Shutter Island To Gone Girl: 5 Psychological Thriller Movies Based On Books

Books hold the power to transform readers into another world. With their magical and eccentric concepts, they can teleport us into another dimension where your hurting soul could heal or your healed heart could ache. Books have been the ultimate inspiration for most filmmakers to craft the perfect, attention-grabbing storyline.

If you are looking forward to watching a gripping film this weekend, here are some Hollywood psychological thrillers based on best-selling novels to relish on OTT.

Psychological Thriller Movies Based On Books

Shutter Island (2010)

Set in 1954, Marshal Edward "Teddy" Daniels and his partner Chuck Aule travel to Shutter Island, the abode of Ashecliffe Hospital, an infirmary for psychopaths. The detectives are on a mission to find Rachel Solando, a patient at the hospital guilty of drowning her three children.

OTT Platform: Amazon Prime Video

IMDb Rating: 8.2/10

Gone Girl (2014)

‘Gone Girl’ is the story of Nick Dunne, a magazine writer and his wife Amy, an affluent and intellectual woman. On the morning of their fifth wedding anniversary, Amy is found missing. After his poised personality crumbles, all heads turn towards Nick alleging him of Amy’s murder.

OTT Platform: Netflix

IMDb Rating: 8.1/10

The Girl on the Train (2016)

The Hollywood thriller movie ‘The Girl on the Train’ features the story of Rachel Watson, a regular train commuter who often glimpses a beautiful couple, Scott and Megan. One day, after she catches a suspicious sight in the couple’s backyard while Megan is missing and possibly dead, she informs the cops. She may have stepped into harmful territory.

OTT Platform: Sony LIV

IMDb Rating: 6.5/10

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American Psycho (2000)

Set in 1987 in New York City, this Hollywood movie narrates the story of a handsome young investment banker, Patrick Bateman. At night he reveals his second life as a heinous serial killer committing ruthless crimes.

OTT Platform: Amazon Prime Video

IMDb Rating: 7.6/10

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2011)

‘The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’ is the story of an infamous financial reporter Mikael Blomkvist who is given the chance to regain his reputation after being hired by Swedish industrialist Henrik Vanger to discover his niece Harriet’s killer.

OTT Platform: Amazon Prime Video

IMDb Rating: 7.8/10

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