The Silence of the Lambs tops list of best psychological mystery films

Collider published, 52 minutes ago, a ranked list of the ten greatest psychological mystery movies written by Andrea Ciriaco.

Ciriaco frames psychological mystery films as stories driven more by a character's mindset and internal conflict than by physical action, and the list highlights classics and modern entries alike. The compilation places Jonathan Demme's The Silence of the Lambs at number one; the article notes the film won five of its seven Academy Award nominations and became the third film in history to claim the Big Five Oscars. At the other end of the list, George Cukor's Gaslight appears at number ten and is described as having seven Academy Award nominations and wins for Best Art Direction and Best Actress.

The ranked selection also discusses titles including Blue Velvet, Gone Girl, Shutter Island, The Conversation, Vertigo, Memento, Rear Window and Se7en, and summarizes each film's themes, performances and critical reception. The piece provides brief write-ups and context for each entry but does not, within the excerpt, detail the full methodology behind the rankings.

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Culture, Andrea Ciriaco, Psychological Mystery, Gone Girl, Shutter Island, Gaslight