The three movies that, according to Harvard, will expand your mind and that you can watch streaming

The prestigious Harvard University is recognized around the world for its teaching excellence and its research in various areas, among which one that has just gone viral stands out: how cine It has the power to expand intelligence.

According to the aforementioned study, the movies They have the power to stimulate the mind and nourish it, as long as they are titles that seek something more than simple entertainment or cause an effect. Here, credible plots and performances are key that will give a real framework to these titles, enhancing the texts so that they penetrate the viewer.

Among the movies chosen by Harvard, there are three that are essential classics that you can find streaming and that are ideal to watch today.

Vertigo (1958)

Scottie Fergusson (James Stewart) is a San Francisco police detective who suffers from vertigo. When a colleague falls off a ledge while chasing a criminal, Scottie decides to retreat. Gavin Elster (Tom Helmore), an old school friend, hires him for a seemingly very simple case: to keep an eye on his wife Madeleine (Kim Novak), a beautiful woman who is obsessed with her past.

This classic directed by Alfred Hitchcock is part of the catalog of Max.

All the President's Men (1976)

In 1972, two young journalists from the newspaper The Washington PostBob Woodward (Robert Redford) and Carl Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman), begin to investigate what appears to be a simple break-in at the Democratic Party headquarters in Washington. Their discoveries trigger the so-called 'Watergate affair', which led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon.

The tape is available for rent at Apple TV+.

Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

Year 1944, post-Spanish war. Ofelia (Ivana Baquero) and her mother, Carmen (Ariadna Gil), who is pregnant, move to a small town where Carmen's new husband, Vidal (Sergi López), a cruel captain in Franco's army, has been assigned by the that the girl does not feel any affection. Vidal's mission is to destroy the last members of the republican resistance who remain hidden in the mountains of the area. Mercedes (Maribel Verdú), the housekeeper, and the doctor (Álex Angulo) who takes care of Carmen live in the area. One night, Ofelia discovers the ruins of a labyrinth, and there she encounters a faun (Doug Jones), a strange creature who makes a surprising revelation to her: she is actually a princess, the last of her lineage, and her family They have been waiting for a long time. In order to return to her magical kingdom, the girl must face three tests.