The 25 Best Psychopath Movies of All Time
The 25 best movies that are focused on psychopathy. (in my opinion)
Honorable Mentions:
Rope (1948)
Kind Hearts & Coronets (1949)
White Heat (1949)
Peeping Tom (1960)
Once Upon A Time In The West (1968)
Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972)
Badlands (1973)
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Heathers (1988)
Misery (1990)
Cape Fear (1991)
Man Bites Dog (1992)
Heavenly Creatures (1994)
Primal Fear (1996)
Scream (1996)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Training Day (2001)
Bronson (2009)
I Saw The Devil (2010)
Seven Psychopaths (2012)
Nightcrawler (2014)
Gone Girl (2014)
The House That Jack Built (2018)
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The 25 Best Horror Movies of All Time - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls068841195/
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Honorable Mentions:
Rope (1948)
Kind Hearts & Coronets (1949)
White Heat (1949)
Peeping Tom (1960)
Once Upon A Time In The West (1968)
Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972)
Badlands (1973)
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Heathers (1988)
Misery (1990)
Cape Fear (1991)
Man Bites Dog (1992)
Heavenly Creatures (1994)
Primal Fear (1996)
Scream (1996)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Training Day (2001)
Bronson (2009)
I Saw The Devil (2010)
Seven Psychopaths (2012)
Nightcrawler (2014)
Gone Girl (2014)
The House That Jack Built (2018)
Related:
The 25 Best Serial Killer Movies of All Time - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls021470800/
The 25 Best Gangster Movies of All Time - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls066980414/
The 25 Best Horror Movies of All Time - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls068841195/
The 25 Best Film-Noir Movies of All Time - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls021120904
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- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsAnthony PerkinsJanet LeighVera MilesA Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.Psychophath - Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins)
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsMalcolm McDowellPatrick MageeMichael BatesIn the future, a sadistic gang leader is imprisoned and volunteers for a conduct-aversion experiment, but it doesn't go as planned.Psychopath - Alex Delarge (Malcolm McDowell)
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsWilliam HoldenGloria SwansonErich von StroheimA screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.Psychopath - Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson)
- DirectorFritz LangStarsPeter LorreEllen WidmannInge LandgutWhen the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt.Psychopath - Hans Beckert (Peter Lorre)
- DirectorRobert AldrichStarsBette DavisJoan CrawfordVictor BuonoA former child star torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.Psychopath - Baby Jane Hudson (Bette Davis)
- DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsDaniel Day-LewisPaul DanoCiarán HindsA story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.Psychopath - Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis)
- DirectorCharles LaughtonStarsRobert MitchumShelley WintersLillian GishA self-proclaimed preacher marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real dad hid the $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.Psychopath - Harry Powell (Robert Mitchum)
- DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsBrad PittDiane KrugerEli RothIn Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.Psychopath - Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz)
- DirectorTony KayeStarsEdward NortonEdward FurlongBeverly D'AngeloLiving a life marked by violence, neo-Nazi Derek finally goes to prison after killing two black youths. Upon his release, Derek vows to change; he hopes to prevent his brother, Danny, who idolizes Derek, from following in his footsteps.Psychopath - Derek Vinyard (Edward Norton)
- DirectorPark Chan-wookStarsChoi Min-sikYoo Ji-taeKang Hye-jeongAfter being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must track down his captor in five days.Psychopath - Woo-Jin Lee (Ji-Tae Yu)
- DirectorJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsWilliam H. MacyFrances McDormandSteve BuscemiMinnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.Psychopaths - Carl Showalter & Gaear Grimsrud (Steve Buscemi & Peter Stormare)
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsMatthew ModineR. Lee ErmeyVincent D'OnofrioA pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.Psychopath - Pvt. Pyle (Vincent D'Onofrio)
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleHeath LedgerAaron EckhartWhen the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.Psychopath - The Joker (Heath Ledger)
- DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsHarvey KeitelTim RothMichael MadsenWhen a simple jewelry heist goes horribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant.Psychopath - Mr. Blonde (Michael Madsen)
- DirectorLynne RamsayStarsTilda SwintonJohn C. ReillyEzra MillerKevin's mother struggles to love her strange child despite the increasingly dangerous things he says and does as he grows up. But Kevin is just getting started, and his final act will be beyond anything anyone imagined.Psychopath - Kevin Khatchadourian (Ezra Miller)
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsMorgan FreemanBrad PittKevin SpaceyTwo detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.Psychopath - John Doe (Kevin Spacey)
- DirectorEthan CoenJoel CoenStarsTommy Lee JonesJavier BardemJosh BrolinViolence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon the aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong and over two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.Psychopath - Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem)
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsRay MillandGrace KellyRobert CummingsA former tennis star arranges the murder of his adulterous wife.Psychopath - Tony Wendice (Ray Milland)
- DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsIvana BaqueroAriadna GilSergi LópezIn the Falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world.Psychopath - Vidal (Sergi Lopez)
- DirectorTodd PhillipsStarsJoaquin PhoenixRobert De NiroZazie BeetzDuring the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.Psychopath - Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix)
- DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsAl PacinoMichelle PfeifferSteven BauerIn 1980 Miami, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed.Psychopath - Tony Montana (Al Pacino)
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsBrad PittEdward NortonMeat LoafAn insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soap maker form an underground fight club that evolves into much more.Psychopath - Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt)
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroJodie FosterCybill ShepherdA mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.Psychopath - Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro)
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJodie FosterAnthony HopkinsScott GlennA young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.Psychopath - Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins)
- DirectorMary HarronStarsChristian BaleJustin TherouxJosh LucasA wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies.Psychopath - Norman Bates (Christian Bale)