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Described as a story which emphasizes the psychology of its characters and their unstable emotional states, the following films are benchmarks for what a successful psychological thriller should aspire to be. Instead of displaying legions of gore and violence, their main objective is to play with your mind. To leave it up to you to construct the tension of what you have just witnessed. As the great perplexer David Lynch once said: “when you are spoon-fed a film, more people instantly know what it is. I love things that leave room to dream and are open to various interpretations. It’s a beautiful thing.” So read on and enjoy the ride.

25 GREAT PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLERS THAT ARE WORTH YOUR TIME

These are movies you can watch if you’re feeling depressed. You’ll have a smile on your face and it will leave you with a positive attitude about life. These movies made me feel grateful for the life I have, they taught me to work harder and make no excuses. I’m certain that they will leave you thinking about yourself in relation to society and how important it is consider aspects of life that sometimes elude us.

Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, and Madonna in A League of Their Own (1992)

He's both beloved and berated by film fans around the world. Yet, for us, these 10 examples explain why Lars Von Trier is one of the artform's best.

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Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Oscar Isaac, Brian Herring, Domhnall Gleeson, Florian Robin, Jimmy Vee, Dave Chapman, David R. Grant, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, John Boyega, James Cox, Kelly Marie Tran, Daisy Ridley, and Joonas Suotamo in Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)

Kit Harington and Isaac Hempstead Wright in Game of Thrones (2011)

Ju Ji-hoon and Kim Yoon-seok in Dark Figure of Crime (2018)

Kevin Bacon, Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Dakota Johnson, Jesse Plemons, Peter Sarsgaard, Corey Stoll, and Benedict Cumberbatch in Black Mass (2015)

Lewis Black, Bill Hader, Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, and Mindy Kaling in Inside Out (2015)

Rufus Sewell in The Man in the High Castle (2015)

Pierce Brosnan, Owen Wilson, Sahajak Boonthanakit, Lake Bell, Sterling Jerins, and Claire Geare in No Escape (2015)

Chris Evans and Alice Eve in Before We Go (2014)

Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)

Ed Harris, Liam Neeson, Common, and Joel Kinnaman in Run All Night (2015)

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Abigail Breslin in Maggie (2015)

Avinash Mukherjee and Avika Gor in Child Bride (2008)

Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Caine, Mark Strong, Sofia Boutella, and Taron Egerton in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)

Peter Stormare, Brenda Chapman, Bob Einstein, Kevin Michael Richardson, and Maya Rudolph in Strange Magic (2015)

Johnny Tri Nguyen and Veronica Ngo in The Rebel (2007)

Bob Odenkirk and Mel Rodriguez in Better Call Saul (2015)

Jonathan Banks, David Mattey, Steven Ogg, and Mark Proksch in Better Call Saul (2015)

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