Top 10 Movies Where Nobody Can Be Trusted (Vote for Your Favorite!)

At a remote polar research station, an alien entity can take the shape of any living being. Your best friend might, right now, be a monster waiting for the right moment to strike. There's no escape, and no one is above suspicion. The film reaches a boiling point during the famous blood test scene. The isolation and the impossibility of telling friend from foe make this the absolute masterpiece of the genre, ending with the ultimate question: can you still believe the person next to you?

This film's entire story is built on one man's account. During an interrogation, the crippled 'Verbal' Kint paints a picture of a legendary criminal named Keyser Soze. We can't reveal much more about the film without giving too much away, but nothing is what it seems in The Usual Suspects.

A heist goes completely wrong and the culprits regroup in an old warehouse. The tension is unbearable because they know someone tipped off the police. Loyalty within the group crumbles at record speed as they try to figure out who the traitor is. The film focuses on the verbal warfare between the criminals. The characters' iconic color-coded names emphasize their anonymity -- they barely know each other, and now they have to rely on one another to survive.

How can you trust anyone when your own memory keeps failing you? Leonard Shelby must rely on the notes and tattoos he's left for himself. Painfully, it becomes clear that even his own past could be a construction built by others. The unique narrative structure ensures you know exactly as much as the protagonist. Every ally he meets could be a manipulator with a hidden agenda.

In the Boston underworld, a mob infiltrator tries to survive inside the police force, while at the same time an undercover cop infiltrates the mob. Both sides know there's a rat in their organization, but neither knows who. That constant danger creates unbearable pressure. It's a film about men wearing masks just to stay alive, unable to tell anyone the truth -- not even their loved ones.

Eight strangers are trapped in a mountain cabin while a blizzard rages outside. One of them isn't who he claims to be. Quentin Tarantino uses this confined space to build an atmosphere of suspicion where every character keeps a hand near their gun. The film revolves around interrogations and the subtle clues that expose the lies. Everyone has a shady past. It's a bloody chess match where one wrong move gets punished instantly with a bullet.

David Fincher shows in this drama that you can't even trust the person lying next to you in bed. When Amy Dunne disappears, everything points to her husband Nick. Through diary entries and flashbacks, it becomes clear both of them are masters of manipulation. It's a cold-blooded dissection of a toxic marriage. The film plays with the viewer's sympathies by constantly shifting perspective.

On a remote island for the criminally insane, information is the most dangerous weapon. Leonardo DiCaprio plays an agent investigating a disappearance who quickly realizes no one is telling him the full truth. The doctors, the guards, and even his own partner all seem to have a hidden agenda. Nothing is what it seems at first glance. The film forces you to question every line of dialogue and every visual detail.

Hollywood's golden years turn out to be a cesspool in this neo-noir. The Los Angeles police force is an institution where corruption is the norm. Three officers with completely different methods are forced to work together, knowing their own colleagues could betray them at any moment. The lack of trust is baked into the walls of the city. You watch men abandon their own principles just to survive a rotten system.

Director Rian Johnson sets up a family that can't stand the sight of each other, especially not with an inheritance on the line. Everyone has a reason to lie about the patriarch's death. What's clever about this film is how the lies overlap -- you quickly realize the characters aren't just deceiving the police, but each other too. The truth only surfaces at the very last moment.