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Plot Summary:
As Jimmy Keene begins a 10-year prison sentence, he gets an incredible offer: If he can elicit a confession from suspected killer Larry Hall, Jimmy will be freed. Completing this mission becomes the challenge of a lifetime.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 95000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 347 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing, psychological, thrilling, detective, masterpiece
Best tv shows and movies like Black Bird (2022):
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Clarice (2021)
Plot Summary:
In 1993, six months after the events of The Silence of the Lambs, FBI Agent Clarice Starling returns to the field to pursue serial murderers and sexual predators while navigating the high stakes political world of Washington, D.C.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: detective, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, crime thriller, psychological thriller, mystical
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Gap Dong (2014)
Plot Summary:
20 years ago Moo-Yeom’s father was a suspect in the "Gap Dong” serial murder case. Because of the detectives’ oppressive investigation, Moo-Yeom’s father killed himself. Now, Moo-Yeom is a detective and works to capture the killer Gap Dong. The statue of limitations has expired for the serial murder case and Moo-Yeom resigns to the belief that Gap Dong is dead. New clues though for Gap Dong appears in front of Moo-Yeom and he sets out to catch him once and for all.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 412
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: detective, tense, psychological, suspenseful, disturbing, contemplative
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Detective Chinatown (2020)
Plot Summary:
Strange crimes occur in Thailand as the ranking for the world's best detective sees a shift. New detectives come into the picture to tackle three difficult cases.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 264
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: suspense, detective, psychological, tense, captivating, disturbing
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The Snow Girl (2023)
Plot Summary:
When a little girl goes missing during a parade in Málaga, a young newspaper journalist becomes fiercely determined to help Amaya's parents find her.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 273 min
Plot tags:
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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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Those Who Kill (2014)
Plot Summary:
Follows Catherine Jensen, a recently promoted homicide detective who enlists the help of Thomas Schaeffer, a forensic psychologist, to track down serial killers and relentlessly seeks the truth behind the disappearance of her brother.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspenseful, serious, captivating, detective, suspense, noir, realistic, gloomy
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Marnow Murders (2021)
Plot Summary:
The city of Schwerin is melting – it is the hottest summer in years. Detectives Lona Mendt and Frank Elling are on the trail of a serial murderer, who seems to choose his victims randomly. But nothing is as it seems. The detectives have apparently made some powerful enemies that will do everything in their power to keep the truth from coming to light. The further along with their investigation Frank Elling, a devoted husband and father, and the aloof Lona Mendt get, the bigger the obstacles become.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 781
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: tense, enigmatic, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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The Thing About Pam (2022)
Plot Summary:
Based on the 2011 murder of Betsy Faria that resulted in her husband Russ’ conviction, though he insisted he did not kill her. His conviction later was overturned, but the brutal crime set off a chain of events that would expose a diabolical scheme deeply involving Pam Hupp.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 258 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Thorne: Sleepyhead (2010)
Plot Summary:
Thorne Sleepyhead: follows DI Tom Thornes investigation into a mysterious serial killer. His first three victims ended up dead. His fourth was not so fortunate. Alison Willetts is unlucky to be alive. She has survived a stroke, deliberately induced by manipulation of pressure points on the head and neck. She can see, hear and feel, she is aware of everything going on around her, but she is unable to move or communicate. In leaving Alison alive, the police believe the killer's made his first mistake.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Australia, Canada, USA
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, suspenseful, psychological, captivating, suspense, dark, detective, scary, realistic
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Through the Darkness (2022)
Plot Summary:
It deals with the beginning of profilers who had to look into their minds to chase away demons that could not be called human beings in the days when the word profiling was unfamiliar and there was no concept of psychopaths, when a series of vicious criminals such as Yoo Young Chul, Jung Nam Gyu, and Kang Ho Soon appeared. It will be another kind of drama that will give you a sense of immersion and tension that you've never experienced before. The original author, Profiler Kwon Il Yong, became a police officer in 1989 and became the first profiler in Korea in 2000. His name was made public when he profiled serial killers such as Yoo Young Chul and Jung Nam Kyu. Kim Nam Gil will once again attempt a strong transformation by acting as a profiler of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's criminal behavior analysis team, which looks deeper into humans than anyone else and takes a more delicate look at others.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, cerebral
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We Hunt Together (2020)
Plot Summary:
Explore the intoxication of sexual attraction, the dangerous power of emotional manipulation, and how finding a volatile form of solace in another can have dire consequences as two conflicted coppers track down a pair of deadly killers.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, detective, psychological thriller, hardboiled detective, crime thriller, detective series
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Partners for Justice (2018)
Plot Summary:
Baek Beom has worked as a forensic doctor for 10 years. He has a bad personality, but he is excellent with his work. Baek Beom does not open his mind to other people. Eun Sol is a rookie prosecutor with a warm heart. She has a bright personality and she comes from wealth family background. The forensic doctor and prosecutor work together to solve cases.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, psychological, captivating, detective
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Black Ice (2001)
Plot Summary:
There are many vicious cases in Haizhou, and the suspects are collected by Liu Mei, the general manager of Haizhou Building, which is owned by Haizhou Pharmaceutical Group. Wang Jingwen, who specializes in the aesthetics of the public security department, entered the group company as a Hong Kong investor agent and participated in the investigation. Dr. Guo Xiaopeng, the president of the group, is a famous successful person. He and Wang Jingwen saw each other as soon as possible, which turned the hostility of his long-time lover Liu Mei into action.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 26
