There are some movies that leave you speechless for a while, with a numbness that leaves you stunned. You wish to share the same feeling with others and can’t stop yourself from watching them again and again and again.
Well, here is a list of such movies that can take one’s imagination to the next level.
1. ‘Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer’
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IMDb: 7.5
‘Perfume: The Story of a Murderer’ is a 2006 German period psychological crime thriller that will leave you reeling. The concept and the storytelling are remarkable. The main character in the plot, Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, is born(unwanted and unexpected by his own mother) with a superior olfactory sense. He later creates the world’s finest perfume but his work eventually takes a dark turn as he searches for the ultimate scent that could make you sense paradise on Earth.
2. ‘The Legend Of 1900’
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IMDb: 8.1
‘The Legend of 1900’ is a 1998 Italian drama, with a piano rich score that will just sweep you right off your feet. Starring Tim Roth, it is an epic story of a young man (Roth) who is born on January 1, 1900, and thus his name Nineteen Hundred. He grows up having lived on an ocean liner, becoming a talented pianist.
This is what one of the viewers had to say about the movie, “The antidote to all your troubles, “1900” will sweep you away.”
3. ‘Das Experiment’
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IMDb: 7.7
‘Das Experiment’ is a 2001 German thriller film where 20 male participants are hired to play prisoners and guards in a prison. The movie is based on Mario Giordano’s novel Black Box and deals with a social experiment which resembles Philip Zimbardo’s Stanford prison experiment of 1971. It is a compelling thriller that disturbs as much as it entertains.
4. ‘The Illusionist’
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IMDb: 7.6
‘The Illusionist’ is a 2006 American romantic mystery film where Eisenheim (Edward Norton) who does not get to be with his lover Sophie, becomes a famous and powerful magician who uses his powers to free his lady from the royal residence. If you are looking for a wonderful, suspense-filled, sensual escape from reality then this is it.
5. ‘The Butterfly Effect’
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IMDb: 7.7
‘The Butterfly Effect’ is a 2004 American science fiction psychological thriller. The movie revolves around Evan(Ashton Kutcher) who gets severe headaches that cause him to suffer blackouts. While being unconscious, he is able to travel back in time and alter the past. But this causes drastic changes in his present life. The title has been derived from the butterfly effect, a popular hypothetical situation which illustrates how small initial differences may lead to large unforeseen consequences over time.