YOU is a psychological thriller with a healthy dose of crime drama about a bookstore manager. Joe Goldberg seems like an average working class man living in New York City until he develops an obsession for Beck, an aspiring writer he doesn't even know.
Joe starts committing atrocious crimes while presenting himself as a kind, thoughtful nobody during the day. He truly thinks that he's doing Beck a favor by hurting the people she cares about, and it's this twisted way of thinking that almost makes him a psychopath, though his true condition is more complicated. Here are ten other psychological thrillers fans of YOU will enjoy.
Joker (2019)
This Academy Award-winning film is sure to be enjoyed by viewers who were fascinated by Joe's double personality. Arthur Fleck is a party clown who lives with his sick mother.
But as a clown, society mocks and shuns him, branding him as a freak. He falls into a dark spiral of crime and violence, much like Joe does when he finds that women dismiss him too quickly.
Big Little Lies (2017-2019)
Like YOU, HBO's female-led Big Little Lies is based on a novel. Liane Moriarty's mystery-drama was adapted for the screen in 2016 and released two seasons on the network.
Laura Dern, Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Zoë Kravitz, Shailene Woodley, and Meryl Streep star as a group of women living in Monterey, California, where nobody is who they seem to be. A mysterious death and an abusive relationship tie the story together.
Gone Girl (2014)
Gone Girl is another mystery, this one based on Gillian Flynn's novel published in 2012. At first, the mystery seems to refer to the location of Nick Dunne's wife, Amy.
She disappears on their wedding anniversary and immediately Nick is considered the main suspect. However, the true mystery is Amy's real identity— as well as Nick's.
13 Reasons Why (2017-2020)
What better place to set a story about people who don't know who they are than a high school? Clay Jensen's personality is called into question for the duration of the show and is perhaps the biggest mystery of the series.
He receives a box of tapes from Hannah Baker, a girl who recently committed suicide, where she lists the reasons for her death. The people involved suddenly don't know who they are anymore as they play the roles of multiple identities.
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil And Vile (2019)
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil And Vile is a dramatization of Ted Bundy's trial and conviction. Zac Efron stars as the serial killer, with Lily Collins as his longtime girlfriend, Liz.
Kaya Scodelario portrays Carole Ann Boone, Bundy's eventual wife and mother of his child. The story is told mostly from Liz's perspective, which means viewers don't see Bundy's criminal activity as much as his kind and amicable façade.
The Undoing (2020-)
The Undoing is an upcoming series starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant. Grace Fraser is a successful therapist who is about to publish her first book. She has a loving husband and a young son who attends an elite private school in New York.
But just as the life she's worked so hard towards is within reach, everything falls apart. Her husband goes missing, a mysterious death rocks the community, and she learns that her husband isn't who she thought he was at all.
Killing Eve (2018-)
Killing Eve is a critically acclaimed series by Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Eve is a skilled spy whose job isn't living up to her expectations. She's bound to her desk, mostly doing administrative work. Villanelle, her opponent, is a talented assassin who enjoys the luxuries afforded by the job.
The two women become rivals when Eve is tasked with capturing Villanelle. But they also become extremely obsessed with one another, something like Joe and Love's relationship in season 2 of the YOU.
Nightcrawler (2014)
Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Louis Bloom, a petty thief who is just scraping by in life when he finds a new way to make money. He begins capturing gruesome images of crime scenes for news broadcasting networks, but the job isn't as easy as it seems.
He starts up his own business and goes to extreme lengths to get the perfect shot. As the film progresses, he becomes somewhat deranged while still presenting a stable exterior to his employees, much like Joe Goldberg.
Lucifer (2016-)
Lucifer is another one of Netflix's most-watched series. As the title suggests, the show revolves around Lucifer the demon who returns to Earth to live in Los Angeles. What's more, he runs a club.
But the series isn't a comedy— though it does have some dark humor— it's actually a mystery. Lucifer becomes involved in police investigations and helps them solve the hardest cases.
American Psycho (2000)
Though Joe isn't a confirmed psychopath, Christian Bale's Patrick Bateman is. He seems to lead a normal life— he's a reasonably wealthy and successful investment banker with a girlfriend and friends, living in a nice apartment, striving for excellence in every aspect of his life.
What the people around him don't know is that he's a vicious killer. He murders people violently— and does especially unspeakable things to women— and enjoys it, feeling no remorse. Some of Joe's behavior is similar to Patrick's, which is why they're both such unreliable narrators.