Best Obsession Movies of 2025
This page is updated regularly. Subscribe, so you don't miss new recommendations. The list of "Best Obsession Movies of 2025" contains films with the following parameters. Style: tense, psychological thriller, dark comedy, suspenseful, intense and psychological horror. Plot: obsession, isolation, psychological drama, moral ambiguity, male protagonist, slow burn, claustrophobia, violence, sex scene and revenge. Genre: Drama, Thriller and Horror. Country: USA, Canada and UK.
Best Obsession Movies of 2025
TOP Movies: Dreams (2025), Frankenstein (2025), Superman (2025), Nuremberg (2025), Roofman (2025), Twinless (2025), American Sweatshop (2025), Weapons (2025), The Smashing Machine (2025), The Plague (2025), No Other Choice (2025), Black Diamond (2025), Redux Redux (2025), Marty Supreme (2025), Oh, Hi! (2025), The Dutchman (2025), The Mastermind (2025), Pillion (2025), Dead Man's Wire (2025), Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025).
List of Best Movies
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A powerful socialite and a promising ballet dancer begin a dangerous affair. When he secretly crosses the US-Mexico border, she takes desperate measures to protect their future together.
Style:
tension, psychological thriller
Audience:
adult
Plot:
obsession, mexican immigrant, philanthropist, charity, older woman younger man relationship, ballet, american dream, socialite, dance, sacrifice, ambition, self discovery ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
mexico city, san francisco
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261K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist, brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.
Style:
gothic, dark fantasy, dark, atmospheric, grim ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
mad scientist, frankenstein's monster, storytelling, monster, fire, love, flashback, blind man, butterfly, captain, ship, north pole ...
Time:
19th century, 1850s, victorian era, 1810s
Place:
edinburgh scotland, vienna, london
Is relevant?
388K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
The next installment in the Superman series. This will be WB's ninth live-action Superman film. The plot is unknown at this time.
Style:
surprise ending, inspirational, emotional, epic, psychotronic ...
Plot:
superhero, urban setting, heroism, villain, alien, superhero team, dog, clone, lex luthor character, superheroine, robot, showdown ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
kansas, north america, antarctica, pentagon
Is relevant?
58K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Hungary
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
In postwar Germany, an American psychiatrist must determine whether Nazi prisoners are fit to go on trial for war crimes, and finds himself in a complex battle of intellect and ethics with Hermann Göring, Hitler's right-hand man.
Style:
historical drama, thought provoking, psychological thriller, intense, tense ...
Plot:
psychiatrist, manipulation, ethical dilemma, ethics, character study, moral ambiguity, evil, world war two, courtroom, courtroom drama, obsession, interrogation ...
Time:
1940s, year 1947, post world war two, year 1946, year 1945
Place:
germany, austria, washington d.c.
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54K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A former Army Ranger and struggling father turns to robbing McDonald’s restaurants by cutting holes in their roofs, earning him the nickname 'Roofman'. After escaping prison, he secretly lives inside a Toys “R” Us for six months, ...
Style:
dark comedy, suspense, tense, crime thriller, crying ...
Plot:
male star appears nude, bare chested male, toy store, male nudity, prison escape, double life, heist, ex military, cat and mouse, anti hero, identity, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
year 2002, year 2004, year 2003
Place:
north carolina
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11K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Two young men meet in a twin bereavement support group and form an unlikely bromance.
Style:
dark comedy, sincere, crying, lgbt cinema, f word
Plot:
gay sex, gay, gay interest, male male relationship, male nudity, gay straight relations, homosexuality, friendship between men, death, twins, lie, jealousy ...
Place:
seattle, portland oregon, idaho
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A content moderator is tasked with purging offensive media from the internet. When she witnesses a crime in a video, she is lured away from the safety of her keyboard as she obsessively seeks to hold someone accountable.
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, grim, dark, psychological
Plot:
obsession, dark web, internet culture, ethical dilemma, female protagonist, social commentary, character study, burnout, moral ambiguity, claustrophobia, unsettling, surveillance ...
Time:
near future
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
306K
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.
Style:
psychological horror, psychological thriller, suspenseful, tense, dark ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
evil witch, witchcraft, female teacher, teacher, witch, multiple perspectives, little boy, small town, supernatural horror, mysterious disappearance, missing child, disappearance ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
pennsylvania, north america
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Country: USA, Japan, Canada
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The story of legendary mixed martial arts and UFC fighter Mark Kerr.
