The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) Movie Poster

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.

Cult Film, Lovers Lane, Masked Killer, Serial Killer, Stalking
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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: 7.85 (Very Similar)

Anti Hero, Cult Film, Killing Spree, On The Run, Serial Killer, Father Daughter Relationship, First Sex
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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: 7.44 (Similar)

Cult Film, New York City, Police Officer, Psychopath, Serial Killer
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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: 7.26 (Similar)

Bad Guy Wins, Psycho Thriller, Psychopath, Serial Killer, Stuck In A Well
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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: 7.05 (Similar)

Building A House, Psychopath, Psychopathic Murderer, Serial Killer, Severed Breast
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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: 6.34 (Similar)

Female Protagonist, Masked Killer, Serial Killer, Slasher, Telephone Call, Teen Movie
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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: 6.26 (Similar)

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Communion (1976)

3.20 Stars

Crime, Drama, Horror

In 1961, a divorced Catholic couple's life is turned upside down when one of their two adolescent daughters is suspected of her younger sister's brutal murder during her first holy communion and a series of subsequent stabbings.

Similarity: 6.16 (Similar)

1960s, Female Serial Killer, First Communion, Masked Killer, North American Giallo
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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: 5.72 (Similar)

Grindhouse Film, Psychotronic Film, Serial Killer, Slasher, Weirdo
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Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016)

3.65 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

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Similarity: 5.70 (Similar)

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Scream 3 (2000)

2.80 Stars

Horror, Mystery

While Sidney and her friends visit the Hollywood set of Stab 3, the third film based on the Woodsboro murders, another Ghostface killer rises to terrorize them.

Similarity: 5.52 (Similar)

Horror Icon, Reference To Princess Leia, Slasher Flick, Slasher Killer, Tape Over Mouth, Masked Killer, Mystery Killer, Serial Killer
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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: 5.45 (Similar)

Criminal Investigation, Detective, Murder Investigation, United States, Usa, Murder, Serial Killer
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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: 5.41 (Similar)

Fbi Agent, Gender In Title, God In Title, Serial Killer, What Happened To Epilogue
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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: 5.36 (Similar)

Film Crew, Masked Killer, Reverse Cowboy Sex Position, Serial Killer, Virginity, Mask, Slasher
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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.

Similarity: 5.34 (Similar)

Bureaucracy, Communism, Murder Of A Child, Reference To Andrei Romanovich Chikatilo, Serial Killer, Execution
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Citizen X (1995) Trailer

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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: 5.21 (Similar)

Black Comedy, Brutality, Hairy Chest, Journalist, Serial Killer
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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: 5.19 (Similar)

Detective, Murder, Serial Killer, Serial Murder, Seven Deadly Sins
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Mil gritos tiene la noche (1984)

3.05 Stars

Horror, Mystery, Thriller

The co-eds of a Boston college campus are targeted by a mysterious killer who is creating a human jigsaw puzzle from their body parts.

Similarity: 5.18 (Similar)

Female Urinating, Male Full Frontal Nudity, Sadistic Psychopath, Serial Killer, Urinating In Fear
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Dawn of the Dead

3.95 Stars

Horror, Thriller

Following an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia S.W.A.T. team members, a traffic reporter, and his television executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.

Similarity: 5.17 (Similar)

Cult Film, Flesh Eating, Low Budget Film, Zombie, Zombie Apocalypse
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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: 5.11 (Similar)

Borderline Personality Disorder, Hooker, Lesbian, Prostitute, Serial Killer, Female Serial Killer
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Donnie Darko (2001)

4.00 Stars

Drama, Mystery, Sci-fi

After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.

Similarity: 5.08 (Similar)

Cult Classic, Cult Film, Imaginary Friend, Mental Illness, Surrealism, Schizophrenic
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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: 5.04 (Similar)

Clairvoyant, Euthanasia, Predicting The Future, Psychic, Serial Killer
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Solace (2016) Trailer

When FBI Special Agent Joe Merriwether (Jeffrey Dean Morg...

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Jigarthanda (2014)

4.15 Stars

Action, Crime, Drama, Comedy

An aspiring director targets a ruthless gangster because he wants to make a violent gangster film. His discreet attempts to research the gangster fail miserably. Finally when he gets caught snooping, things hit the fan.

Similarity: 5.03 (Similar)

Cult Film, Director, Film Director
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Fear Street: 1994 (2021)

3.10 Stars

Drama, Horror, Mystery

A circle of teenage friends accidentally encounter the ancient evil responsible for a series of brutal murders that have plagued their town for over 300 years. Welcome to Shadyside.

Similarity: 5.02 (Similar)

Killer, Murder, Netflix Original, Teenage, Witch, Masked Killer
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The trilogy begins in Shadyside, 1994. In 1994, a group o...

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Khosla Ka Ghosla! (2006)

4.15 Stars

Comedy, Crime, Drama

A Delhi based retired middle class man tries half-heartedly to get his land back from a swindling property dealer with the help of his sons and their friends.

Similarity: 5.02 (Similar)

Cult Film, Exclamation Point In Title, Police, Punctuation In Title, Wall
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A Delhi based retired middle class man tries half-hearted...

