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Murder by Decree (1979)
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Sherlock Holmes is drawn into the case of Jack the Ripper who is killing prostitutes in London's East End. Assisted by Dr. Watson, and using information provided by a renowned psychic, Robert Lees, Holmes finds that the murders may have its roots in a Royal indiscretion and that a cover-up is being managed by politicians at the highest level, all of whom happen to be Masons.
Style:
disturbing, suspense, gothic, atmospheric, suspenseful, gothic horror, period piece, serious, factual, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
sherlock holmes, conspiracy, jack the ripper, private detective, serial killer, secret society, murder, danger, anarchist, killer, politics, psychic, fortune telling, who done it, strong violent content, good versus evil, woman in danger, murderer, prostitute, morgue, graffiti, mental patient, surgeon, theater, fog ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, year 1979, turn of the century, 1880s, 1800s, 70s ...
Place:
england, london, europe, scotland
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Most similar movies to Murder by Decree
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, realistic and detective films with plots about murder, deadly, investigation, who done it, serial killer, danger and law enforcement mostly in Mystery, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Murder by Decree: Jack the Ripper (1988), The Raven (2012), Without a Clue (1988), From Hell (2001), Ripper Street (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 91 min.
TV show
Story:
Jack the Ripper was a 1988 two-part television movie/mini-series portraying a fictionalized account of the hunt for Jack The Ripper, the killer responsible for the Whitechapel murders of 1888. The series coincided with the 100th anniversary of the ...
Style:
serious, atmospheric, suspenseful, tense, detective ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, jack the ripper, multiple suspects, murder, mortician, murder of a prostitute, killer, police detective, danger, forensics, psychopath, police ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, 1800s, turn of the century, 1880s
Place:
scotland yard, england, london, europe, east end london
Similarity:
100%
90K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Spain, Hungary
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A fictionalized account of the last days of Edgar Allan Poe's life, in which the poet is in pursuit of a serial killer whose murders mirror those in the writer's stories.
Style:
gothic, psychological, period piece, gothic horror, costume drama ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, murder mystery, investigation, police investigation, who done it, edgar allan poe, police detective, riddles and clues, writer's life, writers, murder investigation, murder ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, year 2012, 1840s, edwardian era ...
Place:
maryland, baltimore, former yugoslavia, usa, paris france ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Sherlock Holmes is as dashing as ever, but with a little secret: Dr. Watson is the brains behind the operation. When Reginald Kincaid, the actor he has hired to play Holmes becomes insufferable, Watson fires him and tries to go out on his own, but ...
Style:
parody, spoof, entertaining, humorous, detective ...
Plot:
private detective, who done it, farce, investigation, sherlock holmes, comedy of errors, disorder, hidden identity, storytelling, doctor, actor, drunkenness ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s, victorian era
Place:
england, europe, london
Similarity:
100%
171K
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Czech Republic
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Frederick Abberline is an opium-huffing inspector from Scotland Yard who falls for one of Jack the Ripper's prostitute targets in this Hughes brothers adaption of a graphic novel that posits the Ripper's true identity.
Style:
gothic, atmospheric, suspense, scary, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, jack the ripper, freemason, conspiracy, graphic violence, a vision, police investigation, murder of a prostitute, violent, prostitution, who done it, life is a bitch ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, 1880s, year 2001, 1800s ...
Place:
england, london, britain, ireland, europe ...
Similarity:
67%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 59 min.
TV show
Story:
A drama set in the East End of London in 1889, during the aftermath of the "Ripper" murders. The action centres around the notorious H Division – the police precinct from hell – which is charged with keeping order in the chaotic ...
Style:
atmospheric, tense, serious, suspenseful, gothic ...
Plot:
serial killer, victorian england, danger, murder, victim, jack the ripper, police detective, multiple suspects, investigator, urban, detective inspector, murder investigation ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, future, 1890s, 1880s
Place:
england, london, ireland, britain, europe ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
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Story:
Whitechapel is a British television drama series produced by Carnival Films, in which detectives in London's Whitechapel district deal with murders which replicate historical crimes. The first series was first broadcast in the UK on 2 February ...
Style:
tense, rough, detective, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, forensics, police detective, jack the ripper, murderer, murder investigation, police investigation, victim, law enforcement, team, traditional versus modern, hunt down ...
Time:
victorian era, 21st century
Place:
england, london, europe, east end london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
TV show
Story:
From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
Style:
clever, realistic, captivating, detective, serious ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
investigation, whodunit, private detective, murder, murder mystery, danger, murder investigation, who done it, riddles and clues, multiple suspects, private investigator, uncover truth ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century
Place:
england, london, united kingdom, europe
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When Watson reads from the newspaper there have been two similar murders near Whitechapel in a few days, Sherlock Holmes' sharp deductive is immediately stimulated to start its merciless method of elimination after observation of every ...
