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Citizen X (1995)

3.75 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

During the 1980s, Soviet authorities hunt for a serial killer who picks his victims in railway stations and commuter trains and lures them into the woods.

Bureaucracy, Communism, Murder Of A Child, Reference To Andrei Romanovich Chikatilo, Serial Killer, Execution

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

Ted Bundy (2002)

2.90 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

The story of serial killer Ted Bundy.

Similarity: 11.86 (Very Similar)

Electric Chair, Execution, Kidnapping, Serial Killer, Violence

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

Albert Fish: In Sin He Found Salvation (2007)

2.85 Stars

Biography, Crime, Documentary

A documentary about Albert Fish, who was a sadistic and cannibalistic serial killer.

Similarity: 8.43 (Very Similar)

Cannibal, Eating A Child, Murder Of A Child, Serial Killer, Violence

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

Xue shi san (2018)

2.80 Stars

Crime, Drama, Horror

A reckless female detective, Xingmin, when investigating a murder case, finds the victim dead naked, hung upside down in the basement bathroom. Old detective Laozhou assures that this is one of the prostitute serial murder cases that

Similarity: 7.44 (Similar)

Female Victim, Human Monster, Murder Investigation, Prostitution, Serial Killer

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

Child 44 (2015)

3.20 Stars

Crime, Drama, History

A disgraced member of the Russian military police investigates a series of child murders during the Stalin-era Soviet Union.

Similarity: 7.38 (Similar)

Murder Of A Child, Serial Killer, Soviet Union, Totalitarian Regime, Totalitarian State

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

Monsieur Verdoux (1947)

3.90 Stars

Comedy, Crime, Drama

A suave but cynical man supports his family by marrying and murdering rich women for their money, but the job has some occupational hazards.

Similarity: 7.18 (Similar)

Black Comedy, Execution, Polygamy, Serial Killer, Villain Played By Lead Actor, Psychopath

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

No Man of God (2021)

3.20 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

The complicated relationship that formed between the FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier and serial killer Bundy during Bundy's final years on death row.

Similarity: 7.09 (Similar)

Fbi Agent, Gender In Title, God In Title, Serial Killer, What Happened To Epilogue

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

Monster (2004)

3.65 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

Based on the life of Aileen Wuornos, a Daytona Beach prostitute who became a serial killer.

Similarity: 6.91 (Similar)

Borderline Personality Disorder, Hooker, Lesbian, Prostitute, Serial Killer, Female Serial Killer

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1990)

3.50 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

Arriving in Chicago, Henry moves in with ex-con acquaintance Otis and starts schooling him in the ways of the serial killer.

Similarity: 6.84 (Similar)

Character Name In Title, Incest, Murder, Murder Of Family, Serial Killer

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

Dahmer

2.80 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

Biopic about notorious American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, taking place in both the past and the present.

Similarity: 6.60 (Similar)

Borderline Personality Disorder, Murder, Necrophilia, Serial Killer, Serial Murder

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

Lonely Hearts (2006)

3.20 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

Based on the true story, two homicide detectives track Martha Beck and Raymond Martinez Fernandez, a murderous pair known as the "Lonely Hearts Killers" who lured their victims through the personals.

Similarity: 6.28 (Similar)

Criminal Investigation, Detective, Murder Investigation, United States, Usa, Murder, Serial Killer

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

Trumbo (2015)

3.75 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

In 1947, Dalton Trumbo was Hollywood's top screenwriter, until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs.

Similarity: 6.22 (Similar)

Communism, Communist, Fiction Writer, Gossip, Gossip Columnist, Film Industry

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

Raising Jeffrey Dahmer

1.95 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

Based on the true story of the serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, the events within the family behind, and leading up to his capture.

Similarity: 6.19 (Similar)

Death, Father Son Relationship, Freezer, Murder, Serial Killer

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

Compulsion (1959)

3.70 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

Two wealthy law-school students go on trial for murder in this version of the Leopold-Loeb case.

