Confusing mindfuck plot twist movies from the list of great movies to watch
There are movies that we enjoy, remember for few days and then forget them. There are some blockbuster movies with very strong fan followings. But there are very few movies that makes one’s brain twist and turns inside the skull. These movies are rewinded and watched from beginning to make senses of what we are seeing. And long after we watched them, we still think of those mindfuck movies. Here, ladies and gentlemen, a list of very confusing mindfuck plot twist movies of all time. This is part of series of ‘great movies to watch’.
For rating of each movies, IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic scores are used. The explanation of the rating are; IMDB: Score out of ten, Rotten Tomatoes: Tomatometer (Critic Scores) in % / Audience Score in %, Metacritic: Metascore (Critic Review) out of 100 / User Score out of 10.
#1 Inception (2010)
Movie Snippet
“A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.” – IMDb
Genre
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure, Heist film, Film Noir (!!!)
Director
Christopher Nolan
Stars
Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elliot Page, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Ken Watanabe
Ratings
Why it is a mindfuck movie?
Even after a decade of it’s release, people are still trying to find the meaning of the ending. And the director & writer Christopher Nolan never answered. The movie blur the idea of reality and dream. The director said “the idea of people sharing a dream space… That gives you the ability to access somebody’s unconscious mind. What would that be used and abused for?”
#2 Memento (2000)
Movie Snippet
‘A man with short-term memory loss attempts to track down his wife’s murderer.’ – IMDb
Genre
Mystery, Thriller, Revenge
Director
Christopher Nolan
Stars
Guy Pearce, Carrie-Ann Moss, Joe Pantoliano
Ratings
Why it is a mindfuck movie?
Put it in a simple word, ‘WATCH IT NOW’ if you haven’t.
#3 Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind (2004)
Movie Snippet
‘When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories.’ – IMDb
Genre
Sci-Fi, Romance, Drama
Director
Michel Gondry
Stars
Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Tom Wilkinson, Kirsten Dunst, Elijah Wood, Mark Ruffalo
Ratings
Why it is a mindfuck movie?
Put it in a simple word, ‘WATCH IT NOW’ if you haven’t.
#4 Being john Malkovich (1994)
Movie Snippet
‘A puppeteer takes up a job to support his family. While working late one night, he finds a portal that leads directly to the head of the Hollywood actor John Malkovich.’
Genre
Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
Director
Spike Jonze
Stars
John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener, and ofcourse John Malkovich
Ratings
Why it is a mindfuck movie?
‘Fabulously funny and delightfully disturbed, “Being John Malkovich” is the ultimate voyeur movie, a dark and at times malevolent take on what it’s like to be in someone else’s skull, looking out. The beauty of the film is the way it elevates John Malkovich from an actor to an axiom.’ – Rotten Tomatoes
#5 Fight Club (1999)
Movie Snippet
‘Unhappy with his capitalistic lifestyle, a white-collared insomniac forms an underground fight club with Tyler, a careless soap salesman. Soon, their venture spirals down into something sinister.’ – IMDb
Genre
Drama, Action, Dark Comedy
Director
David Fincher
Stars
Brad Pitt, Edward Norton
Ratings
Why it is a mindfuck movie?
“Watch it atleast twice.
Believe me if you want to feel this movie to the core watch it twice . It took me twice to analyze that this movie was something much more than just awesome Brilliant acting by Brad Pitt maybe his best one, direction above par . There is something much more in this movie than meets the eye .. Watch it and find for yourself” – IMDb user review
#6 Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
Movie Snippet
‘In the Falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world.’ – IMDb
Genre
Drama, Fantasy, War
Director
Guillermo del Toro
Stars
Ivana Baquero, Ariadna Gil, Sergi López
Ratings
Why it is a mindfuck movie?
