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. 194 new

    Possible Worlds

    2000, in 2 top lists Check
  2. 193 new

    Upstream Color

    2013, in 3 top lists Check
  3. 192 new

    The Truman Show

    1998, in 14 top lists Check
  4. 191 new

    THX 1138

    1971, in 5 top lists Check
  5. 190 new

    Time Bandits

    1981, in 4 top lists Check
  6. 189 new

    The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

    1989, in 10 top lists Check
  7. 188 new

    Survive Style 5+

    2004, in 4 top lists Check
  8. 187 new

    Pâfekuto burû

    1997 — a.k.a. Perfect Blue, in 13 top lists Check
  9. 186 new

    The Lawnmower Man

    1992, in 0 top lists Check
  10. 185 new

    Kalifornia

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  11. 184 new

    Holy Motors

    2012, in 11 top lists Check
  12. 183 new

    Groundhog Day

    1993, in 22 top lists Check
  13. 182 new

    Gwai wik

    2006 — a.k.a. Re-cycle, in 0 top lists Check
  14. 181 new

    30 Door Key

    1991, in 0 top lists Check
  15. 180 new

    Forbidden Zone

    1980, in 2 top lists Check
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    Final Approach

    1991, in 0 top lists Check
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    Den brysomme mannen

    2006 — a.k.a. The Bothersome Man, in 0 top lists Check
  18. 177 new

    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
  19. 176 new

    Cosmopolis

    2012, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 175 new

    Cloud Atlas

    2012, in 1 top list Check
  21. 174 new

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

    1974 — a.k.a. Celine and Julie Go Boating, in 11 top lists Check
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    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  23. 172 -1

    13 Tzameti

    2005, in 0 top lists Check
  24. 171 -1

    Ya

    2009 — a.k.a. I Am, in 0 top lists Check
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    Werckmeister harmóniák

    2000 — a.k.a. Werckmeister Harmonies, in 12 top lists Check
  26. 169 -1

    Wild at Heart

    1990, in 6 top lists Check
  27. 168 -1

    Week End

    1967 — a.k.a. Weekend, in 14 top lists Check
  28. 167 -1

    Waking Life

    2001, in 9 top lists Check
  29. 166 -1

    Valhalla Rising

    2009, in 0 top lists Check
  30. 165 -2

    Vidocq

    2001, in 1 top list Check
  31. 164 -2

    Vanilla Sky

    2001, in 2 top lists Check
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    Videodrome

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
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    Uzumaki

    2000 — a.k.a. Spiral, in 2 top lists Check
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    Underground

    1995, in 9 top lists Check
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    The Tempest

    2010, in 0 top lists Check
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    Tideland

    2005, in 2 top lists Check
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    Taxidermia

    2006, in 2 top lists Check
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    Les triplettes de Belleville

    2003 — a.k.a. The Triplets of Belleville, in 11 top lists Check
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    Tetsuo

    1989 — a.k.a. Tetsuo, the Iron Man, in 10 top lists Check
  40. 155 -2

    Total Recall 2070: Machine Dreams: Part 1

    1999, in 0 top lists Check
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    Total Recall

    1990, in 8 top lists Check
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    Twelve Monkeys

    1995 — a.k.a. 12 Monkeys, in 14 top lists Check
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    The Thirteenth Floor

    1999, in 0 top lists Check
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    Stalker

    1979, in 22 top lists Check
  45. 150 -2

    Source Code

    2011, in 0 top lists Check
  46. 149 -2

    Sucker Punch

    2011, in 0 top lists Check
  47. 148 -2

    Sphere

    1998, in 0 top lists Check
  48. 147 -2

    Butterfly on a Wheel

    2007 — a.k.a. The Butterfly, in 0 top lists Check
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    Synecdoche, New York

    2008, in 9 top lists Check
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    The Singing Detective

    2003, in 1 top list Check
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Last updated on Dec 28, 2011; source