| The Queen's Gambit (2020) | 8.5 | |
| Stalker (1979) | 8.0 | |
| Taxi Driver (1976) | 8.2 | |
| The Truman Show (1998) | 8.2 | |
| Whiplash (2014) | 8.5 |
Psychological drama movies and TV shows – page 5
Best films
New films
| The Manipulated (2025) | 7.7 | |
| DNA (2025) | 7.2 | |
| Away (2025) | 6.7 | |
| The Beast in Me (2025) | 7.4 | |
| Memory of a Killer (2026) | 7.0 |
List of psychological drama movies
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A middle-aged man sets out on a symbolic journey through past, present, and future to learn why an old friend committed suicide, and learns much about his own life along the way.
Style:
reflective, existential, melancholic, bleak, philosophical ...
Plot:
suicide, memory, existential crisis, symbolism, loss, midlife crisis, self discovery, guilt, flashback, mature, regret, isolation ...
Place:
poland
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
When a woman is admitted by her daughters to a psychiatric clinic for her carefree ways, an expert must judge if she is ill or simply wants to enjoy life.
Style:
realistic, psychiatric
Audience:
adult
Plot:
ethical dilemma, character study, mental health, elderly man, family conflict, hospital, confined, urban, female protagonist, life, daughter, clinic ...
Time:
2020s
Is relevant?
121
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Music journalist Andrew Deeley (DAVID GYASI) lives in a high-rise tower block, physically and mentally scarred from a vicious attack. Alone and cut off from the world, he obsesses over Kem (YENNIS CHEUNG), his beautiful Chinese neighbour. When Amy ...
Style:
neo noir, psychological thriller, crime thriller, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
kidnapping, trauma, loneliness, isolation, obsession, missing person, alienation, organized crime, investigation, moral ambiguity, obsessive love, claustrophobia ...
Place:
london
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Since the tragic death of her young son, acclaimed author Aggie Wiggs has receded from public life, unable to write, a ghost of her former self. But she finds an unlikely subject for a new book when the house next door is bought by Nile Sheldon, a ...
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, suspense, atmospheric, dark ...
Plot:
female protagonist, loss, murder mystery, grief, haunting, obsession, trauma, cat and mouse, paranoia, investigation, missing person, secrets ...
Place:
new york
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Chloe moves in New York's most elite circles with her lawyer husband Adam and teenage son Ethan by her side while her estranged sister Nicky tries to make ends meet and stay clean. When Adam is brutally murdered, the investigation sends ...
Style:
emotional, crime thriller, tense, suspense, noir ...
Plot:
female protagonist, family secret, secrets, family drama, sisterhood, investigation, betrayal, trauma, addiction, estrangement, grief, marriage ...
Place:
new york
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia, United Arab Emirates, USA, Romania
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A socially awkward tween endures the ruthless hierarchy at a water polo camp, his anxiety spiraling into psychological turmoil over the summer...
Style:
tense, realistic, intense, atmospheric, psychological horror ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
bullying, summer camp, summer, coming of age, teen angst, social anxiety, character study, adolescence, self discovery, isolation, mental illness, outsider ...
Time:
year 2003
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
TV show
Story:
Capi, a twelve-year-old boy with a normal life, has suffered a terrible accident that has left him with severe post-traumatic stress disorder. Neither the school, nor his friends, nor his family can explain what has happened. However, the ...
Style:
emotional, tension, tense, intense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
post traumatic stress disorder, childhood trauma, child protagonist, mental health, therapy, alienation, nightmare, supernatural, isolation, monster, identity, teacher student relationship ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
After tragically losing his wife, child psychiatrist Dr. Eli Adler encounters a troubled young boy who seems to have a haunting connection to Eli's past.
Style:
psychological thriller, emotional, serious, melancholic, intense ...
Plot:
loss, grief, trauma, suicide, loss of spouse, guilt, grieving father, mental illness, haunting, mourning, child protagonist, memory ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
On the eve of the Second World War, two of the greatest minds of the twentieth century, C.S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud converge for their own personal battle over the existence of God. The film interweaves the lives of Freud and Lewis, past, present, ...
Style:
philosophical, thought provoking, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
belief in god, philosophy, existentialism, psychology, psychoanalysis, social problems, social issues, religion, intimate, doubt, character study, slow burn ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s
Place:
vienna, london
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, Finland, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Jeanine, an earnest theatre director, has been given the task of remounting her former mentor’s most famous work, the opera Salome. Haunted by dark and disturbing memories from her past, she allows her repressed trauma to color the present as she ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, dark, intense ...
