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- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJames StewartKim NovakBarbara Bel GeddesA former San Francisco police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with the hauntingly beautiful woman he has been hired to trail, who may be deeply disturbed.Vertigo (1958)*
Golden Age – Drama – Romance – Mystery – Thriller – Film-Noir – Mystery Drama – Neurotic ex-Police Detective – Privet Investigation – Keep-an-Eye Case – Enigmatic Mystical Beautiful Wife – Uncanny Attraction – Passionate Obsession – Possession – Tragedy – Murder Conspiracy Theory – Manipulation – Misdirection – Seductive Woman – Emotional Lure – Murder Subplot – Psychological Thriller – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) – Acrophobia – Vertigo Effect – Claustrophobic Fear – Unconscious Conflict – Love-Loss Trauma – Desperation – Depression – Guilt Complex – Emotional Breakdown – Psychosexual Drama – Platonic Obsessive Love – Male Gaze Theory – Male Desire – Voyeurism – Fetishism – Female Objectification – Scopophilia – Castration Anxiety – Phallic Symbols – Freudian Theory – Eroticism – Mysticism – Paranoid Thriller – Shadowy Conspiracy – Self-Deception – Disbelief – Paranoia – Neo-Noir – Urban Setting – Low-Key Lighting – Femme Fatale – Seduction-Deception – Detective Story – Pessimism – Others – Characterization – Doppelgänger – Low-Key Thriller – Plot Twist – Boileau-Narcejac's 1954 Novel – Cult Status – Classic Status – Best 50's – T o p – Re-Watch Value – F a v e – U.S.A. – 1001 Must-See Movies
★★★★★★★★★ (9/10)-S
Puzzle: unreliable narration / mentally unstable protagonist / oneiric narrative mode / how did Scottie get down from the rooftop gutter? / is this a daydream-like scenario in the mind of a dying man? - DirectorDavid LynchStarsNaomi WattsLaura HarringJustin TherouxAfter a car wreck on Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.Mulholland Drive (2001)
Drama – Romance – Mystery – Thriller – Erotic Mystery Drama – Hollywood Blonde Actress – Seductive Amnesiac Dark-Haired Woman – Lost Identity Mystery – Private Investigation – Erotic Bond – Psychological Thriller – Subconscious Mind Projections - Unconscious Defence Mechanism – Unconscious Repression – Fixation – Mental Disorder – Psychosis – Dissociation – Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) – Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) – Guilt Complex – Freudian / Lacanian Theory – Psychosexual Drama – Femme Fatale – Sexual Repression – LGBT – Lesbianism – Sexual Obsession – Sexual Frustration – Puzzle Film – Complex Storytelling – Dreamlike Reality – Fragment Plot – Reversed Fantasy – Paranoid Thriller – Derealization Symptoms – Paranoid Delusions – Schizoid Chaos – Paranoia – Art-House – Bizarre – Surrealism – Eccentric – Uncanny Experience – Neo-Noir – Urban Setting – Dark Atmosphere – Low-Key Lighting – Detective Story – Femme Fatale – Deception – Obsession – Others – Indie Film – Best 00s – Cult Status – Classic Status – Re-Watch Value – U.S.A. – 1001 Must-See Movies
★★★★★★★ (7/10)
Puzzle: ambiguous narration / unreliable narrator / conscious/suppressed unconscious dichotomy / parallel worlds / doppelgänger effect / reality or anxiety-driven nightmare question - DirectorKrzysztof KieslowskiStarsIrène JacobJean-Louis TrintignantFrédérique FederA model discovers a retired judge is keen on invading people's privacy.Watch-List
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsLeonardo DiCaprioJoseph Gordon-LevittElliot PageA thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.Inception (2010)*
