Psychological torment movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant psychological torment movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out psychological, suspense, serious, suspenseful, tense and disturbing films and TV shows about / with psychological torment, violence, murder, insanity, isolation, psychological drama, claustrophobia, danger, obsession and blood plots mostly in Drama, Horror and Thriller genres shot in USA, France, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as psychological torment: Breathe (2014), Possession (1981), The Intruder (2020), A Serbian Film (2010), The Room (2006), The Public Woman (1984), Guilty (2011), The Possession of Michael King (2014), The Dirties (2013), Requiem for a Dream (2000).
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List of psychological torment movies
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Charlie, a 17-year-old girl tortured by doubt, is thrilled when she becomes friends with Sarah, but when Sarah tires of Charlie and looks for a new friend, their relationship takes an ominous turn.
Style:
psychological, serious, touching, realistic, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
friendship, asthma, teenage love, mother daughter conflict, lesbian, young lovers, coming of age, female friendship, high school, end of friendship, psychological torment, secret life ...
Time:
year 2014, 90s, 21st century
Place:
france, south of france
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: France, West Germany
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he finds out more and more strange behaviors and ...
Style:
surreal, controversial, demonic, mind bending, creepy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
surrealism, occult, insanity, obsession, body horror, cosmic horror, possession, supernatural power, private detective, supernatural horror, berlin wall, sex ...
Time:
year 1981, 80s, 20th century, year 1980
Place:
germany, west berlin west germany, berlin germany, europe, west germany ...
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Mexico, UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Inés works as a dubbing actress and sings in a choir in Buenos Aires. After a traumatic experience during a holiday trip, she develops a sleep disorder and starts suffering from very vivid nightmares. At work, the studio microphones pick up strange ...
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological horror, tense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
nightmare, female protagonist, identity crisis, trauma, split personality, unsettling, psychological trauma, escape from reality, borderline personality disorder, psychological torment, disturbed individual, career ...
Place:
buenos aires argentina, argentina
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Serbia
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Milos, a retired porn star, leads a normal family life trying to make ends meet. Presented with the opportunity of a lifetime to financially support his family for the rest of their lives, Milos must participate in one last mysterious film. From ...
Style:
disturbing, brutal, bloody, controversial, scary ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
rape, sexual abuse, gory, torture, violence, macabre, sadism, incest, perversion, controversy, insanity, murder ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
serbia, former yugoslavia, europe
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Belgium
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
When a strange door appears in a troubled family's house, they will have to face their darkest secrets.
Style:
exciting, tense, captivating, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
brother sister relationship, fear, dysfunctional family, psychological torment, room, cruelty, disability, nervousness, dark secret, isolation, trap, husband wife relationship ...
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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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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Investigates the corrupt judicial system under which Alain Mar'caux and his wife Edith were arrested on accusations of pedophilia horrific acts they never committed- and the years he spent fighting to get out of prison, clear his name and keep ...
Style:
thought provoking, disturbing, touching, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
lawyer, prison, courtroom, legal, false accusation, police brutality, broken family, injustice, rape accusation, judge, life turned upside down, courtroom drama ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
france, europe, flanders
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
The film tells the story of documentary filmmaker Michael King (Shane Johnson), who doesn’t believe in God or the Devil. Following the sudden death of his wife, Michael decides to make his next film about the search for the existence of the ...
Style:
dark, demonic, scary, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
demonic possession, found footage, occult, paranormal activity, possession, supernatural, self destructing, demon, exorcism, skepticism, satanic ritual, loss of control ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
The line between reality and fiction starts to blur when two best friends start making a movie about getting revenge on bullies.
Style:
disturbing, controversial, realistic, sincere, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
school shooting, bullying, found footage, high school, bully, vengeance, misfit, filmmaking, best friend, violence spree, food, high school student ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
canada, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The hopes and dreams of four ambitious people are shattered when their drug addictions begin spiraling out of control. A look into addiction and how it overcomes the mind and body.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, bleak, depressing, atmospheric ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
addiction, drug abuse, heroin, drug addiction, insanity, drug, junkie, loneliness, mental illness, depression, dream, subculture ...
Time:
year 2000, future, y2k, 20th century, 90s ...
Place:
britain, america, new york, usa, coney island brooklyn new york city ...
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
A prostitute looking for her next meal hitches a ride with a trucker that leaves her praying for her next breath.
Style:
extreme horror, disturbing, sadistic, controversial, black and white ...
