Psychological Thrillers, a list by Riz

75

/1889/

73

/355/

3.5

/103680/

72

/188/

95

/787/

61

/37/

3.0

age 14+

In postwar Germany, an American psychiatrist must determine whether Nazi prisoners are fit to go on trial for war crimes, and finds himself in a complex battle of intellect and ethics with Hermann Göring, Hitler's right-hand man.

75

IMDb 9

7.5

/100484/

72

/5023/

73

/1102/

3.9

/1010167/

88

/320/

84

/389/

72

/61/

2.5

age 15+

Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.

79

IMDb 25

7.5

/284689/

72

/14246/

72

/2684/

3.6

/2333301/

93

/391/

85

/3222/

81

/48/

3.5

age 17+

When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.

65

IMDb 39

6.1

/28608/

58

/1070/

62

/287/

3.2

/296121/

74

/254/

46

/186/

72

/54/

3.5

age 16+

After inheriting a remote Montana house, Jackson moves there from New York with his partner Grace, and the couple soon welcome a child. As Jackson becomes increasingly absent and rural isolation sets in, Grace struggles with loneliness, creative frustration, and unresolved emotional wounds. What begins as an attempt at renewal gradually turns into an intense psychological descent, placing strain on their relationship and exposing the fragile balance between love, identity, and motherhood.

74

IMDb 53

6.7

/89550/

68

/5758/

69

/1029/

3.5

/685382/

88

/291/

85

/939/

71

/34/

3.0

age 16+

In a dystopian near-future America, fifty teenage boys take part in a deadly annual walking contest, forced to maintain a minimum pace or be executed, until only one survivor remains.

65

IMDb 69

6.5

/36091/

66

/1928/

67

/516/

3.0

/71783/

58

/124/

73

/228/

58

/28/

3.0

age 16+

A group of disillusioned outsiders abandon modern society in search of a new beginning. Settling on a remote, uninhabited island, their utopian dream quickly unravels as they discover that the greatest threat isn’t the brutal climate or deadly wildlife, but each other.

74

IMDb 80

6.9

/62715/

69

/3823/

69

/672/

3.4

/442830/

85

/254/

83

/541/

65

/47/

3.5

age 16+

Burned-out ex-baseball player Hank Thompson unexpectedly finds himself embroiled in a dangerous struggle for survival amidst the criminal underbelly of late 1990s New York City, forced to navigate a treacherous underworld he never imagined.

86

IMDb 82

8.8

/2772735/

86

/84168/

83

/38473/

4.2

/3561441/

87

/363/

91

/41621/

74

/42/

4.0

age 14+

Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious.

77

IMDb 87

6.7

/85211/

67

/5827/

63

/1050/

3.4

/355940/

96

/291/

70

/876/

85

/53/

4.0

age 15+

When intelligence agent Kathryn Woodhouse is suspected of betraying the nation, her husband – also a legendary agent – faces the ultimate test of whether to be loyal to his marriage, or his country.

90

IMDb 90

9.1

/3119452/

88

/87256/

85

/34962/

4.5

/3849185/

94

/341/

94

/173380/

85

/41/

4.0

age 15+

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.

73

6.9

/162144/

70

/10927/

70

/1986/

3.4

/1291462/

93

/261/

88

/531/

70

/40/

2.5

age 16+

During a weekend getaway at a secluded lakeside estate, a group of friends finds themselves entangled in a web of secrets, deception, and advanced technology. As tensions rise and loyalties are tested, they uncover unsettling truths about themselves and the world around them.

80

8.5

/1564471/

83

/36070/

82

/17095/

4.3

/1609958/

77

/206/

92

/43661/

66

/36/

3.0

age 14+

A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.

84

8.6

/1986469/

85

/43194/

83

/22456/

4.4

/3097724/

84

/156/

95

/26052/

65

/22/

3.5

age 17+

Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Somerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.

87

8.6

/1694387/

85

/35766/

83

/17428/

4.3

/2629175/

95

/157/

95

/29657/

86

/20/

3.5

age 17+

Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.

