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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.

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

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

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: 9.79 (Very Similar)

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

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

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: 7.81 (Very Similar)

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

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

The Paper (1994)

3.35 Stars

Comedy, Drama

New York City tabloid editor Henry's faced with tough decisions while he faces several serious life challenges, and a tempting job offer.

Similarity: 6.50 (Similar)

Character Says Stop The Presses, Journalist, Newspaper Editor, Newspaper Reporter, Pregnancy

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

Mildred Pierce

4.00 Stars

Crime, Drama, Film-noir

A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.

Similarity: 6.13 (Similar)

Based On Novel, Dysfunctional Marriage, Ex Husband Ex Wife Relationship, In Medias Res, Ungrateful Daughter, Spoiled Child

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

Maniac (1981)

3.20 Stars

Crime, Drama, Horror

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

Similarity: 6.07 (Similar)

Grindhouse Film, Psychotronic Film, Serial Killer, Slasher, Weirdo

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

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: 5.83 (Similar)

Car, Mexico, Police, Serial Killer, Trip

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

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: 5.78 (Similar)

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

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

Motherless Brooklyn (2019)

3.40 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

In 1950s New York, a lonely private detective afflicted with Tourette's Syndrome ventures to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend.

Similarity: 5.74 (Similar)

1950s, Based On Novel, Detective, Jazz Music, Neo Noir, Tourette Syndrome

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

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: 5.63 (Similar)

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

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

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: 5.54 (Similar)

Drugs, Investigation, Murder, Police Detective, Serial Killer

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

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: 5.44 (Similar)

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

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

True Story (2015)

3.15 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

When disgraced New York Times reporter Michael Finkel meets accused killer Christian Longo - who has taken on Finkel's identity - his investigation morphs into a game of cat-and-mouse.

Similarity: 5.38 (Similar)

Discredited Reporter, Investigative Journalism, Journalist, Murder Trial, Prison Visit

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

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: 5.38 (Similar)

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

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

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: 5.36 (Similar)

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

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

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: 5.36 (Similar)

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

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

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: 5.36 (Similar)

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

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

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: 5.35 (Similar)

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

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

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: 5.32 (Similar)

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

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

On Dangerous Ground (1952)

3.60 Stars

Drama, Film-noir

Rough city cop Jim Wilson is disciplined by his captain and is sent upstate, to a snowy mountain town, to help the local sheriff solve a murder case.

Similarity: 5.24 (Similar)

Based On Novel, Murder, Revenge, Shoulder, Shoulder Holster

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

Flickan som lekte med elden (2009)

3.55 Stars

Action, Crime, Drama

As computer hacker Lisbeth and journalist Mikael investigate a sex-trafficking ring, Lisbeth is accused of three murders, causing her to go on the run while Mikael works to clear her name.

Similarity: 5.22 (Similar)

Journalist, Murder, Strong Female Character, Strong Female Lead, Woman's Bare Butt

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

Chained (2013)

3.20 Stars

Crime, Drama, Horror

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

Similarity: 5.22 (Similar)

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

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

The Rum Diary (2011)

3.10 Stars

Comedy, Drama

American journalist Paul Kemp takes on a freelance job in Puerto Rico for a local newspaper during the 1960s and struggles to find a balance between island culture and the expatriates who live there.

Similarity: 5.21 (Similar)

Based On Novel, Journalist, Newspaper, Puerto Rico, San Juan Puerto Rico

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

Ek Villain (2014)

3.30 Stars

Action, Crime, Drama

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

Similarity: 5.16 (Similar)

Hospital, Jewels, Police Officer, Serial Killer, Wish

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

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: 5.14 (Similar)

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

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

Män som hatar kvinnor (2009)

3.90 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

A journalist is aided by a young female hacker in his search for the killer of a woman who has been dead for forty years.

Similarity: 5.09 (Similar)

Disappearance, Female Hacker, Hacker, Journalist, Violence Against Women, Femme Fatale

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

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: 5.07 (Similar)

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

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

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: 5.07 (Similar)

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

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

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: 5.05 (Similar)

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

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

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: 5.04 (Similar)

Announcing A Murder, Art Lover, Classical Art, Postcard, Serial Killer

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

His Girl Friday (1940)

3.95 Stars

Comedy, Drama, Romance

A newspaper editor uses every trick in the book to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from remarrying.

