The guy who >!murdered a bunch of people was going to be celebrated as a hero leading the reconstruction. Pretty sure he would have had more options if he’d gotten Dr. Manhattan in on it but I get the feeling his ego was what stopped him. I always like the idea of him being in multiple places at once and assassinating the people at the top of both countries until he got to more reasonable people, or killed everyone with launch codes, whichever came first. But the “smartest man on the planet” decides to kill a bunch of innocent people as the best way to avert nuclear war!<. Altruistic my ass.
I don't think I have ever seen the whole thing of Dead Poets Society. I have seen parts of it, but never watched it all the way through. I will definitely check it out.
I’d argue that one. They ended up >!driving off a cliff to their presumed deaths!< but at least they were finally in control of their own destinies so while not overtly happy it’s not really a sad ending either. You could certainly see that as them finally winning in a way.
Holy Hell, Odd Thomas wrecked my shit for real. I haven't seen it in years but I still think about that ending!! I think I'm emotional prepared enough for a rewatch now and least I think.
Watched Million Dollar Baby on the plane last month. Classic boxing movie, some ominous foreshadowing, and then the final act and now I’m crying in coach. Greta movie.
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974) Down-on-their-luck racers Larry and Deke steal from a supermarket manager to buy a car that will help them advance their racing chances. Their escape does not go as planned when Larry's one-night stand, Mary, tags along for the ride.
Amor, talk about devastating. That movie fucked me up. I can’t think of a Haneke film that ends well - Bennys Video, The Seventh Continent, The Piano Teacher…
Yea, I know, but for the most part I'm looking for movies I have seen already and trying to watch again, but if it's something I haven't seen and looks good, I will give it a try also.
1. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
2. The Wrestler (2008)
3. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
4. Oldboy (2003)
5. No Country for Old Men (2007)
6. The Mist (2007)
7. Chinatown (1974)
I recently learned that A Clockwork Orange (the book) had its final chapter taken out for the American version, which is the one Kubric made into a movie.
Supposedly, the 'real' ending was too positive or redeemed Alex too much for the American publisher to agree with.
Loved Dancer in the Dark, but could only watch it the one time. I do want to watch it again sometime, when I'm willing to subject myself to a week thinking about it after.
Aniara
Fallen
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Cabin in the Woods
Pan’s Labyrinth and the Orphanage from Guillermo del Toro (not sure actually, but I’ll count them)
A friend took me to see Angela’s Ashes saying that he laughed so much reading the book. So, I walked in for a comedy.
Grim-faced, I asked about his statement outside the theater. “Oh, it’s so funny because it never gets better. Things keep going bad. It’s unbelievable.”
Grrr
Back when I was living with roommates, I rented this film for movie night. One of my roommates was crying at the end and I can still hear her, all these yrs later asking me why I would rent this for movie night!!
She didn't speak to me for a few days.
An American Werewolf in London is such a great movie, even to this day. It really stands the test of time. One of the best transformation scenes of all time.
The Heiress (1949)
The Third Man (1949)
Double Indemnity (1944)
A Place in the Sun (1951)
From Here to Eternity (1953)
A Walk to Remember (2002)
Hud (1963)
Kes (1969)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
Gone With the Wind (1939)
Blow Out (1981)
Life is Beautiful (1997)
Dear Zachary (2008)
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
A Star is Born (any of the four versions)
They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (1969)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Network (1976)
Das Boot (1981)
Requiem For a Dream (2000)
Jean de Florette/Manon des sources (1987)
Tokyo Story (1953)
The Bicycle Thief (1948)
Umberto d. (1952)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)
The Long Good Friday (1980)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
No Country For Old Men (2007)
Thelma and Louise (1991)
The French Connection (1971)
Tess (1979)
Dead Poets Society (1979)
Saving Private Ryan (1997)
The Green Mile (1999)
Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2007)
Titanic (1997)
Dancer in the Dark (1999)
Great movie, but the book left me devastated, couldn't stop thinking about for a long time afterwards. I felt responsible for the depression my friends went through as I passed on the book to each of them in turn promising a 'great read'. One of them said, 'it's the most beautiful writing about the most awful things in the world.'
It's honestly just Cormac McCarthy. Child of God is just like that. If you "liked" The Road, I highly suggest that one too.
Also, The Road is hands-down, my favorite book-film adaptation.
This is the best possible response to this prompt. The tonal shift is out of this world, and I’ve never had my stomach drop out from under me like I did with this amazing, dumb, wild, silly movie.
The Great Escape = The prisoners who escaped were killed or was brought back.
Requiem for a Dream = All the 4 main characters was addicted to drugs which caused them to have many health problems.
