Inception
Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elliot Page
A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a CEO, but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.
Why you'll love it
The film's plot revolves around a complex mental game of planting an idea into a person's subconscious.
The Matrix
Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss
When a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth--the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence.
Why you'll love it
The film presents a mental puzzle about the nature of reality, wrapped in a cyberpunk setting.
Memento
Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano
A former insurance investigator who now suffers from anterograde amnesia uses notes and tattoos to hunt down his wife's murderer.
Why you'll love it
The film is a mental puzzle in itself, with a non-linear narrative that challenges the viewer to piece together the story.
The Imitation Game
Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode
During World War II, the English mathematical genius Alan Turing tries to crack the German Enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians while attempting to come to terms with his troubled private life.
Why you'll love it
The film is about the mental challenges faced by Alan Turing in breaking the Enigma code during World War II.
The Game
Michael Douglas, Deborah Kara Unger, Sean Penn
A mysterious game invades a man's ordered existence.
Why you'll love it
The protagonist is involved in a mysterious game that blurs the line between reality and fiction.