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Ranker's Most Confusing Movies Ever Made (Dec2023)

"The most confusing movies ever made are those films which either intentionally or accidentally are hard to follow, complicated and so far out there that they are disorienting to even the most seasoned viewer. That's not to say these movies are bad because of their complicated nature but certainly not for the easily confused. For those who crave the mental challenge of confusing movies, there are several directors whose style is highlighted by their complicated plot lines, tendency to present films out of chronological order and seemingly devotion to chaos in their movies." - ranker.com
Of the Top 45: Christopher Nolan: 5; David Lynch: 5; The Wachowskis: 4; Stanley Kubrick: 3; Charlie Kaufman: 2; David Cronenberg: 2; Terry Gilliam: 2; Darren Aronofsky: 2, so 56% of the Top 45 most confusing movies have been directed by one of these 8 directors.
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Donnie Darko (2001)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
2
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
3
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
4
Primer (2004)
Primer (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
5
Memento (2000)
Memento (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
6
Inception (2010)
Inception (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
7
Shutter Island (2010)
Shutter Island (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
8
Eraserhead (1977)
Eraserhead (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
9
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
10
Interstellar (2014)
Interstellar (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
11
Lost Highway (1997)
Lost Highway (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   62%
12
Predestination (2014)
Predestination (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
13
Vanilla Sky (2001)
Vanilla Sky (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   42%
14
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
15
Enemy (2014)
Enemy (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
16
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
17
Pi (1998)
Pi (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
18
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   64%
19
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
20
Cloud Atlas (2012)
Cloud Atlas (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   66%
21
The Fountain (2006)
The Fountain (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   52%
22
Fight Club (1999)
Fight Club (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
23
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
24
Brazil (1985)
Brazil (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
25
Blue Velvet (1986)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
26
The Machinist (2004)
The Machinist (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
27
Mr. Nobody (2009)
Mr. Nobody (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
28
The Prestige (2006)
The Prestige (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
29
Naked Lunch (1991)
Naked Lunch (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
30
Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
31
Tenet (2020)
Tenet (2020)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
32
The Matrix (1999)
The Matrix (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
33
Antichrist (2009)
Antichrist (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   53%
34
The Number 23 (2007)
The Number 23 (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   7%
35
Videodrome (1983)
Videodrome (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
36
Solaris (1972)
Solaris (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
37
The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
38
Synecdoche, New York (2008)
Synecdoche, New York (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
39
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   35%
40
Identity (2003)
Identity (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   63%
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