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Plot Summary:
After a series of murders throughout the state, single-mother, Amanda, discovers that she is the muse of the infamous serial killer known as, the "Infinity Killer." Every woman killed looks like her and with every death she is sent a photo as a token of the Infinity Killer's affection for her. But when her son is kidnapped, Amanda must make a decision between asking the handsome and charming FBI agent, Carl Sayres, for help or seeking out the killer on her own. Amanda is forced to play the killer's deadly game in order to save her son. Can she outsmart a killer?.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 159
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense
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Silent Hours (2021)
Plot Summary:
Private detective John Duval, an ex-lieutenant commander in the Royal Navy and Naval Intelligence, finds himself the prime suspect in a police hunt for a sexual killer when three women are brutally murdered.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 156 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, surprise ending
Similar in 79%
Mark of a Killer (2019)
Plot Summary:
All serial killers commit murder to satisfy their grand fantasies, but the murderers featured in this true-crime docuseries take it one step further, committing heinous acts that allow them to extend their fantasies and relive the excitement of their crimes again and again.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 107
Genere: Documentary, Crime
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, thrilling
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The Red Spider (2015)
Plot Summary:
Karol, an ordinary young man, runs into a much older man, whom he believes to be a Red Spider, the terrifying serial killer, prowling the streets of Cracow in 1960s. Karol becomes obsessed with the man and spies on him.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Jack the Ripper: The London Slasher (2016)
Plot Summary:
A serial killer walks the streets of Whitechapel, London, attacking and killing women, which later came to be known as the 'Whitechapel murders' stretching from 3 April 1888 to 13 February 1891 included in the London Metropolitan Police Service Investigation.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 371
Genere: Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, slasher, psychotronic
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Death of a Cheerleader (2019)
Plot Summary:
A remake of the cult classic, inspired by Randall Sullivan’s Rolling Stone article of the same name about the real life murder of a popular, affluent and beautiful Northern California high school cheerleader at the hands of a classmate.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 536
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Missing You (2016)
Plot Summary:
A girl who lost her father to a serial killer, a detective and a killer are intertwined in a chaotic relationship and are met with an unprecedented series of events.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, bloody, detective
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Petropolis (2020)
Plot Summary:
Sergey is a Russian athletics champion whose career is destroyed in a moment by a car accident. Then he discovers that while his injuries have diminished his athletic abilities, they have also given him paranormal abilities to see the past, when his heart races too fast. Meanwhile, detective Nastya is trying to stop a maniac who is killing women in the city. And, somehow, all the victims are related to Sergey, who will need to master his new powers to stop the murderer.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 192
Genere: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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The Black Widow Killer (2018)
Plot Summary:
A single mother fears for her life and that of her daughter when they become targets of a serial killer.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 293
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense
Similar in 76%
Mystery at the Opera (2015)
Plot Summary:
The Paris opera house is about to give a performance of Carmen, when a young usherette is killed in one of the boxes. Faustine must prove her fiancé’s innocence before it’s too late.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 123
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense
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Model for Murder: The Centerfold Killer (2016)
Plot Summary:
Supermodels compete for a coveted centerfold spread as a merciless killer stalks the glamorous women. Meanwhile, two detectives attempt to unravel the mystery before the body count mounts.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 213
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: sexy, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, detective, hot
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The Head Hunter (2016)
Plot Summary:
In 1972 the tranquility of a coastal town in California is broken as hitch-hiking girls begin to go missing and corpses start showing up. Welcome to Murder City.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 122
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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The Deal (2015)
Plot Summary:
A cop catches a serial killer who murdered his sister but never finds her body. The lack of closure torments him and drives his brother-in-law insane, who makes a deal with the mafia for revenge.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 797
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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The Robert Yummy Sandifer Story (2015)
Plot Summary:
In 1994 Time Magazine covered the story about a 11 year old child gang member who is coerced by older gang members into committing a string of murders. He also committed other felonious crimes. Yummy is then killed by the older gang members in order to silence him before the authorities could find out who sent 'Yummy' on those murder missions. The storylines used in the movie are based on true events.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 36
Genere: Crime, Music, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 62 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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I'm Not a Killer (2019)
Plot Summary:
One livid dawn, a cold and damp wind blows as a man walks alone through the darkness. Deputy Police Superintendent Francesco Prencipe is on his way to meet his best friend, Judge Giovanni Mastropaolo whom he hasn't seen for almost two years. The men drive for two hours and exchange but a few words. Later that morning, the Judge is found dead, a single gunshot wound to his head. Francesco is the last person who saw him and his fingerprints are the only ones found in the house. But is he the murderer?.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 537
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense
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The Pharmacist (2003)
Plot Summary:
An ecological pharmacist uses ancient Celtic techniques to murder industrial magnates whose practices harm the planet.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 687
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, detective
Similar in 78%
Control (2017)
Plot Summary:
The once unconditional friendship between police officers Vincke and Verstuyft hits a very rough patch when they come up against a series of gruesome murders. Complicating matters even further, a survivor of the killer drives a wedge between them when Verstuyft falls for her charms. Meanwhile, the serial killer has a new victim in sight.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Belgium
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Time of Fear (2002)
Plot Summary:
Time of Fear is a taut psychological thriller thrusting an FBI agent and a grieving father into the dark world of a demented killer. FBI Agent Cheryl Hammer, arrives in a small California town to catch an elusive killer. Seeing no help forthcoming from the Sheriff, she turns to the only other person who can help her, Jack Barone, a grieving father whose daughter, Lisa, was the victim of a similar slaying ten years prior. The killer's clues are a perversion of Biblical punishments for sins: stoning, burning, decapitation. Jack and Agent Hammer turn to Father Patrick, a Catholic priest, for help. As the clock ticks down, a young female friend of Jack's is kidnapped and may become the next casualty. The harrowing rescue of the young woman opens the door to a dark history hidden below the surface, revealing the true identity of the killer and answering the mystery of who killed Jack's daughter.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 220
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Labyrinth (2003)
Plot Summary:
Psychologist Dr. Brennac is asked by a colleague to help with the case of Claude, a patient on trial for multiple murders. Is Claude really guilty of the crimes, or is he a victim of his own mind?.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, mystical, mystic, suspense thriller, intellectual
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Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise (2015)
Plot Summary:
Once a Los Angeles homicide detective, Police Chief Jesse Stone now presides over the quiet, seaside village of Paradise, Massachusetts. When the facts don't add up in a brutal Boston-area murder case, Jesse opens an investigation filled with surprises, unlikely suspects and grave danger. Though it's widely believed the murder was committed by an incarcerated serial killer, Jesse suspects another killer is at large and is hell-bent on bringing him to justice.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, detective
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Happy Face Killer (2014)
Plot Summary:
Serial killer Keith Jesperson murders at least eight women over a five-year span and taunts authorities with disturbing letters and scribbled confessions signed with a happy face.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Murderer (2009)
Plot Summary:
A Hong Kong-set mystery centered on a detective who has been framed for a series of gruesome murders.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 689
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, detective
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Awakening the Zodiac (2017)
Plot Summary:
The story follows a down-on-their-luck couple who discovers a serial killer's film reels. They decide to take the law into their own hands, risking everything for the chance at a $100,000 reward. It isn't long until they find themselves in the killer's lethal cross-hairs.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, exciting, tense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological thriller, suspense
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The Sovereign (2008)
Plot Summary:
For two months a serial killer has been terrorizing the city of St. Petersburg. Every Wednesday a girl between 9 and 12 years old is the victim. The brutality of the maniac plunges city residents into horror. Parents are afraid of leaving their children alone on the street. The press reinforces the atmosphere of fear and hysteria.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 283
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, surprise ending, detective
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Bundy and the Green River Killer (2019)
Plot Summary:
A police detective consults with incarcerated serial killer Ted Bundy to help him catch The Green River Killer. Based on terrifying true life elements which inspired Silence of the Lambs. In 1984, police in Washington State are investigating a spate of serial murders committed by a mysterious man known as The Green River Killer. With no leads to go on, the detective in charge of the case consults with psychologists in an attempt to get inside the mind of the killer. But when that doesn't produce a positive result and the killings continue, the detective realizes that the only way to understand what makes a serial killer tick is to meet one. So he visits the imprisoned Ted Bundy, one of the most notorious serial killers in American history.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychological thriller, psychological, atmospheric, clever, suspense, tense, enigmatic, captivating, suspenseful
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Ragdoll (2021)
Plot Summary:
Detectives look to untangle the case of the Ragdoll Killer, who has killed six people and sewn their bodies into the shape of one grotesque body nicknamed the Ragdoll.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 280 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, thrilling, detective
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Cold Blood (2005)
Plot Summary:
Brian Wicklow is jailed after a killing spree so macabre that he has become one of Britain's most notorious murderers. Vilified by the popular press and despised by fellow inmates, his notoriety is compounded by the fact that detectives, including Jake Osbourne, investigating his crimes have never found the body of his last victim.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 292
Genere: Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Fatma (2021)
Plot Summary:
Reeling from tragedy, a nondescript house cleaner embarks on a murderous streak as she searches for her missing husband and reckons with old wounds.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 40 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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The Monster of Florence (2009)
Plot Summary:
The miniseries tells the eight double murders committed from 1968 to 1985, in the Florentine countryside, where young couples who were massacred appartavano in their cars looking for intimacy. It particularly emphasizes the personal battle of Renzo Rontini, father of Pia killed with her boyfriend Claudio Stefanacci in Vicchio, in Mugello (29 July 1984), in the search for the culprit of the death of his daughter.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 158
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, disturbing
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Blame (2021)
Plot Summary:
While on vacation in rural Wisconsin, five friends seek refuge in a lone building after their vehicle crashes in a vicious snowstorm. With no cell service, the group splits up to find help but when they reunite, one of them is found dead.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 574
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman (2021)
Plot Summary:
Set in a gritty and decadent 1970s America, American Boogeyman follows the elusive and charming killer and the manhunt that brought him to justice involving the detective and the FBI rookie who coined the phrase ‘serial killer’.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological