Movies like The Doctor and the Devils
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The Doctor and the Devils (1985)
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Grave robbers supply a doctor with bodies to test on.
Style:
gothic, bleak, atmospheric, suspenseful, scary, serious, slasher, realistic, gloomy, retro
Plot:
murder, corpse, scientist, obsession, investigation, supernatural, criminal heroes, power relations, society, grave robbing, hospital, doctor, grave robber, lecture, medical school, serial killer, heist, distopia, prostitute, mutant, rich and poor, hotel, strong violent content, doctors and patients, disorder ...
Time:
19th century, 18th century, victorian era, 1800s, victorian
Place:
england
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, scary and realistic films with plots about deadly, murder, serial killer, investigation, psychopath, killer and obsession mostly in Drama, Horror and Crime genres. Some movies like The Doctor and the Devils: Frankenstein: The True Story (1973), Jack the Ripper (1976), The Oblong Box (1969), The Manson Family (1997), Bundy: An American Icon (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 185 min.
Story:
This much-requested, made-for-TV adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel stars Michael Sarrazin as the creature given life by Victor Frankenstein (Leonard Whiting), who witnesses his creation turn uncontrollable after he's duped by his ...
Style:
gothic horror, gothic, atmospheric, suspenseful, scary ...
Plot:
frankenstein, mad doctor, blind man, monster, murder, doctor, scientist, reanimation, supernatural, deadly creature, mad scientist, obsession ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
england, europe
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95%
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, serious, scary, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
serial killer, jack the ripper, murder, maniac, psychopath, who done it, woman in danger, police investigation, mind game, sadism, killer, exploitation ...
Time:
70s, 1880s, 19th century
Place:
england, london, scotland, europe, big ben london
⇓ similarity ⇓
94%
Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Aristocrat Julian Markham keeps his disfigured brother, Sir Edward, locked in a tower of his house. Occasionaly Sir Edward escapes and causes havoc around the town.
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suspenseful, serious, scary, bleak, gothic ...
Plot:
suspense, curse, obsession, vengeance, supernatural, serial killer, zombie, brother brother relationship, monster, murderer, disfigurement, edgar allan poe ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s, year 1865, victorian era
Place:
africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Jim Van Bebber's "The Manson Family" is an extremely violent and bloody horror film that reconstructs the early activities of the Family and their descent into the Tate-LaBianca killings.Van Bebber mixes this with a contemporary sub ...
Style:
disturbing, controversial, bloody, psychological, art house ...
Plot:
serial killer, exploitation, killer, hippie, violent, misfit, freak, erotica, drugs, criminal, true crime, murder ...
Time:
60s, 90s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
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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, psychopath, woman in danger, violence spree, killer, villain, human nature, male female relationship, deadly, gory
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
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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, talky
Plot:
serial killer, killer, obsession, mentally unstable, haunted by the past, law enforcement, hospital, nude, male nurse, nurse, murder, deadly
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
After 6 years of brutal murders the West Yorkshire Police fear that they may have already interviewed The Ripper and let him back into the world to continue his reign of terror upon the citizens of Yorkshire, but things become more difficult for the ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, enigmatic, atmospheric, cerebral ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, murder, police corruption, police investigation, murder mystery, twists and turns, who done it, conspiracy, uncover truth, police detective, dishonesty, riddles and clues ...
Time:
80s, year 1980, 20th century, 70s
Place:
yorkshire, england, europe, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Nine years on, another Morley child has gone missing on her way home from school. Detective Chief Superintendent Maurice Jobson is forced to remember the very similar disappearance of Clare Kemplay, who was found dead in 1974, and the subsequent ...
Style:
bleak, gloomy, enigmatic, dark, brutal ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, murder mystery, police investigation, justice, wrongful conviction, uncover truth, interrogation, dishonesty, clergy, confined, life is a bitch ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 20th century, year 1972
Place:
yorkshire, england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
It's Yorkshire in 1974, and fear, mistrust and institutionalised police corruption are running riot. Rookie journalist Eddie Dunford is determined to search for the truth in an increasingly complex maze of lies and deceit surrounding the police ...
Style:
atmospheric, dark, bleak, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, murder mystery, investigation, journalism, police brutality, conspiracy, twists and turns, strangulation, brutality, justice, violence ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 80s, year 1974
Place:
yorkshire, england, scotland, northern england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: France, UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Frost is arrested and committed for murder after he is apprehended burying his victims in the garden. However, even while under psychiatric care and tight hospital security, it becomes obvious that Mr. Frost is not all he seems to be, but he is ...
Style:
psychological, satanic, scary, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, devil, mental institution, psychopath, murder, psychiatrist, macabre, investigation, supernatural, law enforcement, hospital, doctors and patients ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
The movie takes place in the three days leading up to Lennon's murder and is intended to be an exploration of Chapman's psyche, without putting substantial emphasis on the murder. The title "Chapter 27" suggests a continuation of ...
Style:
serious, realistic, psychological, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
murder, obsession, social misfits, losing-it hero, mentally unstable, mental illness, lifestyle, serial killer, alone, rock, loser, mental disorder ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
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, enigmatic, stylized, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, cannibalism, obsession, vengeance, haunted by the past, suspense, murder, murder mystery, cannibal, prison, revenge, demon ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century, victorian era
Place:
london, england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
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, investigation, psychopath, murder, police detective, obsession, killing spree, mind game, family conflict, law enforcement, journalism, true crime ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
san francisco, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Professor David Ash exposes false spiritulists and mediums. He is invited to Edbrook to resolve the fears and torments within its secretive family. Soon after arriving Ash begins to doubt his own senses, and watching the strange behaviour of its ...
