Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "reality-versus-fantasy"

1. Mr. Robot (2015–2019)

TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Elliot, a brilliant but unstable cyber-security engineer and vigilante hacker, becomes a key figure in a complex game of global chaos when he and his shadowy allies try to take down the corrupt corporation his company is paid to protect.

Stars: Rami Malek, Christian Slater, Carly Chaikin, Martin Wallström

Votes: 418,032

2. Shutter Island (2010)

R | 138 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Teddy Daniels and Chuck Aule, two US marshals, are sent to an asylum on a remote island in order to investigate the disappearance of a patient, where Teddy uncovers a shocking truth about the place.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Emily Mortimer, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley

Votes: 1,455,322 | Gross: $128.01M

3. Don't Worry Darling (I) (2022)

R | 123 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

While her husband leaves home everyday to work in a top secret facility, a young 1950s housewife begins to question her life when she notices strange behavior from the other wives in the neighborhood.

Director: Olivia Wilde | Stars: Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Chris Pine, Olivia Wilde

Votes: 146,584 | Gross: $45.31M

4. Fargo (1996)

R | 98 min | Crime, Thriller

Minnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.

Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: William H. Macy, Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare

Votes: 726,253 | Gross: $24.61M

5. The Beach (I) (2000)

R | 119 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

On vacation in Thailand, Richard sets out for an island rumored to be a solitary beach paradise.

Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tilda Swinton, Daniel York, Patcharawan Patarakijjanon

Votes: 253,625 | Gross: $39.79M

6. Identity (2003)

R | 90 min | Mystery, Thriller

Stranded at a desolate Nevada motel during a nasty rain storm, ten strangers become acquainted with each other when they realize that they're being killed off one by one.

Director: James Mangold | Stars: John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet, John Hawkes

Votes: 267,040 | Gross: $52.16M

7. Constantine (2005)

R | 121 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror

Supernatural exorcist and demonologist John Constantine helps a policewoman prove her sister's death was not a suicide, but something more.

Director: Francis Lawrence | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Djimon Hounsou, Shia LaBeouf

Votes: 374,013 | Gross: $75.98M

8. Bridge to Terabithia (2007)

PG | 96 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

A preteen's life turns upside down when he befriends the new girl in school and they imagine a whole new fantasy world to escape reality.

Director: Gabor Csupo | Stars: Josh Hutcherson, AnnaSophia Robb, Zooey Deschanel, Robert Patrick

Votes: 173,188 | Gross: $82.27M

9. A History of Violence (2005)

R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core.

Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, William Hurt

Votes: 252,719 | Gross: $31.49M

10. Raising Arizona (1987)

PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Crime

When a childless couple--an ex-con and an ex-cop--decide to help themselves to one of another family's quintuplets, their lives become more complicated than they anticipated.

Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, Trey Wilson, John Goodman

Votes: 150,271 | Gross: $22.85M

11. Mr. Holmes (2015)

PG | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Family

An aged, retired Sherlock Holmes deals with dementia, as he tries to remember his final case, and a mysterious woman, whose memory haunts him. He also befriends a fan, the young son of his housekeeper, who wants him to work again.

Director: Bill Condon | Stars: Ian McKellen, Laura Linney, Hiroyuki Sanada, Hattie Morahan

Votes: 67,854 | Gross: $17.74M

12. Barton Fink (1991)

R | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller

A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.

Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis, Michael Lerner

Votes: 128,916 | Gross: $6.15M

13. Naked Lunch (1991)

R | 115 min | Drama, Mystery

After developing an addiction to the substance he uses to kill bugs, an exterminator accidentally kills his wife and becomes involved in a secret government plot being orchestrated by giant bugs in a port town in North Africa.

Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Ian Holm, Julian Sands

Votes: 56,634 | Gross: $2.54M

14. Double Lover (2017)

Not Rated | 107 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

Chloé, a fragile young woman, falls in love with her psychoanalyst, Paul. A few months later she moves in with him, but soon discovers that her lover is concealing a part of his identity.

