Cerebral 1383 films
The pleasure itself is thinking: debate, deduction, ideas as the action. My Dinner with Andre, The Seventh Seal, Before Sunset.
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A Single Spark
1995 · ★ 7.1
Silent Parade
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The Agony and the Ecstasy
1965 · ★ 7.1
Little Children
2006 · ★ 7.1
The Accountant²
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You Don't Know Jack
2010 · ★ 7.0
The Dead Zone
1983 · ★ 7.0
Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine
2023 · ★ 7.0
The Invisible Witness
2018 · ★ 7.0
The Kiyosu Conference
2013 · ★ 7.0
The Face Reader
2013 · ★ 7.0
The Brutalist
2024 · ★ 7.0
Layer Cake
2004 · ★ 6.9
Mikey and Nicky
1976 · ★ 6.9
Runaway Jury
2003 · ★ 6.9
Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience
2016 · ★ 6.9
Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise
1987 · ★ 6.9
Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Sustainable War
2021 · ★ 6.8
Bad Times at the El Royale
2018 · ★ 6.8
Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper
2014 · ★ 6.8
Long Live Freedom
2013 · ★ 6.8
The Glorious Team Batista
2008 · ★ 6.8
Coffee and Cigarettes II
1989 · ★ 6.8
Opera
1987 · ★ 6.7
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
2019 · ★ 6.7
Masquerade Hotel
2019 · ★ 6.7
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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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