Some movies suffer from being weird. For instance, look at 2001’s Freddy Got Fingered and 2003’s The Room; they’re strange and awful.
Other films, however, are weird but still manage to be watchable. One keen cinema fan has started a discussion asking for “movies that are weird in a good way.” These are some of the best movie recommendations the film community made.
1. Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
Everything Everywhere All at Once is an absurdist comedy-drama about a Chinese-American immigrant who has to connect with parallel universe versions of herself to prevent the universe from being destroyed by a powerful being. It’s bizarre.
1. Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
One moviegoer suggests it, and the responses are unanimously positive. Another says it’s the best weird thing they’ve ever seen, and another can’t recommend it enough but suggests watching it with an open mind.
2. Being John Malkovich (1999)
A couple of posters give Being John Malkovich as their answer. It’s a surrealist fantasy comedy that stars Malkovich as a fictional version of himself. It follows a puppeteer who discovers a portal that leads into Malkovich’s mind, where much of the movie is set.
2. Being John Malkovich (1999)
The responses to the suggestion are all positive. One film buff notes it’s so weird but so good; another says it’s excellent and messed up, which describes it nicely.
3. Big Fish (2003)
Big Fish is a Tim Burton movie, automatically making it somewhat weird. It’s a fantasy comedy-drama based on Daniel Wallace’s 1988 novel. It’s about an exasperated son attempting to distinguish fact from fiction in his dying father’s life, which results in some peculiar scenes.
3. Big Fish (2003)
A film lover includes it in a list of suggestions and says they like the mix of fantasy, reality, and exaggeration. Another poster comments on what a well-done movie it is.
4. Evil Dead II (1987)
Evil Dead II is a comedy horror serving as a remake and a sequel to 1981’s The Evil Dead (let’s call it a “requel”). It follows a young man, Ash Williams, to a remote cabin with his girlfriend. There, they unwittingly unleash demons that torment and possess them. It’s a bizarre, surreal, and satirical take on the comedy horror genre.
4. Evil Dead II (1987)
A critic describes it as funny and nasty, which has prompted several others to comment. Another cinephile says there are so many creative moments; another cites the scene in which Ash laughs hysterically, and the moose on the wall is laughing with him as a particularly brilliant but weird moment.
5. Galaxy Quest (1999)
A film fanatic suggests Galaxy Quest fits the bill for this discussion. The sci-fi comedy follows the cast of a fictional cult television series, the eponymous Galaxy Quest, as they get inadvertently pulled into an interstellar war by extraterrestrial beings who believe their show is a real documentary.
5. Galaxy Quest (1999)
It works as both a Star Trek spoof and a standalone comedy movie. Another suggests it’s “one of the best Star Trek movies,” which accurately conveys the bizarre nature of the film.
6. Buckaroo Banzai (1984)
Buckaroo Banzai, also known as The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, was very unpopular when it was first released, mainly due to its sheer weirdness. Critics saw it as strange and unintelligible. It’s a sci-fi movie with an incredible cast about the efforts of the eponymous polymath to defeat aliens intent on taking over the world.
6. Buckaroo Banzai (1984)
It’s far more appreciated now, as the commenters in this discussion suggest. One fan explains they sat in an empty theater watching it in 1984 and are happy to see it’s now getting the recognition it deserves. Another says they joined the discussion in the specific hope of seeing someone give it as an answer.
7. Under the Skin (2013)
Another moviegoer votes for the sci-fi movie Under the Skin. It prompted another user to reply, saying it was “weird in a freaky way.” That’s an apt description, as it’s an unsettling movie with lots of weird imagery, but it’s undoubtedly excellent.
7. Under the Skin (2013)
The movie follows a strange, otherworldly woman, played by Scarlett Johansson, as she preys on unsuspecting men in the unlikely location of Scotland.
8. They Live (1988)
Someone has put forward John Carpenter’s They Live as a wonderfully weird movie, which has prompted another user to ask if it fits the bill in terms of weirdness. The original poster affirms that it is a bizarre movie by saying “very.” They are correct.
8. They Live (1988)
It’s a sci-fi action horror about an unnamed drifter who, wearing unique sunglasses, discovers that the ruling classes are extraterrestrials who conceal their appearance and manipulate the masses to consume, breed, and conform through subliminal messages in mass media.
9. Fight Club (1999)
Fight Club undoubtedly fits the criteria for this discussion, so it’s surprising to see only one person suggest it as an answer and even more surprising to see nobody elaborating on it. Regardless, it’s included in this list because it’s a perfect example of a weird movie that is also fantastic.
9. Fight Club (1999)
It’s narrated by the lead character, an unnamed man who joins a “fight club” with a soap salesman who turns out to be his alter-ego. It’s incredibly odd, but there’s a reason it’s one of the most talked about movies of the 1990s.
10. Donnie Darko (2001)
Donnie Darko appears in a list of suggestions by one keen movie fan, which has prompted another user to agree, saying they love every movie in said list.
10. Donnie Darko (2001)
It’s a psychological sci-fi thriller about the eponymous emotionally unstable teenager. He avoids inevitable death in a bizarre accident through sleepwalking, then has visions of a giant humanoid rabbit who tells him the world will end in less than a month. It’s original, intelligent, and peculiar.
Source: Reddit.
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