Best mind-bending English movies on MUBI in India

By the KyaDekhu team · Updated 23 October 2026 · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb

53 movies on MUBI in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.6. Newest addition: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, added to MUBI on 2 Oct. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity; showing the top 30.

1. The Thing (1982)

Movie · English · 1h 49m · Horror, Mystery · IMDb 8.2 (5.4L votes)

TwistyDark & grittyVisually stunningMature

A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.

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2. Children of Men (2006)

Movie · English · 1h 49m · A · Science Fiction, Thriller · IMDb 7.9 (5.7L votes)

Visually stunningEdge-of-seatMatureDark & gritty

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.

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3. Dogville (2003)

Movie · English · 2h 58m · Crime, Drama · IMDb 8.0 (1.7L votes)

Slow-burnTwistyMatureDark & gritty

A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town, she learns that their support has a price.

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4. Carlito's Way (1993)

Movie · English · 2h 24m · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.9 (2.5L votes)

MatureVisually stunningEdge-of-seatDark & gritty

Free after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long before the ex-con is sucked back into the New York City underworld.

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5. Dancer in the Dark (2000)

Movie · English · 2h 20m · Drama, Crime · IMDb 7.9 (1.3L votes)

Slow-burnDark & grittyTwistyMature

Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her young son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life becomes increasingly difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, dreaming u

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6. The Fall (2008)

Movie · English · 1h 57m · Adventure, Fantasy · IMDb 7.8 (1.3L votes)

TwistyVisually stunning

In a hospital on the outskirts of 1920s Los Angeles, an injured stuntman begins to tell a fellow patient, a little girl with a broken arm, a fantastic story about 5 mythical heroes. Thanks to his fractured state of mind and her vivid imagination, the line between fiction and reality starts to blur as the tale advances.

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7. Lost Highway (1997)

Movie · English · 2h 14m · A · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 7.6 (1.7L votes)

TwistyMatureCold & detachedDark & gritty

A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.

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8. Aftersun (2022)

Movie · English · 1h 41m · Drama · IMDb 7.6 (1.3L votes)

Slow-burnTwistyLow-stakesHeartwarming

Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories fill the gaps between camcorder footages as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the troubled man she didn't.

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9. The Substance (2024)

Movie · English · 2h 21m · A · Horror, Science Fiction · IMDb 7.2 (4.7L votes)

MatureDark & grittyCold & detachedFunny

A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.

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10. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)

Movie · English · 2h 15m · Drama, Mystery · IMDb 7.3 (1.2L votes)

TwistyMatureSlow-burnDark & gritty

In the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experiencing dark visions and supernatural encounters, Agent Dale Cooper chillingly predicts that the culprit will claim another

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11. Moonage Daydream (2022)

Movie · English · 2h 15m · Documentary, Music · IMDb 7.6 (16.7K votes)

Low-stakesTwistyVisually stunning

A cinematic odyssey featuring never-before-seen footage exploring David Bowie's creative and musical journey.

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12. Eraserhead (1977)

Movie · English · 1h 29m · Horror, Science Fiction · IMDb 7.2 (1.5L votes)

TwistySlow-burnMatureDark & gritty

First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.

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13. Midsommar (2019)

Movie · English · 2h 27m · A · Horror, Drama · IMDb 7.1 (5.0L votes)

Slow-burnTwistyVisually stunningDark & gritty

Several friends travel to Sweden to study as anthropologists a summer festival that is held every ninety years in the remote hometown of one of them. What begins as a dream vacation in a place where the sun never sets, gradually turns into a dark nightmare as the mysterious inhabitants invite them to participate in the

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14. Videodrome (1983)

Movie · English · 1h 28m · Horror, Science Fiction · IMDb 7.1 (1.2L votes)

TwistyMatureDark & grittyCold & detached

As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract viewers. When he happens upon "Videodrome," a TV show dedicated to gratuitous torture and punishment, Max sees a potential hit and broadcasts the show on his channel. However, after his girlfriend auditions for the show and ne

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15. Orlando (1992)

Movie · English · 1h 34m · Drama, Fantasy · IMDb 7.1 (21.4K votes)

Slow-burnTwistyVisually stunning

England, 1600. Queen Elizabeth I promises Orlando, a young nobleman obsessed with poetry, that she will grant him land and fortune if he agrees to satisfy a very particular request.

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16. The Watermelon Woman (1997)

Movie · English · 1h 25m · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 7.1 (5.3K votes)

Slow-burnTwistyDialogue-drivenFunny

A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.

