We have arrived at installment number eight! I mean, in the last installment, I posted about the movie Frequencies, and unless you are a diehard THiNC. fan, I’m nearly CERTAIN you’ve never heard of it. And that was just one of ten total amazing movies we talked through. And today??? TEN MORE! So much happiness and joy.
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: #96 of 166
The Lobster (2015) • Read My Review
IMDB Rating: ★ 7.1 | Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Mind Fuck Categories: Psychological Dread, Moral Inversion
Synopsis: In a dystopian near future, according to the laws of The City, single people are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in 45 days or they’re transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods.
Mind Fuck Ranking: #95 of 166
The Mist (2007)
IMDB Rating: ★ 7.1 | Director: Frank Darabont
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Mind Fuck Categories: Ending Recontextualizes, Psychological Dread, Moral Inversion
Synopsis: After a massive thunderstorm, an eerie, unwavering fog descends upon a Maine community. Locals seek refuge in a grocery store from the monstrous creatures now roaming the countryside killing everyone they encounter.
Mind Fuck Ranking: #94 of 166
The Ring (2002)
IMDB Rating: ★ 7.1 | Director: Gore Verbinski
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Psychological Dread
Synopsis: A journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone one week to the day after they view it.
Mind Fuck Ranking: #93 of 166
Coherence (2013) • Read My Review
IMDB Rating: ★ 7.2 | Director: James Ward Byrkit
Genre: Sci-Fi / Thriller
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Time Fractured, Psychological Dread
Synopsis: Strange things begin to happen when a group of friends gather for a dinner party on an evening when a comet is passing overhead.
Mind Fuck Ranking: #92 of 166
Enter the Void (2009)
IMDB Rating: ★ 7.2 | Director: Gaspar Noé
Genre: Drama / Fantasy
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Identity Unstable, Psychological Dread
Synopsis: An American drug dealer living in Tokyo is betrayed by his best friend and killed in a drug deal. His soul, observing the repercussions of his death, seeks resurrection.
Mind Fuck Ranking: #91 of 166
Eraserhead (1977)
IMDB Rating: ★ 7.2 | Director: David Lynch
Genre: Horror / Experimental
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Psychological Dread
Synopsis: Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newborn mutant child.
Mind Fuck Ranking: #90 of 166
The Menu (2022) • Read My Review
IMDB Rating: ★ 7.2 | Director: Mark Mylod
Genre: Comedy / Horror
Mind Fuck Categories: Psychological Dread, Moral Inversion
Synopsis: A young couple travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.
Mind Fuck Ranking: #89 of 166
The Substance (2024) • Read My Review
IMDB Rating: ★ 7.2 | Director: Coralie Fargeat
Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Identity Unstable, Psychological Dread, Moral Inversion
Synopsis: A fading celebrity takes a black-market drug: a cell-replicating substance that helps her create a younger, better version of herself.
Mind Fuck Ranking: #88 of 166
Undertone (2025) • Read My Review
IMDB Rating: ★ 7.2 | Director: Ian Tuason
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Psychological Dread
Synopsis: A sound recordist captures strange sonic phenomena underneath their house, and things escalate from there.
Mind Fuck Ranking: #87 of 166
Videodrome (1983) • Taylor’s Pick
IMDB Rating: ★ 7.2 | Director: David Cronenberg
Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Identity Unstable, Psychological Dread, Moral Inversion
Synopsis: A Toronto cable TV station co-owner who specializes in adult entertainment searches for the producers of a dangerous and bizarre broadcast titled “Videodrome.”
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
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.
