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Best psychological thriller movies (all time)

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The Shining
1

The Shining

(1980)
The Shining is a 1980 British-American psychological horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, co-written with novelist Diane Johnson, and starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, and Scatman Crothers. The...
9.5
9.5
from 4 votes
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Pink Floyd – The Wall
2

Pink Floyd – The Wall

(1982)
Pink Floyd – The Wall is a 1982 British live-action/animated psychological horror musical film directed by Alan Parker with animated scenes by political cartoonist Gerald Scarfe, and is based on the 1979 Pink Floyd album of the sa...
8.5
8.5
from 2 votes
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Ex Machina
3

Ex Machina

(2015)
Ex Machina (stylized as ex_machina) is a 2015 British science fiction psychological thriller film written and directed by Alex Garland in his directing debut. It stars Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Sonoya Mizuno and Oscar Isa...
8.4
8.4
from 5 votes
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K-PAX
4

K-PAX

(2001)
K-PAX is a 2001 American science fiction-mystery film directed by Iain Softley and starring Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges, Mary McCormack and Alfre Woodard. The screenplay, written by Gene Brewer and Charles Leavitt, is based on the...
8
8
from 3 votes
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Eyes Wide Shut
5

Eyes Wide Shut

(1999)
Eyes Wide Shut is a 1999 American erotic thriller film loosely based upon Arthur Schnitzler's 1926 novella Traumnovelle (Dream Story). The film was directed, produced, and co-written by Stanley Kubrick. It was his last film, as he...
7.5
7.5
from 2 votes
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Original Sin
6

Original Sin

(2001)
Original Sin is a 2001 erotic thriller film starring Antonio Banderas and Angelina Jolie. It is based on the novel Waltz into Darkness by Cornell Woolrich, and is a remake of the 1969 François Truffaut film Mississippi Mermaid...
7
7
from 1 vote
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