Top 10 Philosophical Films - Movies all philosophers should watch
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- Join Philosophy Vibe as George runs through his top 10 philosophical film list. This video looks at and discusses the best philosophical films out there and the list that all philosophers must watch.
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0:00 - Introduction
1:22 - Number 10
2:48 - Number 9
4:32 - Number 8
5:36 - Number 7
6:45 - Number 6
8:03 - Number 5
9:33 - Number 4
10:44 - Number 3
12:30 - Number 2
14:10 - Requisite Release
15:33 - Number 1
17:35 - End
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How about "A Clockwork Orange"?
Both Blade Runner movies are highly philosophical.
My Dinner with Andre is genius. There's no need for anything to be acted out. It's exactly how it should be.
The Devil's advocate is criminally underrated
Very goid xomment. I quite like the acene where Al Pacino saus "who can deny the 20th century is all mine"
How is it philosophical?
My contribution is ‘2001 A Space Odyssey’ and ‘A Clockwork Orange’
Among them, the Seventh Seal is the deepest philosophical movie in my opinion. And I'd like to add that Classic European films, in general, have the far deeper layers of philosophical themes than Hollywood Sci-fi ones.
Watching Waking life on acid is what changed me forever. What a film. Richard linklater has a good grasp on making philosophical films. Even Boyhood was such adeep movie.
I know this isn't a film, but Death note was one of the greatest philosophical animes I've ever watched which explores the definition of justice and ethics. Great philosophical series/anime that you should look at
Il add 'Monster' from Urasawa too.
You should read (The show isn't as philosophical) Alice in Borderland the manga is a worlds difference.
Lol
Code geass and attack on titan are also super thought provoking and philosophical
I feel only people who haven't seen many anime would consider it one of the greatest philosophical animes. It doesn't even hold a candle to anime like Legend of the Galactic Heroes 88'
Being There (1979) Gets more relevant day by day
I would add to the list i
Blowup (Antonioni, 1966) surely has to be on a list of philosophical films.
I just went to watch the first recommendation "My Dinner with Andre" and found a nugget.
"I mean, things don't affect people the way they used to. I mean, it may very well be that 10 years from now, people will pay $10,000 in cash to be castrated just in order to be affected by something..." -Andre
The Devil's Advocate is a criminally underrated masterpiece which lives rent free in my head since I first saw it about 10 years ago. A must watch.
I love your channel! You do such a great job at making philosophy accessible and objective. It was neat to get to know your favourite philosophy films too!
Almost all stories are philosophical in that they aim to convey a moral message, but this selection is pretty good in that it captures films which did this better than others. Thank you
What a useful comment.
- The Conformist - Bertolucci
- Persona - Bergman
- 2001: A Space Odyssey - Kubrick
- Rashoman - Kurosawa
- La Docha Vita - Fellini
Paths of Glory? The Shawshank Redemption? Persona? 2001: A Space Odyssey? Virtually all of Robert Bresson's films? Many more!
I would put Groundhog Day in there. Have you done a top ten on philosophy books?
It's going to be released soon.
Precisely!
If the list doesn't include Groundhog Day, I'd have to wonder how you define "philosophical film."
When you said that you will be starting a new series about philosophy of movie, i was pessimistic about this but I'm really glad that this exceeded my expectations. I can't wait for the upcoming videos.
Thank you, glad you're enjoying 🙂
This is a perfect example of "The Philosophy of Perception Agreements". You are essentially suggesting to us, your opinions of Superior Philosophical media works. In turn, you are influencing potential followers of your channel to think like you. To see reality as you see it. Great selection though. Fight Club is my favorite. It highlights humanity and fear to a tee. How Tyler Durden liberates everyone's fear of everything is classic.
Thanks for the list. Definitely going to explore these films with a new awareness.
If you’re into tv shows mr robot and the good place are actually amazing tv shows that touch on philosophy the good place is much more in your face and light hearted where as mr robot is way darker and and subtle
Can 12 angry men be considered a philosophical movie? It is a masterpiece in my opinion
I was thinking the same thing since its talking about morals.
