Movies and TV shows like Mr. Mercedes

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Mr. Mercedes (2017)
 7.8
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Mr. Mercedes (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A demented serial killer taunts a retired police detective with a series of lurid letters and emails, forcing the ex-cop to undertake a private, and potentially felonious, crusade to bring the killer to justice before he can strike again. Based on the bestselling novel by Stephen King.
Style: suspense, psychological, serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, tense, captivating, neo noir ...
Plot: serial killer, stephen king, murder, psychopath, investigation, police investigation, murder investigation, violence, murderer, sociopath, cruelty, killer, mother son incest, killings, forensics, psycho killer, fighting crime, homicidal maniac, sleuth, unsolved crime, crime solving, cold case, uncover truth, incest, lesbian ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, detective, suspense and suspenseful films and TV series with plots about investigation, serial killer, murder investigation, murder, murder mystery, crime investigation and uncover truth mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Mr. Mercedes: The Chestnut Man (2021), Somewhere Between (2017), Ragdoll (2021), The Outsider (2020), Black Bird (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Chestnut Man (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: A young woman is found brutally murdered in a Copenhagen playground. Above her hangs a small doll made of chestnuts. Adapted from the acclaimed novel.
Style: brutal, enigmatic, tense, psychological, detective ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, murderer, investigation, murder mystery, murder investigation, forest, police, serial murder, missing person, crime solving, female detective ...
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Somewhere Between (2017)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 41 min.
TV show
Story: Laura Price, a local news producer in San Francisco, is helping the police to hunt down a serial killer. After the killer strikes close to home, a twist of fate allows a “Groundhog Day”-type reset, and Laura relives the week prior to the string ...
Style: suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, rough, scary ...
Plot: serial killer, second chance, investigation, murder, desperation, mother daughter relationship, race against time, worried mother, killings, uncover truth, killing spree, crime investigation ...
Place: san francisco
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100%
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Ragdoll (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 280 min.
TV show
Story: Detectives look to untangle the case of the Ragdoll Killer, who has killed six people and sewn their bodies into the shape of one grotesque body nicknamed the Ragdoll.
Style: tense, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, captivating ...
Plot: homicidal maniac, serial killer, killing spree, psycho killer, murder investigation, police detective, uncover truth, investigation, murder, forensics, killings, police investigation ...
Place: london
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100%
 7.6
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The Outsider (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: When an insidious supernatural force edges its way into a seemingly straightforward investigation into the gruesome murder of a young boy, it leads a seasoned cop and an unorthodox investigator to question everything they believe in.
Style: mysterious, scary, detective, suspense, psychological ...
Plot: stephen king, murder, supernatural, investigation, mysticism, police investigation, cold case, murder mystery, falsely accused, mysterious event, murder investigation, small town ...
Place: usa, georgia, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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 8.1
 101K
Black Bird (2022)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 347 min.
TV show
Story: As Jimmy Keene begins a 10-year prison sentence, he gets an incredible offer: If he can elicit a confession from suspected killer Larry Hall, Jimmy will be freed. Completing this mission becomes the challenge of a lifetime.
Style: suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing, thrilling ...
Plot: serial killer, organized crime, deal, investigation, prison, informant, criminal underworld, murder, killings, fighting crime, bandit, murder investigation ...
Time: 2020s
Place: illinois, indiana
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.4
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The Mantis (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story: Jeanne Deber, known as "La Mante", the famous serial murderer who terrorized France more than 20 years ago, is forced by the police to come out of isolation to track down her copycat. She agrees to collaborate on one condition: to have ...
Style: suspense, atmospheric, detective, surprise ending, dark ...
Plot: serial killer, investigation, whodunit, murder investigation, haunted by the past, killings, strong female character, maniac, sociopath, murder mystery, murder, prison ...
Time: 21st century
Place: paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.1
 64K
Manhunt (2017)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 817 min.
TV show
Story: An in-depth look at how an FBI profiler helped track down the terrorist Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber.
Style: tense, suspense, detective, anthology, captivating ...
Plot: serial killer, terrorism, terrorist, true crime, federal bureau of investigation, psychoanalysis, mathematics, crime investigation, murder mystery, crime solving, fighting crime, homicide detective ...
Time: 2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.1
 8K
Eye Candy (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Tech genius Lindy, convinced by her roommate to begin online dating, begins to suspect that one of her mysterious suitors may be a deadly cyber stalker. When her friends at the elusive cyber-police uncover a potential serial killer in Manhattan, all ...
Style: suspenseful, serious, realistic, captivating, tense ...
