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Mind Control

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  • Adam Baldwin and Elizabeth Berkley in Control Factor (2003)

    1. Control Factor

    20031h 24mTV Movie
    5.1 (1.1K)
    An average everyman discovers he's the unwitting target of an ultra secret domestic black-op centering on mind control.
    DirectorNelson McCormickStarsAdam BaldwinElizabeth BerkleyTony Todd
    The BEST corny film on the subject!!
  • Jim Carrey in The Truman Show (1998)

    2. The Truman Show

    19981h 43mPG90Metascore
    8.2 (1.3M)
    An insurance salesman begins to suspect that his whole life is actually some sort of reality TV show.
    DirectorPeter WeirStarsJim CarreyEd HarrisLaura Linney
    A metaphor for the artificial world the Media trap us in
  • Jeff Imada and Roddy Piper in They Live (1988)

    3. They Live

    19881h 34mR55Metascore
    7.2 (155K)
    They influence our decisions without us knowing it. They numb our senses without us feeling it. They control our lives without us realizing it. They live.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsRoddy PiperKeith DavidMeg Foster
    A must see. The process of waking up to the REAL world
  • Rufus Sewell in Dark City (1998)

    4. Dark City

    19981h 40mR66Metascore
    7.6 (220K)
    A man struggles with memories of his past, which include a wife he cannot remember and a nightmarish world no one else ever seems to wake up from.
    DirectorAlex ProyasStarsRufus SewellKiefer SutherlandJennifer Connelly
    The matrix before the matrix!
  • David Boreanaz and Gina Torres in The Magic Bullet (2003)

    5. Angel

    Episode: 

    The Magic Bullet

    (2003)
    1999–200441mUnratedTV Episode
    7.8 (1.6K)
    As Jasmine's influence continues to spread, Fred finally tricks Angel into seeing her true nature.
    DirectorJeffrey BellStarsDavid BoreanazCharisma CarpenterJ. August Richards
    The evil "goddess" Jasmine enchants the world, promising them PEACE by total surrender to her!
  • Morena Baccarin in V (2009)

    6. V

    Episode: 

    Mother's Day

    (2011)
    2009–201142mTV-14TV Episode
    7.9 (791)
    Anna is focused on having Lisa breed with Tyler to ensure the evolution of the Visitors, while Erica and Diana enlist Lisa to stage a coup against Anna and remove her from power before humanity is destroyed. Erica and the Fifth Column join Lisa in the attempted coup, which has devastating results. Also in the episode, Marc Singer, who played freedom fighter Mike Donovan on the original "V" series, guest stars as Lars Tremont, a member of a top secret organization of high-ranking military and government leaders from around the globe who have long suspected that the Visitors are very much not here in peace.
    DirectorBryan SpicerStarsElizabeth MitchellMorris ChestnutJoel Gretsch
    The finale of a so-so remake.
    The world falls under the enchantment of the "Bliss"
  • Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

    7. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    20041h 48mR89Metascore
    8.3 (1.1M)
    When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories forever.
    DirectorMichel GondryStarsJim CarreyKate WinsletTom Wilkinson
    About Voluntary Mind Control!
  • Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Joe Pantoliano, and Carrie-Anne Moss in The Matrix (1999)

    8. The Matrix

    19992h 16mR73Metascore
    8.7 (2.2M)
    When a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth--the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence.
    DirectorsLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsKeanu ReevesLaurence FishburneCarrie-Anne Moss
    A metaphor for the American Public living in an Artificial\Illusionary world, while being drained of their resources and energy
  • The Cabin in the Woods (2011)

    9. The Cabin in the Woods

    20111h 35mR72Metascore
    7.0 (473K)
    A group of kids go to a remote cabin in the woods where their fate is unknowingly controlled by technicians as part of a world-wide conspiracy where all horror movie clichés are revealed to be part of an elaborate sacrifice ritual.
    DirectorDrew GoddardStarsKristen ConnollyChris HemsworthAnna Hutchison
    Artificially manipulating the thoughts, desires and characters of a specific targeted group.
  • Jim Carrey in The Number 23 (2007)

    10. The Number 23

    20071h 38mR
    6.4 (218K)
    Walter Sparrow becomes obsessed with a novel that he believes was written about him, as more and more similarities between himself and his literary alter ego seem to arise.
    DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsJim CarreyVirginia MadsenLogan Lerman
    MindControl victims and their obsession with numbers. Also deals with Trauma-based MK
  • Ashton Kutcher and Amy Smart in The Butterfly Effect (2004)

    11. The Butterfly Effect

    20041h 53mR30Metascore
    7.6 (541K)
    Evan Treborn suffers blackouts during significant events of his life. As he grows up, he finds a way to remember these lost memories and a supernatural way to alter his life by reading his journal.
    DirectorsEric BressJ. Mackye GruberStarsAshton KutcherAmy SmartMelora Walters
    Trauma-based mind control.. Abusing children to create split personalities.
    Search for "MONARCH programming" to understand the symbolism of the Butterfly!
  • Eliza Dushku in Dollhouse (2009)

    12. Dollhouse

    2009–201027 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.7 (53K)
    A top secret organization erases the identities of attractive young people, turning them into blank "dolls" ready for imprints of temporary identities they need to fulfill assignments for clients.
    CreatorJoss WhedonStarsEliza DushkuHarry LennixFran Kranz
    Joss Whedon's tribute to the masters of MK-Ultra programming!!
  • Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, and Daniel Bristol in Sucker Punch (2011)

