"the list is ... life" (movies by topic)

[Jonathan Barlow Gee]

movies are listed as applying per category,

therefore some duplicates will appear below.

ratings system is per Jonathan Gee's tastes

★ = lowest possible rating, do not watch.

★ ★ = mildly entertaining, but not great.

★ ★ ★ = watchable, decent, entertaining.

★ ★ ★ ★ = pretty good, a thinker, liked it.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ = "must see," great film, classic.

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Movies about "Smart Drugs" being

used to trigger evolutionary mutations:

Altered States (1980) ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080360/

(smart drug is ayahuasca and muscaria)

Limitless (2011) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1219289/

(smart drug is NZT)

Lucy (2014) ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2872732/

(smart drug is CPH4)

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Movies about "MK" (mind-control), the mind,

hypnotism, perception, insanity and free-will:

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049366/

The Manchurian Candidate (1968) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056218/

Head (1968)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063049/

Johnny Got His Gun (1971) ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067277/

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073486/

Marathon Man (1976) ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074860/

Being There (1979) ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078841/

Children of the Corn (1984) ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087050/

Mindwalk (1990) ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100151/

Jacob's Ladder (1990) ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099871/

Regarding Henry (1991) ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102768/

Conspiracy Theory (1997) ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118883/

Girl, Interrupted (1999) ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0172493/

the Matrix series (1999) ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/

The Cell (2000) ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0209958/

Waking Life (2001) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243017/

A Beautiful Mind (2001) ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0268978/

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)  ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338013/

The Illusionist (2006) ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443543/

The Prestige (2006) ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482571/

The Killing Room (2009) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1119191/

Shutter Island (2010) ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1130884/

Now You See Me (2013) ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1670345/

LFO: the Movie (2013) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2660332/

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Movies involving genetic mutation and /

or trans-temporal teleportation include:

The Time Machine (1960) ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054387/

Time Bandits (1981) ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081633/

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096928/

Total Recall (1990) ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100802/

Timecop (1994) ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111438/

12 Monkeys (1995) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114746/

Donnie Darko (2001) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246578/

Primer (2004) ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0390384/

The Butterfly Effect (2004) ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289879/

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338013/

Jumper (2008) ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0489099/

Push (2009) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465580/

S Darko (2009) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1231277/

Mr Nobody (2009) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0485947/

Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1231587/

Source Code (2011) ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0945513/

Safety Not Guaranteed (2012) ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1862079/ 

Looper (2012) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1276104/

Men in Black 3 (2012) ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1409024/

Everywhen (2013) ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2715556/

The Anomoly (2014) ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2962726/

Edge of Tomorrow (2014) ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1631867/

Predestination (2014) ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2397535/

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Movies about machine vs. man dystopiae

and VR or "layered" reality include:

the Terminator series (1980) ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088247/

Blade Runner (1982) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083658/

Kafka (1991) ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102181/

Existenz (1999) ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120907/

the Matrix series (1999) ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/

the 13th Floor (1999) ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139809/

Surrogates (2009) ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0986263/

Inception (2010) ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1375666/

Transcendence (2014) ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2209764/

Automata (2014) ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1971325/

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Movies about the "anti-hero" or "dark messiah"

who overcomes adversity to save us all include:

The Trial (1962) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057427/

the Star Wars series (1977) ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076759/

Pink Floyd The Wall (1982) ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084503/

the Hannibal Lecter series (1986) ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091474/

Barton Fink (1991) ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101410/

Kafka (1991) ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102181/

Karakter (1997) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119448/

Ender's Game (2013) ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1731141/

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Movies about "neo" or the futuristic "messiah"

in a cyber-sphere defined world include:

THX-1138 (1971) ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066434/

the Tron series (1982) ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084827/

Dune (1984) ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087182/

Brazil (1985) ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088846/

Dark City (1998) ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118929/

Pi: Faith In Chaos (1998) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138704/

the Matrix series (1999) ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/

the Truman Show (1998) ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120382/

Ed TV (1999) ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0131369/

The One (2001) ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0267804/

John Dies At The End (2012) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1783732/

Zero Theorem (2013) ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2333804/

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Movies involving the metastasis of "DUMBs"

into Borg "cube-ships" include:

THX-1138 (1971) ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066434/

the Cube series (1997) ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0123755/

Dark City (1998) ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118929/

the Matrix series (1999) ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/

the Killing Room (2009) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1119191/

Cabin in the Woods (2012) ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1259521/

This is the End (2013) ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1245492/

The Numbers Station (2013) ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1659338/

The Congress (2013) ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1821641/

The Signal (2014) ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2910814/

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Movies referencing the "eye in the triangle"

occult symbolism or the "Illuminati" include:

The Dark Crystal (1982) ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083791/

Kafka (1991) ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102181/

Laura Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0146316/

10,000 BC (2008) ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443649/

Men Who Stare At Goats (2009) ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1234548/

Angels and Demons (2009) ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808151/

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Movies specifically about the "Occult":

Rosemary's Baby (1968) ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063522/

The Omen series (1976) ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075005/

Eyes Wide Shut (1999) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120663/

the 9th Gate (1999) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0142688/

From Hell (2001) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120681/

The Good Shepherd (2006) ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343737/

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Movies about the End of the World:

The Day After (1983) ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085404/

The Animatrix (2003) ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0328832/

Terminator 3 (2003) ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181852/

The Day After Tomorrow (2004) ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0319262/

Knowing (2009) ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448011/

2012 (2009) ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1190080/

Melancholia (2011) ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1527186/

4:44 Last Day On Earth (2011) ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1707391/

Take Shelter (2011) ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1675192/

Irony Sky (2012) ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1034314/

This is the End (2013) ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1245492/

Goodbye World (2013) ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2352802/

Noah (2014) ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1959490/

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Movies about Alien Abductions or Invasions:

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049366/

2001 (1968) ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062622/

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075860/ 

the Alien series (1979) ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078748/

the Predator series (1987) ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093773/

They Live (1988) ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096256/

Contact (1997) ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118884/

Dark City (1998) ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118929/

KPax (2001) ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0272152/

10,000 BC (2008) ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443649/

Avatar (2009) ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499549/

District 9 (2009) ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1136608/

the Fourth Kind (2009) ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1220198/

Irony Sky (2012) ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1034314/

John Dies At The End (2012) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1783732/

Dark Skies (2013) ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2387433/

Oblivion (2013) ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1483013/

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Notable Television Series include:

Trailer Park Boys (1999) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290988/

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0458290/

Da Vinci's Demons (2013) ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2094262/

Hannibal (2013) ★ ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2243973/

Agents of SHIELD (2013) ★ ★ ★

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2364582/

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5 star directors and their primary credits:

:: Martin Scorcese ::

Mean Streets (1973)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070379/

Taxi Driver (1976)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075314/

Raging Bull (1980)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081398/

The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095497/

Goodfellas (1990)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099685/

Casino (1995)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112641/
Kundun (1997)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119485/

Bringing Out the Dead (1999)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0163988/

Gangs of New York (2002)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/

The Aviator (2004)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338751/

The Departed (2006)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407887/

Shutter Island (2010)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1130884/

The Wolf of Wall-Street (2013)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0993846/

:: David Cronenberg ::

Scanners (1981)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0081455/

Videodrome (1983)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0086541/

The Dead Zone (1983)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0085407/

Naked Lunch (1991)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0102511/

Existenz (1999)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0120907/

Spider (2002)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0278731/

A History of Violence (2005)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0399146/

A Dangerous Method (2011)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt1571222/

Cosmopolis (2012)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt1480656/

:: David Lynch ::

Eraserhead (1977)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0074486/

The Elephant Man (1980)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0080678/

Dune (1984)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0087182/

Blue Velvet (1986)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0090756/

Wild At Heart (1990)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0100935/

Twin Peaks (1990 - )

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0105665/

Lost Highway (1997)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0116922/

Mulholland Drive (2001)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0166924/

Inland Empire (2006)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0460829/

:: Quentin Tarantino ::

Reservoir Dogs (1992)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0105236/

True Romance (1993)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0108399/

Pulp Fiction (1994)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0110912/

Natural Born Killers (1994)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0110632/

Four Rooms (1995)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0113101/

Jackie Brown (1997)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0119396/

Kill Bill (2003 - )

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0266697/

Inglorious Basterds (2009)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0361748/

Django Unchained (2012)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt1853728/

:: Joel and Ethan Coen ::

Blood Simple (1984)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0086979/

Raising Arizona (1987)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0093822/

Miller's Crossing (1990)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0100150/

Barton Fink (1991)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0101410/

Fargo (1996)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0116282/

The Big Lebowski (1998)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0118715/

O Brother, Where Art Thou (2000)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0190590/

No Country For Old Men (2007)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0477348/

Burn After Reading (2008)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0887883/

A Serious Man (2009)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt1019452/

True Grit (2010)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt1403865/

:: Darren Aronofsky ::

Pi: Faith In Chaos (1998)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0138704/

Requiem For A Dream (2000)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0180093/

The Fountain (2006)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/

The Wrestler (2008)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt1125849/

Black Swan (2010)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0947798/

Noah (2014)

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt1959490/

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[Jonathan Barlow Gee]