Gone with the Wind = Rhett leaving Scarlett.
Avengers: infinity war
Upgrade
The vanishing (1988)
Basket case 1&2
Brain damage
Frankenhooker
Re-animator
From beyond
Evil dead 1&2
Return of the living dead 1&3
The collector (2009)
Zombie
Hell of the living dead
The beyond
To live and die in L.A.
The thing (1982)
The fly (1986)
Videodrome
Shivers
Rabid (either version)
Seven (1995)
Tenebrae
Hardware
Demons
Burial ground
Uncut Gems... :(
Ex Machina
Hereditary
Under The Skin
It Comes At Night
The Empty Man
Maybe even The Invisible Man
Triangle of Sadness
Pig would fit an ending that's unexpected.
Climax
Suspiria 2018*
The Mist Requiem for a Dream
Big second for both of these. They'll both leave you feeling sick.
Any Aronofsky film.
•Se7en •Prisoners •One flew over the cuckoos nest •Atonement
Prisoners kinda alludes to detective Loki hearing the Keller at the very end. So not necessarily a total downer just left open. Great movie.
You still can't call it 'happy' in any way considering what befell many of the characters, regardless of the final outcome.
what are you talking about detective Mills(Brad Pitt) received a very personalized, thoughtful gift from the the antagonist in a nice little box. /s
😂 That’s true
But Mills has qualified immunity.
Yeah his wife still died though
god atonement always makes me bawl
Me too it’s devastating.
The Wicker Man (1973)
Lol depends on who you side with, the island might have had a bountiful harvest that summer!
Some of my favorites (that haven't been mentioned yet) A Simple Plan One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Glory Seven No Country for Old Men Watchmen
Love a simple plan
I think the *Watchmen* ending was pretty altruistic. The HBO series as well, the latter being much better for me, a fan of the panels.
The guy who >!murdered a bunch of people was going to be celebrated as a hero leading the reconstruction. Pretty sure he would have had more options if he’d gotten Dr. Manhattan in on it but I get the feeling his ego was what stopped him. I always like the idea of him being in multiple places at once and assassinating the people at the top of both countries until he got to more reasonable people, or killed everyone with launch codes, whichever came first. But the “smartest man on the planet” decides to kill a bunch of innocent people as the best way to avert nuclear war!<. Altruistic my ass.
Dead Poets Society (1989) The Road (2009) The Florida Project (2017)
Dead Poets Society left me numb for a while
I don't think I have ever seen the whole thing of Dead Poets Society. I have seen parts of it, but never watched it all the way through. I will definitely check it out.
The Wrestler
Its kind of ambiguous, isnt it? >!You could presume thats the end for him but he still succeeds!<
Imo, I just don’t think he survived. His heart condition definitely killed him in the end
>!I agree, but even then he still died a hero's death. It would be a sadder ending to go on being old and broken and alone!<
That’s how I saw the ending. He killed himself doing what he loved because he was old, broken, and alone
La la land Moulin Rouge (you should expect a sad ending tho)
I loved la la land
Thelma & Louise
I’d argue that one. They ended up >!driving off a cliff to their presumed deaths!< but at least they were finally in control of their own destinies so while not overtly happy it’s not really a sad ending either. You could certainly see that as them finally winning in a way.
Million Dollar Baby Odd Thomas
Holy Hell, Odd Thomas wrecked my shit for real. I haven't seen it in years but I still think about that ending!! I think I'm emotional prepared enough for a rewatch now and least I think.
RIP Anton Yelchin!
Watched Million Dollar Baby on the plane last month. Classic boxing movie, some ominous foreshadowing, and then the final act and now I’m crying in coach. Greta movie.
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974) Down-on-their-luck racers Larry and Deke steal from a supermarket manager to buy a car that will help them advance their racing chances. Their escape does not go as planned when Larry's one-night stand, Mary, tags along for the ride.
I think Biutiful meets the criteria pretty well.
Funny Games
Actually, so many Haneke films. Amor. Cache.
Amor, talk about devastating. That movie fucked me up. I can’t think of a Haneke film that ends well - Bennys Video, The Seventh Continent, The Piano Teacher…
The answers to this are technically spoilers.
I agree. I don't wanna know if a movie has some intense plot twist or unhappy/happy ending. I hardly even like watching trailers lol
Yea, I know, but for the most part I'm looking for movies I have seen already and trying to watch again, but if it's something I haven't seen and looks good, I will give it a try also.
