Movies like The Nature of the Beast
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The Nature of the Beast (1995)
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Original name: Nature of the Beast
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Two men, both hiding a deadly secret, are on a murderous rampage through the desert.
Style:
psychological, scary, rough, serious, suspenseful, slasher, road movie, independent film
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, murder, mind game, police investigation, evil wins, on the run, chase, rivalry, who done it, danger, law enforcement, dishonesty, motel, diner, hitchhiker, robbery, waitress, gay, gladiator, lgbt, gang, caper, highway, terror ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, nevada
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Most similar movies to The Nature of the Beast
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, suspenseful, scary and psychological films with plots about deadly, psychopath, serial killer, murder, danger, law enforcement and mind game mostly in Thriller, Horror and Crime genres. Some movies like The Nature of the Beast: Hellraiser: Inferno (2000), Tell Me Something (1999), Poker Night (2014), Rosewood Lane (2011), Headspace (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A shady police detective becomes embroiled in a strange world of murder, sadism and madness after being assigned a murder investigation against a madman known only as "The Engineer".
Style:
detective, scary, psychological, slasher, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder, torture, police detective, nightmare, supernatural, serial killer, police investigation, hellraiser, chase, psychopath, mind game, law enforcement ...
Time:
90s, 2000s
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
When you become a detective in Warsaw Indiana - you go to Poker Night, where you play against some of the best cops in the business. They tell you stories about their time on the job - their successes and failures. When new Detective Stan Jeter ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, realistic, psychological thriller, twisted ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mind game, abduction, police detective, poker, psychopath, confined, missing person, kidnapping, isolation, twists and turns, serial killer, gambling ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
indiana, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Radio talk show therapist Sonny Blake (Rose McGowan) moves back to her childhood home on seemingly idyllic Rosewood Lane after her alcoholic father dies. But upon arrival in the old neighborhood, Sonny discovers her neighbors are terrified of the ...
Style:
suspenseful, atmospheric, serious, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
murderer, psycho killer, psychopath, stalking, woman in danger, missing person, eye, murder investigation, neighbor, getting home, suspicion of murder, mysticism ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
oceania, usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A man (Christopher Denham) must use his newfound intellect to stop a brutal series of murders.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, psychological, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, obsession, who done it, danger, supernatural, brother brother relationship, psychopath, woman in danger, gory, siblings relations, clergy ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A seasoned police detective and his partner have just uncovered a string of unusual murders that lead them to a serial killer, who believes that he is the descendant of Judas.
Style:
scary, tense, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic ...
Plot:
serial killer, killer, violence, brutality, psycho killer, murder, police partner, race against time, death of son, religion, holiday horror, easter ...
Time:
90s
Place:
chicago, new orleans, usa, louisiana
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A detective investigates a series of murders. A possible serial killer might be on a rampage, since they all are in the same vicinity and by the same method, but as the evidence points toward the detective as the prime suspect, a ghost in red ...
Style:
psychological, scary, suspenseful, atmospheric, detective ...
Plot:
serial killer, ghost, police investigation, murder, supernatural power, uncover truth, mysterious character, supernatural, psychopath, who done it, danger, obsession ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
2K
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Psychic Ally Sheedy helps police solve murders by mentally linking with the murderer. Then she discovers a murderer with the same talent - who wants to share the fear of his victims with her!
Style:
slasher, cult classic, tense, scary, psychological ...
Plot:
psychic, serial killer, psychopath, murder, psychic power, police, killer, strip club, carnival, amusement park, clairvoyant, who done it ...
Time:
80s, year 1985
Place:
los angeles, south carolina
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada, Germany, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A handsome, brilliant stock trader, bored with his existence, becomes a serial killer.
Style:
scary, realistic, suspenseful, slasher, serious ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, psychopath, manhunt, who done it, witnessing a crime, danger, protagonist as suspect, master criminal, woman in danger, serial murder, mind game ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
34%
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:
32%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A psychologist falls for a world-class chess player suspected of odd murders linked to his game.
Style:
tense, detective, suspenseful, psychological, scary ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
serial killer, chess, sex scene, murder, childhood trauma, revenge, psychopath, mind game, murder suspect, framed for murder, police officer, murder mystery ...
Time:
90s, year 1992
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Modern remake of Rear Window in which the lead character is paralyzed and lives in a high-tech home filled with assistive technology.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, tense, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
psychopath, voyeurism, quadriplegic, suspicion, architect, murder, disability, voyeur, amateur detective, dangerous attraction, attempted murder, investigation ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Genre guru Ulli Lommel (THE BOOGEYMAN, BTK KILLER) directs this horror film about the infamous Zodiac killer. Though decades have passed since the multiple murderer held the state of California hostage with fear, the mystery of his identity has ...
Style:
psychological, scary, serious, suspenseful, mockbuster ...
Plot:
amateur detective, murder, woman in danger, police investigation, law enforcement, psychopath, gory, curses spells and rituals, danger, journalism, investigation, mind game ...
Time:
70s
Place:
san francisco, usa
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A police detective investigates the apparent serial killing of several children which is linked to an institutionalized, autistic child.
Style:
scary, psychological, serious, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, witnessing a crime, murder, missing person, investigation, mentally unstable, female police officer, police investigation, woman in danger, police detective, mind game ...
Time:
90s
Place:
texas, usa
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
This chilling tale recounts the late 70's in New York City, when a serial killer on the loose dubbed "Son of Sam" creates havoc. When arrested, "Son of Sam" tells police he was influenced by a satanic cult. New York would ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, serious, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, law enforcement, police investigation, danger, investigation, psychopath, rivalry, mind game, curses spells and rituals, murderer, tough guy ...
