Manic movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant manic movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out psychological, realistic, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful and serious films and TV shows about / with manic, murder, violence, death, psychopath, danger, serial killer, blood, deadly and psychology plots mostly in Thriller, Drama and Horror genres shot in USA, France, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as manic: Manic (2001), Single White Female (1992), Misery (1990), Dead Calm (1989), The Stepfather (2009), Deep Red (1975), Spun (2002), Mad Detective (2007), First Snow (2006), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003).

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 7.2
 10K
Manic (2001)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Lyle is filled with rage. After badly beating a classmate during a schoolyard fight, Lyle is committed to a juvenile mental institution in lieu of criminal prosecution. Inside the hospital, Lyle encounters a group of adolescents struggling with a ...
Style: psychological, independent film, disturbing, compassionate, depressing ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: mental institution, mental illness, coming of age, depression, addiction, juvenile delinquency, psychiatry, psychology, therapy, dysfunctional family, youth, mental health ...
Time: year 2001
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Single White Female (1992)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Attractive Manhattanite Allison Jones has it all: a handsome beau, a rent-controlled apartment, and a promising career as a fashion designer. When boyfriend Sam proves unfaithful, Allison strikes out on her own but must use the classifieds to seek ...
Style: suspenseful, suspense, erotic, sexy, intense ...
Audience: adult
Plot: obsession, stalker, mental illness, femme fatale, sexual harassment, psychopath, jealousy, stalking, female rapist, manipulation, borderline personality disorder, sex scene ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: new york, usa
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 7.8
 234K
Misery (1990)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Novelist Paul Sheldon crashes his car on a snowy Colorado road. He is found by Annie Wilkes, the "number one fan" of Paul's heroine Misery Chastaine. Annie is also somewhat unstable, and Paul finds himself crippled, drugged and at her ...
Style: psychological, disturbing, suspenseful, scary, psychological thriller ...
Audience: girls' night, adult
Plot: insanity, obsession, psychopath, hostage, stephen king, loneliness, snow, kidnapping, isolation, torture, writers, obsessed fan ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1990, 80s
Place: colorado, persia, usa
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 6.8
 43K
Dead Calm (1989)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 96 min.
Story: An Australian couple take a sailing trip in the Pacific to forget about a terrible accident. While on the open sea, in dead calm, they come across a ship with one survivor who is not at all what he seems.
Style: suspenseful, psychological thriller, scary, suspense, psychological ...
Plot: psychopath, ship, ocean, serial killer, isolation, maniac, yacht, woman in danger, obsession, survival, forced sex, hostage ...
Time: 80s
Place: australia, pacific ocean
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 5.6
 38K
The Stepfather (2009)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Michael Harding (Penn Badgley) returns home from military school to find his mother (Sela Ward) happily in love and living with her new boyfriend, David (Dylan Walsh). As the two men get to know each other, Michael becomes more and more suspicious ...
Style: scary, suspenseful, slasher, rough, suspense ...
Audience: teens
Plot: serial killer, manic, uncover truth, couples, youth, family in danger, twists and turns, stepfather, hidden identity, psychopath, murder, family problems ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: usa, oregon, portland oregon, salt lake city utah
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 7.5
 42K
Deep Red (1975)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 127 min.
Story: A musician witnesses the murder of a famous psychic, and then teams up with a fiesty reporter to find the killer while evading attempts on their lives by the unseen killer bent on keeping a dark secret buried.
Style: psychological, gothic, disturbing, slasher, scary ...
Plot: serial killer, gory, murder mystery, psychopath, visceral, supernatural, danger, female psychopath, mental illness, intrigue, manic, haunted by the past ...
Time: 70s, year 1975, 20th century
Place: italy, europe, rome italy, australia, lebanon ...
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 6.7
 41K
Spun (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Over the course of three days Ross, a college dropout addicted to crystal-meth, encounters a variety of oddball folks - including a stripper named Nikki and her boyfriend, the local meth producer, The Cook - but all he really wants to do is hook up ...
Style: psychedelic, disturbing, surreal, psychological, stylized ...
Audience: adult
Plot: drug abuse, drug addict, drug addiction, addiction, junkie, masturbation, drug, drug trip, drug use, strong sexual content, methamphetamine, crazy ...
Time: year 2002, y2k, 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa, las vegas
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Mad Detective (2007)
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A rookie cop teams up with a former detective with a supernatural gift to hunt down a serial killer.
Style: surreal, psychological, serious, suspenseful, neo noir ...
Plot: police investigation, mental illness, police detective, manic, murder, dishonesty, law enforcement, serial killer, imagination, surveillance, twists and turns, killer ...
Time: 21st century
Place: china, hong kong, asia
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 6.2
 9K
First Snow (2006)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A psychic's ominous reading sends a man into a tailspin.
Style: psychological, suspenseful, intense, atmospheric, tense ...
Plot: desert, betrayal, manic, character study, psychic power, couples, couple relations, dishonesty, a vision, business venture, business deal, secrets ...
