MovieWeb's 11 Movies That Expertly Toy With the Audience's Emotion

"At times, watching a film can be a self-destructive act. Isn't it amusing that one watches a horror film or a crime noir consensually, knowing the disturbing outcome? Genre filmmaking often becomes an immersive experience where films experiment with putting the audience in unpleasant yet meaningful predicaments of its characters. On the surface it might seem like provocation, but it is only done so to get the audience into questioning morality, reality, and the human psyche. For example, 'Requiem for a Dream' goes behind the spiraling dark truths behind substance abuse. Christopher Nolan's 'Inception' tests how far can the audience and cinema go to blur the lines between consciousness and dreams and 'American Beauty' does not shy away from the dysfunctional structure and values of the American family. Here are 12 more films that end with an unsettling feeling which compels us to ask deeper questions with bitter but honest answers." - movieweb.com