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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Germany, France, Spain, USA, Belgium
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of 18th century Paris, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. However, his work takes a dark turn as he tries to preserve scents in the search for the ultimate perfume.
Style:
psychological, captivating, dark fantasy, atmospheric, macabre, suspenseful, clever, twist ending, twists and turns, serious ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, obsession, perfume, insanity, woman in danger, dangerous attraction, genius, corpse, killings, deadly, sense of smell, sexualized violence, orgy, child prodigy, french, secret formula, master apprentice relationship, murder, young woman, nudity (full frontal - brief), mentor, psychology, visceral, period piece ...
Time:
18th century, 1700s
Place:
france, paris france, europe, provence
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Most similar movies to Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, psychological and realistic films with plots about murder, deadly, obsession, crimes, serial killer, police investigation and brutality mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Perfume: The Story of a Murderer: The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Red Dragon (2002), American Psycho (2000), Hannibal (2001), The House That Jack Built (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Musical, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Based on the hit Broadway musical.
Style:
gothic, atmospheric, offbeat, gloomy, captivating ...
Plot:
serial killer, villain, dark humor, insanity, goth, vengeance, social injustice, shaving, haunted by the past, widow, barbershop, cannibalism ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, victorian, 1850s, 18th century
Place:
england, london, europe
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81%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
FBI trainee, Clarice Starling ventures into a maximum-security asylum to pick the diseased brain of Hannibal Lecter, a psychiatrist turned homicidal cannibal. Starling needs clues to help her capture a serial killer. But her Faustian relationship ...
Style:
suspenseful, scary, tense, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, murder, mind game, cannibalism, psychology, investigation, crime, maniac, profiler, fbi, brutality ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 1990s
Place:
maryland, virginia, usa, ohio, west virginia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
261K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Former FBI Agent Will Graham, who was once almost killed by the savage Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter, now has no choice but to face him again, as it seems Lecter is the only one who can help Graham track down a new serial killer.
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, tense, rough, suspense ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, cannibalism, mind game, investigation, split personality, murder, fbi, cruelty, deadly, reporter, crimes ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century, 80s
Place:
washington d.c., florida, chicago illinois, birmingham alabama, st. louis missouri ...
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83%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.
Style:
psychological, macabre, brutal, stylized, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
psychopath, serial killer, dark humor, insanity, yuppie, sex maniac, nihilism, millionaire, hidden identity, psycho, satire, killings ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city, harvard university ...
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80%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Italy
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
After having successfully eluded the authorities for years, Hannibal peacefully lives in Italy in disguise as an art scholar. Trouble strikes again when he's discovered leaving a deserving few dead in the process. He returns to America to make ...
Style:
rough, suspenseful, atmospheric, stylized, psychological ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, master criminal, mind game, cannibalism, homicidal maniac, fbi, torment, cat and mouse, crime, crimes, special agents ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
florence, venice, europe, washington d.c., italy ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Denmark, France, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, Tunisia
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
A depiction of a serial killer's 12 years' worth of murders and how it shaped his prime intelligence.
Style:
bleak, psychological, scary, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, sadistic psychopath, violence, cruelty, extreme violence, sadism, kidnapping, murder, psychopath as protagonist, psycho murderer, animal cruelty ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Place:
washington d.c.
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85%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A vain London playboy offers his soul in exchange for eternal beauty in this adaptation of the chilling tale by author Oscar Wilde. Seduced into the decadent world of Lord Henry Wotton (Colin Firth), handsome young aristocrat Dorian Gray (Ben ...
Style:
gothic, atmospheric, captivating, sexy, gloomy ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
deal with the devil, eternal youth, aristocracy, beefcake, physical appearance, fall in love, high society, society, artist, painting, male nudity, supernatural ...
Time:
victorian era, victorian, 19th century, 1890s
Place:
england, europe, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
150K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Czech Republic, UK
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, tense, scary, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Plot:
serial killer, jack the ripper, who done it, crimes, graphic violence, a vision, psychic, police investigation, police detective, life is a bitch, freemason, prostitute ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, victorian, 1880s, 20th century
Place:
england, london, europe, united kingdom, east end london ...
