Netflix movies and series: Cerebral

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 20, is 100 Days of Solitude.

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185 movies and series in the cerebral category

Meridian

In 1947 Los Angeles, the disappearance of four men, including his own detective, leads a police captain to a cavern where an eerie discovery awaits.

Actors:

Kevin Kilner, Elyse Levesque, Reid Scott

Genre:

Cerebral, Suspenseful, Chilling, ...

July 15, 2018 | Show | 2016

100 Days of Solitude

Spanish photographer José Díaz spends 100 days living alone on a remote mountain, connecting to nature and documenting the beauty of his surroundings.

Genre:

Cerebral, Inspiring

July 15, 2018 | Documentaries | 2018 | 93 minutes

Under the Skin

A seductive alien prowls the streets in search of prey: unsuspecting men who fall under her spell, only to be consumed by a strange liquid pool.

Actors:

Scarlett Johansson, Krystof Hádek, Jeremy McWilliams, ...

Genre:

Cerebral, Steamy, Chilling

July 14, 2018 | Movie | 2013 | 108 minutes

My Birthday Song

After a wild night of impulse and infidelity, advertising executive Rajiv Kaul must navigate the blurred lines between life, death, fact and fiction.

Actors:

Sanjay Suri, Nora Fatehi, Zenia Starr, ...

Genre:

Cerebral, Dark

July 14, 2018 | Movie | 2018 | 91 minutes

Melvin Goes to Dinner

When Melvin and his friends gather for dinner, their casual conversation takes a sharp turn as they begin to disclose raw truths about themselves.

Actors:

Michael Blieden, Annabelle Gurwitch, Matt Price, ...

Genre:

Cerebral, Witty

July 4, 2018 | Movie | 2003 | 83 minutes

NOVA: The Nuclear Option

Five years after the nuclear crisis in Fukushima, a new generation of nuclear engineers grapples with the future of this controversial power source.

Genre:

Cerebral

July 1, 2018 | Documentaries | 2017 | 53 minutes

Traitor

An FBI agent assigned to pursue an ex-Special Ops soldier who joined a terrorist organization begins to question his target's true intentions.

Actors:

Don Cheadle, Neal McDonough, Guy Pearce, ...

Genre:

Cerebral, Full of suspense

July 1, 2018 | Movie | 2008 | 114 minutes

Birthmarked

In an attempt to settle the "nature vs. nurture" debate, a scientist couple raises three children to live lives that defy their genetic dispositions.

Actors:

Toni Collette, Andreas Apergis, Matthew Goode, ...

Genre:

Deadpan, Cerebral, Quirky

June 28, 2018 | Movie | 2018 | 87 minutes

Secret City

A student's protest leads to a government scandal that has personal and professional repercussions for one of Australia's toughest journalists.

Actors:

Alex Dimitriades, Jacki Weaver, Anna Torv, ...

Genre:

Cerebral, Dark, Full of suspense

June 26, 2018 | Show | 2016

Tukaram

A child whose innocence and devotion set him apart from the other children of his village grows up to be one of the foremost saints of India.

Actors:

Sharad Ponkshe, Prateeksha Lonkar, Radhika Apte, ...

Genre:

Cerebral, Inspiring

June 20, 2018 | Movie | 2012 | 161 minutes

The New Age

Married yuppies try to "find themselves" by opening up a trendy L.A. clothing store and drifting between self-help gurus who are anything but helpful.

Actors:

Patrick Bauchau, Judy Davis, Peter Weller, ...

Genre:

Cynical, Cerebral, Dark

June 1, 2018 | Movie | 1994 | 107 minutes

13 Reasons Why: Beyond the Reasons

The cast, producers and mental health professionals discuss scenes dealing with difficult issues, including bullying, depression and sexual assault.

Actors:

Kate Walsh, Tom McCarthy, Derek Luke, ...

Genre:

Cerebral, Dark, Emotional

May 8, 2018 | Show | 2017

Anon

In a future where technology has rendered privacy obsolete, a detective investigates a serial assassin who has been deleted from all visual records.

Actors:

Colm Feore, Clive Owen, Rachel Roberts, ...

Genre:

Mind-bending, Cerebral

May 6, 2018 | Movie | 2018 | 100 minutes

Bobby Kennedy for President

Historic footage and leading voices of the era examine the "Bobby Phenomenon" of the 1960s and the legacy of the man who helped redefine the country.

Actors:

Robert F. Kennedy

Genre:

Cerebral

April 27, 2018 | Show | 2018

The Man Who Knew Infinity

Prior to World War I, Cambridge don G.H. Hardy helps Indian math prodigy Srinivasa Ramanujan navigate the labyrinth of academia and racial prejudice.

Actors:

Jeremy Irons, Jeremy Northam, Stephen Fry, ...

Genre:

Inspiring, Cerebral

April 27, 2018 | Movie | 2015 | 108 minutes

Samarppanam

When a young girl is killed in a suspicious train accident, three very different lives become intertwined in their quest for answers.

Actors:

Indrans, Renji Panicker, P. Balachandran, ...

Genre:

Cerebral, Ominous

April 19, 2018 | Movie | 2017 | 115 minutes

Haram

Two call-center workers fall in love and marry after one helps the other through a breakup, but their romance suffers once they settle into marriage.

Actors:

Radhika Apte, Fahadh Faasil

Genre:

Cerebral

April 19, 2018 | Movie | 2015 | 120 minutes

Come Sunday

A crisis of faith sets renowned fundamentalist preacher Carlton Pearson on a new spiritual path that jeopardizes everything he holds dear.

Actors:

Danny Glover, Martin Sheen, Jason Segel, ...

Genre:

Cerebral, Emotional

April 19, 2018 | Movie | 2018 | 105 minutes

The Titan

On a bleak future Earth, a soldier endures a radical genetic transformation to save humanity. But his wife fears he's becoming more creature than man.

Actors:

Tom Wilkinson, Sam Worthington, Corey Johnson, ...

Genre:

Cerebral

April 5, 2018 | Movie | 2018 | 97 minutes

Tope: The Bait

The tales of an eccentric aristocrat, a tightrope walking nomad and a postman-turned-soothsayer unspool in this visual poem of rural life in India.

Actors:

Paoli Dam, Ananya Chatterjee, Chandan Roy Sanyal, ...

Genre:

Cerebral

March 29, 2018 | Movie | 2016 | 87 minutes

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