7 Of The Best Psychological Thrillers On Streaming
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1. Burning - Prime Video - 96/100: This is a Korean thriller that, like its name, is a burn. A slow burn that is very agonizing but rewarding. If that isn't your thing, then avoid it, but I think a lot of people would dig how creepy this is.
Jong-soo runs into Hae-mi, a girl who once lived in his neighborhood, and she asks him to watch her cat while she's out of town. When she returns, she introduces him to Ben, a man she met on the trip. Ben proceeds to tell Jong-soo about his hobby.
2. Gone Girl - Hulu - 95/100: Rosamund Pike might be one of the best actresses in the game right now at playing evil. Between this and 'I Care A Lot', I just love hating her. Gone Girl has all the things you love from a David Fincher movie in the genre that he rules.
In Carthage, Mo., former New York-based writer Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) and his glamorous wife Amy (Rosamund Pike) present a portrait of a blissful marriage to the public. However, when Amy goes missing on the couple's fifth wedding anniversary, Nick becomes the prime suspect in her disappearance. The resulting police pressure and media frenzy cause the Dunnes' image of a happy union to crumble, leading to tantalizing questions about who Nick and Amy truly are.
3. Get Out - FX Now - 94/100: Get Out is phenomenal psychological thriller work. Great tension built by Jordan Peele and incredible acting across the board.
Now that Chris and his girlfriend, Rose, have reached the meet-the-parents milestone of dating, she invites him for a weekend getaway upstate with her parents, Missy and Dean. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behaviour as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries leads him to a truth that he never could have imagined.
4. Zodiac - Netflix, Paramount+ - 94/100: Another Fincher joint because, again, he is a titan in this genre. They may have "found" the Zodiac killer, but I will always view John Carroll Lynch as the true killer. Him or Ted Cruz. Or is it Ted Cruz's dad?
In the late 1960s and 1970s, fear grips the city of San Francisco as a serial killer called Zodiac stalks its residents. Investigators (Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards) and reporters (Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr.) become obsessed with learning the killer's identity and bringing him to justice. Meanwhile, Zodiac claims victim after victim and taunts the authorities with cryptic messages, cyphers and menacing phone calls.
5. Misery - HBO Max - 93/100: One of my favorite movies ever and my personal #4 movie in the Stephen King universe only behind Shawshank, the Shining and Carrie.
Caan) is rescued by former nurse Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates), who claims to be his biggest fan. Annie brings him to her remote cabin to recover, where her obsession takes a dark turn when she discovers Sheldon is killing off her favorite character from his novels. As Sheldon devises plans for escape, Annie grows increasingly controlling, even violent, as she forces the author to shape his writing to suit her twisted fantasies.
6. The Call - Netflix - 88/100: Like 'Burning', this is a great Korean thriller. This one is definitely punchier with more action, though.
Connected by phone in the same home but 20 years apart, a serial killer puts another woman's past -- and life -- on the line to change her own fate.
7. Shutter Island - Netflix - 83/100: Not my all time favorite Scorsese movie, but this has some excellent performances from DiCaprio and Michelle Williams.
The implausible escape of a brilliant murderess brings U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his new partner (Mark Ruffalo) to Ashecliffe Hospital, a fortress-like insane asylum located on a remote, windswept island. The woman appears to have vanished from a locked room, and there are hints of terrible deeds committed within the hospital walls. As the investigation deepens, Teddy realizes he will have to confront his own dark fears if he hopes to make it off the island alive.