The Best Movies with a Psychotic Main Character

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Updated March 3, 2020 3.5K votes 622 voters 28.2K views
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Vote up the greatest films in which a main character is a completely unhinged, probably violent psychopath.

Whether they're a wall street executive, a wanna-be drug dealer, or a disgruntled taxi driver, all these characters go a little mad sometimes. The best psychopath movies feature crazy killers who audiences actually enjoy watching for 120-plus minutes. This is a list of the best movies about psychopaths including everything from No Country for Old Men to The Shining to Psycho.

What films will you find on this list of movies featuring psychotic characters? The Silence of the Lambs was an instantly classic entry into the genre. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) was equally terrifying and intriguing as he helped Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) hunt down the serial killer Buffalo Bill. Funny Games is another great movie with psychos as the main characters. Quentin Tarantino is the king of psychopath movies, but Death Proof – starring Kurt Russell as Stuntman Mike – has to be one of his best. Other good films featured on this top psychopath movies list include American Psycho, Taxi Driver, and True Romance.

Do you have a favorite among these movies about crazy people? Give the best films a thumbs up and get in on the conversation in the comments section.

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