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B.T.K. Killer (2005)
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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." before his arrest...
Style:
rough, serious, suspenseful, scary, bleak, realistic, slasher
Plot:
serial killer, murderer, investigation, life is a bitch, chase, police investigation, danger, law enforcement, police detective, violence, serial murder, killer, reporter, eye, true crime, woman urinating, woman peeing, gory, master criminal, chases and races, rivalry, who done it, animal life, special agent, biopic ...
Time:
70s
Place:
usa, kansas
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Most similar movies to B.T.K. Killer
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, rough, realistic and suspenseful films with plots about serial killer, murder, deadly, psychopath, law enforcement, killer and police investigation mostly in Crime, Thriller and Horror genres. Some movies like B.T.K. Killer: Nightstalker (2009), The Zodiac (2005), The Hunt for the BTK Killer (2005), Pavement (2002), The Prodigy (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Richard Ramirez, dubbed "The Night Stalker" by the media, a serial killer who killed somewhere in the neighborhood of 16 souls during his reign of terror in Los Angeles back in the Eighties
Style:
serious, scary, rough, realistic, slasher ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, danger, true crime, devil worship, blasphemy, violence, satanist, killing spree, killer, stalking, rivalry ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa, los angeles, california
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
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:
100%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
After 31 years at-large, detectives in Wichita, Kansas hone in on the serial killer known as BTK.
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot:
serial killer, manhunt, stalking, master criminal, police investigation, psychopath, mind game, danger, law enforcement, special agent, true crime, church ...
Place:
usa, kansas
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Africa, Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Samuel Browne is a tracker in Alaska. When his sister meets a grisly death in San Francisco, he goes there to hunt her killer. As more murders occur, police investigator Buckley Clarke reluctantly joins forces with Sam. The brass are convinced this ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, rough, bleak, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, amateur detective, psychopath, investigation, murder, haunted by the past, obsessive quest, animal life, vengeance, law enforcement, danger, police investigation ...
Place:
alaska, usa, south africa, san francisco, africa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A horror film based on a real-life mass murder that took place in 1966. Richard Franklin Speck was a mass murderer who systematically tortured, raped and murdered eight student nurses from South Chicago Community Hospital in 1966.
Style:
slasher, tense, rough, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
serial killer, sexual abuse, murder, psychopath, violence spree, confined, hostage, journalism, maniac, brutality, misogynist, psychiatrist ...
Time:
60s, 90s, 80s, 70s
Place:
chicago, usa, dallas texas, texas
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
"The Prodigy" tells the story of small-time enforcer Truman Fisher's vicious conflict with a sadistic assassin who has chosen the unwilling Truman to be his successor. The assassin, who goes by the alias Rains and whose exploits have ...
Style:
exciting, rough, suspenseful, suspense, independent film ...
Plot:
police detective, serial killer, riddles and clues, law enforcement, police investigation, rivalry, danger, gang, psychopath, murder, martial arts, assassin ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
texas
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Kenneth Bianchi, one of the two serial rapists and killers who terrorized the Los Angeles area in the late 1970s, is giving police station interviews to psychiatrist Samantha Stone, who has disquieting lifestyle issues of her own. It falls to her to ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, rough, realistic, bleak ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, making love, murder, police investigation, mind game, who done it, mental illness, life is a bitch, sex scene, killer, misogynist ...
Time:
70s, year 1978
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
Similarity:
100%
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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:
42%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A young man who works at a nursing home uses the legendary Zodiac killer's M.O. to kill people who neglect their elderly relatives.
Style:
slasher, serious, disturbing, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
wannabe, murder, police detective, police investigation, mind game, psychopath, obsession, danger, master criminal, rivalry, woman in danger, gory ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
bay area, los angeles, usa, california
Similarity:
42%
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:
40%
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:
37%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Three serial killers team up at the US/Mexican border town of Juarez and go on a killing spree.
Style:
scary, serious, rough, realistic, suspense ...
Plot:
psychopath, serial killer, murder, law enforcement, danger, gory, confined, life is a bitch, tough heroes, woman in danger, brutality, psycho killer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
latin america, mexico
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A series of interviews are conducted with convicted serial killer Ted Bundy in hopes of gaining insight into the Green River Killer who is terrorizing Seattle.
Style:
psychological, serious, rough, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, investigation, profiler, true crime, mind game, police detective, woman in danger, killer, murder, violence, brutality ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
seattle, florida, washington d.c.
