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Mind-Bending Cerebral Sci-Fi Movies That You Must Watch

February 20, 2021 by Red Stewart

Marvelous Videos presents cerebral science fiction to scramble your brain….

In his review of Ex_Machina, film critic Matt Zoller Seitz remarked that real sci-fi was about ideas, and we can’t help but mostly agree. Science fiction, at its core, is about challenging our perceptions of the real world- expanding our horizons if you will.

Some auteurs have taken things a step further and gone the spellbinding route, creating mind-benders that question the very fabric of reality! We aren’t lying when we say they are essentially acid trips for intellectuals. So, without further ado, take a look at ten underrated cerebral sci-fi movies courtesy of our pals at Marvelous Videos…

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Red Stewart

 

Originally published February 20, 2021. Updated February 23, 2021.

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Movies, Random, Red Stewart Tagged With: another earth, Dark City, dead man's letters, Marvelous Videos, melancholia, Moebius, Pi, Primer, Stalker, the fountain, the thirteenth floor

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