Movies and TV series about psychological horror

The 40 best titles about psychological horror, ranked by the iRank Score — our composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb. Every page includes cast, where to watch and similar recommendations.

The Silence of the Lambs
iRank88
1991 · Jonathan Demme
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life
Rosemary's Baby
iRank88
1968 · Roman Polanski
MovieDramaHorrorThriller
A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the purpose of starting a family.
Girl from Nowhere
iRank85
2018 · Ekachai Uekrongtham
SeriesCrimeDramaMystery
A mysterious, clever girl named Nanno transfers to different schools, exposing the lies and misdeeds of the students and faculty at every turn.
Twin Peaks
iRank84
1990 · Sabrina S. Sutherland
SeriesDramaMystery
The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate her strange demise only to uncover a web
Hannibal
iRank83
2013 · Bryan Fuller
SeriesCrimeDrama
Both a gift and a curse, Graham has the extraordinary ability to think like his prey—he sees what they see, feels what they feel. But while Graham is pursuing an especially troubling, cannibalistic mu
Serial Experiments Lain
iRank82
1998
SeriesAnimationDramaMystery
Lain—driven by the abrupt suicide of a classmate—logs on to the Wired and promptly loses herself in a twisted mass of hallucinations, memories, and interconnected-psyches.
IT: Welcome to Derry
iRank82
2025 · Barbara Muschietti
SeriesDramaMystery
In 1962, amid a spate of unexplained disappearances of local children, a group of misfit friends begin to suspect a long-buried ancient evil lurking. As the kids set out to determine what's really goi
A Quiet Place
iRank82
2018 · John Krasinski
MovieDramaHorrorScience Fiction
A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.
American Horror Story
iRank81
2011 · Halley Feiffer
SeriesDramaMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a hotel, a farmhouse in Roanoke, a cu
Black Swan
iRank81
2010 · Darren Aronofsky
MovieDramaHorrorThriller
A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake."
The Shining
iRank81
1980 · Stanley Kubrick
MovieHorrorThriller
Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prep
Weapons
iRank80
2025 · Zach Cregger
MovieHorrorMystery
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.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
iRank80
1974 · Tobe Hooper
MovieHorror
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. Something arm
Misery
iRank79
1990 · Rob Reiner
MovieDramaThriller
After an accident, acclaimed novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by a nurse who claims to be his biggest fan. Her obsession takes a dark turn when she holds him captive in her remote Colorado home and f
The Sixth Sense
iRank79
1999 · M. Night Shyamalan
MovieDramaMysteryThriller
Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.
Cure
iRank79
1997 · Kiyoshi Kurosawa
MovieCrimeHorrorMystery
A frustrated detective deals with the case of several gruesome murders committed by people who have no recollection of what they've done.
It Follows
iRank78
2015 · David Robert Mitchell
MovieHorrorMystery
A young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter.
The Ugly Stepsister
iRank77
2025 · Emilie Blichfeldt
MovieComedyDramaHorror
In a fairy-tale kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira battles to compete with her incredibly beautiful stepsister, and she will go to any length to catch the prince’s eye.
A Quiet Place Part II
iRank77
2021 · John Krasinski
MovieHorrorScience FictionThriller
Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threa
Servant
iRank75
2019 · M. Night Shyamalan
SeriesDramaMystery
A Philadelphia couple are in mourning after an unspeakable tragedy creates a rift in their marriage and opens the door for a mysterious force to enter their home.
Annihilation
iRank75
2018 · Alex Garland
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.
Together
iRank75
2025 · Michael Shanks
MovieHorrorRomance
Years into their relationship, Tim and Millie find themselves at a crossroads as they move to the country, abandoning all that is familiar in their lives except each other. With tensions already flari
Nope
iRank74
2022 · Jordan Peele
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
Residents in a lonely gulch of inland California bear witness to an uncanny, chilling discovery.
A Tale of Two Sisters
iRank74
2003 · Kim Jee-woon
MovieDramaHorrorMystery
Two sisters return home after a stay in a mental institution, only to face disturbing events and a strained relationship with their stepmother. As eerie occurrences unfold, dark family secrets begin t
The Long Walk
iRank74
2025 · Francis Lawrence
MovieHorrorScience FictionThriller
In a dystopian 1970s America, fifty teenage boys take part in a deadly annual walking contest, forced to maintain a minimum pace or be executed, until only one survivor remains.
Run
iRank73
2020 · Aneesh Chaganty
MovieDramaHorrorThriller
Chloe, a teenager who is confined to a wheelchair, is homeschooled by her mother, Diane. Chloe soon becomes suspicious of her mother and begins to suspect that she may be harboring a dark secret.
Longlegs
iRank73
2024 · Osgood Perkins
MovieCrimeHorrorMystery
FBI Agent Lee Harker is a gifted new recruit assigned to the unsolved case of an elusive serial killer. As the case takes complex turns, unearthing evidence of the occult, Harker discovers a personal
Speak No Evil
iRank72
2024 · James Watkins
MovieHorrorThriller
When an American family is invited to spend the weekend at the idyllic country estate of a charming British family they befriended on vacation, what begins as a dream holiday soon warps into a snarled
Smile 2
iRank72
2024 · Parker Finn
MovieHorrorMusicMystery
About to embark on a new world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fam
American Psycho
iRank72
2000 · Mary Harron
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.
Presence
iRank71
2025 · Steven Soderbergh
MovieDramaHorrorThriller
A couple and their children move into a seemingly normal suburban home. When strange events occur, they begin to believe there is something else in the house with them. The presence is about to disrup
Dangerous Animals
iRank70
2025 · Sean Byrne
MovieHorrorThriller
A savvy and free-spirited surfer is abducted by a shark-obsessed serial killer. Held captive on his boat, she must figure out how to escape before he carries out a ritualistic feeding to the sharks be
Smile
iRank70
2022 · Parker Finn
MovieHorrorMystery
After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain.
Black Phone 2
iRank65
2025 · Scott Derrickson
MovieHorrorThriller
Four years after defeating The Grabber, Finney Blake is struggling with life after captivity. When his younger sister Gwen begins receiving calls in her dreams from the Black Phone and seeing disturbi
The Exorcist III
iRank60
1990 · William Peter Blatty
MovieHorrorMystery
On the fifteenth anniversary of the exorcism that claimed Father Damien Karras' life, Police Lieutenant Kinderman's world is once again shattered when a boy is found decapitated and savagely crucified
Never Let Go
iRank56
2024 · Alexandre Aja
MovieHorror
As an evil takes over the world beyond their front doorstep, the only protection for a mother and her twin sons is their house and their family’s protective bond.
Ma
iRank55
2019 · Tate Taylor
MovieHorrorThriller
Sue Ann is a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, she is asked by Maggie, a new teenager in town, to buy some booze for her and her friends, and Sue Ann sees the chance to make
The Strangers
iRank55
2008 · Bryan Bertino
MovieHorror
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. Now they must go far beyon
Until Dawn
iRank54
2025 · David F. Sandberg
MovieHorrorMystery
One year after her sister Melanie mysteriously disappeared, Clover and her friends head into the remote valley where she vanished in search of answers. Exploring an abandoned visitor center, they find
Return to Silent Hill
iRank35
2026 · Christophe Gans
MovieDramaHorrorMystery
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. As he searches for her, James faces monstrous creatures and u