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Plot Summary:
The vips of italian television disappear in a mysterious way. Two detectives, Lucia and Franco, try to investigate in this mystery, drowning into a strange world, where the leader is the powerful star Sonia Norton.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 450
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags:
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An Impossible Crime (2001)
Plot Summary:
Thriller about the murder by poisoning of a famous lawyer.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 86
Genere: Crime, Mystery
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: surprise ending
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Loos (1989)
Plot Summary:
A lawyer must defend a nightclub owner accused of committing a crime-of-passion.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 175
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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Lesson in Murder (2022)
Plot Summary:
Masaya is a university student, but he attends a school that's not his ideal school. His days are generally gloomy. One day, he receives a letter from serial killer Haimura. He was convicted for nine murders and received the death penalty. Back when Haimura was committing his murders, he ran a bakery store. At that time, Masaya was a middle-school student and a customer at his bakery store. According to the letter, Haimura confesses to having committed eight murders, but he insists that he did not commit the last murder. Masaya begins to investigate the last murder case involving Haimura.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 451
Genere: Crime, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags:
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The Puzzle of the Red Orchid (1962)
Plot Summary:
Rival gangsters from Chicago move to London and attempt to extort money from rich Britons.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 656
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: West Germany
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags:
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Death Notice (2022)
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
Plot tags:
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The Angel Maker (2023)
Plot Summary:
'The Angel Maker' is a psychological crime thriller following Laura, a cyber crimes detective pursuing a brutal serial killer.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags:
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Polish Death (1995)
Plot Summary:
Young man frustrated with his life and pointless job becomes one of the suspects in serial killer investigation, but he suspects someone else.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 29
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags:
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The Parallel Corpses (1982)
Plot Summary:
No overview found.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 114
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags:
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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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The Squeaker (1963)
Plot Summary:
Scotland Yard investigates a series of murders where the victims have died by snake venom poisoning.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 969
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: West Germany, France
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags:
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Homejack (2016)
Plot Summary:
A serial killer nicknamed "Jack the Ripper" is murdering women in their own homes. While the media is reporting on his latest victims, Natsuko's husband leaves on a business trip. As soon as her husband is gone, her lover arrives for some quick sex. Then there's a knock on the door.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 48
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags:
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Angels of Terror (1971)
Plot Summary:
An Australian woman arrives in London to search for her sister who she finds is involved with a heroin smuggling gang. The gang itself is under attack from an unknown rival, who is methodically assassinating them with a shot to the head.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 537
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: West Germany, UK
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, poliziottesco
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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
Plot tags:
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The Goya Murders (2019)
Plot Summary:
Madrid, Spain. A mysterious serial killer murders art collectors and uses their bodies to reproduce scenes from “Los caprichos,” a famous series of drawings by Spanish painter Francisco de Goya….
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 977
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, Belgium
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, suspenseful, rough, surprise ending, noir
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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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The Playbirds (1978)
Plot Summary:
In order to unmask a pathological killer who is targeting the beautiful centrefolds of Playbirds magazine, a sexy policewoman Lucy Sheridan puts her life and reputation on the line by sleeping with millionaire publisher Harry Dougan. The Chief Superintendant and Police Commissioner are keeping a close eye on her, but time is running out fast.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 499
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: slasher, sensual, cult classic, sex comedy, independent film, cult film
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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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Diabolik (2021)
Plot Summary:
1960s, the city of Clerville. The forthcoming visit of heiress Eva Kant, who'll be bringing a famous pink diamond with her, catches the attention of Diabolik, the infallible and elusive thief whose real identity is unknown: while trying to steal the jewel, he finds himself bewitched by Eva's charm, a feeling she may be reciprocating. But the police, led by Inspector Ginko, is rapidly closing in on him.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Nothing Underneath (1985)
Plot Summary:
Thriller in Milan, Italy, where a serial killer uses scissors to assassinate top-models. A Yellowstone park ranger, from Usa, arrives in the city to protect his sister, but she has vanished. The guy will meet a lot of people and will know the (sometimes dangerous) world of international jet-set. But soon the killer will search for him too.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: slasher, surprise ending, detective, slasher horror
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In the Deep Woods (1992)
Plot Summary:
A friend of Joanna has been killed by a serial killers who leaves the bodies in the woods. A strange guy who says is a private detective: Joanna begins to fear he might be the killer.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 752
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: crime thriller, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Room of Death (2007)
Plot Summary:
While on a joyride with the headlights turned off, two men hit and kill another man carrying a satchel full of money. The two men decide to take the money and throw the body into a pond and bury the money in a coal hill. The next morning the police discover the body of a kidnapped 12-year blind girl, Melody, in a warehouse near the site of the hit-and-run. They determine that the kidnapper saw the girl's father bringing the ransom to him and also witnessed the hit-and-run and the men stealing the ransom.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: disturbing, rough, suspenseful, enigmatic, twisted, queer horror, scary, serious, realistic
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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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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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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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Tropic of Cancer (1972)
Plot Summary:
A couple on holiday in Haiti become involved in a series of savage murders linked to a doctors a new invention, a drug with extreme side effects.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 575
Genere: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, Haiti
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags:
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Pendulum (2001)
Plot Summary:
The nature and lure of power: in Dallas, a councilman is on trial for corruption, the D.A. is running for the US Senate, a serial killer is slashing prostitutes, and a professor is murdered. Amanda Reeve is assigned to investigate the law-school killing. She hears rumors that the dead man offered women students good grades in exchange for sex. The trail leads her to two wealthy, beautiful students whose alibi is provided by a librarian. At the same time, the cops close in on the slasher. Meanwhile, Amanda misses her former lover, next in line to become D.A., and a reporter is fired for getting close to the truth about the Senate candidate. Is a cover-up or conspiracy in the works?.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 378
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, tense, disturbing, independent film
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The Factory (2012)
Plot Summary:
An obsessed cop is on the trail of a serial killer prowling the streets of Buffalo, N.Y. but when his teenage daughter disappears, he drops any professional restraint to get the killer.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Canada, USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, exciting, rough, realistic, scary, serious, psychological, suspense, psychotronic, crime drama
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When the Bough Breaks (1994)
Plot Summary:
A police detective investigates the apparent serial killing of several children which is linked to an institutionalized, autistic child.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: scary, rough, psychological, serious, tense, suspenseful, psychological thriller, independent film
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The Alphabet Killer (2008)
Plot Summary:
Based on the true story of double killings occurring in Rochester, NY during the 80’s and the troubled police officer determined to solve them, with or without the help of her department.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, realistic, suspenseful, psychological thriller, suspense, crime thriller, twisted, slasher