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100 Best Psychological Thriller Films of All Time

A psychological thriller is a Thriller film that creates tension and builds suspense by focusing on the psychological state of one or more of its characters, such as their fears, anxieties, and confusion as they take place within the narrative. The characters' struggles and emotions usually serve as the lens through which the film is established. As a result, psychological thrillers are usually more subtle, thoughtful or contemplative in nature than other forms of thriller. The genre bears resemblances and sometimes even crossovers with Psychological Horror and Psychological Drama, which similarly place the psychology of characters within the film at the forefront of the narrative. Wide use of elements from Mystery is common in the genre, in accordance with mystery's focus on unknown, unexplained situations and puzzles, and the ways characters deal with them.
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10 Rillington Place (1971)
10 Rillington Place (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   62%
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American Psycho (2000)
American Psycho (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
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Angst (1983)
Angst (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Annihilation (2018)
Annihilation (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
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Black Swan (2010)
Black Swan (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
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Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
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The Butcher (1970)
The Butcher (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Cape Fear (1962)
Cape Fear (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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Coherence (2013)
Coherence (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
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The Collector (1965)
The Collector (1965)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Confessions (2010)
Confessions (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
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The Conversation (1974)
The Conversation (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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Cube (1997)
Cube (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   64%
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Cure (1997)
Cure (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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The Dead Zone (1983)
The Dead Zone (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
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Death and the Maiden (1994)
Death and the Maiden (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
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Diabolique (1955)
Diabolique (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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Don't Look Now (1973)
Don't Look Now (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
19
Dressed to Kill (1980)
Dressed to Kill (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
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Elle (2016)
Elle (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
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Enemy (2014)
Enemy (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
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Existenz (1999)
Existenz (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
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The Fourth Man (1983)
The Fourth Man (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Funny Games (1997)
Funny Games (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
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The Game (1997)
The Game (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
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Gaslight (1944)
Gaslight (1944)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
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Guilty of Romance (2011)
Guilty of Romance (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   67%
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Hidden (2005)
Hidden (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
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House of Games (1987)
House of Games (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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The Housemaid (1960)
The Housemaid (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
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Images (1972)
Images (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
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Inception (2010)
Inception (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
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Inland Empire (2006)
Inland Empire (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
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Insomnia (2002)
Insomnia (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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Insomnia (1997)
Insomnia (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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Jacob's Ladder (1990)
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
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The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
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La Cérémonie (1995)
La Cérémonie (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
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