Asking AI: "Please list some great modern low budget independent films that are suspenseful, provocative and mind bending with great reviews, movies that are not political or mainstream."

Here are some modern-ish, low-budget-leaning independent films that are suspenseful and genuinely mind-bending (and that don’t center on politics or big-studio mainstream storytelling):

Coherence (2013) — A dinner party turns into a reality-bending puzzle as strange “versions” of the same people begin appearing. Tense, clever, and built almost entirely from conversation + escalation.

Primer (2004) — Two engineers accidentally create a time-loop that gets worse the more they try to explain it. Slow-burn, brutally original, and very “wait—what just happened?”.

Enemy (2013) — A disturbing identity/duplicity thriller where the suspense comes from noticing patterns you can’t fully interpret. Dreamlike, unsettling, and carefully constructed.

Mandy (2018) — Surreal, violent, and “provocative” in tone; a cult-level escalation of dread and revenge.

The Invitation (2015) — A seemingly calm, social gathering becomes a psychological trap with mounting dread. Minimalist and tense, with a twist that reframes earlier beats.

Triangle (2009) — After a yacht trip goes wrong, a group is trapped in a repeating nightmare. Stylish, suspenseful, and mind-bending in a more “tight and propulsive” way than most.

Resolution (2012) — Friends searching for a missing person stumble into an escalating, surreal nightmare. It’s suspenseful, then increasingly strange—without needing big budgets.