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

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

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. East of Eden - Author: John Steinbeck, Year: 1952
5. Anna Karenina - Author: Leo Tolstoy, Year: 1877
6. Les Misérables - Author: Victor Hugo, Year: 1862
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 Trial - Author: Franz Kafka, Year: 1925
11. Voyage au bout de la nuit - Author: Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Year: 1932
12. One Hundred Years of Solitude - Author: Gabriel García Márquez, Year: 1967
13. The Picture of Dorian Gray - Author: Oscar Wilde, Year: 1890
14. Le Comte de Montecristo - Author: Alexandre Dumas, Year: 1844
15. Doctor Zhivago - Author: Boris Pasternak, Year: 1957
16. The Road - Author: Cormac McCarthy, Year: 2006
17. La Chute - Author: Albert Camus, Year: 1956
18. Never Let Me Go - Author: Kazuo Ishiguro, Year: 2005
19. A Farewell to Arms - Author: Ernest Hemingway, Year: 1929
20. Frankenstein - Author: Mary Shelley, Year: 1818
21. The Orthodox Study Bible - Author: Various, Year: 1200 BC – 100 AD

Movies

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. Prometheus - Director: Ridley Scott, Year: 2012
6. Blade Runner - Directors: Ridley Scott, Denis Villeneuve, Year: 1982-2017
7. Fight Club - Director: David Fincher, Year: 1999
8. The Truman Show - Director: Peter Weir, Year: 1998
9. The Fountain - Director: Darren Aronofsky, Year: 2006
10. Her - Director: Spike Jonze, Year: 2013
11. Kingdom of Heaven - Director: Ridley Scott, Year: 2005
12. The Passion of the Christ - Director: Mel Gibson, Year: 2004

TV Shows

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