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75%
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146K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A psychological thriller about a man who is sometimes controlled by his murder-and-mayhem-loving alter ego.
Style:
psychological, tense, macabre, enigmatic, twists and turns ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, police investigation, split personality, crimes, secret, police detective, businessman, murder, double life, crime, criminal heroes ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century
Place:
usa, oregon, portland oregon
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A chief of detectives, homicide section, commits a murder and deliberately leaves clues to prove his own responsibility for the crime.
Style:
bleak, tense, suspenseful, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
murder, politics, police investigation, courtroom drama, crime, crimes, legal, deadly, protagonist as suspect, legal investigation, life is a bitch, law enforcement ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
italy, rome italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. ...
Style:
suspenseful, twists and turns, tense, neo noir, atmospheric ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, investigation, mind game, police investigation, crime, master criminal, police detective, psychology, insanity, police, twists & turns ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 1990s
Place:
usa, united states, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An unlikely friendship between a dour, working class butcher and a repressed schoolteacher coincides with a grisly series of Ripper-type murders in a provincial French town.
Style:
suspenseful, atmospheric, gloomy, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
murder, serial killer, small town, butcher, opposites attract, psychopath, vietnam veteran, obsession, mystery, crimes, investigation, deadly ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 1960s
Place:
france, europe
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17%
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A suburban housewife learns that she has psychic connections to a serial killer, and can predict this person's motives through her dreams.
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, psychological, scary, serious ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, supernatural, mystery, kidnapping, supernatural ability, deadly, danger, investigation, haunted by the past, woman in danger, hospital ...
Time:
90s
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33%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A suspense thriller about a reporter from Miami who travels to Ecuador in pursuit of a serial killer known as the "Monster of Babahoyo."
Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological, captivating, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, psychopath, media, journalism, crimes, uncover truth, child killer, ambition, deadly, ratings, journalist ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century
Place:
ecuador, latin america, florida, miami, new jersey ...
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31%
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, atmospheric, disturbing, suspenseful, enigmatic ...
Plot:
cannibalism, serial killer, obsession, vengeance, haunted by the past, deadly, murder, murderous pair, hairdresser, dark hero, violent, murder mystery ...
Time:
18th century, 1700s, 19th century
Place:
london, england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
16%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A police chief about to retire pledges to help a woman find her daughter's killer. Based on a story by Swiss writer Friedrich Dürrenmatt.
Style:
bleak, twists and turns, serious, twist ending, psychological ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, investigation, murder mystery, promise, crimes, mystery, small town, obsession, law enforcement, track down, justice ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
nevada
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Fritz Haarmann, who has killed at least 27 boys, is questioned by a psychology professor in order to find out whether he is sane and can be held responsible for his crimes. During this interrogation Haarmann reveals his motives and his killing ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, rough, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
murder, psychopath, mind game, serial killer, investigation, society, deadly, obsession, confined, mental institution, courtroom drama, serial child killer ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century, 20s
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
Spike Lee's take on the "Son of Sam" murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American South Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another.
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, atmospheric, tense ...
Plot:
serial killer, crime, infidelity, crimes, danger, psychopath, lust, murder, punk, heat wave, bigotry, intolerance ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new york, bronx new york city, harlem, harlem manhattan new york city ...
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30%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A lawyer is asked to come to the police station to clear up a few loose ends in his witness report of a foul murder. "This will only take ten minutes", they say, but it turns out to be one loose end after another, and the ten minutes he is ...
Style:
talky, tense, suspenseful, twists and turns, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police investigation, rape, murder mystery, murder, lawyer, mind game, mystery, crime, crimes, serial killer, interrogation, prime suspect ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
puerto rico, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Emma is an attractive girl in her 20s who has been blind for 20 years. A new type of eye operation partially restores her sight, but she is having problems: sometimes she doesn't "remember" what she's seen until later. One night ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, psychological, twist ending, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
murder, serial killer, blindness, crime, investigation, woman in danger, stalking, psychopath, police detective, female protagonist, strong female character, police investigation ...