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17. Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One (1968)

Movie · English · 1h 15m · Documentary · IMDb 7.2 (3.0K votes)

Slow-burnTwistyLow-stakesCold & detached

In Manhattan's Central Park, a film crew directed by William Greaves is shooting a screen test with various pairs of actors. It's a confrontation between a couple: he demands to know what's wrong, she challenges his sexual orientation. Cameras shoot the exchange, and another camera records Greaves and his crew. Sometim

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18. Witches (2024)

Movie · English · 1h 30m · Documentary · IMDb 7.4 (1.8K votes)

Slow-burnTwistyLow-stakesDark & gritty

A deeply personal documentary that examines the relationship between cinematic portrayals of witches and the all-too-real experiences of postpartum depression by utilising footage that spans the entirety of film history alongside heartrending personal testimony.

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19. The Nile Hilton Incident (2017)

Movie · English · 1h 51m · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 6.8 (10.6K votes)

MatureCold & detachedTwistyDark & gritty

Cairo, 2011. A police officer investigates the murder of a woman in a luxurious hotel in the days leading up to the Egyptian revolution.

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20. Damage (1992)

Movie · English · 1h 51m · Drama, Romance · IMDb 6.7 (23.1K votes)

MatureCold & detachedDark & grittyTwisty

The life of a respected British politician at the height of his career crumbles when he becomes obsessed with his son's lover.

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21. Grand Theft Hamlet (2024)

Movie · English · 1h 31m · Animation, Documentary · IMDb 6.9 (2.9K votes)

FunnyMatureVisually stunningTwisty

Two unemployed friends have a fresh idea: they want to stage Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' in Grand Theft Auto. But even in a virtual world, reality intrudes in a wild and trippy film shot entirely inside the ultra-violent video game.

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22. Antichrist (2009)

Movie · English · 1h 44m · A · Drama, Horror · IMDb 6.5 (1.5L votes)

TwistyMatureSlow-burnDark & gritty

A grieving couple retreats to their cabin 'Eden' in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse.

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23. Spring Night, Summer Night (1967)

Movie · English · 1h 22m · Drama · IMDb 7.0 (885 votes)

Slow-burnMatureDark & grittyTwisty

Carl and Jessie are half siblings who feel trapped by the existential and economic pressures of living in the small mining town of Canaan, Ohio. Their shared rebellion soon takes on the form of an illicit love affair depicted in interwoven sequences of lusty poeticism and ethnographic vérité. When Jessie becomes pregna

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24. Lynch (one) (2007)

Movie · English · 1h 24m · Documentary · IMDb 6.7 (1.0K votes)

Slow-burnTwistyLow-stakesCold & detached

Rare glimpse into the fascinating mind of one of cinema's greatest directors. Footage was gathered over a two year period during the production of Inland Empire and documents David Lynch's many creative interests as well as his passion for filmmaking. It’s “abstract trip” which reveals new aspects of the personality an

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25. Swallow (2020)

Movie · English · 1h 35m · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 6.5 (33.0K votes)

Dark & grittyMatureCold & detachedTwisty

Hunter, a newly pregnant housewife, finds herself increasingly compelled to consume dangerous objects. As her husband and his family tighten their control over her life, she must confront the dark secret behind her new obsession.

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26. Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026)

Movie · English · 1h 52m · Comedy, Horror · IMDb 6.5 (23.3K votes)

TwistyMatureFunnyDark & gritty

An ambitious director sets out to revive a faded slasher franchise, but her meeting with the film’s reclusive original star spirals into a terrifying maze of obsession, fear, and blood-soaked delusion.

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27. Not a Pretty Picture (1976)

Movie · English · 1h 23m · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.2 (395 votes)

TwistyMatureDark & grittySlow-burn

Mixing narrative and documentary, the film retells a 16 year old girl's experience of a date rape.

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28. River of Grass (1995)

Movie · English · 1h 16m · Drama, Crime · IMDb 6.5 (3.2K votes)

MatureTwistySlow-burnDark & gritty

Cozy, a dissatisfied housewife, meets Lee at a bar. A drink turns into a home break-in, and a gunshot sends them on the run together, thinking they've committed murder.

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29. Father Mother Sister Brother (2025)

Movie · English · 1h 51m · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 6.5 (15.9K votes)

Slow-burnTwistyDialogue-drivenLow-stakes

Estranged siblings reunite after years apart, forced to confront unresolved tensions and reevaluate their strained relationships with their emotionally distant parents.

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30. Totally F***ed Up (1994)

Movie · English · 1h 20m · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 6.5 (5.7K votes)

MatureDark & grittyCold & detachedSlow-burn

Gay, alienated Los Angeles teens have a hard time as their parents kick them out of their homes, they don’t have money, their lovers cheat, and they are harassed by gay-bashers.

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