Movies like Freeway Killer
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Freeway Killer (2010)
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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 easily avoided police at first. But as police closed in and the killer’s pattern grew more erratic, the only question was how many more will die?
Style:
rough, serious, suspenseful, scary, mind bending, realistic
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, murder, rape and murder, who done it, stalking, life is a bitch, law enforcement, strong violent content, police detective, physical appearance, mentally unstable, killer, redneck, murderer, true crime, van, rape, kidnapping, terrorism, pretense, sex scene, death, mother, woman ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
california, usa, united states of america
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, suspenseful, realistic and rough films with plots about deadly, serial killer, law enforcement, murder, psychopath, police investigation and danger mostly in Crime, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like Freeway Killer: The Riverman (2004), Bundy: An American Icon (2009), The Gray Man (2007), Nightstalker (2002), Reflections (2008). 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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100%
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, slasher, serious, scary, rough ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, police investigation, violence spree, law enforcement, psychopath, stalking, mind game, killer, criminal, suspense, pig killer ...
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Place:
usa, wisconsin, texas
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100%
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
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100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Bundy, starring Corin Nemec in the title role and co-starring Kane Hodder, details the dark psyche and previously unexplored motivations of the man who became known as one of the most notorious serial killers to leave behind a legacy of evil.
Style:
slasher, serious, disturbing, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, obsession, psychopath, woman in danger, violence spree, killer, villain, human nature, male female relationship, deadly, gory
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
usa
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100%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Early 20th century. Albert Fish, a seemingly benevolent father and grandfather who reared his family by himself after his wife deserted them, turns out to be a serial child molester and murderer. Based on a true story.
Style:
rough, suspenseful, serious, realistic, disturbing
Plot:
serial killer, child murder, investigation, police detective, psychopath, obsession, kidnapping, killer, cannibal, cannibalism, missing child, true crime ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new york
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100%
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Genre: Crime, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A stylish horror film based on the life of Richard Ramirez, aka the Nightstalker, who terrorized people in Los Angeles during the 1980s.
Style:
slasher, serious, scary, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
serial killer, suspense, police investigation, psychopath, murder, mind game, law enforcement, murderous pair, police detective, true crime, violence, rape ...
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
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100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Europol Agent Tom Brindle is called to Barcelona, Spain, to track down the notorious serial killer known as Pygmalion. A set of fingerprints lead to a young, volatile soldier, Marco Soler. Agent Brindle arrests Marco and intensely interrogates him, ...
Style:
scary, psychological, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, police investigation, track down, mind game, siblings relations, manhunt, law enforcement, twins, police detective, dishonesty, family relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain, barcelona
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100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
An Oregon woman vanishes. In her wake remains a single black rose & a note reading gone but not forgotten. Now a man stands accused: a private eye has gone missing: a detective knows more than she lets on: & a tough female attorney has ...
Style:
tense, realistic, suspenseful, serious, psychological
Plot:
serial killer, private detective, investigation, amateur detective, murder, psychopath, mind game, rivalry, law enforcement, protagonist as suspect, who done it, police investigation ...
Place:
usa, new york, oregon
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100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When Detective Ben Simm's wife is killed, he has to learn to be both father and mother to his little girl while searching for a Vigilante that has his own sense of justice.
Style:
disturbing, tense, suspenseful, serious, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police detective, investigation, vengeance, haunted by the past, serial killer, psychopath, law enforcement, vigilantism, track down, murder, who done it, vigilante ...
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100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The FBI sought the help of Lucinda Pond (Jeanne Tripplehorn), a former agent of the body, to try to locate the author of a series of murders that allegedly may have committed his brother. Lucinda, who left the police years ago, decides to help ...
Style:
psychological, tense, serious, suspenseful, scary ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, police investigation, moral dilemma, mind game, introspection, rivalry, law enforcement, murder, riddles and clues, siblings relations, haunted by the past ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
portland oregon
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
D.I. Tom Thorne's latest case puts him on the hunt for not one, but two serial killers, who seem to be working together, yet killing separately.
Style:
rough, tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, police investigation, murder, murderous pair, police detective, fighting crime, law enforcement, murder mystery, strangulation, psychopath, deadly
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
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100%
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
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48%
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:
psychological, realistic, serious, mind bending, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, true crime, murder, killer, parent child relationship, law enforcement, stalking, police investigation, terrorism, fighting crime, obsessive quest, clergy ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
brooklyn new york city, new york
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43%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Veteran Boogey Man and Zodiac Killer director Ulli Lommel continues his long tradition of delivering tense thrills with this relentless look at the life of the elusive, Kansas-based serial killer known to authorities only as "B.T.K." ...
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serious, rough, suspenseful, scary, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, murderer, psychopath, police investigation, chase, investigation, mind game, life is a bitch, police detective, law enforcement, violence, serial murder ...