Abso-fuckin-lutely. I've seen all the movies on this list. Some of them are great movies, but I don't consider any of them to be genuinely philosophical, because none of them have anything to do with critical thinking and questioning recieved widom. On the other hand 12 Angry Men is an absolute masterpiece of philosophical drama
Vividly remember seeing the 7th Seal when I was a child way back when it came out. The movie was a shattering, profound experience for me. Have remembered it ever since. Thanks so much for including it in your list.
@scottmunson
For the love of God! Can someone unpack for me this quirk of omitting the personal pronoun at the beginning of comments on social media?
I suspect it’s a Western things and I frankly find it lame .
It seems to me symptomatic of kind of mental illness. Or at least profound immaturity; like something teenagers might do, thinking it’s edgy and sophisticated. Example
“Vividly remember seeing”.
What happened to “I”?
Would recommend "Mindwalk" - a My-Dinner-with-Andre like film centered on a conversation between a physicist, a politician and a poet. The three reflect on the virtues of Cartesian/Newtonian reductionist perception versus systems-thinking. They consider how these different ways of thinking shape medicine, economics, politics and more. Their conversation explicitly raises the question, "What is life?"
The Hustler is a pretty good philosophical movie. You have to think about it.
Ex Machina was such a great movie. Although it didn’t garner the success it deserved, It is aging like a fine wine
It's probably because chatgpt/gpt3 has gained so much attention lately and agi has become really intriguing. The ability for ai to deceive us is very scary and very probable.
@@CMVMic exactly
exactly my thoughts
I feel the same way. The thing that jumped out to me is, Test the robot to see if it's a real woman. Creator creates a sexual element in secret to see how robot and boy subject will interact. It shows creators flawed superficial view of womanhood. Robot actually plays them both against each other and plans escape. Robot creates alliance with other oppressed female robot. This cunning action to escape a bad relationship with a determined self reliance was genius and proved that this robot was indeed as actual as a real woman. Very fluid, and cunning in planning, vicious in her resolve. It was genius.
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind maybe an Honorable Mention?
Great! Just great! Loving this new format.
Thank you!
Thankyou for the list, watched The Devil's Advocate today and it certainly lived up to your review.
Fantastic, glad you watched and enjoyed it.
I like your anlysis of "My Dinner With Andre." eminded me of the two-person play "Chinese Coffee" was brought to life by adding visual scenes to experience what they speak about.
Awesome video, will have to watch the ones I haven't seen. Book ordered!
Thank you so much, hope you enjoy Requisite Release.
What about Mindwalk? That’s a film with a Physicist, politician and poet all meeting up at St. Michel and then having a 90 minute philosophical conversation as they wander around the castle. It’s beautiful to look at and it touches on many philosophical themes. It’s also written by Fritoj Capra. A great movie.
indeed, an excellent film
Thanks for the recommendations!
You're welcome, thanks for watching.
Maybe some mainstream takes, but still.
- Truman show (one of my all time faves)
- Interstellar
- Groundhog Day
- Jurassic park (only the first one)
- Butterfly effect
- could even argue for Philosophical themes in Back to the Future
Terrific list! While anything Bergman did is amazing, The Seventh Seal remains my favorite of his. So many questions about life, death, and what it means to be human and ask questions regarding our existence. Great idea to do this list.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed.
@@PhilosophyVibe For me, the whole list could be Bergman films. The film of film with Bergman is sort of misnomer. He films were as much novellas or novels as films.
@@ilonabaier6042agreed with the listful of Bergman movies!
Minority Report! It deals with determinism and free will, the concept of responsibility, politics and totalitarianism. Great movie!
I ran with Minority Report until they got to the end where reality was predicted by three mermaids/men in a hot tub. Too weird. Would have been better if it was just really advanced AI run on a powerful server that could accurately predict the future.
There are many philosophical films,takes time to find them. For example, The Phantom of Liberty by Bunuel about truth,free will,reality,coincidence,social norms. Blind Chance by Kieślowski or Run Lola Run,both about free will and determinism.
Great list. Slightly surprised 2001: A Space Odyssey didn't make the list.
Thank you, there was a lot that didn't make it unfortunately.
Philosophical too, but lesser than any among the original Top Ten, right?
