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Mind Game Thriller movies

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

231. He Loves Me… He Loves Me Not

He Loves Me… He Loves Me Not
Drama Romance Thriller Relationship Drama Passionate Romance
7.1
20021h 32minFrance
Director: Laetitia Colombani

Overview

A talented art student named Angélique is passionately in love with Dr. Loïc Le Garrec, a handsome married man whom she believes will leave his wife. When he eventually decides to stay in his marriage, it causes Angélique to spiral. However, as the story shifts from Angélique's perspective to Loïc's, the surprising truth about their relationship is revealed.

Themes

Obsessive love, Jealousy and deception, Erotomania diagnosis, Marriage and fidelity, Dual narrative perspective, Societal expectations on romance

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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232. Dragonfly

Dragonfly
Drama Thriller Fantasy Tragic Drama Supernatural Fantasy
6.1
20021h 44minGermany, United States
Director: Tom Shadyac

Overview

A grieving doctor is being contacted by his late wife through his patient's near death experiences.

Themes

Grief under professional pressure, Pregnancy and loss, Communication with the dead, Ethical conflicts in medicine, Humanitarian impulse vs danger, Cultural encounter and guidance

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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233. The 51st State

The 51st State
Thriller Action Comedy Crime Narcotics Crime
6.3
20011h 33minCanada, United Kingdom
Director: Ronny Yu

Overview

An American master chemist plans to score big on a once in a lifetime drug deal. All does not go as planned and he is soon entangled in a web of deceit.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Alliances and betrayals, Organized crime networks, Drug market volatility, Power and leverage, Crime and law enforcement tension

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
The Roku Channel
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234. Intacto

Intacto
Action Comedy Drama Romance Science Fiction
6.8
20011h 48minSpain
Director: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo

Overview

An enigmatic tale of four people whose lives are intertwined by destiny are subject to the laws of fate. They discover that luck is something they cannot afford to be without as they gamble with the highest stakes possible in a deadly game from which only one of them will emerge intact.

Themes

Love amid danger, Luck as currency, Destiny versus agency, Fate under risk, Money and danger, Underground chance networks, Gambling as leverage

Available on

Fandango at Home Free
Plex
Plex Channel
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235. The Unsaid

The Unsaid
Thriller Mind Game Thriller
6.6
20011h 51minCanada, United States
Director: Tom McLoughlin

Overview

A doctor dealing with the aftermath of his son's death tries to help a troubled young man.

Themes

Grief and guilt, Intergenerational trauma, Abuse by caretaker, Family violence impact, Manipulation through therapy, Moral injury of healers

Available on

YouTube
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236. O

O
Drama Romance Thriller Relationship Drama Mind Game Thriller
6.1
20011h 35minUnited States
Director: Tim Blake Nelson

Overview

Even though he's the only black student at the elite Palmetto Grove Academy, star basketball player and future NBA hopeful Odin James has the adoration of all, including the team's coach and the Dean's beautiful daughter Desi. Odin's troubled friend Hugo, the coach's son, is deeply resentful of his father's preference of Odin on and off the court. When Hugo plots a diabolical scheme to sow the seed of mistrust between O and Desi, it sets in motion a disturbing chain of events which erupts into a firestorm of breathtaking intensity.

Themes

Favoritism shaping opportunity, Class inequality within school, Trust under social pressure, Rumor-driven manipulation, Peer influence and deceit, Drugs as coping mechanism

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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237. The Hole

The Hole
Crime Drama Horror Thriller Psychological Horror
6.2
20011h 42minFrance, United Kingdom
Director: Nick Hamm

Overview

Four teenagers at a British private school secretly uncover and explore the depths of a sealed underground hole created decades ago as a possible bomb shelter.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Isolation and confinement, Social cliques under pressure, Jealousy and obsession, Power dynamics among peers, Survival under confinement

Available on

Amazon Video
Google Play Movies
SF Anytime
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238. Ginger Snaps

Ginger Snaps
Fantasy Horror Drama Thriller Werewolf Horror
6.8
20011h 48minCanada
Director: John Fawcett

Overview

The story of two outcast sisters, Ginger and Brigitte, in the mindless suburban town of Bailey Downs. On the night of Ginger's first period, she is savagely attacked by a wild creature. Ginger's wounds miraculously heal but something is not quite right. Now Brigitte must save her sister and save herself.

Themes

Body horror fear, Sibling relationship under pressure, Gothic mood shaping, Suburban town violence, Coming of age under threat, Marginalized youth survival

Available on

Apple TV
Peacock Premium
Google Play Movies
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239. The Experiment

The Experiment
Drama Thriller Mind Game Thriller Psychological Drama
7.7
20012hGermany
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel

Overview

20 volunteers agree to take part in a seemingly well-paid experiment advertised by the university. It is supposed to be about aggressive behavior in an artificial prison situation. A journalist senses a story behind the ad and smuggles himself in among the test subjects. They are randomly divided into prisoners and guards. What seems like a game at the beginning soon turns into bloody seriousness.

Themes

Power dynamics under surveillance, Coercive authority and punishment, Dehumanization in confinement, Ethical ambiguity in research, Group identity and dissent, Protest vs manipulation


240. Pulse

Pulse
Horror Thriller Mystery Psychological Horror Mind Game Thriller
6.5
20011h 59minJapan
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Overview

In the immense city of Tokyo, the darkness of the afterlife lures some of its inhabitants who are desperately trying to escape the sadness and isolation of the modern world.

Themes

Urban isolation, Loneliness and memory, Digital haunting, Technology and loneliness, Postmodern decay, Existential solitude

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
AMC Plus Apple TV Channel
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