10 Hardest-To-Watch Movie Scenes

Those who haven't seen Francis Ford Coppola's mobster masterpiece will at the very least have heard of it. Critically acclaimed across the globe and a household name of cinema, The Godfather is widely regarded as the pinnacle of its genre, and with fair reason.

Telling the tale of ageing patriarch Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) who decides to pass on his crime syndicate to reluctant son Michael (Al Pacino), we watch as mob war ensues between old families over their values, morals, and allegiances. One such clash involves "an offer you can't refuse", and a reasoning so intense that refusal would be the last thing on one's mind.

Waking up to find his prize stallion beheaded and deposited into his bed, Jack Woltz (John Marley) gets a clear message from the Don to hire Johnny Fontane (Al Martino) for his latest movie. It's a dramatic, bloody, and traumatising twist; one that has stood out famously over the years to the point where it's perhaps the most recognisable scene of the most recognisable franchise.