A middle-aged woman (Ellen Burstyn) gets an invitation to be on her favorite game show, as her son (Jared... (Learn more)
Starring: Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly (View All)
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Starring: Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly
Based on the novel by Hubert Selby Jr., this gritty drama concerns four people trapped by their addictions. Harry (Jared Leto), and his best friend Tyrone (Marlon Wayans) are impoverished heroin addicts living in Coney Island, NY, while Harry's girlfriend Marion (Jennifer Connelly) is a fellow addict trying to distance herself from her wealthy father. Harry dreams of scoring a pound of smack, from which he could make enough money to open a clothing boutique with Marion, but so far he and his friends can barely scrape by supporting their own habits. Meanwhile, Harry's mother Sara (Ellen Burstyn), who spends her days watching television, is told she has the opportunity to appear on her favorite game show; wanting to lose enough weight to fit into her favorite red dress, she visits a sleazy doctor who gives her a prescription for amphetamines. Soon Sara has a drug habit of her own that is spiraling out of control. Requiem for a Dream was directed by Darren Aronofsky, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Selby; it was Aronofsky's second feature, following his acclaimed independent film Pi. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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US Release Date
10/6/00
MPAA Rating
Rated R
Running Time
102 mins.
Locations
- New York City, NY
Language
- English
Box Office Total
$3,609,278
Awards
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2000 Independent Spirit Awards [Festival/Aw Awards.
- Winner of the AFI's Top 10 Films of the Year award at the 2000 American Film Institute [Festival/Awar Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama award at the 2000 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actress award at the 2000 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actress [Runner-up] award at the 2000 Toronto Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Winner of the Best Cinematography award at the 2000 Independent Spirit Awards [Festival/Aw Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actress award at the 2000 Independent Spirit Awards [Festival/Aw Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actress award at the 2000 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actress award at the 2000 Screen Actors Guild [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 2000 Independent Spirit Awards [Festival/Aw Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2000 Independent Spirit Awards [Festival/Aw Awards.
- Winner of the Special Mention for Excellence in Filmmaking award at the 2000 National Board of Review [Festival/Awa Awards.
Distributor
- Artisan Entertainment
- Artisan Home Entertainment
