Featuring eight episodes rich in imagery and insight (and casting Martin Scorsese as a feisty Vincent Van Gogh), Dreams explores the costs of war, the perils of nuclear power and especially humankind’s need to harmonize with nature.

Satoshi Kon’s anime thriller stars a young dream detective named Paprika, who must stop terrorists from using a stolen machine that allows therapists to enter their patients’ dreams. The reality and dreams blur, and chaos breaks out in a not-so-far-off future. 

Widely considered one of the best and most influential films of all time, Fellini’s surrealist comedy-drama follows a creatively blocked director on a restful retreat — ordered by his doctor. He fantasizes about his past life until his wife, mistress, producer, staff, and actors show up.