After previously making a list of best thriller movies that can send shivers down your spine, Dunia Games now presents a list of best psychopath movies that will invoke fear and anxiety within you through the cruel, sadistic and yet entertaining psychopaths featured in the stories as they enjoy every little crime they commit.

However, take note that these 15 best psychopath movies on this list are not suitable for those who are currently feeling glum since the negativity from these movies will most likely prolong your depression. And with that said, let’s check out these movies:

15. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

The Silence of the Lambs is a story about a serial killer who intentionally devours his victims to wipe out any trace from the FBI and police, making it a very complicated case to track down considering the lack of concrete evidence or clues that lead to the killer. But slowly, they start to uncover the truth and begin to put the killer on the edge. 

14. Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Reservoir Dogs tells the tale of six unknown criminals recruited by a mafia leader named Joe Cabot for a mission to rob a diamond that’s worth millions of dollars. The leader intentionally doesn’t use the members’ real name and opt for some aliases to keep them from knowing each other, until the police manage to murder two suspects during the heist and the remaining members begin to accuse each other for being a police agent inside their hideout.

13. Se7en (1995)

Se7en is a movie with a rather interesting premise about a serial killer who commits his crimes based on the seven deadly sins: Gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, pride, lust and envy. Two detectives team up to catch the killer but are struggling to find the concrete evidence that leads to him, and every case they follow not only depicts some graphic violences but also a clear indication that the killer enjoys the massacre.

12. Fargo (1996)

Fargo is a dangerous movie that tells the story of an average person slowly turning into a psychopath due to unfortunate circumstances. Enter Jerry, a person with tons of debts to pay to his parents-in-law, who then kidnaps his own wife and parents-in-law for ransom. Things go well until he’s forced to kill a cop and two innocent people, putting his plan in shambles.

11. American History X (1998)

American History X is a movie about an ex-Neo-Nazi believer with dark past who vows to never return to his psycho life, only to find out that his younger brother is interested in Neo-Nazi and expresses his desire to join the sect. Thus, it’s up to him to prevent his brother from entering the dark hole he once experienced.

10. Fight Club (1999)

Fight Club depicts the story of a rather boring office worker with his boring life who one day encounters a soap salesman and finds himself involved in a fight club that slowly begins amassing fans and participants. However, things slowly turn into a mess as they face conflicts and dangers lurking in the corner.

9. American Psycho (2000)

As humans can only take so much boredom in their life, they must find a way to entertain themselves before madness strikes them. This is a premise that the American Psycho portrays rather well as a successful banker named Patrick Bateman slowly turns into a psychopath due to his boring activities and some petty affairs, all of which lead to the discovery of his other personality that unveils the psycho in him.

8. Oldboy (2003)

Oldboy is about Joe Doucett who is mysteriously kidnapped by an unknown captor for some unknown reason and is stuck for 20 years until he’s finally able to break free. Then, he decides to exact his vengeance toward the unknown captor in a very dark story that reminds the audiences about the danger of abduction for the victims.

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7. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

Pan’s Labyrinth is a movie that tells the story of a girl who has to accomplish three missions to meet her father by exploring an alternate, horrifying world full of ghosts and abomination creatures with disturbing appearances. With such a surreal background and premise, the audiences are slowly sucked into the world of unknown terror.

6. No Country for Old Men (2007)

No Country for Old Men is about a lucky man called Moss who obtains two million dollars and some hefty amount of drugs from the aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong, only to find out the drug cartel is tracking Moss’ location through a tracking device planted on the money luggage and he soon stumbles in a situation where numerous mafias across America are hunting him down.

5. There WIll Be Blood (2007)

There Will Be Blood boils down to a clash between an oilman and a property owner as they encounter some conflicts which lead to some serious issues for both the oilman and the property owner, forcing them to survive in the process. 

4. The Dark Knight (2008)

The Dark Knight is not entirely about Batman but also about Joker’s character as a very ambitious and psychotic man with no definite purpose behind his actions to the point where people begin to wonder what he really wants in his life. A particularly notable scene occurs when Joker explodes a hospital building and looks naturally shocked by the event he himself commits.

3. Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Inglourious Basterds depicts a group of anti-Nazi which primarily consists of psychopaths due to their tendency to skin the head of their murdered Nazi people. One day, they devise a plan to eliminate the leader of Nazi, Hitler to put an end to the entire Nazi.

2. We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)

As the title says, this is a story about an unwanted child named Kevin who always hates and looks down on his mother even after growing up to become an adult, a clear indication that he has developed a psychopath tendency for years since his childhood.

1. Joker (2019)

Like The Dark Knight, this Batman installment focuses more on the story of Joker; why a man named Arthur Fleck becomes Joker, how he endures disappointments, depression, pain and an overall difficult life, and how he has to live with a disease that makes him unable to stop laughing at practically anything. However, everything changes when he finally discovers his true identity as a psychopath inside him, a personality he calls Joker.

And that’s all for the 15 best psychopath movies that you should probably avoid if you’re feeling glum. Stick around for more gaming information and make sure to follow Dunia Games on Facebook and Instagram for the latest update!

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