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List of mind game movies
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A family imprisoned by intruders is forced to play a terrifying game of "Kill, Or Be Killed". As the night unfolds, the game's mysterious rules become clear, and the family realizes their nightmare is being streamed live to riveted ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, tense, scary, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
home invasion, mind game, serial killer, hidden camera, murder, danger, family in danger, strangulation, psychopath, isolation, manipulation, family secret ...
Time:
year 2015, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When Sara, a young design student from Iowa, arrives for college in Los Angeles, she is eager to fit in and get to know the big city. Her wealthy roommate, Rebecca, is more than eager to take Sara under her wing and show her the ropes. The two ...
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological, teen, intense, harsh ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
obsession, female psychopath, college, stalker, fraternity, obsessive love, mentally unstable, mind game, woman kills a man, female stalker, love interest, murder ...
Time:
year 2011, year 2000, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
After waking up in an abandoned factory, six kidnapped terns realize they are contestants on a reality show called "Are You Scared?"
Style:
suspense, scary, suspenseful, tense, slasher ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
trap, mind game, psychopath, video surveillance, danger, serial killer, rivalry, gory, factory, kidnapping, trapped, confined ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Secrets, murders and lies... all in the name of family. In the middle of nowhere sits the Armadillo Café.The once popular, but now desolate, café is run by a strange family led a troubled, booze-addled mother (Betty Buckley) and a disturbed family ...
Style:
tense, psychological, scary, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
mind game, psychopath, family problems, curses spells and rituals, haunted by the past, family relations, missing person, woman in danger, danger, mysterious character, diner, hostage ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
arizona, usa
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
The infamous Shounen Bat (Lil' Slugger) is terrorizing the residents of Musashino City. Flying around on his rollerblades and beating people down with a golden baseball bat, the assailant seems impossible to catch—much less understand. His ...
Style:
adult animation, mind bending, suspenseful, serious, scary ...
Plot:
mind game, murder, who done it, stalking, investigation, monster, danger, serial killer, mysterious character, supernatural power, double life, mature ...
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
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81K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Along with his new friends, a teenager who was arrested by the US Secret Service and banned from using a computer for writing a computer virus discovers a plot by a nefarious hacker, but they must use their computer skills to find the evidence while ...
Style:
teen, cyber, exciting, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, date night, family outing
Plot:
hacker, internet, cyberpunk, computer cracker, hacking, virtual reality, computer, computer hacker, programmer, secret service, high school, computer virus ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 80s, year 1988, year 1995
Place:
new york, grand central station manhattan new york city, usa, seattle
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Ian Mitchell is a lawyer and father who one day receives a box containing a gun and a picture of a stranger, along with instructions to kill the pictured person. He is subsequently attacked by another stranger, and discovers that he has been chosen ...
Style:
serious, realistic, psychological thriller, teen, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
mind game, moral dilemma, life turned upside down, danger, who to trust, disorder, rivalry, family in danger, chases and races, hostage, distopia, investigation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
Is relevant?
14K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Three college students set out to document what other people dread most.
Style:
disturbing, psychological horror, psychological, scary, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
fear, torture, nightmare, cruelty, psychopath, manipulation, college student, childhood trauma, held captive, violence, mind game, murder ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Light Yagami finds the "Death Note," a notebook with the power to kill, and decides to create a Utopia by killing the world's criminals, and soon the world's greatest detective, "L," is hired to find the mysterious ...
Style:
anime, sexy, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, kids
Plot:
investigation, serial killer, vigilantism, supernatural, vigilante, supernatural ability, rivalry, investigator, mind game, notebook, brutality, youth ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
An inexperienced young actress is invited to play a role in a film based on Dostoyevsky's 'The Possessed'. The film director, a Czech immigrant in Paris, takes over her life, and in a short time she is unable to draw the line between ...
Style:
erotic, avant garde, art house, deep, cult classic ...
Plot:
filmmaking, nude model, surrealism, insanity, sexy girl, double life, violence, evil man, actress, mind game, psychological abuse, existentialism ...
Place:
france, paris france
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10K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The year is 1816. A sprawling villa in Switzerland is the setting for a stormy night of madness. On this night of the "Haunted Summer," five famous friends gather around an ancient skull to conjure up their darkest fears. Poets Lord ...
