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Karla (2006)
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Based on real events, Canada's most notorious serial killers, Paul Bernardo and wife Karla Homolka kidnap, sexually abuse, and murder three young girls.
Style:
psychological, rough, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, erotic, sexy, controversial, tense, serious ...
Plot:
serial killer, rape, abusive husband, kidnapping, sister sister relationship, domestic violence, murder, lesbian rape, incest rape, female rapist, courtroom drama, psychopath, destructive relationship, obsession, life is a bitch, fall in love, rivalry, society, woman in danger, couple relations, violence, sadism, rough sex, rape victim, physical abuse ...
Time:
90s, 2000s, 1990s
Place:
ontario canada, canada
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Most similar movies to Karla
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, suspenseful and tense films with plots about murder, deadly, serial killer, psychopath, suspense, female nudity and nude mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Karla: Monster (2003), The Hillside Strangler (2004), Hounds of Love (2016), I Accuse (2003), Blink (1993). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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, realistic, rough, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, murder, interrogation, mind game, police investigation, who done it, mental illness, life is a bitch, killer, misogynist, serial rapist ...
Time:
70s, year 1978
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
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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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100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Kenneth Bianchi is a security guard whose attempts to become a police officer are repeatedly thwarted. He moves to California to live with his cousin Angelo and dates a string of women, becoming increasingly preoccupied with sex. Eventually the ...
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, disturbing, sexy ...
Plot:
serial killer, rape, strangulation, prostitute, murder, police investigation, psychopath, violence, sexual abuse, death, hidden identity, kidnapping ...
Time:
70s
Place:
usa, los angeles, california, oregon
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Vicki Maloney is randomly abducted from a suburban street by a disturbed couple. As she observes the dynamic between her captors she quickly realises she must drive a wedge between them if she is to survive.
Style:
disturbing, suspenseful, scary, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
serial killer, kidnapping, sexual torture, abduction, husband wife relationship, teenage girl, murderous pair, suspense, murder, domestic violence, runaway, violence ...
Time:
80s
Place:
australia, oceania
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A chilling tale based on a real event in which a doctor stepped out of line and sexually assaulted a patient when drugged.
Style:
psychological, tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic
Plot:
rapist, courtroom drama, small town, mind game, private detective, life is a bitch, fighting the system, obsession, society, murder, legal, rivalry ...
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100%
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Movies like The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
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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:
tense, suspenseful, psychological, exciting, twist ending ...
Audience:
girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, murder, psychopath, blindness, investigation, police investigation, murder mystery, woman in danger, police detective, strong female character, female protagonist, suspense ...
Time:
90s
Place:
san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A single mother becomes Ariel Castro's first kidnapping victim, and finds herself trapped in his home with two other women for 11 years.
Style:
psychological, tense, serious, bleak, disturbing ...
Plot:
kidnapping, captivity, life is a bitch, violence, true crime, isolation, sexual abuse, woman in danger, confined, rape, abduction, survival ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, year 2013, year 2002, 21st century
Place:
ohio, usa, cleveland ohio
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A charismatic psycho suspected of killing two innocent campers in a cold-blooded double homicide grows increasingly unstable as his suburban empire starts to crack at the foundations.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, murder, narcissism, drug use, police investigation, rivalry, youth, lesbian, violence, male female relationship, sexploitation ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
An Alaska State Trooper partners with a young woman who escaped the clutches of serial killer Robert Hansen to bring the murderer to justice. Based on actual events.
Style:
tense, disturbing, suspenseful, factual, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
serial killer, police investigation, psychopath, kidnapping, winter, murder investigation, sexual predator, drug overdose, manhunt, rape and murder, suspense, rape ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 70s, year 1983
Place:
alaska, usa, boston
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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:
serious, rough, suspenseful, scary, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, psychopath, rape and murder, who done it, strong violent content, stalking, mentally unstable, police detective, law enforcement, life is a bitch, physical appearance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Films like Enough
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
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, West Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Linda Blair plays Carol, a young woman who must serve 18 months in prison after drink driving and killing a man. The prison turns out to be brimming with decadence, corruption and sleaze, where the other female inmates are sadistic crack-selling ...
Style:
sexy, psychotronic, erotic, neo noir, serious ...
Plot:
prison, women in prison, sadism, sexual abuse, sex, prison rape, exploitation, rape, women's prison, prostitute, prison escape, erotica ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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 ⇓
30%
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, 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
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The recounting of a terrible crime that wracked a family and galvanized police in South Carolina in the 1980's. Southern beauty pageant winner Dawn Smith is targeted by a sadistic stalker whose obsession with her leads him to kidnap her younger ...
