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Signpost To Murder (1964)
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Signpost To Murder (1964)
Original name: Signpost to Murder
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story: An escaped mental patient, reported to be homicidal, hides out in a woman's rural home. Director George Englund's 1965 thriller stars Joanne Woodward, Stuart Whitman, Edward Mulhare and Alan Napier.
Style: noir, surprise ending, twist ending, crying
Plot: crime wave, escaped prisoner, dog, prison, village, prison escape, strong female lead, musician, police officer, police, escape, investigation, hostage, prisoner, murder, criminal, murder investigation, priest, doctor, boy, suicide, manipulative person, psychiatrist, jazz musician, lie ...
Keyword: attack, visit, knock out

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out detective, suspenseful, suspense and serious films with plots about murder, investigation, police officer, husband wife relationship, police investigation, blood and police detective mostly in Thriller, Crime and Mystery genres. Some movies like Signpost To Murder: Murder 101 (1991), A Soul to Redeem (2017), The Bedroom Window (1987), Don't Talk to Strangers (1994), The Victim (1972). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Murder 101 (1991)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Charles Lattimore, an author of a book about a famous murder trial, arranges to meet with one of his students one night. When the student is found murdered and Lattimore has no alibi, he suspects he is being framed by the subject of his book.
Style: realistic, psychological, tense, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot: murder, police investigation, dishonesty, uncover truth, frame up, who done it, police corruption, protagonist as suspect, mind game, law enforcement, amateur detective, false accusation ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
A Soul to Redeem (2017)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 84 min.
Story: The detective story set in the early 20th century is full of suspense, twists and emotions. Love, hate and desire for revenge are the strongest motivation for the trio of its protagonists. Military trenches are still full of war victims when ...
Style: suspenseful, psychological, enigmatic, suspense, esoteric ...
Plot: mystery woman, police detective, investigation, ritual, murder mystery, girl, mentally unstable, serial murder, femme fatale, strong female character, mother daughter relationship, murder ...
Time: 1910s, year 1915
Place: central europe, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: West Germany, France, Italy
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Sherlock Holmes and Watson do battle with their nemesis, Professor Moriarity, over an ancient necklace attributed to Cleopatra.
Style: suspense, cult classic, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Plot: private detective, sherlock holmes, snake, investigation, partner, disorder, danger, rivalry, escapades, uninhibited rivalry, mind game, riddles and clues ...
Place: scotland yard, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
77%
The Bedroom Window (1987)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Terry Lambert is sleeping with Sylvia, the wife of his boss. One night, while in Terry's apartment, Sylvia witnesses a man assault a young woman, Denise, on the road below. Not wanting to reveal her affair with Terry, she keeps quiet. Terry ...
Style: suspenseful, neo noir, tense, intense, psychological ...
Plot: legal, femme fatale, serial killer, rapist, false accusation, murder, obsession, revenge, investigation, infidelity, danger, mind game ...
Time: 80s
Place: maryland, baltimore
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
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Don't Talk to Strangers (1994)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Unhappy marriage causes divorce. Brosnan (new husband) and wife attempt to build a new life, and move to a new state. However, the ex-husband follows and the story unfolds from there.
Style: suspense, captivating, suspenseful, action thriller, crying ...
Plot: divorce, boy, kidnapping, strong female lead, manipulation, secret, rivalry, fight, female protagonist, police investigation, police, father son relationship ...
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74%
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The Victim (1972)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story: A wealthy woman is trapped during a storm in a house with no electricity or phone. A killer has murdered her sister, stuffed the body in the basement, and is now after her.
Style: suspense, crime thriller, slasher, spooky
Plot: sister sister relationship, female protagonist, trapped in a building, house, victim, isolation, trapped, stranded, storm, maniac, stalker, bell ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
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Maniac (1963)
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story: The rape of his teenage daughter instigated a violent, maniacal retribution on the perpetrator for which Georges was incarcerated in an asylum for the insane. When a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he ...
Style: suspense, grindhouse, noir, offbeat, crying ...
Plot: mental disorder, maniac, painter, serial killer, rape and revenge, wanted, woman fights a man, criminal on the run, female sexual predator, murderous scheme, rivals, bare breasts ...
Time: year 1963
Place: france
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story: An aging, reclusive Southern belle plagued by a horrifying family secret descends into madness after the arrival of a lost relative.
Style: southern gothic, gothic, atmospheric, suspenseful, scary ...
Plot: insanity, haunted by the past, murder, hagsploitation, plot twist, mental disorder, deep south, female villain, aging, woman in danger, psychotic woman, bullying ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, year 1964, 1920s
Place: louisiana, southern usa, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
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Horsemen (2009)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A recently widowed detective still grieving over his wife's death discovers a shocking connection between himself and the suspects in a serial killing spree linked to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Style: psychological, disturbing, detective, scary, suspenseful ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, twists and turns, death, murder investigation, police, police investigation, torture, blood, psychopath, orphan, revenge ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
The Invisible Guest (2016)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 106 min.