Audience: teens
Plot: cybercrime, serial killer, investigation, missing person, woman in danger, hacker, computers and web, murder, looking for love, love and romance, crime investigation, murder investigation ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Cardinal (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: Detective John Cardinal attempts to uncover the mystery of what happened to the missing 13-year-old girl whose body is discovered in the shaft-head of an abandoned mine. At the same time, he comes under investigation by his new partner, Lise ...
Style: detective, suspense, disturbing, enigmatic, tense ...
Plot: serial killer, homicide detective, psychopath, murder mystery, murder investigation, police corruption, police detective, police investigation, partners in crime, psycho killer, sadist, uncover truth ...
Time: future
Place: canada, ontario canada
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100%
 7.4
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The Following (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Notorious serial killer Joe Carroll, after being found guilty of murdering 14 female students on the Virginia college campus where he taught literature, escapes from death row. The FBI calls former agent Ryan Hardy to consult on the case, as he was ...
Style: exciting, captivating, realistic, detective, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: serial killer, psychopath, murderer, fbi, mind game, criminal, investigation, serial murder, violence, killings, murder, victim ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
 8.6
 331K
Mindhunter (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: An agent in the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit develops profiling techniques as he pursues notorious serial killers and rapists.
Style: psychological thriller, detective, psychological, thought provoking, crime drama ...
Plot: serial killer, psychopath, psychology, fbi, police, serial murder, murderer, criminal psychologist, police investigation, killings, fbi agent, murder ...
Time: 70s, 2010s, 80s
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50%
 8.9
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True Detective (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story: An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.
Style: neo noir, serious, atmospheric, anthology, gloomy ...
Audience: teens
Plot: serial killer, investigation, police investigation, murder, murder mystery, police detective, murder investigation, murderer, drinking problem, partners against crime, female nudity, troubled ...
Time: 2010s, year 2014, 2000s, 20th century, 80s ...
Place: louisiana, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Eyes of Crystal (2004)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, Spain, Bulgaria, UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story: While hunting a cultured, intelligent and vicious psychopath, Inspector Amaldi comes face to face with the physical and moral decay of his city as well as the ghosts of his own past.
Style: serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic, slasher ...
Plot: serial killer, psychopath, riddles and clues, whodunit, murder, danger, law enforcement, stalking, brain tumor, tumor, folk horror, eye ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.3
 816
Marnow Murders (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: The city of Schwerin is melting – it is the hottest summer in years. Detectives Lona Mendt and Frank Elling are on the trail of a serial murderer, who seems to choose his victims randomly. But nothing is as it seems. The detectives have apparently ...
Style: enigmatic, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating, tense ...
Plot: serial killer, forensics, murder investigation, partners against crime, investigation, killing spree, murder mystery, uncover truth, killings, fighting crime, police partner, crime solving ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
 7.8
 533
Crystal City (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Investigator Sergei Smirnov, must return to the city of his childhood to investigate some high-profile murders. In Crystal city, there is a maniacal pedophile on the loose. Not only does he torture and kill children, he does it in a devious, brutal ...
Style: suspense, captivating, tense, disturbing
Plot: homicide detective, serial murder, unsolved crime, serial killer, murder investigation, investigation, killing spree, forensics, crime solving, murder mystery, murder, tragic past ...
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36%
 7.3
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Gap Dong (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
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Story: 20 years ago Moo-Yeom’s father was a suspect in the "Gap Dong” serial murder case. Because of the detectives’ oppressive investigation, Moo-Yeom’s father killed himself. Now, Moo-Yeom is a detective and works to capture the killer Gap ...
Style: detective, tense, disturbing, contemplative, psychological ...
Plot: serial killer, investigation, psychopath, murder, murder investigation, life, evidence, serial murder, uncover truth, who done it, graphic violence, police detective ...
Time: 21st century
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
 7.9
 433
Nobody Knows (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: Choi Su Jung, a 16-year-old high school student, is brutally murdered by a serial killer. Her friend Young Jin gets to take a phone call from the killer and says that she’ll find and kill him. Over two decades later, Young Jin has become a police ...
Style: detective, suspense, disturbing, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot: serial killer, revenge, investigation, police, murder mystery, murder investigation, cruelty, surveillance, cold case, homicide detective, killing spree, murderer ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
 7.6
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Wallander (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Finland
Duration: 90 min.
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Story: Wallander is a Swedish television series adapted from Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallander novels and starring Krister Henriksson in the title role. The 1st series of 13 films was produced in 2005 and 2006, with one taken directly from a novel and ...
Style: psychological, tense, detective, realistic, serious ...
Plot: police detective, law enforcement, forensics, investigation, murder, police investigation, crime investigation, life is a bitch, sleuth, nordic, father daughter relationship, police protagonist ...
