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The Best Thought Provoking Movies

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Sometimes movies serve to entertain you. Sometimes movies serve to inform. Every now and again there is a movie which changes the way you look at the world forever. If you are willing to take the risk, use this list to challenge your view of the world. Start with number one, it will have the most profound impact.

Rated 0 points - posted 13 years ago by thewordwarrior in category Movies.

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1.

Inception

Does anything real exist? Really? How do you know that something is real? Is there a way to infiltrate a person's dreams, or even their subconscious to plant an idea? All of these questions and more are addressed in INCEPTION.

13 points - added 13 years ago by thewordwarrior -

2.

A Clockwork Orange

9 points - added 12 years ago by guest -

3.

The Fountain

The fountain can be hard to watch the first time. The second time through you will find yourself stunned. The third time through on the edge of your seat. And the fourth time through will have you crying in amazement. A truly complex and multi-layered movie.

8 points - added 13 years ago by thewordwarrior -

4.

12 Monkeys

8 points - added 13 years ago by thewordwarrior -

5.

Garden State

At first it was a quirky romantic dark comedy esque movie. But I couldn't stop thinking about how in the end, although it's cliche, love is all you need/ conquers all and everyone's depressed/ unimpressive/ and freaks but it's okay. "You gotta hear this one song, it'll changed your life!"

7 points - added 13 years ago by nola80 -

6.

Lord of War

You'll never look at the international arms dealing stories in the news quite the same ever again.

7 points - added 13 years ago by thewordwarrior -

7.

Avatar

Sometimes the most important things are not what you'd think. This movie takes a look at what it is that we are all searching for, though we may not realize it.

7 points - added 13 years ago by thewordwarrior -

8.

Higher Learning

6 points - added 13 years ago by thewordwarrior -

9.

Lost in Translation

6 points - added 13 years ago by thewordwarrior -

10.

John Q

6 points - added 13 years ago by thewordwarrior -

11.

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

6 points - added 13 years ago by thewordwarrior -

12.

Eternal Sunshine in the Spotless Mind

If you were devasted from a broken heart would you erase that person from your memories forever if you could? And if you were meant to be do you think you would find your way back to each other?

5 points - added 13 years ago by nola80 -

13.

Babel

An excellent example of the power of communication - or the lack of it - and just how connected everyone is, even though they may not realize it.

5 points - added 13 years ago by thewordwarrior -

14.

The Game

5 points - added 13 years ago by thewordwarrior -

15.

Meet Joe Black

5 points - added 13 years ago by thewordwarrior -

16.

The Mission

5 points - added 13 years ago by thewordwarrior -

17.

Enemy of the State

5 points - added 13 years ago by thewordwarrior -

18.

The Island

5 points - added 13 years ago by thewordwarrior -

19.

Gross Anatomy

5 points - added 13 years ago by thewordwarrior -

20.

Chocolat

5 points - added 13 years ago by thewordwarrior -

21.

DeJavu

3 points - added 13 years ago by thewordwarrior -

22.

The DaVinci Code

3 points - added 13 years ago by thewordwarrior -

23.

The Happening

3 points - added 13 years ago by thewordwarrior -

24.

Fight Club

2 points - added 12 years ago by guest -

25.

2001: A Space Odyssey

2 points - added 12 years ago by guest -

26.

Requiem for a dream

2 points - added 13 years ago by guest -

27.

Looper

1 point - added 11 years ago by guest -

28.

Medium Cool

1 point - added 12 years ago by guest -

29.

Memento

1 point - added 12 years ago by guest -

30.

Blade Runner

1 point - added 12 years ago by guest -

31.

Apocalypse Now

1 point - added 12 years ago by guest -