Style:
intense, inspirational, depressing, period piece, crying ...
Plot:
mixed martial arts, biopic, gym, athlete, substance abuse, addiction, perseverance, competition, violence, training camp, obsession, interview ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 2000, year 1999, 2020s ...
Place:
phoenix arizona, tokyo, japan, birmingham alabama
Is relevant?
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
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
After being unemployed for several years, a man devises a unique plan to secure a new job: eliminate his competition.
Style:
dark comedy, suspense, dark, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
unemployment, desperation, capitalism, house, dog, family home, murder, competition, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, obsession, revenge ...
Place:
south korea, seoul, asia
Is relevant?
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Follows a young woman whose idyllic life with her hedge funder boyfriend turns it into a deadly triangle of lust, obsession and murder after meeting a local cowboy handyman.
Style:
psychological thriller, neo noir, tense, crime drama, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, obsession, love triangle, fatal attraction, infidelity, female protagonist, sexual tension, betrayal, seduction, jealousy, manipulation, suspicion ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In an attempt to avenge her daughter's death, Irene Kelly travels parallel universes, killing her daughter's murderer over and over again. She grows addicted to the revenge streak, putting her own humanity in jeopardy.
Style:
intense, dark, philosophical, tense, bleak ...
Plot:
multiverse, revenge, alternate reality, parallel world, addiction, grief, time loop, rehearsal, mother love, trauma, female protagonist, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
near future
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Finland, USA
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.
Style:
dark comedy, period drama, f word
Audience:
adult
Plot:
ping pong, table tennis, jewish man, male nudity, bare chested male, hustler, coming of age, self discovery, sacrifice, isolation, supernatural, identity crisis ...
Time:
1950s, year 1952
Place:
tokyo, paris france, cairo egypt, sarajevo, brussels ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Iris and Isaac's first romantic weekend getaway as a couple goes awry. Convinced she's met her perfect guy and that he's just confused, Iris goes to increasingly ridiculous and irrational lengths to prove to Isaac that they are meant ...
Style:
romantic comedy, dark comedy, psychological thriller, situational comedy, sitcom ...
Plot:
weekend getaway, dating, obsession, absurd humor, jealousy, embarrassment, escalation, young adult, intimate, identity, hotel, satire ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A successful black businessman, haunted by his crumbling marriage and identity crisis, is drawn into a psychological game of cat and mouse with a mysterious white woman he encounters on a New York subway.
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, suspenseful, intense, tragic ending ...
Plot:
race, identity, manipulation, subway, identity crisis, sexual tension, racial tension, cat and mouse, confrontation, sexual content, mystery woman, urban ...
Place:
new york
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Genre: Crime
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In a sedate corner of Massachusetts circa 1970, an unemployed carpenter turned amateur art thief plans his first big heist. When things go haywire, his life unravels.
Style:
crime drama, period piece, suspense, tense, road movie
Plot:
heist, art theft, on the run, desperation, anti hero, character study, escape, isolation, obsession, suspicion, moral ambiguity, cat and mouse ...
Time:
70s
Place:
massachusetts, new england
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A timid man is swept off his feet when an enigmatic, impossibly handsome biker takes him on as his submissive.
Style:
erotic, romantic drama, crying, dark comedy, raunchy comedy
Plot:
homosexuality, gay, gay sex, bdsm, gay son, homosexual, gay interest, older man younger man relationship, bare chested male, strong sexual content, living with parents, submission ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In 1977, former real estate developer Tony Kiritsis puts a dead man's switch on himself and the mortgage banker who did him wrong, demanding $5 million and a personal apology.
Style:
crime thriller, intense, tense, suspenseful, dark comedy ...
Plot:
hostage, kidnapping, manipulation, revenge, desperation, character study, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, negotiation, law enforcement, class conflict, obsession ...
Time:
70s, year 1977
Place:
indianapolis indiana, florida
Is relevant?
Genre: Horror
Country: France, Canada, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
After witnessing his parents’ brutal murder on Christmas Eve, Billy transforms into a Killer Santa, delivering a yearly spree of calculated, chilling violence. This year, his blood-soaked mission collides with love, as a young woman challenges him ...
Style:
slasher, disturbing, cult horror, suspense, slasher horror ...
Plot:
holiday horror, holiday, christmas, childhood trauma, violence, revenge, christmas eve, psychological trauma, family tragedy, graphic violence, mature, bloodbath ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Romania
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
The extraordinary life of Sergiu Celibidache, from his childhood in Romania to his exile in pursuit of a career in music, his struggle for survival in wartime Germany and his rise, fall and rise again, in an unimaginable life journey.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, dramatic, historical drama, intense ...
