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Ed Kemper (2025)
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The horrifying true story of Ed Kemper, a cunning and sadistic serial killer shaped by childhood abuse, whose charm masked his grotesque obsession with murder, mutilation, and the ultimate act of revenge on his mother.
Style:
dark, disturbing, psychological thriller, tense, intense, grim, atmospheric, psychological horror, psychological, period drama ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, true crime, violence, violence against women, mother son relationship, childhood trauma, abuse, sociopathy, character study, biopic, revenge, investigation, psychiatry, confession, mutilation, slow burn, small town, courtroom, killer, female nudity, pervert, sexual perversion, dismemberment, insanity ...
Time:
70s, 60s, year 1973, year 1972, year 1969, 1960s
Place:
california
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, dark, disturbing and tense films with plots about true crime, murder, serial killer, investigation, biopic, killing spree and murderer mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Ed Kemper: Ted Bundy (2002), Ed Gein (2000), Citizen X (1995), 492: A Man Called Death (2017), Unabomber: The True Story (1996). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, utah, colorado, seattle, florida
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
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Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
serial killer, corpse, communism, investigation, forensics, murder, police investigation, sexual sadism, train, bureaucracy, true crime, politics ...
Time:
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Place:
russia, soviet union, ussr, california
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, crime drama, suspenseful, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The real story behind the hunt for Theodore J. Kaczynski, later known as the Unabomber, a terrorist who sent several bombs through the mail, alarming authorities and society. The movie follows a postal inspector who tracks down the suspect; a ...
Style:
serious, tension, psychological, dark, suspenseful ...
Plot:
true crime, terrorism, serial killer, biopic, investigation, domestic terrorism, manhunt, obsession, character study, family drama, cat and mouse, ethical dilemma ...
Time:
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81%
Genre: Crime, Thriller, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
dark, tense, psychological thriller, crime drama, sinister ...
Plot:
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Time:
70s
Place:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
On February 15, 1992 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer, one of the world's most infamous serial killers, was convicted of 15 counts of murder and sentenced to 937 years in federal prison. This movie is based on events from his ...
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
ohio, usa, wisconsin
Similarity:
75%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
murder, true crime, exploitation, violence, prostitution, brothel, sexual abuse, human trafficking, investigation, poverty, corruption, hypocrisy ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Henry likes to kill people, in different ways each time. Henry shares an apartment with Otis. When Otis' sister comes to stay, we see both sides of Henry: "the guy next door" and the serial killer.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
80s, year 1986, 20th century
Place:
chicago, usa, midwest, california
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
serial killer, murder investigation, murder, true crime, murderer, homicidal maniac, serial murder, taunting, killing, crime solving, investigation, uncover truth ...
Place:
north america, oregon
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Elizabeth Montgomery plays serial killer, churchgoer, and grandmother Blanch Taylor Moore in this, one of her last films before her untimely passing. Childhood memories of her womanizing and abusive father fill Moore with a hidden rage towards all ...
Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, true crime, female killer, deception, murder mystery, biopic, manipulation, small town, moral ambiguity, golddigger, greed, black widow ...
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Horror, Thriller
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
52%
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
serial killer, mysterious villain, true crime, murder, murder investigation, investigation, killing, crime solving, crime investigation, murder mystery, fbi investigation, uncover truth ...
Similarity:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
utah
Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
The true story of the investigation of the "Zodiac Killer", a serial killer who terrified the San Francisco Bay Area, taunting police with his ciphers and letters. The case becomes an obsession for four men as their lives and careers are ...
Style:
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Audience:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Christine Collins is overjoyed when her kidnapped son is brought back home. But when Christine suspects that the boy returned to her isn't her child, the police captain has her committed to an asylum.
Style:
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Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
los angeles, california, usa, canada, seattle
Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Two of New York's most notorious organized crime bosses, Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, vie for control of the city's streets. Once the best of friends, petty jealousies and a series of betrayals place them on a deadly collision course ...
Style:
crime thriller, historical drama, dark, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, new jersey
Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A narrative feature film inspired by the events known as the Beltway sniper attacks.
Style:
realistic, psychological, disturbing, captivating, educational ...
Plot:
serial killer, on the run, violence spree, partner, on the road, killer, sniper, lawyer, black, african, mental breakdown, small town ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 270 min.
TV show
Story:
Follows the Swedish serial killer and bank robber John Ausonius, nicknamed "Lasermannen", because he used a red laser aiming for his rifle.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, detective, realistic, tension ...
Plot:
serial killer, racism, true crime, police procedural, immigration, xenophobia, investigation, biopic, tragedy, sniper, character study, forensics ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 80s, 90s, year 1992
Place:
stockholm sweden, eastern europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Years after the institutionalizing and abandoning of their mentally unstable daughter, the Kilpatrick family becomes victim to mental instabilities of their own as their past comes back to haunt them.
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, psychological horror, dark, suspense ...
Plot:
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