Time: year 2006
Place: new mexico, usa, dallas texas, oklahoma city
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: After picking up a traumatized young hitchhiker, five friends find themselves stalked and hunted by a deformed chainsaw-wielding killer and his family of equally psychopathic killers.
Style: slasher, suspense, disturbing, bloody, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: serial killer, massacre, psychopath, torture, chainsaw, murder, gory, insanity, masked killer, violence, human monster, backwoods ...
Time: year 2003, year 2000, 70s, 20th century, year 1973
Place: texas, austin texas, usa, latin america, mexico
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 6.7
 46K
Proof (2005)
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Catherine is a woman in her late twenties who is strongly devoted to her father, Robert, a brilliant and well-known mathematician whose grip on reality is beginning to slip away. As Robert descends into madness, Catherine begins to wonder if she may ...
Style: psychological, emotional, inspirational, clever, serious ...
Plot: mental illness, mathematics, insanity, prodigy, university, paranoia, schizophrenia, illness, older woman younger man relationship, grief, life, character study ...
Time: year 2005, 21st century
Place: chicago, usa, new york, wisconsin
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 6.1
 40K
Maniac (2012)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop's deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface.
Style: disturbing, slasher, scary, sadistic, psychological ...
Audience: date night, adult
Plot: serial killer, obsession, insanity, mental illness, maniac, murder, sadism, loneliness, mannequin, torture, violence spree, brutality ...
Time: 80s, year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa
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The People Under the Stairs (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: When young Poindexter "Fool" Williams breaks into the creepy, immense old home of his family's greedy and uncaring landlords, he uncovers a disturbing scenario underneath the stairs.
Style: slasher, suspenseful, black comedy, surreal, disturbing ...
Plot: child abuse, serial killer, home invasion, kidnapping, cannibalism, disturbed individual, rottweiler, murder, incest, cannibal, child in peril, guard dog ...
Time: 90s
Place: new york, usa, california, los angeles
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Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Henry likes to kill people, in different ways each time. Henry shares an apartment with Otis. When Otis' sister comes to stay, we see both sides of Henry: "the guy next door" and the serial killer.
Style: scary, disturbing, realistic, independent film, sadistic ...
Plot: serial killer, psychopath, murder, insanity, gory, maniac, rape, killing spree, incest, violent, true crime, violence ...
Time: 80s, year 1986, 20th century
Place: chicago, usa, midwest
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The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Charles Dreyfus, who has finally cracked over inspector Clouseau's antics, escapes from a mental institution and launches an elaborate plan to get rid of Clouseau once and for all.
Style: funny, slapstick, humorous, absurd, light ...
Audience: kids
Plot: kidnapping, farce, law enforcement, vengeance, chase, pink panther, spy, save the world, manic, comedy of errors, goofy hero, fighting crime ...
Time: 20th century, year 1976, 70s
Place: munich germany, west germany, england
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The Whole Nine Yards (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A mobster named Jimmy the Tulip agrees to cooperate with an FBI investigation in order to stay out of prison; he's relocated by the authorities to a life of suburban anonymity as part of a witness protection program. It's not long before a ...
Style: funny, humorous, entertaining, black comedy, suspense ...
Audience: date night
Plot: hitman, murder, assassin, adultery, dark humor, organized crime, mafia, bandit, gangster, violence, opposites attract, twists and turns ...
Time: year 2000, y2k, 90s, 20th century
Place: montreal, chicago, canada, usa
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 6.7
 77K
High Tension (2003)
Genre: Horror
Country: France, Romania
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Alexia travels with her friend Marie to spend a couple of days with her family in their farm in the country. They arrive late and they are welcomed by Alexia's father. Late in the night, a sadistic and sick killer breaks into the farmhouse, ...
Style: scary, slasher, splatter, disturbing, twist ending ...
Audience: date night
Plot: serial killer, gory, macabre, home invasion, psycho killer, kidnapping, torture, insanity, survival, killing spree, disturbed individual, murder ...
Time: year 2003, year 2000, y2k, 21st century
Place: france, south of france, europe
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 7.6
 335K
Lord of War (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Germany, France, Zambia, Italy, Denmark, UK
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Yuri Orlov is a globetrotting arms dealer and, through some of the deadliest war zones, he struggles to stay one step ahead of a relentless Interpol agent, his business rivals and even some of his customers who include many of the world's most ...
Style: clever, suspense, realistic, thought provoking, dark comedy ...
Audience: kids, manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: business, greed, corruption, arms dealer, cold war, arms dealing, millionaire, gunrunner, rags to riches, smuggling, human nature, rise and fall ...
Time: year 2005, 2000s, 20th century, 80s, year 2001 ...
Place: africa, bolivia, new york, odessa ukraine, sierra leone ...
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 6.2
 20K
Cold Prey (2006)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Norway
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Eirik and his girlfriend, Jannicke, join newly coupled Mikael and Ingunn, along with single wisecracker Morten, on a snowboarding excursion to a remote mountainous region in Norway. When Morten breaks his leg, however, and requires medical ...
Style: slasher, scary, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot: mountain, hotel, psychopath, group of friends, characters killed one by one, snow, trap, snowboarding, winter, isolation, danger, sole survivor ...
