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Plot Summary:
In Hong Kong, a vigilante serial killer leaves death notices, stating when and how he will murder a victim. Even if the victim reports it to the police and receives protection, the killer can easily break through and execute them. In response, the police set up a special task force and reveals a major conspiracy hidden behind.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 173
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min
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School Day of the Dead (2000)
Plot Summary:
Some students decide to set up a play written by one of their classmates, who has commited suicide. The play is based on a tragic and mysterious legend about a love affair between two teachers at the school long ago. Some girls then accidentally stumble over some information about the legend, and the girl who commited suicide. Shortly after, the girls start turning up dead in seeming accidents.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 237
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: surprise ending
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Subtle Seduction (2008)
Plot Summary:
After Vanessa discovers her boyfriend has been unfaithful she vows to take control of the situation. Using his one weakness to her advantage she quiets him and moves on to her next victim. With each murder she becomes bolder and even a police investigation doesn’t stop her. Will an undercover cop have what it takes to collect the evidence he needs before he becomes her next victim?.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 57
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Crimes of Petiot (1972)
Plot Summary:
Some deeds done by a Nazi in France during World War II lead to more killings in the present. Are they revenge, or is there another motive? Both civilians and police tries to solve the mystery.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 68
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, War
Country: Spain, East Germany
Duration: 85 min
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The Missing (1999)
Plot Summary:
When her child is missing an Australian mother calls for an priest from Italy she has not seen in years.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 51
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia, Italy
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: detective
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Woo dung saai yan si gin (2002)
Plot Summary:
Pop star Anna has been kidnapped. Kidnapper Jash uploads the video clip of Anna being tortured onto the internet, which instantly becomes the talk of Hong Kong. A week later, Jash contacts the police, asking not for a ransom but for retired police inspector Mo to be his police contact. Inspector Mo eventually discovers through a tabloid magazine that a self-proclaimed psychic named Shana had phoned a radio program on the day of the kidnapping to warn of the incident.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 54
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, suspense, suspenseful
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Night Visions (1990)
Plot Summary:
Stubborn detective Tom Mackey, assigned to a Los Angeles murder case involving a couple of serial killings, gets increasingly frustrated with the dead end leads he's following and the lack of appreciation he gets from his chief, police captain Keller. Enter Dr. Sally Powers, a fresh, clean cut psychology graduate who possesses supernatural powers. In a loose partnership the twosome gradually succeed in unraveling the killer's motive and working-pattern. This leaves only one person that would fit the profile.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 505
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: splatter, detective
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Dark Angel (1996)
Plot Summary:
Homicide detective Walter D'Arcangelo is the only link to a serial killer who preys on adulterous women. Walter must confront his past in order to prove himself innocent before more women are killed.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 356
Genere: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
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The Hatter's Ghost (1982)
Plot Summary:
A hatter in a provincial town (Michel Serrault) leads the life of a respectable citizen but is in fact a serial murderer. The only person to suspect this is his neighbour the tailor (Charles Asnavour).
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: neo noir, anthology, cult film
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The Zombie Walks (1968)
Plot Summary:
A serial killer who calls himself "The Laughing Corpse" dresses up in a skeleton costume and kills his victims with a poison-filled scorpion-shaped ring.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 562
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: West Germany
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: detective
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Dead on Sight (1994)
Plot Summary:
A psychic woman has visions of the Clock Killer's past and future murders.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 318
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: crying, independent film, weeping
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The Execution (2021)
Plot Summary:
For more than 10 years, Russian police forces have tried to stop the country’s smartest and most wanted serial killer. But even when he gets caught, nobody can prove his guilt. As the manhunt intensifies, the investigation grows increasingly personal between the detective and the suspect.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags:
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The Perfumier (2022)
Plot Summary:
To regain her sense of smell and get back her lover, a detective joins forces with a perfume maker who uses deadly methods to create the perfect scent.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: detective
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August 15 (2011)
Plot Summary:
The film is a sequel to the 1988 film August 1, which was directed by Sibi Malayil, and written by S. N. Swamy. Following from August 1, Mammootty plays the character of the Crime Branch officer Perumal who investigates into an attempt of assassination on the chief minister of Kerala on the 15th of August, the Independence Day of India.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 300
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration:
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One Step Behind (2005)
Plot Summary:
Shortly after police discovers the murder of three friends, police inspector Wallander finds his friend and colleague Svedberg dead. First, it is believed that Svedberg killed himself but Wallander soon discovers links between Svedberg, the three friends and a fourth person, a young woman in a mental hospital.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Denmark, Germany
Duration: 101 min
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Evil Judgment (1984)
Plot Summary:
A girl starts her own investigation after the police fail to catch a local serial killer.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 146
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: slasher, bloody, independent film
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Naked City: A Killer Christmas (1998)
Plot Summary:
An ambitious reporter gets in their way of two cops assigned to investigate a serial killer who became active around Christmas time.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 215
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: detective
