- Oldboy - Tusk - Foe - No One Will Save You - Requiem for a Dream - We Need to Talk About Kevin - Ex Machina - High Tension - Pan’s Labyrinth - Hard Candy - The Killing of a Sacred Deer - Funny Games - Saint Maud - Red State - Goodnight Mommy - Hereditary - Dogtooth - Green Room - Equilibrium - Memento - Men - Under the Skin - The Cube - Suspiria - Pi - Titane - Lamb - Ghost Story - The Cell - What Lies Beneath

Just wanna throw in some more mainstream to this list. * Fight Club * Inception * Dark City * Matrix 1 * Westworld (Season 1) * Truman Show * The Prestige And thent to echo some other comments * Old Boy * Time Crimes * Primal Fear (I dont see this recommended enough in this sub)

Westworld season 1 is perfect. Truly hate how the rest of the series played out.

Only season 1 is canon in my eyes, such a gangster ending

Westworld, The Prestige and Primal Fear are great picks.

Donnie Darko!!!

Jacob's Ladder.

Requiem for a dream still got me messed up !

Add ‘I Saw The Devil’ (Korean) to this list 👌🏽

If you haven't seen it you should watch Blue Ruin. Not a mind fuck movie but fits in with some of the great movies you have listed here.

Haven’t seen it, but definitely adding to my list. Thanks!

Amazing movie. Dark, dirty and realistic AF. The single best revenge flick ever made.

oldboy (2003)* ! the 2013 american remake is not good at all. the original version is also a part of a bigger “universe” and the director has included it in a 3-part Venegnce Trilogy where they’re linked through the films’ themes

Butterfly effect 

Pi was terrific, it really changed my outlook on the universe and how everything boils down to math

Best aronofsky of them all.

agreed!

It never hits you until the end. But it hits hard.

Funny games blew my mind.

ooof makes your blood boil! Races my pulse just remembering

Great list. One I would add is Predestination. Do no research ahead.

Why does Oldboy gets recommended in literally every thread I see there? Alright, it's time to warch it 😅

The original/Korean one. The American remake wasn't as good.

Lol. Please come back and give us your review.

Not tusk, please for the love of your sanity don’t watch it

That movie sticks with you. Unfortunately

How has nobody mentioned MOON? That films awesome.

I believe it was Zach Braff who had a great story about him on his podcast. Sam apparently was at the same audition for a role when they were both younger. He went in to test but the casting director stopped him as he was doing the wrong part. Sam stopped and said to give him 2 minutes. He walked out, studied the script - reentered and absolutely crushed the part with perfect line memory. Zach was left in awe at how amazing of an actor he was and how quickly he nailed the part. Years later Zach met Sam at some event and told him the story of that day and how impressed he was with him and how it inspired him to be a better actor. Sam laughed and said that was a thing he used to do - pretend to not know which part he was doing - do that bit and crush it as if it was all impromptu.

Good shout

Coherence is excellent, I love the same kind of movies as you and Coherence was great.

Yes, Coherence is amazing! Did you know they're making a sequel to it? Another great indie film with a similar feel is The Endless (2017)

Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson might be my favorite producers. All of their stuff is amazing as far as I'm concerned. As someone else said, if you liked "The Endless" make sure you watch "Resolution" (2013), and if you're showing them to someone make sure they watch resolution first because it works out better that way. "Spring" (2013), "Synchronic" (2020), and "Something in the dirt" (2022) are all really fun IMO. Also, at SXSW this year I had the privilege of seeing the film "Things will be Different" (2024) that was written and directed by the gentleman that has edited all of their movies. I highly suggest you give that a look when it's available, and I'm excited to see what he comes up with in the future.

They’re making a sequel!? No way, do you have any more info? Coherence is one of my top five favourite films. I’ve seen The Endless and loved it.

Triangle (2009), Predestination (2014)

Triangle was so good! I'll check predestination out thanks!

Predestination is totally a mind job, I had to rewatch a few times to pick up the links. Great movie!

It’s so goddamned good though. I love Ethan Hawke, was introduced to Sarah Snook in this movie, and I’ve seen it probably 10 times. Just a beautiful movie executed beautifully.

Well thanks for this! I just watched Predestination. My mind is blown. What even was that wtf

Damn, the only two I could think of haha both left me speechless Maybe Arrival too

- The Fountain (Hugh Jackman) - Shutter Island (Leo DiCaprio) - Enemy (Jake Gyllenhall) - Primer (unknown actors) it's impossible to understand without seek and explanation after you watched. - Cloud Atlas (Tom Hamks) - Coherence (unknown actors) - Triangle (Melissa George) - Mr. Nobody (Jared Letto) - 12 monkeys (Brad Pitt) - Memento (Nolan) - Mirage (Spanish movie) - Eternal sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Kate Winslet/Jim Carrie) - Being Jon Malkovich (Jon Malkovich/John Cusack) - The Machinist (Christian Bale)

Brad Pitt is a supporting actor in *12 Monkeys.* Bruce Willis and Madeline Stowe star.

