List of films featuring psychopaths and sociopaths

List of films featuring psychopaths and sociopaths.

scope="col" \| Film ! scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Ref.
class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
Aguirre, the Wrath of God \|1972 \|{{Cite web \|last=Turer \|first=Jason \|date=2015-04-09 \|title=30 Great Psychopath Movies That Are Worth Your Time \|url=https://www.tasteofcinema.com/2015/30-great-psychopath-movies-that-are-worth-your-time/ \|access-date=2025-03-08 \|website=Taste of Cinema - Movie Reviews and Classic Movie Lists \|language=en-US}}
Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer \|2003 \|
Alone in the Dark	1982
American Psycho \|2000 \|{{Cite web \|last=Osenlund \|first=R. Kurt \|date=2012-10-13 \|title=15 Famous Movie Psychopaths \|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/15-famous-movie-psychopaths/ \|access-date=2025-03-08 \|website=Slant Magazine \|language=en-US}}
Angst	1983
Apocalypse Now \|1979 \|
Audition \|1999 \|
August Underground	2001
August Underground's Mordum	2003
August Underground's Penance	2007
The Bad Seed \|1956 \|{{Cite news \|last=Roake \|first=Jessica \|date=2011-12-12 \|title=Cute Little Psychokillers \|url=https://slate.com/culture/2011/12/bad-seed-films-history-of-the-horror-film-genre.html \|access-date=2025-03-08 \|work=Slate \|language=en-US \|issn=1091-2339}}{{Cite web \|title=5 of the Best Portrayals of Cinematic Sociopaths \|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/horror-movies/movie-sociopaths-best-portrayals-psychopath-mental-illness-empathy-actors-roles \|access-date=2025-03-09 \|website=Paste Magazine \|language=en-US}}
Basic Instinct \|1992 \|{{Cite web \|title=Psychopaths in the movies – DW – 02/28/2014 \|url=https://www.dw.com/en/forensic-psychiatrists-use-hollywood-characters-to-shed-light-on-psychopaths/a-17458104 \|access-date=2025-03-08 \|website=dw.com \|language=en}}
Be My Cat: A Film for Anne \|2015 \|
Black Christmas	1974
Black Christmas	2006
Black Christmas	2019
Blade Runner \|1982 \|{{Cite web \|date=2024-11-21 \|title=The FBI reveal the 10 most accurate movie psychopaths \|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/10-movie-accurate-psychopaths-fbi/ \|access-date=2025-03-08 \|website=faroutmagazine.co.uk \|language=en-US}}
Blue Velvet \|1986 \|
Bonnie and Clyde \|1967 \|
Mr. Brooks \|2007 \|{{Cite web \|last=published \|first=Joshua Winning \|date=2013-03-14 \|title=50 Creepiest Movie Psychopaths \|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/50-creepiest-movie-psychopaths/ \|access-date=2025-03-08 \|website=gamesradar \|language=en}}
{{sortname\|The\|Cable Guy}}	1996
{{sortname\|The\|Call\|dab=2013 film}}	2013
Cape Fear	1962
Cape Fear	1991
Capture Kill Release \|2016 \|{{Cite web \|last=McAndrews \|first=Mary Beth \|date=2022-02-18 \|title='Capture Kill Release': The Perfect Anti-Romance Found Footage Horror \|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/editorials/423896/capture-kill-release-the-perfect-anti-romance-found-footage-horror/ \|access-date=2025-03-10 \|website=Dread Central \|language=en-US}}
