Best Psychological Movies & TV Shows

MINDHUNTER

An agent in the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit develops profiling techniques as he pursues notorious serial killers and rapists.

Stars: Anna Torv Holt McCallany Jonathan Groff Stacey Roca

When James receives a mysterious letter from his lost love Mary, he is drawn to Silent Hill—a once-familiar town now consumed by darkness. As he searches for her, James faces monstrous creatures and unravels a terrifying truth that will push him to the edge of his sanity.

Run time: 106m Tagline: Guilt is a place you can never leave. Release: 2026-01-21

Sentenced to Be a Hero

In a world where heroism is a punishment, Xylo Forbartz, a condemned goddess killer, battles endless hordes of monstrous abominations as part of Penal Hero Unit 9004. Death is no escape, only a cycle of resurrection and relentless combat. But when Xylo encounters a mysterious new goddess, their unlikely alliance sparks a rebellion that could shatter the chains of eternal punishment.

Stars: Jun Fukushima Mayu Iizuka Shizuka Ishigami Shoya Chiba Shun Horie Shunichi Toki Yohei Azakami Yoji Ueda Yoko Hikasa Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

undertone

The host of a popular paranormal podcast becomes haunted by terrifying recordings mysteriously sent her way.

Run time: 94m Tagline: It wants to be heard. Release: 2026-03-12

Stars: Adam DiMarco Austin Tuason Brian Quintero Jeff Yung Keana Bastidas Marisol D’Andrea Michèle Duquet Nina Kiri Ryan Turner Seled Calderon

Reawakening

John and Mary have lived with desolating grief and the agony of uncertainty for the past ten years. Their only child, Clare, ran away from home when she was fourteen and no trace of her whereabouts has ever been found. When Clare returns, now a young woman of twenty-four, Mary is overjoyed. But John comes to believe that Clare is not who she claims to be. As old tensions resurface, a gripping search for the truth unfolds.

Run time: 90m Tagline: What truth matters most? Release: 2024-09-13

Stars: Aliona Baranova Danya Dixon Erin Doherty Jared Harris Juliet Stevenson Larry Olubamiwo Michael Monroe Niamh Cusack Nicholas Pinnock Tomi May

The Outrun

Rona, fresh out of rehab, returns to the Orkney Islands; a place both wild and beautiful right off the Scottish coast. After more than a decade of living life on the edge in London, where she both found and lost love, Rona – now 30 – attempts to come to terms with her troubled past. As she reconnects with the dramatic landscape where she grew up, memories of her traumatic childhood merge with more recent challenging events that have set her on the path to recovery.

Run time: 117m Release: 2024-08-02

Stars: Izuka Hoyle Lauren Lyle Nabil Elouahabi Naomi Wirthner Paapa Essiedu Posy Sterling Saoirse Ronan Saskia Reeves Stephen Dillane Tony Hamilton

House of Spoils

An ambitious chef opens a restaurant on a remote estate where she battles kitchen chaos, crushing self doubts… and a haunting presence who threatens to sabotage her at every turn.

Run time: 101m Tagline: Bring your appetite. Release: 2024-09-21

Stars: Amara Karan Arian Moayed Ariana DeBose Barbie Ferreira Gabriel Drake Imola Gáspár Marton Csokas Mikkel Bratt Silset