Movies like The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
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The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer (1999)
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Genre: Thriller, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 240 min.
Story:
An account of early 1970s social activist Ira Einhorn, who allegedly murdered his girlfriend and then fled the country.
Style:
tense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, factual
Plot:
serial killer, murder, girlfriend, disappearance, activist, abuse, psychopath, investigation, politics, hippie, missing person, poet, life is a bitch, fugitives, frame up, fighting the system, legal, society, manipulation, law enforcement, false accusation, on the run, police investigation, amateur detective, liberal ...
Time:
70s
Place:
france, europe
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Most similar movies to The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, suspenseful and tense films with plots about deadly, murder, life is a bitch, dishonesty, law enforcement, legal and uncover truth mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer: Reversible Errors (2004), The Deliberate Stranger (1986), Without Evidence (1995), Confession (2005), Complicity (2000). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 173 min.
Story:
A corporate lawyer's interest in a decade-old murder case is piqued by a new confession that could clear the convicted killer, who sits on death row.
Style:
serious, psychological, bleak, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
legal, false accusation, investigation, frame up, uncover truth, police investigation, lovers reunited, testimony, haunted by the past, state affairs, rebellion, life is a bitch ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 185 min.
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Based on a true story, this film depicts the life of Theodore Robert Bundy, the serial killer. In 1974, after having murdered several young women, he leaves Seattle for Utah, where he is a law student and where other girls disappear. It takes the ...
Style:
psychotronic, tense, psychological, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, killer, psychopath, murder, manhunt, true crime, mental illness, criminal, murderer, woman in danger, warrior, politics ...
Time:
80s, 70s
Place:
utah, colorado, seattle, usa
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Genre: Thriller, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
It is based on the true story of Michael Francke, who was the Head of Corrections for the state of Oregon before being murdered. Just before his murder, Francke visits his brother and informs him of a drug ring involving his prison colleagues. When ...
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic
Plot:
serial killer, prison, conspiracy, murder, law enforcement, legal, siblings relations, uncover truth, protagonist as suspect, obsessive quest, false accusation, life is a bitch ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, oregon
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35%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Dean Cain portrays Scott Peterson, the California man accused of murdering his 8 month pregnant wife, Laci. Based on a true story.
Style:
disturbing, tense, serious, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot:
husband murders wife, murder, pregnancy, false accusation, courtroom drama, missing person, protagonist as suspect, investigation, uncover truth, mysterious character, infidelity, life is a bitch ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The lives of Escondido, California residents Cheryl and Stephen Crowe change one morning when they find their twelve year old daughter Stephanie Crowe stabbed to death in her bedroom. As procedure dictates, the police take each member of the ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, serious, rough, realistic ...
Plot:
false accusation, police investigation, murder, uncover truth, coming of age, interrogation, injustice, fighting the system, law enforcement, teenage life, courtroom drama, suspect ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In a small Catholic boarding school an unspeakable act has been committed. When High School student, Luther Scott, confesses to Father Michael Kelly, Kelly is bound silent to the particulars of a grisly murder. Now, framed guilty by the desperate ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic
Plot:
murder, catholic, false accusation, courtroom drama, investigation, moral dilemma, frame up, teenage life, who done it, clergy, introspection, dishonesty ...
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28%
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Local journalist, Cameron Colley writes articles that are idealistic, from the viewpoint of the underdog. A twisted serial killer seems to have some motives. His brutal murders are also committed on behalf of the underdog. The stories begin to merge ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, bleak, serious, realistic
Plot:
serial killer, journalism, murder, protagonist as suspect, investigation, uncover truth, police detective, false accusation, frame up, dishonesty, media, legal ...
Time:
90s
Place:
england, europe
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27%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In this thriller, television reporter Kate Ryan de Meléndez investigates the death of two radical Puerto Rican activists, whom she begins to believe may have been framed and murdered by undercover American agents.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough
Plot:
murder, investigation, undercover, police corruption, amateur detective, media, journalism, legal, law enforcement, uncover truth, price of justice, political conspiracy ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
puerto rico
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A young man is found bruised, beaten and stumbling down a secluded road. As the police try to piece together what happened, the convoluted relationship between a young woman and her two suitors gradually emerges.
