Psychological thrillers

List of the best psychological thriller films according to visitors: The Body, The Place, Run, The Girl on the Train, The Lodge, The Devil All the Time, Fear of Rain, Halloween, The Guilty, Gothika.

In the top there are new films of 2022, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genrethriller, crime, detective
CountrySpain
Duration01:48

A woman’s body disappears mysteriously from the morgue without a trace. Police inspector Jaime Peña investigates the strange occurrence with the help of Álex Ulloa, the widower of the missing woman.

Markimdb: 7
Genrethriller, drama, detective
CountryItaly
Duration01:37

The fates of an apparently random group of strangers who each come into contact with a mysterious figure who they believe possesses the power to grant any wish, in return for which they must carry out a task he assigns them.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrethriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA, Canada

Chloe, a teenager who is confined to a wheelchair, is homeschooled by her mother, Diane. Chloe soon becomes suspicious of her mother and begins to suspect that she may be harboring a dark secret.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration02:21

Rachel Watson, devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees something shocking happen there and becomes entangled in the mystery that unfolds.

Markimdb: 6
Genrehorror, thriller, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada, USA

When a father is forced to abruptly depart for work, he leaves his children, Aidan and Mia, at their holiday home in the care of his new girlfriend, Grace. Isolated and alone, a blizzard traps them inside the lodge as terrifying events summon specters from Grace's dark past.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA

In Knockemstiff, Ohio and its neighboring backwoods, sinister characters converge around young Arvin Russell as he fights the evil forces that threaten him and his family.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrethriller, drama
CountryUSA

A teenage girl living with schizophrenia begins to suspect her neighbor has kidnapped a child. Her parents try desperately to help her live a normal life, without exposing their own tragic secrets, and the only person who believes her is Caleb – a boy she isn’t even sure exists.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genrehorror, thriller
CountryUSA
Duration01:41

In John Carpenter's horror classic, a psychotic murderer, institutionalized since childhood for the murder of his sister, escapes and stalks a bookish teenage girl and her friends while his doctor chases him through the streets.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrethriller, crime
CountryUSA

A demoted police officer assigned to a call dispatch desk is conflicted when he receives an emergency phone call from a kidnapped woman.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genrehorror, thriller, detective
CountryUSA, France, Canada, Spain
Duration01:38

After a car crash, a criminal psychologist (Halle Berry) comes to, only to find that she's a patient in the same mental institution that currently employs her. It seems she's been accused of murdering her husband -- but she has no memory of committing the crime. As she tries to regain her memory and convince her co-workers of her innocence, a vengeful spirit uses her as an earthly pawn, which further convinces everyone of her guilt.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrethriller, detective
CountryUSA
Duration02:08

Driving cross-country, Ray and his wife and daughter stop at a highway rest area where his daughter falls and breaks her arm. After a frantic rush to the hospital and a clash with the check-in nurse, Ray is finally able to get her to a doctor. While the wife and daughter go downstairs for an MRI, Ray, exhausted, passes out in a chair in the lobby. Upon waking up, they have no record or knowledge of Ray's family ever being checked in.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA, Japan

A group of families on a tropical holiday discover that the secluded beach where they are staying is somehow causing them to age rapidly – reducing their entire lives into a single day.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genrethriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA
Duration02:29

    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.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:43

      A ballet dancer wins the lead in "Swan Lake" and is perfect for the role of the delicate White Swan - Princess Odette - but slowly loses her mind as she becomes more and more like Odile, the Black Swan.

      Markimdb: 8.8
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, detective
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration02:28

        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.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genrethriller
        CountryUSA

        A recently widowed traveler is kidnapped by a cold blooded killer, only to escape into the wilderness where she is forced to battle against the elements as her pursuer closes in on her.

        Markimdb: 5.9
        Genrethriller, drama, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:31

        Jill Parrish is trying to rebuild her life after surviving a terrifying kidnapping attempt. Though she is having a difficult time, she takes small steps toward normalcy by starting a new job and inviting her sister, Molly, to move in with her. Returning home from work one morning, Jill discovers that Molly has vanished, and she is certain that the same man who previously abducted her has returned for revenge.

        Markimdb: 8.5
        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:53

        Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty, however, of locating his wife's killer is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of 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.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration00:59

        Set in the late 1980s, school is out for the summer, and a sun-drenched season of firsts beckons the counselors at Camp Clearwater, a seemingly idyllic Midwestern summer camp, including first loves, first kisses – and first kills. Clearwater’s dark, ancient mythology awakens, and what was supposed to be a summer of fun soon turns into one of unforgettable scares and evil at every turn.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA, Canada
        Duration01:58

        Rookie cop, Amelia Donaghy reluctantly teams with Lincoln Rhyme – formerly the department's top homicide detective but now paralyzed as a result of a spinal injury – to catch a grisly serial killer dubbed 'The Bone Collector'. The murderer's special signature is to leave tantalizing clues based on the grim remains of his crimes.

        Markimdb: 7
        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:33

        When his SUV breaks down on a remote Southwestern road, Jeff Taylor lets his wife, Amy, hitch a ride with a trucker to get help. When she doesn't return, Jeff fixes his SUV and tracks down the trucker -- who tells the police he's never seen Amy. Johnathan Mostow's tense thriller then follows Jeff's desperate search for his wife, which eventually uncovers a small town's murderous secret.

        Markimdb: 5.6
        Genrethriller, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:41

        Michael Harding (Penn Badgley) returns home from military school to find his mother (Sela Ward) happily in love and living with her new boyfriend, David (Dylan Walsh). As the two men get to know each other, Michael becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand. Is he really the man of her dreams or could David be hiding a dark side?

