Cerebral 1383 films
The pleasure itself is thinking: debate, deduction, ideas as the action. My Dinner with Andre, The Seventh Seal, Before Sunset.
Viridiana
1962 · ★ 7.7
Revival of Evangelion
1998 · ★ 7.7
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
1922 · ★ 7.7
The Night of Counting the Years
1969 · ★ 7.7
ST: Aka to Shiro no Sôsa File the Movie
2015 · ★ 7.7
Like Father, Like Son
2013 · ★ 7.7
The Martian
2015 · ★ 7.7
The Bad Sleep Well
1960 · ★ 7.7
Stalag 17
1953 · ★ 7.7
Monsieur Verdoux
1947 · ★ 7.7
Sleuth
1972 · ★ 7.7
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · ★ 7.7
Brazil
1985 · ★ 7.7
High Noon
1952 · ★ 7.7
Strangers on a Train
1951 · ★ 7.7
On the Silver Globe
1989 · ★ 7.7
Primal Fear
1996 · ★ 7.7
Planet of the Apes
1968 · ★ 7.7
Sacco & Vanzetti
1971 · ★ 7.7
Nazarín
1959 · ★ 7.6
Simon of the Desert
1965 · ★ 7.6
Groundhog Day
1993 · ★ 7.6
Il Divo
2008 · ★ 7.6
A Face in the Crowd
1957 · ★ 7.6
Twelve Monkeys
1995 · ★ 7.6
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021 · ★ 7.6
The Big Sleep
1946 · ★ 7.6
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · ★ 7.6
Steins;Gate: The Movie - Load Region of Déjà Vu
2013 · ★ 7.6
Hoop Dreams
1994 · ★ 7.6
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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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