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- Brazil. Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond. 244 votes. In this dystopian satire directed by Terry Gilliam, a low-level government employee becomes embroiled in a bureaucratic nightmare after discovering a clerical error has led to the wrongful arrest of an innocent man.
- Donnie Darko. Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore. 305 votes. Featuring a young Jake Gyllenhaal as the titular character, this psychological thriller follows a troubled teenager who encounters eerie visions of a man in a monstrous rabbit suit.
- Eraserhead. Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Allen Joseph. 357 votes. David Lynch's debut feature film is an unsettling journey into the mind of its protagonist Henry Spencer (played by Jack Nance), who navigates bizarre dream sequences and disturbing encounters with otherworldly creatures while coping with fatherhood.
- A Clockwork Orange. Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates. 450 votes. Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of Anthony Burgess' novel takes viewers on an unsettling journey through a dystopian future where youth violence runs rampant.
Here are the best weird movies and shows to stream, from the avant-garde to the surreal. Good movies to watch on popular streaming services. All our recommendations are highly-rated and handpicked by our staff.
Sort by List order. 1. Sweet Movie. 1974 1h 38m Not Rated. 6.0 (6.5K) Rate. After winning the "most virgin" contest, Miss Canada is married to a rich milk tycoon. But she quickly flees the marriage to experience the world around her, full of sweetness and anarchy.
- 15 The Happiness of The Katakuris
- 14 Repo Man
- 13 Branded to Kill
- 12 Swiss Army Man
- 11 Begotten
- 10 Lost Highway
- 9 Juliet of The Spirits
- 8 Beau Is Afraid
- 7 Greener Grass
- 6 House
A filmmaker who has always excelled in crafting exceptionally bizarre films is Japanese director Takashi Miike. With a wide range of strange and hyper-violent films that have wowed and disgusted audiences alike, he has established himself as a unique voice in international cinema. Despite being known for weird viewing experiences, his 2001 film The...
When it comes to cult hits that forge their unique path, there is no movie quite like Alex Cox's Repo Man. It follows the story of a lazy punk teen who loses his job, but soon finds a new path as a car repossession agent. Things get interesting when he goes after a high bounty for a missing car with an extraterrestrial connection that leads to a we...
A commonly depicted atypical profession in movies is the hitman. These guns-for-hire can be shown by a wide variety of people, from the cool and capable John Wick to terrifying killers like Anton Chigurh. Less common is an absurdist hitman film, but that's exactly what Seijun Suzuki made with his weird and hilarious Branded to Kill. The movie is ab...
It goes without saying, but life is weird. We all experience a plethora of strange encounters and feelings that are both humorous and tragic, yet we refuse to talk about the full breadth of these experiences as plainly as we should out of fear of being rejected, thus pushing us further into loneliness. This exact predicament is explored brilliantly...
What do you get when a movie has characters named God Killing Himself, Mother Earth, and Son of Earth-Flesh on Bone? The film starts as a deity disembowels itself for a few minutes in gritty footage that will probably force you to reevaluate your decision to watch the film. Begotten is an experimental surreal film about the fall of man and religiou...
No filmmaker has ever excelled at their brand of weird the way David Lynch has. A true artist of cinema, Lynch's career is full of one-of-a-kind films that each bear his signature sense of dreamy wonder and nightmarish uncertainty. One of his less talked about films that is just as fascinating as his most famous work is the ever-mysterious Lost Hig...
Cinema maestro Federico Fellini is a master of strange movies. Known for his obsession with dreams and memories, much of his work often depicted surreal occurrences that bend viewers' understanding of reality to express the inexpressible. His more unorthodox tendencies only become more untethered as he grew older, best expressed in his self-depreca...
Of the many exciting rising talents of contemporary cinema, Ari Aster is one of the boldest and most distinct. Starting strong with his debut horror film Hereditary and following up with the incredibly strange Midsommar, Aster has made a name for himself as a disturbed visionary. His most recent film continues to prove this while also being his mos...
Greener Grass is the weirdest and funniest film you never saw. You will have a blast with Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe’s film about soccer moms clashing in surreal suburbia. All the adults have braces, drive golf carts, and perform in some sort of permanently hypocritical attitude. One of the friendlier films on the list, Greener Grass is interes...
There is no horror movie like Nobuhiko Obayahi's House. The film about a group of seven friends visiting an aunt is a supernatural tale that feels like it's being told by a child who is making it up on the spot, which might have some truth to it since Obayashi's 11-year-old daughter was a co-writer on the film. It's zany, spooky, and just plain inc...
- On Body and Soul (2017) 9.1. Hungary. Female director, Ildikó Enyedi. Alexandra Borbély, Ervin Nagy, Eva Bata, Géza Morcsányi. Moods. Romantic, Thought-provoking, Thrilling.
- Nightcrawler (2014) 8.6. United States of America. Dan Gilroy. Alex Ortiz, Ann Cusack, Bill Blair, Bill Paxton. Moods. A-list actors, Challenging, Character-driven.
- The Disaster Artist (2017) 8.6. United States of America. James Franco. Adam Scott, Adwin Brown, Alison Brie, Amechi Okocha. Moods. A-list actors, Easy, Funny.
- Raw (2017) 8.3. Belgium, France, United States of America. Female director, Julia Ducournau. Alexis Julemont, Alice D'Hauwe, Amandine Hinnekens, Benjamin Boutboul.
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Mar 14, 2024 · Weird films challenge our logic and often make us feel uncomfortable or confused (in a good way). They range from Freudian fever dreams you wouldn't watch with your parents to outlandish concepts that make conservative moviegoers shudder in disgust and recoil in fear.
