List of films featuring psychopaths and sociopaths From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia List of films featuring psychopaths and sociopaths. Film Year Ref. Aguirre, the Wrath of God 1972 [1] American Psycho 2000 [2] Angst 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 Guy1996[2] Cape Fear1991[1] Capture Kill Release 2016 [8] Child of Rage 1992 [9] Child of Rage: A Story of Abuse 1990 [10] A Clockwork Orange1971[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 Attraction1987[2] Funny Games1997[1] The Godfather 1972 [5] Goodfellas 1990 [1] Gladiator 2000 [5] Hard Candy 2005 [1] Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea 2023 [12][13] Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer1986[2] High Tension2003[14] The Hitcher 1986 [14] The Hills Have Eyes 1977 [7] The House That Jack Built 2018 [15] The Human Centipede (first sequence) 2009 [14] I Care a Lot 2020 [16] In the Company of Men 1997 [1] Inglourious Basterds 2009 [14] Ichi the Killer 2001 [2] The King of Comedy 1982 [7] Leon: The Professional 1994 [11] M 1931 [1][4] Malice1993[6] Man Bites Dog1992[1] Marathon Man 1976 [5] Martha Marcy May Marlene 2011 [14] 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 Men2007[5] One Hour Photo 2002 [7] One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1975 [5] Pan's Labyrinth 2006 [7] Pearl 2022 [17] Peeping Tom 1960 [2] Play Misty for Me1971[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 [14] The Talented Mr. Ripley 1999 [6] Taxi Driver 1976 [14] There Will Be Blood 2007 [1] Thoroughbreds 2017 [5] Titanic 1997 [5] The Untouchables 1987 [5] Tusk 2014 [18] 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 [19] Fictional portrayals of psychopaths References 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Turer, Jason (2015-04-09). "30 Great Psychopath Movies That Are Worth Your Time". Taste of Cinema - Movie Reviews and Classic Movie Lists. Retrieved 2025-03-08. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Osenlund, R. Kurt (2012-10-13). "15 Famous Movie Psychopaths". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2025-03-08. ↑ Roake, Jessica (2011-12-12). "Cute Little Psychokillers". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2025-03-08. 1 2 3 "5 of the Best Portrayals of Cinematic Sociopaths". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 2025-03-09. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Psychopaths in the movies – DW – 02/28/2014". dw.com. Retrieved 2025-03-08. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "The FBI reveal the 10 most accurate movie psychopaths". faroutmagazine.co.uk. 2024-11-21. Retrieved 2025-03-08. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Joshua Winning (2013-03-14). "50 Creepiest Movie Psychopaths". gamesradar. Retrieved 2025-03-08. ↑ McAndrews, Mary Beth (2022-02-18). "'Capture Kill Release': The Perfect Anti-Romance Found Footage Horror". Dread Central. Retrieved 2025-03-10. ↑ "Beth Thomas was only 6 when she appeared in a TV doco about child psychopaths". news. Archived from the original on 2025-01-08. Retrieved 2025-03-09. ↑ "Can a Kid Be a Psychopath?". Yahoo Life. 2012-05-14. Retrieved 2025-03-09.[dead link] 1 2 3 Hill, Ryan (2014-10-13). "10 Most Convincing Movie Psychopath Performances". WhatCulture.com. Retrieved 2025-03-08. ↑ Landon, Evan (2025). "HEMET, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea (2023)". Villainous Cinema. Retrieved 2025-11-24. ↑ "Indy Movie Review: HEMET". Last Movie Outpost. 2025-08-25. Retrieved 2025-11-24. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Joshua Winning (2013-03-14). "50 Creepiest Movie Psychopaths". gamesradar. Retrieved 2025-03-08. ↑ Kramer, Gary M. (2018-12-14). "Matt Dillon on playing Lars von Trier's psychopath in controversial "The House That Jack Built"". Salon.com. Retrieved 2025-11-11. ↑ Tannenbaum, Emily (2021-02-19). "'I Care a Lot' Has More in Common With 'Gone Girl' Than Just Rosamund Pike". Glamour. Retrieved 2025-03-08. ↑ Dominguez, Andrew (2022-10-13). "Pearl: A Dark Social Commentary on America". MovieWeb. Retrieved 2025-03-08. ↑ Silverberg, David (2014-09-18). "Kevin Smith's Tusk is a creepy tour of a warped mind (Includes first-hand account)". Digital Journal. Retrieved 2025-11-24. ↑ Miller, Alyssa (2018-05-20). "Psychopathy and Sociopathy in Zero Day (2003)". Scriptophobic. Retrieved 2025-03-16. Related Articles