Maniac (1981) Movie Poster

Maniac (1981)

3.20 Stars

Crime, Drama, Horror

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

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

Maniac (1981) Trailer

Home Video Trailer from Anchor Bay Entertainment

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Maniac Cop (1988) Movie Poster
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Maniac Cop (1988)

3.00 Stars

Action, Crime, Horror

A killer dressed in a police uniform begins murdering innocent people on the streets of New York City.

Similarity: 9.21 (Very Similar)

Cult Film, New York City, Police Officer, Psychopath, Serial Killer
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Maniac Cop (1988) Trailer
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Maniac Cop (1988) Trailer

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See No Evil (2006) Movie Poster
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See No Evil (2006)

2.50 Stars

Action, Horror, Thriller

A group of delinquents are sent to clean the Blackwell Hotel. Little do they know reclusive psychopath Jacob Goodnight has holed away in the rotting hotel. When one of the teens is captured, those who remain - a group that includes t

Similarity: 8.59 (Very Similar)

Grindhouse Film, Psychotronic Film, Slasher, Slasher Flick, Three Word Title, Slasher Horror
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See No Evil (2006) Trailer
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See No Evil (2006) Trailer

Home Video Trailer from Lionsgate

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Dèmoni 2... l'incubo ritorna (1986) Movie Poster
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Dèmoni 2... l'incubo ritorna (1986)

2.95 Stars

Horror

A group of tenants and visitors are trapped in a 10-story high-rise apartment building infested with demons who proceed to hunt the dwindling humans down.

Similarity: 7.28 (Similar)

Child In Jeopardy, Classic Horror, Grindhouse Film, Psychotronic Film, Supernatural, Acid For Blood
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Dèmoni 2... l'incubo ritorna (1986) Trailer
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Dèmoni 2... l'incubo ritorna (1986) Trailer

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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: 7.14 (Similar)

Copycat Crime, Criminal Investigation, New York City, Paralysis, Quadriplegic, Based On Novel, Forensic Evidence, Serial Killer
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The Bone Collector (1999) Trailer
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The Bone Collector (1999) Trailer

Home Video Trailer from Universal Studios Home Entertainment

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Zodiac (2007) Movie Poster
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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: 6.69 (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

Home Video Trailer from Paramount Home Entertainment

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Chained (2013) Movie Poster
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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: 6.68 (Similar)

Childhood Trauma, First Sexual Experience, Isolated House, Serial Killer, Traumatic Childhood Experience
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Chained (2013) Trailer

Rabbit is a teenager who has been raised in by a psychopa...

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The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Movie Poster
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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: 6.35 (Similar)

Bad Guy Wins, Psycho Thriller, Psychopath, Serial Killer, Stuck In A Well
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The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Trailer
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The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Trailer

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Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000) Movie Poster
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Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)

2.15 Stars

Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A film school is the center of a fresh spate of killings based on urban legends.

Similarity: 6.19 (Similar)

Film Director, Film Student, Sequel, Serial Killer, Urban Legend, Slasher
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Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000) Trailer
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Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000) Trailer

Home Video Trailer from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

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Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021)

2.60 Stars

Crime, Horror, Mystery, Drama

A criminal mastermind unleashes a twisted form of justice in Spiral, the terrifying new chapter from the book of Saw.

Similarity: 6.01 (Similar)

F Word, Female Police Officer Uniformed, Gore, Police Officer, Violence, Psychotronic Film
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Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021) Trailer

A criminal mastermind unleashes a twisted form of justice...

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Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006) Movie Poster
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Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)

3.35 Stars

Comedy, Horror, Thriller

The next great psycho horror slasher has given a documentary crew exclusive access to his life as he plans his reign of terror over the sleepy town of Glen Echo.

Similarity: 5.96 (Similar)

Film Crew, Masked Killer, Reverse Cowboy Sex Position, Serial Killer, Virginity, Mask, Slasher
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Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006) Trailer
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Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006) Trailer

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Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) Movie Poster
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Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)

3.00 Stars

Horror, Thriller

After being announced dead and taken to a morgue, Jason Voorhees spontaneously revives, escapes from the hospital, and stalks a group of friends renting a house in the countryside near Crystal Lake.

Similarity: 5.95 (Similar)

Deeply Disturbed Person, Friday The Thirteenth, Jason Voorhees, Serial Killer, Slasher
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Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) Trailer
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Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) Trailer

After being mortally wounded and taken to the morgue, mur...

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The House That Jack Built (2018) Movie Poster
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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: 5.82 (Similar)

Building A House, Psychopath, Psychopathic Murderer, Serial Killer, Severed Breast
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The House That Jack Built (2018) Trailer
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The House That Jack Built (2018) Trailer

The story follows Jack, a highly intelligent serial kille...