Yeaaaah keep this theme up. I love films and I love your channel soooo yeahhh this is great lol
Thank you!
As ever, another thoughtful video, from one of my favourite channels - pausing only to make the point that Tarkovsky hardly stands in need of special FX (in the current way) to make his films better. It's a bit like saying of a 5 star cognac that it's a pity they didn't add some coca-cola to the bottle.
Love the analogy :D
@@PhilosophyVibe Many thanks, kind Sir - and I write as one who makes good analogies about as frequently as Tom Cruise makes good films. So now for that cognac.
@@theophilus749as much as I agree with your point on Tarkovsky I am perplexed about your other film preferences (not questioning the man's acting talent)
Thanks for created this list sir!
You're welcome 🙂
There it is, Waking Life.
Was about to go mad when I didn’t find it on the list at forst
No "The Addiction?" It's a brilliant movie about a philosophy student that encounters a vampire. The religious and existential themes, coupled with addiction and unconscious action is positively amazing.
Thank you George, You asked for a few addition movie suggestions, here are me favorites: INK, & The Frame by Jamin Winans and Inception Christopher Nolan.
I have only seen 2 of the 10 movies you suggested in this video and will be looking up the rest asap. 😀
You have 8 amazing films to watch :)
Inception, yes.
But has anyone really contemplated the multi layered philosophy of Nolan's The Dark Knight trilogy? Oh man! I think everyone should.
Love the idea of this video.
Thank you :)
I think The Matrix is my #1.
OK, I'll throw some out there. Predestination with Ethan Hawke. The Life of Pi. And, Cloud Atlas.
Waking Life is also phenomenal beyond belief, I was stunned at how beautiful it is and how much it impacted me.
'Bedazzled' with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. A play of Faust. Also the remake in colour not bad either.
Surprised by the lack of any blade runner films but this is a good list
My favorite philosophical film is Fellini's 8 1/2 (1963).
Some of my favorites are "Bladerunner 1&2", "The Fountain" and "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs".
- American Beauty
- The Fountainhead
- The Zero Theorem
In the late 70s, I was a philosophy major at a major state university and took a class, "Philosophical ideas in film and drama." It was not ONLY a great class, but that class is mostly responsible for my being a lifelong film buff. If I'm not mistaken, only one of your films was even made by that time (The Seventh Seal, which we saw), so the professor's list was quite different from yours. AND, in the 70s, there were no video stores, no VCRs, certainly no internet. The prof only had a tiny budget to bring in films--that was difficult back then--so we were pretty limited to what the university film series (which was a pretty good one) was showing that semester, and what the few indie theaters were showing. And of course what was available in the library. I learned of some great films, and I found my deepest philosophical film love, Kurosawa (we saw Rashomon and Ikiru, but you could do a top ten just from this great director). Seems like we saw acouple of Kubrick's, Truffaut's The Wild Child, and I would have to think harder about the rest.
Then when The Matrix came out, I was teaching an intro philosophy class at a major state university, and some students came in on Monday morning and were like, YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS! IT'S JUST WHAT WE'RE READING ABOUT IN DESCARTES!
One more little anecdote. Often when I taught a philosophy of science class, I would use What the Bleep (Do We Know). Yeh, i know, it's awful. God awful. I have my students watch it without telling them what i think about it. GREAT DISCUSSIONS are invariably stimulated from this horrible film.
Hello. (I am writing with the help of a translator). I am sure that you are familiar with the film "philosophers" (After the Dark) 2013. I wonder if there are people who can understand it. According to the comments, I have been looking for more than a year for those who will help me disassemble the second bunker and see what I did not see ... But!... I didn't find a single person. I understand that the film is quite complicated, but is it really that complicated? Everyone sees only a superficial meaning and when you give them hints, they don't even try to think. There is one demagogy everywhere
How about podcast?? For casual discussions on different topics. I’d love it!
that's some really great and very needed content
I've watched Ex Machina glad it has a position in your top 10s, but i believe Shutter island should have been on here too
What are your thoughts on the movie "Jacob's Ladder" starring Tim Robbins? Although it is primarily a psychological horror film, it provoked a lot of philosophical questions for me,
watched Devil's Advocate and it's really such phenomenal movie, one of my best thought provoking movies I've ever watched
Yes! Glad you agree :)
Agree. Waking Life is an absolute masterpiece.
