You have joined us mid-swing… if you want to start from the beginning, jump in here. As I explained in our first entry in this installment of this series delving into the world of Mind Job movies… I came up with six criteria that made a movie a Mind Fuck movie. And, I also, arbitrarily decided that in order for a movie to be on this list, it needed to land on at least two of these criteria…
- Reality is Untrustworthy
- The Ending Reconstitutes Everything
- Identity is Unstable
- Time is Fractured
- Psychological Dread
- Moral Inversion.
Fantastic. With all that said, let’s get to the reason why you are here… The movies!
Mind Fuck Ranking: #146 of 166
Creep (2014) • Read My Review
IMDB Rating: ★ 6.3 | Director: Patrick Brice
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Ending Recontextualizes, Identity Unstable, Psychological Dread
Synopsis: A young videographer answers an online ad for a one-day job in a remote town to record the last messages of a dying man. When he notices the man’s odd behavior, he starts to question his intentions.
Mind Fuck Ranking: #145 of 166
John Dies at the End (2012)
IMDB Rating: ★ 6.3 | Director: Paul Middleditch
Genre: Horror / Comedy
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Time Fractured, Psychological Dread
Synopsis: A new street drug that sends its users across time and dimensions has one drawback: some people return no longer human. Can two college drop-outs save humanity from this silent, otherworldly invasion?
Mind Fuck Ranking: #144 of 166
Under the Skin (2013) • Read My Review
IMDB Rating: ★ 6.3 | Director: Jonathan Glazer
Genre: Sci-Fi / Drama
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Identity Unstable, Psychological Dread, Moral Inversion
Synopsis: A mysterious young woman seduces lonely men in the evening hours in Scotland. However, events lead her to begin a process of self-discovery.
Mind Fuck Ranking: #143 of 166
Creep 2 (2017) • Read My Review
IMDB Rating: ★ 6.4 | Director: Patrick Brice
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Ending Recontextualizes, Identity Unstable, Psychological Dread
Synopsis: A video artist looking for work drives to a remote house in the forest to meet a man claiming to be a serial killer. But after agreeing to spend the day with him, she soon realizes that she made a deadly mistake.
Mind Fuck Ranking: #142 of 166
Exit 8 (2024) • Read My Review
IMDB Rating: ★ 6.4 | Director: Takuya Uchida
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Ending Recontextualizes, Time Fractured, Psychological Dread
Synopsis: A man becomes increasingly desperate when he realizes he is trapped in a subway station, needing to complete a mission to get out.
Mind Fuck Ranking: #141 of 166
Session 9 (2001)
IMDB Rating: ★ 6.4 | Director: Brad Anderson
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Psychological Dread
Synopsis: Tensions rise within an asbestos cleaning crew as they work in an abandoned mental hospital with a horrific past that seems to be coming back.
Mind Fuck Ranking: #140 of 166
The Cell (2000)
IMDB Rating: ★ 6.4 | Director: Tarsem Singh
Genre: Thriller / Horror
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Identity Unstable, Psychological Dread
Synopsis: An F.B.I. Agent persuades a social worker, who is adept with a new experimental technology, to enter the mind of a comatose serial killer in order to learn where he has hidden his latest kidnap victim.
Mind Fuck Ranking: #139 of 166
The Congress (2013)
IMDB Rating: ★ 6.4 | Director: Ari Folman
Genre: Sci-Fi / Drama
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Identity Unstable, Psychological Dread
Synopsis: An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn’t consider.
Mind Fuck Ranking: #138 of 166
Antichrist (2009)
IMDB Rating: ★ 6.5 | Director: Lars von Trier
Genre: Horror / Drama
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Psychological Dread, Moral Inversion
Synopsis: A grieving couple retreat to their cabin in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage, but nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse.
Mind Fuck Ranking: #137 of 166
Black Bear (2022) • Read My Review
IMDB Rating: ★ 6.5 | Director: Laurence Michael Levine
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Identity Unstable, Psychological Dread
Synopsis: A filmmaker at a creative impasse seeks solace from her tumultuous past at a rural retreat, only to find that the woods summon her inner demons in intense and surprising ways.
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Alrighty! There you have it. Ten free movie recommendations from the world of Mind Jobs and Mind Fucks! All ten of these are an enjoyable watch, and all ten will have you thinking long after you finish them. Can’t wait to bring you the next installment of this magical movie list. Make sure you keep coming back to get the entire list.
