Top Ten Psychological Thrillers

The human mind is a complex entity. The subconscious or the 'Id', as popularized by Freud, is a rather powerful element - sometimes causing an active throttle to the act of deviance or vandalism among people. These acts generate thrill among some and are artfully addictive in forms of music or movies. So, let's start our list of movies that still makes us grip seats and sets us in a dichotomous journey of our super-ego.

10. Psycho - Or Should It Be Psychos?

Directed by Hollywood's Master of Spies- Alfred Hitchcock, Psycho, is a first of its kind. While psychological thrillers were in the hub early, this psychoanalytic thriller stands out because of its ample sex contents bathed in murder. The murder itself is the deed of an alter ego of Norman Bates (played by Anthony Perkins), the protagonist of this sultry movie who has Dissociative Identity Disorder. The movie falls on the list of its plot lines which creates a suitable atmosphere and scenes that build up just like in Hitchcock's other movies.

9. Black Swa - The Dark Side Of The Swan Lake

A side different from the usual, lighthearted and picturesque movies for the Tweens, Black Swan Click to look into! >> Read More... , is an epic translation of the ballad of the same name. The incredibly talented Natalie Portman She was considered to be a gifted actress of Holly >> Read More... plays as Nina Sayer, who is a headstrong ballerina in a New York-based company. The movie strangely provides a two world perception by portraying Sayer's life in and out of the stage. The cinematography is versatile as it makes a viewer question oneself in due time when Sayer's idealism to reach perfection distorts her reality. Add another equally stunning arch-rival, Lily ( Mila Kunis Mila Kunis was born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine in a re >> Read More... ), this movie is a Schizophrenic punch!

8. Requiem For A Dream - A Solemn Affair

Before the success of the Black Swan, Darren Aronofsky Film Director, Screenwriter, Film producer and Env >> Read More... put the world in deep, psychotic sleep by incorporating drug usage as a core component. It is a new world movie for it stretches across strained relationship between a mother and a son and extends to the desire to comply with society's absurd beauty standards. This is a movie not only about yearnings of love but how darkly crippling it is.

7. Se7en - The Intentionally Positioned One

This movie is a treat to the soul for it features Morgan Freeman One of his notable films “The Shawshank Redemption >> Read More... and Brad Pitt He’s one of the most accomplished actors of our ti >> Read More... in apt roles of two detectives. The Seven is an insightful one in the list for it revolves around the seven deadly sins of humankind– pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, and sloth. Each murder and investigation revolve around these sins and penetrates deeply even in the lives of the two detectives. This movie pulls the viewer into its temperament and gives an ethical over-drive making it a must watch if you're in for slight self-judgement as well.

6. Drive - Drives You Further To The Edge

Ryan Gosling's presence in the movie as a driver who is also a part-time Hollywood stuntman surely must have fulfilled and soothed his FOMO. Set in a rabid and retro backdrop, this movie is a work of genius as it dissects further into the underworld veil of the Mafia as one man depends on the power of love. A victim of his own, dark impulses, watching Drive is like going on an icy mountain hike with no gear!

5. Memento - A memento Of Nolan's Incredibleness

We can say that Nolans don't disappoint. An adaptation of a short story 'Memento Mori' by Jonathan Nolan, the movie is emotional and thrilling at the same time. The protagonist, Leonard Shelby ( Guy Pearce Guy Pearce, also known as Guy Edward Pearce is an >> Read More... ) suffers from a traumatic short term memory loss which becomes a hindrance in his plan to avenge his beloved wife's death. With a remorseful and powerful plot, the spirit of the protagonist and his aid to overcome his hindrance is creative and highly commendable.

4. Fight Club Click to look into! >> Read More... - A Fight Against The System

The Fincher- Palanhuik suite is the best one in jaded Hollywood for this box office movie breaks barriers across and throughout the movie. A concoction of psychological and consumerist dealings, the narrator, highlights the character Tyler Durden, who is an anti-materialist badass leading an army of rebels in a perpetual fight against the corporates. Durden's 'Project Mayhem' is a mayhem indeed!

3. Shutter Island Click to look into! >> Read More... - An Archipelago Of Patients

This movie thrills the viewers in a neo-noir adventure of psychological mystery. Edward Daniels, played by Leonardo Di Caprio is a detective looking for a missing patient in the mental asylum of Shutter Island located near the Boston Harbor. An affair of mental horror and integrity, Daniel's investigations throws him into flagrant situations that create a killer suspense. Shutter Island is exciting and intense in a grotesque manner.

2. The Shining - An Allegory

Based on the book by Stephen King Stephen King is a renowned American novelist, colu >> Read More... , Kubrick deals with the screenplay diligently by using his unique skills and knack for horror stories. Jack Nicholson One of the most prominent and living legend in Hol >> Read More... plays Jack Torrence, a raging alcoholic who drives into madness upon the realisation that his son has a telepathic ability to see the dead. The movie is also known to contribute and architect the genre of modern horror and has been an allegory of the pop culture and fans still flock to it. Well, "Heeere’S Johnny!”

1. The Silence Of The Lambs - H(c)hannibal ?!

The most psychotic movie on the list is taken up by The Silence of The Lambs which is gut-clenching (pun intended!) and well, gross for some. A movie with its flair and panache, Hannibal Lecter, who is the lead, helps Clarice to build a psychoanalytic profile of the killer who is out there on the run. This killer is called 'Buffalo Bill' due to his penchant for skin people. With a series of careful and creative play outs, Hannibal Lecter etched his name in stone as one of the most feared characters with this duality of a serial killing a cannibalism.