Sociopath movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant sociopath movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, psychological, suspenseful, psychological thriller, tense and dark films and TV shows about / with sociopath, murder, serial killer, psychopath, violence, blood, death, killer, revenge and plot twist plots mostly in Thriller, Drama and Crime genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as sociopath: Nightcrawler (2014), A Clockwork Orange (1971), We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), American Psycho (2000), Prodigal Son (2019), Saltburn (2023), Behind Her Eyes (2021), Hard Candy (2005), Seven (1995).
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661K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.
Style:
neo noir, psychological, disturbing, suspense, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
character study, sociopath, journalism, obsession, cynicism, psychopath, manipulation, morality, journalist, violence, deception, ethics ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, near future, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, venice beach california, america ...
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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: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Spain
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
After her son Kevin commits a horrific act, troubled mother Eva reflects on her complicated relationship with her disturbed son as he grew from a toddler into a teenager.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, bleak, depressing, gloomy ...
Audience:
teens, toddlers, teen drama, adult
Plot:
psychopath, evil child, school shooting, high school, childhood, guilt, prison visit, depression, teenager, sociopath, antisocial behavior, teenage boy ...
Time:
year 2011, 90s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
united kingdom, america, connecticut, usa, new york ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U.S. shipbuilder who hires Tom to travel to Italy to bring back his playboy son, Dickie. Ripley ...
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, psychological, enigmatic, cerebral ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
obsession, manipulation, gay, serial killer, lgbtq, homosexuality, secret identity, gay subtext, psychopath, envy, jealousy, sociopath ...
Time:
50s, 20th century, 1950s, year 1999, 90s ...
Place:
italy, rome italy, mediterranean sea, europe, persia ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, psychological thriller, bloody, twist ending ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
psychopath, serial killer, insanity, sociopath, satire, violence, dark humor, psycho killer, materialism, yuppie, nihilism, millionaire ...
Time:
year 2000, 80s, 2000s, year 1987, y2k ...
Place:
new york, yale university, manhattan new york city, america, seattle ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
The son of a notorious serial killer becomes an acclaimed criminal psychologist who uses his unique insight into how killers think to help the NYPD.
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological, suspense, disturbing, detective ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
serial killer, haunted by the past, criminal psychologist, psychological trauma, murder investigation, maniac, repressed memory, forensics, expert, criminal psychology, childhood trauma, uncover truth ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
new york
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259K
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, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
A single mother enters a world of twisted mind games when she begins an affair with her psychiatrist boss while secretly befriending his mysterious wife.
Style:
enigmatic, twist ending, mystical, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
lucid dream, friendship, sociopath, psychopath, mental illness, twists and turns, mental disorder, soul transference, supernatural, body swapping, love affair, affair ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
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174K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A mature 14-year old girl meets a charming 32-year old photographer on the Internet. Suspecting that he is a pedophile, she goes to his home in an attempt to expose him.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, independent film, twist ending, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
vengeance, revenge, torture, manipulation, pedophile, vigilantism, age difference, female vigilante, pedophilia, justice, sexual abuse, home invasion ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, y2k, year 2016, 21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
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2.0M
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. ...
Style:
suspenseful, surprise ending, neo noir, detective, bad ending ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, twists and turns, psychopath, psychology, mind game, police investigation, police, police detective, sin, maniac, murder ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1995
Place:
los angeles, usa, persia, iran, america ...
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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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126K
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A girl who halfheartedly tries to be part of the "in crowd" of her school meets a rebel who teaches her a more devious way to play social politics: by killing the popular kids.
Style:
black comedy, teen, witty, cult classic, dark comedy ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, teen fantasy, adult ...
Plot:
murder, high school, dark humor, suicide, murderous pair, teenage girl, coming of age, friendship, satire, teenage life, insanity, sociopath ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
ohio, usa, california, canada
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Ireland, USA, UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Fifteen-year old John Cleaver is dangerous, and he knows it. He’s obsessed with serial killers, but really doesn’t want to become one. Terrible impulses constantly tempt him, so for his own sake, and the safety of those around, he lives by rigid ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, thought provoking, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
serial killer, murder, teenager, serial murder, murderer, small town, masked killer, investigation, stalking, adolescence, fear, supernatural power ...
Place:
minnesota, midwest
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218K
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
FBI Agent Lee Harker is a gifted new recruit assigned to the unsolved case of an elusive serial killer. As the case takes complex turns, unearthing evidence of connections to occult practices, Harker discovers a personal connection to the merciless ...
Style:
psychological horror, suspenseful, dread, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
serial killer, occult, sociopath, sadistic psychopath, fbi, satanism, black magic, devil worship, supernatural horror, murder, female investigator, crime spree ...
Time:
year 1974, 90s, 70s, 20th century, year 1995 ...
Place:
oregon
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91K
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Frustrated by scrolling dating apps only to end up on lame, tedious dates, Noa takes a chance by giving her number to the awkwardly charming Steve after a produce-section meet-cute at the grocery store.
Style:
medical horror, psychological, disturbing, psychological thriller, black comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
cannibalism, online dating, disturbed individual, female nudity, stockholm syndrome, captivity, sociopath, amputee, psychopath, eating human flesh, serial killer, cannibal ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Yoon Jong-Woo is a man in his 20's. He has lived in a small town for all of his life, but he gets a job at a small office in Seoul. Yoon Jong-Woo moves out to Seoul and stays at a cheap apartment which shares its kitchen and bathroom with other ...
Style:
scary, suspense, disturbing, dorama, psychotronic ...