“”Pan’s Labyrinth” is one of the greatest of all fantasy films, even though it is anchored so firmly in the reality of war. On first viewing, it is challenging to comprehend a movie that on the one hand provides fauns and fairies, and on the other hand creates an inhuman sadist in the uniform of Franco’s fascists.” – Roger Ebert
#7 The Shinning (1980)
Movie Snippet
‘A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.’ – IMDb
Genre
Drama, Horror
Director
Stanley Kubrick
Stars
Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd
Ratings
Why it is a mindfuck movie?
“The Shining has remained a cultural influence over these years because of the beauty of its cinematography, the calibre of its cast and the enduring mystery it generates. It tells a horror story, yes, but The Shining is also about the strength of humanity, about fear and abuse, about who the real monster is.” – Outtake
#8 The usual suspects (1995)
Movie Snippet
‘A sole survivor tells of the twisty events leading up to a horrific gun battle on a boat, which began when five criminals met at a seemingly random police lineup.’ – IMDb
Genre
Crime, Mystery, Drama
Director
Bryan Singer
Stars
Kevin Spacey, Stephen Baldwin, Benecio Del Toro, Gabriel Byrne
Ratings
Why it is a mindfuck movie?
“Expertly shot and edited, The Usual Suspects gives the audience a simple plot and then piles on layers of deceit, twists, and violence before pulling out the rug from underneath.” – Rotten Tomatoes
#9 Get Out (2017)
Movie Snippet
‘Chris, an African-American man, decides to visit his Caucasian girlfriend’s parents during a weekend getaway. Although they seem normal at first, he is not prepared to experience the horrors ahead.’ – Google
Genre
Mystery, Horror, Thriller
Director
Jordan Peele
Stars
Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford
Ratings
Why it is a mindfuck movie?
“Get Out is perhaps the best terror tale since the mid-2000s served up The Descent and Pan’s Labyrinth, two masterworks that, like this one, have much more on tap than just creeping out audiences.” – Rotten Tomatoes
#10 12 Monkeys (1995)
Movie Snippet
‘In a future world devastated by disease, a convict is sent back in time to gather information about the man-made virus that wiped out most of the human population on the planet.’ – IMDb
Genre
Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Director
Terry Gilliam
Stars
Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt
Ratings
Why it is a mindfuck movie?
“The plot’s a bit of a jumble, but excellent performances and mind-blowing plot twists make 12 Monkeys a kooky, effective experience.” – Rotten Tomatoes
#11 The sixth sense (1999)
Movie Snippet
‘A frightened, withdrawn Philadelphia boy who communicates with spirits seeks the help of a disheartened child psychologist.’ – IMDb
Genre
Mystery, Drama, Thriller
Director
M. Night Shyamalan
Stars
Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette
Ratings
Why it is a mindfuck movie?
“You leave slightly asquirm. You know it will linger. It becomes a clammy, chilly movie building toward a revelation that you cannot predict. As I say: I cannot tell you. You’d hate me if I did. I can only say, don’t look now, but look sometime.” – Stephen Hunter, Rotten Tomatoes
“It takes you on an intriguing, unsettling journey.” – Rotten Tomatoes
#12 Shutter Island (2010)
Movie Snippet
‘Teddy Daniels and Chuck Aule, two US marshals, are sent to an asylum on a remote island in order to investigate the disappearance of a patient, where Teddy uncovers a shocking truth about the place.’ – Google
Genre
Mystery, Thriller
Director
Martin Scorsese
Stars
Leonardo DiCaprio, Emily Mortimer, Mark Ruffalo
Ratings
Why it is a mindfuck movie?
“A twisted psychological thriller that leaves you guessing until the very end, Shutter Island is yet another fantastic collaboration between DiCaprio (giving another pitch-perfect and near heartbreaking performance) and director Martin Scorsese.” – Candice Frederick, Rotten Tomatoes
“A relentlessly chilling mystery and a white-knuckle thriller.” – Mike Massie, Rotten Tomatoes
#13 The prestige (2006)
Movie Snippet
‘After a tragic accident, two stage magicians in 1890s London engage in a battle to create the ultimate illusion while sacrificing everything they have to outwit each other.’ – IMDb
Genre
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Director
Christopher Nolan
Stars
Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson
Ratings
Why it is a mindfuck movie?