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, psychological, tense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
dangerous attraction, missing person, obsession, investigation, love triangle, uncover truth, police investigation, psychopath, mysterious character, mind game, teenage life, police detective ...
Place:
canada
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26%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When Detecive Max Garrett is assigned to protect the sultry photographer Laura Cross from a ruthless killer, he has no idea what he's in for. The more involved Garrett gets in the case, the more attracted he is to Cross, but as they get closer, ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, realistic, serious, sexy ...
Plot:
serial killer, photographer, murder, reluctant partners, police investigation, dangerous attraction, uncover truth, dishonesty, life is a bitch, betrayal, manipulation, erotica ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A man is falsely convicted of the murder of his wife. During his time in jail, he finds comfort from four women with whom he corresponds. After his second court appearance, he is finally freed from prison only to be framed for yet 2 more murders ...
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, surprise ending
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, wrongful conviction, stalking, murder, death row, frame up, false accusation, obsessed fan, on the run, life is a bitch, fugitives, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new orleans
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 181 min.
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A retiree spends nine years relentlessly seeking to prove that his son-in-law, a former Green Beret Army doctor, murdered his pregnant wife and two children
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, suspenseful
Plot:
murder, serial killer, courtroom drama, infidelity, true crime, warrior, vietnam war, woman killed, child abuse, pregnancy, legal investigation, society ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Place:
usa, north carolina
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24%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
After the apparent suicide of her daughter, a woman tries to prove that her son-in-law killed her.
Style:
disturbing, tense, captivating, enigmatic, serious ...
Plot:
legal investigation, murder, legal action, protagonist as suspect, couple relations, false accusation, society, dedicated lawyer, dishonesty, injustice, legal, clergy ...
Time:
21st century
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24%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The story of Martha Moxley, 15 year old girl murdered in Greenwich in the 1970's, her murder going unsolved for 25 years.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, talky
Plot:
amateur detective, murder, fighting the system, uncover truth, murder suspect, who done it, false accusation, protagonist as suspect, police investigation, haunted by the past, small town life, teenage life ...
Time:
70s
Place:
usa, connecticut
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23%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
CHRISTIAN SLATER plays a worldly and urbane priest who is forced to challenge his comfortable existence as an ecclesiastical spin-doctor when he comes to believe in the innocence of a young priest accused of murder. His only ally, a journalist, is ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, captivating
Plot:
church, murder, courtroom drama, false accusation, priest, amateur detective, investigation, uncover truth, fighting the system, legal, clergy, journalism ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
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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:
rough, suspenseful, serious, bleak, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, murder, haunted by the past, vengeance, animal life, amateur detective, law enforcement, psychopath, obsessive quest, police investigation, gang ...
Place:
san francisco, south africa, alaska, usa, africa
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22%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Prompted by a just-published book that holds ex-lieutenant Ben Tyson accountable for a hushed-up massacre committed by his platoon in a Hue hospital 18 years before, the army recalls Tyson to stand trial for murder. Tyson, confronted by an army ...
Style:
rough, suspenseful, tense, serious, bleak ...
Plot:
courtroom drama, vietnam war, uncover truth, protagonist as suspect, dishonesty, law enforcement, society, life is a bitch, legal, army investigation, dedicated lawyer, rebellion ...
Place:
vietnam, asia
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22%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Socialite Molly Lasch is released from prison after serving a six-year sentence for the murder of her husband, Dr. Gary Lasch. Now, with the help of Fran, an investigative reporter, Molly sets out to prove her innocence. Together they uncover a ...
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, rough, mind bending ...
Plot:
murder, righting the wronged, uncover truth, false accusation, woman in danger, law enforcement, partners, life is a bitch, amateur detective, dishonesty, price of justice, riddles and clues ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A former Texas Ranger is recruited by a Houston police captain to assist a homicide detective in the search for an elusive serial killer who collects antique dolls.
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful
Plot:
serial killer, psychologist, texas ranger, rivalry, law enforcement, police investigation, obsession, police detective, psychopath, woman in danger, murder, criminal psychologist ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, texas
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22%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Rampage delves into the subject of legal insanity, so often the default defense in modern-time gruesome crime trials. Alex McArthur plays an outwardly normal guy who goes on incredible killing and mutilating sprees until (and even after, when he ...
