Mind Game Thriller backdrop

Mind Game Thriller movies

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

Trance

1. Trance

Thriller Crime Drama Mystery Mind Game Thriller
6.9
20131h 41min

Overview

A violent gang enlists the help of a hypnotherapist in an attempt to locate a painting which somehow vanished in the middle of a heist.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Betrayal and trust, Risk and consequence, Memory manipulation, Coercive persuasion, Blurred loyalties

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
Data provided by JustWatch.Availability may vary by region.

Cheap Thrills

2. Cheap Thrills

Comedy Crime Drama Thriller Dark Comedy
6.7
20131h 28min

Overview

Recently fired and facing eviction, a new dad has his life turned upside down when he meets a wealthy couple who offer a path to financial security... but at a price.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Moral compromise under pressure, Bets and dares as currency, Trust fraying among friends, Economic precarity via debt, Class vulnerability under spectacle

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
Data provided by JustWatch.Availability may vary by region.

Side Effects

3. Side Effects

Thriller Crime Drama Mind Game Thriller Prison Crime
7.1
20131h 46min

Overview

A woman turns to prescription medication as a way of handling her anxiety concerning her husband's upcoming release from prison.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Stock manipulation via insider trading, Sleepwalking and fraud, Cover-up and deception, Romance and betrayal in clinical relationships, Professional reputation

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Data provided by JustWatch.Availability may vary by region.

Odd Thomas

4. Odd Thomas

Mystery Thriller Mystic Mystery Mind Game Thriller
6.8
20131h 37min

Overview

In a California desert town, a short-order cook with clairvoyant abilities encounters a mysterious man with a link to dark, threatening forces.

Themes

Romantic tension, Moral ambiguity under pressure, Supernatural intrusion, Small-town paranoia, Clairvoyant burden, Concealed threats

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
Data provided by JustWatch.Availability may vary by region.

American Mary

5. American Mary

Horror Thriller Body Horror Mind Game Thriller
6.2
20131h 42min

Overview

A young medical student struggling to pay tuition is drawn into the shady world of underground body-modification.

Themes

Power and exploitation, Economic pressure, Body modification ethics, Medical boundary violations, Trauma and survival, Descent into crime

Available on

Google Play Movies
YouTube
The Roku Channel
Data provided by JustWatch.Availability may vary by region.

Maniac

6. Maniac

Horror Thriller Slasher Horror Mind Game Thriller
6.1
20121h 29min

Overview

As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop's deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface.

Themes

Isolation and longing, Art vs compulsion, Dehumanization through mannequins, Trauma-driven violence, Control of violent urges, Voyeurism and objectification

Available on

Apple TV
fuboTV
Google Play Movies
Data provided by JustWatch.Availability may vary by region.

Overview

In the year 2044, time travel has not yet been invented but in 30 years it will have been. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target into the past where a looper, a hired gun, like Joe is waiting to mop up. Joe is getting rich and life is good until the day the mob decides to close the loop, sending back Joe's future self for assassination.

Themes

Time travel burden, Organized crime pressure, Hired gun tension, Fractured timelines, Protection under threat, Addiction consequences

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
Data provided by JustWatch.Availability may vary by region.

House at the End of the Street

8. House at the End of the Street

Horror Thriller Psychological Horror Mind Game Thriller
5.5
20121h 41min

Overview

A mother and daughter move to a new town and find themselves living next door to a house where a young girl murdered her parents. When the daughter befriends the surviving son, she learns the story is far from over.

Themes

Parent child relationship, Father son conflict, Cross dressing, Survival and escape, Secret rooms and captivity, Child hero, Suburban danger

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
Data provided by JustWatch.Availability may vary by region.

The Brass Teapot

9. The Brass Teapot

Comedy Fantasy Thriller Dark Comedy Supernatural Fantasy
6.3
20121h 40min

Overview

When a couple discovers that a brass teapot makes them money whenever they hurt themselves, they must come to terms with how far they are willing to go.

Themes

Moral compromise, Boundary erosion, Cost of security, Financial insecurity, Risk for gain, Pain as currency

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
Data provided by JustWatch.Availability may vary by region.

The Words

10. The Words

Drama Thriller Entertainment Industry Drama Mind Game Thriller
7.0
20121h 36min

Overview

The Words follows young writer Rory Jansen who finally achieves long sought after literary success after publishing the next great American novel. There's only one catch - he didn't write it. As the past comes back to haunt him and his literary star continues to rise, Jansen is forced to confront the steep price that must be paid for stealing another man's work, and for placing ambition and success above life's most fundamental three words.

Themes

Memory and loss, Integrity under pressure, Authorship and ownership, Deception and ambition, Fame at any cost, Blurred boundaries between life and fiction

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
Data provided by JustWatch.Availability may vary by region.