{"id":376730,"date":"2026-04-13T02:51:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T02:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/376730\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T02:51:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T02:51:19","slug":"24-movies-that-were-sooooooo-absolutely-unhinged-people-just-got-up-and-left-before-the-credits-rolled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/376730\/","title":{"rendered":"24 Movies That Were Sooooooo Absolutely Unhinged People Just Got Up And Left Before The Credits Rolled"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether it’s a horror movie<\/a> or a psychological thriller<\/a>, the level of disturbing, unsettling, or completely bonkers that a film can reach is all over the place. While some people can handle watching films such as Hereditary<\/a> or<\/a> Midsommar<\/a> all the way through, others find themselves tapping out long before the credits roll. These kinds of movies aren\u2019t for the faint of heart, and sometimes, you find out whether you’re a part of the first or the second group the hard way: paying for a ticket only to make it through the first half hour before fleeing the theater.\"Top:<\/p>\n

\u00a9 A24 \/ Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

Well, we recently asked<\/a> the BuzzFeed Community<\/a> to share the absolutely wild movies that they walked out of. From classic scary movies<\/a> to unexpectedly creepy kids’ films<\/a>, here’s what they had to say:<\/p>\n

Note: Some submissions are from this\u00a0Reddit thread<\/a>.<\/p>\n

1. “THE ABSOLUTE WORST, frightening movie is A CLOCKWORK ORANGE<\/a>. I was so traumatized, I left quickly. The most violent, unhinged movie I ever tried to watch. I was younger then, so I thought I was being dramatic. I tried to watch it now, same reaction! What kind of mind thinks this stuff up?”\"Person<\/p>\n

Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

2. “Walked out of Hostel<\/a>. Not a horror fan, not sure why I went. Got to the part with the chick’s eye and the dude with the chainsaw, and I noped out of there. I was 19 or so at the time.”\"A<\/p>\n

\u00a9Screen Gems\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

Related: This Extremely Difficult Disney Quiz Will Stump Even The Most Devoted Fans<\/a><\/p>\n

3. “Mine was Saw III. If I recall correctly, it was the opening game and the guy had to pull the rings out of his body. I let out a ‘**** this’ when he got to his Achilles tendons and walked out to the screams.”\"Person<\/p>\n

\u00a9Lions Gate\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

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4. “Cape Fear<\/a>. Good gosh, that face biting scene did it for me.”\"A<\/p>\n

\u00a9MCA\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

5. “Midsommar<\/a>. Had to walk out after THAT scene\u2026I later watched it at home, though. Great movie, top-notch acting, and it\u2019s still haunting me, LOL.”\"Women<\/p>\n

\u00a9 A24 \/ courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

6. “When I was 12 years old, I walked out of The Blair Witch Project<\/a> at the scene where they found the tongue inside the balled up map. After I stopped hyperventilating, I walked back in there like a gangsta.”\"Close-up<\/p>\n

\u00a9 Artisan Entertainment\/ Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

7. “I walked out of Mother!<\/a> when that came out a couple of years ago because I ended up having a panic attack in the final third part of the movie. I did eventually go back in to finish the movie, but that party scene was so similar to nightmares I’ve had that I couldn’t tell whether or not I was actually awake.”\"A<\/p>\n

\u00a9 Paramount Pictures \/ Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

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8. “I was 5 years old when Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade<\/a> came out. My dad took me to see it in the theaters, then had to walk me out of the theater because I was crying and screaming near the end when the Nazi ‘chose poorly.’ Still one of the greatest scares ever for me.”\"A<\/p>\n

\u00a9Paramount Pictures<\/p>\n

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9. “Well, I ran out of the original Creepshow. I was 10\u201312 on a military base in Germany, in a small theater. Shouldn’t have been there anyway, but that thing they kept in the box under the stairs in the movie gave me nightmares for weeks. I ran out crying, LOL.”\"A<\/p>\n

