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Mystery Movies For When Youre Dissociating Alone

Mystery movies for when youre dissociating alone. Includes Psycho, Se7en, Rear Window and more, curated by Moviepiq.

Not quite here. These keep you tethered without pulling too hard.

Psycho movie poster
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1960 · ★★★★☆ 8.4/10

When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.

Steady enough to anchor without being loud about it. Good company for tonight.

Se7en movie poster
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1995 · ★★★★☆ 8.4/10

Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Somerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.

Pulls you back gently. Enough to hold without being a demand.

Rear Window movie poster
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1954 · ★★★★☆ 8.3/10

A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.

Pulls you back gently. Enough to hold without being a demand.

Oldboy movie poster
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2003 · ★★★★☆ 8.2/10

With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.

Steady enough to anchor without being loud about it. Good company for tonight.

The Prestige movie poster
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2006 · ★★★★☆ 8.2/10

A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.

Steady enough to anchor without being loud about it. Good company for tonight.

Films for dissociation work by being present enough to pull you back without being loud about it.

Something to follow gives the drifting mind an anchor.

Best watched alone. Full absorption, no compromise on what to pick.

Witness for the Prosecution movie poster
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1957 · ★★★★☆ 8.2/10

An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a socialite.

Pulls you back gently. Enough to hold without being a demand.

Shutter Island movie poster
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2010 · ★★★★☆ 8.2/10

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.

Steady enough to anchor without being loud about it. Good company for tonight.

Memento movie poster
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2000 · ★★★★☆ 8.2/10

Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.

Steady enough to anchor without being loud about it. Good company for tonight.

Vertigo movie poster
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1958 · ★★★★☆ 8.1/10

A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.

Pulls you back gently. Enough to hold without being a demand.

Incendies movie poster
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2010 · ★★★★☆ 8.1/10

A mother's last wishes send twins Jeanne and Simon on a journey to Middle East in search of their tangled roots. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's acclaimed play, Incendies tells the powerful and moving tale of two young adults' voyage to the core of deep-rooted hatred, never-ending wars and enduring love.

Steady enough to anchor without being loud about it. Good company for tonight.

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