Best Psychological Horror Films on Netflix 2026
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Our pick of the best Psychological Horror Films on Netflix right now, ranked by audience rating out of the 41 titles in category code 4809. Tap any title for full details and where to watch.
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1. Psycho (1960)
Rated 8.5/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 1960, 1h 48m. When a larcenous real estate clerk goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel.
2. The Shining (1980)
Rated 8.4/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 1980, 1h 59m. Jack Torrance descends into madness -- terrorizing his wife and young son -- after living at a deserted and eerie hotel during its off season.
3. The Blue Elephant 2 (2019)
Rated 8.3/10 on IMDb, from 2019, 2h 10m. When a former criminal psychiatrist discovers that a patient holds a secret that threatens his family, he must resort to extreme measures to save them.
4. Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Rated 8/10 on IMDb, from 1968, 2h 16m. A woman is thrilled to find out she's pregnant.
5. The Devil's Advocate (1997)
Rated 7.5/10 on IMDb, from 1997, 2h 23m. Keanu Reeves stars as a young attorney recruited to the firm of a charismatic lawyer, whose strange behavior gradually reveals a sinister intent.
6. Cure (1997)
Rated 7.4/10 on IMDb, from 1997, 1h 51m. Detective Takabe struggles to solve a group of unexplained murders, and so far, the only link that seems to exist among the crimes involves a wound in the shape of an X on the throats of all victims.
7. Cube (1997)
Rated 7.2/10 on IMDb, from 1997, 1h 30m. Clueless as to how they got there or why they were chosen, six people are caught in a maze of interlocking cubes with no apparent way out.
8. Red Dragon (2002)
Rated 7.2/10 on IMDb, from 2002, 2h 04m. Former FBI agent Will Graham must turn to his old enemy, the savage Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter, to help him catch a new serial killer.
9. Eyes Shut (2016)
Rated 7.2/10 on IMDb, from 2016, 1h 21m. A mother struggles against mysterious forces threatening her young daughter.
10. Midsommar (2019)
Rated 7.1/10 on IMDb, from 2019, 2h 26m. A grieving woman accompanies her boyfriend and his grad-school colleagues to a remote Swedish village that isn't the idyllic commune it appears to be.