5) Shutter Island

With its intricate plot and unsettling reality, Shutter Island follows a U.S. Marshal investigating a psychiatric facility, only to question his sanity as the line between reality and illusion fades. All this darkness and tension are enough to remind us of such existential themes that Nolan repeatedly uses, like memory and trauma. Shutter Island is relevant to present-day conversations because it portrays mental health issues.
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Edited by Priscillah Mueni