| A Beautiful Mind (2001) | 8.2 | |
| The Shining (1980) | 8.4 | |
| Arrival (2016) | 7.9 | |
| Sound of Metal (2019) | 7.7 | |
| Fight Club (1999) | 8.8 |
Neuroscience movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant neuroscience movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out mind bending, psychological, tense, surreal, captivating and suspense films and TV shows about / with neuroscience, dream, philosophy, psychological drama, experiment, dystopia, consciousness, waking up, storytelling and cyberpunk plots mostly in Sci-Fi, Drama and Thriller genres shot in USA, UK, China and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as neuroscience: Novak (2025), SWARM (2022), Brain Works (2023), Dr. Brain (2021), Dream Hacker (2025), Minor Premise (2020), Deep (2021), Lazarus (2025), Transcendence (2014), You, Your Brain, & You (2019).
Best films
New films
| Alterscape (2018) | 4.3 | |
| Dream Hacker (2025) | 3.2 | |
| Swallow (2019) | 6.5 | |
| Head Case (2023) | 5.3 | |
| Clinical (2017) | 5.1 |
List of neuroscience movies
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Greece, Switzerland, India
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
An ageing Serbian neuroscientist lives a reclusive life in Athens, having been branded as a paranoid schizophrenic for his radical research on the effects of electromagnetic radiation on humans. But when, decades later, he is rediscovered by a group ...
Style:
psychological, thought provoking, intellectual, melancholic, emotional ...
Plot:
neuroscience, mental illness, isolation, paranoia, ethical dilemma, obsession, social commentary, activism, moral ambiguity, slow burn
Place:
athens greece, greece
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Genre: Animation, Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: China
TV show
Story:
A seemingly ordinary traffic accident led to multiple forces being involved. While everyone rushed to investigate the truth a series of unexpected situations broke out. The crisis hidden behind the unsettled case exceeded everybody's ...
Style:
suspenseful, 3d animation, captivating, tense, exciting ...
Plot:
evolution, gate, humanity, philosophy, black, scientific discovery, neuroscience, bus accident, human brain, bus, brain, virtual reality ...
Time:
near future
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Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Two ill-fated men become a comic duo to investigate criminal cases involving a rare brain disease together.
Style:
suspenseful, crime drama, detective, captivating, funny ...
Plot:
investigation, teamwork, psychology, neuroscience, relationships, criminal, brain, team, private detective, counselor, love affair, crime investigation ...
Place:
seoul
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
An emotional journey that follows a brain scientist who is obsessive about figuring out new technologies to access the consciousness and memories of the brain. His life goes sideways when his family falls victim to a mysterious accident, and he ...
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
genius, family tragedy, memories, experiment, scientific experiment, grief, neuroscience, brain, human brain, tragic event, family problems, crime investigation ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Due to her age, Professor Jennifer Connelly is often described as a science prodigy. A genius of our time, with five Phd's psychology, psychiatry, neurology, physics and chemistry. Jennifer's primary studies are in dreams and the effects ...
Style:
mind bending, psychological thriller, suspenseful, surreal, tense ...
Plot:
neuroscience, consciousness, artificial intelligence, dream, ethical dilemma, identity crisis, experimental technology, female protagonist, female scientist, lucid dream, moral ambiguity, laboratory ...
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Attempting to surpass his father's legacy, a neuroscientist becomes entangled in his own experiment, pitting ten fragments of his consciousness against each other.
Style:
psychological thriller, mind bending, dark, suspenseful, existential ...
Plot:
split personality, isolation, identity crisis, memory loss, laboratory, neuroscience, character study, mental breakdown, obsession, father son conflict, claustrophobia, body horror ...
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2K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Thailand
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Four insomniac med school students are lured into a neuroscience experiment that spirals out of control and must find a way out before it’s too late.
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, suspenseful, psychological horror, disturbing ...
Plot:
insomnia, student, sleep deprivation, experiment gone awry, physician, experiment, paranoia, hallucination, escape, neuroscience, claustrophobia, survival ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
In 2052, a Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist develops a drug called Hapna — a cure-all that has the unexpected side-effect of causing death three years later. In response to this threat, a special force of agents—nicknamed ...
Style:
fast paced, suspenseful, tense, political thriller, bleak ...
Plot:
conspiracy, dystopia, moral ambiguity, death sentence, ethical dilemma, pharmaceutical company, neuroscience, special ops, genocide, government agency, underground movement, urban ...
Time:
near future, future, 21st century
Is relevant?
246K
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Two leading computer scientists work toward their goal of Technological Singularity, as a radical anti-technology organization fights to prevent them from creating a world where computers can transcend the abilities of the human brain.