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The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) Movie Poster
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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: 5.74 (Similar)

Cult Film, Lovers Lane, Masked Killer, Serial Killer, Stalking
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The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) Trailer
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The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) Trailer

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Scream (1997) Movie Poster
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Scream (1997)

3.70 Stars

Horror, Mystery

A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a new killer, who targets the girl and her friends by using horror films as part of a deadly game.

Similarity: 5.69 (Similar)

Female Protagonist, Masked Killer, Serial Killer, Slasher, Telephone Call, Teen Movie
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Scream (1997) Trailer
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Scream (1997) Trailer

Trailer for Scream

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Ted Bundy (2002) Movie Poster
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Ted Bundy (2002)

2.90 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

The story of serial killer Ted Bundy.

Similarity: 5.67 (Similar)

Electric Chair, Execution, Kidnapping, Serial Killer, Violence
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Ted Bundy (2002) Trailer
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Ted Bundy (2002) Trailer

Home Video Trailer from First Look Home Entertainment

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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: 5.61 (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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May (2003) Movie Poster
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May (2003)

3.30 Stars

Comedy, Drama, Horror

A socially awkward veterinary assistant with a lazy eye and obsession with perfection descends into depravity after developing a crush on a boy with perfect hands.

Similarity: 5.59 (Similar)

Frankenstein Theme, Imaginary Friend, Lazy Eye, Serial Killer, Severed Body Parts
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May (2003) Trailer
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May (2003) Trailer

Home Video Trailer from Lionsgate

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Basket Case (1982) Movie Poster
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Basket Case (1982)

3.10 Stars

Comedy, Horror

A young man carrying a big basket that contains his extremely deformed, formerly conjoined twin brother seeks vengeance on the doctors who separated them against their will.

Similarity: 5.58 (Similar)

Basket, Cult Director, Cult Film, Grindhouse Film, Psychotronic Film, Evil Twin
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Basket Case (1982) Trailer
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Basket Case (1982) Trailer

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Willard (2003) Movie Poster
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Willard (2003)

3.05 Stars

Drama, Horror, Thriller

A young man with an unusual connection to rats uses them at his own sociopathic will.

Similarity: 5.57 (Similar)

Character Name As Title, Forename As Title, Killing A Pet, Psychotronic Film, Rat
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Willard (2003) Trailer
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Willard (2003) Trailer

Home Video Trailer from Lionsgate

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Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 (2009) Movie Poster
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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: 5.47 (Similar)

Christmas, Men's Room, Murder, Serial Killer, Yorkshire, British Criminal, Dead Prostitute, Gloomy
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Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 (2009) Trailer
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Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 (2009) Trailer

The police and the public are still baffled that the "Rip...

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The Pledge (2001) Movie Poster
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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: 5.46 (Similar)

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

Home Video Trailer from Warner Home Video

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Dracula (1958) Movie Poster
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Dracula (1958)

3.65 Stars

Drama, Horror

Jonathan Harker begets the ire of Count Dracula after he accepts a job at the vampire's castle under false pretenses, forcing his colleague Dr. Van Helsing to hunt the predatory villain when he targets Harker's loved ones.

Similarity: 5.44 (Similar)

Castle, Count Dracula Character, Cross, Psychotronic Film, Vampire
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Dracula (1958) Trailer
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Dracula (1958) Trailer

Home Video Trailer from Warner Home Video

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The Watcher (2000) Movie Poster
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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: 5.41 (Similar)

American Horror, Maniac, Serial Killer, Serial Murder, Villain
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The Watcher (2000) Trailer
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The Watcher (2000) Trailer

Home Video Trailer from Universal Studios Home Entertainment

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Child's Play 2 (1990) Movie Poster
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Child's Play 2 (1990)

2.95 Stars

Horror, Thriller

While Andy's mother is admitted to a psychiatric hospital, the young boy is placed in foster care, and Chucky, determined to claim Andy's soul, is not far behind.

Similarity: 5.25 (Similar)

Foster Home, Killer Doll, Serial Killer, Sewing Machine, Toy Factory, Slasher
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Haunt (2019) Movie Poster
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Haunt (2019)

3.15 Stars

Horror, Thriller

On Halloween, a group of friends encounter an "extreme" haunted house that promises to feed on their darkest fears. The night turns deadly as they come to the horrifying realization that some nightmares are real.

Similarity: 5.23 (Similar)

Halloween, Haunted House Attraction, Psychotronic Film, Slasher, Slasher Flick, Slasher Horror
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Haunt (2019) Trailer
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Haunt (2019) Trailer

On Halloween, a group of friends encounter an "extreme" h...

