The Best R-Rated Psychological Thriller Movies

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List of R-Rated psychological thriller movies, ranked from best to worst with movie trailers when available. This list takes the best R-Rated psychological thriller movies and pits them against each other to see once and for all what the greatest R-Rated Psychological thriller movie of all time is. This list of popular R-Rated psychological thriller movies includes information like who directed the film, when it was released and which actors starred in the movie. If you think the top R-Rated Psychological thriller movie isn't as high as it should be then be sure to vote it up so it can take its rightful place among the other great R-Rated Psychological thriller films on this list. If you're trying to find a specific R-Rated Psychological thriller film you can search this list and filter to find what you're looking for.

Movies on this list include Fight Club and Seven.

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Seven
Brad Pitt, Gwyneth Paltrow
Released: 1995
Directed by: David Fincher
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Fight Club
Brad Pitt, Jared Leto
Released: 1999
Directed by: David Fincher
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Shutter Island
Leonardo DiCaprio, Michelle Williams
Released: 2010
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Shutter Island is a 2010 American psychological thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese. The... more
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Memento
Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss
Released: 2000
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Memento is a 2000 American neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Christopher Nolan.... more
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Misery
Lauren Bacall, Kathy Bates
Released: 1990
Directed by: Rob Reiner
Misery is a 1990 American psychological thriller film based on Stephen King's 1987 novel of... more
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Mystic River
Emmy Rossum, Sean Penn
Released: 2003
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
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Lost Highway
Richard Pryor, Gary Busey
Released: 1997
Directed by: David Lynch
Lost Highway is a 1997 French-American psychological thriller film written and directed by... more
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The Devil's Advocate
Charlize Theron, Al Pacino
Released: 1997
Directed by: Taylor Hackford
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The Game
Sean Penn, Michael Douglas
Released: 1997
Directed by: David Fincher, Pedro Coutinho
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The Crying Game
Forest Whitaker, Jim Broadbent
Released: 1992
Directed by: Neil Jordan
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Identity
Amanda Peet, John Cusack
Released: 2003
Directed by: James Mangold
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Cape Fear
Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte
Released: 1991
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
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Basic Instinct
Sharon Stone, Michael Douglas
Released: 1992
Directed by: Paul Verhoeven
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First Blood
Sylvester Stallone, Brian Dennehy
Released: 1982
Directed by: Ted Kotcheff
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The Machinist
Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Released: 2004
Directed by: Brad Anderson
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American Psycho
Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe
Released: 2000
Directed by: Mary Harron
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The Dead Zone
Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen
Released: 1983
Directed by: David Cronenberg
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In the Mouth of Madness
Sam Neill, Julie Carmen
Released: 1994
Directed by: John Carpenter
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12 Monkeys
Brad Pitt, Bruce Willis
Released: 1995
Directed by: Terry Gilliam
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Gone Baby Gone
Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan
Released: 2007
Directed by: Ben Affleck
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Falling Down
Robert Duvall, Michael Douglas
Released: 1993
Directed by: Joel Schumacher
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The Butterfly Effect
Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart
Released: 2004
Directed by: J. Mackye Gruber, Eric Bress
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Don't Look Now
Donald Sutherland, Julie Christie
Released: 1973
Directed by: Nicolas Roeg
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Silver Bullet
Gary Busey, Corey Haim
Released: 1985
Directed by: Dan Attias
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Saw
Danny Glover, Monica Potter
Released: 2004
Directed by: James Wan
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