The 'most screwed up movie’ people have ever watched was released 20 years ago, but it's still sticking with viewers to this day.
And no, it's not Marley & Me, though I'd argue any movie as sad as that should be categorized as 'screwed up'. And it's safe to say I still think about that dog every day.
Enough about that particular trauma though - this flick has affected people in a whole different way.
Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Brady Corbet, the 2004 thriller focuses on two teenagers who both experienced a strange event in their earlier years.
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Gordon-Levitt plays a gay sex worker, Neil, who recalls a disturbing encounter with his former baseball coach, while Corbet's character becomes obsessed with aliens after he experienced an amnesia blackout in which he believes he may have been abducted.
It's not until later that Corbet's character, Brian, finds clues which may link Neil to his experience, prompting him to track him down in New York City.
Titled Mysterious Skin, the movie has been highly rated on Rotten Tomatoes with an Audience Score of 89 percent, and a Tomatometer score of 86 percent.
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It's been described as 'devastating', 'illuminating' and 'captivating', but viewers on Reddit have also categorized it as the 'most screwed up movie' they've ever seen.
Discussing the movie on the platform, one viewer explained: "Because unlike torture porn like A Serbian film or Human centipede, it’s distributing because it’s realistic and unflinching in its depiction of abuse and how people react to it."
"This movie really made me feel uncomfortable," a second viewer added, while a third wrote: "Yep this one is top of my list of brilliant movies I don't want to watch again."
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One viewer admitted to still thinking about the movie 20 years after its release, saying: "I was thinking of this film the other day, but couldn’t remember the name of it for the life of me. Yup, that film definitely sticks with you (well except for the title apparently..)"
Viewers also heaped praise on Gordon-Levitt for his performance in the movie, with director Gregg Araki admitting the two main characters 'pull you into the story'.
Speaking about the movie with Indie Wire, he said: "There’s tough stuff in the film but none of it is gratuitous. None of it is there for any sort of shock value.
"It’s really all about this emotional journey of these two boys."
Emily Brown