Top 10 Mind-Bending Movies Ever Made Till 2022!

The entire world is a fan of a nice, mind-bending film! And thanks to the talented and highly imaginative filmmakers around the globe, MANY such movies make you go Woah! Keeping romantic and comedy movies aside, these sci-fi thrillers hit a bit differently. They make you see the world differently and leave an impact on you that you can nearly never let go of. These are thought-provoking movies that stay with you for much longer than just the duration of the movie. Some of these movies are way ahead of their time, but no complaints! Enough of describing these movies, check out the list below and experience the Top 10 Mind-Bending Movies Ever Made Till 2022!

1. Inception

Christopher Nolan became the God of sci-fi, ahead of time movies after he made Inception! It is truly incomparable and undoubtedly one of the greatest cinematic masterpieces that the world has had the privilege of witnessing. The thought itself that led to the entire story of the movie is phenomenal, and the execution of this thought made everything seem just perfect. The audience goes into a dream-like state while watching this movie, and that is one state that we all would love to be in!

2. Mr. Nobody

Released in the year 2009, Mr.Nobody is one such movie that will keep your eyes fixed on the screen right from the first scene up until the last one. The movie has often been called a "mental exercise', because of the way such a simple story unfolds throughout the film. There are several timelines included in the film, which make it an actual "mental exercise" for the viewer. 

3. Paprika

Paprika fits perfectly as the predecessor to the greatness of a film that Inception was. It was released in the year 2006 and was made by Santoshi Kon. The main idea of the film revolves around the concept of dream manipulation, along with the blurring of a person's consciousness. The movie shows a future device through which people can view their dreams. But things turn out messy when reality and dreams collapse.

4. Open Your Eyes

Released in the year 1997, Open Your Eyes establishes the fact that memory plays an extremely vital role in establishing an individual's identity. The movie combines various genres and cannot be specified as a particular genre film. The story revolves around Cesar, who is played by Eduardo Noriega, and how a terrible car accident changes his otherwise perfect life. Interestingly, Open Your Eyes was remade in the year 2001 as Vanilla Sky, by Camero Crowe.

5. Source Code

Source Code is a movie that plays with the audience's minds! It has a story within the overall story of the film, which also plays with time. It is based on an army pilot who goes by name of Colter Stevens and the time when he finds himself on a train but in another person's body. As confusing as it sounds, Source Code is one epic movie that is undoubtedly one of cinema's masterpieces of all times. 

6. Edge of Tomorrow

Edge of Tomorrow uses a slightly different concept of time travel than other sci-fi movies. Usually, we see time travel movies playing with time through a person's dreams. But here, Doug Liman shows the use of time loops. The story is based on future-day Europe, which has almost been taken over totally by an alien race. Tom Cruise, who plays the role of Major William Cage, is sent to defeat this alien race by fighting a war against them. 

7. The Matrix

Of course, we weren't going to miss out on Matrix on a list of mind-bending movies! The whole idea and concept of dream vs reality was brought into the picture by Matrix. The movie begins as normally as it could and throws in some major twists quite early into the film. It was a never-done-before and one-of-a-kind movie, that is still one of the first movies that come into mind when talking about this genre. 

8. Shutter Island

Made into a movie from a novel by Dennis Lehane, Shutter Island. The story shows how two US marshals are sent to Shutter Island, which serves as an asylum for insane criminals. When one of these patients goes missing, there come out many twists and secrets, which show the audience the gap between insanity and sanity. Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo play the roles of the two marshals, and perform phenomenally, as expected of them.

9. The Truman Show

The Truman Show, released in the year 1998, is a comedy-drama made by Peter Weir. In this story, they show they show the world as a completely staged product. The movie tells the story of Truman, played by Jim Carrey, who wins a reality show, but his entire life is staged and scripted. He is unknown of the fact that everything going on around him is indeed a staged play, and the people are actors as well. The movie explores and questions reality, and makes the audience do so too.

10. Ghost in the Shell

This is an anime film by Mamoru Oshii. The story is based on identity manipulation and mind-hacking. The movie is set in the future and shows a world where the world is populated by humans as well as cyborgs equally. It is a sci-fi film, and that too an anime one, so undoubtedly this is a good choice for a mind-bending watch!