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Mystery Movies For A Scattered Attention Span When You Can’t Sleep

Mystery movies for a scattered attention span when you cant sleep. Includes Mystic River, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1, Notorious and more, curate...

Scattered tonight. These work with that, not against it.

Mystic River movie poster
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2003 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.

The emotional signals are loud enough to bring your attention back each time it drifts.

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 movie poster
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2012 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

Batman has not been seen for ten years. A new breed of criminal ravages Gotham City, forcing 55-year-old Bruce Wayne back into the cape and cowl. But, does he still have what it takes to fight crime in a new era?

The emotional signals are loud enough to bring your attention back each time it drifts.

Notorious movie poster
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1946 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war criminal, as a spy. As they begin to fall for one another, Alicia is instructed to win the affections of Alexander Sebastian, a Nazi hiding out in Brazil. When Sebastian becomes serious about his relationship with Alicia, the stakes get higher, and Devlin must watch her slip further undercover.

Works with a wandering mind. The key moments get through regardless.

Deep Red movie poster
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1975 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

An English pianist living in Rome witnesses the brutal murder of his psychic neighbor. With the help of a tenacious young reporter, he tries to discover the killer using very unconventional methods. The two are soon drawn into a shocking web of dementia and violence.

The emotional signals are loud enough to bring your attention back each time it drifts.

Angel's Egg movie poster
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1985 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

In the ruins of a strange city, a young girl takes care of a large egg she holds carefully in her arms. She bonds with a boy who is searching for a bird he saw in a dream.

The emotional signals are loud enough to bring your attention back each time it drifts.

Scattered-attention films have strong enough emotional signals that the mind keeps returning even when it wanders.

Harder with scattered attention. You'll miss pieces that matter.

The Maltese Falcon movie poster
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1941 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.

The emotional signals are loud enough to bring your attention back each time it drifts.

Mother movie poster
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2009 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

A mother lives quietly with her son. One day, a girl is brutally killed, and the boy is charged with the murder. Now, it's his mother's mission to prove him innocent.

The emotional signals are loud enough to bring your attention back each time it drifts.

Sleuth movie poster
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1972 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

A man who loves games and theatre invites his wife's lover to meet, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.

The emotional signals are loud enough to bring your attention back each time it drifts.

Mississippi Burning movie poster
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1988 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where segregation divides black and white. The younger agent trained in FBI school runs up against the small town ways of his partner, a former sheriff.

The emotional signals are loud enough to bring your attention back each time it drifts.

Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island movie poster
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1998 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

After going their separate ways, Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Velma, Daphne, and Fred reunite to investigate the ghost of Moonscar the pirate on a haunted bayou island, but it turns out the swashbuckler's spirit isn't the only creepy character on the island. The sleuths also meet up with cat creatures and zombies... and it looks like for the first time in their lives, these ghouls might actually be real.

The emotional signals are loud enough to bring your attention back each time it drifts.

These films were chosen for the state you're in, not the state you wish you were in.

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