These Psychological Thrillers on Netflix Are So Chilling, You'll Be Spooked For Days

When a man accepts an invitation to a dinner party at his ex-wife's house, things go as one would expect: extremely badly. It turns out she and her new husband have cooked up some evil plans for the rest of the night.

Watch The Invitation on Netflix now.

A dying real estate agent discovers his only way to live is to transplant his consciousness into the body of a healthy young man. He goes through with it, but he quickly learns that both the procedure and company that did it are not what they seem.

Watch Self/less on Netflix now.

Jennifer Lawrence stars as 17-year-old Elissa, who moves with her recently divorced mother into a new home only to find out they now live on the same street as a house where a gruesome double murder took place four years before. Against her mom's wishes, Elissa begins seeing Ryan, the brother of the missing murderer, and she discovers that the seemingly sweet, lonely boy is not who he appears to be.

Watch House at the End of the Street on Netflix now.

Nicolas Cage is on the hunt for a serial killer in this 2014 thriller. And luckily for him, Vanessa Hudgens is about to hand him all of the answers he needs to finally put the killer behind bars.

Watch The Frozen Ground on Netflix now.

Another Spanish thriller, this time of the sci-fi variety, The Platform balances dark violence with scathing class commentary. It introduces us to a dystopian future where prisoners in higher cells are fed while those below starve with scraps.

Watch The Platform on Netflix now.

The Spanish thriller The Occupant tells the story of an out-of-work ad executive. He creepily follows the people living in his old home, which he can no longer afford to live in.

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Downton Abbey's Dan Stevens stars in this creepy movie as David, a former army sergeant who visits the home of a family and tells them he's the best friend of their late son, who died in combat in Afghanistan. The Peterson family happily welcomes David into their home, though his increasingly aggressive behavior eventually causes the Petersons to question whether the polite young man is actually a threat.

Watch The Guest on Netflix now.

Jacob's Ladder revolves around the titular Jacob, a Vietnam vet whose experiences during the war continue to haunt him in the form of weird dreams and hallucinations long after he returns home. If you've already seen the 1990 version of the film, don't worry: the 2019 remake on Netflix delivers a totally different twist ending than the original.

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Minka Kelly stars in this erotic thriller as Sara, a college freshman who's taken under the wing of her new roommate, Rebecca (played by Leighton Meester). What starts off as a beautiful new friendship quickly evolves into a disturbing obsession as Rebecca grows a little too attached to her protégé.

Watch The Roommate on Netflix now.

Another film based on a Stephen King book, 1922 stars Thomas Jane as a farmer who confesses to the murder of his wife. But that's just putting it lightly.

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Bet you didn't know Brittany Snow starred in this horror film inspired by the simple game of Would You Rather. She plays Iris, a young woman caring for her ill brother who cannot afford his leukemia treatment. To attempt to pay for his care, she makes the mistake of playing a deadly parlor game with the highest of stakes.

Watch Would You Rather on Netflix now.

When a pregnant woman and her brother hear a young boy in the fields, they go out to try and find him. Once they are in the fields, they are disoriented by a sinister force and realize that being lost in the tall grass is the only thing better than being found.

Watch In the Tall Grass on Netflix now.

This chiller is reportedly based on a true story, following a troubled LAPD officer and widower (Samuel L. Jackson) who finds himself obsessed with forcing the interracial couple who just moved in next door (Patrick Wilson, Kerry Washington) out of the neighborhood by any means necessary.

Watch Lakeview Terrace on Netflix now.

Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman, and Chiwetel Ejiofor? This remake of one of Argentina's most critically acclaimed thrillers isn't joking around. If you've watched the twisty original, the structure is roughly the same - both movies focus on the federal investigation of a sexual assault and murder case. In the American version, Roberts's character is the mother rather than the husband of the victim.

Watch Secret in Their Eyes on Netflix now.

A secluded cabin by the lake sounds romantic, but when you add in a dead husband at the hands of some kinky bondage gone wrong, it's suddenly a nightmare. Based on Stephen King's book, this film starring Carla Gugino from The Haunting of Hill House brings the psychological warfare in spades.

