Sub-genre
Psychological
🧠 Every psychological title worth your dread, gathered and ranked by the Crypt Score — our audience-first blend of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and viewer reviews.
3196 titles
Sense8Series
›TV-MA2015 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama · 2 seasons · Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Max Riemelt, Jamie Clayton
One gunshot, one death, one moment out of time that irrevocably links eight minds in disparate parts of the world, putting them in each other's lives, each other's secrets, and in terrible danger. Ordinary people suddenly reborn as "Sensates."
Dexter: Original SinSeries
›TV-MA2024 · Crime, Drama, Mystery · 1 season · Patrick Gibson, Christian Slater, Molly Brown
In 1991 Miami, Dexter Morgan transitions from student to avenging serial killer. When his bloodthirsty urges can't be ignored any longer, Dexter must learn to channel his inner darkness. With the guidance of his father, Harry, he adopts a Code designed to help him find and kill people who deserve to be eliminated from society without getting on law enforcements' radar. This is a particular challenge for young Dexter as he begins a forensics internship at the Miami Metro Police Department.
Wire in the BloodSeries
›TV-MA2002 · Crime, Drama, Mystery · 6 seasons · Robson Green, Mark Letheren, Mark Penfold
Clinical psychologist Dr Tony Hill's uncanny ability to see into the minds of murderers means he finds it difficult to distance himself from disturbing cases.
The Sixth Sense
›PG-131999 · Mystery, Thriller, Drama · 107m · Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette
Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.
The Exorcist
›R1973 · Horror, Drama · 122m · Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Jason Miller
When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
Bates MotelSeries
›TV-MA2013 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · 5 seasons · Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore, Max Thieriot
A "contemporary prequel" to the 1960 film Psycho, depicting the life of Norman Bates and his mother Norma prior to the events portrayed in Hitchcock's film, albeit in a different fictional town and in a modern setting. The series begins after the death of Norma's husband, when she purchases a motel located in a coastal Oregon town so she and Norman can start a new life.
Black BirdSeries
›TV-MA2022 · Drama, Crime · 1 season · Taron Egerton, Paul Walter Hauser, Sepideh Moafi
As Jimmy Keene begins a 10-year prison sentence, he gets an incredible offer: If he can elicit a confession from suspected killer Larry Hall, Jimmy will be freed. Completing this mission becomes the challenge of a lifetime.
The FallSeries
›TV-MA2013 · Drama, Crime · 3 seasons · Gillian Anderson, Jamie Dornan, Niamh McGrady
When the Police Service of Northern Ireland are unable to close a case after 28 days, Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson of the Metropolitan Police Service is called in to review the case. Under her new leadership, the local detectives must track down and stop a serial killer who is terrorising the city of Belfast.
ManhuntSeries
›TV-MA2017 · Crime, Mystery · 2 seasons · Gethin Anthony, Arliss Howard, Kelly Jenrette
Inspired by actual events, this true crime anthology series takes a deep dive into the dark, twisted minds of terrorists and follows the brave souls who hunt them down.
Ripper StreetSeries
›TV-MA2012 · Drama, Mystery, Crime · 5 seasons · Matthew Macfadyen, Adam Rothenberg, MyAnna Buring
A drama set in the East End of London in 1889, during the aftermath of the "Ripper" murders. The action centres around the notorious H Division – the police precinct from hell – which is charged with keeping order in the chaotic streets of Whitechapel. Ripper Street explores the lives of characters trying to recover from the Ripper's legacy, from crimes that have not only irretrievably altered their lives, but the very fabric of their city. At the drama's heart our detectives try to bring a little light into the dark world they inhabit.
The Outer LimitsSeries
›TV-PG1963 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · 2 seasons
The Outer Limits is an anthology tv series of self-contained sci-fi-horror stories, sometimes with a plot twist at the end.
So WeirdSeries
›1999 · Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Kids · 3 seasons · Mackenzie Phillips, Alexz Johnson, Patrick Levis
Fourteen-year-old Fi Phillips investigates the paranormal while touring the country in a bus with her widowed rock-star mom and her skeptical brother, Jack. At the beginning of Season 3, Fi passed the job of case cracker to a songbird named Annie
Get Out
›R2017 · Mystery, Thriller, Horror · 104m · Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Catherine Keener
Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined.
Black Swan
›R2010 · Drama, Thriller, Horror · 108m · Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel
A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake."
WednesdaySeries
›TV-142022 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Comedy · 3 seasons · Jenna Ortega, Steve Buscemi, Emma Myers
Smart, sarcastic and a little dead inside, Wednesday Addams investigates twisted mysteries while making new friends — and foes — at Nevermore Academy.
Halloween
›R1978 · Horror, Thriller · 91m · Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nancy Kyes
Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween Night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.
Dexter: New BloodSeries
›TV-MA2021 · Drama, Crime · 1 season · Michael C. Hall, Jack Alcott, Julia Jones
10 years after Dexter went missing in the eye of Hurricane Laura, we find him living under an assumed name in the small town of Iron Lake, New York. Dexter may be embracing his new life, but in the wake of unexpected events in this close-knit community, his Dark Passenger beckons.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
›1956 · Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller · 80m · Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, King Donovan
A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
›1962 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · 135m · Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono
A former vaudeville child star viciously torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.
The Unknown
›NR1927 · Drama, Thriller, Romance · 68m · Lon Chaney, Norman Kerry, Joan Crawford
On the lam, criminal Alonzo hides in the circus as The Armless Wonder—a performer who uses his feet to hurl knives. Alonzo keeps the arms he really has concealed to hide his identity. Meanwhile, ringmaster's daughter Nanon has a phobia of being touched by men, but is romantically pursued by not only Alonzo but the strongman Malabar. Alonzo's desperation to remain with Nanon will only end in tragedy.
WandaVisionSeries
›TV-142021 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama · 1 season · Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Kathryn Hahn
Wanda Maximoff and Vision—two super-powered beings living idealized suburban lives—begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems.
Nightcrawler
›R2014 · Crime, Drama, Thriller · 118m · Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Riz Ahmed
When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.
American Horror StorySeries
›TV-MA2011 · Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · 12 seasons · Emma Roberts, Matt Czuchry, Kim Kardashian
An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a hotel, a farmhouse in Roanoke, a cult, the apocalypse and a summer camp.
GrimmSeries
›TV-142011 · Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · 6 seasons · David Giuntoli, Silas Weir Mitchell, Russell Hornsby
After Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he's descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as "Grimms," he increasingly finds his responsibilities as a detective at odds with his new responsibilities as a Grimm.
