Surrealism is destructive, but it destroys only what it considers to be shackles limiting our vision. Salvador Dali
Surreal movies or art is my favorite genre. Here is the most authentic and detailed list of Surreal movies. The whole list is indeed, a masterpiece work of cinematography. ENJOY! (This list will be updated soon with new sapphires of surreal cinema).
- Stalker (1979) – Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
- Mulholland Drive (2001) – Directed by David Lynch
- The Double Life of Véronique (1991) – Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Eraserhead (1977) – Directed by David Lynch
- Inland Empire (2006) – Directed by David Lynch
- Blue Velvet (1986) – Directed by David Lynch
- Nostalghia (1983) – Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
- The Three Colors trilogy: 1.Three Colors: Blue (1993), 2.Three Colors: White (1994), 3.Three Colors: Red (1994) – Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
- The Elephant Man (1980) – Directed by David Lynch
- My Left Foot (1989) – Directed by Jim Sheridan
- Metropolis (1927) – Directed by Fritz Lang
- Paris, Texas (1984) – Directed by Wim Wenders
- The Seventh Seal (1957) – Directed by Ingmar Bergman
- Bicycle Thieves (1948) – Directed by Vittorio De Sica
- Space Rage (1985) – Directed by Conrad E. Palmisano
- Mystic River (2003) – Directed by Clint Eastwood
- The Virgin Spring (1960) – Directed by Ingmar Bergman
- The Wages of Fear (1953) – Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot
- Koker trilogy: 1.Where Is the Friend’s Home? (1987), 2.Life, and Nothing More…(1991), 3.Through the Olive Trees (1994) – Directed by Abbas Kiarostami
- Still Walking (2008) – Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda
- Synecdoche, New York (2008) – Directed by Charlie Kaufman
- The Deserted Station (2002) – Directed by Alireza Raisian
- The Wind Will Carry Us (1999) – Directed by Abbas Kiarostami
- Fanny and Alexander (1982) – Directed by Ingmar Bergman
- Hana-bi (1997) – Directed by Takeshi Kitano
- Turtles Can Fly (2004) – Directed by Bahman Ghobadi
- A Clockwork Orange (1971) – Directed by Stanley Kubrick
- In a Better World (2010) – Directed by Susanne Bier
- Lost Highway (1997) – Directed by David Lynch
- The Sacrifice (1986) – Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
- The Spirit of the Beehive (1973) – Directed by Víctor Erice
- Pi (1998) – Directed by Darren Aronofsky
- Wild Strawberries (1957) – Directed by Ingmar Bergman
- The Saddest Music in the World (2003) – Directed by Guy Maddin
- The Taste of Tea (2004) – Director Katsuhito Ishii
- The Magician (1958) – Directed by Ingmar Bergman
- The Phantom of Liberty (1974) – Directed by Luis Buñuel
- Last Year at Marienbad (1961) – Directed by Alain Resnais
- Fortress (1992) – Directed by Stuart Gordon
- The Serpent’s Kiss (1997) – Directed by Philippe Rousselot
- The Secret Garden (1993) – Directed by Agnieszka Holland
- Europa trilogy: The Element of Crime (1984) Epidemic (1987) Europa (1991) – Directed by Lars von Trier
- The Fall (2006) – Directed by Tarsem Singh
- Requiem for a Dream (2000) – Directed by Darren Aronofsky
- The Machinist (2004) – Directed by Brad Anderson
- Delicatessen (1991) – Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro
- Misery (1990) – Directed by Rob Reiner
- The City of Lost Children (1995) – Directed by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- Cassandra’s Dream (2007) – Directed by Woody Allen
- Amélie (2001) – Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- Neverwas (2005) – Directed by Joshua Michael Stern
- A Short Film About Killing (1988) – Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Solaris (1972) – Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
- Gozu (2003) – Directed by Takashi Miike
- Persona (1966) – Directed by Ingmar Bergman
- Brand upon the Brain! (2006) – Directed by Guy Maddin