79

8.8

/2558649/

87

/60158/

84

/31221/

4.3

/4703998/

81

/185/

96

/73947/

67

/36/

2.0

age 17+

A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.

67

7.7

/414159/

77

/11356/

74

/5474/

3.7

/212752/

39

/166/

89

/18964/

47

/36/

2.5

age 18+

Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventually bond, and when she's kidnapped he's consumed by fury and will stop at nothing to save her life.

87

8.1

/775998/

80

/18938/

78

/8795/

4.2

/1192770/

94

/109/

92

/12439/

88

/26/

4.0

age 16+

Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to be a snap and nobody's going to get hurt... until people start dying. Enter Police Chief Marge, a coffee-drinking, parka-wearing - and extremely pregnant - investigator who'll stop at nothing to get her man. And if you think her small-time investigative skills will give the crooks a run for their ransom... you betcha!

79

7.4

/347211/

73

/13940/

72

/5172/

4.0

/1506140/

91

/351/

52

/2789/

93

/59/

4.0

age 16+

A charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. Howard must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family, and encroaching adversaries on all sides in his relentless pursuit of the ultimate win.

78

8.2

/913221/

81

/24883/

81

/12659/

4.3

/1941622/

81

/248/

87

/5970/

70

/53/

2.5

age 18+

Keller Dover is facing every parent’s worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter, Anna, is missing, together with her young friend, Joy, and as minutes turn to hours, panic sets in. The only lead is a dilapidated RV that had earlier been parked on their street.

77

7.5

/530594/

75

/21302/

72

/8073/

3.7

/1176939/

87

/240/

85

/31805/

73

/39/

3.0

age 16+

Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. Carried by animals and humans, the virus turns those it infects into homicidal maniacs -- and it's absolutely impossible to contain.

83

8.3

/788072/

81

/17507/

79

/7992/

4.3

/979995/

84

/154/

94

/12182/

76

/23/

3.5

age 16+

Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and respects the ability and the dedication of the other even though they are aware their cat-and-mouse game may end in violence.

78

8.2

/1611933/

81

/41096/

82

/25221/

4.2

/2904706/

69

/262/

77

/26141/

63

/37/

3.5

age 18+

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.

80

7.8

/910426/

76

/35096/

77

/11496/

4.0

/3590226/

85

/527/

87

/9068/

72

/68/

3.5

age 14+

In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler.

78

8.5

/1224442/

83

/22749/

81

/11062/

4.1

/845756/

87

/83/

96

/25629/

76

/22/

1.5

age 17+

Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro harbor – leaving few survivors. Verbal lures his interrogators with an incredible story of the crime lord's almost supernatural prowess.

73

7.0

/212263/

71

/12408/

69

/2373/

3.3

/1181803/

90

/294/

76

/638/

71

/49/

3.0

age 15+

Two young missionaries are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed, becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse.

87

8.2

/1168051/

79

/25746/

79

/12884/

4.3

/1903432/

93

/291/

86

/60251/

92

/39/

4.0

age 17+

Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.

83

7.5

/299564/

73

/12219/

74

/3908/

4.0

/1137823/

93

/473/

84

/1570/

89

/63/

4.0

age 16+

When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.

80

7.7

/527161/

76

/27922/

74

/9261/

4.0

/847169/

91

/280/

85

/3628/

82

/48/

3.0

age 17+

An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.

81

7.7

/660757/

76

/21134/

75

/11234/

4.0

/1691873/

90

/264/

77

/27621/

79

/40/

4.0

age 18+

Over the course of a decade, editors of the San Francisco Chronicle entice themselves in the murders of the Zodiac Killer. However, as time runs its course, interest in the case dwindles in the eyes of the professionals. The Killer stops interacting with the public. However, believing he has the answers, an amateur cartoonist from the initial sightings races against time to prevent what he believes is another murder.

84

8.4

/1208770/

81

/29593/

82

/18472/

4.2

/2841750/

84

/111/

93

/28528/

68

/26/

4.0

age 15+

Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.