Director: François Ozon | Stars: Marine Vacth, Jérémie Renier, Jacqueline Bisset, Myriam Boyer

Votes: 13,653 | Gross: $0.17M

15. The Ward (2010)

R | 89 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

An institutionalized young woman becomes terrorized by a ghost.

Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Amber Heard, Mamie Gummer, Danielle Panabaker, Laura-Leigh

Votes: 44,866

16. Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (2021)

121 min | Drama, Romance

An unexpected love triangle, a failed seduction trap and an encounter that results from a misunderstanding, told in three movements to depict three female characters and trace the trajectories between their choices and regrets.

Director: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi | Stars: Kotone Furukawa, Ayumu Nakajima, Hyunri, Kiyohiko Shibukawa

Votes: 9,790

17. The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018)

Not Rated | 132 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Toby, a disillusioned film director, is pulled into a world of time-jumping fantasy when a Spanish cobbler believes himself to be Sancho Panza. He gradually becomes unable to tell dreams from reality.

Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: José Luis Ferrer, Ismael Fritschi, Juan López-Tagle, Adam Driver

Votes: 22,158 | Gross: $0.39M

18. Thelma (2017)

Not Rated | 116 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A confused religious girl tries to deny her feelings for a female friend who's in love with her. This causes her suppressed subconsciously-controlled psychokinetic powers to reemerge with devastating results.

Director: Joachim Trier | Stars: Eili Harboe, Kaya Wilkins, Henrik Rafaelsen, Ellen Dorrit Petersen

Votes: 36,594 | Gross: $0.15M

19. Blind (II) (2014)

Not Rated | 96 min | Drama

Forsaken in a new Oslo apartment, a frail blind woman battles to come to terms with her condition, as she slowly retracts into an elaborate fantasy bubble. Are her stories fanning her suspicions, or is this what total blindness looks like?

Director: Eskil Vogt | Stars: Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Henrik Rafaelsen, Vera Vitali, Marius Kolbenstvedt

Votes: 9,081

20. Delirious (1991)

PG | 96 min | Comedy, Fantasy

A soap opera writer gets hit on the head and wakes up as a character in his own show.

Director: Tom Mankiewicz | Stars: John Candy, Mariel Hemingway, Emma Samms, Raymond Burr

Votes: 9,523 | Gross: $5.55M

21. Strawberry Mansion (2021)

91 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance

In a future where the government records dreams and taxes them, a dream auditor gets caught up in the dreams of an aging eccentric.

Directors: Kentucker Audley, Albert Birney | Stars: Penny Fuller, Kentucker Audley, Grace Glowicki, Linas Phillips

Votes: 2,273

22. Martian Child (2007)

PG | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

A science-fiction writer, recently widowed, considers whether to adopt a hyper-imaginative 6-year-old abandoned and socially rejected boy who says he's really from Mars.

Director: Menno Meyjes | Stars: John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Bobby Coleman, Sophie Okonedo

Votes: 20,948 | Gross: $7.49M

23. King of Hearts (1966)

Not Rated | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, War

During World War I, a British private, sent ahead to a French town to scout for enemy presence, is mistaken for a King by the colorful patients of an insane asylum.

Director: Philippe de Broca | Stars: Alan Bates, Geneviève Bujold, Pierre Brasseur, Jean-Claude Brialy

Votes: 4,339 | Gross: $0.02M

24. Religulous (2008)

R | 101 min | Documentary, Comedy, War

Bill Maher's take on the current state of world religion.

Director: Larry Charles | Stars: Bill Maher, Tal Bachman, Jonathan Boulden, Steven Burg

Votes: 60,237 | Gross: $13.00M

25. Dark Matter (I) (2007)

R | 88 min | Drama

Based on actual events, a Chinese university student responds violently when his chances for a Nobel Prize are dashed by school politics.

Director: Shi-Zheng Chen | Stars: Ye Liu, Aidan Quinn, Meryl Streep, Peng Chi

Votes: 3,657 | Gross: $0.03M

26. What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? (2004)

Not Rated | 109 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama

A fictional photographer's quest to spiritually rediscover herself is interspersed with documentary footage of scientists and theologians discussing the philosophical aspects of quantum physics.

