Movies and TvShows featuring "inside-the-mind" theme.
In 'Flatliners (2017)', a group of medical students become obsessed with the idea of experiencing near-death. They conduct dangerous experiments to temporarily stop their hearts and explore the afterlife. However, as they delve deeper into their obsession, they unleash supernatural forces and face terrifying consequences. With guilt, regret, and redemption at the core, these students must confront their own dark pasts and the consequences of their actions.
Craig Schwartz, an unsuccessful puppeteer, discovers a portal that allows him to enter the mind of actor John Malkovich. He soon becomes obsessed with the experience, as does his wife Lotte. When the portal is discovered by their co-worker Maxine, they start a business offering others the chance to experience Malkovich. As Schwartz and Lotte's relationship falls apart, Maxine falls in love with Malkovich, unaware that it is actually Schwartz inside. Meanwhile, Dr. Lester, the owner of the portal, plans to use Malkovich's body as a host for himself and his friends. Schwartz ultimately decides to remain inside Malkovich indefinitely, but faces a series of challenges as Dr. Lester and his friends try to force him out. The story culminates in a plot twist involving Maxine and Lotte's relationship, and Schwartz finding himself trapped inside the body of Maxine and Lotte's daughter.
In a dystopian city ruled by an evil scientist, a young orphan and a circus strongman set out to rescue kidnapped children and confront their fears and memories.
Anna, a 16-year-old girl, has psychic powers and is haunted by false memories. She becomes the prime suspect in a murder case and must use her telepathic abilities to solve the mystery and clear her name. As she delves deeper into the investigation, she uncovers a web of manipulation and discovers the truth about her own past.
An art auctioneer becomes mixed up with a group of criminals partners with a hypnotherapist in order to recover a lost painting. As they try to extract his lost memory through hypnotherapy, they uncover a twisted plot of manipulation, amnesia, and a love triangle. The art auctioneer must overcome his gambling addiction and confront his past in order to find the painting and expose the true intentions of his partners.
In Unforgettable, a scientist in Seattle, Washington becomes obsessed with finding out the truth about his wife's murder. He experiments with an experimental drug that allows him to implant memories, but it has dangerous side effects. As he delves deeper into the investigation, he uncovers a web of deception and conspiracy. Will he be able to overcome his painful memories and find justice?
In New York City, a wheelchair-bound exorcist with the ability to enter the minds of the possessed must confront a powerful demon that threatens the city's inhabitants. Along the way, he must also confront his own personal demons and seek revenge for the loss of his family.
Real (2013) is a surreal drama-thriller that follows a man who wakes up from a coma and explores his mysterious past. As he delves deeper into his memories, he confronts his childhood friends, love, death, and the surreal world of virtual reality. With the help of a neurosurgeon, he unravels the secrets of his past and tries to escape the island of his mind.
A team of special operations soldiers enter a high-tech facility to investigate the disappearance of a scientist. They soon find themselves trapped inside and must navigate through a series of deadly traps while uncovering the dark secrets of the facility. With time running out, they must find a way to escape and survive.
India Song explores themes of loneliness, disillusionment, and identity through the story of an aristocratic woman who navigates the complexities of love and loss.
"A Couple" is a film about a long term relationship between a man and a woman. The man is Leo Tolstoy. The woman is his wife, Sophia. They were married for 36 years, had 13 children nine of whom survived. Each kept a diary. Although they lived together, in the same house, they wrote letters frequently to each other. Leo Tolstoy insisted that they read their diaries aloud to guests at dinner parties. The Tolstoy’s were also a dysfunctional couple, arguing frequently and being very unhappy with each other while occasionally enjoying passionate moments of reconciliation. The film is Sophia’s monologue about the joys and struggles of their life together, loosely drawn from their letters to each other and their diary entries.
Two former partners reignite their spark at a wedding reception, but as the night wears on, fond memories fade into mutual regrets and their brief affair turns into a desperate attempt to recapture lost time.
Parsifal is a surreal opera film that delves into themes of artistic creation, purity, and myth. Set in Germany, it follows the story of a movie director and a diva as they venture into the world of classical music and Richard Wagner. The film combines avant-garde elements with symbolism and Brechtian influences, resulting in a unique and thought-provoking cinematic experience.
The story of Antoine Leiris, who lost his beloved wife Hélène in the terrorist attack on the Paris "Bataclan". In a moving Facebook post, he counters the assassins' hatred with his love for his almost three-year-old son. And yet he seems to lose his footing in his grief.
Marge asks her nephew Christian for help to protect herself against her sinister husband Walter. Christian will soon discover dark secrets and that Walter is not who he's intended to be.
Me Two is a surrealistic comedy that explores the themes of love-at-first-sight, possession, and anti-social behavior. The main character, suffering from depression and schizophrenia, lives a double life and experiences paranoia and psychotic episodes. The story takes place in an office setting with an office romance subplot. The protagonist finds himself in a bizarre situation after a car accident, leading to a body-swap with a celebrity. As he navigates this unconventional circumstance, he confronts his own obsessions and struggles with his alter-ego. Me Two is filled with absurdism, set in the 1980s and 1970s, and features a surprise ending.
The lines between reality and perception blur in this comic journey into the life and mind (literally!) of one of sci-fi's most brilliant authors. Paranoid conspiracies of the highest order, drug-fueled interdimensional shifts, and 1970's pop culture combine for the mind-bending adventure of the century.
Days is a slow and atmospheric drama that follows a male protagonist living in an urban apartment. The film delves into themes of loneliness, hopelessness, and disillusionment as the main character experiences an existential awakening and confronts the desires and disappointments of his life. Through a nonlinear timeline and a realistic portrayal of urban boredom, Days explores the complexities of sexuality, friendship, and psychological torment.
After the attacks in Paris in 2015, Raphael Mehlman is really aware of his Jewishness. His brother, the writer Joël Mehlman, develops a novel then gets lost between his characters and reality, mixing his fiction and his own life.
Each night in Paris, hundreds of men and women anonymously use telephone lines that date from the German Occupation and are no longer listed to talk to each other, to love each other. These people, shipwrecked lovers, are dying to love, to escape the abyss of solitude.