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Movies like Psycho (1960) Finished Psycho and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with Psycho, and what it does not.
What did you love about Psycho? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Mental illness Repression Psychological horror Isolation Guilt Thriller Unreliable narrator Family dynamics Your best matches Ranked against what Psycho is actually about, not its genre labels.
69% Reverina match Top pick 1997 · Film · Fantasy · Animation
Good match
Why it matches Built around the same identity Shares its high contrast look Centres on the same mentor figure More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
STRAW 2025 · 1h 45m
Shares its high contrast look Shares its melancholic and angry register Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 137 candidates
Shares its melancholic and angry register What's different Not about family dynamics or mental illness Not really thriller or psychological horror Commitment 1h 27m
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The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against Psycho.
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2025 · Film · Horror · Thriller
Good match
Why it matches Told the same way, unreliable narrator Centres on the same mentor figure Shares its melancholic and angry register Builds as slowly What's different Not built around identity or repression Not about family dynamics or mental illness Much less frightening Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against Psycho.
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2000 · Film · Thriller · Mystery
Good match
Why it matches Told the same way, unreliable narrator Built around the same identity Centres on the same antihero figure Shares its melancholic register What's different Not about family dynamics or mental illness Not really thriller or psychological horror Much less frightening Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against Psycho.
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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple 2026 · 1h 49m
Told the same way, unreliable narrator Centres on the same antihero figure Vertigo 1958 · 2h 8m
Built around the same guilt and identity Told the same way, unreliable narrator Another 2012
Also psychological horror at heart Also about isolation
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