Top 10 Best Psychological Thriller Movies of all time

Top 10 Best Psychological Thriller Movies of all time 

1. Memento

2000 ‧ Drama/Crime ‧ 2 hours

8.4/10 IMDb92% Rotten Tomatoes

Leonard Shelby, an insurance investigator, suffers from anterograde amnesia and uses notes and tattoos to hunt for the man he thinks killed his wife, which is the last thing he remembers.

Initial release: 5 September 2000 (Venice)
Director: Christopher Nolan
Featured song: Something in the Air
Screenplay: Christopher Nolan

2. Psycho




1960‧Mystery/Slasher‧1h 49m

8.5/10 IMDb96% Rotten Tomatoes

Marion disappears after stealing money from her employer. Her lover and sister try to find her and end up reaching the infamous Bates Motel, where they meet Norman Bates.

Initial release: 16 June 1960 (USA)
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Featured song: Prelude
Music director: Bernard Herrmann
Screenplay: Joseph Stefano


3. Seven 


1995 ‧ Drama/Mystery ‧ 2h 8m 



8.6/10 IMDb 
81% Rotten Tomatoes 

A serial killer begins murdering people according to the seven deadly sins. Two detectives, one new to the city and the other about to retire, are tasked with apprehending the criminal. 

Initial release: 15 September 1995 (New York) 
Director: David Fincher 
Screenplay: Andrew Kevin Walker 
Box office: 32.73 crores USD 

4. The Sixth Sense





1999 ‧ Drama/Mystery ‧ 2h 10m


8.1/10 IMDb
86% Rotten Tomatoes 

Malcolm Crowe, a child psychologist, starts treating a young boy who acts as a medium of communication between the former and a slew of unhappy spirits.

Initial release: 2 August 1999 (Philadelphia)
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Screenplay: M. Night Shyamalan
Box office: 67.28 crores USD


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