Time: 21st century
Place: scandinavia, eastern europe
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35%
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Legacy, a Kate McDougal Investigation (2016)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: A dead body is discovered in the Eastern Townships Lake (in province of Quebec, Canada). Then a second one is discovered. A hunt is launched to catch a serial killer in the region.
Style: disturbing, tense, captivating
Plot: serial killer, police detective, police investigation, murder investigation, homicide detective, investigation, uncover truth, murder, forensics, crime solving, crime investigation, police ...
Place: quebec
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35%
Detective Chinatown (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China
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Story: Strange crimes occur in Thailand as the ranking for the world's best detective sees a shift. New detectives come into the picture to tackle three difficult cases.
Style: suspense, detective, captivating, psychological, tense ...
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Place: thailand
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34%
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Dublin Murders (2019)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Two detectives are dispatched to investigate the murder of a young girl on the outskirts of Dublin, but as the case of the missing children intensifies, both are forced to confront the darkness that lies in their past.
Style: detective, captivating, suspenseful, suspense, tense ...
Plot: investigation, murder, police investigation, police detective, mass child killing, police, forensics, secret past, psychological trauma, hidden identity, forest, crime investigation ...
Place: ireland, dublin ireland
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
 8.4
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Luther (2010)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own terrible demons, who might be as dangerous as the depraved murderers he hunts.
Style: detective, psychological thriller, atmospheric, tense, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: uncover truth, murder, talented, police detective, police investigation, psychopath, police, forensics, crime investigation, law enforcement, tough law enforcer, cop ...
Time: 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: london, england, united kingdom, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Medical Examiner Dr. Qin: The Survivor (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China
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Story: ...
Style: suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, detective
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: It deals with the beginning of profilers who had to look into their minds to chase away demons that could not be called human beings in the days when the word profiling was unfamiliar and there was no concept of psychopaths, when a series of vicious ...
Style: suspenseful, captivating, suspense, disturbing, tense ...
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34%
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Motive (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
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Story: A cat-and-mouse series with a twist on the everyday whodunit, "Motive" centers on Angie Flynn, a detective on a backwards chase for clues to a killer that has already been revealed to viewers. The series, filmed in Vancouver, is an ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, tense, detective, realistic ...
Plot: murder investigation, female detective, murder mystery, police detective, honest law enforcer, investigation, police investigation, fighting crime, sergeant, murder, law enforcement, uncover truth ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada, vancouver
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Those Who Kill (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Follows Catherine Jensen, a recently promoted homicide detective who enlists the help of Thomas Schaeffer, a forensic psychologist, to track down serial killers and relentlessly seeks the truth behind the disappearance of her brother.
Style: psychological, suspenseful, tense, serious, captivating ...
Plot: serial killer, policewoman, female detective, profiler, forensics, criminal psychologist, murder investigation, investigation, police investigation, police detective, missing person, crime investigation ...
Time: 21st century
Place: pittsburgh, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Thorne: Sleepyhead (2010)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Australia, Canada, USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: Thorne Sleepyhead: follows DI Tom Thornes investigation into a mysterious serial killer. His first three victims ended up dead. His fourth was not so fortunate. Alison Willetts is unlucky to be alive. She has survived a stroke, deliberately induced ...
Style: tense, serious, suspenseful, psychological, captivating ...
Plot: serial killer, police detective, police investigation, murder, hunt down, danger, society, conspiracy, murder mystery, murder investigation, law enforcement, male protagonist ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
 6.8
 5K
Coroner (2019)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Jenny Cooper investigates unexplained or sudden deaths in the city of Toronto. Fierce and quick-witted, Jenny is a newly-widowed single mother with secrets of her own to unearth.
Style: exciting, suspenseful, tense, realistic, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night, chick flick
Plot: coroner, murder investigation, medical examiner, investigation, death, crime investigation, murder, police detective, female protagonist, partner, serial killer, killing spree ...
Time: 21st century
Place: toronto ontario canada, canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Copycat Killer (2023)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: When a spate of grisly murders throws a city into chaos, a tenacious prosecutor must brace for a cat-and-mouse game against a dangerous manipulator.
Style: suspenseful, tense, psychological, detective, captivating
Plot: serial killer, murder, secret, investigation, killing spree, murder investigation, serial murder, uncover truth, crime solving, sleuth, police investigation, homicide detective ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Prodigal Son (2019)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: The son of a notorious serial killer becomes an acclaimed criminal psychologist who uses his unique insight into how killers think to help the NYPD.
Style: psychological, psychological thriller, suspense, disturbing, detective ...
Audience: boys' night, chick flick
Plot: serial killer, haunted by the past, psychological trauma, expert, murder investigation, maniac, police, criminal psychologist, repressed memory, profiler, childhood trauma, homicidal maniac ...
Time: 2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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