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The Monster of Florence (1986)
Plot Summary:
A string of sex murders has been plaguing Florence for almost 15 years, in which a serial killer brutally murders couples who are sneaking "a quickie" in public areas. A writer who is doing research for a book about the crimes sets out to uncover the identity of the killer, aided by his beautiful girlfriend. Based on a true story.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 271
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags:
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The Chosen (2005)
Plot Summary:
A couple of brutal and mysterious murders point to Uppsala University. Johan, a last year student at the police academy, gets involved in the investigation. He enrolls a course at the University in order to, under cover, track down the killer.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 879
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story (1992)
Plot Summary:
Michael Carlin, a teacher, has been having an affair with a much younger fellow teacher Carolyn Warmus. When his wife is murdered, the police suspect him due to inconsistencies in his alibi, and no evidence points to anyone else.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 186
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags:
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Revenge: A Love Story (2010)
Plot Summary:
A serial murderer has brutally killed several policemen and their pregnant wives. After a quick investigation, the murderer is revealed to be Kit, whom the case's detective-in-charge knows from a previous case. Once upon a time, Kit was an innocent boy in a rural village who also has a crush on naïve high school student Wing. After the death of Wing's grandmother, Kit rescues Wing from a foster care facility, and the two quickly fall in love. However, their romance ends prematurely when a local policeman arrests them. The events that follow lay the seeds for Kit's terrifying path to vengeance.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: rough, bleak, tense, suspenseful, sexy, controversial, serious, realistic, hot
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Thesis on a Homicide (2013)
Plot Summary:
Roberto is a specialist in Criminal Law whose life is thrown into chaos when he becomes convinced that Gonzalo, one of his best students, has committed a brutal murder right in front of the Faculty of Law. Determined to uncover the truth he begins a personal investigation that will soon become an obsession.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: realistic, suspense, suspenseful, tense, mind bending, crime drama, mind blowing, serious, ambiguous ending
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The Treatment (2014)
Plot Summary:
Inspector Nick Cafmeyer seems to have it all - looks, brains and a successful career. But a dark cloud hangs over his life: since the age of nine, he has been haunted by the unsolved disappearance of his younger brother, Bjorn. Plettinckx, a known sex offender, was questioned but quickly released. Plettinckx lives close by and takes fiendish pleasure in harassing Nick. Then, when a disturbing case comes to light involving a missing nine-year-old, Nick heads a massive search which turns into a relentless manhunt.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Belgium
Duration: 131 min
Plot tags: disturbing, psychological, suspenseful, tense, bleak, serious, biting, psychological thriller, sexy, gothic
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Loves Music, Loves To Dance (2001)
Plot Summary:
In order to solve the mystery of her best friend's murder, Darcy decides to date each one of her friend's on-line pals to see which one of them might have something to do with it.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 412
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags:
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Second Chances (2010)
Plot Summary:
Two years ago reporter Kate Fisher's interview with the man who turned out to be a serial killer sparked public outrage. Not believing that this man was in fact the September Slayer - led to another senseless murder. Had Kate turned over the interview to the authorities would Laura Rose still be alive? After losing her husband, her job and sense of self, she is now making a fresh start as a professor of ethics in the media. But someone out there can't forget her past. Kate must figure out which one of her students wants her dead before it's too late for her and her young son.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 393
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, emotional, crime drama
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The Man on the Balcony (1993)
Plot Summary:
A serial-killer attacks and murders young girls in the parks of Stockholm. The police have trouble finding any evidence to find the killer. But when a newsstand is robbed in one of the parks while the murderer strikes again, police inspector Martin Beck believes that the robber may be an important witness. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, rough, bleak, serious, realistic
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6th Commandment Cross (2012)
Plot Summary:
Meet Leonard, a man who will help you die with a smile on your face. A young attorney meets his client for the first time, a serial killer known as the "Smiley Face Killer", whose victims all died with a smile on their faces.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 104
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, psychological, captivating, exciting, rough, realistic, suspenseful, slasher
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Too Beautiful to Die (1988)
Plot Summary:
The models of an agency are invited to a party by the owner of the agency, Alex. During the party, Alex is playing games in his computer and it looks like the girls have the house to themselves, but there's another guest…. and an accident happens - a fatal accident. This will start a string of murders - all those that were at that party begin to fall one by one. The police intervene, investigations are made, but the killer is like an elusive shadow….
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 612
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: slasher, surprise ending, suspense, slasher horror
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Murder Eleven (2013)
Plot Summary:
A serial killer is loose on the streets of Atlantic City. His ten victims are prostitutes, his methods are ruthless and yet his motives are unknown. Two embattled homicide detectives, Mayfield and Jesse, are in a race against time to catch this killer. They have just a few hours to utilize all of their resources and prevent murder number eleven. But with very few leads, very little support, and luck playing against them they are in for a long night because being wrong is unforgiving and number eleven is already gone.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 246
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, suspense, slasher, mind bending, realistic
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The Night Stalker (2016)
Plot Summary:
An account of serial killer Richard Ramírez and his rampage in California during the mid-1980s.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 897
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, rough, suspense, slasher, suspenseful, psychological horror, psychotronic
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Switchback (1997)
Plot Summary:
FBI agent Dennis Quaid tries to catch a serial killer who kidnapped his son.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, exciting, intense, rough, serious, realistic, clever, surprise ending, psychological