Reality Is Not What You Think It Is
These movies look like reality for about five minutes. Then they politely remove the floor. Simulation. Identity. “What if everything you know is staged?” It’s the category for people who enjoy that specific kind of existential itch. Also a great way to ruin your ability to trust your own perception. Enjoy.
The Picks
Man discovers his entire life is a TV show. It’s funny until it isn’t, then it’s terrifying, then it’s inspiring. Jim Carrey in serious mode.
Official synopsis
In a picture-perfect seaside town, an insurance salesman begins to realize that his entire existence may be staged and observed by a vast unseen audience as part of a reality TV show.
A world where your DNA is your resume. One guy fakes his genetics and tries not to get caught by people who can literally test your eyelashes. It's like having sex with your neighbour on live telly and expecting your spouse not to hear about it.
Official synopsis
Vincent is an all-too-human man who dares to defy a system obsessed with genetic perfection. He is an "In-Valid" who assumes the identity of a member of the genetic elite to pursue his goal of traveling into space with the Gattaca Aerospace Corporation.