Ten films that feel like nightmares

Collider published, 3 hours ago, a list of ten movie masterpieces that the author says “feel like a nightmare,” collecting films across genres that evoke dreamlike dread or sustained psychological unease.

The roundup places David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive at No. 1, calling it intensely surreal and nightmarish; Terry Gilliam’s Brazil at No. 2, described as a relentless dystopian dark comedy; and Apocalypse Now at No. 3, noted for its unsettling exploration of the madness of war. Other entries include Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan, Martin Scorsese’s After Hours, Peter Greenaway’s The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, Bob Fosse’s All That Jazz, Ulrich Seidl’s Angst, and Leos Carax’s Holy Motors, with the piece noting that some selections are straight horror while others create nightmarelike stress or dread by other means.

The article offers short write-ups for each film explaining why it fits the theme. The author, Jeremy, is identified in the piece as having more than 2,200 published articles and as writing for the site since February 2022.

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Culture, Mulholland Drive, Brazil, Apocalypse Now, David Lynch, Stanley Kubrick