Style:
gothic, psychological, scary, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Plot:
ghost, haunted house, murder, supernatural, suspense, betrayal, nanny, family relations, uncover truth, siblings relations, haunted by the past, mentally unstable ...
Time:
90s, 1920s
Place:
europe, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
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, slasher, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder of a prostitute, killer, psychopath, murder, prostitute, serial murder, police investigation, prostitution, mind game, investigation, who done it ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa, seattle
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Blood drenched terror grips the beautiful city of San Diego as mutilated bodies begin to surface. Lead Homicide Detective Mason "Nostradamus" Brannigan believes it to be the signature of methodical killer Dante: The Inferno Killer who ...
Style:
slasher, psychotronic, disturbing, bleak, scary ...
Plot:
revenge, murder, serial murder, psychopath, brutality, violence, masked killer, death, violent, woman in danger, uncover truth, maniac ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
san diego california
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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, bleak, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, psychopath, mind game, investigation, society, courtroom drama, mental institution, confined, killer, gay, transsexual ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century
Place:
germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A 12 year old cold case is reopened when three teens are missing in an old abandoned road where a gruesome murder is left undiscovered for three decades.
Style:
serious, atmospheric, suspenseful, scary, slasher ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
ghost, road trip, murder, missing person, vengeance, supernatural, youth, investigation, abduction, redneck, time loop, terror ...
Time:
year 1988, 21st century
Place:
the philippines, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: Spain, UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A terror is stalking the land: people are disappearing daily, their bodies appearing covered in savage gashes coupled with precise surgical cuts. The legend of the 'Werewolf of Allariz' spreads across the land like wildfire. When Barbara ...
Style:
gothic horror, suspenseful, scary, atmospheric, psychological ...
Plot:
werewolf, serial killer, vampire, supernatural, stalking, transformation, court, mind game, legends and myths, village, dangerous attraction, dangerous animal ...
Time:
1850s
Place:
spain
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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:
slasher, serious, scary, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
serial killer, suspense, police investigation, psychopath, murder, mind game, law enforcement, murderous pair, police detective, true crime, violence, rape ...
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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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." ...
Style:
serious, rough, suspenseful, scary, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, murderer, psychopath, police investigation, chase, investigation, mind game, life is a bitch, police detective, law enforcement, violence, serial murder ...
Time:
70s
Place:
usa, kansas
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, Hungary
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When Henry Jekyll's experiments with cocaine have gotten out of control, he transforms into the hideous Jack Hyde. As Hyde he searches the London streets at night for his prey in whorehouses and opium dens. The police can't catch him, he ...
Style:
slasher, serious, mind bending, scary, suspenseful ...
Plot:
jack the ripper, psychopath, jekyll and hyde, mad doctor, murder, mental illness, mad scientist, mental disorder, prostitute, cocaine, evil twin, twins ...
Time:
80s, victorian era
Place:
london
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
The film follows the travels and accounts of Mark Chapman (Jonas Ball) and gives the watcher an insight into his mind. It starts with him in Hawaii and how he does not fit in with anyone including his job; family; friends etc. He says he is ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, suspenseful, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
mental illness, assassination, losing-it hero, obsession, unfulfillment, murder, lonely, the beatles, music, criminal, suffering, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1980
Place:
hawaii, new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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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:
slasher, psychological, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, violence spree, murder, investigation, police detective, law enforcement, woman in danger, stalking, true crime, killer, suspense, rivalry ...
Time:
70s
Place:
california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
A new take on the Manson Family murders, with a keen focus on Charles Manson himself.
Style:
realistic, disturbing, suspenseful, rough, serious ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, robbery, investigation, religions or cults, law enforcement, journalism, obsession, leadership, legends and myths, district attorney, true crime ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Robert Patrick stars as a private investigator traumatized by his father's suicide who goes undercover in a mental institution to uncover the murderer of his psychiatrist.
Style:
scary, mind bending, serious, realistic, rough ...
Plot:
mental illness, psychology, mental institution, murder, working undercover, doctors and patients, cons and scams, hospital, clinic, power relations, private detective, amateur detective ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Five friends welcome real life vampirism into their lives. They cut their own wrists and let their friends drink from them. Rod, the leader, and a very psychotic young guy, ends up killing Heathers parents and stealing their car to go on a crazy ...
Style:
slasher, serious, suspenseful, rough, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, murder, teenage life, juvenile delinquency, uncover truth, leadership, investigation, suburbs, vampire, supernatural being, goth, suspense ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s, 2000s
Place:
florida, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Dracula is searching for a woman who looks like his long dead wife.
Style:
gothic, gothic horror, scary, serious, atmospheric ...
Plot:
vampire, dracula, reincarnation, supernatural, bloodsucker, macabre, countryside, village, destiny, stalking, haunted by the past, woman in danger ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s, victorian era
Place:
england
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A serial killer, who drains his victims for blood is on the loose in London, the Police follow him to a house owned by an eccentric scientist.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, slasher, enigmatic, captivating ...
Plot:
serial killer, mad scientist, chase, supernatural, deadly creature, hospital, investigation, scientific experiment, suspense, zombie, police, murder ...
Time:
60s
Place:
england, london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Two teens on their way to a backwoods party come across a beautiful young woman having car trouble. Their search for help only gets them lost, deep in the woods, where they meet Forest Ranger Bill with a penchant for scary stories. The campfire ...
Style:
scary, serious, psychological, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Plot:
afterlife, ghost, murder, forest, supernatural, psychopath, youth, mentally unstable, serial killer, isolation, teenage life, legends and myths ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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