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Shipman (2002)
308
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
James Bolam portrays serial killer Dr. Harold Shipman in this made-for-TV drama. The film follows the story of Shipman, a general practitioner who throughout his career is believed to have killed as many as 250 of his patients. When the high death rate of his practice was investigated, it was discovered that he had given lethal doses of diamorphine to a vast number of his patients. He was put on trial where he was convicted of 15 murders and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing
Plot:
serial killer, doctor, police investigation, trial, murder, doctor patient relationship, police arrest, fraud, old man, trust, forgery, drug overdose, killer, investigation, killing spree, true crime, murderer, death, murder investigation, drug addiction, last will and testament, arrogance, old woman, morphine, court ...
Place:
britain
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Most similar movies to Shipman
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, suspenseful and disturbing films with plots about serial killer, murder, killing spree, investigation, deadly, true crime and killer mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Shipman: Peter (2011), Suburban Madness (2004), A Is For Acid (2002), Prosecuting Casey Anthony (2013), Five Daughters (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
122
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Peter: A Study for a Portrait of a Serial Killer is a feature film that delivers uncompromising performances and rare, shocking archive to reveal for the first time ever the astonishing true story of The Yorkshire Ripper. Exploring his childhood, ...
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful
Plot:
serial killer, police investigation, manhunt, murderer, british, murder, serial murder, killer, police officer, clue, murder mystery, who done it ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Based on the real story of Clara Harris, the Houston, Texas dentist who made headlines in July 2002 when she killed her adulterous husband by repeatedly running over him with her car.
Style:
serious, realistic, disturbing, psychological, tragic
Plot:
murder, private detective, infidelity, adultery, couples, family problems, dishonesty, serial killer, dentist, love triangle, true crime, under the surface ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
texas, usa
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
John George Haigh, the notorious "acid bath murderer" in 1940s England, becomes the subject of this dramatisation
Style:
psychological, suspense, disturbing
Plot:
serial killer, murder, acid, murder mystery, true crime, killer, deception, religious fanaticism, serial murder, mental health, perfect crime, killing spree ...
Time:
1940s
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
This is a dramatisation of the real-life investigation into the notorious Yorkshire Ripper murders of the late 1970s, showing the effect that it had on the health and career of Assistant Chief Constable George Oldfield who led the enquiry.
Style:
realistic, serious, crime drama, psychological, exciting ...
Plot:
serial killer, police, murder investigation, mass murder, murder, rape, investigation, police procedural, biopic, true crime, obsession, interrogation ...
Time:
70s
Place:
yorkshire, northern england, manchester
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
"Prosecuting Casey Anthony" reveals Florida prosecutor, Jeff Ashton’s inside story of the true crime drama that captivated and then shocked the nation when Caylee Anthony’s mother, Casey, was acquitted of killing her daughter, despite ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, serious, realistic, detective ...
Plot:
true crime, trial, courtroom drama, investigation, murder, obsession, legal, dedicated lawyer, courtroom, life is a bitch, law, criminal ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
florida, usa
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Story of attractive cop Laurencia Bembenek, who, in 1982, was sentenced to prison for killing her husband's ex-wife in Milwaukee, WI.
Style:
factual, psychological, talky, stylized, touching
Plot:
serial killer, murder, police, female killer, uncover truth, husband wife relationship, youth, murderer, who done it, investigation, death, police detective ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Factually-based drama telling the stories of five young women who were tragically murdered in Ipswich in 2006.
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, bleak, captivating ...
Plot:
serial killer, police detective, murder, police investigation, woman in danger, addiction, drug abuse, prostitute, small town, life is a bitch, murderer, killing spree ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Drama based on a true story. Rich, high-flying brothers Robert and Andrew Kissel seemingly have everything: beautiful wives who love them, great jobs and huge houses. But beneath the surface lie resentments and secrets that will eventually be their ...
Style:
realistic, serious, tense, suspenseful
Plot:
dishonesty, couple relations, couples, family relations, infidelity, murder, serial killer, blonde, voyeurism, voyeur, golddigger, killing spree ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
59%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
The true story of John Hawkins as featured on America's Most Wanted.
