The Comprehensive Movie Mind Fuck List Entry #14

May 27, 2026

FOURTEENTH POST OF MINDJOB MOVIES! So. Many. Great. Movies!!!

Anyway, we have arrived at installment number fourteen! 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: #36 of 166
Solaris (1972)
IMDB Rating: ★ 7.9 | Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
Genre: Sci-Fi / Drama
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Identity Unstable, Psychological Dread
Synopsis: A psychologist is sent to a station orbiting a distant planet in order to discover what has caused the crew to go insane.

Mind Fuck Ranking: #35 of 166
Black Swan (2010) • Read My Review
IMDB Rating: ★ 8.0 | Director: Darren Aronofsky
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Identity Unstable, Psychological Dread
Synopsis: Nina is a talented but unstable ballerina on the verge of stardom. Pushed to the breaking point by her artistic director and a seductive rival, Nina’s grip on reality slips, plunging her into a waking nightmare.

Mind Fuck Ranking: #34 of 166
Donnie Darko (2001) • Read My Review
IMDB Rating: ★ 8.0 | Director: Richard Kelly
Genre: Sci-Fi / Drama
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Ending Recontextualizes, Time Fractured, Psychological Dread
Synopsis: After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.

Mind Fuck Ranking: #33 of 166
Her (2013)
IMDB Rating: ★ 8.0 | Director: Spike Jonze
Genre: Sci-Fi / Romance
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Identity Unstable, Psychological Dread
Synopsis: In the near future, a lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with an operating system designed to meet his every need.

Mind Fuck Ranking: #32 of 166
Infernal Affairs (2002)
IMDB Rating: ★ 8.0 | Director: Andrew Lau, Alan Mak
Genre: Crime / Thriller
Mind Fuck Categories: Ending Recontextualizes, Identity Unstable, Psychological Dread
Synopsis: Chen Wing Yan, a policeman, successfully infiltrates a gang while Lau Kin Ming, a triad member, becomes a mole in the police force. However, things change when both of them must seek each other out.

Mind Fuck Ranking: #31 of 166
Perfect Blue (1997)
IMDB Rating: ★ 8.0 | Director: Satoshi Kon
Genre: Animation / Thriller
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Ending Recontextualizes, Identity Unstable, Psychological Dread
Synopsis: A pop singer gives up her career to become an actress, but she slowly goes insane when she starts being stalked by an obsessed fan and what seems to be a ghost of her past.

Mind Fuck Ranking: #30 of 166
Persona (1966)
IMDB Rating: ★ 8.0 | Director: Ingmar Bergman
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Identity Unstable, Psychological Dread
Synopsis: A nurse is put in charge of a mute actress and finds that their personae are melding together.

Mind Fuck Ranking: #29 of 166
Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
IMDB Rating: ★ 8.0 | Director: Roman Polanski
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Psychological Dread
Synopsis: A young couple trying for a baby moves into an aging, ornate apartment building on Central Park West, where they find themselves surrounded by peculiar neighbors.

Mind Fuck Ranking: #28 of 166
The Invisible Guest (2016) • Read My Review
IMDB Rating: ★ 8.0 | Director: Oriol Paulo
Genre: Thriller / Mystery
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Ending Recontextualizes, Psychological Dread
Synopsis: A young businessman wakes up in a hotel room locked from the inside with the dead body of his lover next to him. He hires a prestigious lawyer, and over one night they work together to clarify what happened in a frenetic race agai…

Mind Fuck Ranking: #27 of 166
Time Crimes (2007) • Read My Review
IMDB Rating: ★ 8 | Director: Nacho Vigalondo
Genre: Sci-Fi / Thriller
Mind Fuck Categories: Reality Untrustworthy, Ending Recontextualizes, Time Fractured, Psychological Dread
Synopsis: An ordinary man stumbles into a time machine and sets off a chain of increasingly disturbing events — each loop drawing him deeper into a trap of his own making.

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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.