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The most unusual movies EVER

by Geekofriendly • Created 1 year ago • Modified 1 month ago
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May this list be of value to you. I hope you find what you're looking for :-)

The most disturbing movies ever
Movies and series with an ominous atmosphere
Best war movies
Full of testosterone

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  • 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

    1. 2001: A Space Odyssey

    19682h 29mG84Metascore
    8.3 (760K)
    When a mysterious artifact is uncovered on the Moon, a spacecraft manned by two humans and one supercomputer is sent to Jupiter to find its origins.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsKeir DulleaGary LockwoodWilliam Sylvester
  • Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction (1994)

    2. Pulp Fiction

    19942h 34mR95Metascore
    8.8 (2.4M)
    The 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.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJohn TravoltaUma ThurmanSamuel L. Jackson
  • Rita Cortese, Ricardo Darín, Diego Gentile, Darío Grandinetti, Oscar Martínez, María Marull, Erica Rivas, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Mónica Villa, María Onetto, and Julieta Zylberberg in Wild Tales (2014)

    3. Wild Tales

    20142h 2mR77Metascore
    8.1 (231K)
    Six short stories that explore the extremities of human behavior involving people in distress.
    DirectorDamián SzifronStarsDarío GrandinettiMaría MarullMónica Villa
  • Irreversible (2002)

    4. Irreversible

    20021h 37mNot Rated51Metascore
    7.3 (157K)
    Events over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order.
    DirectorGaspar NoéStarsMonica BellucciVincent CasselAlbert Dupontel
  • Rachel Weisz and Hugh Jackman in The Fountain (2006)

    5. The Fountain

    20061h 37mPG-1351Metascore
    7.1 (254K)
    As a modern-day scientist, Tommy is struggling with mortality, desperately searching for the medical breakthrough that will save the life of his cancer-stricken wife, Izzi.
    DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsHugh JackmanRachel WeiszSean Patrick Thomas
  • John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, and Catherine Keener in Being John Malkovich (1999)

    6. Being John Malkovich

    19991h 53mR90Metascore
    7.7 (364K)
    A puppeteer discovers a portal that leads literally into the head of movie star John Malkovich.
    DirectorSpike JonzeStarsJohn CusackCameron DiazCatherine Keener
  • Jennifer Connelly in Requiem for a Dream (2000)

    7. Requiem for a Dream

    20001h 42mNC-1771Metascore
    8.3 (946K)
    The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island people are shattered when their addictions run deep.
    DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsEllen BurstynJared LetoJennifer Connelly
  • Divine in Pink Flamingos (1972)

    8. Pink Flamingos

    19721h 33mNC-1747Metascore
    6.0 (30K)
    Notorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as "The Filthiest Person Alive".
    DirectorJohn WatersStarsDivineDavid LocharyMary Vivian Pearce
  • Jeff Goldblum, Ellen Barkin, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Weller, and John Lithgow in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)

    9. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

    19841h 43mPG70Metascore
    6.2 (32K)
    Adventurer, brain surgeon, rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his crime-fighting team, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, must stop evil alien invaders from the eighth dimension who are planning to conquer Earth.
    DirectorW.D. RichterStarsPeter WellerJohn LithgowEllen Barkin
  • Guy Pearce and Carrie-Anne Moss in Memento (2000)

    10. Memento

    20001h 53mR83Metascore
    8.4 (1.4M)
    A former insurance investigator who now suffers from anterograde amnesia uses notes and tattoos to hunt down his wife's murderer.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsGuy PearceCarrie-Anne MossJoe Pantoliano
  • Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis in Natural Born Killers (1994)

    11. Natural Born Killers

    19941h 59mR74Metascore
    7.2 (262K)
    Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
    DirectorOliver StoneStarsWoody HarrelsonJuliette LewisO-Lan Jones
  • Neal in Roar (1981)

    12. Roar

    19811h 35mPG65Metascore
    6.1 (5K)
    A naturalist living with big cats in East Africa expects a visit by his family of four from Chicago. A mix-up leaves him searching for his family, who have been left in the clutches of wild lions.
    DirectorNoel MarshallStarsTippi HedrenNoel MarshallMelanie Griffith
  • Nicolas Cage, Ned Dennehy, and Andrea Riseborough in Mandy (2018)