Science Fiction – Action – Adventure – Mystery – Thriller – Sci-Fi Thriller – International Fugitive / Professional Thief – Experimental Military Technology – Subconscious Mind Infiltrate – Constructed Dreams – Valuable Corporate Secrets Heist – Espionage Action Thriller – Corporate Espionage – New Mission: Subconscious Mind Implanting (Inception) – Deception – Manipulation – Dazzling Maze – Disbelief – Distrust – Fear – Paranoia – Escape Thriller – Mystery – Mysterious Wife's Death – Femme Fatale – Dead Wife's Obsession – Psychological Thriller – Emotional Stress – Love-Loss Trauma – Psychosis – Grief Trauma – Guilt Complex – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) – Perception-Reality Dichotomy – Repressed Emotions – Defence Mechanism – Derealization Symptom – Fraudian Theory – Puzzle Film – Complex Storytelling – Non-Linear Timeline – Multi-Layered Plot – Self-Conscious Narration – Dream-Like Reality – Cause-and-Effect Chain – Others – Heist Movie – Symbolism – Existentialism – Surrealism – Intelligent Film – Blockbuster – Oscar (4) Winner – Cult Status – Classic Status – T o p – Best 10's – F a v e – Re-Watch Value – U.S.A. – 1001 Must-See Movies
★★★★★★★★★★ (10/10)-S
Puzzle: ambiguous narration / multiperspectivity / conscious/suppressed unconscious dichotomy / is this reality or another dream-level? - DirectorDavid FincherStarsMichael DouglasDeborah Kara UngerSean PennAfter 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 (1997)*
Drama – Mystery – Thriller – Mystery Drama – Wealthy Egocentric Investment Banker – Obsessive Life-Control Freak – Childhood (Father's Suicide) Trauma – 48th Birthday – Younger Brother's Enigmatic Birthday Present – Mysterious Game – Life-Threatening – Anxiety Disorder – Uncertainty Stress – Panic Attack – Cat-Mouse Game Theory – Invisible Manipulation – Manhunt – Frenetic Chase – Conspiracy Theory – Shadowy Organization – Well-Planned Conspiracy – Identity Theft – Paranoid Thriller – Jeopardy – Unknown Threat – Suspicions – Mistrust – Desperation – Obsession – Paranoia – Downward Spiral – Rabbit Hole Syndrome – Psychological Thriller – Nightmarish Fears – Psychological Struggle – Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) – Adjustment Disorder – Puzzle Film – Complex Storytelling – Cause-and-Effect Chain – Others – Jigsaw Movie – Character Study – Corporate Culture Satire – Capitalism – Intelligent Film – Hitchcockian Aura – Plot Twist – Criterion Collection – Cult Status – Classic Status – T o p – Best 90's – F a v e – Re-Watch Value – U.S.A.
★★★★★★★★★★ (10/10)-S
Puzzle: ambiguous narration / twist-filled narration / what's real? / where the game ends and reality begins? - DirectorDavid LynchStarsSheryl LeeRay WiseMädchen AmickLaura Palmer's harrowing final days are chronicled one year after the murder of Teresa Banks, a resident of Twin Peaks' neighboring town.Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992)
Drama – Crime – Horror – Mystery – Thriller – Crime Mystery Drama – Fictional Small-Town – Troubled Homecoming Queen Mysterious Death – Enigmatic Double Life – Hedonistic Young Girl – Sexual Abuse – Incest – FBI Agent Investigation – Murder Mystery – Whodunit – Shadowy Forces – Previous FBI Agent's Mysterious Disappearance – Malevolent Spirit Possessing – Psychological Horror – Eerie Atmosphere – Discomfort Sense – Supernatural Dread – Existential Terror – Paranoid Thriller – Unseen Malevolent Force – Suspicions – Doubts – Mistrust – Confusion – Paranoid Fears – Puzzle Film – Inter-Dimensional Travel – Non-Linear Timeline – Dream-Like Reality – Art-Horror – Surrealism – Fatalism – Doppelgänger – Grotesque – Avant-Garde – Others – TV-Series Prequel – Offbeat Humour – Bizarre – Disturbing – Experimental Film – Alternative Film – Indie Film – Criterion Collection – Cult Status – U.S.A.