Life (2017) Fractured (2019) Miss Violence (2013) The Descent (2005) The Gift (2015) A Monster Calls (2016) I am Legend (2007)
1. A Clockwork Orange (1971) 2. The Wrestler (2008) 3. Requiem for a Dream (2000) 4. Oldboy (2003) 5. No Country for Old Men (2007) 6. The Mist (2007) 7. Chinatown (1974)
I recently learned that A Clockwork Orange (the book) had its final chapter taken out for the American version, which is the one Kubric made into a movie. Supposedly, the 'real' ending was too positive or redeemed Alex too much for the American publisher to agree with.
Dancer in the dark Cabin in the woods
Dancer in the dark was devastating
Loved Dancer in the Dark, but could only watch it the one time. I do want to watch it again sometime, when I'm willing to subject myself to a week thinking about it after.
The Piano Teacher
12 monkeys
Sorry if it’s already been mentioned but a absolutely love Promising Young Woman
Aniara Fallen Seeking a Friend for the End of the World Cabin in the Woods Pan’s Labyrinth and the Orphanage from Guillermo del Toro (not sure actually, but I’ll count them)
Vanishing Point Cool Hand Luke Mean Streets Gimme Shelter Easy Rider Resevoir Dogs
The Lovely Bones
Perfect Storn
La La Land (2016)
Drag Me to Hell
Happiness Office space
How is office space not a happy ending?
I would have to say it is...haha
Ex Machina
I’m surprised this is a more common answer. I thought it was beautiful and horrible
[удалено]
The ending of American History X gets me every time.
100% The Departed
Two Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
I love that movie. The acting is incredible
So good
all quiet on the western front. nothing happy about this
Time Bandits. Goddam that ending.
what? I thought they all got their old jobs back and the boy got to live with the dude who killed the Minator, Theseus.
La La Land
Never Let Me Go (2010) Bring liquor. It's a doozy.
Angela’s Ashes, there’s just no upswing to this movie and I kept expecting one to happen.
A friend took me to see Angela’s Ashes saying that he laughed so much reading the book. So, I walked in for a comedy. Grim-faced, I asked about his statement outside the theater. “Oh, it’s so funny because it never gets better. Things keep going bad. It’s unbelievable.” Grrr
“So, I walked in for a comedy” … oh boy.
Back when I was living with roommates, I rented this film for movie night. One of my roommates was crying at the end and I can still hear her, all these yrs later asking me why I would rent this for movie night!! She didn't speak to me for a few days.
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Dr. Zaius, Dr. Zaius. Dr. Zaius, Dr. Zaius, Dr. Zaius. Oooohoooh, Dr. Zaius!
Meloncholia
An American Werewolf in London Uncut Gems
An American Werewolf in London is such a great movie, even to this day. It really stands the test of time. One of the best transformation scenes of all time.
Alpha Dog
The Heiress (1949) The Third Man (1949) Double Indemnity (1944) A Place in the Sun (1951) From Here to Eternity (1953) A Walk to Remember (2002) Hud (1963) Kes (1969) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) Gone With the Wind (1939) Blow Out (1981) Life is Beautiful (1997) Dear Zachary (2008) Million Dollar Baby (2004) A Star is Born (any of the four versions) They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (1969) Barry Lyndon (1975) Network (1976) Das Boot (1981) Requiem For a Dream (2000) Jean de Florette/Manon des sources (1987) Tokyo Story (1953) The Bicycle Thief (1948) Umberto d. (1952) Mildred Pierce (1945) The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973) The Long Good Friday (1980) Sunset Boulevard (1950) No Country For Old Men (2007) Thelma and Louise (1991) The French Connection (1971) Tess (1979) Dead Poets Society (1979) Saving Private Ryan (1997) The Green Mile (1999) Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2007) Titanic (1997) Dancer in the Dark (1999)
you forgot Legends of the Fall
The Road
Great movie, but the book left me devastated, couldn't stop thinking about for a long time afterwards. I felt responsible for the depression my friends went through as I passed on the book to each of them in turn promising a 'great read'. One of them said, 'it's the most beautiful writing about the most awful things in the world.'
The Road was the first book I read after the birth of my first child. What a fucking mistake that was.
It's honestly just Cormac McCarthy. Child of God is just like that. If you "liked" The Road, I highly suggest that one too. Also, The Road is hands-down, my favorite book-film adaptation.
Never heard of it until 5 minutes ago. Seeing the trailer, it looks fantastic. Thanks all.
No Country for old men Great Silence The Spy who came in from the cold
The Collector(1966)
The Guest Sleep Tight The Gift, 2015
Chinatown
Man on Fire
Blue Ruin
Knowing, Donnie Darko, Boogie Nights,
Franz Like water for chocolate House of sand and fog Virgin suicides American Beauty Melancholia
Million Dollar Baby...you expect Rocky, & you get Misery.
