Who’s up for a 25 Psychological Thrillers movie night? You’ll love this list if you’re all about those edge-of-your-seat moments and plots that twist your brain. We’ve got the best psychological thrillers lined up for you. These aren’t any movies; they’re the kind that will mess with your mind and leave you thinking about them long after the credits roll. Let’s dive in!
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1. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Dir. Jonathan Demme
learning to be an FBI agent, asks Hannibal Lecter, a clever but dangerous serial killer, to help catch someone else who’s killing women.
2. Taxi Driver (1976)
Dir. Martin Scorsese
Travis, an ex-marine and Vietnam veteran, works as a taxi driver in New York City. One day, he decides to save an underage prostitute from her pimp to clean the city of its corruption.
3. 🎬 Vertigo (1958)
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
A detective is hired by his old friend to investigate the latter’s wife, but as soon as she commits suicide, he gets obsessed with her.
4. 🎬 Les Diaboliques (1955)
Dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot
His wife and mistress murdered Michel Delasalle. His body is dumped in a neglected swimming pool, but the corpse is nowhere to be found when the pool is drained. Is Michel dead?
5. 🎬 Perfect Blue (1997) psychological thrillers
Dir. Satoshi Kon
A young Japanese singer is encouraged by her agent to quit singing and pursue an acting career, beginning with a role in a murder mystery TV show.
6. 🎬 Cure (1977)
Dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa
A detective begins investigating a bunch of killings done by people who don’t remember doing these terrible things.
7. 🎬 Pi (1998)
Dir. Darren Aronofsky
Max Cohen, a mathematician, believes he can decode universal patterns by finding a key number. But his quest for the critical number triggers some aggressive people with hidden intentions.
8. 🎬 Shutter Island (2010)
Dir. Martin Scorsese
Two US marshals go to an isolated island asylum to find a missing patient, but one of them begins to think something’s wrong with the place
9. 🎬 Momento (2000)
Dir. Christopher Nolan
Leonard Shelby, who can’t make new memories, relies on notes and tattoos to find the guy he believes killed his wife—that’s the last memory he has.
10. 🎬 Get Out (2017)
Dir. Jordan Peele
Chris, an African American man, decides to visit the parents of his Caucasian girlfriend during a weekend getaway. Although they seem normal, he is unprepared to experience the horrors ahead.
11. 🎬 Burning (2018)
Dir. Lee Chang-dong
Lee Jong-Su, a young author, meets and falls for his childhood friend Shin Hae-mi. Later, she introduces him to Ben, a mysterious man with a strange hobby, leading to chilling circumstances.
12. 🎬 Mother! (2017)
Dir. Darren Aronofsky
A couple lives in a peaceful place in a rural area. Soon, their lives change when the two guests enter their home, and a shocking event unfolds.
A thrilling, unsettling movie that can be interpreted in many ways.
13. 🎬 Misery (1990)
Dir. Rob Reiner
After an accident, acclaimed novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by Annie Wilkes, a nurse who claims to be his biggest fan. But he has a nightmarish experience while recuperating in her house.
14. 🎬 Donnie Darko (2001)
Dir. Richard Kelly
thing! Donnie Darko, a bit of an awkward teenager, makes friends with Frank, a person dressed as a bunny that only Donnie can see. Frank tells Donnie that the world will end in 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, and 12 seconds.
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15. 🎬 Mulholland drive (2001)
Dir. David Lynch
Rita, a dark-haired amnesiac, and Betty, a perky blonde actress, team up to find clues about Rita’s accident and find out her true identity.
16. 🎬 Caché (2005)
Dir. Michael Haneke
A family in Paris gets worried when they find a bunch of videos showing their house’s surroundings left on their doorstep
17. 🎬 The Vanishing (1993)
Dir. George Sluizer
Years after Jeff’s girlfriend disappears, he obsesses about finding her. He meets a chemistry teacher who promises to give him details of her whereabouts under a deadly condition.
18. 🎬 Enemy (2013)
Dir. Denis Villeneuve
A college professor finds an actor who looks exactly like him and decides to meet him. His life changes when they choose to live each other’s lives.
One of Jake Gyllenhaal’s finest performances with the director Denis Villeneuve.
19. 🎬 No smoking (2007)
Dir. Anurag Kashyap
thing! A person who smokes a lot left rehab after agreeing to pay 21 lakh rupees and promising that their family would be harmed if they ever smoked again.
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20. 🎬 The Conversation (1974)
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
A paranoid surveillance expert gets scared when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.
21. 🎬 American Psycho (2000)
Dir. Mary Harron
Patrick Bateman, a wealthy investment banker, hides his psychopathic ego from his friends. Later, his illogical fantasies escalate, and he submits to an uncontrollable bloodlust.
22. 🎬 Nocturnal Animals (2016)
Dir. Tom Ford
Susan receives a manuscript of her ex-husband Edward’s new novel and finds it compelling. But the story forces her to confront several disturbing truths about their marital life.
23. 🎬 301, 302 (1995)
Dir. Park Chul-soo
The chef who lives in 301 invites the writer who lives in 302 to have a delicious meal with him, but her refusal to do so torments him.
24. Cape being tormented (1991)
Dir. Martin Scorsese
Max has served eight years in prison for rape, and he is bent on avenging himself against the lawyer who sent him there. He tracks down small-town lawyer Sam Bowden and begins to threaten his family.
🎬 Karthik Calling Karthik (2010)
Dir. Vijay Lalwani
Karthik, an introvert, is ridiculed by his boss and has faced many setbacks throughout his life. But one day, he receives a phone call from a stranger who promises to transform his life.
