Brain movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant brain movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspenseful, serious, exciting, psychological, captivating and cult classic films and TV shows about / with brain, danger, murder, supernatural, mind power, psychokinesis, psychic power, supernatural ability, supernatural power and rivalry plots mostly in Sci-Fi, Thriller and Action genres shot in USA, Canada, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as brain: Frankenstein vs. The Mummy (2015), Hypnotic (2021), Thoughtcrimes (2003), Re-Animator (1985), Algorithm: BLISS (2020), Beyond Skyline (2017), The Man with Two Brains (1983), The Medusa Touch (1978), Vanishing Waves (2012), Top Secret: The Revelation (2008).

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Frankenstein vs. The Mummy (2015)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: The mummy of a cursed pharaoh and a reanimated corpse terrorize a medical university. Only an Egyptologist and a college professor, the deranged Dr. Frankenstein, may be able to stop the creatures before it's too late.
Style: psychotronic, suspense, disturbing, bleak, gothic ...
Plot: mummy, frankenstein, creature feature, brain, scientist, monster, violence, revenge, immortality, murder, supernatural, death ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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 5.3
 20K
Hypnotic (2021)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A young woman seeking self-improvement enlists the help of a renowned hypnotist but, after a handful of intense sessions, discovers unexpected and deadly consequences.
Style: suspense, psychological, captivating, enigmatic, tense ...
Plot: hypnosis, brain, restraining order, memory loss, memory, murder, psychologist, spell, doctor, stillbirth, anxiety, tragedy ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
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Thoughtcrimes (2003)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Freya McAllister suddenly starts hearing voices in her head on the night of her High School Prom. One night Dr Michael Welles arrives telling Freya that she isn't crazy but that her voices are the thoughts of everyone around her. He teaches her ...
Style: psychological, exciting, suspenseful, rough, contemplative ...
Plot: mind reading, mental institution, danger, government agency, special agent, chases and races, manipulation, female protagonist, supernatural power, fight, brain, gang ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new york
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 7.2
 71K
Re-Animator (1985)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: A dedicated student at a medical college and his girlfriend become involved in bizarre experiments centering around the re-animation of dead tissue when an odd new student arrives on campus.
Style: splatter, lovecraft, black comedy, scary, cult classic ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, adult
Plot: zombie, mad scientist, guts, hospital, gory, experiment, insanity, mad doctor, overdose, reanimated corpse, female nudity, laboratory ...
Time: 80s, year 1985, 20th century
Place: zurich switzerland, massachusetts, europe, austria
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Nazis at the Center of the Earth (2012)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A group of researchers in Antarctica are abducted by a platoon of masked soldiers and dragged into a hidden continent in the center of the Earth. There, they discover that surviving Nazi soldiers are plotting an invasion of Earth to revive the Third ...
Style: rough, serious, scary, tense, mockbuster ...
Audience: teens
Plot: nazi zombie, nazi, swastika, zombie, danger, supernatural, survival, confined, isolation, betrayal, female nudity, brain ...
Time: 21st century
Place: antarctica, antarctic
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Algorithm: BLISS (2020)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Vic Beckett, a brilliant researcher, creates the ultimate App that taps into the pleasure center of the brain and transmits a feeling of nirvana to the user.
Style: unusual plot structure, tense, psychological, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot: brain, scientist, research, science, society, psychology, internet, youth, computers and web, male protagonist, danger, psychological manipulation ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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 5.3
 23K
Beyond Skyline (2017)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada, Indonesia, UK, China, Singapore
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Detective Mark Corley storms his way onto an alien spaceship to rescue his estranged son. When the ship crashes in Southeast Asia, he forges an alliance with a band of survivors to take back the planet once and for all.
Style: captivating, exciting, suspense, disturbing, space horror ...
Plot: alien, alien invasion, rescue, spaceship, ufo, monster, invasion, evil alien, abduction, evolution, brutality, survival ...
Time: future, 2010s
Place: laos, southeast asia, los angeles
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The Man with Two Brains (1983)
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A story about a brain surgeon who tries to end his unhappy marriage to spend more time with a disembodied brain.
Style: spoof, black comedy, funny, parody, dark comedy ...
Audience: date night
Plot: mad scientist, marriage, hospital, murder, lust, husband wife relationship, prostitute, hotel, serial killer, telepathy, cuckold, brain ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: usa, austria, europe, vienna
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The Medusa Touch (1978)
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, France
Duration: 109 min.
Story: "I have a gift for disaster," says John Morlar (Ricard Burton). Morlar is cursed with a unique telekinesis power that only seems to cause disaster.
Style: psychological, scary, serious, rough, atmospheric ...
Plot: disaster, psychic, psychic power, telekinesis, psychopath, brain, supernatural power, investigation, mind power, psychokinesis, body horror, paranormal ...
