10 Great Horror Movies You'll Only Watch Once
3. Antichrist (2009)
You hear the phrase "directed by Lars von Trier" and you instantly know you won't be returning to what you're about to watch. But even by his standards, Antichrist is a harrowing production.
The deeply metaphorical tale of a grieving couple (played by Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg with commendable commitment) who travel to a cabin in the woods in a search for solace only to find strange visions and stunning bouts of sexual sadism, this remains von Trier's most infamously bleak movie.
Antichrist, to put it in context, starts with the death of a child, and honestly that opener might be the film's tamest moment. What follows - the torture, gnarly symbolism, sex and gore of it all - ramps up with every scene, right up until its horribly cruel finale.
It'll be difficult for anyone to get through Antichrist even once, let alone twice or more, though for those committed to the anguish will find plenty of things to unpack about grief, faith and the endless pit of depression. Good times!