★★★★★★ (6/10)
Puzzle: misleading narration / multiperspectivity / competing possibilities of reality / there isn't any certainty - DirectorDavid LynchStarsBill PullmanPatricia ArquetteJohn RoseliusAnonymous videotapes presage a musician's murder conviction, and a gangster's girlfriend leads a mechanic astray.Lost Highway (1997)
Puzzle: ambiguous narration / incoherence / conscious/suppressed unconscious dichotomy / reality or anxiety-driven nightmare question / highly confusing experiences of complexity - DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneMachiko KyôMasayuki MoriThe rape of a bride and the murder of her samurai husband are recalled from the perspectives of a bandit, the bride, the samurai's ghost and a woodcutter.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsLeonardo DiCaprioEmily MortimerMark RuffaloTeddy Daniels and Chuck Aule, two US marshals, are sent to an asylum on a remote island in order to investigate the disappearance of a patient, where Teddy uncovers a shocking truth about the place.Shutter Island (2010)*
Drama – Mystery – Thriller – Mystery Drama – Cold-War (1954) Era – US Marshal – Man-on-a-Mission – Remote Island – Mental Asylum – Patient Mysterious Disappearance – Criminal Investigation – Enigmatic Doctors – Conspiracy Theory – Mysterious Treatment – Shadowy Conspiracy – Dark Secrets – Suspicions – Paranoid Thriller – Isolation – Claustrophobia – Jeopardy – Unknown Threat – Ever-Present Dander – Fear – Mistrust – Deception – Desperation – Madness – Paranoia – Downward Spiral – Escape Thriller – Psychological Thriller – Hallucinations – Love-Loss Trauma – Mental Disorder – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) – Delusional Disorder – Paranoid Personality Disorder (PPD) – Guilt Complex – Puzzle Film – Complex Storytelling – Self-Conscious Narration – Dream-Like Reality – Surrealism – Neo-Noir – Detective Story – Low-Key Lighting – Ironic Fate – Others – Mind-Game Film – Misdirection Film – Plot Twist – Dennis Lehane's 2003 Novel – Cult Status – Best 10's – Re-Watch Value – F a v e – U.S.A.
★★★★★★★★ (8/10)-M
Puzzle: misleading narration / unreliable narrator / mentally unstable protagonist / is this reality or fantasy? - DirectorAlain ResnaisStarsDelphine SeyrigGiorgio AlbertazziSacha PitoëffIn a strange and isolated chateau, a man becomes acquainted with a woman and insists that they have met before.Watch-List (ambiguous narration)
- DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJohn TravoltaUma ThurmanSamuel L. JacksonThe lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.Pulp Fiction (1994)*
Drama – Crime – Crime Drama – Los Angeles City – Underworld Crime-Activity – Three Interconnected Stories – 1st Story: Two Mob-Hitmen – Retrieve-a-Briefcase Job – Job-gone-Awry – Clean-up-the-Mess – 2nd Story: Goofy Mob-Enforcer – Boss Irresponsible-Wife Take-Out – Seduction – 3rd Story: Washed-Up Boxer – Fixed Boxing-Match – Deal-gone-Awry – Man-on-a-Run – Complex Characters – Brutality – Ultra-Violence – Double-Crosses – Deaths – Macabre Situations – Confusion – Corruption – Redemption – Puzzle Film – Complex Storytelling – Nonlinear Narrative – Fragment Plot – Multiple Interweaving Stories – Neo-Noir – Urban Setting – Dramatic Crime Elements – Hard-Boiled Characters – Anti-Hero – Cynicism – Pessimism – Fatalism – Others – Gangster Movie – Opportunism – Amoralism – Nihilism – Black Humour – Oscar (1) Winner – Influential Film – Iconic Film – Classic Status – Cult Status – Re-Watch Value – U.S.A. – 1001 Must-See Movies
★★★★★★★ (7/10)-M - DirectorM. Night ShyamalanStarsBruce WillisHaley Joel OsmentToni ColletteMalcolm Crowe, a child psychologist, starts treating a young boy, Cole, who encounters dead people and convinces him to help them. In turn, Cole helps Malcolm reconcile with his estranged wife.The Sixth Sense (1999)*
