Movies and TvShows featuring "psychological-manipulation" theme.

When the Joker wreaks havoc on Gotham, Batman must confront his greatest test to fight injustice and protect the city.

In a world where dreams can be infiltrated, a skilled thief is hired to plant an idea in a target's subconscious mind.

Nick Dunne becomes the main suspect in the disappearance of his wife, Amy. As the media focuses on the case, it becomes apparent that Nick may not be innocent. However, the truth is far more twisted and surprising than anyone could have imagined.

Mifuyu is a high school student. Her mom suffers from a severe illness, which causes Mifuyu to spend most of her time taking care of her and doing housework. She doesn't think about her future after high school. Mifuyu's mom dies, her dad brings his girlfriend to their house and kicks Mifuyu out. Mifuyu goes to the home where her mom's cousin lives, in a high-class residential area in Tokyo.

Death Note follows a high school student named Light Yagami who discovers a mysterious notebook known as the Death Note. With the power to kill anyone whose name is written in it, Light sets out to rid the world of criminals and create a utopia. However, his actions draw the attention of a brilliant detective known as L, leading to a thrilling game of cat and mouse

When tech billionaire Slater King meets cocktail waitress Frida at his fundraising gala, he invites her to join him and his friends on a dream vacation on his private island. But despite the epic setting, beautiful people, ever-flowing champagne, and late-night dance parties, Frida can sense that there’s something sinister hiding beneath the island’s lush façade.

26-year-old car mechanic Hibiki Mamiya lives with his high school sweetheart of the same age, Kurumi Ogasawara. Life together feels so natural and filled with the warmth of each other's love. It was a happiness they expected would last a lifetime. Hibiki is secretly preparing his proposal to Kurumi when misfortune strikes. A tunnel collapses, trapping him for four days. Barely making it out alive, he discovers a world completely changed. There is absolutely no one around, communication signals are dead, the transportation network is a wreck, and the only information available is the emergency evacuation order being repeated on the radio. Everywhere Hibiki goes, he sees bloodstains. Just what happened to this town?!

A young programmer named Caleb is chosen to participate in an extraordinary experiment to test the human attributes of an advanced humanoid AI. He travels to a remote location where he meets Nathan, the CEO of the company. Caleb is introduced to Ava, a humanoid AI, and is asked to perform a Turing Test on her. As Caleb spends more time with Ava, he begins to suspect Nathan's motives and forms a bond with Ava. Together, they plan her escape from the facility and into human society.

John McClane and a Harlem store owner are targeted by German terrorist Simon in New York City, where he plans to rob the Federal Reserve Building. A massive bomb explodes in a department store, causing chaos in the city. Simon demands that McClane wear a racist sign and go to Harlem. McClane is rescued by a store owner and the two are forced to follow Simon's challenges to prevent more bombs from detonating. As they unravel Simon's plan, they discover he is the brother of a criminal McClane killed years ago. Simon steals gold from the Federal Reserve and plans to destroy the tanker carrying it. McClane and the store owner manage to stop Simon and his men, saving the city and recovering the stolen gold.

A lawyer's seemingly perfect life is turned upside down when she begins a sexual relationship with her teenage stepson, leading to a series of consequences that threaten to tear her family apart.

In the wake of a car accident, Michelle wakes up in an underground bunker with Howard, who claims to have saved her from a hostile event on the surface. As time passes, Michelle discovers the true nature of Howard's intentions and forms an unlikely alliance with another bunker occupant, Emmett. Together, they must escape the bunker and confront a world now under alien invasion.

Love Me If You Dare is a thrilling TV show filled with crime, mystery, and romance. It follows the story of a criminal psychologist and detective who work together to solve various murder cases, while dealing with their own traumatic pasts and complicated relationships. As they delve deeper into their investigations, they find themselves entangled in a web of psychological manipulation and dangerous criminals.

Beyond Evil is a psychological thriller TV show that revolves around a detective investigating a series of murder cases in a small countryside town. As he delves deeper into the investigations, he uncovers secrets, psychological manipulation, and corruption. The show explores themes of culpability, trauma, and the dark depths of the human psyche.

In 1942, during the Battle of Stalingrad, Vassili Zaitsev, a Red Army soldier with impressive marksmanship skills, becomes a national hero and propaganda icon. As Soviet snipers take a toll on German forces, renowned German sniper Major Erwin König is sent to eliminate Vassili. With the help of a young boy, Vassili sets a trap for König but is eventually wounded. In the end, Vassili kills König and reunites with Tania, his love interest, after the German surrender.

A divorced woman and her diabetic daughter move into a new house with a panic room. When three men break in to steal a fortune, the woman and her daughter are forced to hide in the panic room. As they try to survive, the men resort to psychological manipulation and violence. With the help of surveillance cameras and a clever plan, the woman outwits the intruders and manages to call for help.

A soldier named Stevens wakes up in another person's body and learns that he is part of a government program called the Source Code. He is tasked with finding a bomber on a commuter train, but each mission lasts only 8 minutes. As he repeats the time loop, Stevens uncovers more about the terrorist attack and his own personal situation. Determined to save the people on the train and his love interest, he defuses the bomb and sacrifices himself to ensure their safety.

A serial killer takes advantage of media interest in his murders, manipulating victims, police, and the media to turn the killings into a mediatic spectacle.

James Bond is assigned a mission to stop a criminal mastermind who plans to unleash a deadly biological weapon. Bond must confront various challenges including hypnotism, brainwashing, and a thrilling ski chase in the Swiss Alps.

Astronaut Sam Bell is nearing the end of his three-year stint on the Moon, mining a resource that helps solve Earth's energy crisis. He begins to experience hallucinations and discovers a clone of himself who has been kept hidden. Together, they uncover the truth behind their existence and plan their escape back to Earth.

In 2013, Vanessa Springora recounts how she found herself under the influence of a famous writer. In 1986, she was 13; him, almost 50. The victim of a triple predation: sexual, literary, and psychic, there's more beyond her individual story. She questions the excesses of an era, and the complacency of an environment blinded by talent and celebrity.