Es geschah am hellichten Tag (1958) Movie Poster

Es geschah am hellichten Tag (1958)

3.95 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Having doubts about the guilt of the obvious suspect in the murder of an eight year old girl, a police detective decides to investigate the case on his own.

Child Murder Investigation, Reference To Sleeping Beauty, Rogue Cop, Rural Setting, Serial Killer
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Ab Tak Chhappan (2004) Movie Poster
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Ab Tak Chhappan (2004)

3.95 Stars

Action, Crime, Drama

An honest encounter specialist's life begins to change with the arrival of a new police commissioner who has ties with a local don.

Similarity: 8.32 (Very Similar)

Gangster, Organized Crime, Police, Police Officer, Rogue Cop
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The Interview (1998) Movie Poster
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The Interview (1998)

3.55 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

A duel between a suspected murderer and a detective pressed by people who want results. But whose skin is really wanted.

Similarity: 7.27 (Similar)

Denying Guilt, Internal Affairs, Murder Suspect, Police Interrogation, Serial Killer
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Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story (1993)

3.00 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

A woman marries her boyfriend on his deathbed for his money so she can move on to the next guy. When he turns up mysteriously ill the police step in and investigate the strange circumstances.

Similarity: 6.81 (Similar)

Investigation, Marriage, Murder, Priest, Serial Killer
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3.60 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery, History

When another child goes missing, washed-up solicitor John Piggott unwittingly provides a catalyst for Detective Chief Superindent Maurice Jobson to start to right some wrongs.

Similarity: 6.72 (Similar)

Corruption, Interrogation, Pump Action Shotgun, Rat, Serial Killer, British Criminal, British Police, Corpse, English Criminal, Gloomy
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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: 6.61 (Similar)

Missing Woman, Police Investigation, Promiscuous Wife, Serial Killer, Snow
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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: 6.56 (Similar)

Bad Guy Wins, Psycho Thriller, Psychopath, Serial Killer, Stuck In A Well
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Mr. Brooks (2007)

3.65 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

A well-respected businessman is sometimes controlled by his murder and mayhem-loving alter ego.

Similarity: 6.48 (Similar)

Fingerprint, Murder, Schizophrenia, Secret, Serial Killer, Amateur Photographer
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Mr. Brooks (2007) Trailer

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Jennifer Eight (1992)

3.15 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

John Berlin, a former Los Angeles homicide detective, investigates a multiple murder case in San Diego. The only witness is a blind girl to whom he is immediately attracted.

Similarity: 6.44 (Similar)

Blind Woman, Blindness, Christmas, Serial Killer, Title Spoken By Character
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Jennifer Eight (1992) Trailer

John Berlin, a former Los Angeles homicide detective, inv...

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Kalifornia (1993) Movie Poster
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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: 6.43 (Similar)

Black Comedy, Brutality, Hairy Chest, Journalist, Serial Killer
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Kalifornia (1993) Trailer

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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: 6.40 (Similar)

Christmas, Men's Room, Murder, Serial Killer, Yorkshire, British Criminal, Dead Prostitute, Gloomy
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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: 6.38 (Similar)

Drugs, Investigation, Murder, Police Detective, Serial Killer
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The Postcard Killings (2020) Movie Poster
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The Postcard Killings (2020)

2.85 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

A New York detective investigates the death of his daughter who was murdered while on her honeymoon in London; he recruits the help of a Scandinavian journalist when other couples throughout Europe suffer a similar fate.

Similarity: 6.36 (Similar)

Announcing A Murder, Art Lover, Classical Art, Postcard, Serial Killer
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Targets (1968) Movie Poster
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Targets (1968)

3.70 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

An elderly horror film star, while making a personal appearance at a drive-in theatre, confronts a psychotic Vietnam War veteran who has turned into a mass-murdering sniper.