Similarity: 5.98 (Similar)

Leopold Loeb Case, Murder Of A Child, Perfect Crime, Reporter, Student

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

Se7en (1995)

4.30 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.

Similarity: 5.90 (Similar)

Detective, Murder, Serial Killer, Serial Murder, Seven Deadly Sins

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

4.30 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller, Horror

A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.

Similarity: 5.89 (Similar)

Bad Guy Wins, Psycho Thriller, Psychopath, Serial Killer, Stuck In A Well

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016)

3.65 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Ramanna, a maniac murderer, finds a soulmate in Raghavan, a policeman, who inspects his murder cases. He tries to make Raghavan realize how they both are similar.

Similarity: 5.89 (Similar)

Drugs, Investigation, Murder, Police Detective, Serial Killer

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

Jestem morderca (2016)

3.45 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Inspired by true events from the 1970s, the story revolves around a young detective who becomes the head of a police unit focused on catching a rampant serial killer of women, nicknamed 'The Silesian Vampire'.

Similarity: 5.89 (Similar)

1970s, Inspired By True Events, Police, Police Detective, Serial Killer

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

Vindictam (2014)

4.75 Stars

Crime, Drama, Short

When Clara Forrester is almost murdered by a serial killer, she goes on a hunt for revenge. At the same time, a young detective is trying to find the killer and save the next victim

Similarity: 5.89 (Similar)

Hunt, Murder, Revenge, Serial Killer

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

Just Mercy (2020)

3.80 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

World-renowned civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson works to free a wrongly condemned death row prisoner.

Similarity: 5.81 (Similar)

Death Penalty, Death Row, Execution, Lawyer, Prison

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey (2018)

3.60 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

On the night she plans on taking her own life, a 17-year-old girl is kidnapped and finds herself fighting to stay alive. She gets released, but when she returns home, no one believes her story except for one detective.

Similarity: 5.75 (Similar)

Based On Real Person, Based On True Story, Rape, Serial Killer, True Crime

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

The Little Things (2021)

3.15 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe Deacon is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence-gathering assignment. Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a serial killer who is terrorizing the city.

Similarity: 5.64 (Similar)

Los Angeles California, Murder, Murder Investigation, Murder Of A Prostitute, Serial Killer

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

Que Dios nos perdone (2016)

3.55 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Inspectors Velarde and Alfaro must find what appears to be a serial killer. This hunt against the clock will make them realize something they'd never thought about: neither one of them is that different from the killer.

Similarity: 5.63 (Similar)

Church, Pope, Priest, Serial Killer, Vengeance

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

The Stoneman Murders (2009)

3.70 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

In 1980s Bombay, a serial killer starts targeting homeless street dwellers, whilst a suspended police officer attempts to solve the case.

Similarity: 5.63 (Similar)

Based On True Story, Mumbai Killings, Serial Killer, Suspense, Unsolved Mystery, Timeframe 1980s

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

Blue Caprice (2015)

3.00 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

An abandoned boy is lured to America and drawn into the shadow of a dangerous father figure. Inspired by the real-life events that led to the 2002 Beltway sniper attacks.

Similarity: 5.62 (Similar)

Lawyer, Prison, Serial Killer, Sniper, True Crime, Timeframe 2000s

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

Avé Maria

3.90 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

A serial killer documents the stalking and interrogation of his unsuspecting victims.

Similarity: 5.57 (Similar)

College Student, Killer, Murderer, Sadist, Serial Killer

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

Chained (2013)

3.20 Stars

Crime, Drama, Horror

A young man held prisoner by a cab-driving serial killer must make a life or death choice between following in his captor's footsteps or breaking free.

Similarity: 5.46 (Similar)

Childhood Trauma, First Sexual Experience, Isolated House, Serial Killer, Traumatic Childhood Experience

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

Solace (2016)

3.20 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Psychic John Clancy (Sir Anthony Hopkins) works with the F.B.I. in order to hunt down a serial killer.