Plot:
sadism, perversity, captivity, misogyny, sexual cruelty, torture, sex, violence, sexual torture, mercilessness, prostitute, kidnapped woman ...
Time:
year 2016
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Two aging film actresses live as virtual recluses in an old Hollywood mansion. Jane Hudson, a successful child star, cares for her crippled sister Blanche, whose career in later years eclipsed that of Jane. Now the two live together, their ...
Style:
gothic, psychological, psychological horror, black comedy, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
mental illness, female protagonist, sister sister relationship, beach, sibling rivalry, child star, jealousy, actress, filmmaking, dysfunctional family, murder, rat ...
Time:
year 1935, 20th century, 1930s, year 1917, 1910s ...
Place:
los angeles, california, america, usa
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
12-year-old Regan MacNeil begins to adapt an explicit new personality as strange events befall the local area of Georgetown. Her mother becomes torn between science and superstition in a desperate bid to save her daughter, and ultimately turns to ...
Style:
scary, suspense, demonic, classic horror, psychological horror ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
religion, demon, exorcism, priest, supernatural, devil, demonic possession, possession, occult, supernatural horror, exorcist, crisis of faith ...
Time:
70s, year 1973, 20th century
Place:
washington d.c., persia, iraq, usa, new york ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan, France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Based on a true story set in pre-war Japan, a man and one of his servants begin a torrid affair. Their desire becomes a sexual obsession so strong that to intensify their ardor, they forsake all, even life itself.
Style:
sexy, controversial, erotic, sexual, sensual ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
obsession, sex scene, passion, jealousy, sex, lust, bdsm, sexual relations, sexual perversion, sensuality, sexuality, asian sex ...
Time:
1930s, pre world war two, year 1976, 20th century, year 1936
Place:
japan, asia, east asia, tokyo, paris france ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
At the turn of the century, the Angels returned to Earth, seeking to wipe out humanity in an apocalyptic fury. Devastated, mankind's last remnants moved underground to wait for the day when the Angels would come back to finish the job. Fifteen ...
Style:
anime, mecha, psychological, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, teens, teen drama
Plot:
loneliness, existentialism, self doubt, father son relationship, psychological trauma, loss, depression, giant robot, young heroes, post apocalypse, suffering, piloted giant robot ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, 2000s, future, 21st century
Place:
japan
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Genre: Crime, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Demonic gang-leader Alex goes on the spree of rape, mugging and murder with his pack of "droogs". But he's a boy who also likes Beethoven's Ninth and a bit of "the old in-out, in-out". He later finds himself at the ...
Style:
disturbing, controversial, psychedelic, philosophical, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
psychology, insanity, dystopia, surrealism, gang, rape, violent, controversy, violence, psychopath, sociopath, murder ...
Time:
future, 20th century, 90s, 70s, 80s ...
Place:
britain, london, england, united kingdom, europe
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Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA, Belgium
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A hopeful young starlet uncovers the ominous origins of the Hollywood elite and enters into a deadly agreement in exchange for fame and fortune.
Style:
creepy, surreal, suspenseful, disturbing, atmospheric ...
Plot:
gory, ambition, aspiring actress, hollywood, religions or cults, secret society, violence, casting couch, casting, body horror, violent, occult ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Yumi moves into her boyfriend's Tokyo apartment but on the night of the move, he is called away for business in New York. The couple communicates over Skype and over the course of four nights, their relationship descends into an abyss of ...
Style:
psychological, psychotronic, suspense, unusual plot structure, scary ...
Plot:
fear, uncertainty, mistrust, nervousness, anxiety, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, loneliness, psychological torment, internet, suspicion, isolation, doubt ...
Place:
usa, new york, tokyo
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Samantha Holt had the perfect life with a handsome fiancée and a future that couldn’t look brighter. But an unexpected turn on a dark lonely road puts her on a collision course with Bruce Miller, a devoted family man who descends into madness ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, realistic, suspense, ambiguous ending ...
Plot:
psychopath, kidnapping, obsession, car accident, life is a bitch, danger, confined, family tragedy, woman in danger, psychological trauma, plot twist, violence ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
usa, boston
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 173 min.
TV show
Story:
In order to be together, lovers Therese and Laurent plot to kill Therese's husband, Camille, but find themselves haunted by their deeds and Madame Raquin's silent judgment.
Style:
tragic ending, intense, grim, erotic, period piece ...
