Top 5 Thrillers about Psychopaths on Amazon Prime Video to Tickle Your Nerves

While some people find monsters and aliens frightening, there's no creature, fictional or real, more terrifying than man. Especially one who is alien to the concept of being human. These five movies about psychopaths are prime examples.

American Psycho (2000, 7.6 on IMDb)

Adapted from Bret Easton Ellis' novel of the same name, the movie follows Patrick Bateman, a wealthy New York-based investment banker who suffers from multiple mental disorders that cause him to kill people in cold blood throughout the movie. And as gruesome as it is, the final revelation makes the whole psychopath trope even worse, as the murders turn out to be nothing you could have imagined.

Gone Girl (2014, 8.1 on IMDb)

Starring Rosamund Pike, Ben Affleck and Carrie Coon, David Fincher's psychological thriller tells the story of the sudden disappearance of Nick Dunne's wife, Amy, who framed him for her murder and went into hiding. As the story unfolds, we learn more and more about Amy's mental instability and are immersed in her backstory, which sheds light on her many problems and the ongoing disappearance case, which becomes more and more messed up. The ending of the movie is especially disturbing.

No Country For Old Men (2007, 8.2 on IMDb)

This neo-western crime thriller centers on three men: Josh Brolin's Llewelyn Moss, who stumbles across a briefcase full of cash in the desert; Javier Bardem's hit man Anton Chigurh, who is sent to retrieve the money; and Tommy Lee Jones' Sheriff Ed Tom Bell, who investigates the crimes surrounding the money. In the film, Chigurh is portrayed as a true psychopath who takes sadistic pleasure in killing his victims, which is enhanced by Bardem's masterful acting.

Psycho (1960, 8.5 on IMDb)

Alfred Hitchcock's classic horror thriller film needs little introduction as it explores the aftermath of Marion Crane's impulsive embezzlement, flight, and sudden disappearance following her brief stay at a motel where she meets the somewhat shy and creepy Norman Bates. As her family and lover investigate, they come to realize that there's something off about the man who's been oppressed by his domineering mother his entire life.

The Silence of the Lambs (1991, 8.6 on IMDb)

One of the many films about Hannibal Lecter, a psychiatrist with a severe form of psychopathic disorder that leads him to kill and feast on his victims, this classic horror thriller follows young FBI agent Clarice Starling as she investigates the crimes committed by Lecter's fan and copycat. Along the way, she comes to realize the extent of the charismatic man's mental problems.