Style:
gothic, surreal, sexy, gothic horror, creepy ...
Plot:
insanity, demon, surrealism, mad scientist, seance, goth, mind game, obsession, drug, haunted house, hallucination, writers ...
Time:
19th century, 1810s, regency period
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
When the body of Army Capt. Elizabeth Campbell is found on a Georgia military base, two investigators, Warrant Officers Paul Brenner and Sara Sunhill, are ordered to solve her murder. What they uncover is anything but clear-cut. Unseemly details ...
Style:
detective, tense, neo noir, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
army investigation, conspiracy, rape, murder, gang rape, strangulation, military, reluctant partners, corruption, rape victim, military training, betrayal ...
Time:
year 1999, 90s, 20th century
Place:
georgia, west point
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
An American village is visited by some unknown life form which leaves the women of the village pregnant. Nine months later, the babies are born, and they all look normal, but it doesn't take the "parents" long to realize that the kids ...
Style:
scary, tense, suspense, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
creepy child, space and aliens, alien, genetics, small town, pregnancy, mother daughter relationship, supernatural ability, mind game, alien invasion, danger, babies and infants ...
Time:
90s, 60s
Place:
california, usa
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52K
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
A mystery novelist devises an insurance scam with his wife’s lover - but things aren’t exactly as they seem.
Style:
suspense, psychological, enigmatic, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Plot:
murder mystery, twists and turns, maze, writers, extramarital affair, revenge, mind game, adultery, frame up, rivalry, insurance, romantic rivalry ...
Time:
year 1972, future, 70s, 20th century
Place:
england, persia, london
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, Spain, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Novelist Catherine Tramell is once again in trouble with the law, and Scotland Yard appoints psychiatrist Dr. Michael Glass to evaluate her. Though, like Detective Nick Curran before him, Glass is entranced by Tramell and lured into a seductive game.
Style:
erotic, sexy, sensual, suspenseful, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
femme fatale, lust, murder, nudity, erotica, rough sex, serial killer, sex, seduction, fatal attraction, coitus, antisocial personality disorder ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
london, scotland yard, europe, san francisco
Is relevant?
5K
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
While walking home from her latest OB appointment, a very pregnant Esther Woodhouse is brutally attacked and disfigured by a hooded assailant. This horrible event seems to be a blessing in disguise when Esther finds consolation in a support group. ...
Style:
scary, suspenseful, serious, realistic, mumblecore ...
Plot:
mind game, support group, revenge, female killer, pregnancy, illness, mental illness, babies and infants, supernatural, home invasion, child, mental disorder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
indiana, usa
Is relevant?
181K
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A murdering spree begins to happen again, this time its targeted toward the original Woodsboro survivors and those associated with the movie inside a movie, 'Stab 3'. Sydney must face the demons of her past to stop the killer.
Style:
slasher, parody, suspenseful, teen, horror comedy ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
serial killer, masked killer, mystery killer, killer, telephone call, nightmare, filmmaking, masked man, violence, serial murder, mind game, profanity ...
Time:
year 2000, 2000s, y2k, 90s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A retired FBI profiler is called in on a last case - only to find himself at the mercy of a teenage killer's deadly game. He must use all his skills and experience to save lives, including his own.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
criminal psychologist, mind game, murder, serial killer, special agent, rivalry, youth, police investigation, investigation, violent content, confined, one last case ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, minnesota
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Cassie, a psych student, was kidnapped and traumatized as a child by a disturbed person. To exorcise her demons and to finish her thesis, she decides on an experiment in isolation, working at a secluded watch tower as a fire lookout. But once ...
Style:
scary, suspenseful, tense, psychological thriller, realistic ...
Plot:
mind game, danger, female protagonist, manipulation, haunted by the past, isolation, rivalry, alone, woods, strong female presence, dishonesty, woman in danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, canada
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Chloe Keane is an stressed American fashion model living in London who is about to have the worst weekend of her life. She and her boyfriend are invited to attend a party at the house of a former rock-star named Stan and his weird family who live in ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, psychological, gloomy ...
Plot:
paranoia, voyeurism, sexual relations, woman in danger, captive, model, mind game, isolation, obsession, danger, psychopath, family problems ...