Similarity: 5.42 (Similar)

Clairvoyant, Euthanasia, Predicting The Future, Psychic, Serial Killer

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

While the City Sleeps (1956)

3.45 Stars

Crime, Drama, Film-noir

A serial killer has been killing beautiful women in New York and the new owner of a media company offers a high ranking job to the first of his senior executives who can get the earliest scoops on the case.

Similarity: 5.27 (Similar)

Based On Novel, Homosexual Subtext, Journalist, Newspaper Editor, Serial Killer

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

Dead Man Walking (1996)

3.75 Stars

Crime, Drama

A nun, while comforting a convicted killer on death row, empathizes with both the killer and his victim's families.

Similarity: 5.25 (Similar)

Capital Punishment, Execution, F Rated, Nun, Solitary Confinement

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

Imaikkaa Nodigal (2018)

3.70 Stars

Action, Crime, Drama

A CBI officer goes in search of a ruthless serial killer. Things get worse when the murderer targets the former and her family.

Similarity: 5.21 (Similar)

Brother Sister Relationship, Precocious Child, Serial Killer, Single Mother, Serial Killer Mocking Police

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

The Bone Collector (1999)

3.35 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

A quadriplegic ex-homicide detective and his partner try to track down a serial killer who is terrorizing New York City.

Similarity: 5.17 (Similar)

Copycat Crime, Criminal Investigation, New York City, Paralysis, Quadriplegic, Based On Novel, Forensic Evidence, Serial Killer

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

Ek Villain (2014)

3.30 Stars

Action, Crime, Drama

When his wife becomes the latest victim of a serial killer, Guru blurs the line between good and evil in his pursuit of revenge.

Similarity: 5.16 (Similar)

Hospital, Jewels, Police Officer, Serial Killer, Wish

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

88 Minutes (2008)

2.95 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

On the day that a serial killer that he helped put away is supposed to be executed, a noted forensic psychologist and college professor receives a call informing him that he has 88 minutes left to live.

Similarity: 5.11 (Similar)

Cell Phone Trace, Erect Nipples, Mysterious Villain, Race Against Time, Serial Killer

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

Memories of a Murderer: The Nilsen Tapes (2021)

3.15 Stars

Biography, Crime, Documentary

Serial killer Dennis Nilsen narrates his life and horrific crimes via a series of chilling audiotapes recorded from his jail cell.

Similarity: 5.02 (Similar)

1980s, Criminal, Murder, Serial Killer, Year 1983

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)

3.00 Stars

Crime, Drama, Horror

The story of a hooded, berserk killer who terrorized the border town of Texarkana, Arkansas in 1946--leaving no fewer than five murder victims in his wake. He was never caught. Based on one of America's most baffling murder cases.

Similarity: 5.01 (Similar)

Cult Film, Lovers Lane, Masked Killer, Serial Killer, Stalking

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

Kalifornia (1993)

3.35 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

A journalist duo go on a tour of serial killer murder sites with two companions, unaware that one of them is a serial killer himself.

Similarity: 4.99 (Slightly Similar)

Black Comedy, Brutality, Hairy Chest, Journalist, Serial Killer

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

4.10 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama, Comedy

Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.

Similarity: 4.97 (Slightly Similar)

Based On True Story, Fellatio, Female Nudity, Sex In An Airplane, Stockbroker, Extramarital Affair, Female Frontal Nudity, Female Rear Nudity, Topless Female Nudity, Female Full Frontal Nudity

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

The House That Jack Built (2018)

3.40 Stars

Crime, Drama, Horror

The story follows Jack, a highly intelligent serial killer, over the course of twelve years, and depicts the murders that really develop his inner madman.