Drama – Mystery – Thriller – Supernatural Mystery Drama – Philadelphia City – Child Psychologist – Troubled Young Boy Patient – Melancholy – Social Problems – Sees-Dead-People Case – Extra-Sensory Gift – Skepticism – Disbelief – Investigation – Obsession – Tragedy – Psychological Horror – Metaphysical Thriller – Anxiety Disorder – Mood Disorder – Adjustment Disorder – Claustrophobic Threat – Existential Dread – Supernatural Horror – Visual Hallucinations – Fear – Paranoia – Puzzle Film – Self-Conscious Narration – Dream-Like Reality – Others – Existentialism – Fatalism – Mind-Game Film – Misdirection Film – Plot Twist – Blockbuster – Classic Status – Cult Status – T o p – Best 90's – F a v e – Re-Watch Value – U.S.A. – 1001 Must-See Movies
★★★★★★★★★ (9/10)-S
Puzzle: misleading narration / unreliable narrator / mistaken perception / fear of the Real / past with the present confusion - DirectorMichael HanekeStarsJuliette BinocheThierry NeuvicJosef BierbichlerA young man harasses a homeless woman, another man protests, the police arrest both and the woman has to leave the country. What were their various story-lines leading up to this event?Watch-List
- DirectorKar-Wai WongStarsTony Leung Chiu-waiZiyi ZhangFaye WongSeveral women enter a science fiction author's life over the course of a few years, after the author has lost the woman he considers his one true love.2046 (2004)*
Science Fiction – Drama – Romance – Fantasy – Romantic Drama – Hong Kong's Oriental-Hotel Mid-60s – Hedonistic Sci-Fi-Novel Writer – Womanizer – Extramarital Women Lovers – Passionate Affairs – Lost True-Love – Unconsummated Affair – Loneliness – Melancholy – Regret – Nostalgia – Emotional Odyssey – Sci-Fi Fantasy – Time-Travel Train – Lonely Passengers – Mysterious Room 2046 – Recapture Memories – Reality-vs-Fiction – Past-vs-Future – Multiple Realities – Doppelgänger – Psychosexual Drama – Missed Opportunity Trauma – Emotional Trauma – Erotic Obsession – Inconsolable Pain – Frustrated Desire – Subconscious Repression – Psychological Angst – Depression – Erotic Fixation – Fetichism – Voyeurism – Identity Crisis – Puzzle Film – Self-Conscious Narration – Dream-Like Reality – Complex Plot – Flashbacks – Non-Linear Timeline – Neo-Noir – Urban Setting – Low-Key Lighting – Femme Fatale – Seduction – Cynicism – Fate – Art-House – Artistic Work – Bizarre – Extravagant – Experimental – Unconventional – Allegorical – Others – Solipsistic – Enigmatic – Atmospheric – Sensual – Futurism – Existentialism – Fatalism – Lyricism – Symbolism – Indie Film – Sequel – Cult Status – T o p – Best 00's – F a v e – Re-Watch Value – Foreign Language – Hong Kong
★★★★★★★★★ (9/10)-M
Puzzle: ambiguous narration / time-paradox / time manipulation / oneiric narrative mode / alternating characters / character schism / unresolved trauma / how should we distinguish dreams and fantasies form reality? - DirectorKar-Wai WongStarsTony Leung Chiu-waiMaggie CheungSiu Ping-LamTwo neighbors form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. However, they agree to keep their bond platonic so as not to commit similar wrongs.In The Mood For Love (Fa Yeung Nin Wah) (2000)