Directors: William Arntz, Betsy Chasse, Mark Vicente | Stars: Marlee Matlin, Elaine Hendrix, John Ross Bowie, Robert Bailey Jr.

Votes: 13,846 | Gross: $10.94M

27. What the Bleep!?: Down the Rabbit Hole (2006)

PG | 156 min | Documentary, Drama

Interviews with scientists and authors, animated bits, and a storyline involving a deaf photographer are used in this docudrama to illustrate the link between quantum mechanics, neurobiology, human consciousness and day-to-day reality.

Directors: William Arntz, Betsy Chasse, Mark Vicente | Stars: Marlee Matlin, Elaine Hendrix, Barry Newman, Armin Shimerman

Votes: 2,921 | Gross: $0.14M

28. The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005)

91 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

The notorious fictional town of Royston Vasey is under threat and its inhabitants are forced to leave.

Director: Steve Bendelack | Stars: Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith, Michael Sheen

Votes: 5,919

29. Neverwas (2005)

PG-13 | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

A psychiatrist searches for insight into the life of his father, who was an acclaimed children's author. But he is shocked when his journey leads him to believe that the fantasy-land his father wrote about might actually exist.

Director: Joshua Michael Stern | Stars: Aaron Eckhart, Ian McKellen, Brittany Murphy, Nick Nolte

Votes: 6,977

30. The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (1955)

Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

The delirious journey of a mentally disordered man, who is obsessed with committing the perfect crime.

Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Ernesto Alonso, Miroslava, Rita Macedo, Ariadne Welter

Votes: 5,886

31. Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura (2009– )

TV-14 | Documentary

Jesse Ventura and his team of investigators dig deep into the behind-the-scenes government doings. What he reveals will shock you and awe you, but still, you're left to make up your own mind about what you do or do not believe.

Stars: Jesse Ventura, June Sarpong, Tyler Derek, Michael Braverman

Votes: 1,249

32. A Chance Encounter (2014)

PG | 81 min | Drama, Romance

A family man's encounter with a beautiful woman develops into a mutual fascination.

Director: Lisa Azuelos | Stars: Sophie Marceau, François Cluzet, Lisa Azuelos, Alexandre Astier

Votes: 3,611

33. The Nutcracker (I) (1977 TV Movie)

78 min | Fantasy, Music, Romance

The television adaptation of the Baryshnikov production.

Director: Tony Charmoli | Stars: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gelsey Kirkland, Alexander Minz, Gayle Young

Votes: 515

34. Invisible Eyes (2009)

107 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Dispirited about a downturn in her career, a model spends a week away at a country house where she soon feels an eerie sensation of being watched.

Director: Olivier Cohen | Stars: Pia Mechler, Simon Merrells, Michael Mears, Mark Tintner

Votes: 75

35. Short Bus: Bad Dream (2021 Video)

87 min | Horror, Thriller

A indie omnibus movie that shows various perspectives on human anxiety and fear.

Directors: Lim Eui-jun, Dayeon Kang, Jeon Min-Hyeok, Kim Sang kyu | Stars: Kim Byeo-ri, Kim Dae-gi, Park Sung Eun, Chun Ha-Young

36. How I Spent My Summer Vacation (1967 TV Movie)

Approved | 100 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

A man who completes compiling a dossier on a mysterious billionaire begins to get the feeling that he is becoming the victim of a conspiracy.

Director: William Hale | Stars: Robert Wagner, Peter Lawford, Lola Albright, Walter Pidgeon

Votes: 228

37. The Inseminator (2014)

87 min | Drama

Feeling that his end is near, a father seeks extreme measures to guarantee that his mentally disabled son would continue the family lineage.