“Some may struggle with its story-within-a-story-within-a- story and non-linear structure, but the payoff is well worth the head-scratching.” – James Croot, Stuff.co.nz
“Yes, the film is built on deceptions, and yes, it features a series of interconnected twists, but like all good movies and magic tricks, it doesn’t lose any glory in a repeated performance or viewing, only gains it.” – Daniel Carlson, Pajiba
#14 Donnie Darko (2001)
Movie Snippet
‘Donnie Darko, an awkward teenager, befriends Frank, a figure in a bunny costume only he can see, who informs Donnie that the world will end in 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, and 12 seconds.’ – Google
Genre
Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Director
Richard Kelly
Stars
Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Mary McDonnell
Ratings
Why it is a mindfuck movie?
“Kelly is a supple and courageous storyteller, boldly free-associating as he mixes parody and satire with earnest psychodrama and coming up with plot points no one could anticipate.” – Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader
“A wondrous, moodily self-involved piece of work that employs X-Files magic realism to galvanize what might have been a routine tale of suburban teen angst.” – J. Hoberman, Village Voice
#15 The Thing (1982)
Movie Snippet
‘A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.’ – IMDb
Genre
Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Director
John Carpenter
Stars
Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Keith David
Ratings
Why it is a mindfuck movie?
“The Thing is a peerless masterpiece of relentless suspense, retina-wrecking visual excess and outright, nihilistic terror.” – Adam Smith, Empire Magazine
“It’s what all horror connoisseurs crave; a mysterious and evocative beginning, a steady burgeoning of tension, and enough left unexplained leveled with the right amount of terror shown. It is a masterpiece of filmmaking.” – Kristy Strouse, Wonderfully Weird and Horrifying
#16 Parasite (2019)
Movie Snippet
‘The struggling Kim family sees an opportunity when the son starts working for the wealthy Park family. Soon, all of them find a way to work within the same household and start living a parasitic life.’ – IMDb
Genre
Thriller, Drama, Comedy
Director
Bong Joon Ho
Stars
Kang-ho Song, Sun-kyun Lee, Yeo-jeong Cho
Ratings
Why it is a mindfuck movie?
“A tragicomic masterclass that will get under your skin and eat away at your cinematic soul.” – Mark Kermode, Observer (UK)
“Parasite finds a way to be visually stunning, thematically resonant, horrifyingly tragic and fantastically gripping while fooling the audience into thinking they are having the time of their life.” – Catherine Springer, CathsFilmForum.com
#17 The matrix (2019)
Movie Snippet
‘When a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth–the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence.’ – IMDb
Genre
Action, Sci-Fi
Director
Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
Stars
Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving
Ratings
Why it is a mindfuck movie?
“A wildly cinematic futuristic thriller that is determined to overpower the imagination, The Matrix combines traditional science-fiction premises with spanking new visual technology in a way that almost defies description.” – Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
“The Matrix is the coolest — a journey into a genuinely original vision of our cyberfuture that will have you checking your own reality by the time it’s over.” – Susan Stark, Detroit News
#18 Se7en (1995)
Movie Snippet
‘Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.’ – IMDb
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director
David Fincher
Stars
Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, Kevin Spacey
Ratings
Why it is a mindfuck movie?
“An intensely claustrophobic, gut-wrenching thriller.” – Todd McCarthy, Variety
“Dark, gripping thriller which saves its most shocking revelations for the final scenes.” – Mark Salisbury, Empire Magazine
#19 Gone Girl (2014)
Movie Snippet
‘With his wife’s disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it’s suspected that he may not be innocent.’ – IMDb
Genre
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Director
David Fincher
Stars
Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris
Ratings
Why it is a mindfuck movie?
“Mesmerizing performances, tense atmosphere, unexpected plot twists and turns of events, this movie is a real crime thriller!” – Serge E, Rotten Tomatoes Super Reviewer
“The film was one shocking surprise after another. A dark, entertaining, runaway bullet train.” – Sarah Knight Adamson, Sarah’s Backstage Pass
