Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "paranoid-delusion"

1. Smile (V) (2022)

R | 115 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, a psychiatrist becomes increasingly convinced she is being threatened by an uncanny entity.

Director: Parker Finn | Stars: Sosie Bacon, Jessie T. Usher, Kyle Gallner, Robin Weigert

Votes: 164,116

2. Beau Is Afraid (2023)

R | 179 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror

Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque odyssey back home.

Director: Ari Aster | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Patti LuPone, Amy Ryan, Nathan Lane

Votes: 61,728

3. Take Shelter (2011)

R | 120 min | Drama, Thriller

Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.

Director: Jeff Nichols | Stars: Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain, Shea Whigham, Tova Stewart

Votes: 108,564 | Gross: $1.73M

4. Horse Girl (I) (2020)

R | 103 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Sarah, a socially isolated woman with a fondness for arts and crafts, horses, and supernatural crime shows finds her increasingly lucid dreams trickling into her waking life.

Director: Jeff Baena | Stars: Alison Brie, Molly Shannon, Goldenite, Stella Chestnut

Votes: 20,480

5. Anomalisa (2015)

R | 90 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

A man crippled by the mundanity of his life experiences something out of the ordinary.

Directors: Duke Johnson, Charlie Kaufman | Stars: David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan

Votes: 75,457 | Gross: $3.76M

6. The Wind (II) (2018)

R | 88 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A plains-woman faces the harshness and isolation of the untamed land in the Western frontier of the late 1800s.

Director: Emma Tammi | Stars: Caitlin Gerard, Julia Goldani Telles, Ashley Zukerman, Dylan McTee

Votes: 9,547 | Gross: $0.03M

7. Fedora (1978)

PG | 114 min | Drama, Romance

Down-on-his-luck Hollywood producer Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler attempts to lure Fedora, a famous but reclusive film actress, out of retirement only to discover the horrible truth behind her success.

Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: William Holden, Marthe Keller, Hildegard Knef, José Ferrer

Votes: 5,208 | Gross: $2.20M

8. Images (1972)

R | 104 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Whilst writing a children's book, a woman interrupted by images unsure if they may, or may not be real

Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Susannah York, Rene Auberjonois, Marcel Bozzuffi, Hugh Millais

Votes: 7,784

9. The Donner Party (2009)

R | 95 min | Drama

After becoming snowbound in the Sierra Nevada during the winter of 1846-1847, a number of trapped settlers join together in a final effort to reach California and organize a rescue party.

Director: Terrence Martin | Stars: Crispin Glover, Clayne Crawford, Michele Santopietro, Mark Boone Junior

Votes: 1,196

10. Paper Spiders (2020)

TV-MA | 109 min | Drama

A bittersweet story about coming of age in the shadow of mental illness.

Director: Inon Shampanier | Stars: Lili Taylor, Peyton List, David Rasche, Max Casella

Votes: 1,866

11. Reality (II) (2012)

R | 116 min | Comedy, Drama

Luciano is a charming fishmonger whose unexpected and sudden obsession with being a contestant on a reality show leads him down a rabbit hole of skewed perceptions and paranoia.

Director: Matteo Garrone | Stars: Aniello Arena, Paola Minaccioni, Loredana Simioli, Nando Paone

Votes: 5,781 | Gross: $0.06M

12. Theoretically, an even much more paranoid conspiratorial phone call (2021)

85 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Challenged by phone by the Pro Bono Spy Hunter and his valet, The Boss travels to the year 2121, where the USSR won the Cold War. Caught spying, The Boss undergoes a subtle questioning technique that tortures him and his interrogator.

Director: Jorge Luis Villacorta Santamato | Star: Jorge Luis Villacorta Santamato

Votes: 6

13. Theoretically, a much more paranoid conspiratorial phone call (2021)

112 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

After Intelligence Officer One shows interest in researching how JFK was killed, the Boss keeps revealing telephone conversations with the Pro Bono Spy Hunter and his valet, having to avoid being 'replaced' by unidentified forces, later.

Director: Jorge Luis Villacorta Santamato | Stars: Michael Lake, Jorge Luis Villacorta Santamato

14. Theoretically, an even more paranoid conspiratorial phone call (2021)

88 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

When The Pro Bono Spy Hunter obtains data that can destroy the world, he must share it with The Boss at 3600 meters above the sea level in a faraway traditional Andean village with plenty of historic value located in Peru before the end.

Director: Jorge Luis Villacorta Santamato | Star: Jorge Luis Villacorta Santamato

15. Thriller (1973–1976)
Episode: Screamer (1974)

TV-14 | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

A young American girl on her way to visit friends in rural England is brutally attacked and raped. After spending the next few months in a mental institution trying to recover from her ... See full summary »

Director: Shaun O'Riordan | Stars: Pamela Franklin, Donal McCann, Frances White, Jim Norton

Votes: 206

16. Barney Miller (1975–1982)
Episode: Graveyard Shift (1979)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

The squad face the late shift with an irate tourist and a man who believes that he is being frequented by a succubus.

Director: Noam Pitlik | Stars: Hal Linden, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Jack Soo

Votes: 103

17. Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005)
Episode: Doctor's Orders (2004)

TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

While in command of Enterprise because the entire crew is in a coma, Dr. Phlox starts hearing some strange sounds.

Director: Roxann Dawson | Stars: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating

Votes: 1,653

18. Odyssey 5 (2002–2004)
Episode: Begotten (2003)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Chuck takes a trip down memory lane with a young female hitchhiker. Kurt grows a human-synthetic hybrid. It attacks him and escapes. He suffers a mental breakdown and becomes convinced that the crew has been replaced by synthetics.

Director: Terry Ingram | Stars: Peter Weller, Sebastian Roché, Christopher Gorham, Leslie Silva

Votes: 78

19. Shadowland (2022)
Episode: It's Demonic (2022)

TV-MA | 52 min | Documentary

A suburban mother takes a stand when she believes powerful forces are trying to harm her children; an accused January 6 rioter tries to get out of jail; a famous pastor puts his flock at risk.

Director: Stephen Bailey | Stars: Pauline Bauer, Bill Blauser, Jeannine Cannito, Pamela Croskey-King

Votes: 13