        Markimdb: 8.2
        Genrethriller, drama, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:18

        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 his troubling visions and also by a mysterious doctor.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genrethriller, drama, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:30

          Sandra is the manager at a fast-food restaurant, and Becky is her teenaged counter girl who really needs the job. One stressful day, a police officer telephones and accuses Becky of stealing money from a customer’s purse, which Becky vehemently denies. Sandra, overwhelmed by her managerial responsibilities, complies with the officer’s orders to detain Becky, beginning a nightmare that tragically blurs the lines between expedience, prudence, legality and reason.

          Markimdb: 7.3
          Genrethriller, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:31

            Complete strangers stranded at a remote desert motel during a raging storm soon find themselves the target of a deranged murderer. As their numbers thin out, the travelers begin to turn on each other, as each tries to figure out who the killer is.

            Markimdb: 8.4
            Genrethriller, drama, crime
            CountryUSA, Canada
            Duration02:25

            During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.

            Markimdb: 7
            Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
            CountrySpain

            A mysterious place, an indescribable prison, a deep hole. An unknown number of levels. Two inmates living on each level. A descending platform containing food for all of them. An inhuman fight for survival, but also an opportunity for solidarity.

            Markimdb: 6.3
            Genrethriller
            CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom

            After serving fifteen years for murder, Callahan returns home to find Sean, his victim’s father, searching for the body. With no memory of the murder, Callahan soon realises that the only way to get rid of Sean is to help him dig.

            Markimdb: 5
            Genrehorror, thriller
            CountryUnited Kingdom

            A couple trapped in a cinema are manipulated into becoming unwilling actors in a film being captured by CCTV cameras.

            Markimdb: 6.3
            Genrecomedy, drama, family
            CountryUSA, United Kingdom
            Duration01:55

              A socially awkward but very bright 15-year-old girl being raised by a single mom discovers that she is the princess of a small European country because of the recent death of her long-absent father, who, unknown to her, was the crown prince of Genovia. She must make a choice between continuing the life of a San Francisco teen or stepping up to the throne.

              Markimdb: 8.8
              Genrethriller, drama, crime
              CountryUSA, Germany
              Duration02:11

              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.

              Markimdb: 5.6
              Genrehorror, action, thriller, drama, crime
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:24

              Terri is a devoted wife and mother of two, living an ideal suburban life in Atlanta when Colin, a charming but dangerous escaped convict, shows up at her door claiming car trouble. Terri offers her phone to help him but soon learns that no good deed goes unpunished as she finds herself fighting for survival when he invades her home and terrorizes her family.

              Markimdb: 7.2
              Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, detective
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:05

              After getting in a car accident, a woman is held in a shelter with two men, who claim the outside world is affected by a widespread chemical attack.

              Markimdb: 6.2
              Genrethriller, comedy, drama, crime
              CountryUSA

              When their car breaks down, a couple on the run headed southbound for a fresh start in the Sunshine State break into a nearby house looking for a new set of wheels. What they find instead is a dark secret, and a sweet-as-pie pair of homeowners who will do anything to keep it from getting out.

              Markimdb: 4.8
              Genrehorror, thriller, detective
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:47

              A serial killer returns to his hometown to stalk seven children who share the same birthday as the date he was allegedly put to rest.

              Markimdb: 5.5
              Genrethriller, drama, detective
              CountryUSA

              The patriarch of a wealthy and powerful family suddenly passes away, leaving his wife and daughter with a shocking secret inheritance that threatens to unravel and destroy their lives.

              Markimdb: 5.2
              Genrethriller
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:37

              A couple try to repair their damaged union in an Italian vacation paradise. Then they discover the owner's intentions.

              Markimdb: 6.6
              Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
              CountrySpain, USA
              Duration02:11

              A young man and his four younger siblings, who have kept secret the death of their beloved mother in order to remain together, are plagued by a sinister presence in the sprawling manor in which they live.

              Markimdb: 5.3
              Genrethriller, drama, crime
              CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Hungary, USA
              Duration02:48

              In the dark heart of a sprawling, anonymous city, two assassins carry out a sinister mission, a teacher battles a fatal illness, and an enigmatic janitor and a curious waitress lead dangerous double lives. Murderous consequences unravel in the dead of night, as their lives intertwine at the hands of a mysterious criminal mastermind who is hell-bent on revenge.

              Markimdb: 5.7
              Genrehorror, thriller, crime
              CountryMexico, USA
              Duration01:45

                Three college students, Phil, Ed, and Henry take a road trip into Mexico for a week of drinking and carefree fun only to have Phil find himself a captive of a group of satanic Mexican drug smugglers who kill tourists and whom are looking for a group of new ones to prepare for a sacrifice.

                Markimdb: 6.1
                Genrethriller
                CountryUSA

                A young single mother is held captive along with her two children by a violent ex and must plot their escape before it’s too late.

                Markimdb: 6
                Genrethriller, drama, detective
                CountryRepublic of Ireland, USA
                Duration01:34

                A young woman returns an elderly widow’s lost purse, leading to an unlikely relationship between the two — until the young woman discovers her elder might not be all that she seems.

                Markimdb: 6.8
                Genrethriller, comedy, crime
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:35

                A picture perfect middle class family is shocked when they find out that one of their neighbors is receiving obscene phone calls. The mom takes slights against her family very personally, and it turns out she is indeed the one harassing the neighbor. As other slights befall her beloved family, the body count begins to increase.

                Markimdb: 6.1
                Genrehorror
                CountryFrance, USA
                Duration01:25

                As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop's deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface.

                Markimdb: 6.4
                Genrethriller, detective
                CountryUSA
                Duration02:23

                A woman is involuntarily committed to a mental institution where she is confronted by her greatest fear.




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