Best Weird Movies of the Decade Top 22


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22. Reality (2014)
Genre: ????????
Style: Dupieux absurdism, self-referential
Tone: Sarcastic, surreal, suspenseful
Weirdness Level: High weird
Score: 4.5 stars
Watch the trailer here.

21. Seven Psychopaths (2012)

Genre: Crime drama/Comedy
Style: Meta gonzo
Tone: Comic, moving, engaging
Weirdness Level: Weird but accessible
Score: 4.5 stars
Watch the trailer here.

20. Greener Grass (2019)



Genre: Suburban Satire
Style: Trash Surrealism
Tone: Comic, disorienting, horrific
Weirdness Level: Solidly weird
Score: 4.5 stars
Watch the trailer here.

 

19. Machete Kills (2013)

Genre: Action!
Style: ACTION!
Tone: Gory, Violent, Over-the-top
Weirdness Level: Fucking entertainingly weird from start to finish
Score: 4.5 stars
Watch the trailer here.

18. Super (2010)
Genre: Indie drama/super hero
Style: Gritty realism with tongue firmly in cheek
Tone: Visceral, clever, harsh
Weirdness Level: Drivingly quirky
Score: 4.5 stars
Watch the trailer here.

17. Mandy (2018)
Genre: Horror/thriller
Style: Psychedelic crazy shit
Tone: Brooding, gory, over-the-top
Weirdness Level: High weird
Score: 4.5 stars
Watch the trailer here.

16. mother! (2017)
Genre: Thriller
Style: Gnostic biblical interpretation/the horror of Christianity
Tone: Intense, relentless, apocalyptic
Weirdness Level: Solidly weird
Score: 4.5 stars
Watch the trailer here.

15. The Double (2014)


Genre: Psychological thriller
Style: Indie arthouse
Tone: Dry, tongue-in-cheek, intense
Weirdness Level: Too weird for you
Score: 5 stars
Watch the trailer here.

14. Detention (2011)
Genre: Science fiction/horror/thriller/comedy
Style: Hip meta absurdism
Tone: Intense, clever, over-the-top
Weirdness Level: Classic weirdness
Score: 5 stars
Watch the trailer here.

13. Swiss Army Man (2016)
Genre: Indie drama/comedy
Style: Arty authentic weirdness
Tone: Comic, tragic, hilarious, disturbing
Weirdness Level: Classic weirdness
Score: 5 stars
Watch the trailer here.

12. Alps (2011)
Genre: Black comedy/drama
Style: Lanthimos Greek Weird Wave
Tone: Confrontational, day-to-day, absurd
Weirdness Level: Classic weirdness
Score: 5 stars
Watch the trailer here.

11. The Last Circus (2010)
Genre: Horror/thriller/drama/comedy
Style: Blistering dark humor
Tone: Violent, disturbing, outrageous
Weirdness Level: Classic weirdness
Score: 5 stars
Watch the trailer here.

10. Midsommar (2019)

Genre: Indie horror
Style: Pagan-spoiltation
Tone: Trippy, brutal, gritty
Weirdness Level: Classic weirdness
Score: 5 stars
Watch the trailer here. 

9. Under the Silver Lake (2018)


Genre: Conspiracy Thriller
Style: Slick and surreal
Tone: Mindbending, clever, occultic
Weirdness Level: Classic weirdness
Score: 5 stars
Watch the trailer here.

 

8. Wrong (2012)

Genre: ?????????
Style: Dupieux absurdism
Tone: Irreverent, surreal, confrontational
Weirdness Level: Classic weirdness
Score: 5 stars
Watch the trailer here.

7. The Lobster (2015)
Genre: Indie drama/comedy/sci-fi
Style: Lanthimos weirdness
Tone: Clinical, surreal, dry
Weirdness Level: Classical weirdness
Score: 5 stars
Watch the trailer here.

6. Thoroughbreds (2017)
Genre: Black comedy/thriller
Style: Stark indie
Tone: Erudite, bleak, dark
Weirdness Level: Highly quirky
Score: 5 stars
Watch the trailer here.

5. The Art of Self-Defense (2019)
Genre: Black comedy
Style: Stark indie
Tone: Absurd, suspenseful, offbeat
Weirdness Level: Moderately weird
Score: 5 stars
Watch the trailer here.

4. I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017)
Genre: Indie crime/drama/comedy
Style: Bleak indie
Tone: Gritty, absurd, confrontational
Weirdness Level: Moderately weird, David Yow of The Jesus Lizard is in this film
Score: 5 stars
Watch the trailer here.

3. An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn (2018)
Genre: Indie comedy/drama
Style: Stark trash
Tone: Absurd, campy, over-the-top
Weirdness Level: Solidly weird
Score: 5 stars
Watch the trailer here.

2. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010)
Genre: Comic adaptation/indie comedy/drama
Style: Quirky video-game style fun
Tone: Witty, quick, uplifting
Weirdness Level: Highly quirky
Score: 5 stars
Watch the trailer here.

1. The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
Genre: Indie drama/thriller
Style: Lanthimos weirdness
Tone: Bleak, wry, disturbing
Weirdness Level: Classic weird
Score: 5 stars
Watch the trailer here.

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