r/ForeignMovies • u/darkestone123 • Apr 30 '26
Good disturbing foreign movies?
Looking for disturbing as well as gory foreign movies. I know martyrs, raw, frontiers, the sadness, ichi the killer, atroz, sunken danish, inside, high tension, niku daruma, titane, women’s flesh my red guts, Tokyo gore police. Any disturbing recommendations will be great.
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u/2noserings Apr 30 '26
dogtooth has sat with me for years. not much gore until the end but psychologically disturbing with themes of “familial relations” (don’t want to catch a ban for spelling the word)
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u/mensachicken Apr 30 '26
Disturbing but not gory: Funny Games, the Piano Teacher, Michael, Play, A Hole In My Heart, Head-On, The Golden Glove (a bit gory).
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u/manhatteninfoil Apr 30 '26
In my skin (2002 - French "Dans ma Peau")
I'll suggest Visitor Q (2001), but I think this one is well known.
Thirst (2009 - from Korea)
In Your Sleep (2010 - Dans ton sommeil)
When Evil Lurks (2023)
Infection (2019) is not too bad
An old French one, not gory, but in many ways, seriously disturbing: Don't Deliver Us From Evil (1971 - Mais ne nous délivrez pas du mal)
Another one from Spain (and US), not gory, but thrilling, crazy and a lot of fun: Anguish (Angusta - 1987). I love this one!
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u/deadflowers5 Apr 30 '26
I love 'Don't Deliver Us From Evil'(1971)! I feel like I'm the only one who mentions that film on here. It's so good to see someone else give it props.
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u/manhatteninfoil Apr 30 '26
I guess it dates a little. It's probably why we're the only 2 humans around to appreciate it. But wow! It sure goes far in the exploration of its themes.
I wonder if people would like it if they knew it more, nowadays. We live in very moralistic times.
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u/deadflowers5 Apr 30 '26 edited Apr 30 '26
Yeah I feel like people are way more puritanical than they used to be. 'Don't Deliver Us From Evil' (1971) really delivers with its ending. I didn't see it coming although it completely made sense with the trajectory the girls were on.
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u/manhatteninfoil May 01 '26
"Disturbing" is the right word for this one. The ending reinforces the feeling indeed.
I'd love to see how people would react today to this film.
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u/Mt548 Apr 30 '26
In my skin (2002 - French "Dans ma Peau")
Came here to say this. One of the best body horror films from the past quarter century.
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u/manhatteninfoil Apr 30 '26
I'm rarely scared by gore, and rarely disgusted. But I must admit I felt revulsed by many scenes of this one, almost contorting myself.
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u/deadflowers5 Apr 30 '26 edited Apr 30 '26
'Angst' (1983)
'Cannibal Holocaust' (1980)
'Goodbye Uncle Tom' (1971)
'Who Can Kill a Child?' (1976)
'The Night Porter' (1974)
'Tokyo Decadence' (1992)
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u/manhatteninfoil Apr 30 '26
Older ones, but all good choices. And indeed, all disturbing!
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u/deadflowers5 Apr 30 '26 edited May 01 '26
Yes I have a taste for 60s and 70s cinema. It feels like the only time where filmakers were able to push the envelope with their style and content. Today's films feel so corporate and sanitized in comparison.
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u/manhatteninfoil May 01 '26
I couldn't agree more. More intelligence (directors who didn't seem to feel the public is stupid), more sensibility, more depth.
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u/summerfield82 May 01 '26
A Serbian Film really pushes limits, it’s not for everyone. definitely the kind of thing that makes you uncomfortable while watching.
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u/PNR_Robots Apr 30 '26
Funny Games (1997) and Angst (1983).