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Ahead of Verity, watch THESE psychological thriller films based on novels

Updated On: 29 September, 2026 09:16 PM IST | Amarylisa Gonsalves

Colleen Hoover's massive bestseller, Verity, is all set to get a big-screen adaptation of the same name. Releasing in theatres on October 2, 2026, the film is directed by Michael Showalter and stars Anne Hathaway as Verity Crawford, Dakota Johnson as Lowen Ashleigh, and Josh Hartnett as Jeremy Crawford. Ahead of the film, here are some psychological thriller films that are adapted from novels.

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Verity. Pics via IMDb, Instagram
Verity. Pics via IMDb, Instagram
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Leave the World Behind (2023) is based in a book by Rumaan Alam. A family's remote Airbnb vacation is interrupted by the home's owners who arrive with the news of a mysterious cyberattack, sparking deep-seated paranoia, racial tension, as the world falls apart outside.
Leave the World Behind (2023) is based in a book by Rumaan Alam. A family's remote Airbnb vacation is interrupted by the home's owners who arrive with the news of a mysterious cyberattack, sparking deep-seated paranoia, racial tension, as the world falls apart outside.
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The Woman in the Window (2021) based on a novel by A.J. Finn, the film revolves around an agoraphobic child psychologist locked inside her New York brownstone. She spies on her new neighbors across the street and witnesses a brutal crime.
The Woman in the Window (2021) based on a novel by A.J. Finn, the film revolves around an agoraphobic child psychologist locked inside her New York brownstone. She spies on her new neighbors across the street and witnesses a brutal crime.
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The Woman in Cabin 10 (2025) by Ruth Ware was adapted into a film. It revolves around a travel journalist on a luxury cruise who witnesses a passenger being thrown overboard at night. She is gaslit into questioning her own sanity while trying to find the truth.
The Woman in Cabin 10 (2025) by Ruth Ware was adapted into a film. It revolves around a travel journalist on a luxury cruise who witnesses a passenger being thrown overboard at night. She is gaslit into questioning her own sanity while trying to find the truth.
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Two U.S. marshals investigate the disappearance of a murderess from a hospital for the criminally insane on a remote island in Shutter Island (2010), based on a novel of the same name by Dennis Lehane.
Two U.S. marshals investigate the disappearance of a murderess from a hospital for the criminally insane on a remote island in Shutter Island (2010), based on a novel of the same name by Dennis Lehane.
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The Girl on the Train (2016) is based on a novel by Paula Hawkins where a divorced commuter becomes entangled in a missing person investigation after witnessing something suspicious from her window.
The Girl on the Train (2016) is based on a novel by Paula Hawkins where a divorced commuter becomes entangled in a missing person investigation after witnessing something suspicious from her window.
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A surreal and deeply unsettling road trip of a young woman travelling with her boyfriend to his parents' secluded farm turns thrilling in I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020) based on a book by Iain Reid.
A surreal and deeply unsettling road trip of a young woman travelling with her boyfriend to his parents' secluded farm turns thrilling in I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020) based on a book by Iain Reid.
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The Housemaid (2025) based on Freida McFadden's novel is about a struggling woman with a hidden past, who takes a live-in job at a luxury estate, only to get trapped in a dark, twisted cycle of manipulation.
The Housemaid (2025) based on Freida McFadden's novel is about a struggling woman with a hidden past, who takes a live-in job at a luxury estate, only to get trapped in a dark, twisted cycle of manipulation.
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A man becomes the primary suspect when his wife mysteriously disappears on their fifth wedding anniversary in Gone Girl (2014) based on Gillian Flynn's novel.
A man becomes the primary suspect when his wife mysteriously disappears on their fifth wedding anniversary in Gone Girl (2014) based on Gillian Flynn's novel.
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Eileen (2023) is based on Ottessa Moshfegh's novel. It revolves around a bleak prison secretary who becomes obsessed with a glamorous new psychologist, leading down a twisted path of obsession, and a sudden, shocking crime.
Eileen (2023) is based on Ottessa Moshfegh's novel. It revolves around a bleak prison secretary who becomes obsessed with a glamorous new psychologist, leading down a twisted path of obsession, and a sudden, shocking crime.
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Based on 1957 novel by Patricia Highsmith, Deep Water (2022) explores a toxic marriage where a husband allows his wife to have affairs to avoid divorce. But things take eerie turns when her lovers start dying.
Based on 1957 novel by Patricia Highsmith, Deep Water (2022) explores a toxic marriage where a husband allows his wife to have affairs to avoid divorce. But things take eerie turns when her lovers start dying.

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