Time: year 1978, 70s, 20th century
Place: england, london, europe, scotland yard
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Vanishing Waves (2012)
Genre: Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Lithuania, France, Belgium
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Lucas is a scientist who works near the European experimental project that focus on advanced ‘human neuron research’. The project is to transfer neuron information from one human mind to another. Lukas is chosen to connect his mind with a ...
Style: mind bending, psychological, serious, futuristic, tense ...
Plot: experiment, imaginary, impossible love, coma, brain, murder, danger, survival, transhumanism, spirituality, mind, politics ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
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Top Secret: The Revelation (2008)
Genre: Animation, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: The story takes place five decades from now, when brain scanners have been perfected to the point that the government can retrieve up to five years' worth of memories from people's minds — even if they are dead. The investigators of the ...
Style: anime, captivating, serious, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot: police, secret service, investigation, top secret, moral dilemma, subconscious, bio weapon, secret, dark secret, conspiracy, revenge, memory ...
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Motion Sickness (2010)
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Lost on a train of thought tunneling through the dark night of his unconscious, a former rabbinical student struggles to resolve a paralyzing conflict between his mind and his body.
Style: neo noir, captivating, surreal, disturbing
Plot: investigation, mysticism, surrealism, murder, burial, brain, rabbi, ballerina, water, dream, sexual repression, femme fatale ...
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 7.3
 292K
Megamind (2010)
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Crime, Family, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Bumbling supervillain Megamind finally defeats his nemesis, the superhero Metro Man. But without a hero, he loses all purpose and must find new meaning to his life.
Style: feel good, entertaining, computer animated, witty, humorous ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, preschool
Plot: superhero, villain, mad scientist, villain turns good, good versus evil, prison, superhuman powers, talking animal, anti hero, reporter, heroes, master villain ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa
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 6.5
 13K
Brain Damage (1988)
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: A normal, average guy who lives in New York City becomes dependent on an evil, disembodied brain.
Style: surreal, scary, horror comedy, cult horror, semi serious ...
Plot: body horror, addiction, drug abuse, hallucination, parasite, gory, creature, exploitation, monster, surrealism, murder, misfit ...
Time: 80s
Place: new york, usa
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 6.0
 125
Links (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Dexter's controlled life gets thrown into confusion when a girl appears on his work that looks exactly like his girlfriend Stella. At home his beloved Stella doesn't understand what's going on and she starts questioning their ...
Style: psychological, atmospheric, touching, sincere, semi serious ...
Plot: disability, life turned upside down, fall in love, emotionless, mental illness, nursing, life is a bitch, love and romance, disorder, brain, bittersweet, pets ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, holland, rotterdam netherlands
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 6.7
 3K
Dr. Brain (2021)
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: disturbing, captivating, suspense
Plot: genius, scientist, scientific experiment, experiment, memories, family tragedy, brain, tragic event, human brain, family problems, tragedy, grief ...
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Transformation (2014)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Somebody’s brain is living inside of me. Medical thriller based on the novel by Keigo Higashino which has sold over 1,250,000 copies.
Style: psychological, detective, suspenseful, captivating, serious
Plot: hospital, doctor, surgery, nurse, patient, brain transplant, violent man, metamorphosis, brain, human brain, transplant, brain damage ...
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 6.7
 7
SWARM (2022)
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: 3d animation, detective, tense, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot: evolution, philosophy, black, gate, humanity, scientist, bus accident, bus, human brain, brain, swarm
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 5.9
 18K
The Stuff (1985)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Weird yummy goo erupts from the earth and is discovered by a couple of miners. They taste it and decide to market it because it tastes so good. The American public literally eats up the new dessert sensation now known as the Stuff but, ...
Style: slasher, satirical, absurd, suspenseful, humorous ...
Plot: addiction, zombie, conspiracy, satire, small town, monster, investigation, body horror, boy, consumerism, transformation, advertising ...
Time: 80s
Place: new york, manhattan new york city
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 8.0
 203K
Akira (1988)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Childhood friends Tetsuo and Kaneda are pulled into the post-apocalyptic underworld of Neo-Tokyo and forced to fight for their very survival. Kaneda is a bike gang leader, and Tetsuo is a member of a tough motorcycle crew who becomes involved in a ...
Style: anime, surreal, futuristic, atmospheric, adult animation ...
Audience: kids, boys' night, adult
Plot: cyberpunk, experiment, post apocalypse, motorcycle gang, distopia, psychic power, protest, post apocalyptic, military, post thermonuclear war, hallucination, motorcycle ...
Time: future, 2010s, distant future, year 1988, year 2019 ...
Place: japan, tokyo, east asia, asia
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 6.8
 431K
Bruce Almighty (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Bruce Nolan toils as a "human interest" television reporter in Buffalo, N.Y. Despite his high ratings and the love of his beautiful girlfriend, Grace, Bruce remains unfulfilled. At the end of the worst day in his life, he angrily ridicules ...
Style: feel good, funny, humorous, light, hilarious ...
Audience: family outing, kids, chick flick, girls' night, teens ...
