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Manhunter (1986)

3.60 Stars

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Former FBI profiler Will Graham returns to service to pursue a deranged serial killer dubbed "the Tooth Fairy" by the media.

Fbi Agent, Hannibal Lecter, Neo Noir, Profiler, Serial Killer

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

Untraceable (2008)

3.10 Stars

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

FBI agent Jennifer Marsh is tasked with hunting down a seemingly untraceable serial killer who posts live videos of his victims on the Internet. As time runs out, the cat and mouse chase becomes more personal.

Similarity: 13.29 (Very Similar)

Fbi Agent, Murder, Serial Killer, Torture, Website

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

Malice (1993)

3.20 Stars

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A tale about a happily married couple who would like to have children. Tracy teaches art, Andy's a college dean. Things are never the same after she is taken to hospital and operated upon by Jed, a "know all" doctor.

Similarity: 10.42 (Very Similar)

Femme Fatale, Neo Noir, Serial Killer, Surgeon, Woman On Top

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

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: 8.12 (Very Similar)

Canada, Criminal Investigation, Fake Identity, Female Agent, Serial Killer, Stolen Identity

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

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: 7.90 (Very Similar)

1980s, Based On True Story, Neo Noir, Police, Serial Killer, Anti Hero, Criminal Investigation

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

Wind River (2017)

3.85 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

A veteran hunter helps an FBI agent investigate the murder of a young woman on a Wyoming Native American reservation.

Similarity: 7.62 (Very Similar)

Investigation, Murder, Native American Reservation, Neo Noir, Neo Western, Native American, Snow, Fbi Agent

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

Switchback (1997)

3.20 Stars

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

An FBI agent tries to catch a serial killer who kidnapped his son.

Similarity: 7.55 (Very Similar)

African American, Car Accident, Fbi Agent, Framed For Murder, Villain

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

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: 7.10 (Similar)

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

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

The Silencing (2020)

3.10 Stars

Action, Crime, Thriller, Mystery

A reformed hunter living in isolation on a wildlife sanctuary becomes involved in a deadly game of cat and mouse when he and the local Sheriff set out to track a vicious killer who may have kidnapped his daughter years ago.

Similarity: 6.53 (Similar)

Dead Girl, Revenge, Serial Killer, Sheriff, Wildlife Sanctuary

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

The Factory (2013)

2.85 Stars

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

An obsessed cop is on the trail of a serial killer prowling the streets of Buffalo, N.Y. but when his teenage daughter disappears, he drops any professional restraint to get the killer.

Similarity: 6.46 (Similar)

Detective, Female Police Officer, Missing Girl, Prostitute, Serial Killer

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

Red Dragon (2002)

3.60 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

A retired FBI agent with psychological gifts is assigned to help track down "The Tooth Fairy", a mysterious serial killer. Aiding him is imprisoned forensic psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter.

Similarity: 6.42 (Similar)

Based On Novel, Blindness, Criminal Profile, Fbi Agent, Tabloid Reporter

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

Les rivières pourpres (2001)

3.45 Stars

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A murder detective must follow the footsteps of a brutal killer within the secrets of a classist college.

Similarity: 6.40 (Similar)

Child, Climbing A Wall, Murder, Neo Noir, Scene Of The Crime

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

Tightrope (1984)

3.15 Stars

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

New Orleans single dad and cop Wes Block goes after a serial rapist-killer, but when he gets too close the hunter suddenly becomes the hunted.

Similarity: 6.37 (Similar)

Detective, Murder, Prostitute, Rape, Serial Killer

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

Thunderheart (1992)

3.40 Stars

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A young mixed-blood FBI agent is assigned to work with a cynical veteran investigator on a murder on a poverty-stricken Sioux reservation.

Similarity: 6.31 (Similar)

Buddy Cop, Fbi Agent, Modern Western, Murder Investigation, Native American

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

Homicide (1991)

3.50 Stars

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A Jewish homicide detective investigates a seemingly minor murder and falls in with a Zionist group as a result.

