A Glean movie guide
Mind-Bending Masterpieces
Dive into the puzzle.
Complex narratives and reality-warping thrillers that challenge your perception.
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The movie list
- 01
Tenet
A high-stakes espionage thriller that forces you to rethink the flow 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.
- 02
The Matrix
The definitive exploration of simulated reality wrapped in iconic, stylized action.
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.
- 03
Paprika
A visually stunning dive into dream-sharing technology that mirrors the surreal logic of Inception.
Dr. Atsuko Chiba is a research psychologist who uses a device called the DC Mini to enter her patients' dreams, wherein she adopts the alter-ego "Paprika". When the device is stolen, she must stop rogue elements from merging the dream and waking worlds.
- 04
Memento
A masterclass in non-linear storytelling that forces you to piece together the truth alongside the protagonist.
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
Source Code
A gripping, puzzle-like thriller centered on a mission within a repeating digital simulation.
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.
- 06
Dark City
A neo-noir mystery where the physical world is altered nightly by mysterious forces.
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.
- 07
The Prestige
A layered, obsessive tale of deception that demands your full attention until the final reveal.
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
Coherence
A low-budget, high-concept thriller that masterfully explores paranoia and multiple realities.
Four couples gather for dinner the night a mysterious and powerful comet passes overhead.
- 09
Arrival
An intellectual sci-fi drama that uses language to fundamentally shift the perception of time.
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.