A Glean movie guide
Beyond Reality
Dive into the complex.
Mind-bending thrillers that challenge your perception of what is real.
Handpicked for this guide
The movie list
- 01
The Matrix
A definitive high-concept classic that questions the very nature of our simulated reality.
Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
- 02
Tenet
Christopher Nolan delivers a high-stakes espionage thriller built on the complex manipulation of time.
Armed with only one word - Tenet - and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time.
- 03
Memento
This non-linear puzzle forces you to piece together a mystery alongside a protagonist with no short-term memory.
Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.
- 04
Shutter Island
A psychological descent into an asylum where the line between truth and delusion constantly shifts.
World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.
- 05
Arrival
An intellectual sci-fi masterpiece that uses language and time to reshape your perception of the world.
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
- 06
Source Code
A tight, mission-based thriller that uses a repeating time-loop to solve a high-stakes mystery.
When decorated soldier Captain Colter Stevens wakes up in the body of an unknown man, he discovers he's part of a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train.
- 07
The Prestige
A layered, obsessive tale of two rival magicians where the narrative structure is as deceptive as a magic trick.
A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.
- 08
Paprika
This visually stunning film explores dream-sharing technology with a surrealism that mirrors Inception.
When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patient's dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist can stop it and recover it before damage is done: Paprika.
- 09
Dark City
A noir-inspired mystery set in a city where reality is physically altered every single night.
A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans.
- 10
Coherence
A brilliant, low-budget experiment that turns a simple dinner party into a mind-bending parallel reality crisis.
Four couples gather for dinner the night a mysterious and powerful comet passes overhead.