Psychopath Movies

List of the best psychopathic movies selected by visitors to our site: Seven Psychopaths, Reservoir Dogs, The Shawshank Redemption, No Country for Old Men, American Psycho, Psycho, There Will Be Blood, Greta, Alone, One Hour Photo.

In the top there are new films of 2020, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Genre
Country
Markimdb: 7.2
Genrecomedy, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration01:50

    A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.

    Genrecrime
    Duration01:40

    A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors -- veteran Mr. White, newcomer Mr. Orange, psychopathic parolee Mr. Blonde, bickering weasel Mr. Pink and Nice Guy Eddie -- unravel.

    Markimdb: 9.3
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:22

    Framed in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.

    Markimdb: 8.1
    Genrethriller, drama, western, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:02

      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.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration01:42

      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.

      Markimdb: 8.5
      Genrehorror, thriller, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:49

      When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother. The place seems quirky, but fine… until Marion decides to take a shower.

      Markimdb: 8.2
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:38

      Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview moves to oil-rich California. Using his adopted son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance. However, local preacher Eli Sunday suspects Plainviews motives and intentions, starting a slow-burning feud that threatens both their lives.

      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: 6.2
      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: 6.8
      Genrethriller, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:16

      Sy "the photo guy" Parrish has lovingly developed photos for the Yorkin family since their son was a baby. But as the Yorkins' lives become fuller, Sy's only seems lonelier, until he eventually believes he's part of their family. When "Uncle" Sy's picture-perfect fantasy collides with an ugly dose of reality, what happens next "has the spine-tingling elements of the best psychological thrillers!"

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genrehorror, thriller
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration02:14

      A family’s road trip takes a dangerous turn when they arrive at a secluded mobile home park to stay with some relatives and find it mysteriously deserted. Under the cover of darkness, three masked psychopaths pay them a visit to test the family’s every limit as they struggle to survive.

      Markimdb: 5.1
      Genrethriller, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:18

      Julia moves in with her fiancé, David, but his ex-wife and her own haunting past join forces to rock her quiet suburban existence.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrehorror, thriller, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:03

        The terrifying story of a brother and sister who are sent to their grandparents' remote Pennsylvania farm for a weeklong trip. Once the children discover that the elderly couple is involved in something deeply disturbing, they see their chances of getting back home are growing smaller every day.

        Markimdb: 6.9
        Genrethriller, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:42

        A brief fling between a male disc jockey and an obsessed female fan takes a frightening, and perhaps even deadly turn when another woman enters the picture.

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genrecomedy, drama
        CountryCanada, USA
        Duration01:37

        Two business executives--one an avowed misogynist, the other recently emotionally wounded by his love interest--set out to exact revenge on the female gender by seeking out the most innocent, uncorrupted girl they can find and ruining her life.

        Markimdb: 7
        Genrethriller, crime, biography
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:23

        Henry likes to kill people, in different ways each time. Henry shares an apartment with Otis. When Otis' sister comes to stay, we see both sides of Henry: "the guy next door" and the serial killer.

        Markimdb: 7.5
        Genrethriller, drama, crime
        CountryAustria
        Duration01:48

        Two psychotic young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation cabin and force them to play sadistic "games" with one another for their own amusement.

        Markimdb: 7.8
        Genrehorror, thriller, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:47

        Novelist Paul Sheldon crashes his car on a snowy Colorado road. He is found by Annie Wilkes, the "number one fan" of Paul's heroine Misery Chastaine. Annie is also somewhat unstable, and Paul finds himself crippled, drugged and at her mercy.

        Markimdb: 8.7
        Genredrama
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:13

        While serving time for insanity at a state mental hospital, implacable rabble-rouser, Randle Patrick McMurphy inspires his fellow patients to rebel against the authoritarian rule of head nurse, Mildred Ratched.

        Markimdb: 8.5
        Genreaction, drama, military, history
        CountryUSA
        Duration03:14

        At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate - a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter Kurtz, who has been leading his personal army on illegal guerrilla missions into enemy territory.

        Markimdb: 8.1
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryPoland
        Duration01:33

        It is a bitter story about a middle-aged man, who hates his life and other people, including himself. Adam Miauczynski, the character known from director Marek Koterski's previous films, is a 44 year-old teacher, who reads poetry during school lessons and later goes home swearing and calling his neighbours' names. The worst pain for him is the next 5 minutes of living. He doesn't accept himself and even everyday contacts with others cause his aggression. Though constantly dreaming of a romantic love, he is not bold enough to make his dreams come true. The desperate Miauczynski personalizes our own fears and obsessions, which have become so visible recently.

        Markimdb: 7.6
        Genrehorror, thriller, drama
        CountryUnited Kingdom
        Duration01:41

        Loner Mark Lewis works at a film studio during the day and, at night, takes racy photographs of women. Also he's making a documentary on fear, which involves recording the reactions of victims as he murders them. He befriends Helen, the daughter of the family living in the apartment below his, and he tells her vaguely about the movie he is making.

        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: 7
          Genrehorror, action, thriller, comedy, drama, cartoon, crime, anime
          CountryJapan
          Duration02:00

          As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of.

          Markimdb: 8.6
          Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:54

          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.

          Markimdb: 7.8
          Genreaction, drama, adventure, biography, history
          CountryWest Germany, Mexico, Peru
          Duration01:33

          A few decades after the destruction of the Inca empire, a Spanish expedition leaves the mountains of Peru and goes down the Amazon river in search of gold and wealth. Soon, they come across great difficulties and Don Aguirre, a ruthless man who cares only about riches, becomes their leader. But will his quest lead them to "the golden city", or to certain destruction?

