30 Philosophical Movies to Watch for Big Questions and Strange Worlds
A thoughtful list of philosophical movies about identity, reality, morality, memory, time, and the meaning of life. Explore summaries, ratings, trailers, and where each title can be watched.
Rank 1Movie
The Matrix
Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
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2Movie
Inception
Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious.
3Movie
Interstellar
The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
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4MovieArrival
2016★ 7.6
5MovieBlade Runner
1982★ 7.9
6MovieBlade Runner 2049
2017★ 7.6
7Movie2001: A Space Odyssey
1968★ 8.1
8MovieSolaris
1972★ 7.8
9MovieThe Tree of Life
2011★ 6.7
10MovieThe Truman Show
1998★ 8.2
11MovieEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004★ 8.1
12MovieHer
2013★ 7.8
13MovieEx Machina
2015★ 7.6
14MovieAnnihilation
2018★ 6.4
15MovieThe Fountain
2006★ 6.9
16MovieSynecdoche, New York
2008★ 7.5
17MovieStalker
1979★ 8.1
18MovieWaking Life
2001★ 7.5
19MovieEverything Everywhere All at Once
2022★ 7.7
20MovieGroundhog Day
1993★ 7.6
21MovieFight Club
1999★ 8.4
22MovieThe Seventh Seal
1957★ 8.1
23MovieIkiru
1952★ 8.3
24MovieRashomon
1950★ 8.0
25MovieA Ghost Story
2017★ 7.1
26MovieThe Man from Earth
2007★ 7.6
27MovieCloud Atlas
2012★ 6.9
28MovieMr. Nobody
2009★ 7.8
29MovieGattaca
1997★ 7.6
30MovieThe Prestige
2006★ 8.2
About this list
A thoughtful list of philosophical movies about identity, reality, morality, memory, time, and the meaning of life. Explore summaries, ratings, trailers, and where each title can be watched.
- Type
- Curated
- Category
- Movie
- Count
- 30 titles
