The five most confusing scenes in cinema history

Posted On October 8, 2025October 8, 2025

Too many people jump to call a film terrible because they don’t understand it, but sometimes you have to sit with the confusion and untangle it for yourself.

While it’s rewarding when you realise you understand a movie, when the urge to Google ‘[movie name] explained’ becomes overpowering, do you think it’s your lack of intelligence knocking at the foggy mind, or are you simply a victim of an overly convoluted film?

David Lynch was particularly notorious for creating movies that left many people feeling puzzled, from Eraserhead to Inland Empire and everything in between. Even after several watches you’re left wondering what you just witnessed, but sometimes it’s how you feel that becomes more important, not the act of making sense.

Whether you pick up the pieces and rewatch till you have the dialogues down pat, nervously trawl the internet for answers or let yourself be swayed by the narrative and cinematic vibes, here are our five film picks with the most confusing scenes of unforgettable impact.

The five most confusing scenes in cinema:

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