Surreal movie recommendations?

[Sfjeov]

I've been going through Lynch and Jodorowsky movies, so is there any other surreal movies that I haven't heard of?

 

[A man on a computer]

Koyaanisqatsi.
The Holy Mountain.
And... that's about all I can think of at the moment.
Natural Born Killers.

 

[Spike's iconSpike]

idk if full surreal but I like After Hours (1985)

 

[thecrow2313]

Erottamattomat (1988) ⭐ 7.2 | Drama, Horror, Thriller

1h 56m | K-16

www.imdb.com

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I've been going through Lynch and Jodorowsky movies, so is there any other surreal movies that I haven't heard of?
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Another good Lynch film is Inland Empire

 

[Sfjeov]

Erottamattomat (1988) ⭐ 7.2 | Drama, Horror, Thriller

1h 56m | K-16

www.imdb.com

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Another good Lynch film is Inland Empire

Reminds me of the Prestige with the body doubles. I'm gonna check that out cuz I like Cronenberg movies like Videodrome.

 

[thecrow2313]

Another suggestion

Barton Fink (1991) ⭐ 7.6 | Comedy, Drama, Thriller

1h 56m | K-14

www.imdb.com

 

[Adrastia]

Brazil



There are people who consider it the best movie ever made. Regardless, it's worth a watch. It's a dystopian black comedy about a cog in the machine office worker trying to find the woman he keeps dreaming of.

If you don't mind extremely slow burns try Monument. The atmosphere is dark and unsettling. I might watch it again because once you realise what is going on you may find references you missed.

 

[thecrow2313]

Reminds me of the Prestige with the body doubles. I'm gonna check that out cuz I like Cronenberg movies like Videodrome.

Another or quite similar to it

Enemy (2013) ⭐ 6.9 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

1h 31m | K-12

www.imdb.com

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Try this one

Muutostiloja (1980) ⭐ 6.9 | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

1h 42m | R

www.imdb.com

 

[Sfjeov]

Brazil

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There are people who consider it the best movie ever made. Regardless, it's worth a watch. It's a dystopian black comedy about a cog in the machine office worker trying to find the woman he keeps dreaming of.

If you don't mind extremely slow burns try Monument. The atmosphere is dark and unsettling. I might watch it again because once you realise what is going on you may find references you missed.

Brazil's ending was pretty depressing but at least the main character seemed happy I think.

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Another or quite similar to it

Enemy (2013) ⭐ 6.9 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

1h 31m | K-12

www.imdb.com

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Try this one

Muutostiloja (1980) ⭐ 6.9 | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

1h 42m | R

www.imdb.com

Surprisingly, I haven't watched altered states although I've heard of it before in other forums.

 

[Yami1010]

maybe suspiria

 

[thecrow2313]

Another suggestion

The Fountain (2006) ⭐ 7.1 | Drama, Mystery, Romance

1h 37m | K-18

www.imdb.com

 

[RustySK]

Assuming you've got the stomach for some good old trashy exploitation filmmaking, Freeway 2: Confessions of a Trickbaby (yes) is one of my all-time favourites.

Still got my old bootleg copy from some yard sale ages ago - complete with the title scribbled on the disc with a marker. The way all mostly forgotten, bizarre films should be preserved.

 

[thecrow2313]

Assuming you've got the stomach for some good old trashy exploitation filmmaking, Freeway 2: Confessions of a Trickbaby (yes) is one of my all-time favourites.

Still got my old bootleg copy from some yard sale ages ago - complete with the title scribbled on the disc with a marker. The way all mostly forgotten, bizarre films should be preserved.

Direct to video, was it that bad to be preserved on a DVD-R bootleg?

 

[Segadude113]

"Nothing"

 

[thecrow2313]

"Nothing"

 

[Dai]

If you like surreal, try some of the stop motion films of Jan Svankmajer, there is also some movies in that style that i saw some time ago, one is Mad God, other is Otesanek, a.k.a. Little Otik. Another good film is Dark city.

 

[Segadude113]

no i mean the title of the film is literally "nothing".

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[thecrow2313]

no i mean the title of the film is literally "nothing".

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Well I'll be damn @ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0298482/

 

[goldman2786]

It's not really surreal but it is definately odd and messed up, but I would reccomend Trainspotting. its about drug addicts in Scotland. Super 90s. there are Playstations in the club scenes.

 

[thecrow2313]

It's not really surreal but it is definately odd and messed up, but I would reccomend Trainspotting. its about drug addicts in Scotland. Super 90s. there are Playstations in the club scenes.

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If you like surreal, try some of the stop motion films of Jan Svankmajer, there is also some movies in that style that i saw some time ago, one is Mad God, other is Otesanek, a.k.a. Little Otik. Another good film is Dark city.

Dark City: Director's Cut is a good suggestion

 

[Strategist's icon Strategist Strategist]

Look up the following directors

Jean Pierre Jenuet

Terry Gilliam

Guillermo del Toro.

 

[NotReallyHere]

Maybe not as "heady" as most of the other mentions, but I think Top Secret is one of the most surreal films I have ever seen in my life

 

[Adrastia]

What Dreams May Come. It's an underrated movie. Robin Williams plays a man who dies and starts searching for his wife who committed suicide and was sent to a dark place.

 

[thecrow2313]

What Dreams May Come. It's an underrated movie. Robin Williams plays a man who dies and starts searching for his wife who committed suicide and was sent to a dark place.

Other good Robin Williams films

Insomnia (2002) ⭐ 7.2 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

1h 58m | K-15

www.imdb.com

One Hour Photo (2002) ⭐ 6.8 | Drama, Thriller

1h 36m | K-11/9

www.imdb.com

 

[dropsmegamega]

Look for Jan Svankmajer's films like Lesson Faust and Alice or David Cronenberg's Naked Lunch. There's also a lot of interesting Eastern Europe films from the 70s like Valerie, Beauty and the Beast (Juraj Herz), Daisies, The Hourglass Sanatorium etc that have a surrealist style, but they feel less "aggressive" in general.