Requiem for a Dream
Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island people are shattered when their addictions run deep.
Why you'll love it
A haunting drama exploring addiction and desperation through interconnected characters, featuring raw emotional performances and visually innovative storytelling (Unrated).
A Clockwork Orange
Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates
Alex DeLarge and his droogs barbarize a decaying near-future.
Why you'll love it
Kubrick's controversial masterpiece examining violence, morality, and free will through a dystopian lens; features disturbing content that demands mature audiences and critical thinking.
The Wolf of Wall Street
Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie
Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.
Why you'll love it
An R-rated biographical drama chronicling Wall Street excess with abundant profanity, substance abuse, and moral corruption presented with dark humor and style.
Trainspotting
Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller
Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out despite the allure of drugs and the influence of friends.
Why you'll love it
A gritty, unflinching examination of heroin addiction in Edinburgh with stylish direction and intense character moments that defined 90s cinema (R).
Mulholland Drive
Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux
After a car wreck on Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.
Why you'll love it
David Lynch's surreal neo-noir drama blending Hollywood dreams with dark psychological mystery, featuring complex female characters and disturbing twists (R).
Mysterious Skin
Brady Corbet, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elisabeth Shue
Two pre-adolescent boys both experienced a strange event and later it affects their lives in different ways. One becomes a reckless, sexually adventurous prostitute, while the other retreats into a reclusive fantasy of alien abduc...
Why you'll love it
A provocative coming-of-age drama exploring trauma and sexuality with unflinching honesty, based on Scott Heim's novel (Unrated).
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly, Ezra Miller
Kevin's mother struggles to love her strange child despite the increasingly dangerous things he says and does as he grows up. But Kevin is just getting started, and his final act will be beyond anything anyone imagined.
Why you'll love it
A devastating psychological drama about a mother's fractured relationship with her son, featuring Tilda Swinton in a deeply unsettling performance (R).
Irreversible
Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel, Albert Dupontel
Events over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order as the beautiful Alex is brutally raped and beaten by a stranger in an underpass tunnel.
Why you'll love it
Gaspar Noé's controversial and graphic drama told in reverse chronological order, exploring trauma, violence, and sexuality with unflinching intensity (Unrated).
Enter the Void
Nathaniel Brown, Paz de la Huerta, Cyril Roy
An American drug dealer living in Tokyo is betrayed by his best friend and killed in a drug deal. His soul, observing the repercussions of his death, seeks resurrection.
Why you'll love it
An experimental, visually extreme drama following a spirit through Tokyo's nightlife; mature themes include death, sexuality, and altered consciousness presented as immersive art cinema.
Shame
Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, James Badge Dale
A nymphomaniac's carefully cultivated private life falls apart after his sister arrives for an indefinite stay.
Why you'll love it
An NC-17 rated psychological drama following a man's struggle with sex addiction and emotional isolation in New York City, featuring powerful performances (NC-17).
Bad Education
Hugh Jackman, Ray Romano, Welker White
The beloved superintendent of New York's Roslyn school district and his staff, friends and relatives become the prime suspects in the unfolding of the single largest public school embezzlement scandal in American history.
Why you'll love it
A gripping drama-thriller about corruption and deception in a school district, featuring complex moral ambiguity and strong performances (PG-13).
Kids
Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce, Chloë Sevigny
A day in the life of a group of teens as they travel around New York City skating, drinking, smoking and deflowering virgins.
Why you'll love it
A provocative drama documenting NYC youth culture with unflinching depictions of recklessness, sexuality, and disease; challenging material for mature audiences only.
The Dirt
Douglas Booth, Iwan Rheon, Colson Baker
Based on the bestselling autobiography from Mötley Crüe, the film is an unflinching tale of success and excess as four misfits rise from the streets of Hollywood to the heights of international fame.
Why you'll love it
A raw biographical drama about Mötley Crüe depicting excess, substance abuse, and rock 'n' roll debauchery with unflinching adult content and gritty authenticity.
In the Realm of the Senses
Tatsuya Fuji, Eiko Matsuda, Aoi Nakajima
A fictionalized retelling of the story of Sada Abe, whose affair with her master quickly turned obsessive and sadomasochistic.
Why you'll love it
A controversial art film depicting an intense erotic relationship in 1936 Japan, exploring passion and obsession with explicit imagery (Unrated).
A Dangerous Method
Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen
A look at how the intense relationship between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud gives birth to psychoanalysis.
Why you'll love it
David Cronenberg's intellectual drama exploring the complex relationships between Freud, Jung, and a patient, with sensual and psychological depth (R).