6 Best Fortune Teller and Psychic Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 20, 2026

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Glimpsing fate before it arrives has fuelled everything from carnival-tent noir to modern supernatural thrillers. The Sixth Sense has a child psychologist trying to help a boy who sees the dead, Nightmare Alley follows a conniving carnival mentalist in both the 2021 and 1947 versions, and The Gift draws a small-town psychic into a murder case. Dead Again and Big round out the six, one a twisty detective story and the other a surprisingly wishful fortune-teller cameo.

The Sixth Sense (1999) 01

The Sixth Sense (1999)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 86% Metacritic 64

A troubled child psychologist tries to help a young boy who claims he can see dead people.

Directed by M. Night Shyamalan · 1h 47m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 6 Oscars37 wins & 56 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Apple TV, Hulu, fuboTV, YouTube TV, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Nightmare Alley (2021) 02

Nightmare Alley (2021)

TMDB ★ 6.6

An ambitious carnival worker's con-artist scheme as a fake spiritualist spirals towards his own ruin.

Directed by Guillermo del Toro · 2h 31m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu, fuboTV, YouTube TV, FXNow · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Gift (2000) 03

The Gift (2000)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A small-town psychic's visions draw her into a dangerous murder investigation involving her own neighbours.

Directed by Sam Raimi · 1h 52m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Dead Again (1991) 04

Dead Again (1991)

TMDB ★ 7.1

A private detective and a psychic uncover a decades-old murder tied to their own possible past lives.

Directed by Kenneth Branagh · 1h 47m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Big (1988) 05

Big (1988)

IMDb ★ 7.3 RT 98% Metacritic 73

A young boy magically turned into an adult must handle work and love with a child's heart.

Directed by Penny Marshall · 1h 44m · Rated PG

Nominated for 2 Oscars12 wins & 15 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Nightmare Alley (1947) 06

Nightmare Alley (1947)

TMDB ★ 7.6

An ambitious carnival worker's con-artist scheme as a fake spiritualist spirals towards his own ruin.

Directed by Edmund Goulding · 1h 52m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV

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Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.