The mindfuck movie list

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Many definitions exist for defining what makes any given movie a 'mindfuck'. At Class Real we look for movies which have the following elements and themes:
-Surreal atmosphere
-Identity surprises
-Reality surprises
-Existentialism
-Postmodernism
-Time Travel


(updated 25/3/14)

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  1. 177 new

    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
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    Le sang d'un poète

    1932 — a.k.a. The Blood of a Poet, in 9 top lists Check
  3. 135 -2

    Spellbound

    1945, in 7 top lists Check
  4. 53 -2

    El ángel exterminador

    1962 — a.k.a. The Exterminating Angel, in 19 top lists Check
  5. 83 -2

    La jetée

    1962 — a.k.a. La Jetée, in 19 top lists Check
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    Alphaville: Une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution

    1965 — a.k.a. Alphaville, in 13 top lists Check
  7. 122 -2

    Rekopis znaleziony w Saragossie

    1965 — a.k.a. The Saragossa Manuscript, in 8 top lists Check
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    Persona

    1966, in 25 top lists Check
  9. 168 -1

    Week End

    1967 — a.k.a. Weekend, in 14 top lists Check
  10. 173 -1

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
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    El topo

    1970 — a.k.a. El Topo, in 8 top lists Check
  12. 86 -2

    Johnny Got His Gun

    1971, in 5 top lists Check
  13. 191 new

    THX 1138

    1971, in 5 top lists Check
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    Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

    1972 — a.k.a. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, in 21 top lists Check
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    Solyaris

    1972 — a.k.a. Solaris, in 28 top lists Check
  16. 65 -2

    La montaña sagrada

    1973 — a.k.a. The Holy Mountain, in 9 top lists Check
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    La planète sauvage

    1973 — a.k.a. Fantastic Planet, in 10 top lists Check
  18. 141 -2

    Sanatorium pod Klepsydra

    1973 — a.k.a. The Hourglass Sanatorium, in 7 top lists Check
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    Céline et Julie vont en bateau: Phantom Ladies...

    1974 — a.k.a. Celine and Julie Go Boating, in 11 top lists Check
  20. 58 -2

    Le fantôme de la liberté

    1974 — a.k.a. The Phantom of Liberty, in 7 top lists Check
  21. 133 -2

    Space Is the Place

    1974, in 1 top list Check
  22. 23 -2

    Black Moon

    1975, in 3 top lists Check
  23. 36 -2

    Cet obscur objet du désir

    1977 — a.k.a. That Obscure Object of Desire, in 9 top lists Check
  24. 49 -2

    Eraserhead

    1977, in 20 top lists Check
  25. 66 -2

    L'hypothèse du tableau volé

    1978, in 5 top lists Check
  26. 20 -2

    Buffet Froid

    1979, in 1 top list Check
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    J-Men Forever

    1979 — a.k.a. The Day the Earth Got Stoned, in 0 top lists Check
  28. 151 -2

    Stalker

    1979, in 22 top lists Check
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    Altered States

    1980, in 5 top lists Check
  30. 180 new

    Forbidden Zone

    1980, in 2 top lists Check
  31. 105 -2

    The Ninth Configuration

    1980, in 3 top lists Check
  32. 190 new

    Time Bandits

    1981, in 4 top lists Check
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    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
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    Liquid Sky

    1982, in 4 top lists Check
  35. 116 -2

    Pink Floyd: The Wall

    1982, in 8 top lists Check
  36. 163 -2

    Videodrome

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  37. 16 -2

    Brazil

    1985, in 23 top lists Check
  38. 121 -2

    The Quiet Earth

    1985, in 3 top lists Check
  39. 21 -2

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
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    Neco z Alenky

    1988 — a.k.a. Alice, in 10 top lists Check
  41. 22 -2

    Begotten

    1989, in 3 top lists Check
  42. 189 new

    The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

    1989, in 10 top lists Check
  43. 132 -2

    Santa Sangre

    1989, in 7 top lists Check
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    Tetsuo

    1989 — a.k.a. Tetsuo, the Iron Man, in 10 top lists Check
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    Archangel

    1990, in 5 top lists Check
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    Jacob's Ladder

    1990, in 3 top lists Check
  47. 154 -2

    Total Recall

    1990, in 8 top lists Check
  48. 169 -1

    Wild at Heart

    1990, in 6 top lists Check
  49. 181 new

    30 Door Key

    1991, in 0 top lists Check
  50. 14 new

    Barton Fink

    1991, in 8 top lists Check
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