Plot: god, divine intervention, religion, wish come true, supernatural power, deal, selfishness, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, miraculous event, chosen one, job promotion, moon ...
Time: year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place: mount everest
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 4.7
 899
Momentum (2003)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A trio of men with telekinetic powers led by Adrian Geiger rob an armored car. However the skeptical FBI agents Jordan Ripps and her partner Frank McIntyre do not believe in the testimony of the witnesses about there powerful skills. Meanwhile, the ...
Style: suspenseful, stylized, serious
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: fbi, working undercover, supernatural ability, undercover, secret agent, rivalry, haunted by the past, experiment gone awry, espionage, danger, law enforcement, survival ...
Is relevant ?
 5.6
 12K
The Woods (2006)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA, Germany, Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Set in 1965 New England, a troubled girl encounters mysterious happenings in the woods surrounding an isolated girls school that she was sent to by her estranged parents.
Style: atmospheric, scary, tense, suspenseful, dark ...
Plot: boarding school, missing person, witch, witchcraft, gory, forest, supernatural, isolation, danger, school, macabre, bullying ...
Time: year 2000, 60s, 20th century, year 1965
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 4.4
 23K
Zoom (2006)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Jack Shepard is an out-of-shape auto shop owner, far removed from the man who once protected the world's freedom. Reluctantly called back into action by the government, Jack is tasked with turning a ragtag group of kids with special powers into ...
Style: humorous, entertaining, feel good, semi serious, teen ...
Audience: teens, kids, family friendly, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot: superhero, teenage superhero, high school, fight scenes, save the world, good versus evil, invisible man, comic book, space travel, friendship, superhero team, female hero ...
Time: 2000s, year 2006
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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, UK, Canada, Japan
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Scott Pilgrim is a 23 year old Canadian slacker and wannabe rockstar who falls in love with an American delivery girl, Ramona V. Flowers, and must defeat her seven "evil exes" to be able to date her.
Style: stylized, entertaining, colorful, surreal, visual ...
Audience: teens, date night, chick flick, kids, family friendly ...
Plot: hipster, twentysomething life, musician, magic realism, music band, fight scenes, slacker, coming of age, rock, superhero, sexy woman, dream ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place: canada, montreal, toronto ontario canada
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 5.1
 130K
Eragon (2006)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK, Hungary
Duration: 104 min.
Story: In his homeland of Alagaesia, a farm boy happens upon a dragon's egg -- a discovery that leads him on a predestined journey where he realized he's the one person who can defend his home against an evil king.
Style: fairy tale, exciting, mythical, serious, epic ...
Audience: teens, kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot: dragon, chosen one, imaginary kingdom, heroic mission, supernatural ability, imaginary, good versus evil, young heroes, fantasy world, legends and myths, danger, sword and sorcery ...
Time: year 2006, 20th century
Is relevant ?
 6.1
 115K
Push (2009)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 111 min.
Story: After his father, an assassin, is brutally murdered, Nick Gant vows revenge on Division, the covert government agency that dabbles in psychic warfare and experimental drugs. Hiding in Hong Kong's underworld, Nick assembles a band of rogue ...
Style: exciting, stylized, intense, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, teen drama ...
Plot: telekinesis, clairvoyance, psychic, supernatural, danger, superhero, experiment, supernatural ability, chase, imaginary, psychokinesis, conspiracy ...
Time: future, 2000s, year 1945, 21st century
Place: hong kong, asia
Is relevant ?
 5.7
 10K
Twitches (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Twins separated at birth, Camryn and Alex meet by chance for the first time on their 21st birthday and discover they're witches with the power to save their homeland of Coventry from the evil that threatens it. But when Camryn leaves Alex to ...
Style: feel good, humorous, captivating, light, teen ...
Audience: family outing, chick flick, teens, family friendly, kids
Plot: witch, magic, halloween, supernatural ability, twins, sister, sibling relationship, teenager, parent child relationship, sisters, supernatural, youth ...
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Seconds Apart (2011)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Seth and Jonah are twins with a dangerous ability: telekinesis. Things start to spiral out of control as their classmates die in twisted and bizarre ways. Jealousy begins to divide them and soon they can no longer trust each other, leading up to a ...
Style: scary, serious, rough, suspenseful, stylized ...
Audience: teens
Plot: police investigation, twin brother, telekinesis, murder, supernatural, police detective, russian roulette, brother brother relationship, supernatural ability, sibling relationship, serial murder, family relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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 6.4
 531K
Lucy (2014)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France, Germany, Taiwan, Canada, USA, UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.
Style: futuristic, surreal, philosophical, intellectual, exciting ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot: supernatural, intelligence, tough girl, brain capacity, supernatural ability, experimental drug, telekinesis, telepathy, strong female lead, superhuman powers, human brain, mind control ...
Time: year 2014, future, 2010s, stone age, 1900s ...
Place: france, new york, berlin germany, rome italy, paris france ...
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