Netflix movies and series: Cerebral

211 movies and series in the cerebral category

Do you feel like watching something cerebral? This overview contains all Netflix movies and series in the cerebral genre and is updated with new releases daily. Currently, the best rated title in this category, with a rating of 4.65, is Blue Planet II.

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Cities of Last Things

July 12, 2019 | Movie | 2018 | 106 minutes

In a dystopian tale unfolding in reverse chronology, a man with a complicated past takes revenge on the individuals who wronged him decades ago.

Jack Kao, Lee Hong-chi, Louise Grinberg, ...

Cerebral

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NOVA: Black Hole Apocalypse

July 10, 2019 | Documentaries | 2018 | 112 minutes

Astrophysicists show how black holes might hold answers to how the universe evolved, leading to life on Earth and, ultimately, the human race.

Janna Levin

Cerebral, Exciting

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Memory Games

June 21, 2019 | Documentaries | 2018 | 86 minutes

Glimpse into the brain's vast potential for memorization through the eyes of four competitive memory athletes as they share techniques and insights.

Cerebral, Inspiring

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Chief of Staff

June 15, 2019 | Show | 2019

As a chief of staff in the National Assembly, Jang Tae-jun influences power behind the scenes while pursuing his own ambitions to rise to the top.

Lee Jung-jae, Shin Mina, Lee Elijah, ...

Cerebral, Inspiring

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Charité at War

June 15, 2019 | Show | 2019

In 1943, the staff at Berlin's Charité hospital struggle against the effects of World War II and the Nazi regime, including eugenic medical practices.

Mala Emde, Ulrich Noethen, Jannik Schümann, ...

Understated, Cerebral

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Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

June 13, 2019 | Documentaries | 2019 | 142 minutes

In an alchemic mix of fact and fantasy, Martin Scorsese looks back at Bob Dylan's 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue tour and a country ripe for reinvention.

Bob Dylan, Allen Ginsberg, Joan Baez, ...

Provocative, Witty, Cerebral

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All Is Well

June 7, 2019 | Movie | 2019 | 90 minutes

A woman sexually assaulted by her new boss's brother-in-law tries to move on as if nothing happened, but the night weighs heavily on her mind and body.

Aenne Schwarz, Andreas Döhler, Hans Löw, ...

Understated, Cerebral

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SGT. Will Gardner

May 19, 2019 | Movie | 2019 | 125 minutes

A homeless vet who has PTSD steals a motorcycle and hits the road, trying to sort out what life means now that war is in the rear-view mirror.

Max Martini, Omari Hardwick, Lily Rabe, ...

Cerebral, Inspiring

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Jonaki

May 16, 2019 | Movie | 2018 | 96 minutes

In this quiet, wistful drama, a woman on her deathbed searches her fraying memories for love and fulfillment through surreal, meditative tableaux.

Lolita Chatterjee, Sumanto Chattopadhyay, Ratnabali Bhattacharjee, ...

Understated, Cerebral, Romantic

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Dry Martina

May 11, 2019 | Movie | 2018 | 99 minutes

An odd encounter with a fan and a tryst with that fan's ex-boyfriend leads a sexually adventurous singer on an escapade in Chile.

Antonella Costa, Patricio Contreras, Geraldine Neary, ...

Steamy, Cerebral

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A Land Imagined

April 13, 2019 | Movie | 2019 | 95 minutes

A cop in Singapore investigates the disappearance of a Chinese migrant construction worker who spent sleepless nights playing a mysterious video game.

Peter Yu, Liu Xiaoyi, Guo Yue, ...

Cerebral, Dark

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Persona

April 12, 2019 | Show | 2019

An exploration of different personas in an eclectic collection of four works by critically acclaimed Korean directors.

Lee Ji-eun (IU), Bae Doona, Park Hae Soo, ...

Cerebral

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I Am Maris

April 2, 2019 | Documentaries | 2018 | 54 minutes

Through her own words and art, a young woman details the healing power of yoga in her struggle with anorexia and her journey to self-acceptance.

Maris Degener

Cerebral, Inspiring, Dark

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Osmosis

March 31, 2019 | Show | 2019

In near-future Paris, two brilliant siblings unveil a high-tech implant designed to pair up soul mates. But the beta test yields unwelcome surprises.

Agathe Bonitzer, Hugo Becker, Gaël Kamilindi, ...

Mind-Bending, Ominous, Understated, ...

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Lady J

March 12, 2019 | Movie | 2019 | 110 minutes

When her romance with a lustful marquis takes an unwelcome turn, a wealthy widow concocts a scheme to get revenge -- with help from a younger woman.

Cécile De France, Edouard Baer, Alice Isaaz, ...

Witty, Cerebral, Romantic

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I Am

March 6, 2019 | Movie | 2010 | 106 minutes

Four individuals in modern India grapple with their identities amid social taboos, trauma and brutal sexual discrimination in this quartet of stories.

Juhi Chawla, Nandita Das, Rahul Bose, ...

Understated, Cerebral

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Your Son

March 6, 2019 | Movie | 2018 | 103 minutes

After his son is brutally beaten outside a nightclub, a surgeon takes the law into his own hands and seeks vengeance against the perpetrators.

José Coronado, Ana Wagener, Pol Monen, ...

Cerebral, Violent

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Firebrand

March 3, 2019 | Movie | 2019 | 116 minutes

While she successfully advocates for her female clients in difficult divorce cases, a lawyer’s trauma from sexual assault impacts her own marriage.

Rajeshwari Sachdev, Sachin Khedekar, Girish Kulkarni, ...

Understated, Cerebral

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Synecdoche, New York

March 3, 2019 | Movie | 2008 | 123 minutes

After his wife leaves him and takes their daughter to Berlin, a theater director stages an autobiographical play in a massive New York City warehouse.

Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Michelle Williams, ...

Mind-bending, Cerebral

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High Flying Bird

February 10, 2019 | Movie | 2019 | 90 minutes

When an NBA lockout sidelines his big rookie client, an agent hatches a bold plan to save their careers -- and disrupt the league's power structure.

Bill Duke, Kyle MacLachlan, André Holland, ...

Witty, Cerebral

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