Similarity: 6.06 (Similar)

Drive In, Gun, Rifle, Serial Killer, Sniper
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Targets (1968) Trailer
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Targets (1968) Trailer

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Reservoir Dogs (1992)

4.15 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

When a simple jewelry heist goes horribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant.

Similarity: 5.98 (Similar)

Graphic Violence, Heist Gone Wrong, Mexican Standoff, Nonlinear Timeline, Robbery
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Reservoir Dogs (1992) Trailer

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Que Dios nos perdone (2016) Movie Poster
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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: 5.96 (Similar)

Church, Pope, Priest, Serial Killer, Vengeance
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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: 5.92 (Similar)

Female Victim, Human Monster, Murder Investigation, Prostitution, Serial Killer
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The Usual Suspects (1995)

4.25 Stars

Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Drama

A sole survivor tells of the twisty events leading up to a horrific gun battle on a boat, which began when five criminals met at a seemingly random police lineup.

Similarity: 5.51 (Similar)

Criminal, Criminal Mastermind, Surprise Ending, Suspect, Unreliable Narrator
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The Usual Suspects (1995) Trailer

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M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder (1931)

4.15 Stars

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt.

Similarity: 5.42 (Similar)

Child Murder Investigation, Investigation, Loss Of Daughter, Organized Crime, Psychopath, Manhunt, Paranoia, Whistling
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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: 5.41 (Similar)

Doctor, Karate, Love Affair, Psycho, Serial Killer
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Mrs. Serial Killer (2020) Trailer

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Shield for Murder Movie Poster
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Shield for Murder

3.40 Stars

Crime, Drama, Film-noir

When a brutal police detective Lt. murders a bookmaker's runner for $25,000 in cash, a deaf mute sees him do it and now he finds he must kill again to cover his tracks.

Similarity: 5.41 (Similar)

Murder, Police Detective, Rogue Cop, Swimming Pool, Witness
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Shield for Murder Trailer

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Salinui chueok (2020) Movie Poster
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Salinui chueok (2020)

4.05 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

In a small Korean province in 1986, two detectives struggle with the case of multiple young women being found raped and murdered by an unknown culprit.

Similarity: 5.32 (Similar)

1980s, Based On True Story, Neo Noir, Police, Serial Killer, Anti Hero, Criminal Investigation
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Salinui chueok (2020) Trailer

The digitally remastered film will be in theaters nationw...

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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: 5.29 (Similar)

1970s, Inspired By True Events, Police, Police Detective, Serial Killer
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The Little Things (2021) Movie Poster
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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: 5.28 (Similar)

Los Angeles California, Murder, Murder Investigation, Murder Of A Prostitute, Serial Killer
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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: 5.27 (Similar)

Based On True Story, Mumbai Killings, Serial Killer, Suspense, Unsolved Mystery, Timeframe 1980s
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The Stoneman Murders (2009) Trailer

In 1980s Bombay, a serial killer starts targeting homeles...

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The Pledge (2001)

3.40 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

A retiring police detective pledges to catch the killer of a young child.

Similarity: 5.25 (Similar)

Paranoia, Police, Private Investigation, Retired Policeman, Serial Killer
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The Pledge (2001) Trailer

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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: 5.24 (Similar)

Based On Real Person, Based On True Story, Rape, Serial Killer, True Crime
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Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey (2018) Trailer

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The Laughing Mask (2014) Movie Poster
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The Laughing Mask (2014)

2.35 Stars

Crime, Horror, Thriller

If you're guilty, beware The Laughing Mask. Jake Johnson lost his wife and child to a psychotic killer known as Laughing Mask and goes to extreme measures to achieve his revenge.

Similarity: 5.19 (Similar)

Deranged Brute, Mad Killer, Masked Killer, Massacre, Serial Killer
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Kiss the Girls (1997) Movie Poster
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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: 5.15 (Similar)

Detective, Escape, Kidnapping, Serial Killer, Tied To A Tree
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Child 44 (2015) Movie Poster
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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: 5.13 (Similar)

Murder Of A Child, Serial Killer, Soviet Union, Totalitarian Regime, Totalitarian State
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Le casse (1971) Movie Poster
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Le casse (1971)

3.30 Stars

Action, Crime, Thriller

In 1970s Athens a group of professional burglars plan an emerald heist from the home of a gem collector but the corrupt Greek police inspector Abel Zacharia is on their trail.