Similarity: 4.96 (Slightly Similar)

Building A House, Psychopath, Psychopathic Murderer, Serial Killer, Severed Breast

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

Orígenes secretos (2020)

3.05 Stars

Action, Crime, Drama, Adventure

Madrid, 2019. A serial killer is spreading chaos. Anonymous people with no apparent connection are being murdered while imitating the first appearances of the most famous superheroes.

Similarity: 4.91 (Slightly Similar)

Father Son Relationship, Serial Killer, Serial Killing, Superhero, Two Word Title

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

Hangman (2017)

2.60 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

A homicide detective brings his partner out of retirement to help catch a serial killer whose crimes are based on the children's game Hangman.

Similarity: 4.90 (Slightly Similar)

Female Captain, Female Journalist, Homicide Detective, Serial Killer, Tough Woman, Psychopathic Killer, Revenge, Violence

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

Qiu Ju da guan si

3.80 Stars

Comedy, Drama

A peasant woman seeks justice after the headman of her village has kicked her husband in the groin.

Similarity: 4.90 (Slightly Similar)

Assault, Big City, Bureaucracy, Bureaucrat, Peasant

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

Zodiac (2007)

3.85 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Between 1968 and 1983, a San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac Killer, an unidentified individual who terrorizes Northern California with a killing spree.

Similarity: 4.85 (Slightly Similar)

Cartoonist, Mysterious Murderer, Serial Killer, Zodiac, Zodiac Killer, Reporter, True Crime

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

Dark Water (2001)

2.60 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

A psychological drama. It is the story of a young man who, through a series of surreal visions, comes to believe that he is a serial killer targeting pedophiles. The film explores the consequences of someone taking action on such fam

Similarity: 4.85 (Slightly Similar)

Male Corpse, Pedophile, Police Profiling, Serial Killer, Siblings

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

Kiss the Girls (1997)

3.30 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Police hunting for a serial kidnapper are helped when a victim manages to escape for the first time.

Similarity: 4.83 (Slightly Similar)

Detective, Escape, Kidnapping, Serial Killer, Tied To A Tree

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

The Snowman (2017)

2.55 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Detective Harry Hole investigates the disappearance of a woman whose scarf is found wrapped around an ominous-looking snowman.

Similarity: 4.82 (Slightly Similar)

Missing Woman, Police Investigation, Promiscuous Wife, Serial Killer, Snow

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

Mrs. Serial Killer (2020)

2.60 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

When a doctor gets jailed for a string of shocking murders, his loyal wife sets out to commit a copycat crime to prove his innocence.

Similarity: 4.78 (Slightly Similar)

Doctor, Karate, Love Affair, Psycho, Serial Killer

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 (2009)

3.55 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery, History

The Home Office bring in senior Manchester detective Peter Hunter to conduct a secret review of the Ripper investigation to date.

Similarity: 4.75 (Slightly Similar)

Christmas, Men's Room, Murder, Serial Killer, Yorkshire, British Criminal, Dead Prostitute, Gloomy

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

The Assassination of Trotsky (1972)

2.90 Stars

Biography, Drama, History

After having been forced to leave the Soviet Union 1929 Trotsky has ended up in Mexico 1940. He is still busy with politics, promoting socialism to the world. Stalin has sent out an assassin, Frank Jackson. Jackson befriends a young

Similarity: 4.69 (Slightly Similar)

Communism, Communist, Mexican History, Political Assassination, Reference To Josef Stalin

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

Ten Monologues from the Lives of the Serial Killers (1994)

3.10 Stars

Crime, Drama

An unsettling work that does not pretend to analyze nor to understand the serial killers. The film is not a work of fiction with dramatic plot developments.

Similarity: 4.68 (Slightly Similar)

Serial Killer

Similar to Citizen X (1995)

Goodfellas (1990)

4.35 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mob, covering his relationship with his wife Karen Hill and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito in the Italian-American crime syndicate.

Similarity: 4.67 (Slightly Similar)

Gangster, Mafia, Mob, Organized Crime, Sadistic Psychopath, Rise And Fall