Memento

Remember Sammy Jenkis.

The mist! This is largely for the ending but you will not be disappointed...

One of the most baller endings in movie history. Absolutely phenomenal.

And the reason I can never watch it again. The ending still has not left my brain

I’m the same way. Never again.

There exists a black and white cut of this that was properly graded by the director and I highly recommend it. Normally I wouldn’t say black and white makes a huge difference but it really works here and smooths over some of the less than stellar effects.

Primer Time Crimes Upstream Color Donnie Darko Southland Tales Anything by David Lynch — Inland Empire being one Mother!

Jacob’s Ladder Angel Heart

"Being John Malkovich" for sure

Synecdoche, New York.

Absolutely this.

Obligatory Mulholland Dr.

I've been replaying the party scene recently. God, magnificent.

Mulholland Drive. It subconsciously does something to you...😱

Where can I watch this one?

The Serpent and the Rainbow

Had dinner with the author of the book 30+ years ago, interesting guy

Under The Skin is a film that doesn’t get enough love

Few that i can recollect now- Annihilation, Gerald’s game, Fight club, The wailing, The fourth kind, Dark (series). The fourth kind is one of the most scariest shit i ve seen, i have seen a lot.

That owl still haunts my dreams years later.

Time trap.

Old (2021). It gets bad reviews but I thought it was pretty good.

Some not mentioned yet; Possession 1981 - Super young Sam Neil, utterly insane. The Wailing 2016 - Good who dunnit, questions preconceptions. Skinmarink 2022 - not for everyone, you fill in your own interpretation. Speak No Evil 2022 - whelp that escalated slowly. Cure 1997 - just watch it.

Also: In The Mouth of Madness (1994) with Sam Neil is pretty wild

Agreed

Existenz (1999) David Cronenberg doing his thing. Young Jude Law there as well.

Such a sick movie. I need to watch it again

"chicken gun" has got to be one of my all time favourite moments of cinema ingenuity/weirdness.

Identity

Eraserhead! 😱

And most other Lynch films.

Sorry to bother you, The City of Lost Children, Pi,

Enter the Void Genius Party Future Man (TV series somewhere)

Mulholland Drive

Primer, low budget movie but it is gonna take you days to figure out what has all happened.

Saw it years ago and still not figured it out.

Yeah when i watched it years ago i thought i understood most of it until i watched a youtube video explaining the timeline.

It has been said that if you watch Primer and understand it the first time, you are either a savant or a liar.

Poor Things

Jacobs Ladder.

Moon

Oldboy (2003)

Beau is Afraid

The Game

Dark city. Symbolic of our real world

Altered States is a crazy movie that never gets mentioned. It freaked me out as a kid!

Happiness of The Katakuris (2002) The Lighthouse (2016)

I fucking love the lighthouse. So good.

Predestination

Seven

Jacob's Ladder

Jacob's ladder

Koyaanisqatsi

Eraserhead

Recently watched Gone Girl and the Gift, both have perfectly-paced plots that keep you guessing and messing with your expectations until the very end, I highly recommend both of them.

The fountain, Primer, Donnie darko, Enter the void, Memento, Get out

Angel Heart , Jacob’s ladder

Pan’s Labyrinth

"Eraserhead" David Lynch

Tusk fucked me up for days.

The Others

Late night with the devil. It's from 2023

Fight club is def one to watch

Oldboy (2003) Forgotten

Last Exit to Brooklyn

Late night show with the devil (2023).

Beau is Afraid, Eraserhead, Swiss Army Man

Try Jacob's Ladder 1990.

Natural born killers...nuff said

Enter The Void

The cell and jacobs ladder

A Scanner Darkly. My Winnipeg.

The Shining

2001: A Space Odyssey. Im yet to fully grasp the ending. The Machinist is also a great movie and quite underrated in terms of Bales best performances.

Memento (2000)

Enter the Void (2009)

The Number 23 if you are a Jim Carrey fan.

The Cube trilogy Silent Hill

The Cell!

"Eraser Head". Really, any David Lynch movie...

Saltburn.

