Some of the best movies about addiction are also the most intense and heartbreaking films ever made, from Trainspotting to Requiem for a Dream.

Sara Goldfarb (Ellen Burstyn) is a retired widow, living in a small apartment. She spends most of her time watching TV, especially a particular self-help show. She has delusions of rising above ...

Darren Aronofsky's film - Requiem For A Dream - dares to venture into a physiological ... Ellen Burstyn plays Sara Goldfarb, a lonely Jewish widow living out her twilight years in front of the ...

No list of this nature would be complete without Requiem for a Dream, which tells the story of four characters battling terrible addictions. Sara (Ellen Burstyn) is addicted to amphetamines ...