That popcorn-spilling jump at a scary scene in a horror movie is one thing, but psychological thrillers get inside your head and stay there, for a different kind of scare that can linger long after the closing credits roll. For those who like to mull over movies (and aren’t too susceptible to nightmares) a slow-burn kind of fright is far more satisfying.
So without wasting much of your time. Let’s give your brain a glimpse of the best psychological thrillers – that’ll Blow. Your. Mind.
Shutter Island (2010)Â
Teddy Daniels and Chuck Aule, two US Marshals are sent to a remote island to look for a missing patient from an asylum on that island. But soon Chuck discovers something strange about the place and his partner Chuck.
Psycho (1960)
Alfred Hitchcock’s direction, Psycho – is about Marion who has disappeared after stealing money but is being chased by her lover and sister. Things turn awkward when this leads them to the infamous Bates Motel, where they meet Norman Bates.
Get Out (2011)
Chris, an African-American man decides to visit his Caucasian girlfriend and her parents. Things look pretty normal at first, but what follows is sheer horror for Chris.
What Lies Beneath (2000)
Clair and Norman move to the latter’s old house. Soon Clair discovers something strange about the place, her husband, and one of her students who is now dead.
Requiem For A Dream (2000)
The story of a different set of individuals longing to be loved, but falling into a downward spiral of drugs and abuse. This is one movie for the ages.
Black Swan (2010)
Nina, a ballerina, gets the chance to play the White Swan, Princess Odette. But she slips into a dark zone and gets mad when the artistic director decides that Lily will do more justice to the role.
Oldboy (2003)
A man, held captive for no apparent reason for years, is given a cell phone, money, and expensive clothes and released. He has to find his captor or else something uglier awaits him.
The Skin I Live In (2011)
Dr. Robert Ledgard to prevent others from suffering the same fate as his wife (who was burned in an auto accident), invents a skin that completely guards the body but is still sensitive when touched. Ledgard with the help of his trusted housekeeper tests his creation on a girl, Vera, who was captured and kept prisoner in his apartment.
Das Experiment (2001)
As part of psychological research, two sets (prisoners and guards) are monitored in a controlled environment. The prisoners are incarcerated to obey the guards and the guards on the contrary are strictly told to keep the place in order and decorum. This looks like a simple simulation but doesn’t quite end that way.
The Girl on the Train (2016)
Every day on her commute, Rachel Watson (Emily Blunt) catches glimpses of a picture-perfect couple as the train passes them by. When the woman goes missing, Rachel finds herself in the center of a missing person investigation that gets less straightforward with every gasp-inducing revelation.
Ma (2019)
A loner woman named Sue Ann (Octavia Spencer) suddenly finds herself befriending a group of teenagers and agrees to let them party in her basement. But before long, things start happening that make the teens question her hospitality and a darker side to their friendship starts to reveal itself.
The Silence Of The Lambs (1991)
Clarice Starling, an FBI agent, seeks help from Hannibal Lecter, a psychopathic serial killer, and former psychiatrist, to apprehend another serial killer who has been claiming female victims only. With insights from Lecter, Starling starts her pursuit of the serial killer, nicknamed “Buffalo Bill”.
The Handmaiden (2016)
With help from an orphaned pickpocket (Kim Tae-Ri), a Korean con man (Ha Jung-woo) devises an elaborate plot to seduce a Japanese woman (Kim Min-hee) out of her inheritance.
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