Ranker FilmList RulesReally great, but really weird movies and films.
List of the best weird movies. This list compiles the greatest films of all time that also happen to be the strangest. Whether surreal or just odd, if off-beat movies are your thing, then peruse this list to catch the ones you have yet to see and vote up the ones you think are the absolute weirdest. Many of these movies have won multiple Academy Awards and/or Golden Globes, although they really would have fared even better if there was a category for "Weirdest Motion Picture." If you thought Being John Malkovich was out there, just wait until you check out the rest of these flicks.
Great movies like Eraserhead, directed by the famously unusual David Lynch, are accompanied on this list by other works of fellow famous directors like Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange. There are also good (but still weird) foreign films, such as Salvador Dali's Un Chien Andalou and Ingmar Bergman's Persona. All of these movies might be weird, off-color, freaky, surrealist, or blend genres you didn't think could be blended (what on earth is I'm Still Here with Joaquin Phoenix?) but they are also undeniably fantastic films.
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17534Brazil
Robert De Niro, Bob HoskinsReleased: 1985
Directed by: Terry Gilliam
Brazil is a 1985 British film directed by Terry Gilliam and written by Gilliam, Charles... more on Wikipedia
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365135A Clockwork Orange
Malcolm McDowell, Warren ClarkeReleased: 1971
Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 dystopian crime film adapted, produced, and directed by Stanley... more on Wikipedia3
29198Eraserhead
Jack Nance, Jeanne BatesReleased: 1977
Directed by: David Lynch
Eraserhead is a 1977 American experimental body horror film directed by David Lynch. Henry... more on WikipediaMany consider this one of the top experimental films of all time.
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19560Donnie Darko
Drew Barrymore, Ashley TisdaleReleased: 2001
Directed by: Richard Kelly
Donnie Darko is a 2001 American supernatural drama film written and directed by Richard Kelly... more on Wikipedia5
265109Being John Malkovich
Cameron Diaz, Brad PittReleased: 1999
Directed by: Spike Jonze
Being John Malkovich is a 1999 American fantasy comedy film written by Charlie Kaufman and... more on Wikipedia6
17870The Lobster
Colin Farrell, Rachel WeiszReleased: 2015
Directed by: Yorgos Lanthimos
The Lobster is a 2015 science fiction romantic comedy-drama film directed by Greek director... more on Wikipedia7
13751Pan's Labyrinth
Sergi López, Maribel VerdúReleased: 2006
Directed by: Guillermo del Toro
Pan's Labyrinth is a 2006 Spanish-Mexican dark fantasy film directed by Guillermo del Toro. It... more on Wikipedia8
7614Naked Lunch
Ian Holm, Roy ScheiderReleased: 1991
Directed by: David Cronenberg
Naked Lunch is a 1991 science fiction drama film written and directed by David Cronenberg and... more on Wikipedia9
8224Freaks
Wallace Ford, Edward BrophyReleased: 1932
Directed by: Tod Browning
Freaks is a 1932 American horror film in which the eponymous characters were played by people... more on Wikipedia10
7621Dark City
Jennifer Connelly, Kiefer SutherlandReleased: 1998
Directed by: Alex Proyas
Dark City is a 1998 neo-noir science fiction film directed by Alex Proyas. The screenplay was... more on Wikipedia11
187111The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Susan Sarandon, Tim CurryReleased: 1975
Directed by: Jim Sharman
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 musical horror comedy film by 20th Century Fox... more on Wikipedia12
12363Spirited Away
Miyu Irino, Bunta SugawaraReleased: 2001
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Spirited Away is a 2001 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki... more on Wikipedia13
11665Pi
Mark Margolis, Ajay NaiduReleased: 1998
Directed by: Darren Aronofsky
Pi, also titled π, is a 1998 American surrealist psychological thriller film written and... more on Wikipedia14
6622The City of Lost Children
Ron Perlman, Jean-Louis TrintignantReleased: 1995
Directed by: Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
The City of Lost Children is a 1995 French-German-Spanish science fantasy drama film directed... more on Wikipedia15
7027Time Bandits
Sean Connery, John CleeseReleased: 1981
Directed by: Terry Gilliam
Time Bandits is a 1981 British fantasy film co-written, produced, and directed by Terry... more on Wikipedia16
11567Pink Floyd – The Wall
Bob Hoskins, Bob GeldofReleased: 1982
Directed by: Alan Parker
Pink Floyd - The Wall is a fulldome production about Pink Floyd’s album The Wall. It was... more on Wikipedia17
9953Un Chien Andalou
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Luis BuñuelReleased: 1929
Directed by: Luis Buñuel
UN CHIEN ANDALOU consists of sixteen minutes of bizarre and surreal images that may or may not... more on Wikipedia18
6322Synecdoche, New York
Michelle Williams, Jennifer Jason LeighReleased: 2008
Directed by: Charlie Kaufman
Synecdoche, New York is a 2008 American postmodern drama film directed by Charlie Kaufman. An... more on Wikipedia19
9553The Seventh Seal
Max von Sydow, Bibi AnderssonReleased: 1957
Directed by: Ingmar Bergman
The Seventh Seal is a 1957 Swedish drama-fantasy film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman.... more on Wikipedia![Under the Skin]()
206324Under the Skin
Scarlett Johansson, Kryštof HádekReleased: 2013
Directed by: Jonathan Glazer
Under the Skin is a 2013 science fiction film directed by Jonathan Glazer, loosely based on... more on Wikipedia21
7335Old Boy
Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-taeReleased: 2003
Directed by: Park Chan-wook
Oldboy is a 2003 South Korean mystery thriller neo-noir film directed by Park Chan-wook, based... more on Wikipedia22
5622Liquid Sky
Anne Carlisle, Jack AdalistReleased: 1982
Directed by: Slava Tsukerman
Liquid Sky is an independent American science fiction film. It debuted at the Montreal Film... more on Wikipedia23
5020A Scanner Darkly
Robert Downey Jr., Keanu ReevesReleased: 2006
Directed by: Richard Linklater
A Scanner Darkly is a 2006 American animated science fiction thriller film directed by Richard... more on Wikipedia24
4819Delicatessen
Dominique Pinon, Karin ViardReleased: 1991
Directed by: Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Delicatessen is a 1991 French film, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro, starring... more on Wikipedia25
6839Mother
Jennifer Lawrence, Javier BardemReleased: 2017
Directed by: Darren Aronofsky
Mother! is a 2017 American psychological horror thriller film, written and directed by Darren... more on Wikipedia
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