Cinema is the product of creativity and unique ideas that blend to produce the masterpieces we see on the screen. With their stellar cast, incredible screenwriting, and top-notch acting, movies can often strike a chord with the audience, leaving them in the whimsical world they create even after the credits roll.
If you want to experience profound and resonating movies, here is a list of 17 unique movies that leave an incredible aftertaste.
17) Wild Tales
Wild Tales, released in 2014, is a compilation of six small movies. Each of these movies was so emotionally deep that they received several highly acclaimed awards. Starting in mundane situations, like two passengers having a conversation on an airplane or a cat blocking a car’s path, they develop into such striking aftermaths that you will be left questioning every little thing that happens around you for a long period.
16) Your Name
Your Name is an anime movie about two teenagers who, resulting from a magical comet, started swapping bodies. As they try to make sense of each other’s world, they discover new things about themselves and begin viewing the world differently. With its unique plot, this movie will make you ponder fate and destiny and how crucial every little choice in life is.
15) Butterfly Effect
The movie - The Butterfly Effect is about a boy who has the power to travel back in time. He actively uses this power to change things in his past, but he doesn’t realize that actions have consequences. Inspired by the butterfly effect hypothesis, that is - when a butterfly flaps its wings in one part of the world, the changes can cause a tornado in another part of the world; this movie draws on how significant every little action is and how chaotic the accumulated result of our actions can be.
14) Predestination
Predestination is a movie with such intricate loops and plot twists that, by the end, you would want to watch it all over again. Based on an agent who works in a time-traveling company that prevents horrific events relating to mass destruction, it's a movie about more than merely time-traveling. It focuses on self-identity and the juxtaposition of fate and our decisions.
13) Cloud Atlas
Cloud Atlas is another movie that uses different subplots that cumulate to shape the main plot. It restores the belief that we are all contributors to the great human epic and that our actions and reactions are significant in shaping the future. With a star cast consisting of Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, and others, this movie is another great story that leaves you on the precipice of thought.
12) Being John Malkovich
Being John Malkovich is a 1999 movie with a phenomenal unique plot. A man discovers a magical door that allows him to control the mind of a famous actor - John Malkovich, for 15 minutes. He starts selling people the experience of being a celebrity and, in the process, leaves the actor - Malkovich, in an existential crisis. This movie will leave you questioning morality and the driving force of one’s desire.
11) Mr. Nobody
Mr. Nobody is another movie emphasizing the importance of choices in life. Set in the future, where people can now live forever, a 118-year-old man - Mr. Nobody, the last mortal being, recounts the story of his life. Through his experiences and life moments, you, for sure, will be left questioning what the meaning of life is and how relationships and family shape it.
10) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Starring Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a unique plot about a man aging in reverse order. From being an old man to eventually reverse aging to a young infant, this is a tale about how time shapes our lives. Aging is a human fact, and the sooner we accept our limited time on earth, the better and truer our experiences will be.
9) A Beautiful Mind
While our brain is our guiding force, it can also be our worst enemy. The plot of the movie A Beautiful Mind emphasizes the same. Based on the life of Nobel Prize winner - John Nash, this story delves into the intricacies of mental health. Despite being a mathematical genius, John Nash is a victim of Schizophrenia and his life story will leave you in awe.
8) The Pursuit of Happyness
Starring the super hit father-son duo - Will Smith and Jaden Smith, Pursuit of Happyness is a bittersweet story. It's about a man - Chris Gardner, and his son who are living in poverty yet manage to enjoy little moments in life. This movie leaves you pondering about the sacrifices parents make for their children and how optimism can help you cross the highest of hurdles in life.
7) The Pianist
The Pianist is an intense movie about a Jewish composer who is facing the horror of Jewish genocide by the Nazis. It's a movie about survival and resilience and the everlasting power of art in the form of music. This movie will make you question the futility of war and how there is mass suffering of humanity because of the bad decisions of a few men in power.
6) Se7en
Se7en is a psychologically thrilling movie. Based on the seven deadly sins - gluttony, greed, sloth, lust, pride, envy, and wrath; it's a story about a serial killer who targets people who exhibit these sins. With a mind-blowing plot twist in the ending, this movie featuring Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, and others leaves the audience stuck on issues like Justice and Vengeance and their interplay in life events.
5) Saving Private Ryan
Saving Private Ryan is an iconic film. The plot revolves around a group of U.S. Troops on a mission to save Private Ryan. Together, this group faces a lot of adversity and challenges to complete their mission. Filled with themes of sacrifices, duty, ethical dilemmas, and the weight of carrying on a legacy, this movie is a cinematic masterpiece and a must-watch.
4) Inception
Director - Christopher Nolan, through the movie Inception, brings to life a unique and fresh plot. It's about a group of thieves who steal secrets from one's dreams. They excel in corporate espionage through this method. But things take a turn when this group receives an offer, not of theft this time, but of incepting an idea in someone’s brain. This movie is an excellent production that captures the human psyche perfectly.
3) Infinity War
Marvel’s Avengers Franchise has produced a lot of hit movies. Based on superheroes avenging the earth and fighting off villains who want to harm it, these Avengers will emerge victorious in the end. But things took a unique turn when in Infinity War, these superheroes lost, and the villain won. It left the audience shocked and brought them face to face with the riveting theme of inevitability.
2) Parasite
The South Korean Movie - Parasite has won four Oscars, and rightly so. With a unique plot about a family who pose as strangers and infiltrate a wealthy house using odd jobs, this movie is a unique take on class inequality. By the time it ends, you will question the social hierarchy prevalent around us and the indignified give-and-take relationship between the wealthy and the poor.
1) The Shawshank Redemption
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The Shawshank Redemption is considered one of the greatest films of all time and has its reasons for the same. One is the grim exposure of the justice system through its plot about a banker who is wrongfully charged with murder and jailed. This banker forms an unexpected friendship in captivity, which survives the test of time and lasts 40 years. Without a doubt, this movie will leave you in awe and admiration.
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