Most people watch movies to get out of their heads, but sometimes the best movies are those that take you further inside the mind. Christopher Nolan's amazing new movie, Inception, is one such film. The plot follows a troubled idea thief (Leonario DiCaprio) who, along with a team that includes a dream architect (Ellen Page), is hired to infiltrate a businessman's mind and implant an idea in it. And given the sterling cast and director, it's no surprise that Inception is, without question, one of the best movies that takes place in a character's mind. There are many more marvelous mind-fuck specials, though, so Complex is running down the finest 15. We're spoiling some of these movies simply by putting them on the list, but if you haven't yet seen them, you should probably just go ahead and blow your shit loose now. Speaking of which, put on some headgear, because your head is about to be asploded by the 15 best movies set in the mind...
1. THE MATRIX (1999)
Directors: Andrew and Laurence Wachowski
Synopsis: Evil machines have created an alternate reality where humans are stuck in a "matrix" while having their life force surreptitiously drained by said machines. Only if the humans break out of the dream world they can dodge bullets and shit, which seems kinda totally worth it.
Complex says: The Wachowski Bros. might have created their own alternate world of pacified, mindless humans—if only Matrix 2 and 3 didn't suck so bad.