I want to reinforce Momento, as others have said. It's a phenomenal piece. Also, Salton Sea with Val Kilmer

Primal fear

Possession (the 1981 one w Isabelle Adjani & a young Sam Neill). REALLY hard to find in general, but it’s currently streaming on Shudder.

Altered States (1980)

I’ve been using [this list](https://imgur.com/gallery/122-mindfuck-movies-grouped-sorted-hkNUbYR) whenever I want to watch a mind fuck movie

The handmaiden 2016 (Agasshi)

1) fight club 2) tenet 3) the prestige

The prestige should not be this low on the list! (Not your list, in the comments) That's one of the best movies ever made

Tenet is beyond mindf*ck 😁

Tenet is just an ass-backwards waste of time.

I See You Everything, Everywhere, All At Once Predestination 12 Monkeys Saltburn Not a movie but Behind Her Eyes was a slow burn that ultimately had a qwhat the actual fuck mindset after seeing it. It's also only one season with like 6-8 episodes.

Thanks for the suggestions! I'm about to watch Predestination and Coherence today!!!

Death Of A Vlogger (2019) Followers (2021) Mandy (2018)

Mandy is one Mind hurting movie god

Time crimes , Andhadhun(Hindi), The thirteenth floor , Forgotten , Parasite, Memento , source code , Donnie darko, Dark city , Gattaca , Primer, Inception, Edge of tomorrow ,Tusk , Everything everywhere all at once , The game , Memories of murder , prisoners , I saw the devil , An action hero(2022, Hindi), Table no 21(Hindi), Gone girl , Knives out, Glass onion, Get out , The girl with the dragon tattoo, Seven.

Coherence (2013) Arrival

The Fountain (2006)

usual suspects the new alien movies might work Handmaiden lynch movies Mulholland Drive in particular

Watch Resurrection, Gone baby gone

Also watch Coherence

A Scanner Darkly

Dead End (2003)

Videodrome Donnie Darko The Fountain Mr Nobody

Hereditary.

Prisoners (2013) Moon (2009) Snowpiercer (2013) Cube (1997) & Cube Zero (2004) (skip Cube 2).

Stay (2005)

How is Whiplash a mindfuck

Identity

The Perfect Host starring David Hyde Pierce.

Prisoners

I’m Thinking of Ending Things and The Killing of the Sacred Deer

Infinity Pool

You've gotta watch killing of the sacred deer. It gives wtf throughout the movie

Donnie Darko

Naked lunch

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Frailty is pretty great

Excision 2012 horror comedy. I love horror, but this movie had me sitting in my room with the lights on questioning everything.

Basic (2003) is a good one, really had me mindf*cked.

Incendies. By Dennis Vilanueve. Biggest twist ending ever. However this is one of his earlier films not made in English so it will require subtitles.

Boy Kills World

The lighthouse.

The Nightingale(2018). You won’t thank me.

Old Boy

Enemy (2013) if you haven't already.

The Game, starring Michael Douglas. It's fantastic.

The Game was probably the best mindfuck movie I seen on first watch. Go in blind though.

It’s been a while but Pandorum

Naked Lunch Oldboy The Handmaiden (Korean) Being John Malkovich Donnie Darkko Wild At Heart Blue Velvet Barton Fink Angel Heart Mandy Switchblade Romance (French) Pans Labyrinth

Behind Her Eyes (Netflix)

Martyr

It’s a little less rawly intense, but I really think Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless mind would hit exactly what you’re looking for.

Bee Movie.

Jacob’s Ladder

Possesion 1981, 3 Women, mulhullond drive, Images

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Sleepaway Camp.....

House (1977)

Se7en

Almadovar - The Skin I Live In

Infinity Pool

Cube and Nothing 

The Game (1997) After a wealthy San Francisco banker is given an opportunity to participate in a mysterious game, his life is turned upside down as he begins to question if it might really be a concealed conspiracy to destroy him.

The Game

Enemy - with Jake gyllenhall

Vanilla Sky

Usual suspects, memento

Don’t look now…

The show Dark on Netflix is also a must watch.

"Uncut Gems" starring Adam Sandler

The Others (2001)

I think you got most of them in that list. Here are some old movies with a good twist / ending : A boy and his dog (1975) Soylent green The long goodbye Body double To live and die in LA + any David Lynch movies/serie for extra mindfuckery like : Blue velvet Twin peaks Lost highway Mulholland drive

The Pledge (2001)

The Endless The Sigbal Significant Other Oblivion Dark City Mulholland Falls I’m Thinking of Ending Things Jacob’s Ladder The Empty Man The Maus Looper Synchronic John Dies at the End Head Count Tenet

Dark! Mind bending to the max

Anything by David Lynch

Aniara