Drama – Romance – Romantic Drama – Year 1962 – British Hong Kong – Cramped Apartment Building – Adjacent Apartments – Two Couples Neighbors – Man: Journalist – Woman: Secretary – Principles – Platonic Bond – Complex Relationship – Hesitant Love Affair – Unconsummated Affair – Unfulfilled Desire – Loneliness – Melancholy – Betrayal – Loss – Regret – Nostalgia – Emotional Odyssey – Psychosexual Drama – Missed Opportunity Trauma – Emotional Trauma – Erotic Obsession – Inconsolable Pain – Frustrated Desire – Subconscious Repression – Psychological Angst – Depression – Erotic Fixation – Fetichism – Voyeurism – Escapism – Identity Crisis – Puzzle Film – Self-Conscious Narration – Dream-Like Reality – Complex Plot – Flashbacks – Non-Linear Timeline – Fragment Reality – Neo-Noir – Urban Setting – Low-Key Lighting – Femme Fatale – Seduction – Fate – Art-House – Artistic Work – Visual – Bizarre – Extravagant – Experimental – Unconventional – Allegorical – Mise-en-Scène – Others – Solipsistic – Atmospheric – Sensual – Existentialism – Fatalism – Lyricism – Symbolism – Indie Film – Cult Status – Best 00's – F a v e – Re-Watch Value – Foreign Language – Hong Kong
★★★★★★★★ (8/10)-M
Puzzle: ambiguous narration / time-paradox / time manipulation / oneiric narrative mode / alternating characters / character schism / unresolved trauma / how should we distinguish dreams and fantasies form reality? - DirectorTerry GilliamStarsChristopher PlummerLily ColeHeath LedgerHaving made a deal with the Devil himself for immortality many millennia ago, the now decrepit mystic Doctor Parnassus fights for the freedom of his only daughter's soul.Watch-List
- DirectorBryan SingerStarsKevin SpaceyGabriel ByrneChazz PalminteriThe sole survivor of a pier shoot-out tells the story of how a notorious criminal influenced the events that began with five criminals meeting in a seemingly random police lineup.
- DirectorGaspar NoéStarsMonica BellucciVincent CasselAlbert DupontelEvents over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order as the beautiful Alex is brutally raped and beaten by a stranger in an underpass tunnel.Irreversible (Irréversible) (2002)
Drama – Crime – Thriller – Crime Drama – France, Paris Night – Young Beautiful Woman – Walk-Home-Alone – Wrong-Place at Wrong-Time – Brutal Attack – Sexual (Anal Rape) Abuse – Near-Fatal Beating – Tragedy – Revenge Thriller – Woman's Lover – ex-Boyfriend Team-Up – Rapist Track-Down – Take-Law-into-Their-Hands – Suspense – Tension – Rage – Extreme Violence – Crime Spree – Madness – Paranoia – Downward Spiral – Vigilantism Justice – Art-House – Experimental Film – Alternative – Avant-Garde – Grotesque – Bizarre – Hyper-Reality – Others – Reverse-Chronological Order – Disorienting Effect – Amoralism – Cynicism – Sadism – Nihilism – New France Extremity Movement – Disturbing – WTF Factor – Shock-Value – E x t r e m e – Indie Film – Cult Status – Foreign Language – European – France – 1001 Must-See Movies
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorAlejandro G. IñárrituStarsSean PennBenicio Del ToroNaomi WattsA freak accident brings together a critically ill mathematician, a grieving mother, and a born-again ex-con.21 Grams (2003)
★★★★★★★ (7/10) - DirectorDavid FincherStarsBrad PittEdward NortonMeat LoafAn insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soap maker form an underground fight club that evolves into much more.Fight Club (1999)
Drama – Psychological Drama – White-Collar Man (The Narrator) – Insomnia – Manic-Depression – Alter-Ego Fantasy – Identity Crisis – Mental Disorder – Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) – Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) – Schizophrenia – Downward Spiral – Psychosexual Drama – Psychosexual Frustration – Sexual Obsession – Sadomasochism – Gender Dominance – Alpha Male Syndrome – Oedipus Complex – Freudian Theory – Paranoid Thriller – Self-Deception – Derealization Symptoms – Paranoid Phobias – Delusional Disorder – Schizoid Chaos – Paranoia – Black Comedy – Satirical Fiction – Social Satire – Anti-Capitalism – Irony – Puzzle Film – Bizarre – Complicate Storyline – Non-Linear Timeline – Others – Allegorical – Surrealism – Existentialism – Chuck Palahniuk's 1996 Novel – Iconic Film – Alternative – Best 90's – Cult Status – Classic Status – Re-Watch Value – U.S.A. – 1001 Must See Movies