Style:
psychological, serious, realistic, rough, bleak ...
Plot:
serial killer, courtroom, killer, lawyer, courtroom drama, death sentence, murderer, true crime, hunting, art, violence, insanity ...
Time:
80s
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22%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
On the surface, Ray Ryan has it all. He's a successful advertising executive with a new promotion. He has a nice home and a beautiful fiancée. Underneath it all is a dark secret he's finding harder to hide. Ray's nightmares are ...
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful
Plot:
investigation, life is a bitch, murder, secret, abusive father, aging, deadly
Time:
21st century
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21%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
An Oregon woman vanishes. In her wake remains a single black rose & a note reading gone but not forgotten. Now a man stands accused: a private eye has gone missing: a detective knows more than she lets on: & a tough female attorney has ...
Style:
tense, realistic, suspenseful, serious, psychological
Plot:
serial killer, private detective, investigation, amateur detective, murder, psychopath, mind game, rivalry, law enforcement, protagonist as suspect, who done it, police investigation ...
Place:
usa, new york, oregon
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21%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
An innocent man framed for murder, and the system that just wants another minority conviction.
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful
Plot:
murder, racism, fighting the system, redemption, going straight, protagonist as suspect, injustice, frame up, life is a bitch, hopes, society, legal ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
texas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of Clarence Brandley, a black man wrongly accused in 1980 of the murder of a 16-year-old white high school girl named Cheryl Ferguson. Brandley worked at Conroe High School, where Ferguson was visiting as a member of the ...
Style:
disturbing, realistic, emotional, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
prison, confined, fighting the system, uncover truth, false accusation, courtroom drama, society, legal, life is a bitch, dishonesty, law enforcement, legal action ...
Time:
80s
Place:
texas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A killer of Detroit clergy confesses to a priest (Donald Sutherland), who turns sleuth because he cannot tell the police.
Style:
disturbing, serious, bleak, atmospheric, neo noir ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, psychopath, moral dilemma, church, haunted by the past, investigation, society, legal, uncover truth, clergy, who done it ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa, detroit
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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Movies similar to B.T.K. Killer
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
After sixteen years of marriage and four children, Betty Broderick's high-powered attorney husband decides to leave her for a younger woman with whom he's been having an affair. Hurt by his betrayal and feeling helpless against his legal ...
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, biting, suspenseful
Plot:
murder, betrayal, men's rights, serial killer, family problems, couples, society, dishonesty, legal, rivalry, battle of the sexes, crumbling marriage ...
Time:
90s
Place:
san diego california
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Vivica A. Fox and Shemar Moore return for this thrilling sequel to Motives that picks up three years after the events of the original film. Innocent convict Emery Simms is serving time for a crime he didn't commit; while most convict's ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
manhunt, femme fatale, protagonist as suspect, uncover truth, dangerous attraction, friendship, false accusation, on the run, estrangement, murder, frame up, prison ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of Sarah Walsh, a tough New Orleans attorney who serves on a murder trial jury and does some investigating of her own.
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, sincere, tense
Plot:
murder, courtroom, courtroom drama, false accusation, investigation, uncover truth, legal, dishonesty, life is a bitch, dedicated lawyer, court, prosecutor ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
louisiana, new orleans, usa
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20%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A fictional version of the events that led to the assassination of the Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn on May 6, 2002. The movie is based upon the book "The sixth of May" by Tomas Ross.
Style:
tense, disturbing, rough, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
murder, uncover truth, political conspiracy, fighting the system, assassination, state affairs, politics, life is a bitch, dishonesty, conspiracy, animal life, rebellion ...
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20%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Savage Messiah is a docudrama about Roch "Moïse" Thériault, the charismatic former leader of a small religious group based near Burnt River, Ontario, Canada. Between 1977 and 1989 he held sway over as many as 12 adults and 26 children. ...
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, rough, tense, serious ...
Plot:
manipulation, small town, serial killer, life is a bitch, leadership, society, religions or cults, psychopath, child abuse, violence, commune, religion ...
Time:
80s
Place:
canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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