The mindfuck movie list

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Created by mawbey.

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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. 172 -1

    13 Tzameti

    2005, in 0 top lists Check
  2. 181 new

    30 Door Key

    1991, in 0 top lists Check
  3. 5 -

    Abre los ojos

    1997 — a.k.a. Open Your Eyes, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 4 -

    Adaptation.

    2002, in 11 top lists Check
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    Alphaville: Une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution

    1965 — a.k.a. Alphaville, in 13 top lists Check
  6. 9 -

    Altered States

    1980, in 5 top lists Check
  7. 7 -

    American Psycho

    2000, in 12 top lists Check
  8. 10 new

    Anderland

    2003, in 0 top lists Check
  9. 11 -1

    Antichrist

    2009, in 8 top lists Check
  10. 1 -

    Avalon

    2001, in 0 top lists Check
  11. 28 -2

    Bad Boy Bubby

    1993, in 5 top lists Check
  12. 14 new

    Barton Fink

    1991, in 8 top lists Check
  13. 18 -2

    The Big Empty

    2003, in 0 top lists Check
  14. 27 -2

    Black Swan

    2010, in 12 top lists Check
  15. 21 -2

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
  16. 24 -2

    The Box

    2009, in 0 top lists Check
  17. 25 -2

    Brick

    2005, in 8 top lists Check
  18. 147 -2

    Butterfly on a Wheel

    2007 — a.k.a. The Butterfly, in 0 top lists Check
  19. 34 -2

    Careful

    1992, in 4 top lists Check
  20. 174 new

    Céline et Julie vont en bateau: Phantom Ladies...

    1974 — a.k.a. Celine and Julie Go Boating, in 11 top lists Check
  21. 36 -2

    Cet obscur objet du désir

    1977 — a.k.a. That Obscure Object of Desire, in 9 top lists Check
  22. 35 -2

    Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

    1972 — a.k.a. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, in 21 top lists Check
  23. 175 new

    Cloud Atlas

    2012, in 1 top list Check
  24. 189 new

    The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

    1989, in 10 top lists Check
  25. 176 new

    Cosmopolis

    2012, in 2 top lists Check
  26. 51 -2

    Das Experiment

    2001 — a.k.a. The Experiment, in 1 top list Check
  27. 45 -2

    Dead Man

    1995, in 12 top lists Check
  28. 42 -2

    Dead Man's Shoes

    2004, in 4 top lists Check
  29. 178 new

    Den brysomme mannen

    2006 — a.k.a. The Bothersome Man, in 0 top lists Check
  30. 46 -2

    Dogville

    2003, in 14 top lists Check
  31. 41 -2

    Donnie Darko

    2001, in 21 top lists Check
  32. 53 -2

    El ángel exterminador

    1962 — a.k.a. The Exterminating Angel, in 19 top lists Check
  33. 52 -2

    The Escapist

    2008, in 0 top lists Check
  34. 48 -2

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    2004, in 28 top lists Check
  35. 61 -2

    The Fall

    2006, in 6 top lists Check
  36. 58 -2

    Le fantôme de la liberté

    1974 — a.k.a. The Phantom of Liberty, in 7 top lists Check
  37. 56 -2

    Faust

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  38. 55 -2

    Fight Club

    1999, in 19 top lists Check
  39. 59 -2

    The Fountain

    2006, in 4 top lists Check
  40. 62 -2

    The Game

    1997, in 3 top lists Check
  41. 63 -2

    GATTACA

    1997 — a.k.a. Gattaca, in 5 top lists Check
  42. 64 -2

    Gummo

    1997, in 4 top lists Check
  43. 184 new

    Holy Motors

    2012, in 11 top lists Check
  44. 76 -2

    I Love Your Work

    2003, in 0 top lists Check
  45. 69 -2

    Inland Empire

    2006, in 10 top lists Check
  46. 70 -2

    Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call...

    1995 — a.k.a. Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream That One Calls Human Life, in 1 top list Check
  47. 74 -2

    Intacto

    2001, in 0 top lists Check
  48. 79 -2

    Irréversible

    2002 — a.k.a. Irreversible, in 10 top lists Check
  49. 73 -2

    Izo

    2004, in 0 top lists Check
  50. 80 -2

    The Jacket

    2005, in 0 top lists Check
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