Why Everything, Everywhere All at Once not on the list? If you haven't watched it. It's a good movie.
I would add Memento and Dark City to that great list! Cheers 🍻
I was going to suggest Memento as well.
I was curious to see where "Pi" would place. For me, it's one of the best philosophical films. But the most important film for me is missing here. "K-PAX" - I still think about it today. For me, the film was not about whether one of the characters was telling the truth or lying and the difficulties in assessing the accuracy of these statements. it was a film that raises the question of whether one can believe another being regardless of rationality. I wondered if there is such a thing as a pure Aristotelian form of faith, the mere act of faith without a subject it applies to. By the way, "Stalker" surprised me, I did not expect to see it on this list. Special thanks for including "Donnie Darko". I recommend "Primer", similar theme but a MUCH more complicated timeline puzzle and a very strong reference to determinism and free will.
You have great taste. (=like mine.) K-PAX, Donnie Darko and Primer are a three of my favorites. Do you have more tips in the same category that not all film-buffs have seen? I think Japanese anime has a lot to offer. Spirited Away, Death Note, Ghost in a Shell etc.
@@andreasboe4509 Hi, thanks :D
My favorite picks that are not super popular but are very good:
Movies: Dark City (simply amazing), Ink (2009), Moon (2009) (dark, but interesting), Apollo 18 (intense creepy space horror), Brazil, The Abyss (1989), The Thing (sci-fi horror), Sphere (1998), Source Code (2011), the Ring series (Japanese version, not the US remake), Europa Report, Old Boy (Korean movie, very nicely done), Event Horizon, Eraserhead, The Man from Earth (2007, simple and low budget but interesting), Mr.Nobody
On my list to watch: Coherence, Pandorum, A Tale of Two Sisters, Upstream Color and Timecrimes.
Books: Diaspora by Greg Egan (it's amazing, I plan to read it again), The Invincible by S. Lem (very hardcore sci-fi), Deathworld series by H. Harrison, Altered Carbon by R.K. Morgan (the book, not the Netflix adaptation), Timeline by M. Crichton, and The Road by C. McCarthy.
Visual novels: There's a lot of amazing stuff, but it's a very niche medium. If you're up for it, you can investigate this by yourself.
Just a couple of anime to start with (there are tons of amazing anime!): Steins;Gate (I read the visual novel but the anime must also be good. In the anime, they probably present one of the VN story routes), Code Geass, Angel Beats, Cowboy Bebop, Cyberpunk. If you want more, check out Gigguk's TH-cam channel
Hey I feel you should do a top 10 anime list too. I'm sure there's some brilliant philosophical works there.
Monster, psychopass, berserk, vinland saga, evangelion, attack of titans, full metal alchemist, death note
The Razors Edge, the 1st black and white version, & The book by W. Somerset Maugham. Cats Cradle & Slaughterhouse 5, both by Kurt Vonnegut.
Some good choices listed, but... no "Rashomon" !?
The Big Lebowski, anyone?
The Wicker Man?
The Trial, with Orson Wells.
The Castle, with Jeremy Irons.
Being John Malkavitch.
The Truman Show.. ???
Catch 22.
A Beautiful Mind?
Westworld.
Hamlet???
Apocalypse Now.
A Clockwork Oramge....
If you want another anime that touches on philosophy as well, I would recommend the following:
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Psycho Pass
Stein's Gate
Dr. Stone
The Butterfly effect. Makes you think
Where's Groundhog Day?? Also definitely should include several of Terence Malick and Peter Weir movies if not their whole filmography Picnic at hanging Rock, Fearless, The Thin Red Line, Tree of Life, Melancholia to name off top of my head. Also David Lynch and Cronenberg
How do you feel about the movie parker? If someone is a Thief then i think they should watch parker because of his moral Concept and just everthing about the movie is perfect.
Sir what about SHUTTER ISLAND
This is the only top ten film list where I watched all ten films. I guess I must be obsessed by philosophy.
Jon we need you you are intelligent human been I'm glad you are exist among this people
That's George but yes
Recommend I Heart Huckabees.