Child of Rage \|1992 \|{{Cite news \|title=Beth Thomas was only 6 when she appeared in a TV doco about child psychopaths \|url=https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/kids/stunning-transformation-of-beth-thomas-tvs-child-of-rage-psychopath/news-story/2e8658abcd295a768b4d9d8a73845537 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250108231412/https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/kids/stunning-transformation-of-beth-thomas-tvs-child-of-rage-psychopath/news-story/2e8658abcd295a768b4d9d8a73845537 \|archive-date=2025-01-08 \|access-date=2025-03-09 \|work=news \|language=en-GB}}
Child of Rage: A Story of Abuse \|1990 \|{{Cite web \|date=2012-05-14 \|title=Can a Kid Be a Psychopath? \|url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/tagged/health/parenting/kid-psychopath-221400341.html \|access-date=2025-03-09 \|website=Yahoo Life \|language=en-US}}
{{sortname\|A\|Clockwork Orange\|dab=film}}	1971
{{sortname\|The\|Collector\|dab=2009 film}}	2009
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover \|1989 \|
Creep	2014
Creep 2 \|2017 \|
The Dark Knight \|2008 \|
Dead Man Walking \|1995 \|
The Devil's Rejects \|2005 \|
Don't Breathe	2016
Dr. No \|1962 \|
Drive \|2011 \|{{Cite web \|last=Hill \|first=Ryan \|date=2014-10-13 \|title=10 Most Convincing Movie Psychopath Performances \|url=https://whatculture.com/film/10-most-convincing-movie-psychopath-performances \|access-date=2025-03-08 \|website=WhatCulture.com \|language=en}}
Eden Lake \|2008 \|
Emelie	2015
Falling Down \|1993 \|
Fatal Attraction	1987
Friday the 13th \|1980 \|
Funny Games	1997
Funny Games	2007
The Godfather \|1972 \|
The Good Son \|1993 \|
Goodfellas \|1990 \|
Gone Girl \|2014 \|
Gladiator \|2000 \|
Grotesque	2009
Halloween	1978
{{sortname\|The\|Hand That Rocks the Cradle\|dab=1992 film}}	1992
Hard Candy \|2005 \|
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer	1986
High Tension	2003	{{Cite web \|last=published \|first=Joshua Winning \|date=2013-03-14 \|title=50 Creepiest Movie Psychopaths \|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/50-creepiest-movie-psychopaths/4/ \|access-date=2025-03-08 \|website=gamesradar \|language=en}}
The Hitcher \|1986 \|
The Hills Have Eyes \|1977 \|
Hostel \|2005 \|
The Human Centipede (first sequence) \|2009 \|
The Human Centipede 2 (full sequence) \|2011 \|
The Human Centipede 3 (final sequence) \|2015 \|
Hush	2016
I Care a Lot \|2020 \|{{Cite web \|last=Tannenbaum \|first=Emily \|date=2021-02-19 \|title=‘I Care a Lot’ Has More in Common With ‘Gone Girl' Than Just Rosamund Pike \|url=https://www.glamour.com/story/i-care-a-lot-review \|access-date=2025-03-08 \|website=Glamour \|language=en-US}}
I Saw the Devil \|2010 \|
I See You	2019
I Spit on Your Grave	1978
The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a Killer \|1992 \|
The Iceman Confesses: Secrets of a Mafia Hitman \|2001 \|
The Iceman and the Psychiatrist \|2003 \|
In the Company of Men \|1997 \|
Inglourious Basterds \|2009 \|
Ichi the Killer \|2001 \|
Joker \|2019 \|
The King of Comedy \|1982 \|
{{sortname\|The\|Last House on the Left\|dab=1972 film}}	1972
{{sortname\|The\|Last House on the Left\|dab=2009 film}}	2009
Leave Her to Heaven \|1945 \|
Leon: The Professional \|1994 \|
M \|1931 \|
M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters \|2020 \|
Malice	1993
Man Bites Dog	1992
Manhunter	1986
Marathon Man \|1976 \|
Martha Marcy May Marlene \|2011 \|
Martyrs	2008
Mikey \|1992 \|
Misery \|1990 \|
Mommie Dearest \|1981 \|
Monster \|2003 \|
Mother's Day	2010
Natural Born Killers \|1994 \|
The Night of the Hunter \|1955 \|
Nightcrawler \|2014 \|
No Country for Old Men	2007
