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Complex Movies

Movies with complex plot structures, changing narratives or are very difficult to understand fully. While some of these films are denser than other they all have something that if difficult to understand or analyze.
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Primer (2004)
Primer (2004)
1
72%6.9
Memento (2000)
Memento (2000)
2
93%8.4
Donnie Darko (2001)
Donnie Darko (2001)
3
86%8.0
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
4
84%7.9
Inland Empire (2006)
Inland Empire (2006)
5
72%6.9
F for Fake (1973)
F for Fake (1973)
6
88%7.8
Mirror (1975)
Mirror (1975)
7
100%8.1
Persona (1966)
Persona (1966)
8
91%8.1
Synecdoche, New York (2008)
Synecdoche, New York (2008)
9
69%7.6
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
10
92%8.3
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
11
94%7.7
Adaptation. (2002)
Adaptation. (2002)
12
90%7.7
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
13
82%6.6
Inception (2010)
Inception (2010)
14
87%8.8
Tenet (2020)
Tenet (2020)
15
69%7.4
Mad Detective (2007)
Mad Detective (2007)
16
81%7.2
Waking Life (2001)
Waking Life (2001)
17
80%7.8
Last Year at Marienbad (1961)
Last Year at Marienbad (1961)
18
95%7.7
3 Women (1977)
3 Women (1977)
19
94%7.8
No Country for Old Men (2007)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
20
93%8.1
Love Exposure (2008)
Love Exposure (2008)
21
91%8.1
Tag (2015)
Tag (2015)
22
92%6.1
Certified Copy (2010)
Certified Copy (2010)
23
89%7.3
Burning (2018)
Burning (2018)
24
95%7.5
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010)
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010)
25
89%6.7
The Saragossa Manuscript (1965)
The Saragossa Manuscript (1965)
26
93%7.8
Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
27
89%8.1
Inherent Vice (2014)
Inherent Vice (2014)
28
73%6.7
Prisoners (2013)
Prisoners (2013)
29
81%8.1
Enemy (2014)
Enemy (2014)
30
71%6.9
Forgotten (2017)
Forgotten (2017)
31
7.5
Hour of the Wolf (1968)
Hour of the Wolf (1968)
32
92%7.5
Nostalgia (1983)
Nostalgia (1983)
33
87%8.0
Solaris (1972)
Solaris (1972)
34
92%8.0
Stalker (1979)
Stalker (1979)
35
100%8.1
The Naked City (1948)
The Naked City (1948)
36
85%7.6
Upstream Color (2013)
Upstream Color (2013)
37
86%6.7
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
38
73%7.5
Traffic (2000)
Traffic (2000)
39
92%7.6
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
40
64%6.8
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