Hereditary
2018
10.0/10
Psychological 10.0
The best psychological horror films
Horror that gets in your head and stays there, ranked by psychological score.
40 films
Films in this list
It Ends
2026
10.0/10
Psychological 10.0
MaXXXine
2024
8.7/10
Psychological 10.0
Obsession
2026
9.5/10
Psychological 9.5
Heretic
2024
9.3/10
Psychological 9.0
The Menu
2022
9.0/10
Psychological 9.0
The Ugly Stepsister
2025
8.0/10
Psychological 9.0
When Evil Lurks
2023
9.7/10
Psychological 9.0
Backrooms
2026
7.4/10
Psychological 8.7
Bring Her Back
2025
8.2/10
Psychological 8.0
Midsommar
2019
8.0/10
Psychological 8.0
Talk to Me
2023
8.0/10
Psychological 8.0
Red Rooms
2023
8.0/10
Psychological 8.0
Resident Evil
2026
8.0/10
Psychological 8.0
Barbarian
2022
7.8/10
Psychological 7.5
Smile 2
2024
7.3/10
Psychological 7.5
The Long Walk
2025
6.2/10
Psychological 7.5
Get Out
2017
6.5/10
Psychological 7.0
The Substance
2024
7.2/10
Psychological 7.0
Bodycam
2026
6.7/10
Psychological 7.0
In a Violent Nature
2024
9.0/10
Psychological 7.0
Saw X
2023
9.0/10
Psychological 7.0
Twisted
2026
8.7/10
Psychological 7.0
The Invisible Man
2020
6.8/10
Psychological 6.3
Weapons
2025
7.3/10
Psychological 6.0
It Chapter Two
2019
6.7/10
Psychological 6.0
The Conjuring
2013
6.8/10
Psychological 6.0
Last Shift
2014
5.7/10
Psychological 6.0
Never Let Go
2024
5.0/10
Psychological 6.0
Terrifier 2
2022
9.0/10
Psychological 6.0
Longlegs
2024
5.8/10
Psychological 5.5
Together
2025
5.5/10
Psychological 5.0
Hokum
2026
6.0/10
Psychological 5.0
Abigail
2024
7.0/10
Psychological 5.0
Black Phone 2
2025
4.3/10
Psychological 5.0
Final Destination
2000
5.7/10
Psychological 5.0
Nosferatu
2024
4.7/10
Psychological 5.0
Oddity
2024
6.3/10
Psychological 5.0
The Conjuring: Last Rites
2025
5.3/10
Psychological 5.0
The Night House
2021
5.0/10
Psychological 5.0