MindGamers

Between the endless list of sci-fi options, MindGamers is the one that earns the time. A tight runtime that never overstays its welcome. 37 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Sam Neill leads a cast that never lets the concept overwhelm the characters. Available now — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

There is a reason MindGamers keeps coming up in conversation. What makes MindGamers work is that the ideas never crowd out the people having them. A group of young bio-engineers discover they can use quantum physics to transfer motor-skills between human brains. Believing this to be a first step towards a new intellectual freedom, they freely distribute the technology. But as the mysterious past of one of their group is revealed, dark forces emerge that threaten to subvert this technology into a means of mass control. The human element stays intact thanks to Sam Neill and Tom Payne, who anchor every scene. It was released in 2015. MindGamers resists the temptation to explain everything, trusting the audience to sit with ambiguity. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Viewers burned by ambitious sci-fi that could not sustain its premise should give MindGamers a chance. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single evening. Sam Neill anchors it with a performance that makes the more abstract moments feel personal. If you have been burned by ambitious sci-fi before, this is the exception.

MindGamers was released in 2015, directed by Andrew Goth. The full 97-minute film is available to watch now. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.