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113 Of The Best Mind-Bending Movies That'll Give You Food For Thought
Movies & tvJAN 25, 2022

113 Of The Best Mind-Bending Movies That'll Give You Food For Thought

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All kinds of trickery and sorcery messing with the human senses have long since been among the most popular forms of entertainment known to humankind. But what if that trickery and sorcery messes directly with your perception of reality, squeezing all comprehension out of your brain until you are puzzled beyond belief? Sounds harsh, right? Well, I’ll let you in on a secret—it’s mind-bending movies that fit the description to a T. Sure, it’s all in the presentation as I could’ve perfectly well introed you by telling you that ‘these movies will quiz your brain,’ but that would be diminishing the genius behind these thought-provoking, reality-defying movies. Yeah, so, here’s our list of the best mind-bending movies ever, to which you should proceed with caution, knowing that watching these selected bests will leave you baffled and confused.
Some of these dark movies are purely psychological thrillers based on the self-destructive abilities of the human mind. But that won’t happen to us, will it? Others rely heavily on the science fiction factors, which are basically the stuff that is very alien to a lot of us and is beyond our understanding. And then there’s always the surreal, blurring the lines between its reality and ours, submerging us into a viscous dark dream which we hope never to feel for real. The thing that connects all of these genres, though, is that they all explore the twisting paths of reality, spewing them out as if they came from the hidden corners of our own brains. Maybe that’s why we like them so much?
Well, without any more brain-picking and rallying you up to watch these amazing, mind-bending movies, just scroll on down below and check out our picks for yourself. To help you choose the next flick for a gripping evening’s entertainment, these twenty movies are supplied with descriptions to make your decision easier. After you are done checking out these psychological thrillers and science fiction movies, vote for the ones that have effed with your cranium the most (in a pleasurable way, of course), and share this article with your friends!

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#21 Her

Her
43points

#22 Joker

Joker
41points

#23 The Shining

The Shining
41points

#24 Midsommar

Midsommar
39points

#25 Oldboy

Oldboy
37points

#26 Mr. Nobody

Mr. Nobody
36points

#27 Triangle

Triangle
36points

#28 A Ghost Story

A Ghost Story
35points

#29 Black Mirror: Bandersnatch

Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
35points

#30 Tenet

Tenet
35points

#31 The Illusionist

The Illusionist
35points

#32 Being John Malkovich

Being John Malkovich
35points

#33 Primer

Primer
34points

#34 Cube

Cube
34points

#35 The Lobster

The Lobster
33points

#36 Moon

Moon
33points

#37 Vanilla Sky

Vanilla Sky
32points

#38 Split

Split
32points

#39 Requiem For A Dream

Requiem For A Dream
29points

#40 The Jacket

The Jacket
28points
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