The Complete List of Films by Psychic Power Ability

In this special edition KBZ article, we’re going to list all the different Films About Psychic Powers by psychic ability. This will include a breakdown of films featuring telekinesis, telepathy, pyrokinesis and more. This was a special request from the KBZ community and we’re happy to compile what we hope will become the definitive list of all films about psychic powers.

In addition to this living, master list (which we’ll update as much as possible), we’ll also be releasing separate articles with some of the best films by psychic ability. Our planned list is below, and we’ll also update the links to the articles as we can create them:

For our master list of films about psychic powers by psychic ability, we’re going to focus on the following main (and most popular) psychic abilities found in film: Telekinesis (the ability to move objects with your mind), Telepathy (the ability to read or control another person’s mind), Pyrokinesis (the ability to control fire with your mind), ESP & Clairvoyance (extra sensory perception as it relates to a sixth sense ability to see things and events happening far away), Mediums (the ability to communicate with spirits or the dead) and Premonitions & Precognition (the ability to see or predict the future).

Our master list will also include the following psychic abilities though (at this time) there are not enough films featuring these abilities to warrant separate articles: Astral Projection (projecting your conscience outside of your body), Memory Transference & Reincarnation (psychically transferring your memory to another being), Energy Medicine (the ability to heal others through touch), Dream Telepathy (the ability to communicate with another person through dreams), Shapeshifting (the ability to change the physical appearance of your body), Cryokinesis (the ability to control ice with your mind), Teleportation (the ability to transfer matter or energy from one physical space to another), Ergokinesis (the ability to control energy & electricity with your mind) and Retrocognition (the ability to see past events).

As we started compiling this list, we also wanted to point out a few caveats for the films selected or omitted:

We are only listing films where the film has a primary focus on psychic powers or a psychic ability is prevalent throughout the film’s narrative.

Only live action films for our list…for now.

Quite a few films use Medium, Clairvoyant and Premonitions interchangeably when listing a psychic or general psychic power. However, we have tried to separate these out the best we could based on certain parameters:
- If the psychic can communicate with spirts or the dead, it’s a Film about Mediums.
- If the psychic uses ESP or can see things others can’t, it’s a Film about ESP & Clairvoyance.
- If the psychic predicts future events, it’s a Film About Premonitions & Precognition.

Though we are including all genres on our list, we had to make some tradeoffs with certain film subgenres or film franchises:
- Films About Superheroes & Comics. There are quite a few Superhero films that feature some form of superpower that can be considered a psychic ability. However, we had to focus on the main films and franchises that are specifically about psychic abilities such as the X-Men and Fantastic Four franchises and Marvel’s film characters like Scarlet Witch and Mantis. We know Spider-Man’s ‘spider sense’ could be considered ESP, but for now, we want to have the list focused on films primarily about psychic powers.
- Films About Vampires. Various vampires films show vampires with a telepathic ability. But, unless the film is primarily about telepathy (which almost all are not), they aren’t going to be on our list.
- All the Star Wars Films. Yes, “The Force” is a psychic ability that consists of telekinesis, telepathy and clairvoyance but we only listed the initial Star Wars film below. Again, we want the list to be focused on films you might not have seen yet, and you can always view our collection of All Star Wars Films if you want to see varying levels of The Force on display in the Star Wars universe.

Following the rules we have for all of our lists, we’re primarily listing films after 1970 unless the film is considered a classic of the subgenre such as The Village of the Damned (1960). And, we also won’t be listing any film that doesn’t have at least a 4.0/10 or higher rating. If a film is below 4.0, it’s likely a film that isn’t worth your time or ours.

Our complete list of Films About Psychic Powers features over 225+ films from 1960 – 2023. You can also view our article of the Top Films About Psychic Powers You Haven’t Seen which has some lesser-known gems of the subgenre. And as we noted above, we’ll be releasing some other great lists of the best films about telekinesis, pyrokinesis and telepathy in the near future so subscribe to our newsletter to get updated as we release these articles or add films to our master list below.

So, without further ado, here is our master list of all the films about psychic powers listed by psychic ability. We have also provided links to where you can stream or buy the film. Note: We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

Films About Telekinesis