Time:
70s
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A young man who escaped the clutches of a murderous hitch-hiker is subsequently stalked, framed for the hitcher's crimes, and has his life made into hell by the same man he escaped.
Style:
road movie, psychological, slasher, psychological thriller, neo noir ...
Audience:
date night, teens, boys' night
Plot:
psycho killer, hitchhiker, serial killer, psychopath, desert, stalker, violence, sociopath, stalking, kidnapping, highway, motel ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
texas, usa, california
Similarity:
100%
643
Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A film based on the true story of Ed Kemper, a serial killer who murdered ten in Santa Cruz, CA during the late sixties and early seventies.
Style:
realistic, serious, slasher, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, violence spree, murder, investigation, police detective, danger, law enforcement, woman in danger, stalking, true crime, killing spree, blood ...
Time:
70s
Place:
usa, california
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
An employee at a telephone fantasy service helps hunt for the killer preying on her silken-voiced colleagues.
Style:
slasher, realistic, psychological, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
killer clown, serial killer, clown, murder, phone terror, police detective, psychopath, danger, who done it, woman in danger, stalking, phone sex ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
27%
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Based on true events, tells how a serial murderer, kidnaps and tortures then bandaging girls like mummies.
Style:
psychological, scary, slasher, rough, psychotronic ...
Plot:
serial killer, mummy, deadly creature, psychopath, law enforcement, supernatural, police detective, parents and children, murder, psychiatrist, gory, obsession ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Crime, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Horror master Ulli Lommel is back with a terrifying tale of a copycat killer in Los Angeles. A young rookie cop and his team discover dismembered female bodies in L.A. similar to the Black Dahlia cold case from 1947. A serial killer seems to be ...
Style:
scary, rough, slasher, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
serial killer, who done it, murder, psychopath, dangerous attraction, law enforcement, cons and scams, gory, police investigation, violence spree, femme fatale, danger ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In the small town of Revelstoke, Alaska, local barber Dexter is surprised to learn that the body of Lucy Waters has been discovered. Having killed this woman, days ago, he hoped her body wouldn't be found until spring. Through the eyes of a ...
Style:
psychological, rough, suspenseful, serious, suspense ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, insomnia, mind game, small town, investigation, isolation, murder, danger, social relations, darkness, small town sheriff ...
Place:
usa, alaska
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An elusive serial killer known as the Zodiac terrorizes the San Francisco Bay in the late 1960s, while detectives aim to stop him before he claims more victims. Based on a true story.
Style:
rough, psychological, bleak, scary, serious ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, psychopath, killing spree, investigation, police detective, mind game, gory, family conflict, law enforcement, danger, journalism ...
Time:
20th century, year 2005, 60s
Place:
san francisco, california, bay area, usa
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In 1958 Nebraska 19 year old garbageman Charles Starkweather goes on a murder spree with his 14 year old girlfriend Caril Ann Fugate killing 11 people in three months, introducing America to spree killing.
Style:
suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic, road movie ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, murder, lovers on the run, psychopath, police investigation, mind game, teenage life, gory, law enforcement, violence spree, chase, true crime ...
Place:
nebraska, usa, wyoming
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
A serial killer armed with a crossbow pistol is murdering people from their own rooftops. When three young coworkers at a poorly-attended slumber party start hearing footsteps on the roof, they fear the worst.
Style:
slasher, rough, psychological, suspenseful, scary ...
Plot:
psychopath, who done it, serial killer, mind game, police investigation, danger, supernatural, stalking, gory, master criminal, optimism, deadly creature ...
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Veteran Boogey Man and Zodiac Killer director Ulli Lommel continues his long tradition of delivering tense thrills with this relentless look at the life of the elusive, Kansas-based serial killer known to authorities only as "B.T.K." ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, scary, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, murderer, police investigation, life is a bitch, chase, investigation, police detective, danger, law enforcement, violence, serial murder, killer ...
Time:
70s
Place:
usa, kansas
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Once upon a time, death preyed upon a New England college campus. Rumors swirl that "if you see a flash of red, you're dead!" Local golden boy, Peter Bloom (David Morwick) investigates the grisly killings until the stakes grow higher ...
Style:
suspense, slasher, serious, suspenseful, scary ...
Plot:
serial killer, college, mind game, amateur detective, investigation, rivalry, survival, journalism, stalking, youth, danger, psychopath ...
Place:
new england, usa, massachusetts
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A young smalltown reporter, Jessie St. Claire, begins investigating a killer stalking his victims making video tapes. This might just be the career opportunity, which she has hoped for. When she herself becomes a target and suddenly disappears, the ...
Style:
serious, scary, suspenseful, rough, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, amateur detective, murder, psychopath, stalking, mind game, investigation, uncover truth, who done it, boss and employee, protagonist as suspect, police investigation ...
Similarity:
24%
253
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A ritualistic serial killer is beheading victims all over a city, and those surrounding the case are pulled into his world as they try and stop him.
Style:
slasher, serious, suspenseful, scary, rough ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, danger, psychopath, supernatural, rivalry, who done it, police detective, master criminal, law enforcement, police investigation, private detective ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A struggling freelance writer, while investigating the transvestite night life, stumbles across a serial killer in action. The two then strike up a bizarre partnership to document the killer's motives and handiwork as a possessed detective ...
Style:
independent film, tense, scary, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, transvestite, harassment, nypd, killer, sociopath, serial murder, stalking, transvestism, murder, law enforcement ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Crime, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A stylish horror film based on the life of Richard Ramirez, aka the Nightstalker, who terrorized people in Los Angeles during the 1980s.
Style:
suspense, slasher, serious, scary, bleak ...
Plot:
serial killer, police detective, true crime, police investigation, murder, mind game, danger, murderous pair, law enforcement, killing spree, violence, biopic ...
Time:
80s
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
22%
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