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movies that make you question if everything happened

when the plot is so smart that you dont know if the movie was a dream, or nightmare, or never happened
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  • The Aura (2005)

    1. The Aura

    20052h 14mNot Rated78Metascore
    7.1 (16K)
    A deluded taxidermist plans the perfect crime.
    DirectorFabián BielinskyStarsRicardo DarínManuel RodalDolores Fonzi
    since the divorce scene, everything feels so weird...that really makes you wonder
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy, Elliot Page, Ken Watanabe, and Dileep Rao in Inception (2010)

    2. Inception

    20102h 28mPG-1374Metascore
    8.8 (2.8M)
    A 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 CEO, but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsLeonardo DiCaprioJoseph Gordon-LevittElliot Page
    you can watch it alot of times and still ask yourself is the dream happened, or was just cobb dream.
  • Ewan McGregor and Roger Dale Floyd in Doctor Sleep (2019)

    3. Doctor Sleep

    20192h 32mR59Metascore
    7.3 (240K)
    Years following the events of The Shining (1980), a now-adult Dan Torrance must protect a young girl with similar powers from a cult known as The True Knot, who prey on children with powers to remain immortal.
    DirectorMike FlanaganStarsEwan McGregorRebecca FergusonKyliegh Curran
    theres some scenes that feel like the aura-in a weird eerie way-that make you question how many things happen, even some scenes deliberately make you feel like is a dream of someone in the movie.
  • Riley Keough, Jaeden Martell, and Lia McHugh in The Lodge (2019)

    4. The Lodge

    20191h 48mR64Metascore
    6.0 (64K)
    A soon-to-be stepmom is snowed in with her fiancé's two children at a remote holiday village. Just as relations begin to thaw between the trio, some strange and frightening events take place.
    DirectorsSeverin FialaVeronika FranzStarsRiley KeoughJaeden MartellLia McHugh
    the best thing to say is that the plot is more based on what you see and what you hear, and still the movie is horror in a great way.
  • Anthony Hopkins and Colin Farrell in Solace (2015)

    5. Solace

    20151h 41mR36Metascore
    6.4 (73K)
    Psychic John Clancy (Sir Anthony Hopkins) works with the F.B.I. in order to hunt down a serial killer.
    DirectorAfonso PoyartStarsAnthony HopkinsJeffrey Dean MorganAbbie Cornish
    I know the movie talk about murders, but many scenes, many small moments that make you feel like the aura , in the sense that if happens...maybe already happened.
  • The Shining (1980)

    6. The Shining

    19802h 26mR68Metascore
    8.4 (1.2M)
    A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter, where a sinister presence influences the father into violence. At the same time, his psychic son sees horrifying forebodings from both the past and the future.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsJack NicholsonShelley DuvallDanny Lloyd
    the more you watch, the more you wonder how many horror scenes are in characters minds, and real life.
  • Punch-Drunk Love (2002)

    7. Punch-Drunk Love

    20021h 35mR78Metascore
    7.3 (194K)
    Socially frustrated Barry Egan calls a phone-sex line to curb his loneliness. Little does he know it will land him in deep trouble and will jeopardize his burgeoning romance with the mysterious Lena.
    DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsAdam SandlerEmily WatsonPhilip Seymour Hoffman
    theres something very weird in this adam sandler movie, that makes you question when he is daydreaming, and when he is really doing all those things.
  • Adam Sandler in Click (2006)

    8. Click

    20061h 47mPG-1345Metascore
    6.4 (380K)
    A workaholic architect finds a universal remote that allows him to fast-forward and rewind to different parts of his life. Complications arise when the remote starts to overrule his choices.
    DirectorFrank CoraciStarsAdam SandlerKate BeckinsaleChristopher Walken
    the movie is a masterpiece about spend well your life, interesting is that the plot always feel too weird to happen.
  • Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Joe Pantoliano, and Carrie-Anne Moss in The Matrix (1999)

    9. 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
    the biggest classic sci-fi that question everything around
  • John David Washington in Tenet (2020)

    10. Tenet

    20202h 30mPG-1369Metascore
    7.3 (658K)
    Armed with only the word "Tenet," and fighting for the survival of the entire world, CIA operative, The Protagonist, journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a global mission that unfolds beyond real time.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsJohn David WashingtonRobert PattinsonElizabeth Debicki
    just like deja vu, yes, even the small scenes makes you wonder. is a spy movie with many''this really happened'' scenes.
  • Denzel Washington and Paula Patton in Deja Vu (2006)

