Top rated mind bending movies on Criterion Channel

Check out today’s highest ranked mind bending movies on Criterion Channel! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best mind bending movies on Criterion Channel, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

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.

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2004-03-19 | Science Fiction / Drama

Cast

Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet

Rating

rating icon 8.102
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #54 for
    masterpiece
  2. Ranked #61 for
    exceptional
  3. Ranked #73 for
    masterful story

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2 After Yang (2022)

When his young daughter's beloved companion — an android named Yang — malfunctions, Jake searches for a way to repair him. In the process, Jake discovers the life that has been passing in front of him, reconnecting with his wife and daughter across a distance he didn't know was there.

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2022-03-04 | Science Fiction / Drama

Cast

Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith

Rating

rating icon 6.418
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    introspective
  2. Ranked #1 for
    for contemplation
  3. Ranked #1 for
    mellow

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3 Minority Report (2002)

John Anderton is a top 'Precrime' cop in the late-21st century, when technology can predict crimes before they're committed. But Anderton becomes the quarry when another investigator targets him for a murder charge.

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2002-06-20 | Science Fiction / Action

Cast

Tom Cruise, Samantha Morton

Rating

rating icon 7.4
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #141 for
    futuristic society
  2. Ranked #146 for
    futuristic technology
  3. Ranked #156 for
    like Blade Runner

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4 Dark City (1998)

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.

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1998-02-27 | Mystery / Science Fiction

Cast

Rufus Sewell, William Hurt

Rating

rating icon 7.327
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #100 for
    like The Da Vinci Code
  2. Ranked #109 for
    hardboiled style
  3. Ranked #121 for
    noir atmosphere

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5 Her (2013)

In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer, purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every need. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. This unconventional love story blends science fiction and romance in a sweet tale that explores the nature of love and the ways that technology isolates and connects us all.

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2013-12-18 | Romance / Science Fiction

Cast

Joaquin Phoenix, Scarlett Johansson

Rating

rating icon 7.856
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #34 for
    sad
  2. Ranked #75 for
    with marital problems
  3. Ranked #81 for
    exceptional

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6 A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

David, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually becomes their child, a series of unexpected circumstances make this life impossible for David.

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2001-06-29 | Drama / Science Fiction

Cast

Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law

Rating

rating icon 7.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #41 for
    imprinting in head
  2. Ranked #63 for
    cyborg
  3. Ranked #67 for
    Mecha

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7 Delicatessen (1991)

In a post-apocalyptic world, the residents of an apartment above the butcher shop receive an occasional delicacy of meat, something that is in low supply. A young man new in town falls in love with the butcher's daughter, which causes conflicts in her family, who need the young man for other business-related purposes.

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1991-04-17 | Comedy / Science Fiction

Cast

Dominique Pinon, Marie-Laure Dougnac

Rating

rating icon 7.312
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #35 for
    freak show
  2. Ranked #43 for
    ramshackle house
  3. Ranked #48 for
    sepia tone

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8 A Clockwork Orange (1971)

In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that'll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?

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1971-12-19 | Science Fiction / Crime

Cast

Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee

Rating

rating icon 8.198
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #87 for
    futuristic society
  2. Ranked #123 for
    therapeutic
  3. Ranked #130 for
    orwellian

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9 Drive My Car (2021)

Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, still unable, after two years, to cope with the loss of his beloved wife, accepts to direct Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There he meets Misaki, an introverted young woman, appointed to drive his car. In between rides, secrets from the past and heartfelt confessions will be unveiled.

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2021-08-18 | Drama

Cast

Hidetoshi Nishijima, Toko Miura

Rating

rating icon 7.413
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    patient
  2. Ranked #2 for
    stoic
  3. Ranked #3 for
    tour de force

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10 The City of Lost Children (1995)

A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.

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1995-05-17 | Fantasy / Science Fiction

Cast

Ron Perlman, Dominique Pinon

Rating

rating icon 7.243
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #11 for
    freak show
  2. Ranked #36 for
    carny ride
  3. Ranked #48 for
    oneiric

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