Has THiNC. ever, in the 15 years of its existence, ever done 13 posts of anything before? I am highly dubious. And it’s getting more and more exciting the further along we go! 166 Mindfuck movies, and we are all the way down to the what, forties now? All I have to say is that the Prestige better be at the very tippy top of this list or I am going to melt down. (You think I’m having you on? I’m not! I used an API to connect into the IMDB ratings, and then just sorted the entire list by that score. I’m just shoveling them as I see them in the list. So I’m a wee nervous how this is going to play out!)
Anyway, we have arrived at installment number thirteen! As a reminder, here are our criteria for determining what a mind job movie even is… and our rule is, that each movie has to rank 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: #46 of 166
The Holy Mountain (1973)
IMDB Rating: ★ 7.7 | Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Genre: Fantasy / Experimental
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Psychological Dread, Moral Inversion
Synopsis: In a corrupt, greed-fueled world, a powerful alchemist leads a messianic character and seven materialistic figures to the Holy Mountain, where they hope to achieve enlightenment.
Mind Fuck Ranking: #45 of 166
Brazil (1985) • Read My Review
IMDB Rating: ★ 7.8 | Director: Terry Gilliam
Genre: Sci-Fi / Drama
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Psychological Dread, Moral Inversion
Synopsis: A bureaucrat in a dystopic society becomes an enemy of the state as he pursues the woman of his dreams.
Mind Fuck Ranking: #44 of 166
Get Out (2017) • Read My Review
IMDB Rating: ★ 7.8 | Director: Jordan Peele
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Ending Recontextualizes, Identity Unstable, Psychological Dread, Moral Inversion
Synopsis: A young African-American visits his white girlfriend’s parents for the weekend, where his simmering uneasiness about their reception of him eventually reaches a boiling point.
Mind Fuck Ranking: #43 of 166
I Saw the Devil (2010)
IMDB Rating: ★ 7.8 | Director: Kim Jee-woon
Genre: Thriller / Horror
Mind Fuck Categories: Psychological Dread, Moral Inversion
Synopsis: A secret agent exacts revenge on a serial killer through a series of captures and releases.
Mind Fuck Ranking: #42 of 166
Moon (2009) • Read My Review
IMDB Rating: ★ 7.8 | Director: Duncan Jones
Genre: Sci-Fi / Drama
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Ending Recontextualizes, Identity Unstable, Psychological Dread
Synopsis: Astronaut Sam Bell has a quintessentially personal encounter toward the end of his three-year stint on the Moon, where he, working alongside his computer, GERTY, sends back to Earth, parcels of a resource that has helped diminish …
Mind Fuck Ranking: #41 of 166
Nightcrawler (2014) • Read My Review
IMDB Rating: ★ 7.8 | Director: Dan Gilroy
Genre: Thriller / Drama
Mind Fuck Categories: Psychological Dread, Moral Inversion
Synopsis: A petty thief desperate for work muscles into the world of crime journalism and becomes the star of his own story as he blurs the line between observer and participant.
Mind Fuck Ranking: #40 of 166
The Best Offer (2013)
IMDB Rating: ★ 7.8 | Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
Genre: Thriller / Drama
Mind Fuck Categories: Ending Recontextualizes, Identity Unstable, Psychological Dread
Synopsis: Virgil Oldman, a wealthy art auctioneer, takes the help of a young artificer, Robert, to understand and woo Claire Ibbetson, a young heiress, who hires him to auction off an antique collection.
Mind Fuck Ranking: #39 of 166
The Chaser (2008)
IMDB Rating: ★ 7.8 | Director: Na Hong-jin
Genre: Crime / Thriller
Mind Fuck Categories: Psychological Dread, Moral Inversion
Synopsis: A disgraced ex-policeman who runs a small ring of prostitutes finds himself in a race against time when one of his women goes missing.
Mind Fuck Ranking: #38 of 166
The Fall (2006) • Read My Review
IMDB Rating: ★ 7.8 | Director: Tarsem Singh
Genre: Drama / Fantasy
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Identity Unstable, Psychological Dread
Synopsis: In 1920s Los Angeles, a bedridden patient in a hospital captivates a young girl with a fantastic tale of heroes, myths, and villains on a desert island.
Mind Fuck Ranking: #37 of 166
Arrival (2016) • Read My Review
IMDB Rating: ★ 7.9 | Director: Denis Villeneuve
Genre: Sci-Fi / Drama
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Ending Recontextualizes, Time Fractured, Psychological Dread
Synopsis: Linguist Louise Banks leads a team of investigators when gigantic spaceships touch down around the world. As nations teeter on the verge of global war, Banks and her crew must find a way to communicate with the extraterrestrial vi…
Would you like to peruse the previous entries in this series:
- Mindfuck Movie List #1
- Mindfuck Movie List #2
- Mindfuck Movie List #3
- Mindfuck Movie List #4
- Mindfuck Movie List #5
- Mindfuck Movie List #6
- Mindfuck Movie List #7
- Mindfuck Movie List #8
- Mindfuck Movie List #9
- Mindfuck Movie List #10
- Mindfuck Movie List #11
- Mindfuck Movie List #12
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.
