Since Malaysians are still in lockdown, weekends are the perfect time to curl up on the couch and enjoy a good movie – or eight.

If you’re looking for fare that will trigger you into further questioning reality, you’re in luck. Here is a selection of must-watch mind-bending films.

Watch out for Part 2 of this article next week.

1. 12 Monkeys (1995)

In this Brad Pitt starrer, a convict travels back in time to uncover the reason behind a virulent outbreak. What could be more fitting?

2. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Astronauts on a mission run into trouble when their ship’s computer starts to display strange behaviour, in this adaptation of a short story by Arthur C Clarke.

3. Arrival (2016)

A linguistics expert must figure out the intent of aliens who have arrived in 12 locations around the world before a catastrophic event ends all of mankind.

4. Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018)

In this Netflix feature, viewers make decisions for a young programmer who works on a video game based on a mad writer’s novel in 1984.

5. Brazil (1985)

A low-level bureaucrat escapes the monotony of life through a recurring daydream of himself as a hero saving a beautiful damsel.

6. Coherence (2013)

Friends at a dinner party experience a mind-numbing chain of events owing to the malevolent influence of a passing comet.

7. The Cube (1997)

People with unique skills awaken to find themselves in a giant cube. They have to work together to escape the endless maze filled with deadly traps.

8. Dark City (1998)

A man awakens alone in a hotel and learns he is wanted for a series of murders. As he embarks on the truth, he encounters a group of ominous beings known as the Strangers.

This article first appeared in jobstore.com.

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