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Crime, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Along twenty years, the deranged serial-killer Gary Ridgway has killed at least forty-eight prostitutes and dumped their bodies in Green River.
Style:
serious, scary, rough, realistic, slasher ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, murder of a prostitute, murder, prostitute, serial murder, voyeur, female masturbation, prostitution, police investigation, mind game, investigation ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa, seattle
Similarity:
31%
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:
31%
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:
31%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Based on a story by the master of outrageous horror, H.P. Lovecraft, this bloodcurdling film introduces the "Puppetmaster." Imprisoning a group of people in a living hell of darkness and death the Puppetmaster controls the fate of each ...
Style:
lovecraft, serious, scary, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, rivalry, danger, supernatural, ancient mystery, confined, escapades, cons and scams, woman in danger, gory, destiny ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
31%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
For years he terrorized California motorists as he rode the endless highways searching for his next victim. The discarded bodies turned up beaten, sexually assaulted and horribly mutilated. Deceptively charming and intelligent, the scheming murderer ...
Style:
rough, serious, suspenseful, scary, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, murder, strong violent content, rape and murder, who done it, life is a bitch, physical appearance, mentally unstable, stalking, law enforcement, police detective ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
28%
5K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Based on a true story of serial killer a model citizen, loving father and husband and serial killer John Wayne Gacy, a man with over 30 dead men and boys entombed in the crawl space underneath his house which he shared with his family.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, rough, slasher, scary ...
Plot:
serial killer, clown, true crime, biopic, sexual abuse, police investigation, obsession, police detective, life is a bitch, double life, killer clown, killer ...
Time:
70s, 50s
Place:
illinois, chicago, usa, wisconsin
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Crime, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
He called himself the Angel of death but when the police department discovered that he was involved in over 40 deaths his name soon became Killer nurse in the beginning it was his story against theirs. Soon he gave up his version of the events and ...
Style:
rough, serious, realistic, bleak, grim ...
Plot:
serial killer, obsession, killer, killing spree, mentally unstable, haunted by the past, law enforcement, hospital, investigation, death, police procedural, mature ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Millionaire Richard Trainor is celebrating the fact that his new calendar featuring twelve nude woman is a huge success. However the party is ruined when Miss January is pushed off a building and later on that night Miss February is knifed to death. ...
Style:
detective, slasher, tense, scary, mind bending ...
Plot:
murderous pair, serial killer, murder, dream girl, bare legs, arson, photographer, serial murder, sex, psychopath, fashion, police detective ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
100%
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:
psychological, disturbing, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, psychopath, investigation, society, courtroom drama, confined, killer, cannibalism, gay, transsexual, dismemberment, serial killer ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century
Place:
germany
Similarity:
100%
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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:
26%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Early 20th century. Albert Fish, a seemingly benevolent father and grandfather who reared his family by himself after his wife deserted them, turns out to be a serial child molester and murderer. Based on a true story.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, suspense, disturbing, rough ...
Plot:
serial killer, cannibalism, police detective, child murder, investigation, danger, psychopath, kidnapping, killer, true crime, child killer, missing child ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Switzerland, West Germany, Spain
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A serial killer whose mother was a prostitute starts killing streetwalkers as a way of paying back his mother for her abuse.
Style:
bleak, scary, serious, suspenseful, slasher ...
Plot:
jack the ripper, murder, maniac, serial killer, woman in danger, who done it, police investigation, danger, gory, mind game, killer, sadism ...
Time:
victorian era, 70s, 19th century, 1880s
Place:
england, london, europe, scotland, big ben london
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The true story of serial killer Henry Lee Lucas.
Style:
disturbing, suspenseful, serious, rough, bleak ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, psychopath, law enforcement, life is a bitch, violence spree, biopic, true crime, criminal psychology, investigation, drifter, killer ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
texas, kansas city
Similarity:
25%
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:
24%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Sam Dietz, the relentless police detective, returns to Los Angeles from a self-imposed exile to help the police solve another series of brutal killings committed by another crafty serial killer whom targets Dietz's latest love interest.
Style:
slasher, independent film, scary, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, police detective, police officer, die hard, serial murder, police investigation, psychopath, who done it, woman in danger, murder, master criminal, witnessing a crime ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The true chilling story of the "two of a kind", killing cousins Angelo Buono and Kenneth Bianchi, better known as the Hillside Stranglers, is told in this TV drama.
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful
Plot:
murder, two killers, serial killer, true crime, psychopath, cousin, strangler, homicide, killing spree, killer, criminal, violent ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
los angeles, california
Similarity:
24%
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