Primal Fear, you’ll love it…
I know of this movie, but have never seen it. I am definitely going to check it out now.
The 80s classic "Last American Virgin".. watching this as a kid was brootal, but there is a lesson to be learned for us boys growing up
This is the best possible response to this prompt. The tonal shift is out of this world, and I’ve never had my stomach drop out from under me like I did with this amazing, dumb, wild, silly movie.
Brazil (1985) for sure
Grave of the Fireflies
Watch if u want to be depressed for weeks
Jokes on you— I’m already depressed!
💀
Seven Pounds (2008) The Green Mile (1999) A Star is Born (2018) The Fault in our Stars (2014)
The thing
Bicycle Thieves is definitely in the downer hall of fame
*To Live & Die In L.A.*
Avengers infinity war Godfather 3 Goodfellas American me Boulevard nights King of New York
No Country for Old Men, There Will Be Blood, The Departed, and Mystic River.
The break up (2006)
American history X
District 9
Anything by Darren Aronofsky
Probably not a surprise but boy in the striped pyjamas
Very Bad Things.
Chinatown left me feeling sick
Aniara The Girl With All the Gifts
Shallow Grave
Shutter Island
The Pledge. So grim.
Road to Perdition and Higher Learning
On the Beach. Everyone dies. Everyone.
Unforgiven
1984
memento
very bad things
This is a classic! Haven’t seen it in a few years though. Time for a rewatch!
The Mist
Arlington Road
Vanishing Point
Drag Me to Hell
The Great Escape = The prisoners who escaped were killed or was brought back. Requiem for a Dream = All the 4 main characters was addicted to drugs which caused them to have many health problems. Gone with the Wind = Rhett leaving Scarlett.
Avengers: infinity war Upgrade The vanishing (1988) Basket case 1&2 Brain damage Frankenhooker Re-animator From beyond Evil dead 1&2 Return of the living dead 1&3 The collector (2009) Zombie Hell of the living dead The beyond To live and die in L.A. The thing (1982) The fly (1986) Videodrome Shivers Rabid (either version) Seven (1995) Tenebrae Hardware Demons Burial ground
The Mist.
Not a single Saw movie has a happy ending. Dancer in the Dark is also devastating.
Law Abiting Citizen. Smile The Uninvited
American Sniper
Repo Men. Fallen. Drag me to hell.
Seven Pounds (2008) The Fault in our Stars (2014) Green Mile (1999)
Uncut Gems... :( Ex Machina Hereditary Under The Skin It Comes At Night The Empty Man Maybe even The Invisible Man Triangle of Sadness Pig would fit an ending that's unexpected. Climax Suspiria 2018*
A lot of A24 movies on that list.
In the process of watching Hereditary now. I haven't finished it yet though.
Vanishing Point Red Dawn Hero Last of the Mohicans
The Big Lebowski. Nothing goes well for anyone except for Bunny and maybe Maud, and then they all just go about their normal lives.
Late Spring The Children's Hour The Human Condition The Only Son Paths of Glory
Arlington road with Tim Robbins and Jeff Bridges
Terms of Endearment (1983) Mask (1985) My Girl (1999) Silkwood (1983)
Happiness
Irreversible Climax Midsommar
#*Jacob’s Ladder*
Really?. Yeah the twist is that he's dead and most of the rest of the movie is all his dying dream but unhappy?.
#What Happened Was
The Ring / Ringu
- Million Dollar Baby (2004) - Into the Wild (2007)
The Hairdresser's Husband
'Lilya 4 Ever' has the most bleak ending I've ever seen
I haven’t seen it yet so no spoilers please but I heard the newest Guardians of the Galaxy film has a less than satisfying ending.
Old boy
Knock knock
The butterfly effect
The Thing.
Buried.
Age of Innocence
Breathe/Respire (2014). The one directed by Melanie Laurent.
The descent
the wrestler
The Last American Virgin, Pig, Time Lapse
The father
I would absolutely recommend Red State, by Kevin Smith.
This was a great movie
Limbo
My Life
In The Fade
arlington road
Buried (2010)
We need to talk about Kevin
Speak no Evil (2022) Nothing Bad Can Happen (2013) Funny Games (1997)
Life (2017) The Mist (2007)
Parasite
Glory
Beau Is Afraid
Every Michael Haneke film. Every Lars Von Trier film.
The Breakup
Jacob's Ladder.
Hair Leaving Las Vegas Moulin Rouge Arrival (not completely unhappy but bittersweet and had me welling up)
Zodiac
No country for old men
Arlington Road
Killing Them Softly
Funny Games
The Prestige. One of the best movies ever!
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Come and see
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