Time: year 2006, year 2016, 2000s, 70s, 21st century
Place: europe
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 5.6
 33K
Hatchet (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: When a group of tourists on a New Orleans haunted swamp tour find themselves stranded in the wilderness, their evening of fun and spooks turns into a horrific nightmare.
Style: slasher, scary, horror comedy, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens
Plot: swamp, gory, serial killer, supernatural, survival horror, urban legend, survival, backwoods, murder, tour guide, blood, danger ...
Time: year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place: new orleans, louisiana, usa, southern usa
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The King of Comedy (1982)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.
Style: tragicomedy, dark comedy, black comedy, funny, talky ...
Plot: obsession, desire for fame, ambition, showbiz, character study, delusion, kidnapping, artists and showbiz, insanity, satire, psychology, television ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city, new jersey
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 7.7
 32K
Cape Fear (1962)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Sam Bowden witnesses a rape committed by Max Cady and testifies against him. When released after 8 years in prison, Cady begins stalking Bowden and his family but is always clever enough not to violate the law.
Style: neo noir, tense, suspense, disturbing, black and white ...
Plot: psychopath, stalking, revenge, lawyer, danger, obsession, serial killer, family in danger, villain, justice, vigilante, psychology ...
Time: year 1962, 60s, 20th century
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 7.3
 23K
Betty Blue (1986)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Betty Blue, a mentally unbalanced and sexually aggressive free spirit who becomes involved with Zorg, a repairman moonlighting as a writer. The two engage in a variety of sexual encounters, and grow more passionate toward each other. Betty finds ...
Style: erotic, sexy, atmospheric, sexual, breathtaking ...
Audience: adult
Plot: obsession, nudity, borderline personality disorder, sexuality, obsessive love, mental illness, sex scene, love story, insanity, sex, public nudity, sensuality ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, year 1986
Place: france, paris france, europe
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 5.2
 1K
Serialized (2016)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story: After getting dropped by her publisher, celebrated novelist Hannah Ryan uses the negative forces in her life to inspire the creation of a pulp crime serial that posts new chapters to subscriber's devices every week. The initial release is a ...
Style: psychological thriller, psychological, disturbing, tense, bleak ...
Plot: sadistic killer, fame, fan, rage, psychopath, obsessed fan, devious, manic, psycho terror, violence, danger, insanity ...
Place: usa
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The Alchemist Cookbook (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Self-made chemist Sean, a recluse living in an old trailer in the woods, suffers from pill-popping delusions of fortune. When his manic attempts at cracking the ancient secret of alchemy go awry he unleashes something far more sinister and dangerous.
Style: mumblecore, psychological, suspenseful, suspense, enigmatic ...
Plot: chemist, alchemy, recluse, alchemist, forest, manic, puzzle, obsession, lonely, macabre, mental disorder, occult ...
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Killer Siblings (2019)
Genre: Documentary, Crime
Country: USA
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Story: Exploring the psychology and past of cold-blooded siblings who have carried out vicious murders.
Style: suspenseful, tense, suspense, thrilling
Plot: murder, bandit, siblings relations, manic, criminal gang, maniac, gang, serial killer, organized crime, murderer, brother sister relationship, criminal ...
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 5.3
 380
No Good Deed (2020)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Karen never planned on being a hero. A recent widow, she has her hands full with work and parenting her son Max. Then Karen saves Jeremy's life during a drug store robbery and quickly discovers that the young man is intent on paying her back at ...
Style: psychological, suspense, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Plot: brutality, mother son relationship, family relations, widow, psychology, bravery, youth, obsession, rivalry, deception, saving a life, manipulation ...
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Thicker Than Water (2019)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: It has been a year since Paige and Nathan Petrovic tragically lost their teenage son Zach. Nathan and daughter Addie have slowly been putting their lives back together. Paige, however, remains consumed by grief and withdrawn, and is unable to work. ...
Style: suspense, psychological, suspenseful, scary
Plot: children, loss of son, parents and children, loss of child, problem child, manipulation, psychology, death in the family, brutality, friendship, deception, death ...
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Deadly Secrets by the Lake (2017)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A decorated NYPD detective returns to her hometown after her sister is charged with the murder of her boss and attempts to make amends with her estranged family while exposing the dark underbelly of a long-suppressed secret that threatens to tear ...
Style: enigmatic, psychological, surreal, bleak, suspenseful ...
Plot: murder, whodunit, supernatural, murder investigation, small town life, secret, mysterious villain, suspicion, paranormal investigation, small town, evil, who done it ...
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story: While serving time for insanity at a state mental hospital, implacable rabble-rouser, Randle Patrick McMurphy inspires his fellow patients to rebel against the authoritarian rule of head nurse, Mildred Ratched.
Style: psychological, thought provoking, dramatic, serious, surprise ending ...
Audience: date night, family friendly, teen drama, adult
Plot: mental illness, mental institution, fighting the system, human spirit, insanity, freedom, psychiatrist, unlikely friendships, psychopath, society, nurse, escaped mental patient ...
Time: 60s, 20th century, year 1975
Place: oregon, eastern europe, america, persia
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