These 18 Mind-Bending Psychological Thrillers are a Must-Watch for Shutter Island fans

From directors who know how to keep you on the edge of your seat to plots that unfold like a puzzle you can't solve until the very end, this list is a goldmine for those who love their thrills with a side of brain-twisting mystery.

1. The Machinist (2004)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 77%

Trevor Reznik, a factory worker, suffers from severe insomnia and psychological issues that lead to his life unraveling; as he loses weight and his mind, he becomes embroiled in an accident at work and a subsequent mystery involving cryptic notes and a questionable new colleague, questioning his own sanity as he seeks the truth.

2. Forgotten (2017)

Rotten Tomatoes Audience score: 82%

After being kidnapped, Jin-seok chases after the truth behind his brother's sudden return with no memory of the past 19 days, unraveling a deep and disturbing conspiracy that shakes the core of his family's reality.

3. Prisoners (2013)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 81%

When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands after he is dissatisfied with the police's investigation, leading him down a dangerous path that challenges his morality and desperation to find his daughter.

4. Nightcrawler (2014)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 95%

Lou Bloom, a driven man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism; he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story, escalating his tactics to capture the most graphic crime scenes.

5. The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 79%

Dr. Steven Murphy, a surgeon, faces a sinister turn of events when he befriends a mysterious teenage boy, leading to a series of unexplainable conditions afflicting his family, forcing him into making an unthinkable sacrifice.

6. The Invisible Guest (2016)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 70%

A successful young businessman wakes up in a hotel room locked from the inside with his lover murdered beside him; he hires a prestigious lawyer to find out what happened in a race against time to uncover the twisted truth.

7. The Invitation (2015)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 90%

Will attends a dinner party hosted by his ex-wife and her new husband at his former home, but as the evening progresses, he becomes increasingly suspicious of their true intentions in a tense and unsettling revelation.

8. Don't Breathe (2016)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 88%

A group of teenagers break into a blind man's home thinking they'll get away with the perfect heist, but they're wrong; the tables turn when they find themselves fighting for their lives in a deadly game of cat and mouse.

9. Fractured (2019)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 59%

After his wife and daughter disappear from an emergency room, Ray Monroe finds himself in a frantic race to find them, questioning his sanity as the hospital denies any record of them being checked in.

10. Nocturnal Animals (2016)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 74%

Susan Morrow, an art gallery owner, is haunted by her ex-husband's novel, a violent and devastating story she interprets as a veiled threat and a symbolic revenge tale that forces her to confront her past decisions.

11. Jacob's Ladder (1990)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 72%

A Vietnam War veteran, Jacob, experiences fragmented and horrifying visions of his past and hellish visions of demons in his present, leading him to question his sanity as he uncovers chilling secrets about his military service.

12. Frailty (2001)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 75%

A man recounts to an FBI agent his childhood, how his father believed they were destined to destroy demons masquerading as people; a tale of family, faith, and morality twisted into a horrifying mission.

13. Identity (2003)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 63%

Stranded at a desolate Nevada motel during a nasty rainstorm, ten strangers become acquainted with each other when they realize they're being killed off one by one, uncovering a mind-bending mystery.

14. Exam (2009)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 62%

Eight candidates enter a room for the final selection in a highly competitive job interview, only to find they're part of a psychological test with one question not immediately obvious, sparking paranoia and a desperate quest for answers.

15. A Cure for Wellness (2016)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 42%

An ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company's CEO from a mysterious "wellness center" at a remote location in the Swiss Alps but soon suspects that the spa's miraculous treatments are not what they seem.

16. The Night House (2020)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 88%

A widow begins to uncover her recently deceased husband's disturbing secrets when she discovers a duplicate of her home built in the opposite direction on the other side of the lake, leading her into a terrifying encounter with the supernatural.

17. Fracture (2007)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 72%

An attorney, Willy Beachum, finds himself in a cat-and-mouse game with Ted Crawford, who attempted to murder his wife and is now locked in a battle of wits over legal technicalities, testing the limits of the law and his own capabilities.

18. Possum (2018)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 90%

A disgraced children's puppeteer returns to his childhood home, haunted by a disturbing puppet, to confront his wicked stepfather and the secrets that have tortured him throughout his life, leading to a chilling confrontation.