Plot:
trauma, opera, theater, female protagonist, theatre director, repression, theatre group, theatrical producer, problem, stage actress, theatre play, character study ...
Place:
toronto ontario canada
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 311 min.
TV show
Story:
Suddenly left without his trusted caretaker, Ptolemy Grey is assigned to the care of orphaned teenager Robyn. When they learn about a treatment that will restore Ptolemy’s dementia-addled memories, it begins a journey toward shocking truths.
Style:
emotional, poignant, psychological, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
memory loss, memories, old age, character study, elderly man, aging, loneliness, dementia, troubled past, child custody, confronting the past, elderly ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
A traumatized woman falls in love with an extraordinary minimalist house, which remains under the spell of the architect who originally designed it, but everything may not be as it seems.
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological, tense, suspense, thrilling ...
Plot:
murder mystery, female protagonist, architect, house, minimalism, puzzle, multiple storylines, trauma, obsession, control, psychological trauma, macabre ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt's father left a fortune to his savant brother Raymond and a pittance to Charlie; they travel cross-country.
Style:
road movie, inspirational, sincere, uplifting, touching ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
autism, road trip, redemption, disability, mentally challenged, brother brother relationship, siblings relations, runaway, self discovery, mathematics, psychiatry, life changing ...
Time:
20th century, year 1988, 80s
Place:
las vegas, california, ohio, cincinnati ohio, columbus ohio ...
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253K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
This is the story of three gentle persons: Paul Rivers an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English émigré, Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife, happily married and mother of two little girls, and Jack Jordan, an ...
Style:
mind bending, clever, gloomy, psychological, bleak ...
Plot:
guilt, tragedy, drug addiction, drug addict, life is a bitch, multiple storylines, grief, redemption, drug, loneliness, drug abuse, loss ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new mexico, persia
Is relevant?
321
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Months after disappearance, the mother of a missing daughter begins her own increasingly irrational investigation.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological thriller, disturbing, serious, bleak ...
Plot:
investigation, missing daughter, mother love, female nudity, missing person, mother daughter relationship, reality versus fantasy, missing girl, private investigation, mysterious disappearance, missing child, obsession ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
In a strangely aloof and uninvolved story of incest, director Brigitte Sauriol takes a certain distance in her treatment of a couple with two daughters on a summer vacation in Quebec. Scenes with the father and older daughter soon reveal that an ...
Style:
disturbing, bleak, intense, art house, melancholic ...
Plot:
father daughter sex, sexual abuse, father daughter relationship, trauma, child sexual abuse, sexploitation, taboo subject, dysfunctional family, domestic drama, victimization, father, accusation ...
Time:
80s
Place:
quebec
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258
Genre: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
An actress (Natalia Sayko) is faced with the job of dubbing her voice after the final version of her movie is wrapped. (All actors dub their lines for the master copy of a film.) But she is overcome by her own life-crisis that alters her plans -- ...
Style:
dramatic, existential, melancholic, period piece, art house ...
Plot:
character study, illness, mortality, terminal illness, identity crisis, transformation, actor's life, humanism, bittersweet, intimate, showbiz, resilience ...
Time:
80s
Is relevant?
1.0M
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge for violent action, attempting to save a preadolescent prostitute in the process.
Style:
psychological, neo noir, bleak, atmospheric, cult classic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
loner, vigilante, character study, alienation, vigilantism, violence, obsession, loneliness, psychology, lone wolves, taxi, social decay ...
Time:
70s, year 1976, 20th century, year 1975
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, america, harlem ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton, who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family's sprawling estate, for a summer never ...
Style:
dark comedy, psychological thriller, philosophical, psychological, captivating ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
college, class differences, obsession, college student, homoerotic friendship, country estate, university, drug use, murder, butler, teenage boy, violence ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
england, oxford university, united kingdom
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Corazon revolves around the love story of a married couple during the times of Japanese rule in the Philippines who's having a hard time conceiving a child. After joining traditional fertility rites in honor of certain patron saints, their ...
Style:
scary, bleak, suspense, exciting
Plot:
chase, curse, mad woman, couples, villager, farmer, victim, monster, murder, faith, small town, wanting a baby ...
Time:
post world war two
Place:
the philippines
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When his mother takes a shine to a man at a party, a young man begins to lose his grip on reality. Initial release: March 25, 2011 (Finland) Director: Zaida Bergroth Editor: Jan Forsström Music composed by: Mi and L'au Awards: Jussi Award for ...
