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. 9 -

    Altered States

    1980, in 5 top lists Check
  2. 22 -2

    Begotten

    1989, in 3 top lists Check
  3. 26 -2

    Bug

    2006, in 1 top list Check
  4. 32 -2

    Cup of My Blood

    2005, in 0 top lists Check
  5. 38 -2

    Dellamorte Dellamore

    1994 — a.k.a. Cemetery Man, in 5 top lists Check
  6. 39 -2

    The Dark Hours

    2005, in 0 top lists Check
  7. 47 -2

    eXistenZ

    1999, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 49 -2

    Eraserhead

    1977, in 20 top lists Check
  9. 67 -2

    Haute tension

    2003 — a.k.a. High Tension, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 81 -2

    Jacob's Ladder

    1990, in 3 top lists Check
  11. 82 -2

    Jisatsu sâkuru

    2001 — a.k.a. Suicide Club, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 97 -2

    Martyrs

    2008, in 7 top lists Check
  13. 99 -2

    The Mothman Prophecies

    2002, in 1 top list Check
  14. 107 -2

    One Point O

    2004, in 0 top lists Check
  15. 108 -2

    The Others

    2001, in 9 top lists Check
  16. 110 -2

    Ôdishon

    1999 — a.k.a. Audition, in 11 top lists Check
  17. 119 -2

    Persona

    1966, in 25 top lists Check
  18. 132 -2

    Santa Sangre

    1989, in 7 top lists Check
  19. 140 -2

    Sílení

    2005 — a.k.a. Lunacy, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 156 -2

    Tetsuo

    1989 — a.k.a. Tetsuo, the Iron Man, in 10 top lists Check
  21. 158 -2

    Taxidermia

    2006, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 162 -2

    Uzumaki

    2000 — a.k.a. Spiral, in 2 top lists Check
  23. 163 -2

    Videodrome

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  24. 177 new

    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
  25. 182 new

    Gwai wik

    2006 — a.k.a. Re-cycle, in 0 top lists Check
  26. 186 new

    The Lawnmower Man

    1992, in 0 top lists Check
  27. 187 new

    Pâfekuto burû

    1997 — a.k.a. Perfect Blue, in 13 top lists Check
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Last updated on Dec 28, 2011; source