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List of films featuring psychopaths and sociopaths
Last updated
September 01, 2025
List of
films
featuring
psychopaths
and
sociopaths
.
Film
Year
Ref.
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
1972
[
1
]
American Psycho
2000
[
2
]
Angst (1983 film)
1983
[
2
]
Apocalypse Now
1979
[
2
]
Audition
1999
[
2
]
The Bad Seed
1956
[
3
]
[
4
]
Basic Instinct
1992
[
5
]
Blade Runner
1982
[
6
]
Blue Velvet
1986
[
1
]
Bonnie and Clyde
1967
[
5
]
Mr. Brooks
2007
[
7
]
The Cable Guy
1996
[
2
]
Cape Fear
1991
[
1
]
Capture Kill Release
2016
[
8
]
Child of Rage
1992
[
9
]
Child of Rage: A Story of Abuse
1990
[
10
]
A Clockwork Orange
1971
[
6
]
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989
[
1
]
The Dark Knight
2008
[
6
]
Dead Man Walking
1995
[
5
]
The Devil's Rejects
2005
[
1
]
Dr. No
1962
[
6
]
Drive
2011
[
11
]
Falling Down
1993
[
11
]
Fatal Attraction
1987
[
2
]
Funny Games
1997
[
1
]
The Godfather
1972
[
5
]
Goodfellas
1990
[
1
]
Gladiator
2000
[
5
]
Hard Candy
2005
[
1
]
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
1986
[
2
]
High Tension
2003
[
12
]
The Hitcher
1986
[
12
]
The Hills Have Eyes
1977
[
7
]
The Human Centipede (first sequence)
2009
[
12
]
I Care a Lot
2020
[
13
]
In the Company of Men
1997
[
1
]
Inglourious Basterds
2009
[
12
]
Ichi the Killer
2001
[
2
]
The King of Comedy
1982
[
7
]
Leon: The Professional
1994
[
11
]
M
1931
[
1
]
[
4
]
Malice
1993
[
6
]
Man Bites Dog
1992
[
1
]
Marathon Man
1976
[
5
]
Martha Marcy May Marlene
2011
[
12
]
Misery
1990
[
1
]
Mommie Dearest
1981
[
2
]
Natural Born Killers
1994
[
1
]
The Night of the Hunter
1955
[
1
]
Nightcrawler
2014
[
4
]
No Country for Old Men
2007
[
5
]
One Hour Photo
2002
[
7
]
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975
[
5
]
Pan's Labyrinth
2006
[
7
]
Pearl
2022
[
14
]
Peeping Tom
1960
[
2
]
Play Misty for Me
1971
[
2
]
Psycho
1960
[
6
]
Reservoir Dogs
1992
[
1
]
Schindler's List
1993
[
5
]
Seven
1995
[
1
]
Seven Psychopaths
2012
[
1
]
Sexy Beast
2000
[
2
]
The Shining
1980
[
1
]
The Silence of the Lambs
1991
[
6
]
Snowtown
2011
[
12
]
The Talented Mr. Ripley
1999
[
6
]
Taxi Driver
1976
[
12
]
There Will Be Blood
2007
[
1
]
Thoroughbreds
2017
[
5
]
Titanic
1997
[
5
]
The Untouchables
1987
[
5
]
Wall Street
1987
[
6
]
We Need to Talk about Kevin
2011
[
6
]
What About Bob?
1991
[
2
]
Wolf Creek
2005
[
7
]
Wrong Turn
2003
[
7
]
Zero Day
2003
[
15
]
See also
Fictional portrayals of psychopaths
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.
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Osenlund, R. Kurt (2012-10-13).
"15 Famous Movie Psychopaths"
.
Slant Magazine
. Retrieved
2025-03-08
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Roake, Jessica (2011-12-12).
"Cute Little Psychokillers"
.
Slate
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"5 of the Best Portrayals of Cinematic Sociopaths"
.
Paste Magazine
. Retrieved
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.
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. Retrieved
2025-03-08
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.
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2025-03-08
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'I Care a Lot' Has More in Common With 'Gone Girl' Than Just Rosamund Pike"
.
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Dominguez, Andrew (2022-10-13).
"Pearl: A Dark Social Commentary on America"
.
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.
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