- A Scanner Darkly (2006) – Directed by Richard Linklater
- Taste of Cherry (1997) – Directed by Abbas Kiarostami
- Baran (2001) – Directed by Majid Majidi
- El Topo (The Mole) (1970) – Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky
- The Tree (2010) – Directed by Julie Bertuccelli
- About Elly (2009) – Directed by Asghar Farhadi
- Trainspotting (1996) – Directed by Danny Boyle
- Blue (1993) – Directed by Derek Jarman
- Being John Malkovich (1999) – Directed by Spike Jonze
- The Jacket (2005) – Directed by John Maybury
- The Cement Garden (1993) – Directed by Andrew Birkin
- The Willow Tree (2005) – Directed by Majid Majidi
- Eyes Wide Shut (1999) – Directed by Stanley Kubrick
- Dead Man (1995) – Directed by Jim Jarmusch
- The Crucible (1996) – Directed by Nicholas Hytner
- Cube (1997) – Directed by Vincenzo Natali
- Du Levande (2007) – Directed by Roy Andersson
- El Angel Exterminador (1962) – Directed by Luis Buñuel
- Deep Red (1976) – Directed by Dario Argento
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – Directed by Michel Gondry
- The Fountain (2006) – Directed by Darren Aronofsky
- Edward II (1991) – Directed by Derek Jarman
- The Holy Mountain (1973) – Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky
- The Science of Sleep (2006) – Directed by Michel Gondry
- Performance (1968) – Directed by Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg
- Hurlyburly (1998) – Directed by Anthony Drazan
- Caravaggio (1986) – Directed by Derek Jarman
- 21 Grams (2003) – Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
- Cowards Bend the Knee (2003) – Directed by Guy Maddin
- The Angelic Conversation (1986) – Directed by Derek Jarman
- Human Nature (2001) – Directed by Michel Gondry
- Naked Lunch (1991) – Directed by David Cronenberg
- Barton Fink (1991) – Directed by the Coen brothers
- Funky Forest (2005) – Directed by Katsuhito Ishii
- Brazil (1985) – Directed by Terry Gilliam
- 25th Hour (2002) – Directed by Spike Lee
- Jubilee (1978) – Directed by Derek Jarman
- The Shining (1980) – Directed by Stanley Kubrick
- Videodrome (1983) – Directed by David Cronenberg
- 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – Directed by Stanley Kubrick
- Blind Chance (1981) – Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Dune (1984) – Directed by David Lynch
- Brokeback Mountain (2005) – Directed by Ang Lee
- Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) – Directed by David Lynch
- Adaptation (2002) – Directed by Spike Jonze
- Waking Life (2001) – Directed by Richard Linklate
- Careful (1992) – Directed by Guy Maddin
- Pari (1995) – Directed by Dariush Mehrjui
- London Boulevard (2010) – Directed by William Monahan
- Modern Times (1936) – Directed by Charlie Chaplin
- Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) – Directed by George Clooney
- The Last of England (1987) – Directed by Derek Jarman
- The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001) – Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen
- Space Cowboys (2000) – Directed by Clint Eastwood
- The Golden Age (1930) – Directed by Luis Buñuel
- Crimson Gold (2003) – Directed by Jafar Panahi
- Sebastiane (1976) – Directed by Derek Jarman
- Perfect Sense (2011) – Directed by David Mackenzie
- Stay (2005) – Directed by Marc Forster
- Caligula (1979) – Directed by Tinto Brass
- Melancholia (2011) – Directed by Lars von Trier
- Apollo 18 (2011) – Directed by Gonzalo López-Gallego
- The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) – Directed by Luis Buñuel
- The Tempest (1979) – Directed by Derek Jarman
- Simon of the Desert (1965) – Directed by Luis Buñuel
- The Garden (1990) – Directed by Derek Jarman
- Black Swan (2010) – Directed by Darren Aronofsky
- Cube Zero (2004) – Directed by Ernie Barbarash
- Wittgenstein (1991) – Directed by Derek Jarman
- Cube 2: Hypercube (2002) – Directed by Andrzej Sekuła