Requiem for a Dream
“A look into addiction and how it overcomes the mind and body.”
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
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Cast
74 people
Ellen Burstyn
Sara Goldfarb
Known for
The Exorcist
Interstellar
Jared Leto
Harry Goldfarb
Known for
Suicide Squad
Mr. Nobody
Jennifer Connelly
Marion Silver
Known for
A Beautiful Mind
Blood Diamond
Marlon Wayans
Tyrone C. Love
Known for
Scary Movie
White Chicks
Christopher McDonald
Tappy Tibbons
Known for
Secret Invasion
The Watcher
Louise Lasser
Ada
Known for
Bananas
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
Marcia Jean Kurtz
Rae
Known for
Black Swan
The Wrestler
Janet Sarno
Mrs. Pearlman
Also in
The Hard Way
All Is Bright
Suzanne Shepherd
Mrs. Scarlini
Known for
The Sopranos
GoodFellas
Joanne Gordon
Mrs. Ovadia
Known for
Pi
Charlotte Aronofsky
Mrs. Miles
Known for
Black Swan
Mark Margolis
Mr. Rabinowitz
Known for
Better Call Saul
Breaking Bad
Darren Aronofsky Director · Hubert Selby Jr. Screenplay Clint Mansell Composer
Worldwide gross $7.4M · Budget $4.5M · United States release October 6, 2000
Box office
Budget
$4,500,000
Worldwide gross
$7,390,108
Gross vs. budget
1.6×
Production
Artisan Entertainment
Production · Distribution
Thousand Words
Production
Protozoa Pictures
Production
Industry Entertainment Partners
Production
Bandeira Entertainment
Production
Industry Entertainment
Production
Siblings
Production
Truth and Soul Pictures Inc
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 14, 2000
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · October 6, 2000
Limited theatrical
United States · September 16, 2025
Physical · 4K Lenticular Gift Box (4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray)
United States
December 15, 2000 · Theatrical
Argentina
September 20, 2001 · Theatrical
Australia
February 8, 2001 · Theatrical
Belgium
June 20, 2001 · Theatrical
Brazil
November 2, 2001 · Theatrical
Canada
September 13, 2000 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
November 3, 2000 · Theatrical
December 18, 2001 · Physical · DVD
Colombia
October 26, 2001 · Theatrical
Czechia
November 18, 2002 · Digital
Denmark
April 19, 2002 · Theatrical
Finland
April 27, 2001 · Theatrical
France
March 21, 2001 · Theatrical
Germany
January 3, 2002 · Theatrical
Greece
May 18, 2001 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 22, 2001 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 22, 2001 · Theatrical
Iceland
November 9, 2001 · Premiere · Reykjavik Film Festival
Ireland
December 15, 2000 · Theatrical
Israel
May 10, 2001 · Theatrical
Italy
November 24, 2000 · Premiere · Torino Film Festival
Japan
July 7, 2001 · Theatrical · (Tokyo)
Kazakhstan
May 3, 2001 · Theatrical
Macao SAR China
March 22, 2001 · Theatrical
Mexico
September 7, 2001 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 13, 2001 · Theatrical
August 5, 2005 · TV · RTL 5
October 5, 2015 · Physical · Blu ray
New Zealand
March 29, 2001 · Theatrical
Norway
October 25, 2000 · Premiere · Bergen International Film Festival
July 3, 2001 · Premiere · Filmquart Film Festival
July 13, 2001 · Theatrical
Peru
January 31, 2002 · Theatrical
Philippines
December 15, 2000 · Theatrical
Poland
March 16, 2001 · Theatrical
Portugal
August 16, 2001 · Theatrical
Russia
April 19, 2001 · Theatrical
Singapore
July 12, 2001 · Theatrical
South Africa
March 16, 2001 · Theatrical
South Korea
July 12, 2002 · Theatrical
Spain
March 23, 2001 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 14, 2001 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 19, 2001 · Theatrical
August 6, 2001 · Physical · DVD
October 11, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
October 5, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray repackage
November 30, 2020 · Physical · 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray
Uruguay
November 30, 2001 · Theatrical
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