Style:
cerebral, philosophical, futuristic, thought provoking, tense ...
Plot:
artificial intelligence, technology, consciousness, technology gone awry, resurrection, science, scientist, nanotechnology, computers and web, chaos, hi-tech, computer ...
Time:
future, year 2014, 2010s, near future, year 2010 ...
Place:
peru, usa, africa, europe, asia ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, Bahamas, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A comedic and episodic look at how the Brain Institute helped 81 people with their brain skills--from the ordinary (intelligence and creativity) to the extraordinary (controlling the weather and bending space-time). But one man is determined to show ...
Style:
light hearted, mockumentary, absurd, surreal, witty ...
Plot:
charlatan, hypnosis, neuroscience, intelligence, fraud, creativity, satire, laboratory, investigation, social commentary, male protagonist, small town ...
Is relevant?
264
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
To make ends meet, Tom signs on as a guinea pig at a home-based lab, but when he commits a crime he cannot remember, he must risk his own sanity to reveal the truth.
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, suspense, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
amnesia, memory loss, memory, chase, amnesiac, memory lapse, problem, experiment gone awry, battles, scientific experiment, fight, experiment ...
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After a failed suicide attempt, a young man coping with loss and depression, submits to a series of trials that fine-tune human emotions, but his unique reaction to the tests send him on a journey that transcends both physical and perceived reality.
Style:
surreal, psychological, existential, experimental, mind bending ...
Plot:
loss, grief, mental health, depression, consciousness, human experiment, identity, alienation, isolation, neuroscience, alternate reality, intimate ...
Time:
future, near future
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Cambodia, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In this Buddhist sci-fi mystery, a teenage orphan in the slums of Phnom Penh, Cambodia investigates her friend’s past-life visions, uncovering a conspiracy of scientific reincarnation.
Style:
thought provoking, philosophical, detective, non-linear, futuristic ...
Plot:
buddhist, spirituality, karma, multiple storylines, destiny, wisdom of life, life philosophy, philosophy, justice, human nature, identity, reincarnation ...
Time:
future, near future
Place:
cambodia
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Genre: Family
Country: UK
Duration: 15 min.
TV show
Story:
Nina is a neuroscientist based at Glasgow Science Centre who enlists the help of her Neurons in her brain to answer a scientific question. Questions are asked by children which join her to perform fun experiments and games. Aimed at younger children ...
Style:
educational, informative, visual, colorful, learning ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids, preschool
Plot:
science, children, teacher, exploration, teamwork, role model, demonstration, british, problem solving, engineering, neuroscience, radio ...
Place:
britain
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244K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Teenager Riley's mind headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, ...
Style:
3d animation, computer animated, feel good, entertaining, semi serious ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, teen drama
Plot:
joy, puberty, coming of age, anxiety, anger, teenager, 13 year old, sadness, mind, friendship, memory, fear ...
Place:
san francisco, california
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Japan
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.
Style:
atmospheric, neo noir, depressing, apocalyptic, visually stunning ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
apocalypse, distopia, dystopia, chaos, redemption, end of the world, dystopian future, heroic mission, pandemic, fertility, post apocalyptic, dying ...
Time:
future, near future, distant future, year 2006, 2000s ...
Place:
england, london, europe, washington state, seattle ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
A robotic boy, the first programmed to love, David is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually becomes their child, a series of unexpected circumstances make this life impossible for David. Without final ...
Style:
philosophical, thought provoking, futuristic, touching, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teens, teen drama
Plot:
artificial intelligence, cyberpunk, androids and robots, androids, distopia, adoption, robot, imagination, boy, destiny, machine, child abuse ...
Time:
future, year 2001, 2000s, near future, distant future ...
Place:
new york, persia, usa, coney island brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The same man lives out several parallel lives in different "worlds" and in different relationships at the same time.
Style:
stylized, atmospheric, serious, mind twisting, philosophical ...
Plot:
another dimension, multiverse, mad scientist, parallel universe, murder, experiment gone awry, danger, parallel world, experimenting, philosophy, male female relationship, cognitive science ...
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Six months after the events depicted in The Matrix, Neo has proved to be a good omen for the free humans, as more and more humans are being freed from the matrix and brought to Zion, the one and only stronghold of the Resistance. Neo himself has ...
Style:
futuristic, saga, philosophical, reflective, cerebral ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, chick flick, kids, adult
Plot:
cyberpunk, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, dystopia, post apocalypse, prophecy, chosen one, distopia, man versus machine, robot, alternate reality, existentialism ...
Time:
future, year 2003, 2000s, distant future, near future ...
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.
Style:
futuristic, exciting, saga, action adventure, cyber ...
