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Movies that feel obsessive

One person, one fixation, and the cost of it. Ranked by how strongly each film carries the mood, then by quality. Every film links to its kindred spirits.

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Nymphomaniac: Vol. I poster
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
2013 Β· dir. Lars von Trier
πŸ… 77%β˜… 6.9drama

A man named Seligman finds a fainted wounded woman in an alley and he brings her home. She tells him that her name is Joe and that she is nymphomaniac. Joe tells her life and sexual experiences with hundreds of men since she was a young teenager while Seligman tells about his hobbies, such as fly fishing, reading about Fibonacci numbers or listening to organ music.

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Taxi Driver
1976 Β· dir. Martin Scorsese
πŸ… 89%β˜… 8.2crime Β· dramaApple TV+

Suffering from insomnia, disturbed loner Travis Bickle takes a job as a New York City cabbie, haunting the streets nightly, growing increasingly detached from reality as he dreams of cleaning up the filthy city.

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The Blue Angel
1930 Β· dir. Josef von Sternberg
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.6drama

Prim professor Immanuel Rath finds some of his students ogling racy photos of cabaret performer Lola Lola and visits a local club, The Blue Angel, in an attempt to catch them there. Seeing Lola perform, the teacher is filled with lust, eventually resigning his position at the school to marry the young woman. However, his marriage to a coquette -- whose job is to entice men -- proves to be more difficult than Rath imagined.

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Prisoners
2013 Β· dir. Denis Villeneuve
πŸ… 81%β˜… 8.2drama Β· thriller Β· crime

After his six-year-old daughter is abducted, a desperate father takes justice into his own hands when he loses faith in the detective leading the investigation, setting both men on a collision course as the search descends into obsession and moral compromise.

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Crumb
1995 Β· dir. Terry Zwigoff
πŸ… 95%β˜… 8documentary

This movie chronicles the life and times of R. Crumb. Robert Crumb is the cartoonist/artist who drew Keep On Truckin', Fritz the Cat, and played a major pioneering role in the genesis of underground comix. Through interviews with his mother, two brothers, wife, ex-wife and ex-girlfriends, as well as selections from his vast quantity of graphic art, we are treated to a darkly comic ride through one man's subconscious mind.

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977 Β· dir. Steven Spielberg
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7.6science fiction Β· dramaPeacock

After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.

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Misery
1990 Β· dir. Rob Reiner
πŸ… 86%β˜… 7.8drama Β· thrillerMax

After an accident, acclaimed novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by a nurse who claims to be his biggest fan. Her obsession takes a dark turn when she holds him captive in her remote Colorado home and forces him to write back to life the popular literary character he killed off.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King poster
πŸ… 94%β˜… 9adventure Β· fantasy Β· actionMax

As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the noble heir to the throne of the Kings of Men. Yet, the sole hope for triumph over evil lies with a brave hobbit, Frodo, who, accompanied by his loyal friend Sam and the hideous, wretched Gollum, ventures deep into the very dark heart of Mordor on his seemingly impossible quest to destroy the Ring of Power.​

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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 Β· dir. Peter Jackson
πŸ… 95%β˜… 8.8adventure Β· fantasy Β· actionMax

Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. Their destinies lie at two towers--Orthanc Tower in Isengard, where the corrupt wizard Saruman awaits, and Sauron's fortress at Barad-dur, deep within the dark lands of Mordor.

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Whiplash
2014 Β· dir. Damien Chazelle
πŸ… 94%β˜… 8.5drama Β· music Β· thriller

Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.

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Laura
1944 Β· dir. Otto Preminger
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.9drama Β· mysteryPrime Video

A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.

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Possession
1981 Β· dir. Andrzej Ε»uΕ‚awski
πŸ… 87%β˜… 7.2horrorRent or buy

A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he finds out more and more strange behaviors and bizarre incidents that indicate something more than a possessed love affair.

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Vertigo
1958 Β· dir. Alfred Hitchcock
πŸ… 94%β˜… 8.2mystery Β· romance Β· thriller

A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.

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The Prestige
2006 Β· dir. Christopher Nolan
πŸ… 77%β˜… 8.5drama Β· mystery Β· science fictionNetflix

A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.

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Heat
1995 Β· dir. Michael Mann
πŸ… 84%β˜… 8.3crime Β· drama Β· actionPrime Video

Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and respects the ability and the dedication of the other even though they are aware their cat-and-mouse game may end in violence.

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Obsession
2026 Β· dir. Curry Barker
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.8horror Β· thrillerPeacock

After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.

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Toc Toc
2017 Β· dir. Vicente Villanueva
β˜… 6.8comedy

A group of patients meet at a prestigious psychologist's office. Apart from the day and time of the appointment, something else unites them all: all six suffer from OCD. But the plane bringing the doctor is unexpectedly delayed, which forces them to spend an endless wait until the doctor shows up. Will they be able to keep their manias, impulses, convulsions, obsessions and rituals at bay during the wait?

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Basic Instinct
1992 Β· dir. Paul Verhoeven
πŸ… 56%β˜… 7.1thriller Β· mysteryParamount+

Catherine, a novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite, becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered -- a crime she had described in her latest story.

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[REC]
2007 Β· dir. Jaume BalaguerΓ³
πŸ… 90%β˜… 7.4horror Β· mystery

A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying.

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First Man
2018 Β· dir. Damien Chazelle
πŸ… 87%β˜… 7.3history Β· drama

A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.

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Phantom Thread
2017 Β· dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7.4drama Β· romanceNetflix

In 1950s London, a renowned dressmaker's meticulous lifestyle begins drastically changing as his relationship with his young muse intensifies.

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Rebecca
1940 Β· dir. Alfred Hitchcock
πŸ… 98%β˜… 8mystery Β· romance Β· thriller

Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. The young wife must come to grips with the terrible secret of her handsome, cold husband, Max De Winter. She must also deal with the jealous, obsessed Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, who will not accept her as the mistress of the house.

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Strangers on a Train
1951 Β· dir. Alfred Hitchcock
πŸ… 98%β˜… 7.9crime Β· thriller Β· drama

A charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can commit the perfect crime by exchanging murdersβ€”each killing the other’s most-hated person.

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Eyes Wide Shut
1999 Β· dir. Stanley Kubrick
πŸ… 77%β˜… 7.5drama Β· thriller Β· mysteryMax

After Dr. Bill Harford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly discovers that he is in over his head.

obsessive + contemplative

all contemplative movies β†’

Quiet, patient, unhurried. Room left to think.

obsessive + tense

all tense movies β†’

White knuckles, held breath. Every scene wound one turn tighter.

obsessive + twisty

all twisty movies β†’

Trust nothing. The kind of plotting that makes you rewatch the first act.

obsessive + dread

all dread movies β†’

Something is wrong and it's getting closer. Slow, creeping, inevitable.

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