A Glean movie guide
Mind-Bending Thrillers with Killer Twists
Don't blink.
Masterpieces of psychological suspense that will leave you questioning everything.
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The movie list
- 01
Memento
A brilliant non-linear puzzle that forces you to experience the protagonist's memory loss 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.
- 02
The Sixth Sense
The definitive supernatural thriller known for a revelation that changes every scene that came before it.
Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.
- 03
The Usual Suspects
A masterclass in the unreliable narrator trope, built around a tense police interrogation.
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.
- 04
Fight Club
A visceral exploration of identity and rebellion with a reality-shattering shift in perspective.
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.
- 05
Shutter Island
A haunting, atmospheric mystery that blurs the line between investigation and insanity.
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
Gone Girl
A sharp, cynical look at a marriage that subverts expectations with a mid-movie genre flip.
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.
- 07
The Prestige
A complex tale of obsession where the narrative itself is structured like a grand magic trick.
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
Seven
A grim hunt for a serial killer that culminates in one of cinema's most devastating finales.
- 09
Oldboy
A brutal revenge odyssey featuring a shocking revelation that redefines the entire journey.
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.
- 10
The Handmaiden
A lush, three-part puzzle of deception where nothing is as it first appears.
1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sookee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle Kouzuki. But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count to help him seduce the Lady to steal her fortune.