Movies like Tenderness of the Wolves
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Tenderness of the Wolves (1973)
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Original name: Die Zärtlichkeit der Wölfe
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: West Germany
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Story of a gay serial killer who murders young boys so he can serve them as dinner to his circle of fellow cannibals.
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, tense, rough, gothic, psychological, controversial, lgbt cinema, scary, serious ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, serial child killer, gay, secret, psychopath, boy, black market, cannibal, true crime, killer, lgbt, homosexuality, violent, teenager, thief, murderer, loneliness, police, investigation, betrayal, criminal, investigator, cannibalism, restaurant ...
Time:
20th century, 1920s, 20s
Place:
germany, europe, central europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, realistic and rough films with plots about serial killer, deadly, murder, killer, psychopath, true crime and suspense mostly in Crime, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like Tenderness of the Wolves: Dahmer (2002), Ted Bundy (2002), B.T.K. Killer (2005), Antibodies (2005), Ed Gein (2000). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
On February 15, 1992 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer, one of the world's most infamous serial killers, was convicted of 15 counts of murder and sentenced to 937 years in federal prison. This movie is based on events from his ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, scary, rough, slasher ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, murder, rape, gay club, gay, torture, violence, necrophilia, killer, serial murder, macabre, obsession ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 90s
Place:
usa, wisconsin
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100%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Henry likes to kill people, in different ways each time. Henry shares an apartment with Otis. When Otis' sister comes to stay, we see both sides of Henry: "the guy next door" and the serial killer.
Style:
disturbing, scary, controversial, realistic, sadistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, murder, insanity, rape, extreme violence, psychology, incest, killing spree, violent, violence, merciless ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
california, usa, midwest, chicago illinois
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100%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Docu-drama based on the life of Ted Bundy, a serial killer who killed at least 19 young women during the 1970's (though some sources say as many as 30 to 35 were murdered). Set from his college student years, to his first victims, his capture, ...
Style:
scary, disturbing, suspenseful, rough, slasher ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, sexual predator, necrophilia, kidnapping, misogyny, electric chair, masturbation, murder, execution, rapist, rape ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
seattle, usa, colorado, florida
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38%
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 ⇓
38%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
When a notorious German serial killer is captured after committing some of the most heinous acts against humanity ever imaginable, a farmer and police officer from a sleepy rural community on the outskirts of Berlin is drawn into the case as he ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, investigation, murder, family life, mind game, gay, lust, small town, killer, lie, good versus evil ...
Time:
year 1996
Place:
germany, europe, berlin germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The true story of Edward Gein, the farmer whose horrific crimes inspired Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Silence of the Lambs. This is the first film to Gein's tormented upbringing, his adored but domineering mother, and the 1957 ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, rough, suspenseful, slasher ...
Plot:
serial killer, insanity, mental illness, murder, arrest, life is a bitch, neighbor, killer, schizophrenia, psycho killer, psychopath, suspense ...
Time:
50s, 20th century
Place:
texas, usa, wisconsin
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34%
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
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33%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Cannibal is based on the true-crime story of Armin Meiwes, the "Rotenburg Cannibal" who posted an online ad searching for someone to volunteer to be mutilated and eaten. Unlikely as it may seem, someone actually replied. The film shows a ...
Style:
disturbing, serious, suspenseful, rough, controversial ...
Plot:
cannibalism, cannibal, obsession, homosexual, internet, sadism, male nudity, psychopath, sexual fantasy, violent, computers and web, serial killer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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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:
disturbing, psychological, rough, suspenseful, slasher ...
Plot:
serial killer, killer clown, psychopath, evil clown, mind game, obsession, police investigation, sexual abuse, police detective, life is a bitch, double life, violence ...
Time:
70s, 50s
Place:
usa, chicago illinois, wisconsin
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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, disturbing, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, investigation, profiler, mind game, life is a bitch, track down, police detective, woman in danger, killer, murder, brutality ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
seattle, washington d.c., florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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Films like The Silence of the Lambs
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:
rough, suspenseful, serious, realistic, disturbing
Plot:
serial killer, child murder, investigation, police detective, psychopath, obsession, kidnapping, killer, cannibal, cannibalism, missing child, true crime ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new york
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31%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
In Germany, as graduate student Katie Armstrong researches cannibal killer Oliver Hagen for her thesis, she becomes obsessed with her subject and ultimately plunges into a lifestyle similar to Hagen's and the thousands of people like him.
