# 5 Films and Series Where Reality Starts to Crack

By [Mr. Green](https://paragraph.com/@mrgreen) · 2025-04-11

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Sometimes you start something — and in the beginning, everything seems normal. No monsters. No supernatural. But there’s that feeling — like something’s off. A small detail, a look, silence that comes at the wrong time. And then, together with the characters, you start doubting the one thing that seemed certain — your own perception.

Here are stories where everything appears real. Until you start asking questions.

**Coherence (2012)**
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A group of friends gathers for a casual dinner — wine, conversations, a little tension between exes. A comet passes over the city, the lights go out, and someone suggests checking a nearby house for help. From that moment, the world begins to glitch. People change. Dialogues repeat. The house they walk into looks… way too familiar.

This is minimalist sci-fi made on a shoestring budget, but it hits so hard you’d swear the director implanted a virus in your brain. A brilliant film about parallel possibilities — and how much can depend on a single word.  
A perfect pick for when you’re in the mood for low-key vibes and maximum unease.

**Devs (2020)**
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The main character joins a tech company to investigate her boyfriend’s disappearance. She gets assigned to a secretive division called Devs — a place nobody talks about. Every step deeper into that world feels like diving under ice: everything’s quiet, pristine — too pristine.

From the creator of _Ex Machina_, this series once again explores control, surveillance, free will, and technologies that understand us better than we understand ourselves. Visually it’s pure aesthetic. Narratively — slow, heavy, philosophical. One of those shows that doesn’t entertain, but silences you, making you stare into the void.

**Archive (2020)**
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A reclusive engineer lives in a mountain lab and works on one thing: transferring his deceased wife’s consciousness into a machine. He’s got prototypes — machines containing parts of her personality, memories, and voice. He talks to them. Argues. Breaks down.

This isn’t horror — it’s deeply personal sci-fi. Beneath its cyber-experiment shell lies a story of love, loss, and denial. And the closer you get to the end, the clearer it becomes: you weren’t watching quite what you thought. One of those films you’ll want to watch again, just to catch the clues you missed the first time.

**Come True (2020)**
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Sarah is a runaway teen haunted by sleep problems. She signs up for a sleep study — and at first, it’s all good: food, a bed, a sense of stability.  
But as the nights go on, her sleep gets worse. Her dreams darker. She starts feeling like someone’s watching — even during the day.

This film doesn’t go for direct scares — it crawls under your skin. Makes you rub the back of your neck and look over your shoulder. Shot with a moody style and growing unease, it’s perfect for those who love films that live on the edge between dream, memory, and quiet dread.

**Vivarium (2019)**
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A young couple visits a suburban neighborhood to look at houses. The agent shows them identical homes — and then vanishes. They try to leave, but every road leads back to the same spot. The next morning, a cardboard box appears on the doorstep. Inside — a baby. With a note: _“Raise the child and you’ll be free.”_

This isn’t horror. And not quite satire either. It’s a strange, metaphor-heavy trap that’s easy to fall into — and hard to explain. Feels like someone shrink-wrapped your life and made you watch it from outside. Harsh, but honest.

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*Originally published on [Mr. Green](https://paragraph.com/@mrgreen/5-films-and-series-where-reality-starts-to-crack)*