Style:
realistic, serious, mind bending, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, kidnapping, murder, beauty pageant, love, child abuse, riddles and clues, small town life, woman in danger, small town, psychopath, rivalry ...
Time:
80s
Place:
south carolina
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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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
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A journalist duo go on a tour of serial killer murder sites with two companions, unaware that one of them is a serial killer himself.
Style:
disturbing, bleak, road movie, tense, neo noir ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, journalism, journalist, lovers on the run, suspense, road trip, writers, obsession, on the road, cross country, violence spree ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
california, los angeles, pittsburgh, texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A wife is caught in a web of sex and violence.
Style:
erotic, realistic, serious, suspenseful, sexy ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, femme fatale, woman in danger, serial killer, dishonesty, obsession, betrayal, mind game, law enforcement, legal, dangerous attraction ...
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29%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
The harrowing story of a disturbed young man's attempts to win the affections of an unsuspecting young woman. When Doug first sees Amy, he instantly falls for her and begins to watch her every move, going so far as to set up spy cameras in her ...
Style:
tense, psychological, captivating, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
obsession, stalker, sexual dysfunction, hidden camera, found footage, female masturbation, pervert, murder, masturbation, female nudity, topless woman, mentally unstable ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Films like Sleepers
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A female detective gets involved with a murder suspect in a series of serial killings.
Style:
erotic, sexy, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, erotica, prostitute, woman in danger, lap dance, female nudity, oral sex, femme fatale, murder, police investigation, dangerous attraction, sexual relations ...
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
After a young woman suffers a brutal rape in a bar one night, a prosecutor assists in bringing the perpetrators to justice, including the ones who encouraged and cheered on the attack.
Style:
disturbing, rough, realistic, thought provoking, compassionate ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
rape, courtroom drama, lawyer, sexual abuse, injustice, violence against women, rape victim, gang rape, legal action, court, courtroom, legal ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
massachusetts, canada, boston, usa, washington d.c. ...
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29%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
An astonishing fictional account of the unending series of murders of young women in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, which began in 1996. Most of the victims are low-paid laborers who have been drawn to the town by the possibility of work at American-owned ...
Style:
serious, rough, psychological, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, police investigation, woman in danger, fighting crime, incompetent police, injustice, dishonesty, law enforcement, police corruption, life is a bitch, society ...
Place:
mexico, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Lew is a small time loser with a troubled past and a very big secret. Overhearing a couple plan a kidnapping, Lew is tempted to come up with a scheme of his own. He decides to get to the victim first and then blackmail the real criminals. His plan ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, tense, serious, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, crime gone awry, nude girl, kidnapping, betrayal, who done it, debauchery, dishonesty, manipulation, disorder, femme fatale, rivalry ...
Place:
california
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Forensic psychologist Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail ...
Style:
twist ending, suspenseful, tense, surprise ending, serious ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, kidnapping, woman in danger, suspense, police investigation, twists and turns, violence against women, investigation, murder, forensics, profiler ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa, washington d.c., north carolina, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Films like The Girl Next Door
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Sweden, Canada, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Deputy Sheriff Lou Ford is a pillar of the community in his small west Texas town, patient and apparently thoughtful. Some people think he is a little slow and maybe boring, but that is the worst they say about him. But then nobody knows about what ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, neo noir, surreal, rough ...
Plot:
small town, murder, psychopath, killer, sadism, serial killer, violence, revenge, violent, twists and turns, deputy, investigation ...
Time:
50s, 20th century
Place:
texas, usa, austin texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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:
twist ending, suspenseful, psychological, talky, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
lawyer, serial killer, rape, police investigation, suspense, murder, murder mystery, twists and turns, psychology, investigation, mind game, flashback ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
puerto rico, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Following the murder of hotel heir Ben Novack Jr., police focus their investigation on his wife, Narcy.
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, tense, suspenseful
Plot:
murder, femme fatale, couples, husband wife relationship, psychopath, investigation, rivalry, suspense, death, true crime, mother in law, poisoned ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, florida, miami
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A chronicle of the interaction between college student Jason Moss and the object of his obsession, serial killer John Wayne Gacy.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, realistic, serious, tense ...
Plot:
serial killer, obsession, psychopath, manipulation, life is a bitch, dishonesty, mind game, rivalry, destructive relationship, gay, prostitute, killer clown ...
Time:
90s, year 1978, 21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
N-Secure is a no holds-barred thrilling drama mixed with murder, mayhem and manipulation among affluent professionals. This film sheds light on a man's downfall from the pinnacles of success into the depths of his damaged character. His ...
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, tense, erotic ...
Plot:
betrayal, murder, infidelity, breakup, couples, couple relations, rivalry, obsession, jealousy, sex scene, african american, making love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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