9 Unforgettable Films Too Intense to Watch Again

Requiem for a Dream

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Schindler s List

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Grave of the Fireflies

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12 Years a Slave

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Blue Valentine

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Dancer in the Dark

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The Passion of the Christ

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Hotel Rwanda

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A Clockwork Orange

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