Time:
90s
Place:
england, london, europe
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
While treating a policewoman for smoking, hypnotherapist Michael Strother has a telepathic vision of a young girl floating beneath the surface of a stream. The escaped victim of a ritualistic serial killer, the girl has become mute, and Michael is ...
Style:
psychological, tense, atmospheric, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
hypnosis, serial killer, amateur detective, occult, telepathy, insomnia, mind game, police investigation, psychopath, supernatural ability, murder, woman in danger ...
Time:
year 2002
Place:
scotland yard, london, europe, england
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Two men, both hiding a deadly secret, are on a murderous rampage through the desert.
Style:
psychological, scary, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, murder, mind game, police investigation, evil wins, on the run, danger, chase, law enforcement, rivalry, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, nevada
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
With the disappearance of hack horror writer Sutter Cane, all Hell is breaking loose...literally! Author Cane, it seems, has a knack for description that really brings his evil creepy-crawlies to life. Insurance investigator John Trent is sent to ...
Style:
surreal, psychological, atmospheric, gothic, lovecraft ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
small town, insanity, supernatural horror, book, paranoia, ghost town, investigation, hallucination, gory, novelist, writers, american horror ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, distant future
Place:
new england, new hampshire, manhattan new york city, england, europe ...
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15K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Communication is the key to the survival for nine strangers who have been kidnapped by a masked gunman and told that one of them will die every ten minutes until they discover how they are all connected. Who of the nine lives and who dies?
Style:
psychological, surprise ending, scary, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
kidnapping, confined, survival, danger, murder, group of strangers, game of death, captivity, gory, riddles and clues, escape room, torture ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new orleans
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Dr. Samantha Goodman is a beautiful, young psychiatrist. Burnt out, she drives to the family’s winter cottage to spend time with her husband and sister. A relaxing weekend is jarringly interrupted when a terrifying and unexpected guest arrives. ...
Style:
suspense, dark, disturbing, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
surrealism, kidnapped, game, obsession, vengeance, doctors and patients, mind game, psychopath, hostage, home invasion, torture, blood ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
canada
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551
Genre: Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Madarame Baku is a mysterious gambler. His nickname is Usogui (literally The Lie Eater). Club Kakerou is the top illegal gambling den, where gamblers vie to become the best in their profession. Seeing through the lies of others, Madarame Baku ...
Style:
disturbing, tense, captivating, intense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
gambling, deception, mind game, risk, game of death, gambler, illegal gambling, lie, con trick, mysterious character, game, criminal gang ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
The winner of a secret survival game stands to win a large sum of money. However, one player does not seem to be in the game for the money.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense, tension ...
Plot:
gambling, robin hood, mind game, friendship, survival game, money, teacher, competitor, struggle for survival, society, rivalry, rich and poor ...
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90K
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
FBI Agent Will Graham, who retired after catching Hannibal Lecktor, returns to duty to engage in a risky cat-and-mouse game with Lecktor to capture a new killer.
Style:
neo noir, creepy, psychological thriller, tense, detective ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, killer, psycho killer, violence, cannibalism, profiler, eye, fbi agent, obsession, mind game, macabre ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1986
Place:
florida, southern california, alabama, maryland, miami ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Batman faces his ultimate challenge as the mysterious Red Hood takes Gotham City by firestorm. One part vigilante, one part criminal kingpin, Red Hood begins cleaning up Gotham with the efficiency of Batman, but without following the same ethical ...
Style:
intense, atmospheric, unusual plot structure, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
superhero, vigilante, mysterious character, double life, batman, justice, vigilantism, organized crime, danger, fighting crime, mind game, uninhibited rivalry ...
Time:
2000s, year 2010
Place:
usa, bosnia
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
As another semester draws to a close at the University of Dreyskill, a simple game dreamt to help students avoid studying becomes a bloody battle for survival in this stalk-and-slash frightener from filmmaking duo Brian Hooks and Deon Taylor.
Style:
slasher, suspenseful, serious, teen horror, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, gory, murder, psychopath, rivalry, mind game, youth, survival, gay friend, death, investigation, whodunit ...
Place:
usa, colorado
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