Style:
disturbing, controversial, bleak, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
mental illness, cannibalism, cannibal, murder, obsession, psychopath, uncover truth, self discovery, dangerous attraction, life is a bitch, student life, serial killer ...
Place:
germany, europe
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31%
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
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31%
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.
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slasher, rough, disturbing, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
serial killer, wannabe, murder, police detective, police investigation, mind game, psychopath, woman in danger, rivalry, master criminal, obsession, suspense ...
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
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29%
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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 ⇓
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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 ⇓
27%
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Unemployed and unemployable, Tony is a sympathetic recluse with severe social problems, an addiction to VHS action films and a horrible moustache. Occasionally he snaps and murder is the result…
Style:
disturbing, psychological, serious, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, psychopath, loneliness, police, isolation, violence, social realism, murderer, killer, brutality, villain ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, europe
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26%
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 ⇓
26%
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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, slasher, serious, scary, rough ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, police investigation, violence spree, law enforcement, psychopath, stalking, mind game, killer, criminal, suspense, pig killer ...
Time:
50s
Place:
usa, wisconsin, texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
There is something horribly wrong with the bodies found in the dark city streets. Some are mutilated while others have the Price equation (wΔz = Cov (w,z) = βwzVz) carved into their flesh. Detective Eddie Argo and his new partner Helen Westcott ...
Style:
disturbing, scary, rough, bleak, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, physical torture, investigation, police, torture, master criminal, police investigation, death, introspection, gay, psychological trauma ...
Place:
new york, usa
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26%
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
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25%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Based on true events, 16 year-old Jamie falls in with his mother's new boyfriend and his crowd of self-appointed neighborhood watchmen, a relationship that leads to a spree of torture and murder.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, serious, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, violence, psychopath, gang, gay rape, male rape victim, torture, suspicion, murder, manipulation, killer, mother's boyfriend ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1999, year 1998
Place:
australia, south australia, adelaide south australia, oceania
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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:
realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, bleak
Plot:
serial killer, manhunt, master criminal, stalking, police investigation, psychopath, mind game, law enforcement, special agents, church, killer, court ...
Place:
kansas, usa
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25%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Aileen Wuornos is an emotionally scarred highway hooker who shoots a sadistic trick who rapes her and ultimately becomes America's first female serial killer.
Style:
bleak, disturbing, psychological, emotional, harsh ...
Audience:
teens, date night, chick flick
Plot:
serial killer, lesbian, prostitute, lesbian love, mental illness, rape, murder, gay, female serial killer, vengeance, destructive relationship, female killer ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 20th century, 2000s
Place:
florida, michigan, usa, ohio, miami
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25%
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
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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:
realistic, serious, tense, suspenseful, rough
Plot:
murder, serial killer, psychopath, violent, warrior, killer, criminal, police detective, strangler, psycho, two killers, cousin ...
Time:
80s
Place:
los angeles, california
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24%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Kloepfer, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, bleak, rough, dark ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, serial murder, maniac, violence, killer as protagonist, murder, suspense, police investigation, serial killer as protagonist, prison, prisoner, psychopath ...
Time:
70s, year 1989, year 1974, year 1975, year 1976 ...
Place:
usa, seattle
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24%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 534 min.
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Story:
Across more than a decade, 17 teen boys and young men were murdered by convicted killer Jeffrey Dahmer. How did he evade arrest for so long?
Style:
tense, disturbing, suspenseful, sexual, psychological ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, homosexual, killer, homosexuality, psychopath, suspense, violence, brutality, lgbt, lgbtq, serial murder ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 20th century, 70s, 21st century
Place:
usa, milwaukee wisconsin
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24%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A man living in rural Wisconsin takes care of his bed-ridden mother, who is very domineering and teaches him that all women are evil. After she dies he misses her, so a year later he digs her up and takes her home. He learns about taxidermy and ...
Style:
slasher, disturbing, scary, psychotronic, psychological ...
Plot:
serial killer, necrophilia, psychopath, exploitation, murder, killer, obsession, cult, violent, flesh eater, freak, misfit ...
Time:
50s, 20th century
Place:
wisconsin, usa
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23%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
H6 tells the story of Antonio Frau, a serial killer set free after serving 25 years in jail for the violent murder of his girlfriend. After inheriting and old motel from a relative he never knew, he sees this as a signal and takes to his holy task ...
Style:
suspenseful, scary, realistic, serious, rough ...
Plot:
sexual abuse, serial killer, psychopath, sadism, law enforcement, mentally unstable, murder, couple relations, human monster, evil man, rapist, suspense ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, spain
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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