Must-watch Surreal Movies
R100 (2013)
Dir: Hitoshi Matsumoto
Stars: Mao Asou, Mao Daichi, Lindsay Kay Hayward
An ordinary man with an ordinary life joins a mysterious club. The membership lasts for one year only and there is one rule: no cancellation under any circumstance.
Reality (2014)
Dir: Quentin Dupiex
Stars: Alain Chabat, Jonathan Lambert, Elodie Bouchez
A wanna-be director is given 48 hours by a producer to find the best groan of pain, worthy of an Oscar, as the only condition to back his film.
Lost River (2014)
Dir: Ryan Gosling
Stars: Christina Hendricks, Iain De Caestecker, Matt Smith
A single mother is swept into a dark underworld, while her teenage son discovers a road that leads him to a secret underwater town.
Tale of Tales (2015)
Dir: Matteo Garrone
Stars: Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel, Toby Jones
From the bitter quest of the Queen of Longtrellis, to two mysterious sisters who provoke the passion of a king, to the King of Highhills obsessed with a giant Flea, these tales are inspired by the fairytales by Giambattista Basile.
The Nightmare (2015)
Dir: Rodney Ascher
Stars: Siegried Peters, Nicole Bosworth, Yatoya Toy
A look at a frightening condition that plagues thousands; sleep paralysis.
Blind (2014)
Dir: Eskil Vogt
Stars: Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Henrik Rafaelsen, Vera Vitali
Having recently lost her sight, Ingrid retreats to the safety of her home — a place where she can feel in control, alone with her husband and her thoughts. But Ingrid’s real problems lie within, not beyond the walls of her apartment, and her deepest fears and repressed fantasies soon take over.
The Forbidden Room (2015)
Dir: Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson
Stars: Roy Dupuis, Clara Furey, Louis Negin
A never-before-seen woodsman mysteriously appears aboard a submarine that’s been trapped deep under water for months with an unstable cargo. As the terrified crew make their way through the corridors of the doomed vessel, they find themselves on a voyage into the origins of their darkest fears.