          Markimdb: 7.5
          Genredrama, crime
          CountryNetherlands, United Kingdom, France
          Duration02:04

          The wife of an abusive criminal finds solace in the arms of a kind regular guest in her husband's restaurant.

          Markimdb: 4.2
          Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, adventure
          CountryUSA, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Germany
          Duration01:41

            When a hunter sent back to the prehistoric era runs off the path he must not leave, he causes a chain reaction that alters history in disastrous ways.

            Markimdb: 6.7
            Genrehorror, western, crime
            CountryUSA, Germany
            Duration01:47

            The sequel to House of 1000 Corpses – the Firefly family are ambushed at their isolated home by Sheriff Wydell and a squad of armed men guns blazing – yet only Otis and his sister, Baby, manage to escape the barrage of bullets unharmed. Hiding out in a backwater motel, the wanted siblings wait to rendezvous with their errant father, Captain Spaulding, killing whoever happens to stand in their way.

            Markimdb: 9
            Genredrama, military, biography, history
            CountryUSA
            Duration03:15

            The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.

            Markimdb: 7.2
            Genreaction, drama, crime
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:59

            Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.

            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: 6.1
            Genrehorror, thriller, detective
            CountryCanada, USA
            Duration01:32

              A crew from a paranormal reality television show lock themselves in a haunted psychiatric hospital. They search for evidence of paranormal activity as they shoot what ends up becoming their final episode.

              Markimdb: 9
              Genrefantastic, fantastic, action, action, thriller, drama, drama, adventure, crime
              CountryUSA, United Kingdom
              Duration02:32

                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.

                Markimdb: 7
                Genrethriller, drama, detective
                CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, Spain, USA, France
                Duration02:08

                A police detective is in charge of the investigation of a brutal murder, in which a beautiful and seductive woman could be involved.

                Markimdb: 6.8
                Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime
                CountryDenmark, France, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, Tunisia
                Duration02:43

                Failed architect, engineer and vicious murderer Jack narrates the details of some of his most elaborately orchestrated crimes, each of them a towering piece of art that defines his life's work as a serial killer for twelve years.

                Markimdb: 6.8
                Genrethriller, drama
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:52

                A Harvard Medical School graduate takes a position at a mental institution and soon becomes obsessed with a female mental patient, but he has no idea of a recent and horrifying staffing change.

                Markimdb: 7.1
                Genrethriller, drama
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:43

                  A mature 14-year old girl meets a charming 32-year old photographer on the Internet. Suspecting that he is a pedophile, she goes to his home in an attempt to expose him.

                  Markimdb: 7.4
                  Genrehorror, comedy, drama, crime
                  CountryBelgium
                  Duration01:35

                  The activities of rampaging, indiscriminate serial killer Ben are recorded by a willingly complicit documentary team, who eventually become his accomplices and active participants. Ben provides casual commentary on the nature of his work and arbitrary musings on topics of interest to him, such as music or the conditions of low-income housing, and even goes so far as to introduce the documentary crew to his family. But their reckless indulgences soon get the better of them.

                  Markimdb: 7.5
                  Genrethriller, drama, detective
                  CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
                  Duration01:52

                    After her son Kevin commits a horrific act, troubled mother Eva reflects on her complicated relationship with her disturbed son as he grew from a toddler into a teenager.

                    Markimdb: 6.4
                    Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
                    CountryUSA, Germany
                    Duration01:52

                    An ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company's CEO from an idyllic but mysterious "wellness center" at a remote location in the Swiss Alps but soon suspects that the spa's miraculous treatments are not what they seem.

                    Markimdb: 6.2
                    Genrehorror, comedy
                    CountryUSA, Canada
                    Duration01:20

                    Following on the heels of popular teen-scream horror movies, with uproarious comedy and biting satire. Marlon and Shawn Wayans, Shannon Elizabeth and Carmen Electra pitch in to skewer some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters, including Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, The Matrix, American Pie and The Blair Witch Project.

                    Markimdb: 8.3
                    Genrethriller, crime, detective
                    CountryGermany
                    Duration01:48

                    In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt. Beckert's heinous crimes are so repellant and disruptive to city life that he is even targeted by others in the seedy underworld network. With both cops and criminals in pursuit, the murderer soon realizes that people are on his trail, sending him into a tense, panicked attempt to escape justice.

                    Markimdb: 6.6
                    Genrecomedy, drama
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration01:33

                    Charlie gets released from an insane asylum and moves in with Miranda, the young daughter he left behind. Charlie believes that there is treasure hidden beneath the local Costco, so he puts together a plan to unearth the loot. By convincing Miranda to quit her job at McDonald's and instead work at the wholesale store, he is able to obtain a key. Although Miranda is skeptical, she helps her father with his irrational quest.

                    Markimdb: 8
                    Genrefantastic, thriller, detective
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration02:09

                    In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly, and patient Jeffrey Goines, the son of a famous virus expert, who may hold the key to the mysterious rogue group, the Army of the 12 Monkeys, thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease.

                    Markimdb: 8.7
                    Genredrama, crime, biography
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration02:20

                    The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.

                    Markimdb: 7.7
                    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration02:00

                      After spending eight months in a mental institution, a former teacher moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife.

                      Markimdb: 6.4
                      Genrehorror, thriller, crime, detective
                      CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Finland
                      Duration01:46

                        Trainees in the FBI's psychological profiling program must put their training into practice when they discover a killer in their midst.

                        Markimdb: 7.3
                        Genrethriller, crime
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration02:08

                        Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? Fourteen years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he made a serious error: he hid a document from his illiterate client that could have gotten him acquitted. Now, the cagey, bibliophile Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss.

                        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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