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La casa del fin de los tiempos (2013) Movie Poster
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La casa del fin de los tiempos (2013)

3.35 Stars

Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Dulce is a mother of two who experiences terrifying encounters with apparitions inside her old house, a place where a tragedy occurs. Thirty years later, an elderly Dulce returns home to decipher the mystery that has tormented her fo

Similarity: 5.20 (Similar)

Grindhouse Film, Latin American Horror, Mother, Seven Word Title, Supernatural Serial Killer
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La casa del fin de los tiempos (2013) Trailer
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La casa del fin de los tiempos (2013) Trailer

Trailer for The House at the End of Time

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Peeping Tom (1961) Movie Poster
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Peeping Tom (1961)

3.80 Stars

Drama, Horror, Thriller

A young man murders women, using a movie camera to film their dying expressions of terror.

Similarity: 5.19 (Similar)

Filmmaking, Peeping Tom, Pornography, Serial Killer, Voyeurism
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Peeping Tom (1961) Trailer
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Peeping Tom (1961) Trailer

Trailer for Peeping Tom

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Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016) Movie Poster
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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: 5.19 (Similar)

Drugs, Investigation, Murder, Police Detective, Serial Killer
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Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016) Trailer
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Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016) Trailer

Set in present-day Mumbai, the story follows the life of ...

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Malignant (2021) Movie Poster
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Malignant (2021)

3.15 Stars

Crime, Horror, Mystery

Madison is paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders, and her torment worsens as she discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities.

Similarity: 5.12 (Similar)

Giallo Esque, Imaginary Friend, Monster, Psychic Connection, Woman In Jeopardy, Gore, Pregnant Woman, Serial Killer
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Malignant (2021) Trailer
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Malignant (2021) Trailer

From the director of The Conjuring comes a new vision of ...

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Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey (2018) Movie Poster
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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: 5.12 (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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Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey (2018) Trailer

Official Trailer

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The Addiction Movie Poster
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The Addiction

3.20 Stars

Drama, Horror

A New York philosophy grad student turns into a vampire after getting bitten by one, and then tries to come to terms with her new lifestyle and frequent craving for human blood.

Similarity: 5.12 (Similar)

Brooklyn New York City, New York, New York City, Psychotronic Film, Vampire, Timeframe 1990s
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The Addiction Trailer
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The Addiction Trailer

Theatrical Trailer from October Films

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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: 5.12 (Similar)

Announcing A Murder, Art Lover, Classical Art, Postcard, Serial Killer
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The Postcard Killings (2020) Trailer
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The Postcard Killings (2020) Trailer

A New York detective investigates the death of his daught...

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Halloween (2007) Movie Poster
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Halloween (2007)

3.00 Stars

Horror

After being committed for 17 years, Michael Myers, now a grown man and still very dangerous, escapes from the mental institution and immediately returns to Haddonfield to find his baby sister, Laurie.

Similarity: 5.11 (Similar)

Horror Movie Remake, Michael Myers, Remake, Sadistic Psychopath, Serial Killer, Evil, Slasher
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Halloween (2007) Trailer
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Halloween (2007) Trailer

What is Halloween without Michael Myers? From John Carpe...

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10 to Midnight (1983) Movie Poster
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10 to Midnight (1983)

3.15 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

An LAPD detective and his rookie partner are on the trail of a psychopathic young man who is murdering young women.

Similarity: 5.10 (Similar)

Serial Murder, Sex Maniac, Sexual Violence, Slasher, Villain, Female Full Frontal Nudity
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10 to Midnight (1983) Trailer
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10 to Midnight (1983) Trailer

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Cronos (1993) Movie Poster
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Cronos (1993)

3.35 Stars

Fantasy, Horror, Drama

A mysterious device designed to provide its owner with eternal life resurfaces after four hundred years, leaving a trail of destruction in its path.

Similarity: 5.06 (Similar)

Eternal Life, Fire In An Oil Drum, Immortality, Mexican Horror, Psychotronic Film
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Cronos (1993) Trailer
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Cronos (1993) Trailer

Writer/producer Guillermo del Toro and director André Ø...

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Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 (2009) Movie Poster
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Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 (2009)

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: 5.03 (Similar)

Corruption, Interrogation, Pump Action Shotgun, Rat, Serial Killer, British Criminal, British Police, Corpse, English Criminal, Gloomy
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Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 (2009) Trailer
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Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 (2009) Trailer

Red Riding: 1983 starts with the kidnapping of another yo...

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A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) Movie Poster
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A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

3.75 Stars

Horror

Teenager Nancy Thompson must uncover the dark truth concealed by her parents after she and her friends become targets of the spirit of a serial killer with a bladed glove in their dreams, in which if they die, it kills them in real l

Similarity: 5.00 (Similar)

American Horror, Lucid Dream, Serial Killer, Slasher, Sleep Deprivation, Murder
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A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) Trailer
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A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) Trailer

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Profondo rosso (1975) Movie Poster
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Profondo rosso (1975)

3.75 Stars

Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A jazz pianist and a wisecracking journalist are pulled into a complex web of mystery after the former witnesses the brutal murder of a psychic.

