Best Psychological Horror Movies
Psychological horror unsettles through paranoia and a mind coming apart, rather than monsters.
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Obsession (2026)
Rated 8.2 on TMDB
After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark,…
See where it’s streamingBackrooms (2026)
Rated 7.0 on TMDB
A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.
See where it’s streamingWeapons (2025)
Rated 7.3 on TMDB
When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.
See where it’s streamingHostel (2006)
Rated 6.0 on TMDB
Three backpackers head to a Slovakian city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.
See where it’s streamingLeviticus (2026)
Rated 6.8 on TMDB
Two teenage boys must escape a violent entity that takes the form of the person they desire most: each other.
See where it’s streamingReturn to Silent Hill (2026)
Rated 5.3 on TMDB
When James receives a mysterious letter from his lost love Mary, he is drawn to Silent Hill—a once-familiar town now consumed by darkness.
See where it’s streamingThe Thing (1982)
Rated 8.1 on TMDB
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
See where it’s streamingMidsommar (2019)
Rated 7.1 on TMDB
Several friends travel to Sweden to study as anthropologists a summer festival that is held every ninety years in the remote hometown of one of them.
See where it’s streamingThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Rated 7.3 on TMDB
Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way, they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within.
See where it’s streamingA Quiet Place (2018)
Rated 7.4 on TMDB
A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.
See where it’s streamingBlack Swan (2010)
Rated 7.7 on TMDB
A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake."
See where it’s streamingExit 8 (2025)
Rated 7.0 on TMDB
A man trapped in an endless sterile subway passageway sets out to find Exit 8. The rules of his quest are simple: do not overlook anything out of the ordinary.
See where it’s streamingA Quiet Place Part II (2021)
Rated 7.4 on TMDB
Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world.
See where it’s streamingThe Devils (1971)
Rated 7.5 on TMDB
In 1634 France, charismatic Father Urbain Grandier becomes the target of sexually depraved Sister Jeanne's accusations of witchcraft, which corrupt officials of church and state are all too happy to…
See where it’s streamingIt Follows (2015)
Rated 6.6 on TMDB
A young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter.
See where it’s streamingSplit (2017)
Rated 7.3 on TMDB
Though Kevin has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted psychiatrist, Dr. Fletcher, there remains one still submerged who is set to materialize and dominate all the others.
See where it’s streamingBarbarian (2022)
Rated 6.9 on TMDB
In town for a job interview, a young woman arrives at her Airbnb late at night only to find that it has been mistakenly double-booked and a strange man is already staying there.
See where it’s streamingThe Ugly Stepsister (2025)
Rated 7.3 on TMDB
In a fairy-tale kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira battles to compete with her incredibly beautiful stepsister, Agnes, and she will go to any length to catch the Prince’s eye.
See where it’s streamingAnnihilation (2018)
Rated 6.5 on TMDB
A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.
See where it’s streamingSmile (2022)
Rated 6.7 on TMDB
After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain.
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