Director: Kim Quy Bui | Stars: Viet Son Le, Thu Trang Nguyen, Trung Kien Nguyen

Votes: 95

38. Double Trouble (2018 TV Movie)

81 min | Comedy

Marek lives alternately with two women. He tells them both that he works in another city for part of the week. In reality, he stays in the same and moves from apartment to apartment. This ... See full summary »

Director: Jakub Sommer | Stars: Jan Plouhar, Hana Vagnerová, Veronika Khek Kubarová, Jirí Hána

Votes: 112

39. Feathers in My Head (2003)

106 min | Drama, Mystery

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Director: Thomas De Thier | Stars: Sophie Museur, Francis Renaud, Ulysse de Swaef, Alexis Den Doncker

Votes: 195

40. Pause (2018)

96 min | Drama

Trapped in the misery of an oppressive marriage, a middle-aged woman finds refuge in a fantasy world of vindictive violence. Soon, reality and fantasy start to blur.

Director: Tonia Mishiali | Stars: Stella Fyrogeni, Andreas Vasileiou, Popi Avraam, Marios Ioannou

Votes: 761

41. Lazare (2020)

108 min | Drama, Fantasy, Musical

A team of French-Brazilian actors goes to Bucharest to shoot a film at a lower cost. But the Romanian technical team secretly shoot their own film.

Director: Philippe Chalem | Stars: Emine Meyrem, Milena Straube, Lionel Rousselot, Stanislas Siwiorek

Votes: 11

42. Captain Morten and the Spider Queen (2018)

Not Rated | 79 min | Animation, Family

Every ship deserves its captain.

Directors: Kaspar Jancis, Henry Nicholson, Riho Unt | Stars: Cian Patrick O'Dowd, Brendan Gleeson, Pauline McLynn, Susie Power

Votes: 243

43. Des nouvelles du bon Dieu (1996)

100 min | Comedy

When novelist Alessandro Battavia commits suicide, taxi driver Evangile and her brother Nord believe that they are characters imagined in a novel, probably one written by God. Because they ... See full summary »

Director: Didier Le Pêcheur | Stars: Marie Trintignant, Maria de Medeiros, Christian Charmetant, Michel Vuillermoz

Votes: 506

44. The Enemies of Reason (2007 TV Movie)

90 min | Documentary

Scientist Richard Dawkins turns a hostile eye on the world of alternative medicine.

Director: Russell Barnes | Stars: Derren Brown, Deepak Chopra, Richard Dawkins, Chris French

Votes: 1,854

45. Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (1996)

Not Rated | 145 min | Documentary, Biography

A documentary focusing on the life of novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand, the author of the bestselling novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged and originator of the Objectivist philosophy.

Director: Michael Paxton | Stars: Sharon Gless, Michael S. Berliner, Harry Binswanger, Sylvia Bokor

Votes: 649 | Gross: $0.21M

46. The Film Crew: Wild Women of Wongo (2007 Video)

Not Rated | 83 min | Comedy

Bob Honcho orders the Film Crew to provide a commentary track for the bizarre prehistoric adventure film, The Wild Women of Wongo (1959).

Stars: Bill Corbett, Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy, Mike Dodge

Votes: 296

47. Out of Mind: The Stories of H.P. Lovecraft (1998 TV Movie)

56 min | Horror, Fantasy

Haunted by disturbing dreams from an inherited book, a young man becomes interested in the writings of H.P. Lovecraft.

Director: Raymond St-Jean | Stars: Christopher Heyerdahl, Peter Farbridge, Art Kitching, Michael Sinelnikoff

Votes: 315

48. Discussions with Richard Dawkins, Episode 1: The Four Horsemen (2008 Video)

120 min | Documentary

Richard Dawkins is joined by Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens to discuss science, god, religion and much more.

Director: Josh Timonen | Stars: Richard Dawkins, Daniel C. Dennett, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens

Votes: 458

49. The Quantum Activist (2009)

Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary

There is a revolution going on in science. A genuine paradigm shift. While mainstream science remains materialist, a substantial number of scientists are supporting and developing a ... See full summary »

Directors: Renee Slade, Ri Stewart | Star: Amit Goswami

Votes: 240

50. Hush (I) (2006)

5 min | Short, Crime, Drama

Some time after miscarrying, the psychologically traumatized Fay Malony finds herself accused of kidnapping. In the course of police investigation, the detective assigned to the case ... See full summary »

Director: Tom Delfino | Stars: Jacquelyn Knabusch, Tony Pratt, Winona Yellowhammer, Sean Barnes

Votes: 7