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Mystery Movies For Mental Exhaustion From The 2020S

Mystery movies for mental exhaustion from the 2020s. Includes The Dry, Don't Worry Darling, Malignant and more, curated by Moviepiq.

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

The Dry movie poster
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2021 · ★★★½☆ 6.8/10

Aaron Falk returns to his drought-stricken hometown to attend a tragic funeral. But his return opens a decades-old wound - the unsolved death of a teenage girl.

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

Don't Worry Darling movie poster
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2022 · ★★★½☆ 6.8/10

Alice and Jack are lucky to be living in the idealized community of Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their families. But when cracks in their idyllic life begin to appear, exposing flashes of something much more sinister lurking beneath the attractive façade, Alice can't help questioning exactly what they're doing in Victory, and why.

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

Malignant movie poster
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2021 · ★★★½☆ 6.7/10

Madison is paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders, and her torment worsens as she discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities with a mysterious tie to her past.

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

Fear Street: 1994 movie poster
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2021 · ★★★½☆ 6.7/10

After a series of brutal slayings, a teen and her friends take on an evil force that's plagued their notorious town for centuries.

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

Scream movie poster
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2022 · ★★★½☆ 6.7/10

Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town's deadly past.

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

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

Low-complexity mysteries work fine. Intricate ones maybe save for later.

Blink Twice movie poster
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2024 · ★★★½☆ 6.7/10

When tech billionaire Slater King meets cocktail waitress Frida at his fundraising gala, he invites her to join him and his friends on a dream vacation on his private island. But despite the epic setting, beautiful people, ever-flowing champagne, and late-night dance parties, Frida can sense that there's something sinister hiding beneath the island's lush façade.

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

Reptile movie poster
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2023 · ★★★½☆ 6.7/10

Following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems, and by doing so dismantles the illusions in his own life.

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

Smile movie poster
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2022 · ★★★½☆ 6.7/10

After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain.

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

Oddity movie poster
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2024 · ★★★½☆ 6.7/10

After the brutal murder of her twin sister, Darcy goes after those responsible by using haunted items as her tools for revenge.

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

Boston Strangler movie poster
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2023 · ★★★½☆ 6.6/10

Reporters Loretta McLaughlin and Jean Cole bravely pursue the story of the Boston Strangler at great personal risk, putting their own lives on the line in their quest to uncover the truth.

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

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

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