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The Best Thought-Provoking/Mind-Bending Movies of All Time

This list consists of strange, intellectual, controversial films, or any combination of the three that may confuse or just generally invoke deep thought or interpretation, sometimes requiring multiple viewings, but almost always leaving us with more questions than answers. Usually leaving one saying "WTF did I just watch?"
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Memento (2000)
Memento (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
2
Donnie Darko (2001)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
3
The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
4
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
5
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
6
Lolita (1962)
Lolita (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
7
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
8
The Air I Breathe (2007)
The Air I Breathe (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   10%
9
Vanilla Sky (2001)
Vanilla Sky (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   42%
10
Inception (2010)
Inception (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
11
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
12
Lost Highway (1997)
Lost Highway (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   62%
13
Blue Velvet (1986)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
14
Straw Dogs (1971)
Straw Dogs (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
15
Fight Club (1999)
Fight Club (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
16
Sucker Punch (2011)
Sucker Punch (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   22%
17
V for Vendetta (2005)
V for Vendetta (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
18
Natural Born Killers (1994)
Natural Born Killers (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   48%
19
Lucy (2014)
Lucy (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   67%
20
Transcendence (2014)
Transcendence (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   19%
21
The Machinist (2004)
The Machinist (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
22
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
23
American Beauty (1999)
American Beauty (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
24
Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
25
Eraserhead (1977)
Eraserhead (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
26
Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
27
Dead Man (1995)
Dead Man (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
28
Minority Report (2002)
Minority Report (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
29
Videodrome (1983)
Videodrome (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
30
Scanners (1981)
Scanners (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
31
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
32
The Usual Suspects (1995)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
33
Seven (1995)
Seven (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
34
The Sixth Sense (1999)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
35
Unbreakable (2000)
Unbreakable (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
36
Oldboy (2003)
Oldboy (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
37
Battle Royale (2000)
Battle Royale (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
38
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
39
The Butterfly Effect (2004)
The Butterfly Effect (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   34%
40
Mystic River (2003)
Mystic River (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
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