    11. Deja Vu

    20062h 6mPG-1359Metascore
    7.1 (342K)
    After a ferry is bombed in New Orleans, an A.T.F. agent joins a unique investigation using experimental surveillance technology to find the bomber, but soon finds himself becoming obsessed with one of the victims.
    DirectorTony ScottStarsDenzel WashingtonPaula PattonJim Caviezel
    the title say it, you remember something that happened...but how the movie evolves into a sci-fi action thriller is the interesting part.
  • Ben Affleck in Paycheck (2003)

    12. Paycheck

    20031h 59mPG-1343Metascore
    6.3 (118K)
    A technical wizard learns that his memory has been erased.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsBen AffleckAaron EckhartUma Thurman
    the whole plot, many years changing, many small details...is good because have alot of details to notice.
  • Harry Styles and Florence Pugh in Don't Worry Darling (2022)

    13. Don't Worry Darling

    20222h 3mR48Metascore
    6.3 (173K)
    While her husband leaves home every day to work in a top secret facility, a young 1950s housewife begins to question her life when she notices strange behavior from the other wives in the neighborhood.
    DirectorOlivia WildeStarsFlorence PughHarry StylesChris Pine
    matrix questioning what we do in real life...is dark and very inmersive
  • Daniel Craig in Spectre (2015)

    14. Spectre

    20152h 28mPG-1360Metascore
    6.8 (489K)
    A cryptic message from James Bond's past sends him on a trail to uncover the existence of a sinister organisation named SPECTRE. With a new threat dawning, Bond learns the terrible truth about the author of all his pain in his most recent missions.
    DirectorSam MendesStarsDaniel CraigChristoph WaltzLéa Seydoux
    the 007 movie that have some scenes that really makes you wonder...really bond survived that? or that happened? maybe thats the low rating.
  • Abigail Breslin in Haunter (2013)

    15. Haunter

    20131h 37mNot Rated49Metascore
    5.9 (20K)
    A teenager is stuck in a time loop that is not quite the same each time. She must uncover the truth, but her actions have consequences for herself and others.
    DirectorVincenzo NataliStarsAbigail BreslinPeter OuterbridgeMichelle Nolden
    the whole movie feels weird, and it gets weirder. is great at horror.
  • Vin Diesel in Bloodshot (2020)

    16. Bloodshot

    20201h 49mPG-1344Metascore
    5.7 (90K)
    Ray Garrison, a slain soldier, is re-animated with superpowers.
    DirectorDave WilsonStarsVin DieselEiza GonzálezSam Heughan
    for some reason is very easy to watch, the plot is what make you question everything...at the end.
  • Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo in Just Like Heaven (2005)

    17. Just Like Heaven

    20051h 35mPG-1347Metascore
    6.7 (125K)
    A lonely architect finds an amazing apartment, only to discover it's haunted by the spirit of the previous tenant, an overachieving doctor.
    DirectorMark WatersStarsReese WitherspoonMark RuffaloDonal Logue
    watch it till the end...thats when gets more weird
  • Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway in Serenity (2019)

    18. Serenity

    20191h 46mR37Metascore
    5.4 (49K)
    A fishing boat captain juggles facing his mysterious past and finding himself ensnared in a reality where nothing is what it seems.
    DirectorSteven KnightStarsMatthew McConaugheyAnne HathawayDiane Lane
    a movie that feels indie, smart and feels eeerie in purpose
  • Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore, and Jessica Biel in Next (2007)

    19. Next

    20071h 36mPG-1342Metascore
    6.2 (173K)
    A Las Vegas magician who can see into the future is pursued by FBI agents seeking to use his abilities to prevent a nuclear terrorist attack.
    DirectorLee TamahoriStarsNicolas CageJulianne MooreJessica Biel
    the whole plot feels weird...and that is the best part
  • Ryan Gosling in Drive (2011)

    20. Drive

    20111h 40mR79Metascore
    7.8 (751K)
    A mysterious Hollywood action film stuntman gets in trouble with gangsters when he tries to help his neighbor's husband rob a pawn shop while serving as his getaway driver.
    DirectorNicolas Winding RefnStarsRyan GoslingCarey MulliganBryan Cranston
    since theres a open ending, and he rarely talks...makes you wonder.
  • Naomi Watts in Mulholland Drive (2001)

    21. Mulholland Drive

    20012h 27mR87Metascore
    7.9 (419K)
    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
    the night i watched this i feel confused, still i am.
  • Christian Bale in The Machinist (2004)

    22. The Machinist

    20041h 41mR61Metascore
    7.6 (437K)
    An industrial worker who hasn't slept in a year begins to doubt his own sanity.
    DirectorBrad AndersonStarsChristian BaleJennifer Jason LeighAitana Sánchez-Gijón
    christian bale plays in a way that really makes you feel like this was maybe a dream, nightmare or just his crazy mind.

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