★★★★★★★ (7/10)-S
Puzzle: misleading narration / unreliable narrator / conscious/suppressed unconscious dichotomy / mentally unstable protagonist / internal focalization / alternate personalities / what is real and what is fantasy? - DirectorAlejandro AmenábarStarsEduardo NoriegaPenélope CruzChete LeraA very handsome man finds the love of his life, but he suffers an accident and needs to have his face rebuilt by surgery after it is severely disfigured.Open Your Eyes (Abre Los Ojos) (1997)
Science Fiction – Drama – Mystery – Romance – Thriller – Romantic Drama – Wealthy Handsome Egocentric Young Playboy – Young Attractive Woman – Girl-of-his-Dreams – Love-at-First-Time – Vengeful ex-Girlfriend's – Jealous Possessive Rage – Intentionally Car-Crash – ex-Girlfriend Death – Playboy Survives – Face Completely Disfigured – Tragedy – Depression – Mystery Thriller – Psychiatric Prison – ex-Girlfriend's Murder Accusation – Psychiatrist’s Investigation – Face-Recovery Treatment – Amnesia – Hallucinations – New-Love-Interest / ex-Girlfriend Mysterious Duality – Insanity – Paranoia – Downward Spiral – Psychological Thriller – Obsessive Romance – Memory Trauma – Castration Complex – Defense Mechanism – Science Fiction – Cryogenics Company – After-Life Services – Lifelike Virtual-Reality Dreams – Puzzle Film – Complex Storytelling – Chinese-Box Narrative – Non-Linear Timeline – Dream-Like Reality – Alternate Reality – Flashbacks – Déjà-vu Experience – Ontological Enigma – Mind-Games – Art-House – Uncanny Experience – Bizarre – Psychedelic – Surrealism – Fatalism – Experimental Film – Other – Bifurcation Theory – Plot-Twist – Best 90's – Cult Status – Re-Watch Value – Foreign Language – European – Spain – 1001 Must-See Movies
★★★★★★★ (7/10)
Puzzle: ambiguous - twist-filled narration / unreliable narrator / multiperspectivity / different levels of reality / what is reality and what lucid dream-state? - DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsNatalie PortmanMila KunisVincent CasselNina 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.Black Swan (2010)
Drama – Horror – Mystery – Thriller – Psychological Mystery Drama – Vulnerable Young Ballerina – Narcissistic Overprotective Mother – Tchaikovsky's Ballet "Swan Lake" Role Casting – Competition – Good White-Swan "Odette" Persona – New Confident Ballet Dancer – Evil Black-Swan "Odile" Persona – Artistic Jealousy – Twisted Relationship – Perfectionism – Stress – Fear – Anxiety – Madness – Paranoia – Metamorphosis – Psychological Horror – Claustrophobic Dread – Mental Disorder – Bulimia – Attachment Theory – Psychoneurosis – Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) – Schizophrenia – Downward Spiral – Psychosexual Drama – Repressed Sexuality – Genophobia – Sadism – LGBT – Sexual Obsession – Self-Mutilation – Art-Horror – Surrealism – Bizarre – Doppelgänger – Others – Cult Status – Re-Watch Value – U.S.A. – 1001 Must-See Movies
★★★★★★★ (7/10)
Puzzle: ambiguous narration / unreliable narrator / conscious/suppressed unconscious dichotomy / mentally unstable protagonist / internal focalization / alternate personalities / what is real and what is fantasy? - DirectorChristopher NolanStarsGuy PearceCarrie-Anne MossJoe PantolianoA man with short-term memory loss attempts to track down his wife's murderer.Memento (2000)