Style:
gothic, gothic horror, slasher, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
jack the ripper, private detective, sherlock holmes, serial killer, atmosphere, freemason, killer, murder, who done it, woman in danger, police detective, law enforcement ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1880s
Place:
england, europe, london
Similarity:
34%
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The scene of the crime is Whitechapel, the same London district notorious for the recent attacks of Jack the Ripper. Three monks are found dead, the apparent victims of a vampire - now, someone else is out for blood. Or is it something else? As ...
Style:
serious, atmospheric, suspenseful, suspense, gothic ...
Plot:
sherlock holmes, private detective, curse, vampire, dracula, uncover truth, investigation, riddles and clues, escapades, partners against crime, danger, partner ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
london, england, europe, scotland yard
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A series of murders has shaken the community to the point where people believe that only a legendary creature from dark times – the mythical Golem – must be responsible.
Style:
gothic, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, confession, murder, hanging, detective inspector, murder trial, fame, actress, police inspector, death sentence, diary ...
Time:
victorian era, 1880s, 19th century, 1870s
Place:
scotland yard, london
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Romania, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Early in his crime-solving career, Sherlock Holmes attempts to prevent Moriarty from cornering the heroin market.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, psychedelic, mind bending ...
Plot:
sherlock holmes, private detective, serial killer, murder, drug dealing, investigation, mind game, riddles and clues, criminal heroes, chase, rivalry, obsessive quest ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
Place:
london, europe, england, big ben london
Similarity:
26%
162K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Adventurer James Keziah Delaney returns to London from Africa in 1814 along with fourteen stolen diamonds to seek vengeance after the death of his father.
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, serious, rough, period piece ...
Plot:
british empire, family business, incest overtones, murder, brother sister incest, witchcraft, greed, adventurer, investigation, conspiracy, incest, dark secret ...
Time:
19th century, 1810s, victorian era, georgian era, regency period
Place:
england, britain, united kingdom, syria, usa ...
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The corpse of a shabbily dressed young woman has been discovered in the mud flats of the Thames at low tide. Police assume she's a prostitute, but Dr. Watson suspects something more and goes to his old friend Holmes, now retired and at very ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, detective, mind bending
Plot:
sherlock holmes, private detective, murder mystery, lookalikes, serial killer, murder, investigation, mastermind, who done it, life is a bitch, hotshot hero, prodigy ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, edwardian era
Place:
england, london, europe
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Holmes (Peter Cushing) and Dr. Watson (John Mills) ponder cases in which the victims seem to have been scared to death.
Style:
detective, realistic, serious, scary, rough ...
Plot:
private detective, investigation, murder, kidnapping, rescue, ego clash, amateur detective, danger, rivalry, aging, law enforcement, who done it ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s
Place:
london, europe, england
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Sir Charles Baskerville dies on the moor under mysterious circumstances and rumors abound about a demonic hound. When the American heir arrives to take charge, a family friend calls in Holmes and Watson to get to the heart of the mystery.
Style:
detective, gothic, spooky, tense, serious ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
sherlock holmes, curses spells and rituals, dog attack, folk horror, whodunit, supernatural, private detective, riddles and clues, who done it, estate, danger, mysterious character ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Sherlock Holmes comes to the aid of his friend Henry Baskerville, who is under a family curse and menaced by a demonic dog that prowls the bogs near his estate and murders people.
Style:
detective, natural horror, serious, scary, tense ...
Plot:
sherlock holmes, animal attack, private detective, investigation, dog, murder, curse, swamp, undercover, ghost, estate, supernatural ability ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville is blamed on a longstanding curse that has followed the Baskerville family for two hundred years. Enigmatic sleuth Sherlock Holmes is on the case to uncover the truth about a monstrous, supernatural ...
Style:
tense, atmospheric, suspenseful, detective, suspense ...
Plot:
sherlock holmes, private detective, swamp, curse, who done it, monster, investigation, mysterious character, uncover truth, murder, rivalry, deadly creature ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Mary Morstan has received a pearl in the post every year since her father's disappearance; this leads Holmes and Watson to the truth about a secret pact between four convicts during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Style:
detective, realistic, exciting, mind bending, serious ...
Plot:
sherlock holmes, chase, british empire, murder, police detective, spy, writers, river, doctor, private detective, ego clash, investigation ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
Place:
england, india, london
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A BBC adaptation of the Victorian "penny dreadful" tale of 18th century "demon barber" Sweeney Todd, of Fleet Street, who cuts the throats of unsuspecting clients in his London shop.