\u00a9Warner Bros\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

10. “I was around 6 years old when I ran out of the cinema in tears thanks to that picnic scene in Antz<\/a>. Thank god I didn’t stay later for Stallone’s decapitated head talking. How that movie was for kids is beyond me.”\"Animated<\/p>\n

\u00a9DreamWorks Pictures<\/p>\n

11. “I was super into horror as a kid (still am), and The Ring<\/a> was always one of the most talked-about horror movies. Finally saw they were showing it on TV one day. I was beyond excited! Couldn’t even get past the opening scene with the girl in the closet.”\"Person<\/p>\n

\u00a9DreamWorks\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

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12. “Pulp Fiction. Bad vibes all around, but especially the surprise SA scene. Disgusting movie TBH.”\"Two<\/p>\n

\u00a9Miramax\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

13. “I couldn’t watch The Exorcist<\/a> rerelease in theaters. It freaked me out too much, and I kept cussing and jumping up. After the fourth time, I just left ’cause I was ******* up the movie for other people.”\"A<\/p>\n

\u00a9Warner Bros\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

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14. “Actually ran out of Audition at the university film society screening. The first half of that film is a borderline romantic comedy<\/a>. The final third is horrifying and very intense. ‘You can\u2019t go anywhere without feet, can you?'”\"A<\/p>\n

\u00a9Vitagraph Films LLC\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

15. “When I was young (around 7, I think?), my grandparents took me to see Nanny McPhee. Now, yes, this is a kids’ film. But that scene where the baby is found in a cooking dish truly disturbed me. Haven’t watched it again to this day.”\"Baby<\/p>\n

\u00a9Universal Pictures<\/p>\n

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16. “I came back, but I had to step out of Pan’s Labyrinth<\/a> during this scene: \ud83d\udd90\ud83c\udffb\ud83d\udc41\ud83d\udc41\ud83d\udd90\ud83c\udffb.”\"Scene<\/p>\n

\u00a9Picturehouse\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

17. “After 10 minutes of One Battle After Another<\/a>, I was done. It was gross and ridiculous.”\"Person<\/p>\n

\u00a9 Warner Bros. \/ Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

18. “The Devils (1971). I loved Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed, so I thought, What could go wrong? Yuck! The most disturbing violence I’d ever seen and one of about three movies I ever walked out of.”\"A<\/p>\n

Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

19. “The only movie I’ve ever walked out on was Borat. I can’t get behind ‘comedy’ that’s built around putting non-consenting people in wildly uncomfortable situations where they’re set up to be humiliated, even if those people have some serious issues. It just seems fundamentally unethical to me.”\"Man<\/p>\n

\u00a920thCentFox\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

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20. “Return to Oz. The Wheelers scared the absolute bejeesus out of me.”\"A<\/p>\n

\u00a9Walt Disney Pictures<\/p>\n

Related: 28 Movie Reveals That Left Audiences So Gobsmacked, Their Jaws Are Still On The Floor TO THIS DAY<\/a><\/p>\n

21. “The Hills Have Eyes<\/a>. Absolutely horrible, and I love scary movies. When the rape scene started, I about threw up, and we walked out.”\"Silhouetted<\/p>\n

\u00a920thCentFox\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

22. “The Lobster. It had so many disgusting scenes. I know it was supposed to be satirical, but it was so gross that I didn\u2019t see any humor or irony in it.”\"Person<\/p>\n

\u00a9 A24 \/ Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

23. “Pink Flamingos. So disgusting.”\"Two<\/p>\n

Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

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24. And finally, “Argylle! It was like two different movies. Halfway through there’s that moment where they reveal the twist, and my husband and I looked at each other and went ‘Well…that’s unfortunate,’ and left.”\"Three<\/p>\n

\u00a9 Universal Pictures \/ Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

Have you ever walked right out of a movie theater because the film you were watching was just too wild? Tell us about it in the comments, or you can submit anonymously using the form below!<\/p>\n

Note: Some responses have been edited for length and\/or clarity.<\/p>\n

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