Director Darren Aronofsky, known for his films The Wrestler and Black Swan, takes viewers on a disturbing and uncomfortable ride in 2000's Requiem For a Dream. The movie centres around four characters whose lives are interconnected by their desire to experience their own individual highs. Sara (Ellen Burstyn) desperately wants to be a guest on her favourite talk show, and her desperation drives her to harmful behaviour and delusions. Sara's son, Harry (Jared Leto), is a drug addict who, along with his friend Tyrone (Marlon Wayans), has goals of being a top-earning drug dealer. Harry's girlfriend, Marion (Jennifer Connelly), has her own addictions that get in the way of what she truly wants. The reality of each character's life is significantly inhibited by their addiction, leading to terrible consequences along the way.