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Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes (2001)
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Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes (2001)
Genre: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The real-life case based on the horrific crimes of Sante and Kenny Kimes, the mother and son duo who specialized in theft, fraud and murder.
Style: psychological, serious, suspense, suspenseful, captivating, touching
Plot: criminal, landlady, mother son relationship, female psychopath, murder, domineering mother, obsession, childhood trauma, mentally unstable, bandit, family relations, parents and children, life is a bitch, confronting the past, serial killer, assassination plot, parent child relationship, dog, slavery, seduction, sociopath, twin towers, maid, seductive woman, manipulative woman ...
Place: new york, manhattan new york city

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, suspense and realistic films with plots about murder, serial killer, deadly, true crime, danger, psychopath and life is a bitch mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes: The Bad Son (2007), Murder in Greenwich (2002), Lies My Mother Told Me (2005), Karla (2006), Rivals (2000). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Bad Son (2007)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The women in a Seattle serial killer's life often had an unpleasant way of turning up dead - from his girlfriend to his mother-in-law to his second wife. The police and FBI knew who the killer was, but were never prepared to face a bizarre ...
Style: tense, captivating, suspense, exciting, psychological ...
Plot: serial killer, mother daughter conflict, mother son relationship, dishonesty, life is a bitch, injustice, parents and children, law enforcement, danger, murder, domineering mother, rebellious daughter ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, washington d.c., seattle
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100%
Murder in Greenwich (2002)
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, suspense, novela ...
Plot: amateur detective, murder, uncover truth, fighting the system, murder suspect, who done it, false accusation, protagonist as suspect, police investigation, police detective, haunted by the past, teenage life ...
Time: 70s
Place: usa, connecticut
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Lies My Mother Told Me (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Joely Richardson plays a con artist who changes identities faster than most women change hair color. Going on the lam with her daughter (Hayden Panettiere), she scams her way into a prosperous marriage and, when that union sours, pulls off a murder ...
Style: realistic, rough, suspenseful, sentimental, captivating ...
Audience: teens
Plot: murder, mother daughter relationship, single parent, hidden identity, cons and scams, family relations, femme fatale, dishonesty, parents and children, on the run, free spirit, false identity ...
Time: 21st century
Place: las vegas, north carolina, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Karla (2006)
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, suspenseful, realistic, disturbing ...
Plot: serial killer, rape, abusive husband, domestic violence, kidnapping, sister sister relationship, murder, true crime, rape victim, rough sex, incest rape, courtroom drama ...
Time: 90s, 2000s
Place: ontario canada, canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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The Case of the Hillside Stranglers (1989)
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, suspenseful, rough
Plot: murder, serial killer, two killers, true crime, psychopath, criminal, killer, violent, police detective, homicide, strangler, cousin ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: los angeles, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Rivals (2000)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A teenage girl becomes entangled in a volatile relationship with a pair of high-school lovers.
Style: serious, suspenseful, psychological, suspense, teen ...
Audience: teens
Plot: stalking, teenage life, friendship, couples, youth, love and romance, bullying, seduction, rape, revenge, danger, obsession ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
The Hunt for the BTK Killer (2005)
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, master criminal, stalking, police investigation, psychopath, danger, law enforcement, mind game, special agent, true crime, church ...
Place: kansas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Happy Face Killer (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Serial killer Keith Jesperson murders at least eight women over a five-year span and taunts authorities with disturbing letters and scribbled confessions signed with a happy face.
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological, suspense
Plot: serial killer, murder, homicidal maniac, murderer, serial murder, taunting, killings, murder investigation, police investigation, uncover truth, killing spree, criminal ...
Place: oregon
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Freeway Killer (2010)
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, suspenseful, rough, scary, realistic ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, psychopath, rape and murder, who done it, strong violent content, police detective, law enforcement, life is a bitch, stalking, danger, physical appearance ...
Time: 21st century
Place: california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
The Corrupted (2019)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Set ahead of the 2012 London Olympics, the film follows Liam (Sam Claflin), an ex-con trying to win back the love and trust of his family. He has lost everything at the hands of a local crime syndicate run by Clifford Cullen (Spall), who has ...
