The perfect psychological thrillers, available on the OTT giants!

The perfect psychological thrillers, available on the OTT giants!

With similarities to Gothic and detective fiction in the sense of sometimes having a dissolving sense of reality, psychological thrillers often told through the viewpoint of psychologically stressed characters, revealing their distorted mental perceptions and focusing on the complex and often tortured relationships between obsessive and pathological characters. Psychological thrillers often incorporate elements of mystery, drama, action, paranoia, and crimes. Along with Hollywood, Bollywood has also worked towards this genre and provided some of the best films which failed at the box-office but became a big hit on the OTT platforms. So today let's have a look at the perfect psychological thrillers, available on the OTT giants.

Karthik Calling Karthik - Amazon Prime

Karthik Calling Karthik is a must-watch film starring Farhan Akhtar and Deepika Padukone. The film revolves around Karthik, an introvert, is always ridiculed by his boss, and has faced many setbacks throughout his life. However, one day, he receives a phone call from a stranger who promises to transform his life. The film is all about how Karthik's life changes when he picks that call. This perfect edge-seater-film is available on Amazon Prime.

Phobia - ZEE5

Phobia is a 2016 psychological thriller film, directed by Pavan Kirpalani and produced by Viki Rajani. The film stars Radhika Apte in the leading role as Mehak, an artist suffering from severe agoraphobia and how an unfortunate traumatic event - being molested by a taxi driver, causes her to develop extreme Agoraphobia. Apart from Radhika Apte's performance, the film's other production elements and picturization, background score and special effect works were also praised by the critics and audience. The film is available on ZEE5 and a must watch film.

Table No 21 - Amazon Prime

Directed by Aditya Datt, named after Article 21 of the Indian Constitution, which talks about the protection of life and personal liberty. The movie features Rajeev Khandelwal, Tina Desai and Paresh Rawal and touches upon the pertinent social issue of ragging. The film was much appreciated for its plot and is available on Amazon Prime.

8X10 Tasveer - Amazon Prime

Akshay Kumar has a few films in his kitty which is far from masala entertainment and focus more on the mind game genre. 8X10 Tasveer is also one of them in which Akshay plays the character of Jai who has the ability to see into the past by looking at photographs. When his father dies mysteriously in a boating accident, he decides to use his ability to find the murderer. The film is available on Amazon Prime.

Raat Akeli Hai - Netflix

Directed by Honey Trehan, Raat Akeli Hai stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Radhika Apte, Shweta Tripathi, Tigmanshu Dhulia in the pivotal roles. The film follows a small-town cop who is summoned to investigate the death of a newly married landlord is murdered who is also an elderly family member and how a misfit cop's investigation is complicated by the victim's secretive family. Nawazuddin Siddiqui's perfect film is available on Netflix.

Talaash - Amazon Prime

2012 Indian psychological crime thriller film co-written and directed by Reema Kagti, the film revolves around, Inspector Shekhawat (Aamir Khan) and his wife (Rani Mukerjee) and how both are stunned when their son dies. While his wife openly struggles to deal with her loss, he engages himself in solving the mysterious death of an actor. The film is filled with several turns and twists and takes you on a roller coaster ride. This psychological thriller film is available on Amazon Prime.

The Shawshank Redemption - Amazon Prime

A 1994 American film written and directed by Frank Darabont, the film was based on the 1982 Stephen King novel Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. It tells the story of banker Andy Dufresne, who is sentenced to life in Shawshank State Penitentiary for the murders of his wife and her lover, despite his claims of innocence. Over the following two decades, he befriends a fellow prisoner, contraband smuggler Ellis Red (Morgan Freeman), and becomes instrumental in a money-laundering operation led by the prison warden Samuel Norton (Bob Gunton). The film is still remembered for its story and the performances of Robbins and Freeman and its unexpected climax.

Kahaani - Netflix

Helmed by Sujoy Ghosh, Kahaani stars Vidya Balan as Vidya Bagchi, a pregnant woman searching for her missing husband in Kolkata during the festival of Durga Puja, assisted by Satyoki Rana Sinha (Parambrata Chatterjee). The film became a hit in back 2012 and famous for its pinch perfect thrilling storyline and the climax will make you watch the film over and over again. The film is available on Netflix.

Game Over - Netflix

Game Over is starring Taapsee Pannu in the lead role and tells the story of Swapna, a game designer who suffers from PTSD and lives alone with her housemaid. However, her life turns upside down after a serial killer enters her house, making her play a twisted game for survival. The film is a highly watchable film with the doughty performance of Taapsee. You can watch the film on Netflix.

Drishyam (2015) - Netflix

A top-notch remake of the 2013 Malayalam film of the same name, in which Ajay Devgn, who is the prey, shines in his role of the protective father and Tabu acted as an outstanding predator who was looking for her missing son. The film became a hit and its climax is just awesome and worth watching. The film is available for binge-watch on Netflix.