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Mind Game Thriller movies

Psychological pressure and manipulation: gaslighting, obsession, paranoia, and control as the core suspense engine.

As the Gods Will

1. As the Gods Will

Thriller Horror Comedy Mind Game Thriller Supernatural Horror
6.3
20141h 57min

Overview

High school student Shun Takahata is bored. Bored with the day-to-day monotony of school and life, he prays for change, for something exciting. Suddenly, he and his classmates are forced to play deadly children's games and facing terrifying creatures from a talking Daruma doll to a sharp-clawed lucky cat.

Themes

Peer pressure dynamics, Boredom fueling violence, Malicious peer intent, Survival under coercive games, Group danger under stress, Risk and consequence perception

Available on

Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
Fandango At Home
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Clown

2. Clown

Horror Thriller Slasher Horror Mind Game Thriller
5.7
20141h 39min

Overview

A loving father finds a clown suit for his son's birthday party, only to realize the suit is part of an evil curse that turns its wearer into a killer.

Themes

Protecting family under threat, Loss of autonomy, Parental responsibility under danger, Home as threat space, Bodily possession and control, Artifact driven transformation

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Stonehearst Asylum

3. Stonehearst Asylum

Thriller Mystery Horror Mind Game Thriller Psychological Horror
6.8
20141h 52min

Overview

An Oxford Medical School graduate takes a position at a mental institution and soon becomes obsessed with a female mental patient, but he has no idea of a recent and horrifying staffing change.

Themes

Appearance vs reality, Deception within care, Mental institution dynamics, Doctor-patient relationship tension, Mental asylum power, Switching places dynamics

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
fuboTV
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Before I Go to Sleep

4. Before I Go to Sleep

Thriller Mystery Mind Game Thriller Unreliable Perspective Mystery
6.3
20141h 32min

Overview

A woman wakes up every day, remembering nothing as a result of a traumatic accident in her past. One day, new terrifying truths emerge that force her to question everyone around her.

Themes

Power dynamics in care and therapy, Memory loss and perception, Deception within intimate relationships, Trust vs surveillance, Memory restoration versus manipulation, Ambiguous appearances

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
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Predestination

5. Predestination

Science Fiction Thriller Time Travel Sci-Fi Mind Game Thriller
7.4
20141h 38min

Overview

Predestination chronicles the life of a Temporal Agent sent on an intricate series of time-travel journeys designed to prevent future killers from committing their crimes. Now, on his final assignment, the Agent must stop the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time and prevent a devastating attack in which thousands of lives will be lost.

Themes

Fate versus choice, Love across timelines, Covert recruitment secrecy, Identity across timelines, Time travel determinism, Gender transformation and intersex body

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Time Lapse

6. Time Lapse

Thriller Science Fiction Mystery Horror Mind Game Thriller
6.5
20141h 44min

Overview

Three friends discover a mysterious machine that takes pictures 24 hours into the future and conspire to use it for personal gain, until disturbing and dangerous images begin to develop.

Themes

Deception under pressure, Love triangle tension, Time lapse photography leverage, Time travel manipulation, Timeline control pressure, Gambling debt coercion

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Let Us Prey

7. Let Us Prey

Thriller Horror Psychological Horror Mind Game Thriller
5.8
20141h 32min

Overview

Rachel, a rookie cop, is about to begin her first night shift in a neglected police station in a Scottish, backwater town. The kind of place where the tide has gone out and stranded a motley bunch of the aimless, the forgotten, the bitter-and-twisted who all think that, really, they deserve to be somewhere else. They all think they're there by accident and that, with a little luck, life is going to get better. Wrong, on both counts. Six is about to arrive - and All Hell Will Break Loose!

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Violence as control, Policing under pressure, Small town isolation, Corruption of power, Bureaucratic indifference

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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13 Sins

8. 13 Sins

Horror Thriller Mind Game Thriller Psychological Horror
6.3
20141h 33min

Overview

Drowning in debt as he's about to get married, a bright but meek salesman receives a mysterious phone call informing him that he's on a hidden-camera game show where he must execute 13 tasks to receive a multi-million dollar cash prize.

Themes

Debt driven coercion, Anonymous caller manipulation, Death game premise, Brother relationship strain, Unemployment driven desperation, Gamified risk

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Google Play Movies
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Locke

9. Locke

Drama Thriller Psychological Drama Mind Game Thriller
7.1
20141h 25min

Overview

Ivan Locke has worked hard to craft a good life for himself. Tonight, that life will collapse around him. On the eve of the biggest challenge of his career, Ivan receives a phone call that sets in motion a series of events that will unravel his family, job, and soul.

Themes

Infidelity consequences, Public and private life, Work-family conflict, Obligation versus desire, Duty and loyalty, Time pressure

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Overview

Four couples gather for dinner the night a mysterious and powerful comet passes overhead.

Themes

Power outage distrust, Dinner party secrecy, Glow sticks division, Parallel world intrusion, Quantum decoherence reality, Alter ego pressure

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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