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Movies That Make You Think

Big questions meet precise storytelling, from language and memory to power, technology, and the futures we imagine.

8 films in editorial order

Film 01 · 2016

Arrival

Directed by Denis Villeneuve

A linguist approaches alien visitors through language, patience, and a changing sense of time.

Film 02 · 2014

Directed by Alex Garland

A private experiment in artificial intelligence becomes a test of trust and power.

Film 03 · 2004

Directed by Michel Gondry

A broken relationship leads two people into an experiment with memory and regret.

Film 04 · 2013

Directed by Spike Jonze

A lonely writer forms a bond with an operating system and rethinks intimacy.

Film 05 · 2010

Directed by David Fincher

The birth of a digital empire tests friendship, ownership, and who gets the last word.

Film 06 · 2017

Directed by Jordan Peele

A visit to meet a partner's family grows into a sharp nightmare about race and control.

Film 07 · 2019

Directed by Bong Joon-ho

Two households collide in a darkly comic study of class, space, and aspiration.

Film 08 · 1999

Directed by Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski

A hacker questions the world he knows and discovers a radical new way to fight it.