Style: captivating, suspenseful, tense, psychological, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: friendship, corruption, murder, society, danger, escapades, small town, rivalry, police, family relations, life is a bitch, parents and children ...
Time: year 2012, year 2002, 2000s, 2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
The Tie That Binds (1995)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: John Netherwood and his wife Leann are fugitives who are both wanted for murder. They have a young daughter named Janie and they want her back.
Style: psychological, suspenseful, bad ending, intense, serious ...
Plot: adoption, fugitives, children, family relations, wanted, haunted by the past, parents and children, custody, criminal heroes, rivalry, obsession, little girl ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
The Boston Strangler (1968)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Boston is being terrorized by a series of seemingly random murders of women. Based on the true story, the film follows the investigators path through several leads before introducing the Strangler as a character. It is seen almost exclusively from ...
Style: psychological, disturbing, rough, suspense, detective ...
Plot: serial killer, true crime, strangulation, split personality, murder, double life, police investigation, serial rapist, psychopath, police detective, obsession, manhunt ...
Time: 20th century, year 1968, 60s, year 1963
Place: boston, usa, massachusetts, new england
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Night Vision (1997)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A psycho serial killer who videotapes each of his bloody conquests is on the loose, and it's up to alcoholic motorcycle cop Dak and his new tough-as-nails partner, Kristen, to bring him to justice. But as the body count increases, so does the ...
Style: independent film, serious, slasher, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot: serial killer, woman with a gun, video surveillance, stalker, infidelity, alcoholism, cop, psychopath, injustice, chases and races, dishonesty, stalking ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Out of the Darkness (1985)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A gripping thriller telling the true story of the hunt and capture of David Berkowitz, a.k.a. "Son of Sam" — the infamous serial killer who stalked New York in the 70s.
Style: detective, psychological, realistic, serious, mind bending ...
Plot: serial killer, true crime, murder, killer, parent child relationship, couple relations, chases and races, tough law enforcer, danger, obsessive quest, law enforcement, fighting crime ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: brooklyn new york city, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
The Boy Who Killed My Parents (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A psychological thriller surrounding the real murders of Manfred and Marísia von Richthofen orchestrated by their own daughter, Suzane, along with her boyfriend and brother-in-law, the Cravinhos brothers.
Style: suspense, tense, psychological, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot: murder of parents, planned murder, bad influence, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, murder, courtroom, father daughter relationship, evil man, murder trial, family problems, parents and children, murderer ...
Time: 2000s
Place: brazil, sao paulo brazil
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Beautiful & Twisted (2015)
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, tense, captivating, suspense ...
Plot: murder, femme fatale, danger, couples, husband wife relationship, psychopath, investigation, rivalry, death, true crime, mother in law, strip club ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, florida, miami
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
The Night Stalker (2016)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: An account of serial killer Richard Ramírez and his rampage in California during the mid-1980s.
Style: psychological, slasher, suspenseful, suspense, tense ...
Plot: serial killer, police, murder, psychopath, rape, death, true crime, murderer, rapist, serial murder, violence, killing spree ...
Time: year 1980
Place: california
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Duress (2009)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Haunted with nightmares of his wife's recent suicide and struggling to mend the relationship with his only daughter, Richard is caught as a witness to the violence of Abner Solvie. He finds himself at the mercy of a charismatic killer and ...
Style: tense, serious, captivating, suspense, psychological ...
Plot: serial killer, psychopath, danger, parents and children, family relations, blackmail, father daughter relationship, widower, murder, salvation, house, mental illness ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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 9K
Small Crimes (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A disgraced former cop, fresh off a six-year prison sentence for attempted murder - returns home looking for redemption but winds up trapped in the mess he left behind.
Style: neo noir, suspense, tense, realistic, serious ...
Plot: prison, danger, disorder, life is a bitch, bondage, murder, violence, fighting crime, dying, war, redemption, disgraced ...
Time: year 2017
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
American Perfect (1997)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Criminal psychiatrist, Jake Nyman is taking a much needed vacation from responsibility. An experimental road trip during which ever decision will be made on a flip of a coin. Meanwhile, Sandra Thomas, disenchanted professional, is en route to pick ...
