Psychological Thrillers on Netflix
Last updated April 28, 2024
Law Abiding Citizen
2009 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsTraumatized by the atrocious murders of his wife and daughter -- and the flawed justice system that set the killers free -- Clyde Shelton gives in to his rage and sets out on a course of vengeance.
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The Wave
2008 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsTo give his students a real-world example of how dictatorships can grow powerful, a high school teacher starts a social experiment that gives some of his students a strong advantage while leaving others subservient and powerless.
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Talaash
2012 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsSet in the jumbled landscape of Mumbai, this mystery drama centers on a police inspector who's trying to cope with the collapse of his marriage. When he meets a prostitute while investigating a recent death, events conspire to further entangle them.
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Seeking Justice
2011 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsAfter his wife is brutally raped, Will is approached by a man from a vigilante group who offers to exact revenge on the perpetrator. But once the deed is done, Will learns that there are strings attached.
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Eye for an Eye
1996 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsGrieving mother Karen McCann takes justice into her own hands when the man who raped and murdered her daughter is freed on a technicality. Obsessed, she arms herself and joins a vigilante group.
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Fracture
2007 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsA man who allegedly attempted to murder his wife gets locked in a battle of wits with a young assistant district attorney. After the man is freed on a technicality, the D.A. sets out on an obsessive mission to prove his guilt.
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Triple Dog
2010 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsDuring an innocent slumber party, an arrogant girl organizes a competitive game of dares, challenging her friends to pull off incredibly risky stunts. As the night unfolds, the teens slowly unravel, turn on one another and uncover shocking secrets.
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Unknown
2011 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsLiam Neeson stars in this taut thriller as a man who regains consciousness after a car accident, only to discover that another man is impersonating him, and that no one -- not even his wife -- recognizes his identity as the real Dr. Martin Harris.
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Mr. Brooks
2007 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsKevin Costner plays against type, starring as a man caught in a deadly downward spiral -- and at war with his own alter ego (William Hurt) -- in this psychological thriller from writer-director team Bruce A. Evans and Raynold Gideon (Stand by Me). Demi Moore co-stars as a sharp-witted police detective whose passion for her job attracts the attention -- and respect -- of the very serial killer she's tracking.
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Along Came a Spider
2001 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWhen a girl is kidnapped from a prestigious prep school, homicide detective Alex Cross takes the case, teaming up with young security agent Jezzie Flannigan in hopes of finding the girl and stopping the brutal psychopath before it's too late.
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The Experiment
2010 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsIn this gripping thriller, a group of men volunteers to take on the roles of guards and inmates at a mock prison as part of a controversial psychological study. But when the guards abuse their power in alarming ways, the prisoners stage a revolt.
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Kiss the Girls
1997 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsForensic psychologist Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams up with escaped kidnapping victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands.
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Sleeping with the Enemy
1991 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsA bride discovers that, in private, her new husband is a psychotic who takes out his frustrations on her with his fists. She plots her escape by faking her death and starts over with a new identity, till her sadistic spouse discovers the subterfuge.
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The Butterfly Effect
2004 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsIf you could go back in time and undo a horrible childhood, would you? This thriller poses that complex question when college student Evan Treborn, who's besieged by tragic memories, discovers a way to alter his past. But will it make a difference?
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Identity
2003 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsComplete 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 while trying to figure out who the killer is.
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Fatal Attraction
1987 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsMarried Dan Gallagher gives in to the tantalizing flirtations of attractive Alex Forrest, and they embark on a steamy weekend fling. But Dan's passing indiscretion comes back to haunt him as an increasingly unhinged Alex refuses to let go.
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The Good Son
1993 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsTragedy has hit the Evans family, and Henry might not be as innocent as he seems -- but no one will believe Mark and what he thinks of his cousin. Before long, a confrontation with Henry has Mark fighting for his life.
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Hannibal Rising
2007 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsDirector Peter Webber takes on the myth of the menacing Hannibal Lecter in this terrifying prequel that attempts to trace the murderous roots of the cannibalistic killer, beginning with his hardscrabble childhood in Lithuania.
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Frailty
2002 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsFenton Meiks approaches FBI agent Wesley Doyle to confess his disturbed family's role in a series of notorious Texas murders in this gripping thriller, which is actor Bill Paxton's directorial feature debut.
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Killing Season
2013 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsTormented by memories of combat in the Bosnian War, American vet Benjamin Ford seeks peace of mind deep in the Appalachian Mountains. But when a Bosnian vet of the same war comes to settle a score, a new war erupts in the American wilderness.
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The Gift
2000 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWhen the authorities find a drowned woman's body, a small-town psychic starts having visions of who committed the murder, which means she's the only one who can testify to what truly happened and that she could be the killer's next target.
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American Psycho
2000 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWith a chiseled chin and physique, Patrick Bateman's looks make him the ideal yuppie -- and the ideal serial killer. Bateman takes pathological pride in his business card and his CD collection, all while plotting his next victim's vivisection.
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Julia's Eyes
2010 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsThis heart-pounding thriller follows astronomer Julia Levin, who's losing her eyesight to a degenerative disease. When her twin sister supposedly commits suicide, Julia suspects that a murderer is on the loose -- and that she's next.
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Stir of Echoes
1999 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsEver since Tom Witzky was hypnotized by his sister-in-law, he's had terrifying visions of a horrible crime. He later learns that the girl in his visions disappeared from his neighborhood six months earlier.
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Black Widow
1987 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsDirector Bob Rafelson's superbly crafted thriller stars Debra Winger as Alexandra Barnes, an inquiring federal investigator who becomes intrigued -- then fixated -- when she stumbles across an unusual pattern of deaths by seemingly natural causes. The common bond among the victims? They're all rich, reclusive and leave behind the same sultry young widow (Theresa Russell). Can Alexandra crack the case without getting tangled in a web of murder?
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