Style:
suspenseful, tension, dark, psychological
Plot:
murder, true crime, insurance fraud, serial killer, scam, male homosexuality, investigation, deception, fraud, manipulation, manhunt, biopic ...
Place:
california
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of Matthew Winkler, a beloved minister who, in 2006, was found shot and killed in his Selmer, Tennessee home, his wife and young daughters missing. Authorities soon zeroed in on Matthew's wife, Mary, as the prime suspect ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, detective
Plot:
marital rape, murder, investigation, social relations, small town, domestic violence, serial killer, preacher, trial, under the surface, biopic, killing spree ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, tennessee
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The gory ax-murder of one mousy, suburban Texas housewife by another is nearly as shocking as the excuse offered by the bespectacled defendant's attorney: self-defense. Could it be so?
Style:
spooky, realistic, serious, tense, suspenseful
Plot:
self defense, crimes of passion, lawyer, law, killing spree, serial killer, extramarital affair, true crime, murder, manipulation, couples, protagonist as suspect ...
Time:
80s
Place:
texas, usa
Similarity:
57%
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, scary, slasher, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, true crime, murder, psychopath, law enforcement, violence spree, police investigation, stalking, mind game, danger, criminal, cannibal ...
Time:
50s
Place:
usa, wisconsin, texas
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Crime, Drama, War
Country: Australia
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Based on a true story, James Coburn portrays a military lawyer assigned to defend a confessed psychotic killer. Set in the context of WWII and the uneasy US-Australian military alliance. The accused killer claims to have killed 3 women in order to ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, disturbing, independent film
Plot:
serial killer, world war two, true crime, soldier, killing spree, killer, death sentence, murder, sergeant, colonel, diplomacy, trial ...
Time:
year 1986
Place:
australia, melbourne
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Rampage delves into the subject of legal insanity, so often the default defense in modern-time gruesome crime trials. Alex McArthur plays an outwardly normal guy who goes on incredible killing and mutilating sprees until (and even after, when he ...
Style:
christmas horror, action thriller, cult classic, independent film, psychological ...
Plot:
serial killer, courtroom, courtroom drama, killer, true crime, lawyer, violence, death sentence, court case, killing spree, hunting, art ...
Time:
year 1987, 80s
Similarity:
55%
3K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The hunt, capture and trial of Guy Georges, one of France's most notorious serial killer.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
police investigation, serial killer, murder, law enforcement, murder of a girl, murder trial, obsession, uncover truth, riddles and clues, danger, true crime, courtroom ...
Time:
year 2014, 90s, 20th century, year 2001, year 1995 ...
Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In a quiet Ontario town, a small Bed and Breakfast dwells with a perverse secret. David Beck, a closet sociopath, but seemingly normal man, runs the B & B with his wife Samantha, a fiery woman with masochistic tendencies. The harmony of the ...
Style:
psychological, serious, realistic, detective, tense ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, small town, police investigation, couple relations, dishonesty, under the surface, double life, secret, female nudity, sexual content, violent content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada, ontario canada
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A female is harassed and takes the case to court.
Style:
emotional, serious, tense, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
sexual harassment, female protagonist, stalking, office politics, social justice, confrontation, character study, moral dilemma, stalker, investigation, trial, courtroom ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
A drama based on the true story in which a black Vietnam-era veteran is allegedly murdered by a local white businessman who is later exonerated. The plot focuses on the role of a local high school teacher and the civil unrest that followed the ...
Style:
thought provoking, disturbing, captivating, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
racism, murder, social differences, introspection, life is a bitch, society, discrimination, social decay, injustice, small town life, small town, murderer ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
north carolina, usa
Similarity:
52%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
True life drama about a working mum (Henner) whose life is put back in jeopardy when the man who was convicted of stalking her (Savant) and killing her cousin comes up for parole.