84

8.4

/1418182/

83

/32045/

81

/15794/

4.2

/1692626/

93

/184/

94

/27540/

83

/34/

3.0

age 17+

Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.

82

8.1

/1153330/

80

/38315/

79

/19528/

4.1

/2798111/

88

/377/

87

/8258/

79

/49/

3.5

age 17+

With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.

78

7.7

/309172/

76

/16962/

74

/5598/

3.8

/322439/

87

/250/

90

/1663/

73

/44/

3.0

age 17+

An FBI agent teams with the town's veteran game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a Native American reservation.

NEW

73

6.5

/220226/

65

/10375/

67

/3781/

3.4

/1602072/

94

/230/

76

/303/

80

/35/

3.0

age 17+

In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves fighting for their lives.

76

7.5

/416838/

73

/10192/

74

/6746/

4.0

/1135351/

76

/165/

74

/6980/

69

/34/

3.5

age 18+

After Dr. Bill Harford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly discovers that he is in over his head.

84

7.9

/421400/

76

/10734/

78

/6799/

4.3

/1090053/

84

/264/

87

/10340/

87

/38/

4.0

age 18+

Blonde Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia. Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second woman's identity, filmmaker Adam Kesher runs into ominous trouble while casting his latest project.

82

7.8

/798471/

78

/48266/

76

/18424/

4.1

/3944850/

98

/403/

86

/6257/

85

/48/

3.0

age 15+

Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined.

NEW

81

8.4

/1968090/

81

/53383/

77

/23865/

3.8

/1842611/

87

/376/

90

/33842/

78

/45/

3.0

age 15+

Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.

69

6.7

/5777/

68

/353/

67

/63/

3.1

/16401/

66

/64/

78

/42/

57

/13/

3.5

age 15+

When Ellen and Paul’s son introduces his new girlfriend one lovely afternoon at their 25th anniversary party, no one suspects that it is the beginning of the end for this happy family. The new girlfriend is Liz, Ellen’s former student, who left the university, some years before, after Ellen called her out in class for her radical ideology.

79

7.6

/307377/

75

/7898/

73

/4030/

3.7

/171537/

94

/183/

86

/18891/

72

/34/

3.5

age 17+

When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detectives freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons—they're not cops and they know the tough neighborhood in which they all live.

68

6.1

/50977/

64

/4164/

63

/715/

2.7

/258574/

83

/235/

79

/414/

65

/37/

3.0

age 14+

Violet, a widowed mother on her first date in years, arrives at an upscale restaurant where she is relieved that her date, Henry, is more charming and handsome than she expected. But their chemistry begins to curdle as Violet begins being irritated and then terrorized by a series of anonymous drops to her phone.

78

8.5

/1337199/

84

/28953/

83

/15674/

4.0

/1266692/

76

/66/

95

/14692/

64

/12/

2.5

age 16+

Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda's thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in Léon's footsteps.

74

7.6

/819276/

75

/24862/

74

/11864/

3.8

/3343798/

68

/249/

85

/19488/

64

/35/

3.0

age 18+

A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.

80

7.3

/445281/

73

/20562/

73

/8288/

3.9

/2417192/

90

/386/

72

/4647/

87

/49/

4.0

age 17+

Following the death of the Leigh family matriarch, Annie and her children uncover disturbing secrets about their heritage. Their daily lives are not only impacted, but they also become entangled in a chilling fate from which they cannot escape, driving them to the brink of madness.

NEW

83

8.2

/1691318/

81

/49554/

77

/22117/

3.8

/1861219/

85

/285/

94

/66667/

70

/41/

4.0

age 13+

Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman.

79

8.2

/1129791/

81

/26573/

79

/12476/

4.1

/1193362/

86

/167/

90

/39168/

64

/35/

3.0

age 14+

Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.

77

8.0

/901927/

79

/24464/

78

/13094/

4.0

/2040293/

88

/124/

80

/871660/

71

/21/

2.5

age 17+

After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.

79

7.3

/152267/

73

/6093/

72

/3010/

4.0

/692780/

91

/238/

82

/533/

80

/41/