One Hour Photo \|2002 \|
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood	2019
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest \|1975 \|
Orphan \|2009 \|
Pan's Labyrinth \|2006 \|
Pearl \|2022 \|{{Cite web \|last=Dominguez \|first=Andrew \|date=2022-10-13 \|title=Pearl: A Dark Social Commentary on America \|url=https://movieweb.com/pearl-a-dark-social-commentary-on-america/ \|access-date=2025-03-08 \|website=MovieWeb \|language=en}}
Peeping Tom \|1960 \|
Play Misty for Me	1971
The Plumber	1979
Promising Young Woman \|2020 \|
Psycho \|1960 \|
{{sortname\|The\|Purge}}	2013
Reservoir Dogs \|1992 \|
Saw	2004
Saw X	2023
Scary Movie	2000
Schindler's List \|1993 \|
Scream	1996
Seven \|1995 \|
Seven Psychopaths \|2012 \|
Sexy Beast \|2000 \|
The Silence of the Lambs \|1991 \|
Skyfall	2012
Sleep Tight	2011
Snowtown \|2011 \|
The Talented Mr. Ripley \|1999 \|
Taxi Driver \|1976 \|
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre	1974
There Will Be Blood \|2007 \|
Titanic \|1997 \|
The Town That Dreaded Sundown	1976
The Untouchables \|1987 \|
Wait Until Dark	1967
Wall Street \|1987 \|
We Need to Talk about Kevin \|2011 \|
What About Bob? \|1991 \|
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? \|1962 \|
When a Stranger Calls	1979
When a Stranger Calls	2006
Wolf Creek \|2005 \|
Wrong Turn \|2003 \|
You're Next	2011
Zero Day \|2003 \|{{Cite web \|last=Miller \|first=Alyssa \|date=2018-05-20 \|title=Psychopathy and Sociopathy in Zero Day (2003) \|url=https://scriptophobic.ca/2018/05/20/the-haunted-and-the-sick-zero-day/ \|access-date=2025-03-16 \|website=Scriptophobic \|language=en-US}}
Zodiac \|2007 \|

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Category:Lists of films by common content

Category:Films about psychopaths and sociopaths

scope="col" \| Film ! scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Ref.
class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
Aguirre, the Wrath of God \|1972 \|{{Cite web \|last=Turer \|first=Jason \|date=2015-04-09 \|title=30 Great Psychopath Movies That Are Worth Your Time \|url=https://www.tasteofcinema.com/2015/30-great-psychopath-movies-that-are-worth-your-time/ \|access-date=2025-03-08 \|website=Taste of Cinema - Movie Reviews and Classic Movie Lists \|language=en-US}}
Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer \|2003 \|
Alone in the Dark	1982
American Psycho \|2000 \|{{Cite web \|last=Osenlund \|first=R. Kurt \|date=2012-10-13 \|title=15 Famous Movie Psychopaths \|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/15-famous-movie-psychopaths/ \|access-date=2025-03-08 \|website=Slant Magazine \|language=en-US}}
Angst	1983
Apocalypse Now \|1979 \|
Audition \|1999 \|
August Underground	2001
August Underground's Mordum	2003
August Underground's Penance	2007
The Bad Seed \|1956 \|{{Cite news \|last=Roake \|first=Jessica \|date=2011-12-12 \|title=Cute Little Psychokillers \|url=https://slate.com/culture/2011/12/bad-seed-films-history-of-the-horror-film-genre.html \|access-date=2025-03-08 \|work=Slate \|language=en-US \|issn=1091-2339}}{{Cite web \|title=5 of the Best Portrayals of Cinematic Sociopaths \|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/horror-movies/movie-sociopaths-best-portrayals-psychopath-mental-illness-empathy-actors-roles \|access-date=2025-03-09 \|website=Paste Magazine \|language=en-US}}