Style: road movie, neo noir, tense, realistic, psychological ...
Plot: serial killer, psychopath, on the road, murder, desert, psychiatrist, woman in danger, cons and scams, siblings relations, danger, chases and races, chase ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Out of Exile (2022)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Recently paroled thief Gabriel Russell tries to balance his life and mend a troubled family as an FBI agent hunts him down, along with his crew after a botched armored car robbery.
Style: captivating, psychological, tense, suspenseful, thrilling
Plot: agent, manhunt, burglar, ex convict, armed robbery, hunting, life is a bitch, heist, criminal, organized crime, fbi agent, cat versus mouse ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
The Girl Who Killed Her Parents (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Based on one of the most shocking and gruesome murder cases in Brazil, the film presents Daniel Cravinhos's point of view of the events that led to the death of Marísia and Manfred von Richthofen, his girlfriend’s parents.
Style: suspense, captivating, tense, disturbing
Plot: true crime, murder of parents, murder, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, murderer, dysfunctional family, killings, parents and children, criminal, parent child relationship ...
Time: 2000s
Place: brazil, sao paulo brazil
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Zodiac Killer (2005)
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, rough, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot: serial killer, wannabe, murder, mind game, police investigation, police detective, obsession, danger, rivalry, master criminal, psychopath, gory ...
Time: 2000s
Place: bay area, usa, los angeles, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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King of the Jungle (2000)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Seymore is a young man with the mind of a child. He loves three things in life: basketball, sneaking out for cigarettes, and his mother. But all life's simple pleasures are brutally torn from him when he witnesses his mother gunned down by a ...
Style: psychological, serious, disturbing, tense, independent film ...
Plot: fighting crime, vengeance, life is a bitch, losing-it hero, social decay, disability, society, parents and children, addiction, murder, mental illness, drug abuse ...
Time: 90s
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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The Riverman (2004)
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: serious, psychological, rough, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot: serial killer, psychopath, investigation, profiler, mind game, life is a bitch, true crime, police detective, woman in danger, killer, murder, violence ...
Time: 21st century
Place: seattle, florida, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Stalkers (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Revolves around a criminal prosecutor who penned the law on stalking in California and is based on the true story of a hot-head cop and polished district attorney who team to bring a stalker obsessed with her former lover to justice.
Style: serious, realistic, tense, suspenseful, emotional
Audience: girls' night
Plot: stalking, obsession, danger, legal, law enforcement, police investigation, stalker, wife, strong female presence, dedicated lawyer, female police officer, mad woman ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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The Narrows (2008)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: A 19 year old Brooklyn boy who is torn between two worlds when his photography portfolio wins him a partial scholarship to NYU. He must figure out how to balance his Italian neighborhood roots with the expansive, sophisticated world on the other ...
Style: serious, captivating, tense, psychological, suspense ...
Plot: college student, moral dilemma, parents and children, city life, family relations, human nature, self discovery, society, coming of age, hot and sexy, nypd, family in crisis ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new york, brooklyn new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
The Last Rampage (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: The true story of the infamous prison break of Gary Tison and Randy Greenwalt from the Arizona State prison in Florence, in the summer of 1978.
Style: disturbing, captivating, suspense, serious, tense ...
Plot: prison escape, runaway, escape, fleeing, jail, criminal, serial killer, prison break, arizona desert, escaped prisoner
Time: 70s
Place: arizona
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Bundy and the Green River Killer (2019)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A police detective consults with incarcerated serial killer Ted Bundy to help him catch The Green River Killer. Based on terrifying true life elements which inspired Silence of the Lambs. In 1984, police in Washington State are investigating a spate ...
Style: psychological thriller, psychological, suspense, atmospheric, clever ...
Plot: serial killer, maniac, fbi, true crime, murderer, investigation, mind game, murder investigation, murder mystery, homicidal maniac, human monster, violence ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders (2006)
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, rough, suspenseful, realistic, bleak ...
Plot: serial killer, psychopath, murder, mind game, police investigation, who done it, mental illness, life is a bitch, killer, misogynist, serial rapist, strangler ...
Time: 70s, year 1978
Place: los angeles, usa, california
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20%
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