Suggest grim, bleak, disturbing slice-of-life films. 1970s to present.
I recently watched the following:
In the Bedroom
Little Children
The Poker House
Dark Places
American Beauty
Taxi Driver
Midnight Cowboy
Scarecrow
What are some other films that deal with everyday people in bleak, depressing and/or dangerous situations? No cops or government agents or that sort of thing.