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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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#41 Pi

Pi
28points

#42 Enemy

Enemy
25points

#43 Mother!

Mother!
21points

#44 Se7en

Se7en
18points

#45 Pan's Labyrinth

Pan's Labyrinth
16points

#46 A Beautiful Mind

A Beautiful Mind
15points

#47 Arrival

Arrival
14points

#48 Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day
13points

#49 Black Swan

Black Swan
13points

#50 Blade Runner

Blade Runner
11points

#51 Twelve Monkeys

Twelve Monkeys
9points

#52 Mulholland Drive

Mulholland Drive
7points

#53 Edge Of Tomorrow

Edge Of Tomorrow
7points

#54 Vertigo

Vertigo
6points

#55 Contact

Contact
6points

#56 The Girl On The Train

The Girl On The Train
6points

#57 The Platform

The Platform
6points

#58 Ex Machina

Ex Machina
6points

#59 Blade Runner 2049

Blade Runner 2049
6points

#60 Cloud Atlas

Cloud Atlas
5points
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