Style:
sincere, psychological, unusual plot structure, touching, contemplative
Plot:
oedipus complex, narcissism, dysfunctional family, family relations, brother brother relationship, single mother, writers, violent behavior, young man, teenage son, countryside, manipulation ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
finland
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Helen, a priest, is approached by scientist Lisbeth with a desperate plea for help. A young man, who has been sent to a high security psychiatric ward after having killed an old couple, has attempted suicide while rambling about God. Having been ...
Style:
tense, psychological, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
mental institution, scientific research, winter, psychopath, characters in danger, society, strong female presence, peril, woman in danger, haunted by the past, clergy, race against time ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
scandinavia, denmark
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A rhythmically captivating exploration of love and loss at the fin-de-siècle. An amorous relationship between two women abruptly cut short. Dissolving under the impact of the loss of her soul mate, the surviving lover is drawn into the depths of ...
Style:
psychological, atmospheric, realistic, serious, poetic ...
Plot:
lesbian, poetry, tragic love, dealing with death, gender, gays and lesbians, lesbian romance, stream of consciousness, melancholy, loss, grief, woman woman relationship ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
eastern europe
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Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
On the first day of junior high school, Mato Kuroi happens to run into Yomi Takanashi, a shy, withdrawn girl whom she immediately takes an interest in. Mato tries her best to make conversation with Yomi, wanting to befriend her. At first, she is ...
Style:
anime, psychological, contemplative, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
friendship, school, superpower, girlhood, alternate universe, adolescence, violence, fight, dual identity, youth, fate, high school life ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
Mild-mannered Tae Jung is wrongfully imprisoned for a heinous crime. He soon discovers that a mysterious figure named Yo Han orchestrated his downfall. Fueled by vengeance, Tae Jung sets out to make Yo Han pay.
Style:
suspenseful, crime thriller, dark, intense, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
revenge, manipulation, wrongful imprisonment, betrayal, conspiracy, vengeance, corruption, retribution, scheming, suspicion, cat and mouse, investigation ...
Place:
south korea
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
They find that the person who attracted them to the Tomodachi Game is Tenji Mikasa. Maria Minase, who is a mysterious figure, takes part in the team which Yuichi Katagiri and Tenji Mikasa belong to. Will this test their love and trust for each ...
Style:
tense, disturbing, captivating, intense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
mind game, friendship, game, deception, social experiment, teamwork, escapades, trapped, mysterious character, betrayal, psychological manipulation, manipulation ...
Is relevant?
409
Genre: Drama
Country: Chile, Mexico, France, Luxembourg, Poland
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Blanca, an 18-year-old foster home resident, is the key witness in a scandal involving kids, politicians and rich men taking part in sex parties. Yet, the more questions are asked, the less clear it becomes what Blanca’s role in the scandal ...
Style:
serious, dark, suspenseful, intense, tense ...
Plot:
female protagonist, young woman, abuse of power, trauma, moral ambiguity, witness, unsettling, foster home, political corruption, feminism, survivor, investigation ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
chile
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Naoto Watari lives solely for his little sister, Suzushiro, until his chaotic childhood friend, Satsuki, storms back into his life. Without uttering a single word, her very presence ignites buried memories and unravels his rigid routine. As tensions ...
Style:
emotional, melancholic, suspense, seinen, anime ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
slice of life, coming of age, family relations, childhood trauma, high school life, moral dilemma, domestic drama, dark past, identity crisis, mute character, obsession, love triangle ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Kisaragi Minori, who thought she had a happy family with her pure love since they were students and was married to her husband Yudai, was blessed with children, but the story begins when she finds out that her husband Yudai has been cheating on her ...
Style:
dark drama, suspenseful, intense, psychological, psychological thriller
Plot:
infidelity, revenge, family secret, betrayal, deception, domestic drama, female protagonist, love triangle, moral ambiguity, psychological manipulation, obsession, motherhood ...
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Prize winning journalist, Michiko Takamine receives an autobiographical manuscript from recent suicide victim Sakiko, the daughter of imprisoned serial killer Fujiko. Before publishing the manuscript, Michiko seeks to interview Fujiko in prison to ...
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, psychological, dark, suspense ...
Plot:
investigative journalism, female journalist, investigation, serial killer, problem, murder mystery, intrigue, murderer, journalism, crime investigation, murder, crime solving ...
Time:
2010s
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