    13. Mandy

    20182h 1mNot Rated83Metascore
    6.5 (96K)
    The enchanted lives of a couple in a secluded forest are brutally shattered by a nightmarish hippie cult and their demon-biker henchmen, propelling a man into a spiraling, surreal rampage of vengeance.
    DirectorPanos CosmatosStarsNicolas CageAndrea RiseboroughLinus Roache
  • Naomi Watts in Mulholland Drive (2001)

    14. Mulholland Drive

    20012h 27mR87Metascore
    7.9 (412K)
    After 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.
    DirectorDavid LynchStarsNaomi WattsLaura HarringJustin Theroux
  • Koyaanisqatsi (1982)

    15. Koyaanisqatsi

    19821h 26mNot Rated72Metascore
    8.2 (44K)
    A collection of expertly photographed phenomena with no conventional plot. The footage focuses on the relationship between nature, humanity, and technology.
    DirectorGodfrey ReggioStarsEdward AsnerPat BenatarJerry Brown
  • Franka Potente in Run Lola Run (1998)

    16. Run Lola Run

    19981h 20mR79Metascore
    7.6 (214K)
    After a botched money delivery, Lola has 20 minutes to come up with 100,000 Deutschmarks.
    DirectorTom TykwerStarsFranka PotenteMoritz BleibtreuHerbert Knaup
  • Frank Sinatra, Christopher Lloyd, Kathleen Turner, Joanna Cassidy, Bob Hoskins, Jim Cummings, and Charles Fleischer in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

    17. Who Framed Roger Rabbit

    19881h 44mPG83Metascore
    7.7 (227K)
    When a cartoon rabbit is accused of murder, he enlists the help of a burnt out private investigator to prove his innocence.
    DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsBob HoskinsChristopher LloydJoanna Cassidy
  • Johnny Depp in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

    18. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

    19981h 58mR41Metascore
    7.5 (312K)
    An oddball journalist and his psychopathic lawyer travel to Las Vegas for a series of psychedelic escapades.
    DirectorTerry GilliamStarsJohnny DeppBenicio Del ToroTobey Maguire
  • The Consequences of Love (2004)

    19. The Consequences of Love

    20041h 40m
    7.5 (20K)
    An introverted man's life changes completely when he finds himself attracted to a young barmaid.
    DirectorPaolo SorrentinoStarsToni ServilloOlivia MagnaniAdriano Giannini
  • Funny Games (1997)

    20. Funny Games

    19971h 48mNot Rated69Metascore
    7.5 (92K)
    Two violent young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation cabin and force them to play sadistic "games" with one another for their own amusement.
    DirectorMichael HanekeStarsSusanne LotharUlrich MüheArno Frisch
  • Primer (2004)

    21. Primer

    20041h 17mPG-1368Metascore
    6.7 (119K)
    Four friends/fledgling entrepreneurs, knowing that there's something bigger and more innovative than the different error-checking devices they've built, wrestle over their new invention.
    DirectorShane CarruthStarsShane CarruthDavid SullivanCasey Gooden
  • Christian Bale in American Psycho (2000)

    22. American Psycho

    20001h 42mR64Metascore
    7.6 (792K)
    A wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies.
    DirectorMary HarronStarsChristian BaleJustin TherouxJosh Lucas
  • Naked Lunch (1991)

    23. Naked Lunch

    19911h 55mR67Metascore
    6.9 (59K)
    After developing an addiction to the substance he uses to kill bugs, an exterminator accidentally kills his wife and becomes involved in a secret government plot being orchestrated by giant bugs in a port town in North Africa.
    DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsPeter WellerJudy DavisIan Holm
  • Pi (1998)

    24. Pi

    19981h 24mR72Metascore
    7.3 (190K)
    A paranoid mathematician searches for a key number that will unlock the universal patterns found in nature.
    DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsSean GulletteMark MargolisBen Shenkman
  • Waking Life (2001)

    25. Waking Life

    20011h 39mR85Metascore
    7.6 (69K)
    A man shuffles through a dream meeting various people and discussing the meanings and purposes of the universe.
    DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsEthan HawkeTrevor Jack BrooksLorelei Linklater

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