Basic Instinct \|1992 \|{{Cite web \|title=Psychopaths in the movies – DW – 02/28/2014 \|url=https://www.dw.com/en/forensic-psychiatrists-use-hollywood-characters-to-shed-light-on-psychopaths/a-17458104 \|access-date=2025-03-08 \|website=dw.com \|language=en}}
Be My Cat: A Film for Anne \|2015 \|
Black Christmas	1974
Black Christmas	2006
Black Christmas	2019
Blade Runner \|1982 \|{{Cite web \|date=2024-11-21 \|title=The FBI reveal the 10 most accurate movie psychopaths \|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/10-movie-accurate-psychopaths-fbi/ \|access-date=2025-03-08 \|website=faroutmagazine.co.uk \|language=en-US}}
Blue Velvet \|1986 \|
Bonnie and Clyde \|1967 \|
Mr. Brooks \|2007 \|{{Cite web \|last=published \|first=Joshua Winning \|date=2013-03-14 \|title=50 Creepiest Movie Psychopaths \|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/50-creepiest-movie-psychopaths/ \|access-date=2025-03-08 \|website=gamesradar \|language=en}}
{{sortname\|The\|Cable Guy}}	1996
{{sortname\|The\|Call\|dab=2013 film}}	2013
Cape Fear	1962
Cape Fear	1991
Capture Kill Release \|2016 \|{{Cite web \|last=McAndrews \|first=Mary Beth \|date=2022-02-18 \|title='Capture Kill Release': The Perfect Anti-Romance Found Footage Horror \|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/editorials/423896/capture-kill-release-the-perfect-anti-romance-found-footage-horror/ \|access-date=2025-03-10 \|website=Dread Central \|language=en-US}}
Child of Rage \|1992 \|{{Cite news \|title=Beth Thomas was only 6 when she appeared in a TV doco about child psychopaths \|url=https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/kids/stunning-transformation-of-beth-thomas-tvs-child-of-rage-psychopath/news-story/2e8658abcd295a768b4d9d8a73845537 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250108231412/https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/kids/stunning-transformation-of-beth-thomas-tvs-child-of-rage-psychopath/news-story/2e8658abcd295a768b4d9d8a73845537 \|archive-date=2025-01-08 \|access-date=2025-03-09 \|work=news \|language=en-GB}}
Child of Rage: A Story of Abuse \|1990 \|{{Cite web \|date=2012-05-14 \|title=Can a Kid Be a Psychopath? \|url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/tagged/health/parenting/kid-psychopath-221400341.html \|access-date=2025-03-09 \|website=Yahoo Life \|language=en-US}}
{{sortname\|A\|Clockwork Orange\|dab=film}}	1971
{{sortname\|The\|Collector\|dab=2009 film}}	2009
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover \|1989 \|
Creep	2014
Creep 2 \|2017 \|
The Dark Knight \|2008 \|
Dead Man Walking \|1995 \|
The Devil's Rejects \|2005 \|
Don't Breathe	2016
Dr. No \|1962 \|
Drive \|2011 \|{{Cite web \|last=Hill \|first=Ryan \|date=2014-10-13 \|title=10 Most Convincing Movie Psychopath Performances \|url=https://whatculture.com/film/10-most-convincing-movie-psychopath-performances \|access-date=2025-03-08 \|website=WhatCulture.com \|language=en}}
Eden Lake \|2008 \|
Emelie	2015
Falling Down \|1993 \|
Fatal Attraction	1987
Friday the 13th \|1980 \|
Funny Games	1997
Funny Games	2007
The Godfather \|1972 \|
The Good Son \|1993 \|
Goodfellas \|1990 \|
Gone Girl \|2014 \|
Gladiator \|2000 \|
Grotesque	2009
Halloween	1978
{{sortname\|The\|Hand That Rocks the Cradle\|dab=1992 film}}	1992
Hard Candy \|2005 \|
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer	1986