    13. Sucker Punch

    20111h 50mPG-1333Metascore
    6.1 (257K)
    A young girl institutionalized by her abusive stepfather retreats to an alternative reality as a coping strategy and envisions a plan to help her escape.
    DirectorZack SnyderStarsEmily BrowningVanessa HudgensAbbie Cornish
    The world from the eyes of a female "multiple personalities, Dissociative Identity Disorder" victim!
    clue: the girls are only ASPECTS of the Emily Browning character
  • Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

    14. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    19752h 13mR84Metascore
    8.7 (1.1M)
    A newly admitted mental patient helps his docile companions defy the tyrannical head nurse.
    DirectorMilos FormanStarsJack NicholsonLouise FletcherMichael Berryman
    Breaking up the human will to resist Authorities, in Mental Hospitals
  • Winona Ryder in Girl, Interrupted (1999)

    15. Girl, Interrupted

    19992h 7mR51Metascore
    7.3 (225K)
    Directionless teenager Susanna is rushed to Claymoore, a mental institution, after a supposed suicide attempt. There she befriends a group of troubled women who deeply influence her life.
    DirectorJames MangoldStarsWinona RyderAngelina JolieClea DuVall
    The effect of child abuse on mental health (the Brittany Murphy character was similar to her real life and death!)
  • Vanessa Redgrave and Rachel Weisz in The Whistleblower (2010)

    16. The Whistleblower

    20101h 52mR59Metascore
    7.1 (37K)
    A drama based on the experiences of Kathryn Bolkovac, a Nebraska cop who served as a peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia and outed the U.N. for covering up a sex trafficking scandal.
    DirectorLarysa KondrackiStarsRachel WeiszMonica BellucciVanessa Redgrave
    Trafficking girls for sex is part of a huge network of mind control.. usually by making them slaves for drugs
  • The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2005)

    17. The Devil and Daniel Johnston

    20051h 50mPG-1377Metascore
    7.9 (11K)
    Daniel Johnston, manic-depressive genius singer/songwriter/artist is revealed in this portrait of madness, creativity and love.
    DirectorJeff FeuerzeigStarsDaniel JohnstonMabel JohnstonBill Johnston
    the strange case of a real song writer. I suspect that he was abused as a child somehow
  • Samuel L. Jackson in The Caveman's Valentine (2001)

    18. The Caveman's Valentine

    20011h 45mR44Metascore
    5.8 (8.2K)
    A cave-dwelling man sets out to track down the killer of a homeless boy, and bring him to justice.
    DirectorKasi LemmonsStarsSamuel L. JacksonColm FeoreAnn Magnuson
    hints at the dark reality of the Fashion world
  • Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson in The Island (2005)

    19. The Island

    20052h 16mPG-1350Metascore
    6.8 (335K)
    In 2019, a mercenary pursues a man and woman who escaped a research facility after learning their true fate.
    DirectorMichael BayStarsScarlett JohanssonEwan McGregorDjimon Hounsou
    the ultimate goal of the mind controllers is to own us body and soul. Here they harvest the victims' organs!
  • Jessica Alba in Dark Angel (2000)

    20. Dark Angel

    2000–200242 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.4 (36K)
    A group of genetically-enhanced children escape from a lab project. Years later we meet Max, one of the escapees who now works for a messenger service in the post-apocalyptic Pacific Northwest.
    CreatorsJames CameronCharles H. EgleeStarsJessica AlbaMichael WeatherlyRichard Gunn
    A product of a futuristic operation that controls children from birth. One of them escaped and tries to free the others
  • Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving in V for Vendetta (2005)

    21. V for Vendetta

    20052h 12mR62Metascore
    8.1 (1.2M)
    In a future British dystopian society, a shadowy freedom fighter, known only by the alias of "V", plots to overthrow the tyrannical government - with the help of a young woman.
    DirectorJames McTeigueStarsHugo WeavingNatalie PortmanRupert Graves
    the head-shaving scenes refer to Brain Washing. The whole country is under a mass operation of mind control similar to the Nazi era.
  • Stephanie Leonidas in Mirrormask (2005)

    22. Mirrormask

    20051h 41mPG55Metascore
    6.7 (24K)
    In a fantasy world of opposing kingdoms, a fifteen-year-old girl must find the fabled MirrorMask in order to save the kingdom and get home.
    DirectorDave McKeanStarsStephanie LeonidasJason BarryRob Brydon
    A metaphor for split personalities, and some Monarch programming techniques
  • Alice (2000)

    23. Alice

    2000MVideo Game
    8.5 (1.7K)
    A game with an all new story that takes place after Lewis Carroll's stories. Alice must return to Wonderland and defeat the Queen of Hearts once and for all.
    StarsSusie BrannRoger JacksonJarion Monroe
    A not-so-hidden allusion to female victims of mind control. Some of the dialogue lines are shockingly obvious. The game has a sequel which is interesting also. Read Fritz Springmeier to understand
  • Liam Neeson in Taken (2008)

    24. Taken

    20081h 30mPG-1351Metascore
    7.7 (656K)
    A retired CIA agent travels across Europe and relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been kidnapped while on a trip to Paris.
    DirectorPierre MorelStarsLiam NeesonMaggie GraceFamke Janssen
    Notice the technique of mind control that was used on the kidnapped girls, preparing them for the role of sex slaves
  • Wag the Dog (1997)

    25. Wag the Dog

    19971h 37mR74Metascore
    7.1 (91K)
    Shortly before an election, a spin-doctor and a Hollywood producer join efforts to fabricate a war in order to cover up a Presidential sex scandal.
    DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsDustin HoffmanRobert De NiroAnne Heche
    The most important film dealing with media manipulation. Hoffman's character is similar to Stanley Kubrick's role in the Moon Landing "backup" staged footage (to save the US government the embarrassment in case the real one failed) !!

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