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Action Movies For Mental Exhaustion From The 2000S

Action movies for mental exhaustion from the 2000s. Includes The Incredibles, The Count of Monte Cristo, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust and more, curated by Mov...

Thinking is off the table tonight. These films are fine with that.

The Incredibles movie poster
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2004 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

Bob Parr has given up his superhero days to log in time as an insurance adjuster and raise his three children with his formerly heroic wife in suburbia. But when he receives a mysterious assignment, it's time to get back into costume.

Low cognitive demand, high reward. The rare film that works when you have nothing left.

The Count of Monte Cristo movie poster
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2002 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

Edmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best friend, Fernand, deceives him. After spending 13 miserable years in prison, Dantés escapes with the help of a fellow inmate and plots his revenge, cleverly insinuating himself into the French nobility.

Low cognitive demand, high reward. The rare film that works when you have nothing left.

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust movie poster
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2001 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

D, a legendary dhampir competes with a motley family of bounty hunters to track down Charlotte Elbourne, a young woman who has seemingly been abducted by vampire nobleman Meier Link.

Low cognitive demand, high reward. The rare film that works when you have nothing left.

Iron Man movie poster
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2008 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.

Asks almost nothing of your processing power. You can be fully present or half asleep and still get it.

Children of Men movie poster
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2006 · ★★★½☆ 7.6/10

In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.

Low cognitive demand, high reward. The rare film that works when you have nothing left.

A film for mental exhaustion has one job: be worth your remaining energy. These are.

Does the thinking for you. All you have to do is watch.

The Last Samurai movie poster
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2003 · ★★★½☆ 7.6/10

Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.

Low cognitive demand, high reward. The rare film that works when you have nothing left.

Sin Nombre movie poster
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2009 · ★★★½☆ 7.6/10

Sayra, a Native Honduran teenager, hungers for a better life. Her chance for one comes when she is reunited with her long-estranged father, who intends to emigrate to Mexico and then enter the United States. Sayra's life collides with a pair of Indigenous Mexican and Mestizo-Mexican gangmembers who have boarded the same USA-bound train.

Low cognitive demand, high reward. The rare film that works when you have nothing left.

Avatar movie poster
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2009 · ★★★½☆ 7.6/10

In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecting an alien civilization.

Asks almost nothing of your processing power. You can be fully present or half asleep and still get it.

Apocalypto movie poster
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2006 · ★★★½☆ 7.6/10

Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man's idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, he is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate and spurred by the power of his love for his woman and his family he will make a desperate break to return home and to ultimately save his way of life.

Asks almost nothing of your processing power. You can be fully present or half asleep and still get it.

Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone movie poster
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2007 · ★★★½☆ 7.6/10

After the Second Impact, Tokyo-3 is being attacked by giant monsters called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind. The child Shinji's objective is to fight the Angels by piloting one of the mysterious Evangelion mecha units. A remake of the first six episodes of GAINAX's famous 1996 anime series. The film was retitled "Evangelion: 1.01" for its DVD release and "Evangelion: 1.11" for a release with additional scenes.

Low cognitive demand, high reward. The rare film that works when you have nothing left.

These films work because they match where you actually are, not where you think you should be.

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