--- title: "Which are the best mind bending films?" description: "Which are the best mind bending films?" author: "John d'souza" published: 2017-11-25 updated: 2017-12-01 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/31156/which-are-the-best-mind-bending-films category: "movies and award" tags: ["movies", "good movies"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # Which are the best mind bending films? ## Answers ### Answer by Vishal Kesarwani Well, there is no doubt there are a number of mind-bending movies but as per my experience following movies are pure masterpieces. \ **Inception** It is considered as one of the best films in the **genre of [science fiction](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/112886/who-wrote-the-first-science-fiction-novel)**. Inception was directed by [one of the greatest](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/31387/cyber-bullying-is-one-of-the-greatest-problems-in-the-world-today-how-would-you-solve-this) director **[Christopher Nolan](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/12562/best-christopher-nolan-movies-of-the-decade)** and it was co-produced by Emma Thomas. Inception starred titanic star Leonardo DiCaprio who has played a role of a [professional](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12487/give-a-good-start-to-the-professional-living-with-the-best-mba-programme) thief who steals the information by entering in a persons dream for which he has been offered to be free from all **criminal charges**.![Which are the best mind bending films?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/b54c5fe9-c67c-415a-a452-6515f11d5e05/images/2e489c84-9b36-4d4d-96c9-6fedb56dfa28.png)\ Inception also stars Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, **Tom Hardy,** Dileep Rao, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, and Michael Caine. I consider this movie at the top if we talk about mind-bending movies as it’s so **advance technically and scientifically.** \ **Oblivion** This movie **could be confusing** at times and there can be chances that a viewer has to watch it twice to understand the whole concept of this science fiction thriller. It’s a masterpiece in the genre of science fiction movies. The movie was inspired by the **Jonseph Koinski’s** unpublished **Radical Publishing graphic novel.**![Which are the best mind bending films?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/b54c5fe9-c67c-415a-a452-6515f11d5e05/images/f0ac8e44-b235-4027-bb7f-2c7ea3bd3597.png)\ This movie was released in the year 2013 starring **Tom Cruise** at the release the movie was **criticized for its** content but later this movie did the **business of $286 million** worldwide against a $160 million budget.\ **The theory of everything** It’s a **biographical movie** based on the life the greatest scientist humanity have ever seen **Stephen Hawkins**. The theory of everything was a **romantic drama film** which depicted the whole life of Stephen Hawkins his approach towards life his lifestyle his college days along with the facts and **revolutionary research** which are done by him.![Which are the best mind bending films?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/b54c5fe9-c67c-415a-a452-6515f11d5e05/images/ebd60fa2-430e-412d-9a6a-27dd9c1fd8a1.png)\ Everything was shown so **beautifully** and hats off to the actor **Eddie Redmayne** who played the character of **Stephen Hawkins** for which he got **Oscar award**. It’s a must watch movie as it was appreciated all around the world.\ **Interstellar** Directed, co-written and co-produced by **Christopher Nolan** it is considered as an epic movie which is based on the story of astronauts who in a group travels in a warm hole in search of a new place where **humans can survive and live just like earth.** ![Which are the best mind bending films?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/b54c5fe9-c67c-415a-a452-6515f11d5e05/images/34262be3-e4be-465b-a3fa-004948d05ff7.png)\ It released in the year 2014**, stars McConaughey,** Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Bill Irwin, Casey Affleck, Ellen Burstyn, John Lithgow and Michael Caine. This movie was **praised worldwide** and its screenplay was written Nolan brothers (Christopher and Jonathan Nolan).\ **Lucy** This movie released in the **year 2014** and it was also a science fiction genre thriller directed and written by Luc Besson and was produced by Virginie Besson Silla. It was shot in the **beautiful location of Taipei, Paris, and NewYork city.** The movie stars big names such as **Scarlet Johansson**, Morgan Freeman, Choi Min-sik, and Amr Waked.![Which are the best mind bending films?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/b54c5fe9-c67c-415a-a452-6515f11d5e05/images/4b1b1e79-1e2a-4548-9100-d01aa49a4e00.png)\ Lucy story shows how a girl **get supernatural abilities** when she forcefully **absorbed nootropic drug** is absorbed into her bloodstream which leads her in enhancing her brain working percentage and also gave the capability to travel time. Lucy did a **fabulous business worldwide** as it was made in the budget of $40 million and earned around $463 million. \ **"go watch if you have missed any of them"** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/31156/which-are-the-best-mind-bending-films Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.