Watch Gerald's Game on Netflix now.

Emile Hirsch, Brian Cox, and Ophelia Lovibond star in this terrifying film about two coroners and a corpse that won't stay dead.

Watch The Autopsy of Jane Doe on Netflix now.

Released in 2018, this Netflix original film will take hiking off your list of favorite activities for at least a few months. Four friends decide to brave the Swedish wilderness in honor of their murdered friend. But, their trip doesn't end up being the Cheryl Strayed experience they were hoping for.

Watch The Ritual on Netflix now.

Martin Scorsese's classic crime thriller is back on Netflix. The psychological thriller features Robert De Niro as a jaded cab driver who increasingly becomes disgusted by the corruption in New York City.

Watch Taxi Driver on Netflix now.

After being released from a psychiatric hospital, a man (Topher Grace) inherits his parents' estate following their death. Unfortunately, it looks like their sprawling home might come with a few unwanted guests, if you catch my drift.

Watch Delirium on Netflix now.

Sandra Bullock needs to be around us in any crisis, because her character in Bird Box kicks serious butt. When the world sinks into a terrifying, supernatural chaos, the only way to stay alive is to remain blindfolded and keep noises to a minimum. It's terrifying and will make you question the safety of the world around you. We apologize in advance
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At the surface, It Comes at Night is about two families who uneasily come together during an apocalypse. But as the movie builds, the threat emerges from within, and we get a psychological framework for the family dynamics that unravel between the survivors.

Watch It Comes at Night on Netflix now.

In Raising Cain, John Lithgow stars as Carter, a child psychologist who begins breaking down into madness when he discovers that his wife is having an affair. Carter's multiple personas emerge, and revenge and murder unfold.

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Kiernan Shipka and Lucy Boynton play two teenagers who spend winter break at their Catholic boarding school, where the nuns just might be satanists. Their story is interwoven with that of American Horror Story's Emma Roberts, who portrays a mysterious young woman fleeing a mental institution and trying to get to the academy.

Watch The Blackcoat's Daughter on Netflix.

Starring Rami Malek, this 2016 surreal mystery film has all the twists and turns you could ask for. Buster was once a family man, until a strange turn of events leads him to be all alone on a mountaintop hiding from authorities.

Watch Buster's Mal Heart on Netflix now.

In this 2019 mystery movie, a man wakes up in a hospital bed with no idea who he is or why he's there. He soon learns that the police are suspecting him to be a serial killer, and he must figure out how he got here before he is accused.

Watch Awake on Netflix now.

When a troubled teen comes into a cardiovascular surgeon's life, his picture-perfect world is quickly turned upside down.

Watch The Killing of a Sacred Deer on Netflix now.

The Gift tells the story of Gordo, whose childhood friend Simon (played by Jason Bateman) returns to LA with his wife. Gordo's persistence in rekindling the friendship at first seems innocent, but it quickly turns to something else.

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This wild thriller tells the story of a child psychologist who helped to convict a young boy of murder years back. When they happen to meet again, each of their lives takes a turn for the worse.

Watch The Drowning on Netflix now.

Netflix original film Calibre focuses on two lifelong friends who take a hunting trip to Scotland. Things get out of control and the two find their morals and commitment to the friendship called into question.

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A psychopath child killer escapes prison, and Detective Larson (Kristoffer Polaha) lands the case. Ironically, Larson is a former victim of the killer, and stops at nothing to make sure he's caught.

Watch Beneath the Leaves on Netflix now.

After a relationship with an obsessive and abusive cop, Julie must try and keep herself safe in her small town.

Watch Only Mine on Netflix now.

The 2017 Netflix original film Clinical follows a psychiatrist grappling with the after effects of her terrifying attack, as she must also help a patient who was disfigured in an accident. Also, get ready to fangirl, because it stars Vinessa Shaw from Hocus Pocus as the psychiatrist.

Watch Clinical on Netflix now.

In this 2016 thriller, a photographer suffers bad memory loss after an accident. After looking back through her photos, she learns that she might have been the reason none of her family is alive.

Watch Lavender on Netflix now.