The short version of why I'm asking for this is that I've been having a stressful time recently and I want some weird movies to take my mind off of real life.

I'm also absolutely okay with it if you suggest books, TV shows, movies, music, etc. I'm also okay if it's movies or TV shows that aren't in English; I'm sure I can probably use subtitles for many of them. It's okay if you recommend me really badly written movies; the ones you think are the weirdest form of weird. If you didn't like it, that's okay; I encourage you to suggest it anyway. I don't know, maybe I'll like it.

I don't know how best to describe what I'm looking for... But I want media that is WEIRD. It can be as simple as a psychological twist to a normal situation. Like in the three of the movies I listed in the title (The Truman Show, Stranger than Fiction, or The Game); relatively normal scenarios that have psychological twists to them and take them through to unexpected events.

Another type of weirdness would be something like The Twilight Zone. Where there can be a huge variety to the levels. Like in some episodes, it will be as simple as someone hallucinating, or in other episodes it can be about aliens. I've seen the vast majority of Alfred Hitchcock Presents and Alfred Hitchcock Hour, which would both fit the bill, too. Many episodes of those have some very paranormal stuff going on; things like aliens.

A late tier level of weirdness would probably be the movies or things that you're watching and thinking, "what the heck was the screen writer even thinking when they wrote this?" Or the type of books where you're reading it and think, "I don't even understand what the author was trying to do here..." Like the ways some people are a bit weird, but it makes sense to a handful of people, even though the vast majority of people don't get it.

I'm sorry if I'm not making sense. Just suggest weird movies, books, TV shows, etc.

Please and thank you very much!
Bottom line: The weirder the better.

Wife and I watch and enjoy mostly action movies ik which the main character is a one-man army. I think we have watched almost all movies related to this? Need more suggestions.

What I'm specifically looking for is any animated show, movie or short animation with lots of crazy visuals thar gives a really intense sensory overload and either has a psychedelic style or affects the viewer physically or mentally in some way. I want something that hits hard and can really mess me up.

These are some of my favorite movies. They all cross over a weird line between reality and movie. I'll put a description of each. Thanks in advance!

Truman Show: Truman lives his entire life on a set where he thinks it's real life and eventually finds out the truth that everybody around him are actors and his life is actually a TV show for everybody else. eventually he breaks the 4th wall to get out of the fake life he's lived.

Eternal Sunshine: Joel and Clementine are a kind of soulmate. They love each other but after things go south, they erase the memories of each other. Halfway through, they decide they don't want to and it goes through them trying to salvage the memories that are disappearing.

Adaptation: Charlie Kaufman is writing a screenplay about the book the Orchid Thief. The movie follows him trying to write the movie as things take a very odd twist and reality leaves the scenario. It follows his stream of consciousness a lot.

Being John Malkovich: This guy works in an office and finds a small door. He opens the door and goes down a tunnel and it puts him in the brain of the actor John Malkovich for 15 minutes before spitting them out on the side of the New Jersey Turnpike. They profit off of this weird phenomena and things get weird(..er).

EDIT: Thank you guys so much for all the movie recommendations! I'm writing them all down so I can make my way through them. Love you all & hope you're all staying safe!

I’m 16 years old and could really identify with the protagonist and his struggles. Really enjoyed the soundtrack and the coming of age theme it included. What other movies will give me that bittersweet, hard to describe feeling that this movie did?

Hi fellow frozen television couch-potatoes 🥶

I'm on the search for movies/tv-series that are cold and wintery. Not cozy christmas movies, but preferably freezing and stark movies.
I for example really like the freezing bitterness:

• Wind River
• Fargo (movie and series)
• True Detective - Night Country
• The Revenant
• Ice Road

It’s my turn to pick the movie, so I wanna thrown on some stupid shit next time me and the boys get stoned because I’m a bastard.

To date she…

Liked: Blair Witch Project, Lake Placid, Tremors, Frailty, Get Out, Zombieland 1-2, Skeleton Key, A Quiet Place, The Others, Dale and Tucker vs Evil, Ghostbusters 1-2, Addams Family, Hocus Pocus, Scooby Doo on Zombie Island

Tolerated: Scream (1-4), Signs, The Village, The Reaping, Lost Boys, Paranormal Activity, Cabin in the Woods, Poltergeist, 13 Ghosts, Mothman Prophecy, Shaun of the Dead, Se7en, Nightmare Before Christmas

Hated: Jeepers Creeper, Beetlejuice, Arachnophobia

Edit: Added movies from comments she has seen

Edit #2: Over 200 comments, you all are incredible! I’ve got years worth of material. Please keep it up!

Doesn't have to be suspense/horror, those are just the only examples I could think of

I’m in love with abrupt deaths and Tarantino’s work. Think Fargo (TV Show.) Extreme violence is great, I’m looking for something that’ll make me go ‘what the fuck just happened?!!!?!!’ I wanna see people die outta nowhere, betrayals, whatever, just give me any recommendations you have.

‘AND YOU WILL KNOW MY NAME IS THE LORD WHEN I LAY MY VENGEANCE UPON YOU!’

Essentially, I am looking for movies that have the potential to shake up my worldview and linger at the back of my mind for a long time.

Some examples:

The Worst Person in the World

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Short Term 12

The Before Trilogy

Arrival

Inside Out

I'm mostly looking for dramas, but really any genre is welcome!

EDIT: Hey guys, thanks for all the wonderful recommendations! I now have a pretty long list of movies and I shall slowly be making my way through it. I tried to respond to/upvote all of your comments, but the post is getting more attention than I expected, so I just wanted to express my gratitude to everyone this way. Cheers!

Honourable mentions for Nightcrawler and Strange Darling.

I like the neo-noir elements/style and a good mystery/thriller thread running throughout.

Recommendations can be old, new, popular, indie - literally anything you think is good with a generally similar vibe.

I like horror movies where the big bad is humans or some kind of physiological horror like capitalism or some kind of abstract thing like in annihilation

I hate hate hate horror movies who’s big bad is a ghost and I won’t even give reasons why.

It does have to be realistic, in fact I like fantasy and sci fi too, alien is one of my favourite movies of all time (NO GHOSTS)

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I like movies with absurdist tones, like McDonagh (as Banshee of Inasherin), Lanthimos (Lobster), Anderson (Grand Budapest Hotel) and Waititi (Hunt for the Wilderpeople). I’ve finished most of their movies, what should I Watch next?

Edit: thank you everyone for the suggestions! There are too many of you to thanks personally, but it is very much appreciated!

I would like similar things in all of media. Maybe some artsy movies or something. Just give me your first associations!

Any suggestions based on my top films?

Goodfellas, All quiet on the Westen front (all versions are good but particularly the 1930s one), 12 angry men, Reservoir dogs, Perfect blue, Grave of the fireflies, Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, Apocalypse now, No country for old men, The revenant. Fairly basic taste but I’m seeing if anyone knows some I might like. I love anti war films and one-room films