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13 of the Most Infamously Confusing Movies to Stream in April

13 of the Most Infamously Confusing Movies to Stream in April
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While most moviegoers treat the movies as an easy way to have a good time, approaching them as a source of entertainment full of interesting characters and easy-to-follow stories, some fans demand something more from directors and screenwriters.

The idea that movies can be as challenging as some books and music albums has been around forever, and even in our commercialized age there is a demand for such productions.

Even though Hollywood producers hate to give money to confusing movies, sometimes prominent directors simply force them to allocate budgets for their obviously challenging movies, and despite the fact that audiences generally dislike confusing stuff, some fans live and breathe for this stuff. Maybe you do, too?

Here are 13 of the most notoriously confusing movies you can stream right now:

If you have seen at least one of the movies mentioned above, you will understand what we mean by the word confusing. The movies on this list don't play by Hollywood's rules, preferring to find their own original ways to succeed, complicating narratives and using actors in unconventional ways.

But even if these movies are objectively hard to watch, there's a certain pleasure to be found in the ordeal, as your brain starts working like a brand new one, learning to treat movies differently than it's used to.