Plot:
adultery, murder, guilt, obsession, love triangle, jealousy, psychological torment, adaptation, domestic drama, character study, passion, lust ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
Place:
paris france, france
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 290 min.
TV show
Story:
In a Greek tragedy updated to the 1860s, young New Englanders exact vengeance after the murder of their father.
Style:
family saga, bleak, period piece, dark, gothic
Plot:
guilt, revenge, mourning, tragedy, psychological torment, murder, betrayal, grief, repression, moral ambiguity, american civil war, fatalism ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
new england
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Based on Harold Pinter's enigmatic play about a border in a British seaside dwelling who is visited by two strangers. They torment him verbally, ask him idiotic unanswerable questions, force him to sit down and stand up, and give him a ...
Style:
enigmatic, existential, surreal, tension, psychological ...
Plot:
boarding house, absurdism, psychological torment, character study, claustrophobia, coercion, paranoia, isolation, identity crisis, breakdown, moral ambiguity, minimalism ...
Time:
60s
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
An egocentric artillery captain and his venomous wife engage in savage unremitting battles in their isolated island fortress of the coast of Sweden at the turn of the century. Alice, a former actress who sacrificed her career for secluded military ...
Style:
dark, grim, intense, art house, period piece ...
Plot:
mental illness, manipulation, power struggle, character study, psychological torment, betrayal, revenge, claustrophobia, military, love triangle, intimate, symbolism ...
Time:
turn of the century, 60s
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Russian researchers in the late 1940s keep five people awake for fifteen days using an experimental stimulant. Based on the popular internet horror story (Creepypasta) “The Russian Sleep Experiment”.
Style:
disturbing, tense, suspense, psychological horror, dark ...
Plot:
scientific experiment, psychological torment, sleep deprivation, paranoia, insanity, isolation, experiment gone awry, threat, experiment, victim, ward, science runs amok ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
soviet union
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Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Why did an abused solitary boy become a murderer? A sad but powerful gut-wrenching drama portraying the destiny of humans seeking love, starting up-and-coming actor Yuma Nakayama.
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, suspense, crime drama ...
Plot:
child abuse, jail, dysfunctional family, murderer, tragic past, death, tragedy, domestic violence, foster home, masochism, childhood trauma, murder ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Dedicated and respected criminal psychiatrist Jake Morrison is trained to help individuals cope with trauma. In one of his most bizarre cases, Jake finds himself going down a road that he never imagined. The NYPD's newest inmate, Leigh, is a ...
Style:
suspenseful, independent film, psychological thriller, crime drama, captivating ...
Plot:
murder, psychological torment, trauma, life is a bitch, tragic past, dark past, murderer, confronting the past, family tragedy, mental illness, female assassin, betrayal ...
Place:
new york
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: France
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
The story of Adèle, a youg woman who’s literally haunted by the death of her husband, killed in a trench during World War One. Desperate and unable to face this tragic loss, Adèle turns to black magic in the hope to bring her lover back. The ...
Style:
suspenseful, creepy, psychological horror, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
black magic, grief, death, mourning, supernatural, tragic love, psychological torment, occult ritual, loss of family member, bereavement, loss of husband, loss of spouse ...
Time:
1910s
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Ramón and Céline are a young couple that attended a concert at the Bataclan theatre in Paris on the fateful night of November 13, 2015. They survive the attack, but when they leave the theatre, they are no longer the same. That night leaves a deep ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating
Plot:
psychological trauma, husband wife relationship, psychological torment, life is a bitch, psycho terror, sole survivor, family problems, marital problem, male female relationship, social problems, family relations, relationships ...
Time:
year 2015
Place:
paris france, france
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A lone scientist maintains an underground bunker for the coming global nuclear disaster. But after becoming prematurely isolated, he slowly begins to question his own reality and whether he is truly alone. Director Richard Mundy's immersive ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, psychological, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
underground bunker, bunker, mind game, isolation, mental disorder, isolated place, psychological manipulation, psychology, psychological torment, introspection, antisocial behavior, trapped in a building ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A psychological drama about an unstable man, tormented by nightmares, who seeks help from a shrink but is pushed over the edge into increasingly dangerous, psychotic territory by a relationship he is unable to control.
Style:
psychological, serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
nightmare, losing-it hero, dangerous attraction, obsession, doctors and patients, psychopath, mentally unstable, psychologist, male female relationship, paranoia, mental illness, therapy ...
Place:
new york
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