Inception
(2010)A professional thief enters people's dreams to steal their secrets. He is offered a deal to erase his criminal past if he can instead plant an idea in someone's mind.
Films that mess with your head
You get to the end and want to start it again knowing what you know now. Some of these are hiding a twist. Others simply refuse to tell you which part was real, and none of them explain themselves on the way out.
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. They work from the whole catalogue, not just this list.
The Matrix
(1999)A computer hacker named Neo discovers that reality as he knows it is a simulation created by intelligent machines. He joins a rebellion against the machines to free humanity.
The Usual Suspects
(1995)A small-time con man named Verbal Kint is questioned by police after a deadly fire on a ship. Through his story, he explains how he and a group of criminals got mixed up with a legendary and ruthless crime lord named Keyser Söze.
Vertigo
(1958)A retired police detective with a fear of heights is hired to follow a friend's wife who is acting strangely. He becomes obsessed with her as he tries to uncover the truth behind her behavior.
The Father
(2020)An elderly man with dementia struggles to make sense of his shifting reality as his daughter tries to care for him. The story unfolds from his perspective, showing his confusion and fear.
The Invisible Guest
(2016)A successful businessman is accused of murder and hires a top lawyer to help build his defense. Over one night, the lawyer and the man piece together the events that led to a crime, revealing secrets and lies.
Koyaanisqatsi
(1982)This film uses a montage of slow motion and time-lapse images to show scenes of nature and cities across the United States. It has no dialogue or story. The music and pictures together create an impression about modern life being out of balance with the natural world.
Gone Girl
(2014)A husband becomes the prime suspect when his wife goes missing on their fifth wedding anniversary. The story digs into their troubled marriage and the secrets they hide from the world.
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
(2013)The Flash wakes up in an alternate timeline where his mother is alive and the world is warring. He must team up with a brutal Batman and other heroes to fix the timeline and stop a catastrophic war.
Knives Out
(2019)A famous private detective is hired to look into the death of a wealthy mystery novelist. The police think the man killed himself but the detective finds evidence that suggests murder.
Nine Queens
(2000)Two con artists in Buenos Aires team up to pull off a big scam involving fake rare stamps. They have to stay one step ahead of everyone as the deal gets more complicated.
Donnie Darko
(2001)A troubled teenager sleepwalks out of his house and avoids a freak accident. Afterward he starts seeing a man in a rabbit costume who says the world will end in 28 days.
Planet of the Apes
(1968)A crew of astronauts crash lands on a distant planet. They find a society where apes are intelligent and in charge, while humans are mute and primitive. The astronauts struggle to survive and understand this strange world.
Andhadhun
(2018)A pianist pretending to be blind witnesses a murder. He gets drawn into a dangerous web of lies and deception.
Meshes of the Afternoon
(1943)A woman follows a mysterious figure through a series of surreal domestic scenes. Reality and imagination blur as she encounters symbolic objects and events.
The Butterfly Effect
(2004)A college student discovers he can travel back in time by reliving his childhood blackouts. He tries to fix traumatic events from his past but finds that each change creates new problems.
The Game
(1997)A wealthy investment banker gets a mysterious birthday gift from his brother: participation in a game that starts blending into his everyday life. As the game becomes more real, he starts to question what is happening and who he can trust.
Lost Highway
(1997)A man starts receiving videotapes that show the inside of his own house, filmed without his knowledge. He is arrested for murdering his wife, but then he suddenly transforms into a different person living a separate life.
Where Eagles Dare
(1968)During World War II, a Special Operations Executive team is sent to rescue an American general from a Nazi fortress. The mission turns out to be more complicated than it first appears.
Open Your Eyes
(1997)A wealthy young man’s life unravels after a car accident disfigures his face. He struggles to tell the difference between what is real and what might be a dream.
Predestination
(2014)A time traveling agent is sent on his last assignment to stop a mysterious bomber known as the Fizzle Bomber. Along the way he meets a man with an unusual life story that is more connected to his own than it first appears.
Inside Man
(2006)A bank heist turns into a hostage standoff in New York City. A detective negotiates with a mysterious robber who has a hidden plan. A powerful fixer gets involved to protect a bank owner's secret.
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth
(1997)This film is a re-edited version of the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series episodes, followed by new footage that sets up a different conclusion. It focuses on teenage pilots and their struggles with giant monsters, personal trauma, and a hidden conspiracy.
Jacob's Ladder
(1990)After serving in Vietnam, a soldier starts seeing strange and frightening visions. He tries to piece together what is real as his hallucinations get worse.
The Lady from Shanghai
(1947)A naive sailor meets a mysterious woman and takes a job on her husband's yacht. He gets entangled in a scheme of lies and murder.
Bugonia
(2025)Two young men kidnap a powerful CEO because they believe she is an alien planning to destroy Earth. The film follows their interrogation and her attempts to convince them otherwise.
The Hidden Face
(2011)A young orchestra conductor moves into a grand old house with his girlfriend. When she suddenly disappears, he begins to suspect that the house holds a dark secret involving a hidden room and a previous tenant.
Enter the Void
(2009)A young American drug dealer is shot by police in Tokyo. He then experiences an out-of-body journey as he watches his own death and the lives of those around him.
Blood Simple
(1984)In Texas, a bartender has an affair with his boss's wife. When the boss finds out he hires a private investigator to kill them.
Coherence
(2013)A woman attends a dinner party with friends on the night a comet passes close to Earth. Strange events and alternate realities begin to fracture their gathering.
In the Mouth of Madness
(1994)An insurance investigator is sent to a small town to look into a horror novelist who has disappeared. As he digs deeper, the line between the author's stories and what feels real starts to dissolve.
Wake in Fright
(1971)A schoolteacher gets stranded in a remote outback town and gets pulled into a cycle of drinking and violence. The film follows his breakdown as the town's menacing atmosphere closes in around him.
Identity
(2003)Ten strangers are trapped in a remote hotel during a storm and start dying one by one. A parallel story follows a murderer on trial for his life, and the two plots gradually reveal a strange connection.
Irréversible
(2002)Two men in Paris search for the man who raped and beat the woman they love. The story unfolds in reverse chronological order over a single night.
Tenet
(2020)A CIA officer is pulled into a secret mission that involves objects moving backwards through time. He must uncover their source and prevent a future attack.
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
(2005)A petty thief and a private eye team up in Los Angeles after a chance encounter. They get tangled in a murder mystery involving a dead woman, a missing girl, and Hollywood secrets.
Reality
(2014)A director tries to make a film with a scream that has never been heard before. Meanwhile, a teenager discovers a strange videotape that blurs the line between fiction and reality.
Death Note 2: The Last Name
(2006)A university student uses a supernatural notebook to kill criminals, adopting the alias Kira. A brilliant detective known only as L leads a task force to stop him.
Il testimone invisibile
(2018)A wealthy businessman is accused of murdering his lover. He hires a lawyer to help construct his defense and recount what happened in a locked hotel room.
Timecrimes
(2007)A man accidentally travels back in time and encounters his past self. He tries to fix the resulting chain of events to prevent harm.
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