Time:
70s
Place:
usa, kansas
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A film based on the true story of Ed Kemper, a serial killer who murdered ten in Santa Cruz, CA during the late sixties and early seventies.
Style:
slasher, psychological, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, violence spree, murder, investigation, police detective, law enforcement, woman in danger, stalking, true crime, killer, suspense, rivalry ...
Time:
70s
Place:
california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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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
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42%
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, investigation, psychopath, murder, police detective, obsession, killing spree, mind game, family conflict, law enforcement, journalism, true crime ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
san francisco, california, usa
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42%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Boston Strangler: The Untold Story is an intense true-crime thriller about Albert De Salvo, a wise cracking, small time criminal with an unrelenting sex drive, who ultimately falsely confesses to being the strangler that wreaked havoc in Boston ...
Style:
psychological, serious, scary, realistic, rough ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, prison, confined, prison life, law enforcement, killer, suspense, manipulation, woman in danger, rivalry, true crime ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, boston
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40%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A police detective investigates the apparent serial killing of several children which is linked to an institutionalized, autistic child.
Style:
scary, rough, serious, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, murder, missing person, investigation, mentally unstable, witnessing a crime, police investigation, woman in danger, police detective, reluctant partners, mind game ...
Time:
90s
Place:
texas, usa
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40%
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 ...
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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 ⇓
38%
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
This chilling tale recounts the late 70's in New York City, when a serial killer on the loose dubbed "Son of Sam" creates havoc. When arrested, "Son of Sam" tells police he was influenced by a satanic cult. New York would ...
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realistic, serious, psychological, suspenseful, slasher ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, psychopath, police investigation, law enforcement, investigation, rivalry, mind game, curses spells and rituals, murderer, satanist, tough guy ...
Time:
70s
Place:
new york, usa
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37%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A police detective tracks a serial killer who is stalking young women on a beach front after each game that a baseball pitcher wins
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slasher, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
serial killer, baseball, murder, psychopath, police detective, nude, stalking, law enforcement, police investigation, woman in danger, who done it, graphic violence ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
usa, houston texas
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37%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A young smalltown reporter, Jessie St. Claire, begins investigating a killer stalking his victims making video tapes. This might just be the career opportunity, which she has hoped for. When she herself becomes a target and suddenly disappears, the ...
Style:
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Plot:
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35%
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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:
realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, bleak
Plot:
serial killer, manhunt, master criminal, stalking, police investigation, psychopath, mind game, law enforcement, special agents, church, killer, court ...
Place:
kansas, usa
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34%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
From 1979 to 1981, 29 African-American males, mostly children, were either missing or found murdered in metro Atlanta. The cases plagued the city until 1982, when Wayne Wiiliams was convicted of the murders of two adult men. Authorities then ...
Style:
disturbing, realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, journalism, investigation, murder, uncover truth, psychopath, who done it, legal, manhunt, law enforcement, child murder investigation, child murder ...
Time:
80s
Place:
atlanta georgia, usa, georgia
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Journalist Christine Pelisek helps law enforcement investigate the alleged serial killer known as the Grim Sleeper.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
serial killer, police investigation, murder, journalism, law enforcement, riddles and clues, stalking, partners against crime, twins, murderous pair, genocide, lifetime ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After being arrested, a Texas man begins confessing to the brutal murder of over 200 women. He recounts his random selection of victims and his traveling companions, his friend and friend's sister. But the police can't be sure whether to ...
Style:
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Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, killer, sex crime, exploitation, prostitute, true crime, police detective, murder, sexual abuse, life is a bitch, law enforcement ...
Time:
80s
Place:
texas, usa
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33%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 185 min.
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Based on a true story, this film depicts the life of Theodore Robert Bundy, the serial killer. In 1974, after having murdered several young women, he leaves Seattle for Utah, where he is a law student and where other girls disappear. It takes the ...
Style:
psychotronic, tense, psychological, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, killer, psychopath, murder, manhunt, true crime, mental illness, criminal, murderer, woman in danger, warrior, politics ...
Time:
80s, 70s
Place:
utah, colorado, seattle, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Crime
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Insurance investigators track a serial killer who seduces women with access to big bucks, convinces them to embezzle, then kills them.
Style:
serious, rough, suspenseful, cynical, realistic
Plot:
serial killer, murder, mind game, dangerous attraction, psychopath, dishonesty, police investigation, father son relationship, voyeurism, male nudity, female nudity, false identity ...
Time:
21st century
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33%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Sam Dietz, the relentless police detective, returns to Los Angeles from a self-imposed exile to help the police solve another series of brutal killings committed by another crafty serial killer whom targets Dietz's latest love interest.
Style:
slasher, realistic, serious, scary, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, police detective, police investigation, psychopath, investigation, rivalry, master criminal, vengeance, law enforcement, witnessing a crime, stalking, chase ...
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Place:
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