Mystery – Thriller – Mystery Thriller – Former Insurance Investigator – Brain Injury – Anterograde Amnesia – Short-Term Memory Loss – Polaroid Photographs / Tattoos-Memos Information System – Flashbacks – Wife's Violent Murder – Revenge Thriller – Killer Pursuit – Vigilantism – Paranoid Thriller – Self-Deception – Manipulation – Anxiety – Panic Attack – Methodical Madness – Paranoia – Psychological Thriller – Mental Disorder – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) – Psychoneurosis – Guilt Complex – Experiencing Devastating Trauma – Puzzle Film – Complex Storytelling – Self-Conscious Narration – Dream-Like Reality – Fragment Plot – Reverse-Chronological Structure – Art-House – Bizarre – Alternative – Intelligent Film – Neo-Noir – Dark Atmosphere – Detective Story – Anti-Hero – Femme Fatale – Others – Indie Film – Cult Status – Classic Status – Best 00's – Re-Watch Value – U.S.A. – 1001 Must-See Movies
★★★★★★★ (7/10)
Puzzle: misleading narration / deceptive narrator / reality or unreliable memories question - DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsJake GyllenhaalMélanie LaurentSarah GadonA man seeks out his exact look-alike after spotting him in a movie.Enemy (2013)*
Mystery – Thriller – Psychological Mystery Thriller – Depressed History Professor – Mysterious Bit-Part Actor – Identical Double – Opposed Personalities – Obsession – Subconscious Mind Struggles – Identity Crisis – Mental Disorder – Dissociative Personality Disorder (DID) – Psychosexual Drama – Sexual Anxieties – Sexual Frustration – Gender Dominance – Sadistic / Masochistic Split Personality – Madonna–Whore Complex – Scopophilia – Castration Anxiety – Paranoid Thriller – Magical Realism – Derealization Symptoms – Paranoid Phobias – Delusional Disorder – Schizoid Chaos – Puzzle Film – Self-Conscious Narration – Subconscious Perspective Narrative – Dream-Like Reality – Confusing Narrative – Multiple Possibilities – Flashbacks – Non-Linear Timeline – Art-Horror – Existential Dread – Identities Fuse – Unspeakable Horrors – Others – Surrealism – Existentialism – Symbolism – Bizarre – Allegorical – Metaphysical – Doppelgänger – Indie Film – A24 Production – Alternative – F a v e – Re-Watch Value – Canada
★★★★★★★ (7/10)-S
Puzzle: unreliable narration / mentally unstable protagonist /multiple possibilities / conscious/suppressed unconscious dichotomy / reality or fantasy question - DirectorShane CarruthStarsAmy SeimetzFrank MosleyShane CarruthA man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the life cycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.Upstream Color (2013)*
Science Fiction – Drama – Romance – Mystery – Thriller – Sci-Fi Mystery Drama – Mysterious Biological Experiment – Complex Parasite Infection – Indefinable Psychic-Link – Mind Control – Hypnosis – Manipulation – Parasite Extraction – Transfer-to-Pigs – Humans-Pigs Metaphysical Bond – Symbiosis – Romance – Young Couple – Inexplicable Attraction – Complex Bond – Common-Trauma Connection – Haunting Memories – Uncertainty Stress – Psychological Thriller – Depression – Hysteria – Identity Crisis – Existential Dread – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) – Paranoid Schizophrenia – Subconscious Trauma – Puzzle Film – Self-Conscious Narration – Dream-Like Reality – Flashbacks – Non-Linear Timeline – Labyrinthine Structure – Fragment Time – Art-House – Bizarre – Metaphorical – Sophisticated – Surrealism – Existentialism – Uncanny Experience – Others – Complex Scenario – Elliptical Film – Experimental Film – Intelligent Film – Indie Film – Alternative – Best 10's – F a v e – Re-Watch Value – U.S.A.
★★★★★★★ (7/10)-M
Puzzle: ambiguous narration / multiperspectivity / time-place confusion / the traumatic event momentarily blocks the flow of present into future / so what does it all mean?