Similarity: 6.18 (Similar)

Jewish, Murder, Neo Noir, Policeman, Self Hatred

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

London Fields (2018)

1.95 Stars

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Clairvoyant femme fatale Nicola Six has been living with a dark premonition of her impending death by murder. She begins a tangled love affair with three uniquely different men: one of whom she knows will be her murderer.

Similarity: 6.02 (Similar)

Based On Novel, Guy Fawkes Day, Neo Noir, Reference To Guy Fawkes, See Through Dress

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

Experiment in Terror

3.60 Stars

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A man with an asthmatic voice telephones and assaults clerk Kelly Sherwood at home and coerces her into helping him steal a large sum from her bank.

Similarity: 5.97 (Similar)

Asian American Woman, Fbi Agent, Telephone Terror, Threat, Western U.s., Asthmatic, Extortion, Fbi Federal Bureau Of Investigation

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

Klute (1971)

3.55 Stars

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A small-town detective searching for a missing man has only one lead: a connection with a New York prostitute.

Similarity: 5.87 (Similar)

Call Girl, Neo Noir, New York City, Private Detective, Prostitute

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

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: 5.86 (Similar)

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

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

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: 5.79 (Similar)

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

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

The Bedroom Window (1987)

3.20 Stars

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A young executive starts an affair with his boss's wife which then escalates into a nightmare after he lies to the police in order to protect her.

Similarity: 5.70 (Similar)

Hitchcockian, Neo Noir, Rape, Rape Victim, Revenge

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

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: 5.49 (Similar)

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

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

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: 5.47 (Similar)

Drugs, Investigation, Murder, Police Detective, Serial Killer

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

Suspect Zero (2004)

2.90 Stars

Crime, Horror, Mystery

A mysterious serial killer is hunting other serial killers, and one F.B.I. Agent suspects there may be more to the vigilante than they imagine.

Similarity: 5.44 (Similar)

Eyesight, Following Someone, Sense Of Hearing, Sense Of Smell, Serial Killer

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

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: 5.34 (Similar)

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

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

San taam (2007)

3.55 Stars

Action, Crime, Mystery

A rookie cop teams up with a former detective with a supernatural gift to hunt down a serial killer.

Similarity: 5.34 (Similar)

Killer, Psychopathic Cop, Serial Killer, Vision, Vomiting

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

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: 5.30 (Similar)

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

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

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: 5.28 (Similar)

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

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

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: 5.25 (Similar)

Church, Pope, Priest, Serial Killer, Vengeance

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

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: 5.20 (Similar)

Dead Body In A Bathtub, Detective, Murder, Psychopath, Serial Killer, Copycat Killer, Copycat Murder, Female Protagonist

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

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: 5.19 (Similar)

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

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

Lo squartatore di New York (1982)

3.15 Stars

Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A burned-out New York police detective teams up with a college psychoanalyst to track down a vicious serial killer randomly stalking and killing various young women around the city.

Similarity: 5.18 (Similar)

Detective, Giallo, Live Sex Show, Psychopathic Killer, Serial Killer

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

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: 5.16 (Similar)

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

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

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: 5.14 (Similar)

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

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

Hunter Hunter (2020)

3.20 Stars

Horror, Thriller, Drama, Mystery

Joseph and his family live in the remote wilderness as fur trappers, but their tranquility is threatened when they think they are being hunted by the return of a rogue wolf, and Joseph leaves them behind to track it.

Similarity: 5.10 (Similar)

Bear Trap, Cabin In The Woods, Dead Body, Serial Killer, Two Word Title

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

The Frozen Ground (2013)

3.20 Stars

Crime, Thriller

An Alaska State Trooper partners with a young woman who escaped the clutches of serial killer Robert Hansen to bring the murderer to justice. Based on actual events.

Similarity: 5.07 (Similar)

Alaska, Based On True Story, Serial Killer, Snowy Landscape, Strip Club, Escape, Homicide Detective

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

The Hitcher (2007)

2.80 Stars

Crime, Thriller

A serial killer pins his crimes on two college students who gave him a ride.

