A Glean movie guide
Mind-Bending Realities
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High-concept thrillers and psychological puzzles that challenge your perception.
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The movie list
- 01
Tenet
A high-stakes espionage thriller where time flows in reverse and every scene is a complex puzzle.
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
Interstellar
An ambitious space odyssey that explores the emotional and scientific boundaries of time and dimensions.
The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
- 03
The Matrix
The definitive cyberpunk classic about a hacker discovering his world is a sophisticated digital simulation.
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.
- 04
Paprika
A visually stunning anime where a dream-sharing device blurs the line between fantasy and waking life.
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.
- 05
Shutter Island
A tense psychological mystery that forces you to question the protagonist's sanity and surroundings.
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.
- 06
The Prestige
Two rival magicians engage in a dark game of obsession featuring a masterfully constructed puzzle narrative.
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.
- 07
Memento
A groundbreaking thriller told in reverse that puts you inside the mind of a man who cannot form new memories.
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.
- 08
Source Code
A tight, mission-driven sci-fi where a soldier must relive the same eight minutes to stop a disaster.
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.
- 09
Dark City
A stylish noir mystery set in a world where the environment is physically reshaped while the citizens sleep.
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
Looper
A gritty sci-fi thriller that uses time travel to explore fate, identity, and the consequences of the past.
In the year 2044, time travel has not yet been invented but in 30 years it will have been. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target into the past where a looper, a hired gun, like Joe is waiting to mop up. Joe is getting rich and life is good until the day the mob decides to close the loop, sending back Joe's future self for assassination.
- 11
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
A surreal and poignant journey through the fragmented memories of a relationship being erased.
Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake.
- 12
Arrival
A cerebral science fiction drama that redefines how we perceive language, time, and human connection.
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.