High Tension	2003	{{Cite web \|last=published \|first=Joshua Winning \|date=2013-03-14 \|title=50 Creepiest Movie Psychopaths \|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/50-creepiest-movie-psychopaths/4/ \|access-date=2025-03-08 \|website=gamesradar \|language=en}}
The Hitcher \|1986 \|
The Hills Have Eyes \|1977 \|
Hostel \|2005 \|
The Human Centipede (first sequence) \|2009 \|
The Human Centipede 2 (full sequence) \|2011 \|
The Human Centipede 3 (final sequence) \|2015 \|
Hush	2016
I Care a Lot \|2020 \|{{Cite web \|last=Tannenbaum \|first=Emily \|date=2021-02-19 \|title=‘I Care a Lot’ Has More in Common With ‘Gone Girl' Than Just Rosamund Pike \|url=https://www.glamour.com/story/i-care-a-lot-review \|access-date=2025-03-08 \|website=Glamour \|language=en-US}}
I Saw the Devil \|2010 \|
I See You	2019
I Spit on Your Grave	1978
The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a Killer \|1992 \|
The Iceman Confesses: Secrets of a Mafia Hitman \|2001 \|
The Iceman and the Psychiatrist \|2003 \|
In the Company of Men \|1997 \|
Inglourious Basterds \|2009 \|
Ichi the Killer \|2001 \|
Joker \|2019 \|
The King of Comedy \|1982 \|
{{sortname\|The\|Last House on the Left\|dab=1972 film}}	1972
{{sortname\|The\|Last House on the Left\|dab=2009 film}}	2009
Leave Her to Heaven \|1945 \|
Leon: The Professional \|1994 \|
M \|1931 \|
M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters \|2020 \|
Malice	1993
Man Bites Dog	1992
Manhunter	1986
Marathon Man \|1976 \|
Martha Marcy May Marlene \|2011 \|
Martyrs	2008
Mikey \|1992 \|
Misery \|1990 \|
Mommie Dearest \|1981 \|
Monster \|2003 \|
Mother's Day	2010
Natural Born Killers \|1994 \|
The Night of the Hunter \|1955 \|
Nightcrawler \|2014 \|
No Country for Old Men	2007
One Hour Photo \|2002 \|
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood	2019
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest \|1975 \|
Orphan \|2009 \|
Pan's Labyrinth \|2006 \|
Pearl \|2022 \|{{Cite web \|last=Dominguez \|first=Andrew \|date=2022-10-13 \|title=Pearl: A Dark Social Commentary on America \|url=https://movieweb.com/pearl-a-dark-social-commentary-on-america/ \|access-date=2025-03-08 \|website=MovieWeb \|language=en}}
Peeping Tom \|1960 \|
Play Misty for Me	1971
The Plumber	1979
Promising Young Woman \|2020 \|
Psycho \|1960 \|
{{sortname\|The\|Purge}}	2013
Reservoir Dogs \|1992 \|
Saw	2004
Saw X	2023
Scary Movie	2000
Schindler's List \|1993 \|
Scream	1996
Seven \|1995 \|
Seven Psychopaths \|2012 \|
Sexy Beast \|2000 \|
The Silence of the Lambs \|1991 \|
Skyfall	2012
Sleep Tight	2011
Snowtown \|2011 \|
The Talented Mr. Ripley \|1999 \|
Taxi Driver \|1976 \|
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre	1974
There Will Be Blood \|2007 \|
Titanic \|1997 \|
The Town That Dreaded Sundown	1976
The Untouchables \|1987 \|
Wait Until Dark	1967
Wall Street \|1987 \|
We Need to Talk about Kevin \|2011 \|
What About Bob? \|1991 \|
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? \|1962 \|
When a Stranger Calls	1979
When a Stranger Calls	2006
Wolf Creek \|2005 \|
Wrong Turn \|2003 \|
You're Next	2011
Zero Day \|2003 \|{{Cite web \|last=Miller \|first=Alyssa \|date=2018-05-20 \|title=Psychopathy and Sociopathy in Zero Day (2003) \|url=https://scriptophobic.ca/2018/05/20/the-haunted-and-the-sick-zero-day/ \|access-date=2025-03-16 \|website=Scriptophobic \|language=en-US}}
Zodiac \|2007 \|

List of films featuring psychopaths and sociopaths

See also

References