A Glean movie guide
Mind-Bending Thrillers with a Twist
Don't trust your eyes.
Psychological masterpieces that will leave you questioning everything until the final frame.
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The movie list
- 01
Parasite
A masterclass in tonal shifts and social commentary that subverts expectations at every turn.
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.
- 02
Memento
A non-linear puzzle that forces you to experience the protagonist's disorientation firsthand.
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.
- 03
The Sixth Sense
The gold standard for narrative reveals, blending supernatural dread with a deeply human story.
Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.
- 04
Oldboy
A visceral and shocking exploration of revenge with one of cinema's most devastating revelations.
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.
- 05
Fight Club
A gritty, stylistic descent into identity and chaos that culminates in a massive perspective shift.
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.
- 06
The Usual Suspects
A brilliant exercise in unreliable narration that keeps you guessing until the very last second.
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.
- 07
Shutter Island
A haunting, atmospheric mystery that blurs the line between reality and psychological delusion.
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.
- 08
Gone Girl
A sharp, cynical look at marriage and manipulation with a mid-point twist that changes everything.
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.
- 09
The Prestige
A complex tale of obsession and rivalry where the ultimate illusion is hidden in plain sight.
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.
- 10
Seven
A grim, meticulously paced procedural that leads to one of the most famous endings in film history.
- 11
Get Out
A socially conscious thriller that builds unbearable tension before revealing a terrifying truth.
Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined.
- 12
The Invisible Guest
A sleek, fast-paced mystery that layers twist upon twist in a high-stakes legal battle.
Barcelona, Spain. Adrián Doria, a young and successful businessman accused of murder, meets one night with Virginia Goodman, an expert interrogation lawyer, in order to devise a defense strategy.