Style:
crime drama, tense, suspenseful, intense, realistic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
justice, stalking, serial killer, obsession, female protagonist, biopic, danger, courtroom, working mom, legal battle, protection, motherhood ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of Sarah Walsh, a tough New Orleans attorney who serves on a murder trial jury and does some investigating of her own.
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, sincere, independent film ...
Plot:
murder, courtroom, trial, uncover truth, investigation, courtroom drama, false accusation, life is a bitch, legal, dishonesty, dedicated lawyer, prosecutor ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new orleans, louisiana, usa
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Based on a true story, a powerful study of the dysfunction and disorder in the police and criminal justice systems that allowed a wily psychopath to murder nearly 50 marginalised women from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, psychological, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
serial killer, social problems, conspiracy, sex slavery, uncover truth, illegal prostitution, slave trade, investigation, disappearance, secret, sex slave, mysterious disappearance ...
Similarity:
46%
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:
rough, serious, suspenseful, scary, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, murder, strong violent content, rape and murder, who done it, life is a bitch, physical appearance, mentally unstable, stalking, law enforcement, police detective ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Soo-na is a beautiful tattoo artist who possesses the unique skill of being able to perform the rare “stitchery tattoo” that uses needle and thread. This style of tattoo is very painful and she prefers not to do it this way. She also has a habit ...
Style:
unusual plot structure, disturbing, tense, suspenseful, slasher ...
Plot:
serial killer, tattoo, maniac, tattoo artist, psychopath, murder investigation, danger, who done it, murder, tattooed man, death, serial murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south korea
Similarity:
43%
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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, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, psychopath, investigation, society, courtroom drama, confined, killer, cannibalism, gay, transsexual, dismemberment, serial killer ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century
Place:
germany
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In 1998, three white men in the small town of Jasper, Texas, chained a black man to the back of their pickup truck and dragged him to his death. This film relates that story and how it affected all of the residents of the town, both black and white.
Style:
disturbing, sincere, realistic, serious, freeze frame
Plot:
african american, racism, small town, fighting the system, investigation, social decay, social differences, society, life is a bitch, human spirit, injustice, murder ...
Time:
90s
Place:
austin texas, midwest, texas, usa
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 69 min.
TV show
Story:
The film is the first known dramatisation of one of the most notorious killing sprees in British history and was made to mark the fortieth anniversary of Hindley and Brady's trial. It was made with the full backing of the victims' ...
Style:
disturbing, serious, suspenseful, realistic, detective ...
Plot:
serial killer, police investigation, murder, investigation, death of child, rivalry, true crime, murder investigation, husband wife relationship, sister sister relationship, killer, violence spree ...
Time:
60s, year 1964, year 1966, year 1963, year 1965
Place:
england, yorkshire, northern england, europe, manchester
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
A serial killer is loose on the streets of LA, leaving behind a steaming trail of bodies marked with lipstick: the calling card of a Black Widow who loves them and leaves them dead. As homicide detectives unravel the case, they discover the victims ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, bleak, serious, disturbing
Plot:
serial killer, homicide detective, ex-cop, murder, police, homicidal maniac, revenge killing, investigation, serial murder, police officer killed, murderer, police detective ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
38%
287
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Thailand
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
In 1946 a young man from China named Zee-Oui immigrated to Thailand in hope of a better life. His only possession was the knife inherited from his mother. However, everything did not turn out as he had thought. He was bullied and humiliated from ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, realistic, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
serial killer, cannibalism, child killer, mental illness, immigrant, society, cannibal, killing spree, killer, journalism, rural setting, village ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
thailand, asia, china
Similarity:
38%
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, murder, psychopath, killing spree, investigation, police detective, mind game, gory, family conflict, law enforcement, danger, journalism ...
Time:
20th century, year 2005, 60s
Place:
san francisco, california, bay area, usa
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Six people tell their stories on a single subject - how they got wrongfully convicted to death penalty, but later got exonerated.
Style:
serious, realistic, disturbing, suspenseful, mockumentary
Plot:
rebellion, death row, false accusation, racism, injustice, courtroom drama, society, hopes, life is a bitch, confined, legal, prison life ...
Similarity:
38%
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