This page from the A.V. Club talks about films too painful to watch twice. Some should probably be too painful to watch once, really.

The title of the piece made me think of, in order: The Magdalene Sisters, The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, Caligula, The Piano Teacher, and Requiem for a Dream.

The only one of those on the list is the last one. The two others on the list I’ve seen are Safe and Boys Don’t Cry. I can definitely understand Boys Don’t Cry, but Safe? I found that to be an interesting and not at all painful film to watch.

What would you add to the list?

[This is a repost from a previous blog. Original post date: 4 October, 2007]