So, liebe Leute. Anlässlich meines letzten Filmgenusses, der reichlich prägend war und an dieser Stelle auch noch entsprechend gewürdigt werden wird, hier mal eine kleine Liste meiner liebsten Vertreter des „Mindfuck“ – Genre. Filme also, die den Zuschauer bewusst und gekonnt durch verschiedenste Techniken in die Irre führen und, idealerweise erst am Schluss, etwas offenbaren, das nahezu vollkommen überrascht und nicht unbedingt vorhersehbar war. Oft zeichnen sich solche Filme dadurch aus, dass man sie auch dann noch öfter sehen kann, wenn die Auflösung bereits bekannt ist, sogar gerade dann, denn dadurch verlagert sich der Blickwinkel des Zuschauers und es werden Kleinigkeiten und Details entdeckt, die vorher nicht wahrgenommen wurden. Allerdings dient der Begriff „Mindfuck“ weniger als eigenes Genre, sondern eher als Effekt oder Stilmittel, und taucht auch in anderen Bereichen wie Literatur, Theater oder Bildende Kunst auf. Aus Ermangelung an Alternativen nutze ich aber diese Bezeichnung… außerdem mag ich das Wort irgendwie.

Diese Liste ist allerdings im Gegensatz zu meinen Lieblingsfilmen wertend, das heißt, ich beginne mit Platz 10 und arbeite mich dann zur Nummer 1 vor.

10.

Identity (2003)
	Rating: 7.3/10 (149,453 votes) Director: James Mangold Writer: Michael Cooney Stars: John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet, John Hawkes Runtime: 90 min Rated: R Genre: Mystery, Thriller Released: 25 Apr 2003
Plot: Stranded at a desolate Nevada motel during a nasty rain-storm, ten strangers become acquainted with each other when they realize that they're being killed off one by one.

9.

Moon (2009)
	Rating: 8.0/10 (204,640 votes) Director: Duncan Jones Writer: Duncan Jones (story), Nathan Parker Stars: Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey, Dominique McElligott, Rosie Shaw Runtime: 97 min Rated: R Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi Released: 17 Jul 2009
Plot: Astronaut Sam Bell has a quintessentially personal encounter toward the end of his three-year stint on the Moon, where he, working alongside his computer, GERTY, sends back to Earth parcels of a resource that has helped diminish our planet's power problems.

8.

The Machinist (2004)
	Rating: 7.8/10 (231,864 votes) Director: Brad Anderson Writer: Scott Kosar Stars: Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, John Sharian Runtime: 101 min Rated: R Genre: Drama, Thriller Released: 17 Dec 2004
Plot: An industrial worker who hasn't slept in a year begins to doubt his own sanity.

7.

Trance (2013)
	Rating: 7.0/10 (75,254 votes) Director: Danny Boyle Writer: Joe Ahearne (screenplay), John Hodge (screenplay), Joe Ahearne (story) Stars: James McAvoy, Vincent Cassel, Rosario Dawson, Danny Sapani Runtime: 101 min Rated: R Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery Released: 27 Mar 2013
Plot: An art auctioneer who has become mixed up with a group of criminals partners with a hypnotherapist in order to recover a lost painting.

6.

Shutter Island (2010)
	Rating: 8.1/10 (556,285 votes) Director: Martin Scorsese Writer: Laeta Kalogridis (screenplay), Dennis Lehane (novel) Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Max von Sydow Runtime: 138 min Rated: R Genre: Mystery, Thriller Released: 19 Feb 2010
Plot: In 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding near-by.

5.

Enemy (2013)
	Rating: 6.8/10 (43,384 votes) Director: Denis Villeneuve Writer: José Saramago (novel), Javier Gullón Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent, Sarah Gadon, Isabella Rossellini Runtime: 90 min Rated: R Genre: Mystery, Thriller Released: 06 Feb 2014
Plot: A man seeks out his exact look-alike after spotting him in a movie.

4.

Memento (2000)
	Rating: 8.5/10 (653,884 votes) Director: Christopher Nolan Writer: Christopher Nolan (screenplay), Jonathan Nolan (short story "Memento Mori") Stars: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior Runtime: 113 min Rated: R Genre: Mystery, Thriller Released: 25 May 2001
Plot: A man, suffering from short-term memory loss, uses notes and tattoos to hunt for the man he thinks killed his wife.

3.

Se7en (1995)
	Rating: 8.7/10 (768,133 votes) Director: David Fincher Writer: Andrew Kevin Walker Stars: Morgan Freeman, Andrew Kevin Walker, Daniel Zacapa, Brad Pitt Runtime: 127 min Rated: R Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller Released: 22 Sep 1995
Plot: Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi.

2.

Inception (2010)
	Rating: 8.8/10 (1,040,704 votes) Director: Christopher Nolan Writer: Christopher Nolan Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy Runtime: 148 min Rated: PG-13 Genre: Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi Released: 16 Jul 2010
Plot: A thief who steals corporate secrets through use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a CEO.

1.

Fight Club (1999)
	Rating: 8.9/10 (1,000,044 votes) Director: David Fincher Writer: Chuck Palahniuk (novel), Jim Uhls (screenplay) Stars: Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham Carter, Meat Loaf Runtime: 139 min Rated: R Genre: Drama Released: 15 Oct 1999
Plot: An insomniac office worker looking for a way to change his life crosses paths with a devil-may-care soap maker and they form an underground fight club that evolves into something much, much more...

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