10 Great Yuppie Horror Movies

10. Single White Female

Barbet Schroeder's 1992 erotic thriller is yet another film in which youthful characters live in obscene wealth, yet long for more. This time, software designer Bridget Fonda seeks the titular roommate (Jennifer Jason Leigh) who slowly begins to emulate her new friend, right down to the haircut.

Things get increasingly more disturbing during the infamous high heel through the eye scene. One would hope the film's gender politics would attempt to be less than exploitative but, then again, this was the early 90s.

Its legacy is even more telling regarding its policy toward women, spawning a direct-to-video sequel in 2005 and a cheap ripoff entitled The Roommate.