Dr. Pill

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      Abraham Abraham

      King Neptune

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      Aliya Campbell

      Alice

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      Te'ron A. O'Neal

      Young Tyrone

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      Denise Dowse

      Tyrone's Mother

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      Bryan Chattoo

      Brody

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      Eddie De Harp

      Brody's Henchman Victor

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      Scott Franklin

      Jailer (voice)

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      Peter Cheyenne

      Sal the Geep

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      Brian Costello

      First AD

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      Abraham Aronofsky

      Newspaper Man on Train

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      James Chinlund

      Space Oddity

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      Olga Merediz

      Malin & Block Secretary

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      Allison Furman

      Malin & Block Office Woman

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      Robert Dylan Cohen

      Paramedic Greenhill

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      Ben Shenkman

      Dr. Spencer

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      Keith David

      Big Tim

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      Dylan Baker

      Southern Doctor

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      Shaun O'Hagan

      Ward Attendant Seto

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      Leland Gantt

      Ward Attendant Penn

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      Bill Buell

      Court Doctor

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      Jimmie Ray Weeks

      Prison Guard

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      Gregg Bello

      E.R. Doctor

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      Henry Stram

      ECT Technician

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      Heather Litteer

      Big Tim Party Girl

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      Jenny Decker

      Big Tim Party Girl

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      Ami Goodheart

      Big Tim Party Girl

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      Nina Zavarin

      Big Tim Party Girl

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      Stanley B. Herman

      Uncle Hank

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      Scott Bader

      Party Animal

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      Jim Centofanti

      Party Animal

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      Scott Chait

      Party Animal

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      Daniel Clarin

      Party Animal

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      Ben Cohen

      Party Animal

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      Eric Cohen

      Party Animal

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      Brett Feinstein

      Party Animal

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      Ricky Fier

      Party Animal

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      John Getz

      Party Animal

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      Andrew Kessler

      Party Animal

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      Ross Lombardo

      Party Animal

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      Carter Mansbach

      Party Animal

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      Scott Miller

      Party Animal

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      Todd Miller

      Party Animal

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      Joshua Pollack

      Party Animal

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      Craig Rallo

      Party Animal

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      Geordan Reisner

      Party Animal

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      Keith Scandore

      Party Animal

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      David Seltzer

      Party Animal

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      Chris Varvaro

      Party Animal

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      Ricardo Viñas

      Party Animal

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      Chad Weiner

      Party Animal

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      Jesse Weissberger

      Party Animal

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      Greg Weissman

      Party Animal

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      Hubert Selby Jr.

      Laughing Guard

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      Lianna Pai

      Angelic Nurse

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      Darren Aronofsky

      Visitor (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sat Jun 13 2015
    Shattering expose of the fallible human condition. What to say about Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream that hasn't been said already? Without doubt it's a film, that in spite of its high standing on the main movie sites, polarises opinions. It's a film that in simple terms follows four people through their addictions until the shattering denouement, but the journey is made more bleak by offering tantalising snatches of hope, the dreams of the protags offered up as some sort of goals for the addicts to cling on to - only for the narrative to stick in its rusty serrated blade to draw the ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    4500000.00

    Revenue

    7390108.00

    Keywords

    • drug dealer
    • corruption
    • drug abuse
    • unsociability
    • degradation
    • insanity
    • heroin
    • drug addiction
    • junkie
    • hallucination
    • speed
    • diet
    • orderly
    • surrealism
    • illusion
    • fondling
    • drug use
    • grief
    • drug pusher
    • marijuana
    • chain gang
    • postmodern
    • drug trade
    • psychiatrist
    • drugged
    • illegal prostitution
    • gay parent
    • subculture
    • bitterness
    • hatred
    • industrial music
    • force feeding
    • decadence
    • marijuana joint
    • boyfriend girlfriend relationship
    • heroin addict
    • prescription drug abuse
    • eating disorder
    • heroin addiction
    • voyeurism
    • brunette
    • sign languages
    • shock
    • narcotics
    • hospitalization
    • incarceration
    • gay theme
    • lesbian
    • cautionary tale
    • methamphetamine
    • drug addict
    • moral corruption
    • psychological drama
    • split screen
    • audacious