10 Movies So Sad You Can Only Watch Them Once
7. The Father (2020)
The Father is a psychological drama that follows an aging man (Anthony Hopkins) who struggles to grapple with the trauma of old age and dementia.
Filmed with stark simplicity and hinging almost entirely on Hopkins' career-best, Oscar-winning performance, the drama is both invasive and personal, following one man as he slowly feels his mind and reality slip away from him with increasing urgency.
Watching Hopkins battle his demons, his sense of time, and even his own family makes for a heartbreaking viewing experience, and one that's told entirely through his own eyes with twisted unpredictability and cleverly placed set and cast changes.
By the end, The Father will undoubtedly have left you broken, its urgent, vital and draining story of Alzheimer's and old age proving far too much for a second visit.