Story: "The Invisible Guest” turns on a young businessman who wakes up in a hotel room locked from the inside with the dead body of his lover next to him. He hires a prestigious lawyer, and over one night they work together to clarify what happened ...
Style: surprise ending, suspense, psychological, twist ending, mind blowing ...
Plot: uncover truth, lawyer, infidelity, lie, interrogation, murder suspect, evidence, death, blackmail, moral dilemma, strong female character, suspect ...
Time: 2010s, year 2016
Place: iberian peninsula, barcelona, spain
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
The Strange Ones (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Mysterious events surround the travels of two brothers as they make their way across a remote American landscape. On the surface all seems normal, but what appears to be a simple vacation soon gives way to a dark and complex web of secrets. This is ...
Style: road movie, rough, suspense, enigmatic, suspenseful ...
Plot: boy, motel, man boy relationship, pedophile, road trip, sibling relationship, gay, child abuse, pretending to be someone else, psychopath, investigation, on the run ...
Time: year 2017
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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Man on a Swing (1974)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A small-town police chief investigating a murder is offered help by a self-described psychic. However, when the chief discovers that the "psychic" is in possession of information known only to the police, he suspects that the man may be ...
Style: crime drama, detective, surreal, mind bending, serious ...
Plot: serial killer, chief of police, killings, supernatural, paranoia, molestation, red herring, murder, ford mustang, conspiracy, police detective, small town life ...
Time: 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
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Taking Lives (2004)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Recruited to assist Montreal police in their desperate search for a serial killer who assumes the identities of his victims, FBI profiler Illeana Scott knows it's only a matter of time before the killer strikes again. Her most promising lead is ...
Style: psychological thriller, suspense, twist ending, surprise ending, scary ...
Plot: serial killer, twists and turns, murder investigation, psychopath, dangerous attraction, fatal attraction, murder mystery, female agent, tough girl, strong female character, strong female lead, police investigation ...
Time: 2000s, year 2004, 80s, year 1983, 21st century
Place: usa, canada, montreal, pennsylvania
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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The Body (2012)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 112 min.
Story: A woman’s body disappears mysteriously from the morgue without a trace. Police inspector Jaime Peña investigates the strange occurrence with the help of Álex Ulloa, the widower of the missing woman.
Style: surprise ending, tense, suspenseful, atmospheric, detective ...
Plot: twists and turns, murder, investigation, uncover truth, missing person, adulterous husband, car accident, mistress, morgue, vengeance, adultery, haunted by the past ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: spain, barcelona
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
 4.7
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Evil Eye (1975)
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Mexico, Italy, Spain
Duration: 106 min.
Story: People around Peter Crane begin dying in mysterious fashion. How is Playboy Peter involved in this? He begins having nightmares dealing with murder...His psychiatrist has no idea of what Peter is suffering from. Even the police are in danger as they ...
Style: detective, poliziottesco, crying, vintage, urban fantasy
Plot: playboy, nightmare, erotica, ghost, devil, sect, violence, sex, doctor, police, voyeurism, voyeur ...
Place: rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Open Windows (2014)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Nick is excited to discover that he's won a dinner date with his favorite actress, Jill Goddard. But when Jill refuses to honor the contest, he receives an offer he can't refuse: the ability to view Jill secretly via computer. Nick begins ...
Style: suspense, tense, suspenseful, twist ending, psychological ...
Plot: internet, hostage, hacking, obsession, bare breasts, found footage, manipulation, stalker, surveillance, technology, woman in danger, greed ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, texas, austin texas, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Los Angeles private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by paroled convict Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend Velma, former seedy nightclub dancer.
Style: neo noir, detective, tense, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot: femme fatale, private detective, missing person, uncover truth, suspicion of murder, who done it, dishonesty, life is a bitch, danger, murder, private investigator, planned murder ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, year 1975, year 1941
Place: los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
The Weekend Murders (1970)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A large family meet at the family estate for the reading of their father's will. Each expects to be the recipient of a tidy sum, but apart from the local constable and a few other small awards to the help, the entire estate goes to the favorite ...
Style: suspense, slasher, detective, dark comedy, spoof ...
Plot: golf, english countryside, heiress, telescope, whodunit, police investigation, murder mystery, butler, hysterical outburst, sexual frustration, serial killer, jealousy ...
Place: scotland yard
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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Jack's Back (1988)
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A young doctor is suspected when a series of Jack the Ripper copycat killings is committed. However, when the doctor himself is murdered, his identical twin brother claims to have seen visions of the true killer.
Style: slasher, detective, sexy, scary, psychological ...
Plot: serial killer, jack the ripper, murder of a prostitute, prostitute, doppelganger, serial murder, evil twin, lookalikes, whodunit, erotica, teenager, name calling ...
Time: 80s
Place: los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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Alien Zone (1978)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story: A man who is having an affair with a married woman is dropped off on the wrong street when going back to his hotel. He takes refuge out of the rain when an old man invites him in. He turns out to be a mortician, who tells him the stories of the ...
Style: anthology, dark fairy tale, independent film, scary, serious ...