Plot:
psychopath, murderer, sociopath, graphic violence, murder investigation, victim, who done it, society, uncover truth, investigation, murder, death ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
seoul
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A young man who escaped the clutches of a murderous hitch-hiker is subsequently stalked, framed for the hitcher's crimes, and has his life made into hell by the same man he escaped.
Style:
road movie, psychological, slasher, psychological thriller, neo noir ...
Audience:
date night, teens, boys' night
Plot:
psycho killer, hitchhiker, serial killer, psychopath, desert, stalker, violence, sociopath, stalking, kidnapping, highway, motel ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
texas, usa, california
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Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
When five sorority girls inadvertently cause the murder of one of their sisters in a prank gone wrong, they agree to keep the matter to themselves and never speak of it again, so they can get on with their lives. This proves easier said than done, ...
Style:
slasher, brutal, teen, bloody, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
sorority, college, mystery killer, college life, cheerleading, sociopath, prank, serial killer, therapist, masked killer, prank gone wrong, female nudity ...
Time:
2000s, year 2009, 80s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
Jeanne Deber, known as "La Mante", the famous serial murderer who terrorized France more than 20 years ago, is forced by the police to come out of isolation to track down her copycat. She agrees to collaborate on one condition: to have ...
Style:
suspense, atmospheric, detective, dark, surprise ending ...
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, murder investigation, murder mystery, haunted by the past, whodunit, maniac, strong female character, murder, serial murder, police officer, heroine ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
paris france
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: Poland
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A sociopath begins a relationship with the daughter of a couple he intends to murder.
Style:
psychological, captivating, tense, realistic, psychological horror
Plot:
voyeur, sociopath, naked man, male nudity, mysterious stranger, plan, male pubic hair, hot guys, infidelity, family relations, danger, male full rear nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
poland
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
While driving through the New Mexico Desert during a rainy night, the college students Jim Halsey and his girlfriend Grace Andrews give a ride to the hitchhiker John Ryder. While in their car, the stranger proves to be a psychopath threatening the ...
Style:
slasher, scary, road movie, teen, rough ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, gory, desert, murder, hitchhiker, road trip, killer, sociopath, brutality, murder of family, rain ...
Time:
year 2007, 70s
Place:
texas, new mexico, usa
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113K
Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series of accidental deaths seem to be connected to his presence.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, scary, atmospheric, sexy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
halloween, twists and turns, danger, psychopath, murder, killing spree, grief, family in danger, ex soldier, home invasion, bullying, mysterious character ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 80s, 21st century
Place:
new mexico, usa
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1.2M
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
Style:
psychological, suspense, surprise ending, twist ending, clever ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens, boys' night ...
Plot:
twists and turns, psychology, murder mystery, missing person, manipulation, infidelity, investigation, marriage, femme fatale, revenge, missing wife, adultery ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 2000s, year 2012, 21st century
Place:
peru, america, usa, manhattan new york city, new york ...
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Jamie Bamber portrays John Doe – a man accused of being a vigilante serial killer. As we await verdict on his trial, the film dissects the reasoning behind his actions which have divided the community. While imprisoned, a vigilante group called ...
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, vigilantism, pedophile, fighting crime, revenge, violence spree, society, serial killer, violent content, violence, sociopath, strong violent content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia
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152K
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A young punk rock band find themselves trapped in a secluded venue after stumbling upon a horrific act of violence.
Style:
suspense, bleak, dark, creepy, atmospheric ...
Plot:
skinhead, murder, violence, brutality, survival, friendship, punk, punk band, neo nazi, killed by a dog, violent, revenge ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, year 2015
Place:
oregon, portland oregon, astoria oregon
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34K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Erin Bell is an LAPD detective who, as a young cop, was placed undercover with a gang in the California desert with tragic results. When the leader of that gang re-emerges many years later, she must work her way back through the remaining members ...
Style:
neo noir, suspense, melancholic, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
badass female lead, policewoman, female warrior, female protagonist, revenge, haunted by the past, sociopath, murder, bank, gang, women, undercover cop ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, year 2002
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A demented handyman comes to the rescue of a young woman (Ashley Greene), then imprisons her in his basement.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, scary, erotic, suspense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
brother sister incest, sociopath, sheriff, murder, torture, promiscuous daughter, search for father, serial killer, psychopath, parents and children, family relations, teenage life ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their tenants has plans of his own.
Style:
neo noir, scary, suspenseful, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
psychopath, home invasion, sociopath, manipulation, stalking, anger, deception, landlord, yuppie, identity theft, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, home renovation ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
san francisco, california, bay area, usa, los angeles ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Dr. Martin Blake, who has spent his life looking for respect, meets an 18-year-old patient named Diane, suffering from a kidney infection, and gets a much-needed boost of self-esteem. However, when her health starts improving, Martin fears losing ...
Style:
medical horror, tense, serious, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
obsession, doctors and patients, hospital, nurse, family dinner, workaholic, power relations, manipulation, medication, sociopath, teenage girl, evil doctor ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Jeffrey Dahmer struggles with a difficult family life as a young boy. During his teenage years he slowly transforms, edging closer to the serial killer he becomes.
Style:
period piece, psychological, captivating, melancholic, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, date night, kids, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, socially awkward, teenager, gay interest, gay subtext, sociopath, bullying, serial killer, gay, high school, masturbation, teenage boy ...
Time:
20th century, year 1978, year 2017, 70s, year 1991
Place:
akron ohio, ohio, columbus ohio, germany, minnesota ...
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