Similarity: 5.00 (Similar)

Black Gloved Killer, Color In Title, Giallo, Serial Killer, Slasher
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Profondo rosso (1975) Trailer
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Profondo rosso (1975) Trailer

Final Trailer

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Monsieur Verdoux (1947) Movie Poster
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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: 4.99 (Slightly Similar)

Black Comedy, Execution, Polygamy, Serial Killer, Villain Played By Lead Actor, Psychopath
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Monsieur Verdoux (1947) Trailer
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Monsieur Verdoux (1947) Trailer

A suave but cynical man supports his family by marrying a...

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The Exorcist III (1990) Movie Poster
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The Exorcist III (1990)

3.25 Stars

Drama, Horror, Mystery

A police Lieutenant uncovers more than he bargained for as his investigation of a series of murders, which have all the hallmarks of the deceased Gemini serial killer, leads him to question the patients of a psychiatric ward.

Similarity: 4.97 (Slightly Similar)

Church, Priest, Psychopathic Killer, Serial Killer, Strait Jacket, Straitjacket
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The Exorcist III (1990) Trailer
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The Exorcist III (1990) Trailer

Official Home Video 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: 4.95 (Slightly Similar)

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

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

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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: 4.95 (Slightly Similar)

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

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Radius (2017) Movie Poster
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Radius (2017)

3.10 Stars

Drama, Horror, Mystery

A man wakes up with no memory of who he is, and finds that everyone who comes within a certain distance of him suddenly dies.

Similarity: 4.89 (Slightly Similar)

Car Accident, Death, Memory, Serial Killer, Thunderstorm
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Radius (2017) Trailer
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Radius (2017) Trailer

Trailer for Radius

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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: 4.85 (Slightly Similar)

Los Angeles California, Murder, Murder Investigation, Murder Of A Prostitute, Serial Killer
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The Little Things (2021) Trailer
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The Little Things (2021) Trailer

Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe “Deke” Deacon (Washing...

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Fukushû suru wa ware ni ari (1979) Movie Poster
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Fukushû suru wa ware ni ari (1979)

3.85 Stars

Crime, Drama

Chronological exploits of Iwao Enokizu, a murderous thief on the run.

Similarity: 4.84 (Slightly Similar)

Father Son Relationship, Male Nudity, Man Wears Eyeglasses, Serial Killer, Woman Undresses
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Eliza Graves (2014) Movie Poster
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Eliza Graves (2014)

3.40 Stars

Drama, Horror, Thriller, Mystery

An Oxford graduate takes up a job in a mental asylum, only to discover that the "revolutionary" new treatments are inhumane, and that there is more going on than meets the eye.

Similarity: 4.81 (Slightly Similar)

Gothic Horror, Madhouse, Man Wears A Top Hat, Mental Institution, Psychotronic Film, Love At First Sight, Plot Twist, Stolen Identity
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Eliza Graves (2014) Trailer
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Eliza Graves (2014) Trailer

Trailer for Stonehearst Asylum

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Hunter Hunter (2020) Movie Poster
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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: 4.81 (Slightly Similar)

Bear Trap, Cabin In The Woods, Dead Body, Serial Killer, Two Word Title
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Hunter Hunter (2020) Trailer
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Hunter Hunter (2020) Trailer

HUNTER HUNTER follows a family living in the remote wilde...

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Return to House on Haunted Hill (2007) Movie Poster
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Return to House on Haunted Hill (2007)

2.30 Stars

Crime, Fantasy, Horror

Several years after the events from the first movie, an evil mercenary group and a team of researchers they've taken hostage return to the haunted asylum in search of a precious statue, a satanic idol believed to possess demonic powe

Similarity: 4.79 (Slightly Similar)

Evil Lesbian, Female Mercenary, Haunted Asylum, Man Torn To Pieces, Psychotronic Film
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Return to House on Haunted Hill (2007) Trailer
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Return to House on Haunted Hill (2007) Trailer

Home Video Trailer from Warner Home Video

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The Devil's Candy (2017) Movie Poster
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The Devil's Candy (2017)

3.20 Stars

Drama, Horror, Thriller

A struggling painter's possessed by dark forces after he and his young family move into their dream home in rural Texas, in this creepy haunted-house tale.

Similarity: 4.77 (Slightly Similar)

Artist, Father Daughter Relationship, Heavy Metal, Kidnapping, Serial Killer, Child Killer
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The Devil's Candy (2017) Trailer
Similar to Maniac (1981)

The Devil's Candy (2017) Trailer

Trailer for The Devil's Candy

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Kiss the Girls (1997) Movie Poster
Similar to Maniac (1981)

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: 4.76 (Slightly Similar)

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