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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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#81 Funny Games

Funny Games
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#82 The Endless

The Endless
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#83 Suburbicon

Suburbicon
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#84 Gerald's Game

Gerald's Game
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#85 11:14

11:14
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#86 The Double

The Double
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#87 The Gift

The Gift
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#88 Doubt

Doubt
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#89 It's Such A Beautiful Day

It's Such A Beautiful Day
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#90 Time Lapse

Time Lapse
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#91 The Handmaiden

The Handmaiden
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#92 Goodnight Mommy

Goodnight Mommy
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#93 Devil's Pass

Devil's Pass
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#94 Side Effects

Side Effects
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#95 The Killing Of A Sacred Deer

The Killing Of A Sacred Deer
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#96 Case 39

Case 39
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#97 Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance)

Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance)
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#98 The Father

The Father
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#99 A Scanner Darkly

A Scanner Darkly
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#100 Frailty

Frailty
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