Similarity: 5.13 (Similar)

1970s, Athens Greece, Buried Alive, Greece, Rogue Cop
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The Departed (2006) Movie Poster
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The Departed (2006)

4.25 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller, Action

An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.

Similarity: 5.10 (Similar)

Irish American, Irish Mafia, Mobster, Organized Crime, Police, Scene Of The Crime
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The Departed (2006) Trailer
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The Departed (2006) Trailer

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Taking Lives (2004) Movie Poster
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Taking Lives (2004)

3.10 Stars

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

An FBI profiler is called in by French Canadian police to catch a serial killer who takes on the identity of each new victim.

Similarity: 5.09 (Similar)

Canada, Criminal Investigation, Fake Identity, Female Agent, Serial Killer, Stolen Identity
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Taking Lives (2004) Trailer
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Taking Lives (2004) Trailer

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Se7en (1995) Movie Poster
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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: 5.07 (Similar)

Detective, Murder, Serial Killer, Serial Murder, Seven Deadly Sins
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Rogue Cop (1955) Movie Poster
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Rogue Cop (1955)

3.30 Stars

Crime, Drama, Film-noir

After witnessing a murder, honest cop Eddie Kelvaney is silenced by gangster Dan Beaumonte, prompting Eddie's brother, Detective Chris Kelvaney, to search for the killer.

Similarity: 5.06 (Similar)

Male Police Officer, Male Police Officer Shot, Police Shootout, Rogue Cop, Wedding Planning, Police Officer Shot
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Rogue Cop (1955) Trailer

After witnessing a murder, honest cop Eddie Kelvaney is s...

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Nae-ga sal-in-beom-i-da (2012)

3.50 Stars

Action, Crime, Thriller

Lee Du-seok publishes an autobiography describing murders he committed after the statute of limitations expires. A detective and one of the victim's mothers search for the author while another killer begins a spree of murders.

Similarity: 5.04 (Similar)

Detective, Investigation, Serial Killer, South Korea
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He's a killer. He didn't get caught. And he's about to ...

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Traces of Red (1992) Movie Poster
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Traces of Red (1992)

2.60 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Jack sleeps with a waitress, who's later murdered. Did Jack's usual lover do it? Palm Beach detectives Jack and Steve investigate. Twists follow.

Similarity: 5.00 (Similar)

Confessional, Detective, Infidelity, Murder Of A Nude Woman, Serial Killer
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Off Limits (1988) Movie Poster
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Off Limits (1988)

3.10 Stars

Action, Drama, Thriller

McGriff and Albaby are probably doing the worst law enforcement job in the world - they are plain clothes U.S. military policemen on duty in war-time Saigon. However, their job becomes even harder when they start investigating the se

Similarity: 4.94 (Slightly Similar)

Female Nudity, Race Against Time, Serial Killer, Vietnam, Vietnam War
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Off Limits (1988) Trailer
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Off Limits (1988) Trailer

McGriff and Albaby are probably doing the worst law enfor...

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No Country for Old Men (2007) Movie Poster
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No Country for Old Men (2007)

4.10 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong and more than two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.

Similarity: 4.92 (Slightly Similar)

Cold Blooded Murder, Contemporary Western, Desert, Sheriff, Texas, Neo Western
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No Country for Old Men (2007) Trailer

No Country for Old Men Trailer

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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: 4.90 (Slightly Similar)

Cartoonist, Mysterious Murderer, Serial Killer, Zodiac, Zodiac Killer, Reporter, True Crime
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Zodiac (2007) Trailer
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Zodiac (2007) Trailer

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Death Note: Desu nôto (2006) Movie Poster
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Death Note: Desu nôto (2006)

3.80 Stars

Crime, Drama, Fantasy

A battle between the world's two greatest minds begins when Light Yagami finds the Death Note, a notebook with the power to kill, and decides to rid the world of criminals.

