Requiem for a Dream (2000)

The Requiem for a Dream trailer is for Darren Aronofsky's 2000 drama based on Hubert Selby Jr.'s novel. In Coney Island, Brooklyn, lonely widow Sara Goldfarb, played by Ellen Burstyn, spends her days watching TV and dreaming of being on her favorite game show. When she gets a call saying she might be a contestant, she starts taking diet pills to fit into her old red dress. Her son, Harry, played by Jared Leto, his girlfriend, Marion, played by Jennifer Connelly, and his best friend, Tyrone, played by Marlon Wayans, have big dreams too, and they plan to pay for them by dealing heroin. Over three seasons, all four fall deeper into addiction as their hopes collapse. Its fast editing and Clint Mansell's haunting score are famous. Burstyn earned an Oscar nomination. It is a hard, intense film for adults. It is available on Blu-ray and digital.