Psychological Horror Movies of the 2000s
Psychological horror unsettles through paranoia and a mind coming apart, rather than monsters. Remakes, J-horror imports, extreme French cinema and the found-footage boom. Standouts from the 2000s include Hostel, The Hills Have Eyes and A Tale of Two Sisters.
Hostel (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 streamingThe Hills Have Eyes (2006)
Rated 6.5 on TMDB
Based on Wes Craven's 1977 suspenseful cult classic, The Hills Have Eyes is the story of a family road trip that goes terrifyingly awry when the travelers become stranded in a government atomic zone.
See where it’s streamingA Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
Rated 7.1 on TMDB
Two sisters return home after a stay in a mental institution, only to face disturbing events and a strained relationship with their stepmother.
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Rated 6.1 on TMDB
After a 4 a.m. knock at the door and haunting voices, Kristen McKay and James Hoyt’s remote getaway becomes a psychological night of terror as three masked strangers invade.
See where it’s streamingInland Empire (2006)
Rated 7.0 on TMDB
When actress Nikki Grace gets the lead role in a cursed film, her world becomes more and more surreal, blending realities and ideas of infidelity, reincarnation, and supernatural forces.
See where it’s streamingThe Mothman Prophecies (2002)
Rated 6.2 on TMDB
Reporter John Klein is plunged into a world of impossible terror when fate draws him to the sleepy West Virginia town of Point Pleasant, whose residents are being visited by a great winged shape that…
See where it’s streamingFunny Games (2008)
Rated 6.5 on TMDB
When Ann, husband George, and son Georgie arrive at their holiday home they are visited by a pair of polite and seemingly pleasant young men.
See where it’s streamingMy Bloody Valentine (2009)
Rated 5.6 on TMDB
Ten years after a Valentine's Day tragedy claimed the lives of five miners, Harry Warden returns for a vengeful massacre among teen sweethearts gearing up for another party.
See where it’s streamingDead End (2003)
Rated 6.4 on TMDB
On Christmas Eve, while driving to see his in-laws with his family, Frank Harrington decides to try a shortcut for the first time in 20 years. It turns out to be the biggest mistake of his life.
See where it’s streamingWind Chill (2007)
Rated 5.8 on TMDB
Two college students share a ride home for the holidays. When they break down on a deserted stretch of road, they're preyed upon by the ghosts of people who have died there.
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Rated 6.1 on TMDB
In Oklahoma, Agnes, a lonely waitress living in an isolated and dilapidated roadside motel, meets Peter, a quiet and mysterious man with whom she establishes a peculiar relationship.
See where it’s streamingRed Dragon (2002)
Rated 7.1 on TMDB
Former FBI Agent Will Graham, who was once almost killed by the savage Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter, now has no choice but to face him again, as it seems Lecter is the only one who can help Graham…
See where it’s streamingChildren of the Corn: Revelation (2001)
Rated 3.9 on TMDB
When calls to her grandmother go unanswered, Jamie Lowell uncovers the truth behind her mysterious disappearance.
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Rated 4.9 on TMDB
A group of American teens comes to Ireland to visit a friend who takes them on a camping trip in search of the local, fabled magic mushrooms.
See where it’s streamingCigarette Burns (2005)
Rated 7.3 on TMDB
With a torrid past that haunts him, a movie theatre owner is hired to search for the only existing print of a film so notorious that its single screening caused the viewers to become homicidally…
See where it’s streamingRetribution (2007)
Rated 6.5 on TMDB
A detective investigates a series of murders. A possible serial killer might be on a rampage, since the crimes are in the same vicinity, by the same method.
See where it’s streamingOne Point O (2004)
Rated 5.7 on TMDB
Paranoid computer programmer Simon wakes up to find a package in his room one day. Despite attempts at securing his apartment, the packages keep arriving.
See where it’s streamingHannibal Rising (2007)
Rated 6.3 on TMDB
The story of the early, murderous roots of the cannibalistic killer, Hannibal Lecter – from his hard-scrabble Lithuanian childhood, where he witnesses the repulsive lengths to which hungry soldiers…
See where it’s streamingTell-Tale (2009)
Rated 5.3 on TMDB
A man's recently transplanted heart leads him on a frantic search to find the donor's killer before a similar fate befalls him.
See where it’s streamingDark Corners (2006)
Rated 5.1 on TMDB
A troubled young woman wakes up one day as a different person - someone who is stalked by creatures.
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