Plot: exploitation, supernatural horror, psychopath, mortician, serial killer, on the run, violent content, haunted house, prison life, love affair, voyeurism, infidelity ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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The Number 23 (2007)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Walter Sparrow is an animal control officer that becomes obsessed with a mysterious book that seems to be based on his own life. As soon as he opens the book, he notices strange parallels between what he reads and what he's experienced. But now ...
Style: psychological, surprise ending, twist ending, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Audience: adult
Plot: insanity, twists and turns, obsession, murder, losing-it hero, a vision, escape from reality, plot twist, investigation, psychology, uncover truth, riddles and clues ...
Time: year 2007, 2000s
Place: los angeles, virginia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Third Man Out (2005)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Chad Allen stars as gay detective Donald Strachey in this gritty series of crime stories based on the popular novels by author Richard Stevenson. "The Donald Strachey Mysteries" follow Strachey through upstate New York as he works on ...
Style: realistic, serious, tense, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot: gay couple, gay, murder, lgbt, private detective, uncover truth, mysterious character, who done it, amateur detective, dishonesty, life is a bitch, law enforcement ...
Place: new york state, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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The Fugitive (1993)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Wrongfully accused of murdering his wife, Richard Kimble escapes from the law in an attempt to find her killer and clear his name. Pursuing him is a team of U.S. marshals led by Deputy Samuel Gerard, a determined detective who will not rest until ...
Style: suspenseful, suspense, detective, neo noir, exciting ...
Audience: girls' night, date night, boys' night
Plot: conspiracy, on the run, betrayal, escape, framed for murder, investigation, fugitives, death row, doctor, manhunt, corruption, fugitive ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1993
Place: chicago, usa, illinois, washington d.c.
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42%
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The Burned Barns (1973)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story: The body of a young woman is discovered near a farm. The judge Larcher is in charge and thinks that the farmers (Rose and Pierre) have a link with the murder.
Plot: murder, farm, farming, cow, coroner, weather, financial problem, infidelity, police, extramarital affair, death, hotel ...
Place: france
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42%
A Quiet Place to Kill (1970)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, France, Spain
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A race-car driver who's down on her luck is invited by her ex-husband's wife to stay at their plush villa. The two women form a bond, and it's not long before their mutual dislike for the husband culminates into a plan to kill him. As ...
Style: grindhouse, suspense, slasher, psychotronic, surprise ending ...
Plot: gigolo, stepfather stepdaughter relationship, older woman younger man relationship, ex husband ex wife relationship, stealing a car, bare chested male, swimming pool, mother daughter relationship, greedy man, american abroad, womanizer, man hits a woman ...
Place: mallorca, spain, italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
The Red Captain (2016)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Three years after the fall of the Berlin Wall; six months before the split of Czechoslovakia. Despite all warnings, a young homicide detective sets on investigating a convoluted case that involves Catholic clerical elite and high-ranked agents of ...
Style: political thriller, rough, suspense, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot: police detective, investigation, murder mystery, fight, secret, husband wife relationship, chase, evidence, violence, gunfight, police investigation, transformation ...
Time: year 1992, 90s
Place: central europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Murder by Numbers (2002)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Tenacious homicide detective Cassie Mayweather and her still-green partner are working a murder case, attempting to profile two malevolently brilliant young men: cold, calculating killers whose dark secrets might explain their crimes.
Style: suspense, suspenseful, detective, intense, suspense thriller ...
Audience: teens, chick flick
Plot: murder, psychopath, mind game, haunted by the past, investigation, sociopath, murder investigation, serial killer, murderous pair, perfect crime, police investigation, police detective ...
Time: year 2002, 21st century
Place: persia, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Night Must Fall (1964)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A psychotic killer gets in the good graces of his aging invalid employer, and worms his way into the affection of her beautiful daughter, with unpleasant results for all.
Style: slasher, spooky, noir, tension, crying ...
Plot: serial killer, age-gap relationship, virus, killer, stalker, dead body, bare chested male, cycling, kitchen sink realism, killer as protagonist, psychopath as protagonist, police officer ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Common Wealth (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Julia finds 300 million pesetas hidden in a dead man's house while selling an apartment. She's a 40-ish real estate agent now forced to face the wrath of a very peculiar community (of neighbors), headed by an unscrupulous administrator. ...
Style: humorous, dark comedy, black comedy, disturbing, bleak ...
Plot: real estate agent, greed, neighbor, murder, fish out of water, dishonesty, conflict, dark humor, conspiracy, female protagonist, violence, money ...
Time: 90s
Place: spain, madrid, iberian peninsula, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
 4.7
 140
Exclusive (1992)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: The famous TV journalist Marcy Singer receives an anonymous phone call that orders her to the Blue Moon bar. When she arrives, she finds 6 corpses. Urged by her new boss, she investigates the case, and soon learns about evidence against her own ...
Style: suspense, mysterious
Plot: serial killer, old woman, car crash, ex husband, coworker, television studio, panic, being followed, pizza, campus, mass murder, computer ...
Place: california
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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