Exploring Depth: My Curated List of Thought-Provoking Books, Movies, and TV Shows

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In an age where entertainment often skims the surface of complex ideas, I find immense value in stories that challenge our understanding of the human experience. The following list encompasses a diverse selection of books, movies, and TV shows that delve deep into philosophical themes, morality, religion, and the intricate nature of reality. Each entry has been carefully chosen not only for its narrative strength but also for its ability to provoke thought and inspire reflection.

Whether you're a long-time aficionado of philosophical literature and cinema or just starting to explore these deeper themes, I hope you find something in this collection that resonates with you. From the ethical dilemmas of artificial intelligence in Ex Machina to the existential inquiries posed in The Brothers Karamazov, these works invite us to ponder life’s most profound questions.

Books

Master and Margarita book and a cat

  1. The Master and Margarita - Author: Mikhail Bulgakov, Year: 1967
  2. The Brothers Karamazov - Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky, Year: 1880
  3. Crime and Punishment - Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky, Year: 1866
  4. Les Misérables - Author: Victor Hugo, Year: 1862
  5. Anna Karenina - Author: Leo Tolstoy, Year: 1877
  6. East of Eden - Author: John Steinbeck, Year: 1952
  7. War and Peace - Author: Leo Tolstoy, Year: 1869
  8. The Idiot - Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky, Year: 1869
  9. White Nights - Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky, Year: 1848
  10. The Metamorphosis - Author: Franz Kafka, Year: 1915
  11. The Trial - Author: Franz Kafka, Year: 1925
  12. Voyage au bout de la nuit - Author: Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Year: 1932
  13. One Hundred Years of Solitude - Author: Gabriel García Márquez, Year: 1967
  14. The Picture of Dorian Gray - Author: Oscar Wilde, Year: 1890
  15. Le Comte de Montecristo - Author: Alexandre Dumas, Year: 1844
  16. Doctor Zhivago - Author: Boris Pasternak, Year: 1957
  17. The Road - Author: Cormac McCarthy, Year: 2006
  18. La Chute - Author: Albert Camus, Year: 1956
  19. L’Étranger - Author: Albert Camus, Year: 1942
  20. Steppenwolf - Author: Hermann Hesse, Year: 1927
  21. Never Let Me Go - Author: Kazuo Ishiguro, Year: 2005
  22. The Bell Jar - Author: Sylvia Plath, Year: 1963
  23. A Farewell to Arms - Author: Ernest Hemingway, Year: 1929
  24. Wuthering Heights - Author: Emily Brontë, Year: 1847
  25. Frankenstein - Author: Mary Shelley, Year: 1818
  26. The Orthodox Study Bible - Author: Various, Year: 1200 BC – 100 AD

Movies

Cooper and his daughter from Interstellar

  1. Interstellar - Director: Christopher Nolan, Year: 2014
  2. The Matrix - Director: Lana and Lilly Wachowski, Year: 1999
  3. The Lord of the Rings - Director: Peter Jackson, Year: 2001-2003
  4. Ex Machina - Director: Alex Garland, Year: 2014
  5. The Truman Show - Director: Peter Weir, Year: 1998
  6. Blade Runner - Directors: Ridley Scott, Denis Villeneuve, Year: 1982-2017
  7. Fight Club - Director: David Fincher, Year: 1999
  8. The Fountain - Director: Darren Aronofsky, Year: 2006
  9. Prometheus - Director: Ridley Scott, Year: 2012
  10. Her - Director: Spike Jonze, Year: 2013
  11. Kingdom of Heaven - Director: Ridley Scott, Year: 2005
  12. The Tree of Life - Director: Terrence Malick, Year: 2011
  13. The Passion of the Christ - Director: Mel Gibson, Year: 2004

TV Shows

Dolores and Teddy from Westworld

  1. Westworld - Directors: Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy, Release Year: 2016
  2. True Detective (Season 1) - Creator/Director: Nic Pizzolatto, Release Year: 2014
  3. Person of Interest - Creators: Jonathan Nolan, Greg Plageman, Release Year: 2011
  4. Devs - Director: Alex Garland, Release Year: 2020
  5. Mr. Robot - Creator/Director: Sam Esmail, Release Year: 2015
  6. Battlestar Galactica - Developer: Ronald D. Moore, Release Year: 2004
  7. The Handmaid's Tale - Creator: Bruce Miller, Release Year: 2017
  8. The Leftovers - Creator: Damon Lindelof, Tom Perrotta, Release Year: 2014
  9. Altered Carbon (Season 1) - Creator: Laeta Kalogridis, Release Year: 2018
  10. Dark - Creators: Baran bo Odar, Jantje Friese, Release Year: 2017
  11. Black Mirror - Creator: Charlie Brooker, Release Year: 2011
  12. Band of Brothers - Creators: Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, Release Year: 2001
  13. The Man in the High Castle - Developer: Frank Spotnitz, Release Year: 2015
  14. Chernobyl - Creator/Director: Craig Mazin, Release Year: 2019
  15. The Good Place - Creator: Michael Schur, Release Year: 2016
  16. The Chosen - Creator: Dallas Jenkins, Release Year: 2017