24 Movies With Plotlines So Disturbing, People Wish They'd Never Even Heard Of Them
We recently asked horror lovers in our BuzzFeed Community, "What's a movie plot so disturbing, you actually regret even reading about it?" and, WHEW, they came through with some absolutely nightmare-inducing answers.
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So, with that in mind, here are just a few of the most disturbing movies* shared:
*CONTENT WARNING: Given the context of this post and the question being answered, all of the films listed below are highly disturbing and contain graphic depictions of violence, torture, sexual assault, and death. Rather than describe the plots of the films in detail, we have opted to link out to the individual Wikipedia pages for each film in the titles should you wish to further read about these disturbing plotlines, and to avoid spoilers.
Please proceed with caution, and take care of yourselves!
1.Audition (1999)
"It’s on pretty much every single disturbing film list ever."
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2.August Underground's Mordum (2003)
"I read the plot before watching the movie because I heard it was very gruesome. Needless to say, I’m still traumatized."
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3.Kill List (2011)
"It will forever haunt me. Not sure if it qualifies as a 'horror' film, but it horrified me."
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4.Megan Is Missing (2011)
"I felt unsettled for weeks after, and I love the horror genre. It just felt too gritty and realistic, like watching a snuff film."
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5.Oldboy (2003)
"I’ve never seen it, but damn, does that plot synopsis haunt me to this day. That’s some fucked-up shit right there."
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6.Irréversible (2002)
"Nothing else bothers me now."
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7.Hereditary (2018)
"I listened to a podcast discuss this one, and just that gave me nightmares for months."
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8.Hostel (2005)
"Hands down. I believe Eli Roth based the story off of a real site he found on the dark web."
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9.The Strangers (2008)
"I still think about it at least once a week."
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10.Raw (2016)
"I'm pretty squeamish, so just imagining the visuals while reading about it made me nauseous."
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11.The Human Centipede (2009)
"It's absolutely disgusting."
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12.Wrong Turn (2003)
"It's awful and has so many sequels."
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13.Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
"The fact that they actually killed real animals during filming makes my stomach churn. How was that allowed? I’ll never watch it just for that reason."
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14.Saw (2004)
"Trapping people and forcing them to do things like cut off body parts in order to survive? Nuh-uh."
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15.The Entity (1982)
"I believe it's based on a true story? My eyes and mind rotted."
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16.Saló, 120 Days of Sodom (1976)
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17.Bone Tomahawk (2015)
"I’m pretty good with gore, but I could not stand this one. Besides it’s terrible representation and reinforcement of harmful stereotypes relating to Native Americans, THAT scene (if you’ve seen it, you know exactly what I’m talking about) is absolutely disgusting, and I couldn’t handle it. Just thinking about it makes me nauseous."
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18.Trauma (1993)
"It's one I randomly came across. Avoid at all cost!"
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19.Happiness (1998)
"So much nope."
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20.Suspiria (2018)
"It's one of my favorite horror films, but it’s also one of the only ones to make me mute and look away for some scenes (if you know, you know)."
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21.Funny Games (1997)
"We were shown the original German version in high school German class multiple times. I will never get over when after his accomplice is shot dead the antagonist picks up the remote control, looks directly into the camera, and says (in German): 'You don’t want the story to end yet, do you?' Then proceeds to rewind the scene, save his friend, and murder the whole family just for fun."
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22.Tusk (2014)
"100%."
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23.Found (2012)
"I'd never heard of it, so I looked up the plot summary. I regret my life choices."
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24.And finally — Martyrs (2008)
"I love horror, but I draw the line at torture porn."
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Alright, you've suffered through their picks, but now it's your turn. What's a movie with a plot so positively messed up, you regret even hearing about it/reading about it/watching a trailer for it? Share your pick(s) in the comments below!
Note: Some responses were edited for length and/or clarity.
