Something like Repo! A Genetic Opera

Submitted by SnootyRabbits t3_11dqnre in movies

I watched Repo! A genetic opera today and I was wondering if there were films that also handle surgery addiction/ surgery being used as a fashion statement.

Just think it’s a cool theme and want to know if there are good movies about this topic.

Thanks.

To clarify, Repo! Was not a good Film, I like the concept though

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Pudding_Hero t1_jaa82on wrote

Repo Men (2010). Starring Jude Law, Forest Whitaker

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AmeliaMangan t1_jaad5yv wrote

Mika Ninagawa's Helter Skelter (2012), a superb, surreal Japanese film about a surgery-addicted model starting to fall apart. I believe you can find it on Netflix (and mind you don't confuse it with either of the two films about Charles Manson bearing the same title).

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ZorroMeansFox t1_jab451g wrote

There's a fantastic, creepy, gruesome scene in David Lynch's Dune, featuring Baron Harkonnen getting doctor's treatments to keep his grotesque skin diseases flowering.

And one of the bigger side-stories in Terry Gilliam's Brazil has "Mrs. Lowry" undergoing perpetual plastic surgery:

ONE SUCH SCENE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zYREwD9e6U

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SnootyRabbits OP t1_jada7ol wrote

Update: thank you everyone for the suggestions!! I’m gonna start watching these reccs, y’all made my disturbed heart happy 🍻

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FloridaFlamingoGirl t1_jadcwm5 wrote

Check out Death Becomes Her, it's a dark comedy about a woman who takes an age-reversing potion and then experiences disturbing supernatural side effects. One of my favorites for Halloween season.

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