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Movies Every Psychology Major Should See

by FrankBooth_DeLarge • Created 13 years ago • Modified 9 years ago
This is a list of movies I recommend if you are studying psychology in school, or have a general interest in psychology.
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  • Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

    1. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    19752h 13mR84Metascore
    8.7 (1.1M)
    A newly admitted mental patient helps his docile companions defy the tyrannical head nurse.
    DirectorMilos FormanStarsJack NicholsonLouise FletcherMichael Berryman
  • Malcolm McDowell in A Clockwork Orange (1971)

    2. A Clockwork Orange

    19712h 16mR77Metascore
    8.2 (912K)
    Alex DeLarge and his droogs barbarize a decaying near-future.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsMalcolm McDowellPatrick MageeMichael Bates
    One of the most iconic film depictions of juvenile delinquency.
  • Brad Pitt and Edward Norton in Fight Club (1999)

    3. Fight Club

    19992h 19mR67Metascore
    8.8 (2.5M)
    An insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soap maker form an underground fight club that evolves into much more.
    DirectorDavid FincherStarsBrad PittEdward NortonMeat Loaf
  • Jodie Foster in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

    4. The Silence of the Lambs

    19911h 58mR86Metascore
    8.6 (1.6M)
    A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.
    DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJodie FosterAnthony HopkinsScott Glenn
  • Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver (1976)

    5. Taxi Driver

    19761h 54mR94Metascore
    8.2 (979K)
    A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroJodie FosterCybill Shepherd
  • Michael Rooker in Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)

    6. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

    19861h 23mUnrated80Metascore
    7.0 (43K)
    Arriving in Chicago, Henry moves in with ex-con acquaintance Otis and starts schooling him in the ways of the serial killer.
    DirectorJohn McNaughtonStarsMichael RookerTracy ArnoldTom Towles
  • Michael Douglas and Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction (1987)

    7. Fatal Attraction

    19871h 59mR67Metascore
    6.9 (106K)
    A married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.
    DirectorAdrian LyneStarsMichael DouglasGlenn CloseAnne Archer
  • Jim Carrey in The Cable Guy (1996)

    8. The Cable Guy

    19961h 36mPG-1356Metascore
    6.1 (184K)
    A designer makes a grievious mistake when he rejects the friendship of a borderline cable guy.
    DirectorBen StillerStarsJim CarreyMatthew BroderickLeslie Mann
  • Vertigo (1958)

    9. Vertigo

    19582h 8mPG100Metascore
    8.2 (445K)
    A former San Francisco police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with the hauntingly beautiful woman he has been hired to trail, who may be deeply disturbed.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJames StewartKim NovakBarbara Bel Geddes
  • Robert De Niro in The Deer Hunter (1978)

    10. The Deer Hunter

    19783h 3mR90Metascore
    8.1 (376K)
    An in-depth examination of the ways in which the Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of several friends in a small steel mill town in Pennsylvania.
    DirectorMichael CiminoStarsRobert De NiroChristopher WalkenJohn Cazale
  • William Petersen in Manhunter (1986)

    11. Manhunter

    19862hR75Metascore
    7.2 (87K)
    Former FBI profiler Will Graham returns to service to pursue a deranged serial killer dubbed "the Tooth Fairy" by the media.
    DirectorMichael MannStarsWilliam PetersenKim GreistJoan Allen
  • Bibi Andersson and Liv Ullmann in Persona (1966)

    12. Persona

    19661h 23mNot Rated86Metascore
    8.0 (136K)
    A nurse is put in charge of a mute actress and finds that their personae are melding together.
    DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsBibi AnderssonLiv UllmannMargaretha Krook
  • Jack Nance in Eraserhead (1977)

    13. Eraserhead

    19771h 29mNot Rated87Metascore
    7.3 (137K)
    Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newborn mutant child.
    DirectorDavid LynchStarsJack NanceCharlotte StewartAllen Joseph
  • Isabella Rossellini and Kyle MacLachlan in Blue Velvet (1986)

    14. Blue Velvet

    19862hR75Metascore
    7.7 (232K)
    The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.
    DirectorDavid LynchStarsIsabella RosselliniKyle MacLachlanDennis Hopper
  • Catherine Deneuve in Repulsion (1965)

    15. Repulsion

    19651h 45mNot Rated91Metascore
    7.6 (60K)
    A withdrawn manicurist who disapproves of her sister's boyfriend sinks into depression and experiences horrific visions of violence.
    DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsCatherine DeneuveIan HendryJohn Fraser
  • Dustin Hoffman in Straw Dogs (1971)

    16. Straw Dogs

    19711h 53mR75Metascore
    7.4 (66K)
    A young American and his English wife come to rural England and face increasingly vicious local harassment.
    DirectorSam PeckinpahStarsDustin HoffmanSusan GeorgePeter Vaughan
  • A Woman Under the Influence (1974)

    17. A Woman Under the Influence

    19742h 35mR88Metascore
    8.0 (31K)
    Although wife and mother Mabel is loved by her husband Nick, her mental illness places a strain on the marriage.
    DirectorJohn CassavetesStarsGena RowlandsPeter FalkFred Draper
  • Jennifer Connelly in Requiem for a Dream (2000)

    18. Requiem for a Dream

    20001h 42mNC-1771Metascore
    8.3 (939K)
    The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island people are shattered when their addictions run deep.
    DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsEllen BurstynJared LetoJennifer Connelly
  • Matt Dillon and Kelly Lynch in Drugstore Cowboy (1989)

    19. Drugstore Cowboy

    19891h 41mR82Metascore
    7.2 (43K)
    A pharmacy-robbing dope fiend and his crew pop pills and evade the law.
    DirectorGus Van SantStarsMatt DillonKelly LynchJames Le Gros
  • Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner, and Kelly Macdonald in Trainspotting (1996)

    20. Trainspotting

    19961h 33mR83Metascore
    8.1 (749K)
    Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out despite the allure of drugs and the influence of friends.
    DirectorDanny BoyleStarsEwan McGregorEwen BremnerJonny Lee Miller
  • M (1931)

    21. M

    19311h 39mPassed
    8.3 (177K)
    When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt.
    DirectorFritz LangStarsPeter LorreEllen WidmannInge Landgut
  • Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe, John C. McGinley, and Kevin Eshelman in Platoon (1986)

    22. Platoon

    19862hR92Metascore
    8.1 (456K)
    Chris Taylor, a neophyte recruit in Vietnam, finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants, one good and the other evil. A shrewd examination of the brutality of war and the duality of man in conflict.
    DirectorOliver StoneStarsCharlie SheenTom BerengerWillem Dafoe
  • Steve Buscemi, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Tim Roth, and Chris Penn in Reservoir Dogs (1992)

    23. Reservoir Dogs

    19921h 39mR81Metascore
    8.3 (1.1M)
    When a simple jewelry heist goes horribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsHarvey KeitelTim RothMichael Madsen
  • Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman in Se7en (1995)

    24. Se7en

    19952h 7mR65Metascore
    8.6 (1.9M)
    Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.
    DirectorDavid FincherStarsMorgan FreemanBrad PittKevin Spacey
  • Karlheinz Böhm, Anna Massey, and Moira Shearer in Peeping Tom (1960)

    25. Peeping Tom

    19601h 41mNot Rated
    7.6 (42K)
    A young man murders women, using a movie camera to film their dying expressions of terror.
    DirectorMichael PowellStarsKarlheinz BöhmAnna MasseyMoira Shearer

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