Plot:
biopic, world war two, classical music, orchestra, exile, train conductor, legacy, ambition, survival, resilience, rise and fall, perseverance ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
germany, romania
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, War
Country: Finland, UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Returning to the house where his family was brutally murdered during the war, 'the man who refuses to die' dismantles it, loads it on a truck, and is determined to rebuild it somewhere safe in their honor. When the Red Army commander who ...
Style:
brutal, road movie, neo noir, period piece, bloody ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
survival, revenge, vengeance, violent, post war, war trauma, one man army, manhunt, obsession, cat and mouse, rage, grief ...
Time:
year 1946, 1940s
Place:
finland, siberia, soviet union
Is relevant?
14K
Genre: Horror
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Liz and Malcolm escape for a romantic anniversary weekend at a secluded cabin. When Malcolm suddenly returns to the city, Liz finds herself isolated and in the presence of an unspeakable evil that reveals the cabin's horrifying secrets.
Style:
psychological horror, creepy, tension, suspense, romantic ...
Plot:
folk horror, woods, anniversary, haunting, isolation, dark past, supernatural, fear, claustrophobia, paranormal activity, intimate, slow burn ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Freshly tossed into a private Catholic high school by his devout mother, John falls head over heels for a devious classmate ready to push his faith (and morals) to the brink with a series of increasingly uncomfortable actions, all in the name of ...
Style:
intense, grim, suspenseful, dark comedy, moody
Plot:
religious conflict, catholic school, toxic relationship, male protagonist, emotional abuse, loss of innocence, manipulation, teenage angst, moral dilemma, coming of age, teen romance, guilt ...
Is relevant?
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The host of an ‘all-things-creepy’ podcast, who moves into her dying mother’s house to be her primary caregiver. When her podcast is sent 10 audio recordings of a young pregnant couple experiencing paranormal noises, she realizes the woman’s ...
Style:
psychological horror, psychological thriller, suspenseful, atmospheric
Audience:
adult
Plot:
supernatural, female protagonist, haunted house, driven mad, obsession, family secret, dying mother, mental illness, slow burn, isolation, claustrophobia, identity crisis ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Music, Thriller
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When a twenty-something retail clerk meets a rising popstar, he takes the opportunity to edge his way into the in-crowd. But as the line between friend and fan blurs beyond recognition, access and proximity become a matter of life and death.
Style:
independent film, surprise ending, crying, learning
Plot:
backstage, group of friends, male protagonist, obsession, celebrity, asian woman, pop star, following someone, modeling, dancing, road trip, meeting ...
Place:
los angeles, london
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Spain
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
18-year-old Noah moves from America to London, with her mother who's recently fallen in love with William, a wealthy British businessman. Noah meets William’s son, bad-boy Nick, and soon discovers there is an attraction between them neither ...
Style:
detective
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
estranged father, teen romance, attraction, coming of age, forbidden love, family drama, self discovery, first love, sexual tension, young adult, bad boy, mysterious past ...
Place:
london
Is relevant?
214
Genre: Crime, Drama, Music, Romance, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A talented piano tuner's life is turned upside down when he discovers that his meticulous skills for tuning pianos can equally be applied to cracking safes.
Style:
crime thriller, tense, suspenseful
Audience:
adult
Plot:
safecracker, heist, slow burn, obsession, minimalism, double life, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, claustrophobia, isolation, cat and mouse, urban ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Wendy Darling strikes out in an attempt to rescue her brother Michael from the clutches of the evil Peter Pan who intends to send him to Neverland. Along the way she meets a twisted Tinkerbell, who is hooked on what she thinks is fairy dust.
Style:
dark fantasy, grim, mystical, tense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
kidnapping, rescue mission, loss of innocence, female protagonist, moral ambiguity, trauma, mature, isolation, betrayal, addiction, obsession, claustrophobia ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
After a traumatic brain injury triggers terrifying visions of extraterrestrials and a newfound talent for drawing, a father-to-be begins to question his reality and becomes obsessed with the need to protect his family from an unseen threat.
Style:
psychological thriller, dread, psychological horror, suspenseful, surreal ...
Plot:
trauma, family drama, family tragedy, obsession, hallucination, paranormal, grief, paranoia, loss, character study, slow burn, psychosis ...
Place:
los angeles
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