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. 128 -2

    Se7en

    1995, in 29 top lists Check
  2. 93 -2

    Memento

    2000, in 27 top lists Check
  3. 120 -2

    The Prestige

    2006, in 15 top lists Check
  4. 173 -1

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  5. 144 -2

    Shutter Island

    2010, in 8 top lists Check
  6. 111 -2

    Oldeuboi

    2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check
  7. 129 -2

    The Sixth Sense

    1999, in 20 top lists Check
  8. 153 -2

    Twelve Monkeys

    1995 — a.k.a. 12 Monkeys, in 14 top lists Check
  9. 92 -2

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  10. 21 -2

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
  11. 151 -2

    Stalker

    1979, in 22 top lists Check
  12. 108 -2

    The Others

    2001, in 9 top lists Check
  13. 25 -2

    Brick

    2005, in 8 top lists Check
  14. 49 -2

    Eraserhead

    1977, in 20 top lists Check
  15. 62 -2

    The Game

    1997, in 3 top lists Check
  16. 40 -2

    Dark City

    1998, in 6 top lists Check
  17. 130 -2

    Solyaris

    1972 — a.k.a. Solaris, in 28 top lists Check
  18. 14 new

    Barton Fink

    1991, in 8 top lists Check
  19. 87 -2

    Lost Highway

    1997, in 10 top lists Check
  20. 31 -2

    Cube

    1997, in 5 top lists Check
  21. 150 -2

    Source Code

    2011, in 0 top lists Check
  22. 164 -2

    Vanilla Sky

    2001, in 2 top lists Check
  23. 79 -2

    Irréversible

    2002 — a.k.a. Irreversible, in 10 top lists Check
  24. 117 -2

    Paprika

    2006, in 7 top lists Check
  25. 81 -2

    Jacob's Ladder

    1990, in 3 top lists Check
  26. 69 -2

    Inland Empire

    2006, in 10 top lists Check
  27. 72 -2

    Identity

    2003, in 1 top list Check
  28. 5 -

    Abre los ojos

    1997 — a.k.a. Open Your Eyes, in 2 top lists Check
  29. 170 -1

    Werckmeister harmóniák

    2000 — a.k.a. Werckmeister Harmonies, in 12 top lists Check
  30. 102 -2

    The Ninth Gate

    1999, in 1 top list Check
  31. 3 -

    Alphaville: Une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution

    1965 — a.k.a. Alphaville, in 13 top lists Check
  32. 106 -2

    The Number 23

    2007, in 0 top lists Check
  33. 193 new

    Upstream Color

    2013, in 3 top lists Check
  34. 135 -2

    Spellbound

    1945, in 7 top lists Check
  35. 80 -2

    The Jacket

    2005, in 0 top lists Check
  36. 131 -2

    Stay

    2005, in 0 top lists Check
  37. 124 -2

    Revolver

    2005, in 0 top lists Check
  38. 54 -2

    Exam

    2009, in 0 top lists Check
  39. 188 new

    Survive Style 5+

    2004, in 4 top lists Check
  40. 152 -2

    The Thirteenth Floor

    1999, in 0 top lists Check
  41. 99 -2

    The Mothman Prophecies

    2002, in 1 top list Check
  42. 121 -2

    The Quiet Earth

    1985, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 148 -2

    Sphere

    1998, in 0 top lists Check
  44. 24 -2

    The Box

    2009, in 0 top lists Check
  45. 12 -1

    Awake

    2007, in 0 top lists Check
  46. 137 -2

    Schizopolis

    1996, in 4 top lists Check
  47. 30 -2

    Cypher

    2002 — a.k.a. Brainstorm, in 0 top lists Check
  48. 115 -2

    Proof

    2005, in 0 top lists Check
  49. 66 -2

    L'hypothèse du tableau volé

    1978, in 4 top lists Check
  50. 90 -2

    La moustache

    2005, in 1 top list Check
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