swap_horiz Strange Darling Alternatives

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Prisoners (2013)

Prisoners is a masterclass in suspense and moral ambiguity. The film follows a desperate father who takes the law into h...

Suspense Dark Crime Drama Psychological Thriller

9.2 Excellent

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Travis Bickle

A fictional delinquent who serves as a chilling study of societal alienation. Travis Bickle represents the 'lone wolf' d...

Psychological Crime Urban Isolation

9.2 Excellent

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The Batman

Robert Pattinson stars as a young, newly established Batman confronting pervasive corruption in Gotham City. The film pr...

Detective Crime Dark Neo Noir

8.8 Great

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Nightcrawler (2014)

Dan Gilroys Nightcrawler is a darkly satirical and unsettling look at the world of freelance crime journalism in Los Ang...

Satire Crime True Crime Dark

8.5 Great

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Sharp Objects

Sharp Objects is a psychological thriller television series centered on Camille Preaker, a journalist grappling with sev...

Drama Family Mystery Psychological

8.5 Great

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Oldboy

Oldboy is a South Korean thriller examining themes of prolonged captivity and vengeance. The film’s notable impact stems...

South Korean Mystery Psychological Crime

8.4 Great

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Shutter Island

Shutter Island is a 2010 psychological thriller centered on Deputy U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels’ investigation at a psychi...

Adventure Action Drama Mystery

8.3 Great

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Se7en

David Finchers *Se7en* is a chilling and unforgettable crime thriller that redefined the genre with its dark, unsettling...

Police Detective Crime Suspense

8.0 Great

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Sympathy for Lady Vengeance

Sympathy for Lady Vengeance is a 2005 South Korean thriller centered on Lee Geum-ja, a woman exonerated from a crime and...

Drama Crime Movie Psychological Thriller

8.0 Great

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Tar

Todd Field's 2022 psychological drama stars Cate Blanchett as a celebrated Berlin Philharmonic conductor whose career co...

American Psychological Crime Dark

7.9 Good

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Saint Maud

Saint Maud is a 2019 British psychological thriller directed by Rose Glass that follows a hospice nurse whose religious...

Isolation British Paranoia 2020S

7.9 Good

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Wake Up Dead Man

Wake Up Dead Man is a 2025 mystery film starring Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc. He investigates the suspicious death of a...

Mystery Crime Comedy Movie

7.8 Good

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Gone Girl

Gillian Flynn's 'Gone Girl' remains a benchmark for modern psychological thrillers. The novel's innovative structure, al...

Modern Mystery Crime Books Deep

7.7 Good

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Sick of Myself

Kristoffer Borgli's 2022 Norwegian dark comedy stars Kristine Kujath Thorp as a woman who deliberately induces serious i...

Norwegian Psychological Crime Dark

7.1 Good

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Swallow

Swallow is a 2019 psychological thriller directed by Carlo Mirabella-Davis about a woman who develops pica to cope with...

Identity Control Domestic 2020S

7.1 Good

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The Card Counter

Paul Schrader's 2021 film stars Oscar Isaac as a former U.S. military interrogator turned professional gambler who is ha...

American Psychological Crime Dark

7.0 Good

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Censor

Censor is a 2021 British psychological thriller directed by Prano Bailey-Bond, centering on a film censor who believes a...

Media Identity Surreal Paranoia

6.8 Fair

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The Little Things

The Little Things is a psychological thriller examining a series of murders in 1990s Los Angeles. Detective Kern and Det...

Crime Movie Psychological Thriller Neo Noir

5.9 Mediocre

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Cabrini

Cabrini is a 2024 biographical drama directed by Alejandro Monteverde that chronicles the true story of an Italian nun w...

Drama Historical Thriller Determination

5.9 Mediocre

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Suitable Flesh

Suitable Flesh is a 2023 American psychological thriller directed by Joe Lynch, adapted from an H.P. Lovecraft story abo...

Identity Body Horror Lovecraft 2020S

5.4 Mediocre