Similarity: 5.03 (Similar)

Journalist, Mayor, Newspaper, Newspaper Editor, Reporter

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

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: 5.03 (Similar)

Church, Pope, Priest, Serial Killer, Vengeance

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

3.90 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing for forty years by Lisbeth Salander, a young computer hacker.

Similarity: 5.01 (Similar)

Computer Hacker, Hacker, Investigation, Journalist, Punk, Forced Blow Job

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

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: 5.01 (Similar)

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

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

Fat City

3.65 Stars

Drama, Sport

Two men, working as professional boxers, come to blows when their careers each begin to take opposite momentum.

Similarity: 4.97 (Slightly Similar)

Based On Novel, Boxer, Boxing Match, California, Screenplay Adapted By Author, Man Wears Briefs, White Briefs

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

The House That Jack Built (2018)

3.40 Stars

Crime, Drama, Horror

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

Similarity: 4.96 (Slightly Similar)

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

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

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: 4.96 (Slightly Similar)

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

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

Ted Bundy (2002)

2.90 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

The story of serial killer Ted Bundy.

Similarity: 4.88 (Slightly Similar)

Electric Chair, Execution, Kidnapping, Serial Killer, Violence

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

Dahmer

2.80 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

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

Similarity: 4.86 (Slightly Similar)

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

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

No One Killed Jessica (2011)

3.60 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

A journalist, who is more of an activist teams up with the sister of a murdered model, as she gets interested in the case and wants to bring justice to her case.

Similarity: 4.85 (Slightly Similar)

Court, Cover Up, Delhi India, Journalist, Justice

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

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: 4.83 (Slightly Similar)

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

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

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: 4.82 (Slightly Similar)

Anti Hero, Cult Film, Killing Spree, On The Run, Serial Killer, Father Daughter Relationship, First Sex

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

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

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

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: 4.81 (Slightly Similar)

Corruption, Interrogation, Pump Action Shotgun, Rat, Serial Killer, British Criminal, British Police, Corpse, English Criminal, Gloomy

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

Kill the Messenger (2014)

3.45 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

Journalist Gary Webb, California 1996, started investigating CIA's role in the 1980s in getting crack cocaine to the black part of LA to get money and weapons to the Contras/freedom fighters in Nicaragua.

Similarity: 4.77 (Slightly Similar)

Based On True Story, Cocaine, Journalist, Nicaraguan Contras, Smear Campaign

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

Fukushû suru wa ware ni ari (1979)

3.85 Stars

Crime, Drama

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

Similarity: 4.75 (Slightly Similar)

Father Son Relationship, Male Nudity, Man Wears Eyeglasses, Serial Killer, Woman Undresses

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

Family Plot (1976)

3.40 Stars

Comedy, Crime, Drama

A phony psychic/con artist and her taxi driver/actor boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.

Similarity: 4.70 (Slightly Similar)

Based On Novel, Inheritance, Medium, Ransom, San Francisco California

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

3.25 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a murder occurs on the train on which he's travelling, celebrated detective Hercule Poirot is recruited to solve the case.

Similarity: 4.67 (Slightly Similar)

Based On Novel, Hercule Poirot Character, Murder Mystery, Train, Whodunit, Palestine, Private Detective

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

Let Him Go (2020)

3.35 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

A retired sheriff and his wife, grieving over the death of their son, set out to find their only grandson.

Similarity: 4.67 (Slightly Similar)

Final Battle, Final Showdown, Grief, Husband Wife Relationship, Marriage Ceremony, Based On Novel

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

Mrs. Serial Killer (2020)

2.60 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

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

Similarity: 4.67 (Slightly Similar)

Doctor, Karate, Love Affair, Psycho, Serial Killer

Similar to While the City Sleeps (1956)

The Pledge (2001)

3.40 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

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

Similarity: 4.63 (Slightly Similar)

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