We have arrived at installment number five! Who knew I could stick with something for more than a single week?!? Weird. Anyway, Welcome!
We have been working our way through this enormous list of Mind Job movies, that started with number one right here. As a reminder, here are our criteria for determining what a mind job movie even is:
- 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: #126 of 166
Exam (2009) • Read My Review
IMDB Rating: ★ 6.7 | Director: Stuart Hazeldine
Genre: Thriller / Mystery
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Ending Recontextualizes, Psychological Dread, Moral Inversion
Synopsis: Eight candidates for a highly desirable corporate job are locked together in an exam room and given a final test with just one seemingly simple question. However, it doesn’t take long for confusion to ensue and tensions to unravel.
Mind Fuck Ranking: #125 of 166
Frequencies (2013) • Read My Review
IMDB Rating: ★ 6.7 | Director: Darren Paul Fisher
Genre: Sci-Fi / Drama
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Identity Unstable, Time Fractured
Synopsis: In an alternate reality, children learn how lucky they will be (their “frequency”), knowledge which shapes their destiny. The unluckiest boy must parse the mysteries of free will in order to pursue his forbidden love of the luckiest woman in the world.
Mind Fuck Ranking: #124 of 166
Fresh (2022)
IMDB Rating: ★ 6.7 | Director: Mimi Cave
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Ending Recontextualizes, Identity Unstable, Moral Inversion
Synopsis: After quitting dating apps, a woman meets the supposedly perfect man and accepts his invitation to a romantic weekend getaway, only to find that her new paramour has been hiding some unusual appetites.
Mind Fuck Ranking: #123 of 166
Goodnight Mommy (2014) • Read My Review
IMDB Rating: ★ 6.7 | Director: Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Ending Recontextualizes, Identity Unstable, Psychological Dread
Synopsis: Twin boys move to a new house with their mother after she has face-changing cosmetic surgery, but under the bandages is someone the boys don’t recognize.
Mind Fuck Ranking: #122 of 166
Primer (2004) • Read My Review
IMDB Rating: ★ 6.7 | Director: Shane Carruth
Genre: Sci-Fi / Drama
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Time Fractured, Psychological Dread
Synopsis: Four friends/fledgling entrepreneurs, knowing that there’s something bigger and more innovative than the different error-checking devices they’ve built, wrestle over their new invention.
Mind Fuck Ranking: #121 of 166
Together (2025) • Read My Review
IMDB Rating: ★ 6.7 | Director: Michael Shanks
Genre: Horror / Romance
Mind Fuck Categories: Identity Unstable, Psychological Dread, Moral Inversion
Synopsis: Years into their relationship, Tim and Millie find themselves at a crossroads as they move to the country. With tensions already flaring, an encounter with an unnatural force threatens to corrupt their lives, and their love.
Mind Fuck Ranking: #120 of 166
A Ghost Story (2017) • Read My Review
IMDB Rating: ★ 6.8 | Director: David Lowery
Genre: Drama / Fantasy
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Psychological Dread
Synopsis: In this singular exploration of legacy, love, loss, and the enormity of existence, a recently deceased, white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to try to reconnect with his bereft wife.
Mind Fuck Ranking: #119 of 166
Annihilation (2018) • Read My Review
IMDB Rating: ★ 6.8 | Director: Alex Garland
Genre: Sci-Fi / Drama
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Identity Unstable, Psychological Dread
Synopsis: A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition in which the laws of nature don’t apply.
Mind Fuck Ranking: #118 of 166
Existenz (1999) • Read My Review
IMDB Rating: ★ 6.8 | Director: David Cronenberg
Genre: Sci-Fi / Thriller
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Identity Unstable, Psychological Dread
Synopsis: A game designer on the run from assassins must play her latest virtual reality creation with a marketing trainee to determine if the game has been damaged.
Mind Fuck Ranking: #117 of 166
Presence (2025) • Read My Review
IMDB Rating: ★ 6.8 | Director: Steven Soderbergh
Genre: Horror / Drama
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Psychological Dread
Synopsis: Plagued by doubt, a man’s reality fractures when his reflection shifts into a darker presence that steps into his world.
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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 second installment of this magical movie list. Make sure you keep coming back to get the entire list.
