Really Makes You ThinkWant to feel smart, but don't want to read an actual book? Check out these lists of movies, TV shows, and other forms of entertainment that will get your mind wheels spinning.
Vote up the best TV shows and movies like Shutter Island.
Wondering what to watch after Shutter Island? The mysterious, Hitchcock-inspired neo-noir thriller captivated audiences the moment it came out. If you're a fan of suspense, period pieces, and surprise endings, you're probably looking for some Shutter Island similar shows and movies to satiate your cravings. Luckily, there are plenty of movies and TV shows out there with a theme similar to Shutter Island.
What movies and TV shows will you find here? The Departed is also a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio in a project directed by Martin Scorsese. Fight Club is another good movie for Shutter Island fans, as is the enigmatic Inception. If you are looking for a TV show like Shutter Island, American Horror Story – especially the first season – is a great choice. Other recommendations include Inception, The Sixth Sense, and Fargo.
Which movie or TV show like Shutter Island is the best? Help us decide by giving your favorites a thumbs up and add any great programs we may have missed.
Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a thief with the rare ability to enter people's dreams and steal their secrets from their subconscious. His skill has made him a hot commodity in the world of corporate espionage but has also cost him everything he loves. Cobb gets a chance at redemption when he is offered a seemingly impossible task: Plant an idea in someone's mind. If he succeeds, it will be the perfect crime, but a dangerous enemy anticipates Cobb's every move.
A depressed man (Edward Norton) suffering from insomnia meets a strange soap salesman named Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) and soon finds himself living in his squalid house after his perfect apartment is destroyed. The two bored men form an underground club with strict rules and fight other men who are fed up with their mundane lives. Their perfect partnership frays when Marla (Helena Bonham Carter), a fellow support group crasher, attracts Tyler's attention.
Leonard (Guy Pearce) is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty, however, of locating his wife's killer is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.
South Boston cop Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) goes under cover to infiltrate the organization of gangland chief Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson). As Billy gains the mobster's trust, a career criminal named Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) infiltrates the police department and reports on its activities to his syndicate bosses. When both organizations learn they have a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin must figure out each other's identities to save their own lives.
In a funny, moving and distinctly mind-bending journey through suburban America, one extraordinary but disenchanted teenager is about to take Time's Arrow for a ride. After surviving a freak accident, Donnie (Jake Gyllenhaal) begins to explore what it means to be alive, and in short order to be in love, he uncovers secrets of the universe that give him a tempting power to alter time and destiny.