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: China
Duration: 40 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, disturbing, detective
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Chasing Shadows (2014)
Plot Summary:
Chasing Shadows' follows a team of special operatives who are tracking down serial killers.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, detective, crime drama, captivating, suspense
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Manhunt (2017)
Plot Summary:
An in-depth look at how an FBI profiler helped track down the terrorist Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 63000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 817 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, detective, anthology, enigmatic, captivating, suspenseful, psychological, psychological thriller, inspirational
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The Act (2019)
Plot Summary:
Dee Dee Blanchard is overprotective of her daughter, Gypsy, who is trying to escape the toxic relationship she has with her mother. Gypsy's quest for independence opens up a Pandora's box of secrets, which ultimately leads to murder. The stranger-than-fiction true-crime series is based on a 2016 BuzzFeed article that detailed the shocking 2015 crime. Oscar winner Patricia Arquette and Oscar nominee Chloë Sevigny star in the Hulu original series.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 425 min
Plot tags: suspense, disturbing, rough, anthology, thought provoking, psychological, anime, southern gothic, humorous, fun
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The Lincoln Lawyer (2022)
Plot Summary:
Sidelined after an accident, hotshot Los Angeles lawyer Mickey Haller restarts his career — and his trademark Lincoln — when he takes on a murder case.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 61000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, psychological
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Defending Jacob (2020)
Plot Summary:
A family’s lives are irreparably disrupted when the 14-year-old son is accused of murdering a fellow classmate.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 64000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 402 min
Plot tags: suspense, detective, serious, captivating, social, philosophical, atmospheric, intellectual, slasher, anthology
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Manhunt (2019)
Plot Summary:
The true story of London Metropolitan police detective Colin Sutton's manhunt for serial killer Levi Bellfield.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: detective, exciting, suspense, rough, captivating, disturbing, crime drama
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Mr. Mercedes (2017)
Plot Summary:
A demented serial killer taunts a retired police detective with a series of lurid letters and emails, forcing the ex-cop to undertake a private, and potentially felonious, crusade to bring the killer to justice before he can strike again. Based on the bestselling novel by Stephen King.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, tense, captivating, neo noir
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The Staircase (2022)
Plot Summary:
An exploration of the life of Michael Peterson, his sprawling North Carolina family, and the suspicious death of his wife, Kathleen Peterson.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 519 min
Plot tags: suspense, entertaining, detective, historical drama, crime thriller, queer cinema
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The Chestnut Man (2021)
Plot Summary:
A young woman is found brutally murdered in a Copenhagen playground. Above her hangs a small doll made of chestnuts. Adapted from the acclaimed novel.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 52000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: enigmatic, brutal, tense, captivating, psychological, detective, twisted, suspense, disturbing, serious
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Under the Banner of Heaven (2022)
Plot Summary:
A devout detective's faith is tested as he investigates a brutal murder that seems to be connected to an esteemed Utah family's spiral into LDS fundamentalism and their distrust in the government.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 472 min
Plot tags: spiritual, teen, thrilling, detective
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Dexter: New Blood (2021)
Plot Summary:
Set 10 years after Dexter Morgan went missing in the eye of Hurricane Laura, he is now living under an assumed name in Upstate New York, far from his original home in Miami.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 98000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 529 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological, detective, anime, crime thriller, thrilling
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Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022)
Plot Summary:
Across more than a decade, 17 teen boys and young men were murdered by convicted killer Jeffrey Dahmer. How did he evade arrest for so long?.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 148000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 534 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological, slasher, sexual, historical drama, thrilling, psychological thriller
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The Following (2013)
Plot Summary:
Notorious serial killer Joe Carroll, after being found guilty of murdering 14 female students on the Virginia college campus where he taught literature, escapes from death row. The FBI calls former agent Ryan Hardy to consult on the case, as he was the one responsible for Carroll’s capture in 2003. Ryan, working closely with an FBI team, including Mike Weston and FBI Specialist Debra Parker, piece together the ever-growing web of murders orchestrated by the devious Carroll.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 91000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, captivating, realistic, detective, dramatic, tense, disturbing, scary, psychological
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Prodigal Son (2019)
Plot Summary:
The son of a notorious serial killer becomes an acclaimed criminal psychologist who uses his unique insight into how killers think to help the NYPD.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: psychological, psychological thriller, suspense, disturbing, detective, exciting, surprise ending, thrilling, clever, suspenseful
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Mayor of Kingstown (2021)
Plot Summary:
Set in a small Michigan town where the only industry remaining are federal, state, and private prisons, the story follows the McClusky family, the power brokers between the police, criminals, inmates, prison guards and politicians, in a city completely dependent on prisons and the prisoners they contain.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, psychological, crime thriller, thrilling, detective
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Mindhunter (2017)
Plot Summary:
An agent in the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit develops profiling techniques as he pursues notorious serial killers and rapists.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 323000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: psychological thriller, detective, psychological, thought provoking, crime drama, thrilling, suspense, disturbing, exciting, retro