Cerebral 1383 films
The pleasure itself is thinking: debate, deduction, ideas as the action. My Dinner with Andre, The Seventh Seal, Before Sunset.
Samsara
2011 · ★ 8.1
Ken
1964 · ★ 8.0
Kokuho
2025 · ★ 8.0
The Exterminating Angel
1962 · ★ 7.9
Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God
2007 · ★ 7.9
Chinatown
1974 · ★ 7.9
Falling Camellia
2018 · ★ 7.9
Gone Girl
2014 · ★ 7.9
Koyaanisqatsi
1983 · ★ 7.9
Network
1976 · ★ 7.8
Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street
2002 · ★ 7.8
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey
2014 · ★ 7.8
To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb
2023 · ★ 7.7
Persona 3 the Movie: #4 Winter of Rebirth
2016 · ★ 7.7
Family of Strangers
2019 · ★ 7.6
The Incredible Shrinking Man
1957 · ★ 7.5
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
1962 · ★ 7.5
Trick the Movie: Last Stage
2014 · ★ 7.5
Don't Call It Mystery: The Movie
2023 · ★ 7.5
The Book of Henry
2017 · ★ 7.5
Johnny Got His Gun
1971 · ★ 7.5
Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva
2009 · ★ 7.4
Wick Is Pain
2025 · ★ 7.4
Ulysses' Gaze
1995 · ★ 7.4
An Inspector Calls
2015 · ★ 7.4
Clara
2018 · ★ 7.4
Godai - The Wunderkind
2020 · ★ 7.4
Hakkenden
2024 · ★ 7.4
Juror 8
2019 · ★ 7.4
The Collini Case
2019 · ★ 7.4
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What does "Cerebral" mean in our catalog?
The pleasure itself is thinking: debate, deduction, ideas as the action. My Dinner with Andre, The Seventh Seal, Before Sunset.
How are these films tagged "cerebral"?
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