7 Best Surrealist Films Of All Time

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Khuraijam Roger Singh
Nov 08, 2024

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

A dystopian crime film directed by Stanley Kubrick follows a psychopathic criminal Alex is incarcerated for rape and murder. He agrees to participate in a government-run experiment to shorten his sentence.

Requiem for a Dream (2000)

A psychological drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky follows Sara, a retired widow, who becomes obsessed with losing weight and begins taking medications. Dependent on the drug, her mental health deteriorates.

Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

An erotic mystery psychological drama film directed by Stanley Kubrick follows a doctor who is shocked when his wife reveals that she had contemplated having an affair 12 months earlier.

Stalker (1979)

Loosely based on the 1972 novel Roadside Picnic follows a professor and a writer who use a guide to enter the Zone, a restricted location. They move closer to satisfy their needs, ignoring the risks that lie ahead.

Lost Highway (1997)

Directed by David Lynch, centers on a musician who begins receiving mysterious VHS tapes of him and his wife in their home. He is suddenly convicted of murder, after which he inexplicably disappears.

Mulholland Drive (2001)

An aspiring actress named Betty Elms, newly arrived in Los Angeles meets and befriends an amnesiac woman recovering from a car accident and ascertains her true identity.

Mother! (2017)

A psychological horror film directed by Darren Aronofsky follows a young woman whose tranquil life with her husband at their country home is disrupted by the arrival of a mysterious couple.

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