Style:
gothic, stylized, suspenseful, disturbing, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, cannibalism, obsession, vengeance, cannibal, dark hero, violent, haunted by the past, revenge, murder, barber, murder mystery ...
Time:
18th century, victorian era, 19th century
Place:
london, england, europe
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
Story:
At the height of the London blitz, Dr Lennox Collins, pioneer of the new forensic science, is enlisted by DI Wilkins after prostitute Mary Williams is strangled and a swastika carved on her tongue.
Style:
realistic, stylized, period piece, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
world war two, serial killer, investigation, forensics, partner, law enforcement, danger, life is a bitch, world war, murder mystery, intrigue, unconventional method ...
Time:
year 1940, 20th century, 1940s
Place:
england, london
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Sherlock Holmes and his intrepid companion, Dr. Watson solve the mysteries of the disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax, Thor Bridge, Shoscombe Old Place, the Boscombe Valley, an illustrious client, and a creeping man.
Style:
detective, spiritual, anthology, realistic, mind bending ...
Plot:
sherlock holmes, private detective, victorian england, investigation, who done it, serial killer, police, spirituality, writers, private investigator, partners against crime, rivalry ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
Place:
england
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are called in to unravel a mysterious curse that has plagued the Baskerville family for generations. When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead, his heir, Sir Henry, begs Holmes to save him from the terrifying ...
Style:
gothic, scary, atmospheric, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
sherlock holmes, private detective, murder, heir, nosy, mysterious character, supernatural, deadly creature, danger, partners against crime, curses spells and rituals, winter ...
Time:
19th century, edwardian era, turn of the century, victorian era
Place:
england, london, europe
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Nicholas Brendon is a grieving husband out to ruin a man (Vincent Ventresca) he blames for ruining his marriage by targeting his family.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
psychopath, serial killer, haunted by the past, obsession, murder, love affair, memory loss, race against time, neighbor, danger, who done it, woman in danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
texas
Similarity:
19%
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Sam Alex, an ex-police officer, resorts to alcohol to ease the pain of his family loss. His life turns around when he is called to investigate a series of murders executed in a similar fashion.
Style:
suspense, tense, unusual plot structure, slasher, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, revenge, alcoholic, murder mystery, psychic, police officer, police, violence, chase, killing spree, death ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984–1985), The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986–1988), The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1991–1993) and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994), collectively known as Sherlock Holmes, are a series of ...
Style:
detective, serious, stylized, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
private detective, sherlock holmes, investigation, who done it, riddles and clues, partners against crime, victorian england, murder, mastermind, ego clash, talented, danger ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1880s
Place:
britain
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A London detective tracking a serial killer finds the killers "truth or die" methods take him to New York to solve the case.
Style:
serious, rough, suspenseful, suspense, detective ...
Plot:
serial killer, amateur detective, police investigation, danger, law enforcement, riddles and clues, private detective, dishonesty, murder, who done it, murderous pair, gory ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, england, new york
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Dr. Arthur Calgary visits the Argyle family to return an address book lost some time ago by Jack Argyle, only to find out that Jack has been executed for the murder of his mother. Calgary can prove that Jack was innocent. In spite of opposition from ...
Style:
realistic, serious, disturbing, suspenseful, grindhouse ...
Plot:
amateur detective, murder, uncover truth, injustice, frame up, death row, false accusation, legal, law enforcement, murder mystery, incest, investigation ...
Time:
20th century, 50s
Place:
england, canada, antarctica
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
In Seoul, parts not matching of severed copses of three men are found in cars and bags left in public spaces...
Style:
disturbing, rough, suspenseful, serious, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police detective, police, investigation, murder, psychopath, mind game, dangerous attraction, detective inspector, law enforcement, reluctant partners, danger, woman in danger ...
Time:
90s, year 1999
Place:
seoul, korea
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, suspense, slasher ...
Plot:
serial killer, homicide detective, race against time, police investigation, law enforcement, amateur detective, murder, who done it, tough heroes, partners against crime, murder investigation, police officer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
atlantic city, new jersey, atlantic city new jersey
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Inspired by the true story of one of the most gruesome killers in American history. Now, years after inspiring "Psycho's" Norman Bates, "The Silence Of The Lambs'" Buffalo Bill and "The Texas Chainsaw ...
Style:
disturbing, scary, slasher, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, true crime, murder, psychopath, law enforcement, violence spree, police investigation, stalking, mind game, danger, criminal, cannibal ...
Time:
50s
Place:
usa, wisconsin, texas
Similarity:
18%
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