A Glean movie guide
Mind-Bending Masterpieces
Don't blink.
Films that pull the rug out from under you and change everything you thought you knew.
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The movie list
- 01
The Sixth Sense
A haunting supernatural drama with a reveal that redefined the modern thriller.
Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.
- 02
The Usual Suspects
A masterclass in the unreliable narrator that builds to a legendary final reveal.
Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro harbor – leaving few survivors. Verbal lures his interrogators with an incredible story of the crime lord's almost supernatural prowess.
- 03
Fight Club
A gritty psychological drama where the truth about the protagonist is hidden in plain sight.
A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.
- 04
Memento
A brilliant noir that uses a reverse-chronological structure to mirror its hero's fractured 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.
- 05
The Prestige
A complex tale of rival magicians where the final secret is as elaborate as the tricks themselves.
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.
- 06
Oldboy
A visceral mystery featuring a devastating revelation that recontextualizes the entire revenge plot.
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.
- 07
Parasite
A sharp social satire that takes a shocking mid-movie turn you won't see coming.
All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.
- 08
Arrival
A cerebral sci-fi epic that uses a unique perception of time to deliver a profound emotional payoff.
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.
- 09
Gone Girl
A sharp, cynical thriller that flips the script halfway through to expose a dark marriage.
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
- 10
Psycho
The classic Hitchcock thriller that pioneered the mid-movie protagonist shift and shocked the world.
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.