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Poll: Big Directors Who Directed Disturbing Movies

Sometimes a director creates a really disturbing but artful movie. And it turns out to be extremely graphic. Often the action is told in such a twisty way that it's mind-blowing.

What of these disturbing movies from well-known directors below is your pick? - Pick his movie from the images below. It's OK if you just know a few of them. You can pick the one that looks the most interesting to you.)

(Only movies rated 6/10 or above, released 1960 or after)

Discuss here.

Make Your Choice

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    Ellen Burstyn in Requiem for a Dream (2000)

    'Requiem for a Dream' by Darren Aronofsky
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    Barbara Leigh-Hunt in Frenzy (1972)

    'Frenzy' by Alfred Hitchcock, suggested by nikolayyeriomin, ElMaruecan & dgranger
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    Michael J. Anderson and Joseph Kearney in Mulholland Drive (2001)

    'Mulholland Drive' by David Lynch, suggested by Jen
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    Paz de la Huerta in Enter the Void (2009)

    'Enter the Void' by Gaspar Noé, suggested by magicthe
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    Peter Weller in Naked Lunch (1991)

    'Naked Lunch' by David Cronenberg, suggested by Jen
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    Choi Min-sik in Oldboy (2003)

    'Oldboy' by Chan-wook Park, suggested by Jen
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    Jack Nicholson in The Shining (1980)

    'The Shining' by Stanley Kubrick
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    Natalie Portman in Black Swan (2010)

    'Black Swan' by Darren Aronofsky
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    Brian Sergent in Meet the Feebles (1989)

    'Meet the Feebles' by Peter Jackson, suggested by Nikolay Yeriomin
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    Jan Cornet in The Skin I Live In (2011)

    'The Skin I Live In' by Pedro Almodóvar, suggested by albstein
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    Edward Norton in Fight Club (1999)

    'Fight Club' by David Fincher
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    Jack Fisk in Eraserhead (1977)

    'Eraserhead' by David Lynch, suggested by rubyfruit76
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    Sean Penn and Jon Voight in U Turn (1997)

    'U Turn' by Oliver Stone
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    Malcolm McDowell, Warren Clarke, Adrienne Corri, and Patrick Magee in A Clockwork Orange (1971)

    'A Clockwork Orange' by Stanley Kubrick
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    James Woods in Videodrome (1983)

    'Videodrome' of David Cronenberg, suggested by Jen
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    Kirsten Dunst in Melancholia (2011)

    'Melancholia' by Lars von Trier, suggested by Jen
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    Dennis Hopper and Isabella Rossellini in Blue Velvet (1986)

    'Blue Velvet' by David Lynch, suggested by Jen
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    Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, and Kevin Spacey in Se7en (1995)

    'Se7en' by David Fincher
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    Sean Gullette in Pi (1998)

    'Pi' by Darren Aronofsky
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    Michael Caine in Dressed to Kill (1980)

    'Dressed to Kill' by Brian De Palma
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    Karlheinz Böhm and Michael Powell in Peeping Tom (1960)

    'Peeping Tom' by Michael Powell, suggested by Steve Crook
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    Bonnie Aarons and Vera Farmiga in The Conjuring 2 (2016)

    'The Conjuring 2', by James Wan
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    Doug Jones in Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

    'Pan's Labyrinth' by Guillermo del Toro, suggested by dgranger
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    Rose McGowan in Death Proof (2007)

    'Death Proof' by Quentin Tarantino
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    Jennifer Lawrence in Mother! (2017)

    'Mother!' by Darren Aronofsky
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    Choi Min-sik in I Saw the Devil (2010)

    'I Saw the Devil' by Jee-woon Kim, suggested by albstein
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    Nicole Kidman and Colin Farrell in The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)

    'The Killing of a Sacred Dear' by Yorgos Lanthimos, suggested by albstein
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    Tadanobu Asano in Ichi the Killer (2001)

    'Ichi the Killer' by Takashi Miike, suggested by Jen & groovy-vic
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    #29

    'Natural Born Killers' by Oliver Stone
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    Braindead (1992)

    'Dead Alive' by Peter Jackson
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    Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey in Heavenly Creatures (1994)

    'Heavenly Creatures' by Peter Jackson, suggested by nikolayyeriomin
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    Charlotte Gainsbourg in Antichrist (2009)

    'Antichrist' by Lars von Trier, suggested by Jen
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    Eihi Shiina in Audition (1999)

    'Audition' by Takashi Miike, suggested by Jen & groovy-vic
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    Monica Bellucci as Alex, in the Gaspar Noé film IRREVERSIBLE.

    'Irreversibel' by Gaspar Noé, suggested by magicthe
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    Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta in Pulp Fiction (1994)

    'Pulp Fiction' by Quentin Tarantino

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