Top 10 Must Watch Psychological Thrillers : The Exclusive List

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Psychological thrillers are for the mind. Throughout the years, many movies and franchises have been mistaken for being the perfect psychological thriller. It may be because people do not really understand what the genre really is. One such example is the movie The dark night. Well thanks to Hollywood and the creators that we have some extraordinary and mind-blowing thrillers out there. Choosing from all of them was a pretty difficult task and some of the brilliant movies did not make the cut. The list has been made considering the popularity, the brilliance and the public responses. So check out our list of Top 10 Must Watch Psychological Thrillers.

Top 10 Must Watch Psychological Thrillers: The Exclusive List

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Top 10 Must Watch Psychological Thrillers

If you want to know more about these movies, read on. If you want to leave suggestions on more psychological films, please leave them down in the comments below.

10. The Machinist

The Machinist is among Amazing Psychological Thrillers
The Machinist

At number 10 in this list of  Top 10 Must Watch Psychological Thrillers, we have The Machinist. This one on the lost is one of the Best Psychological Thrillers. This one on the lost is one of the Greatest Psychological Thrillers. directed by Brad Anderson, this movie Is a masterpiece.  The film revolves around the pivotal character of  Trevor Reznik. His uncured insomnia and psychological disorders eventually lead to a serious workplace accident. He loses a ton o weight and deals with life threatening situations. Christian bale’s acting in this film is beyond remarkable. It is safe to say that he owns the film.

9. Saw Series

Saw Series is among Awesome Psychological Thrillers
Saw Series

At number 9 in this list of  Top 10 Must Watch Psychological Thrillers, we have Saw Series. This one on the lost is one of the Amazing Psychological Thrillers. The fanatics of bloody, gory movies might like this one. It termed a horror franchise but in fact can be pretty damaging to those who watch it. The Saw franchise is a creation of Australian director James Wan. In the year of 2003, director James Wan along with his creative partner Leigh Whannell made a short film in order to help pitch as a potential feature film and thank god they did.

8. Psycho

Psycho is among Top Psychological Thrillers
Psycho

At number 8 in this list of  Top 10 Must Watch Psychological Thrillers, we have Psycho. This one on the lost is one of the Awesome Psychological Thrillers. This Alfred Hitchcock movie, to this day, remains one of the best movies Hollywood has offered. The direction is brilliant and so is the plot. The spine-chilling example, this movie gives is beyond compare. This is hands down one of the best movies in all the genres combined and we are pretty sure that 90% of the horror and thriller genre lovers will agree.

7. Memento

Memento is among Remarkable Psychological Thrillers
Memento

At number 7 in this list of  Top 10 Must Watch Psychological Thrillers, we have Memento. This one on the lost is one of the Top Psychological Thrillers. This movie is so great that it has been remade into other classic movies in other languages around the world.emento is a story of a guy who loses his memory as well as his wife and is unable to form new memories due to a disease called anterograde amnesia. This is a feature-length movie that was directed by Christopher Nolan and starred Guy Pearce. From a team of such legends, a masterpiece is inevitable.

6. Gone Girl

Gone Girl is among Splendid Psychological Thrillers
Gone Girl

At number 6 in this list of  Top 10 Must Watch Psychological Thrillers, we have Gone Girl. This one on the lost is one of the Remarkable Psychological Thrillers. This film is based on the popular novel  of the same title. David fincher came up with this movie in 2014 and it blew everyone’s mind. With a great cast that included Neil Patrick Harris, Ben Affleck As well As Rosamund Pike…gone girl is indeed one hell of a movie. The unexpected ending and sudden teists in the movie keep us hooked and at the edge of the seat  for the entire time.

5. Silence Of The Lambs

Silence Of The Lambs is among Top notch Psychological Thrillers
Silence Of The Lambs

At number 5 in this list of  Top 10 Must Watch Psychological Thrillers, we have Silence Of The Lambs. This one on the lost is one of the Splendid Psychological Thrillers. This too is a movie adaptation from the novel of a same name. in 1988, the novel came out and soon after, in the year of 1991 this film hit the screens. To this day it receives enormous amount of appreciation. Some people might disagree and say that this movie is kind of overrated, but then again people are entitled to their own views. As more most of the thriller loving people, this was an absolute masterpiece to view.

4. Antichrist

Antichrist is among Extraordinary Psychological Thrillers
Antichrist

At number 4 in this list of Top 10 Must Watch Psychological Thrillers, we have Antichrist. This movie can easily fall into the experimental horror film genre but has a bit of psychological edge to it. Willem Dafoe’s acting in this film was extraordinary and some scenes actually felt eerie and disturbing. The story Of antichrist deals with a couple who had recently witnessed the death of their child. They retreat to a cabin in the woods and there the man experiences strange visions as his wife manifests increasingly violent sexual behavior somehow and indulges in sadomasochism. This can be a disturbing movie to watch (disclaimer).

3. Black Swan

Black Swan is among Incredible Psychological Thrillers
Black Swan

At number 3 in this list of Top 10 Must Watch Psychological Thrillers, we have Black Swan. This one on the lost is one of the Top notch Psychological Thrillers. This is a 2010 American psychological thriller-horror film which was directed by Darren Aronofsky. The exceptional acting of Mila Kunis as well as the legendary Natalie Portman was mesmerizing to watch. This visual masterpiece also received a ton of controversy and critical acclaim but to this day remains one of the classics. This film has often been described as the feat of achieving artistic brilliance as the story revolves around two ballerinas and their psychologies as an artist.

2. Vertigo

Vertigo is among Greatest Psychological Thrillers
Vertigo

At number 2 in this list of Top 10 Must Watch Psychological Thrillers, we have Vertigo. This one on the lost is one of the Extraordinary Psychological Thrillers. This American film hit the screens in the year of 1958. This film and psycho has the same director, Alfred Hitchcock. The story of this film is loosely based on the 1954 novel named D’entre les morts which roughly translate to From Among the Dead. Vertigo as a film received mixed reviews upon initial release, but is now often regarded as a classic Hitchcock movie and is also considered as one of the significant works of his entire career.

1. The Shining

The Shining is among Amazing Psychological Thrillers
The Shining

At number 1 in this list of  Top 10 Must Watch Psychological Thrillers, we have The Shining. This one on the lost is one of the Incredible Psychological Thrillers. The list would have been incomplete with this movie in it. The shining is one hauntingly amazing piece of artwork in the film industry. The film has gotten nothing but praise from critics which have lead people to believe that it is somehow overrated. Yes , the film is a bit slow paced but it actually builds up to the plot. Overrate or not, the shining continues to be the best psychological movie till now.

Many movies such as the shutter island and inception missed the cut but they are damn good movies as well. if you a really looking forward to a nice thrilling experience, watch the movies in this list and you won’t be disappointed.

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