Audience:
kids, teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
artificial intelligence, cyberpunk, virtual reality, distopia, robot, post apocalyptic, alternate reality, chosen one, dystopia, resistance, prophecy, one against many ...
Time:
future, year 2003, 23rd century, 2000s, distant future ...
Is relevant?
905K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
Style:
psychological, surreal, mind bending, atmospheric, philosophical ...
Audience:
teens, date night, adult, teen drama
Plot:
mental illness, imaginary friend, schizophrenia, psychology, time travel, insanity, parallel universe, suburbs, surrealism, time loop, trippy, schizophrenic ...
Time:
80s, year 2001, 2000s, future, 20th century ...
Place:
los angeles, america, usa, virginia, harvard university
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
At Princeton University, John Nash struggles to make a worthwhile contribution to serve as his legacy to the world of mathematics. He finally makes a revolutionary breakthrough that will eventually earn him the Nobel Prize. After graduate school he ...
Style:
psychological, touching, cerebral, dramatic, intellectual ...
Audience:
teens, date night, chick flick, family friendly
Plot:
mathematics, mental illness, schizophrenia, genius, paranoia, insanity, imagination, scientist, prodigy, nobel prize, imaginary friend, mathematician ...
Time:
year 2001, 60s, 1940s, 20th century, 2000s ...
Place:
harvard university, boston, new jersey, detroit, persia ...
Is relevant?
385K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore, China, UK, Spain
Duration: 172 min.
Story:
A set of six nested stories spanning time between the 19th century and a distant post-apocalyptic future. Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. ...
Style:
psychological, thought provoking, futuristic, spiritual, mind bending ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, adult
Plot:
destiny, dystopia, reincarnation, life & death, multiple storylines, life philosophy, clone, homosexual, distopia, post apocalypse, karma, tribe ...
Time:
future, year 1936, distant future, year 1975, near future ...
Place:
seoul, san francisco, belgium, persia, berlin germany ...
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Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A man trapped in an automated prison must outsmart a computer in order to escape and try and find his way back to the outside world that may already be wiped out.
Style:
captivating, suspense, touching, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
subconscious, escape, desert, escape attempt, time paradox, mind game, plot twist, man versus machine, father son relationship, prisoner, computer, political prisoner ...
Time:
near future
Is relevant?
2K
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Turkey, Germany, France, Sweden, Qatar
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The global corporations have established cities and agricultural zones in areas where the climate is relatively good. These cities are populated by the elites, while the immigrant masses struggle with hunger and epidemics. For unknown reasons, the ...
Style:
captivating, tense, futuristic, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot:
post apocalypse, scientist, vestiges of humanity, wasteland, struggle for survival, life is a bitch, problem, fate of humanity, ecological disaster, farming, humanity, survival ...
Time:
near future
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, China
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. As she reads, she is drawn into the fictional life of Tony Hastings, a mathematics professor whose family ...
Style:
neo noir, psychological thriller, suspense, sexy, visually stunning ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
revenge, writers, husband wife relationship, abortion, murder, divorce, rape, loss of family, infidelity, flashback, rape and murder, art ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s
Place:
texas, los angeles, new york
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A service which creates holographic projections of late family members allows an elderly woman to spend time with a younger version of her deceased husband.
Style:
cerebral, suspense, psychological, disturbing, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
marriage, husband wife relationship, doctor, old woman, flash forward, dead husband, friendship, aging, love, redemption, family relations, couple relations ...
Time:
near future, future, year 1979
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In the near future, due to a breakthrough scientific discovery by Dr. Thomas Harbor, there is now definitive proof of an afterlife. While countless people have chosen suicide to reset their existence, others try to decide what it all means. Among ...
Style:
psychological, intellectual, dark, philosophical, enigmatic ...
Plot:
suicide, afterlife, macabre, plot twist, alternate reality, life after death, science, self discovery, life philosophy, religion, dream, philosophy ...
Time:
future, distant future, year 2017
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Metal drummer Ruben begins to lose his hearing. When a doctor tells him his condition will worsen, he thinks his career and life is over. His girlfriend Lou checks the former addict into a rehab for the deaf hoping it will prevent a relapse and help ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, tense, melancholic, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
musician, drummer, deafness, music, sign language, anger, drums, deaf man, emotional abuse, heavy metal, deaf, drug addict ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
missouri, paris france
Is relevant?
10K
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A psychiatrist tries to put her life back together after a violent attack by seeking to repair the life of a new patient, but he has his own terrifying history.
Style:
christmas horror, suspense, psychological, scary, captivating ...
Plot:
patient, holiday horror, psychiatrist, murder, police officer, house, pills, car accident, self mutilation, father daughter relationship, mental illness, illness ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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