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5 Mind-Bending Sci-Fi Movies That Will Mess With Your Head

For when you want a film you'll still be thinking about the next morning. These play with memory, time and reality in ways that reward a rewatch.

#1
Inception
8.82010#14 on its chart
Dreams within dreams within dreams — the modern benchmark for the genre.
#2
Memento
8.42000#59 on its chart
Told in reverse, built around a man who can't form new memories.
#3
Interstellar
8.72014#17 on its chart
Black holes, relativity, and one of the most emotional third acts in sci-fi.
#4
The Prestige
8.52006#42 on its chart
Less sci-fi than it first appears, and all the better for the misdirection.
#5
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
8.32004#99 on its chart
A sci-fi premise used to tell a very human story about memory and heartbreak.

Inception