The main protagonist experiences strange coincidences, then seeks meaning from psychic detectives (!).
Actually a satire on people trying to solve their lives with different belief systems, and challenging their own values and goals.
An excellent companion piece to Fight Club (ask me why).
Why?
@@drgo9278 Read my blog: Fightclub - Huckabees.
To find it, google "Fight Club" and "I Heart Huckabees".
Enjoy.
I do not disagree with your list (having not seen several) but I would add three: “Pleasantville”, “Groundhog Day” and Passengers “. I will definitely watch your choices. Thanks!
I don't disagree w/the list, but i'm puzzled about the criteria. For example, the movies of Tennessee Williams stories are loaded with philosophical gravitas, while also loaded with sensuality. Does that disqualify them? Night of the Iguana💔
Bladerunner--not a lot of philosophical discussion, granted, but it raises philosophical questions in a mesmerizingly show-don't-tell cinematic way.
Should have replaced the The Matrix with what inspired it...Ghost in the Shell (anime).
All the philosophy without the Hollywood filler.
Excellent list. Looking forward to watching the ones I haven't seen.
Bergman is the safest choice on the list. But what about The Magus, and the incandescent Claire's Knee, which challenge the adequacy of our conceptions of explanation and narrative themselves? The latter is also a much-needed antidote to one of the fondest conceits of intellectuals, that intelligence and morality are somehow linked. In fact, they are on completely different continua, and the criteria for evaluating where any given individual happens to be situated on these continua are different too.
I would add Moneyball, which brings philosophical pragmatism to baseball. This is explicit in the use of statistical analysis by Bill James (no relation). C.S. Peirce was one of the founders of the discipline.
thank you ❤
1. Spirited Away, should be here...add 2. Mindwalk and 3. My Life as A Dog, 4. In Time,
5. What Dreams May Come,
6. Life of Brian, 7. Modern Times 8. 2001- A Space Odessey 9. The Art of Racing in the Rain 10. Dreams (Kurasawa) to this list...
What Dreams May Come!!! 😃
I'd like to mention Solaris, The Last Wave, 2001: A Space Odyssey, No Country For Old Men, The Counselor, and A Scanner Darkly. Also The Last Temptation of Christ.
Solaris👍👍👍U mean the Russian original?
Just recently watched Disneys “Free Guy”. Definitely a good philosophical film!
The Devil's Advocate is my favorite movie too, philosophy enthusiasts having the same tastes
Indeed!
Crimes and misdemeanors is my first pick.
Loved it! 🧠
Thank you.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
(and Woody Allen's Stardust Memories, BTW)
Not a film, but an anime, Steins;Gate, my absolute favorite anime. Deeply philosophical and a total mindf&*k of an anime, as well as exploring the intricacies of time travel, including string theory and the Butterfly Effect.
BTW, Matrix and Devil's Advocate are two of my favorites as well.
I seen waking life in 2007 when i was 17 and it just changed me ❤
I would recommend Brazil from 1985.
It's more about society and bureaucracy than basic philosophy.
have you seen the movie "frequency" past and future occurs at the same time😊
1.) Minority report
2.) Total recall: Arnold schwarzeneger
3.) Matrix trilogy
4.)lord of the rings
5.) The Chronicles of narnia
6.) Constantine: keanu reeves
7.) Final destination
8.) Next: Nicolas cage
9.) Mortal combat
10.) Sin city is the greatest philosophical movie ever.
Pls sir consider this ones. Am a big fan
The matrix also speaks about removing our phycological programming it and replacing it with our own
Recommend 'Stalker'
Finally someone ranks it
Nice idea!
Thank you.
@@PhilosophyVibe. Welcome and always keep it up! 👍
1940s Come and Get It. Key Largo. I was a Fugitive from a Chain Gang(The original) with Paul Muni.
The b&w indies of Kafka's The Trial and The Castle.
Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion.
I think Stalker is an absolutely BEAUTIFUL film (aestetically I mean) and wouldn't benefit at all by adding SFX. Likewise imo a modern remake of Dinner with André would be inappropiate considering André Gregory and Wallace Shawn are not only the actors but also the writers of the film - it's their actual dialogue we're following