10 Movies That Totally Destroyed You

4. We Need to Talk About Kevin

If you're currently enjoying any of Ezra Miller's work in the big blockbuster franchises he's now part of, you have Lynne Ramsay's explosive adaptation of We Need To Talk About Kevin to thank for bringing him to everyone's attention.

Miller plays the titular Kevin, a "troubled" teenager whose darkness turns out to be considerably more profound than it initially appears as we see the story of how he came to commit a high-school massacre. It's essentially like watching a horror movie origin story as Kevin's behaviour (particularly towards his mother) steadily gets worse and builds a map of his evil.

The true genius of the film is that we watch it all through his mother's eye (those of Tilda Swinton, who is as incredible as Miller), who struggles with him but also loves him even as she suspects he killed his sister's guinea pig and blinded her in jealousy. Eventually, the awful climax - which knocks the air out of you - reveals that he killed some of his schoolmates with a bow and arrow, as well as his father and younger sister. It's a hell of a thing to watch and not one you'd rush back to quickly.