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The Best Movies About Stalking

Updated November 25, 2020 2.6k votes 461 voters 54.8k views74 items

List RulesFilms about stalking and stalkers. Vote up the best stalking movie.

There’s nothing quite like the adrenaline rush you get from a good, suspenseful thriller movie! Movies that tell the story about the life of a stalker give us a sense of excitement and fear and the result is a perfect high of adrenaline and entertainment. While there aren’t a ton of movies out there about stalkers, there are some great ones that will certainly make your heart race. What are the best movies about stalking? Vote up the best films below and see where your favorites rank!

The movies on this list all have tell stories about stalking and stalkers. Some are more scary stalker movies and detail what goes on in the mind of a stalker with a dangerous obsession, how they find their targets and what the end result is. Others are completely fictional and create a suspenseful feeling that will keep you on your toes for the full length of the film. And yes, some of the best movies about being stalked are from Lifetime.

This list features the best stalker movies including, Fear, Single White Female, Cape Fear, The Cable Guy, Sleeping with the Enemy, Fatal Attraction, and The Crush. Vote up the best films and check to see if they are available on Netflix or other streaming service.

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Fear
Reese Witherspoon, Alyssa Milano
Released: 1996
Directed by: James Foley
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Misery
Lauren Bacall, Kathy Bates
Released: 1990
Directed by: Rob Reiner
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Fatal Attraction
Glenn Close, Michael Douglas
Released: 1987
Directed by: Adrian Lyne
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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Julianne Moore, Rebecca De Mornay
Released: 1992
Directed by: Curtis Hanson
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Single White Female
Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bridget Fonda
Released: 1992
Directed by: Barbet Schroeder
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The Crush
Alicia Silverstone, Amber Benson
Released: 1993
Directed by: Alan Shapiro
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Unlawful Entry
Kurt Russell, Madeleine Stowe
Released: 1992
Directed by: Jonathan Kaplan
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Cape Fear
Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte
Released: 1991
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
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Enough
Jennifer Lopez, Juliette Lewis
Released: 2002
Directed by: Michael Apted
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Swimfan
Erika Christensen, Shiri Appleby
Released: 2002
Directed by: John Polson
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Scream
Drew Barrymore, Rose McGowan
Released: 1996
Directed by: Wes Craven
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Hush
Kate Siegel, John Gallagher Jr.
Released: 2016
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Pacific Heights
Michael Keaton, Melanie Griffith
Released: 1990
Directed by: John Schlesinger
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Obsessed
Beyoncé Knowles, Ali Larter
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Play Misty for Me
Clint Eastwood, Donna Mills
Released: 1971
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
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Sleeping with the Enemy
Julia Roberts, Patrick Bergin
Released: 1991
Directed by: Joseph Ruben
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The Roommate
Nina Dobrev, Leighton Meester
Released: 2011
Directed by: Christian E. Christiansen
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The Bodyguard
Whitney Houston, Kevin Costner
Released: 1992
Directed by: Mick Jackson
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The Resident
Hilary Swank, Christopher Lee
Released: 2010
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One Hour Photo
Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen
Released: 2002
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Straw Dogs
Dustin Hoffman, David Warner
Released: 1971
Directed by: Sam Peckinpah
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Death Proof
Rose McGowan, Rosario Dawson
Released: 2007
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
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Wait Until Dark
Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin
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The Fanatic
John Travolta, Devon Sawa
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The Cable Guy
Jim Carrey, Ben Stiller
Released: 1996
Directed by: Ben Stiller
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