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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: 4.96 (Slightly Similar)

Church, Pope, Priest, Serial Killer, Vengeance
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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: 4.96 (Slightly Similar)

Brother Sister Relationship, Precocious Child, Serial Killer, Single Mother, Serial Killer Mocking Police
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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: 4.92 (Slightly Similar)

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

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Ted Bundy (2002)

2.90 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

The story of serial killer Ted Bundy.

Similarity: 4.92 (Slightly Similar)

Electric Chair, Execution, Kidnapping, Serial Killer, Violence
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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: 4.89 (Slightly Similar)

Based On Novel, Homosexual Subtext, Journalist, Newspaper Editor, Serial Killer
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A serial killer has been killing beautiful women in New Y...

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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: 4.87 (Slightly Similar)

Hospital, Jewels, Police Officer, Serial Killer, Wish
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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.

Similarity: 4.87 (Slightly Similar)

Child Murder Investigation, Reference To Sleeping Beauty, Rogue Cop, Rural Setting, Serial Killer
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The Spiral Staircase (1946)

3.65 Stars

Drama, Horror, Mystery

In 1916, a shadowy serial killer is targeting women with "afflictions"; one night during a thunderstorm, the mute Helen feels menaced.

Similarity: 4.85 (Slightly Similar)

Insanity, Murder, Psychological Torment, Serial Killer, Stepmother Stepson Relationship
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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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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: 4.83 (Slightly Similar)

Fingerprint, Murder, Schizophrenia, Secret, Serial Killer, Amateur Photographer
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The Cell (2000)

3.20 Stars

Crime, Horror, Sci-fi

An F.B.I. Agent persuades a social worker, who is adept with a new experimental technology, to enter the mind of a comatose serial killer in order to learn where he has hidden his latest kidnap victim.

Similarity: 4.83 (Slightly Similar)

Coma, Race Against Time, Serial Killer, Subconscious, Violence Against Women, Virtual Reality
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The House on Sorority Row (1983)

3.00 Stars

Horror, Mystery, Thriller

After a seemingly innocent prank goes horribly wrong, a group of sorority sisters are stalked and murdered one by one in their sorority house while throwing a party to celebrate their graduation.

Similarity: 4.83 (Slightly Similar)

Cult Film, Female Nudity, Interrupted Sex, Serial Killer, Sorority
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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: 4.81 (Slightly Similar)

Copycat Crime, Criminal Investigation, New York City, Paralysis, Quadriplegic, Based On Novel, Forensic Evidence, Serial Killer
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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: 4.81 (Slightly Similar)

Female Captain, Female Journalist, Homicide Detective, Serial Killer, Tough Woman, Psychopathic Killer, Revenge, Violence
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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: 4.79 (Slightly Similar)

Drive In, Gun, Rifle, Serial Killer, Sniper
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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: 4.75 (Slightly Similar)

Missing Woman, Police Investigation, Promiscuous Wife, Serial Killer, Snow
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Martin (1979) Movie Poster
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Martin (1979)

3.50 Stars

Drama, Horror

A young man, who believes himself to be a vampire, goes to live with his elderly and hostile cousin in a small Pennsylvania town where he tries to redeem his blood-craving urges.

Similarity: 4.75 (Slightly Similar)

Cult Film, Family Curse, Low Budget Film, Teenage Vampire, Vampire
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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: 4.74 (Slightly Similar)

Character Name In Title, Incest, Murder, Murder Of Family, Serial Killer
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Split Second (1992) Movie Poster
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Split Second (1992)

3.05 Stars

Action, Crime, Horror

In a flooded future London, Detective Harley Stone hunts a serial killer who murdered his partner, and has haunted him ever since. He soon discovers what he is hunting might not be human.

Similarity: 4.74 (Slightly Similar)

Creature, Global Warming, London England, Serial Killer, Water
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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: 4.73 (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

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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: 4.72 (Slightly 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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The police and the public are still baffled that the "Rip...

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Mute Witness (1995) Movie Poster
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Mute Witness (1995)

3.35 Stars

Crime, Horror, Thriller

A mute make-up artist working on a slasher movie being shot in Moscow, is locked in the studio after hours. While there, she witnesses a brutal murder, and must escape capture.

Similarity: 4.71 (Slightly Similar)

Chase, Cult Film, Mute, Russian Mafia, Snuff Movie
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Murder 2 (2011) Movie Poster
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Murder 2 (2011)

3.15 Stars

Action, Crime, Drama

An ex-cop is hired by a pimp to find missing call girls and the man responsible behind their abduction.

Similarity: 4.70 (Slightly Similar)

Beach, Model, Prostitute, Serial Killer, Sex Scene
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An ex-cop is hired by a pimp to find missing call girls a...

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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: 4.69 (Slightly Similar)

1980s, Based On True Story, Neo Noir, Police, Serial Killer, Anti Hero, Criminal Investigation
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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: 4.69 (Slightly 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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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: 4.68 (Slightly 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
Similar to The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)

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

Official Trailer