Time:
90s
Place:
san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But since Catherine is seemingly a master of disguise and has multiple identities, Alexandra can't ...
Style:
suspenseful, sexy, exciting, suspense, neo noir ...
Plot:
femme fatale, serial killer, investigation, dangerous attraction, danger, deadly, erotic thriller, poison, fatal attraction, manipulation, secret identity, plot twist ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
hawaii, usa, seattle, seattle washington
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The Minus Man is a 1999 film based on the novel by Lew McCreary. It was directed by Hampton Fancher, who also wrote the screenplay. The film centers on a psychotic killer whom Fancher describes as "a cross between Psycho's Norman Bates, ...
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psychological, disturbing, clever, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
serial killer, small town, dangerous attraction, psychopath, drugs/alcohol, couples, crimes, deadly, violence, murder, death, hallucination ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
vancouver british columbia canada, oregon, vancouver
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33%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Sylvain, a film-obsessed 31-year-old, lives in the basement of a small art-house theater where he works as a programmer, projectionist and cashier. Each night, after the last showing, he goes out for a murderous ritual.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, psychological, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, obsession, theater, psychopath, danger, deadly, small town, murder, violence, crimes, solitary, woman in danger ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. He has committed infernal serial murders in diabolic ways that one cannot even imagine and his victims range from young women to even children. The police have chased him for a long time, ...
Style:
tense, psychological, serious, unusual plot structure, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, serial killer, revenge, vengeance, violence, psychopath, extreme violence, beating, sadism, cat and mouse, strong violent content, mercilessness ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century
Place:
asia, korea, south korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Canada
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A psychologist falls for a world-class chess player suspected of odd murders linked to his game.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, psychological, disturbing, scary ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
chess, serial killer, murder, investigation, crimes, police investigation, haunted by the past, psychopath, manipulation, protagonist as suspect, mystery, who done it ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A recently widowed detective still grieving over his wife's death discovers a shocking connection between himself and the suspects in a serial killing spree linked to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Style:
twists and turns, psychological, suspenseful, scary, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, murder, police investigation, deadly, crime scene, interrogation, orphan, police, law enforcement, uncover truth, psychopath, estrangement ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
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29%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Fisher, an ex-detective, decides to take one final case when a mysterious serial killer claims the lives of several young girls. Fisher, unable to find the culprit, turns to Osbourne, a writer who was once respected for his contributions to the ...
Style:
psychological, bleak, surreal, suspenseful, enigmatic ...
Plot:
hypnosis, murder, serial killer, police investigation, mystery, society, deadly, crimes, crime, memory loss, psychoanalysis, mentor ...
Time:
future
Place:
europe, cairo egypt, africa, egypt, middle east
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29%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The hunt, capture and trial of Guy Georges, one of France's most notorious serial killer.
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful, non-linear
Plot:
police investigation, murder, crime, crimes, law enforcement, serial killer, riddles and clues, obsession, uncover truth, deadly, danger, murder suspect ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 2001, year 1995, year 1991 ...
Place:
france, paris france
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28%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Bundy, starring Corin Nemec in the title role and co-starring Kane Hodder, details the dark psyche and previously unexplored motivations of the man who became known as one of the most notorious serial killers to leave behind a legacy of evil.
Style:
slasher, serious, disturbing, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, obsession, woman in danger, psychopath, crimes, deadly, gory, violence spree, human nature, crime, male female relationship
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
usa
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28%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, France, UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
After his friend, a hot young artist, is killed, a resourceful American man living in London covers up the crime and tries to keep the friend's name alive in order to exploit his legacy and reap millions in the process.
Style:
psychological, atmospheric, suspenseful, suspense, serious ...
Plot:
obsession, cons and scams, crimes, deadly, manipulations, manipulation, murder, impostor, cocaine, dishonesty, criminal heroes, forgery ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century
Place:
europe, london, paris france, france
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28%
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