A Glean movie guide
Beyond the Event Horizon
Challenge your perception of reality.
High-concept sci-fi and mind-bending puzzles for fans of Christopher Nolan’s epics.
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The movie list
- 01
Tenet
A relentless, time-bending espionage thriller that pushes the boundaries of non-linear storytelling.
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.
- 02
Arrival
A profound exploration of language and time that balances hard science with a deep emotional core.
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.
- 03
The Prestige
A masterclass in narrative misdirection centered on a deadly rivalry and the ultimate stage illusion.
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.
- 04
Blade Runner 2049
A visually stunning, philosophical odyssey exploring the essence of memory and what it means to be human.
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.
- 05
Contact
A grounded and awe-inspiring look at humanity’s first encounter with extraterrestrial intelligence.
A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.
- 06
Paprika
A surreal journey through the subconscious that served as a key visual and thematic influence on 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.
- 07
Moon
A haunting, character-driven mystery about an isolated astronaut questioning his own reality.
With only three weeks left in his three-year contract, Sam Bell is eager to return to Earth. Stationed alone at a Moon-based facility with his computer assistant GERTY, an unexpected accident sets off a series of unsettling events that shake his isolation.
- 08
Predestination
An intricate time-travel puzzle that weaves a complex web of identity and causality.
Predestination chronicles the life of a Temporal Agent sent on an intricate series of time-travel journeys designed to prevent future killers from committing their crimes. Now, on his final assignment, the Agent must stop the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time and prevent a devastating attack in which thousands of lives will be lost.
- 09
Coherence
A tense, low-budget masterpiece that uses a dinner party to explore terrifying quantum possibilities.
Four couples gather for dinner the night a mysterious and powerful comet passes overhead.
- 10
The Matrix
The definitive high-concept action film that questions the very fabric 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.
- 11
Primer
A notoriously dense and realistic take on time travel designed for those who love a true intellectual challenge.
A group of fledgling inventors discover a complex method to manipulate reality. At first, they successfully game the stock market with it, but the consequences of the invention start to catch up with them.
- 12
Sunshine
A visually striking mission to the sun that blends hard sci-fi with psychological dread.
Fifty years into the future, the sun is dying, and Earth is threatened by arctic temperatures. A team of astronauts is sent to revive the Sun — but the mission fails. Seven years later, a new team is sent to finish the mission as mankind’s last hope.