Similarity: 4.90 (Slightly Similar)

Based On Comic Book, Based On Manga, Live Action Remake Of Anime, Serial Killer, Tokyo Japan
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Death Note: Desu nôto (2006) Trailer

A battle between the world's two greatest minds begins wh...

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Les fantômes du chapelier (1982) Movie Poster
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Les fantômes du chapelier (1982)

3.55 Stars

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Labbé is a quiet hatter in a small town, living with his handicapped wife who never goes out. His neighbour, a tailor, is fascinated by him. A series of female murders shakes the town. Is Labbé involved?

Similarity: 4.88 (Slightly Similar)

Death, Murder, Serial Killer, Small Town, Strangulation
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M Movie Poster
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M

3.40 Stars

Drama, Film-noir, Thriller, Crime

In this Americanization of the 1931 German thriller, both the police and the criminal underworld stalk a mysterious killer who preys on small children.

Similarity: 4.87 (Slightly Similar)

Crime Boss, Gangster, Psychopath, Serial Killer, Shoes
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Imaikkaa Nodigal (2018) Movie Poster
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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: 4.85 (Slightly Similar)

Brother Sister Relationship, Precocious Child, Serial Killer, Single Mother, Serial Killer Mocking Police
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Imaikkaa Nodigal (2018) Trailer

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Badlands (1974) Movie Poster
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Badlands (1974)

3.90 Stars

Action, Crime, Drama

An impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town and her older greaser boyfriend embark on a killing spree in the South Dakota badlands.

Similarity: 4.84 (Slightly Similar)

Anti Hero, Cult Film, Killing Spree, On The Run, Serial Killer, Father Daughter Relationship, First Sex
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Badlands (1974) Trailer
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Badlands (1974) Trailer

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The Hitch-Hiker (1953) Movie Poster
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The Hitch-Hiker (1953)

3.45 Stars

Crime, Drama, Film-noir

Two fishermen pick up a psychopathic escaped convict who tells them that he intends to murder them when the ride is over.

Similarity: 4.84 (Slightly Similar)

Car, Mexico, Police, Serial Killer, Trip
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The Hitch-Hiker (1953) Trailer

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Maniac (1981) Movie Poster
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Maniac (1981)

3.20 Stars

Crime, Drama, Horror

A psychopathic man goes on a killing and mutilation spree in New York City.

Similarity: 4.80 (Slightly Similar)

Grindhouse Film, Psychotronic Film, Serial Killer, Slasher, Weirdo
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Maniac (1981) Trailer
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Maniac (1981) Trailer

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Copycat (1995) Movie Poster
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Copycat (1995)

3.30 Stars

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

An agoraphobic psychologist and a female detective must work together to take down a serial killer who copies serial killers from the past.

Similarity: 4.77 (Slightly Similar)

Dead Body In A Bathtub, Detective, Murder, Psychopath, Serial Killer, Copycat Killer, Copycat Murder, Female Protagonist
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While the City Sleeps (1956) Movie Poster
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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: 4.75 (Slightly Similar)

Based On Novel, Homosexual Subtext, Journalist, Newspaper Editor, Serial Killer
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While the City Sleeps (1956) Trailer
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While the City Sleeps (1956) Trailer

A serial killer has been killing beautiful women in New Y...

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Midnight in the Switchgrass (2021) Movie Poster
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Midnight in the Switchgrass (2021)

2.20 Stars

Action, Crime, Thriller

An FBI agent and Florida State officer team up to investigate a string of unsolved murder cases.

Similarity: 4.73 (Slightly Similar)

Directorial Debut, Federal Agent, Florida, Murder, Serial Killer
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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: 4.70 (Slightly Similar)

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