Similarity: 5.02 (Similar)

College Student, On The Road, Police Station, Psychopath, Serial Killer

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

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: 5.00 (Similar)

Detective, Investigation, Serial Killer, South Korea

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

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: 4.99 (Slightly Similar)

Criminal, Criminal Mastermind, Surprise Ending, Suspect, Unreliable Narrator

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

Bloodline (2019)

3.00 Stars

Crime, Horror, Thriller

Evan values family above all else, and anyone who gets between him, his wife, and newborn son learns that the hard way. But when it comes to violent tendencies, it seems the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

Similarity: 4.95 (Slightly Similar)

Female Nudity, Gloved Killer, Nude Woman Murdered, Serial Killer, Shower

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

Shutter Island (2010)

4.10 Stars

Mystery, Thriller

In 1954, a U.S. Marshal investigates the disappearance of a murderer who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane.

Similarity: 4.94 (Slightly Similar)

Medical Experiment, Mental Asylum, Neo Noir, Self Delusion, Surprise Ending, Cave

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

The Protégé (2021)

3.05 Stars

Action, Crime, Thriller

Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody, Anna is the world's most skilled contract killer. However, when Moody is brutally killed, she vows revenge for the man who taught her everything she knows.

Similarity: 4.90 (Slightly Similar)

Execution, Rape, Revenge, Train, Vietnamese, Female Nudity, Full Frontal Female Nudity, Drone, Neo Noir, One Person Army Action, Ransom

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

The Pledge (2001)

3.40 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

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

Similarity: 4.87 (Slightly Similar)

Paranoia, Police, Private Investigation, Retired Policeman, Serial Killer

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

Johnny Gaddaar (2007)

3.95 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Police officers recount a tale of missing money which results in lies, deceit, betrayal and death.

Similarity: 4.87 (Slightly Similar)

Betrayal, Gambling, Neo Noir, Nightclub, Shot To Death

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

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: 4.85 (Slightly Similar)

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

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

The Watcher (2000)

2.65 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

David Allen Griffin is a cool killer- time and time again, he chooses a female victim, studies her for weeks till he knows her routine to the smallest detail, makes meticulous preparations using his forensic knowledge to gain entry w

Similarity: 4.85 (Slightly Similar)

American Horror, Maniac, Serial Killer, Serial Murder, Villain

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

La mariée était en noir (1968)

3.60 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Julie Kohler is prevented from suicide by her mother. She leaves the town. She will track down, charm and kill five men who do not know her. What is her goal? What is her purpose?

Similarity: 4.84 (Slightly Similar)

Color In Title, Euro Noir, French Noir, Neo Noir, Statement In Title

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo (1970)

3.55 Stars

Horror, Mystery, Thriller

An American expatriate in Rome witnesses an attempted murder that is connected to an ongoing killing spree in the city, and despite himself and his girlfriend being targeted by the killer, he conducts his own investigation.

Similarity: 4.83 (Slightly Similar)

American In Italy, Girlfriend, Mysterious Stranger, Mysterious Villain, Serial Killer

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

Frailty (2002)

3.60 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

A mysterious man arrives at the offices of an FBI agent and recounts his childhood: how his religious fanatic father received visions telling him to destroy people who were in fact "demons."

Similarity: 4.82 (Slightly Similar)

Demon, Fbi Agent, Plot Twist, Religious Fanatic, Rose Garden

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

Jannat 2 (2012)

3.15 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

A dealer of illegal guns is bullied into being an informer for a cop who wants to put an end to this racket.

Similarity: 4.82 (Slightly Similar)

Criminal, Love, Neo Noir, Police Officer, Shot To Death

Similar to Manhunter (1986)

Zift (2008)

3.65 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Moth is freed on parole after spending time in prison on wrongful conviction of murder. Jailed shortly before the Bulgarian communist coup of 1944, he now finds himself in a new and alien world - the totalitarian Sofia of the 60s. Hi

Similarity: 4.81 (Slightly Similar)

Bare Breasts, Female Full Frontal Nudity, Male Full Rear Nudity, Neo Noir, Shaved Labia, Church