Mind-Bending Movies and Shows
The kind that leaves everyone asking what just happened. Perfect for watching and debating together.
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Movie2016Arrival
Arrival
2016
Oscar: Best Sound Editing (2017)A linguist tries to communicate with aliens.
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Series2011Black Mirror
Black Mirror
2011
3 Emmys: Outstanding TV Movie (2017–2019)Each episode is its own tech nightmare. Plenty to talk about after.
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Series2008Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad
2008
Emmy for Outstanding Drama twice (2013, 2014)A chemistry teacher turns drug kingpin. TV at its peak.
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Series2019Chernobyl
Chernobyl
2019
10 Emmys incl. Outstanding Limited Series (2019)A harrowing account of the 1986 nuclear disaster. Five episodes.
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Movie2021Dune
Dune
2021
6 Oscars (2022)The start of the power struggle on the desert planet Arrakis.
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Movie2024Dune: Part Two
Dune: Part Two
2024
2 Oscars: Sound and Visual Effects (2025)A huge sci-fi epic. Long, but worth it.
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Movie2004Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004
Oscar: Best Original Screenplay (2005)A couple erase each other from their memories after a breakup.
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Movie2022Everything Everywhere All at Once
Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022
7 Oscars incl. Best Picture (2023)Multiverses, kung fu and a mother-daughter story. Wild and moving.
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Series2011Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones
2011
Emmy for Outstanding Drama four timesFamilies fighting for the Iron Throne, dragons and shocks.
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Movie2017Get Out
Get Out
2017
Oscar: Best Original Screenplay (2018)A young man meets his girlfriend's family, and the weekend keeps getting stranger.
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Movie1997Good Will Hunting
Good Will Hunting
1997
2 Oscars (1998)A janitor with a genius for maths and the therapist who reaches him.
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Movie2010Inception
Inception
2010
4 Oscars (2011)Dreams within dreams. You'll be arguing about the ending afterwards.
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Movie2015Inside Out
Inside Out
2015
Oscar: Best Animated Feature (2016)The emotions inside a girl's head. Funny and thoughtful.
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Movie2014Interstellar
Interstellar
2014
Oscar: Best Visual Effects (2015)Space, time and a father-daughter bond. The room goes quiet at the end.
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Movie2014Kış Uykusu
Kış Uykusu
2014
Cannes: Palme d'Or (2014)A hotel owner and those around him in Cappadocia. Long, slow and deep.
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Series2017La Casa de Papel
La Casa de Papel
2017
International Emmy: Best Drama (2018)The Professor and his crew plan to rob Spain's Royal Mint.
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Series2019Love, Death & Robots
Love, Death & Robots
2019
Several Emmys for short-form animationStandalone animated shorts. Everyone can pick one.
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Movie2023Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer
2023
7 Oscars incl. Best Picture (2024)The story of the man behind the atomic bomb. Long but gripping.
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Movie2019Parasite
Parasite
2019
4 Oscars incl. Best Picture (2020)A Korean film that starts funny and ends shattering.
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Series2022Severance
Severance
2022
Multiple Emmy winsWorkers whose job and home memories are surgically split. The mystery keeps growing.
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Series2010Sherlock
Sherlock
2010
Emmy winsSherlock Holmes in modern London. Each episode is film-length.
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Series2024Shōgun
Shōgun
2024
18 Emmys, a single-season record (2024)Power plays in 17th-century Japan and an English sailor.
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Movie2001Spirited Away
Spirited Away
2001
Oscar: Best Animated Feature (2003)A girl lost in the spirit world. Miyazaki's masterpiece.
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Series2021Squid Game
Squid Game
2021
6 Emmys (2022)Kids' games, huge money and deadly rules. The cliffhangers won't let go.
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Series2018Succession
Succession
2018
Emmy for Outstanding Drama three timesSiblings tear each other apart to inherit a media empire.
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Movie2020Tenet
Tenet
2020
Oscar: Best Visual Effects (2021)A spy thriller where time runs backwards. You may need two viewings.
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Movie2008The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight
2008
2 Oscars (2009)Batman's unforgettable clash with the Joker.
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Movie1999The Matrix
The Matrix
1999
4 Oscars (2000)A hacker learns that reality is a simulation.
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Movie1991The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs
1991
5 Oscars incl. Best Picture (1992)A young FBI agent seeks help from serial killer Hannibal Lecter.
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Movie1998The Truman Show
The Truman Show
1998
3 Golden Globes (1999)A man whose whole life is a TV show. More relevant than ever.
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Movie1995The Usual Suspects
The Usual Suspects
1995
2 Oscars (1996)Five criminals, one heist and a legendary twist.
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Movie2014Whiplash
Whiplash
2014
3 Oscars (2015)A young drummer and his brutal teacher. A music film that plays like a thriller.
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Movie1985Back to the Future
Back to the Future
1985
A teen stuck in 1955 must save his own family's future.
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Movie1995Before Sunrise
Before Sunrise
1995
Two strangers meet on a train and spend one night in Vienna.
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Series2015Better Call Saul
Better Call Saul
2015
How Breaking Bad's lawyer Saul Goodman came to be.
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Series2020Bir Başkadır
Bir Başkadır
2020
Different lives in Istanbul brushing against each other. Quiet and powerful.
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Movie2013Coherence
Coherence
2013
A comet passes during a dinner party and reality starts to fracture.
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Series2017Dark
Dark
2017
Time travel across four generations. Bring a notebook.
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Movie1999Fight Club
Fight Club
1999
An insomniac and an underground fight club. The ending sparks debate.
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Movie2018Game Night
Game Night
2018
A friends' game night turns into a real kidnapping.
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