Movies like The Grim Sleeper
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The Grim Sleeper (2014)
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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, realistic, suspenseful, tense, captivating, scary, rough, mind bending
Plot:
serial killer, police investigation, murder, journalism, stalking, law enforcement, riddles and clues, twins, genocide, murderous pair, partners against crime, lifetime, danger, deadly, crime, crimes
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
usa, los angeles
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Most similar movies to The Grim Sleeper
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, realistic and rough films with plots about deadly, serial killer, danger, law enforcement, murder, police investigation and psychopath mostly in Thriller, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like The Grim Sleeper: Hide (2011), Nightmare in Columbia County (1991), Perfect Prey (1998), Summoned (2013), Hornet's Nest (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A Boston detective investigates the mummified remains of six women, based on a novel by Lisa Gardner.
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, enigmatic
Plot:
uncover truth, police investigation, riddles and clues, serial killer, law enforcement, strong female presence, lifetime, deadly, danger
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, boston
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95%
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 ...
Style:
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
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87%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A former Texas Ranger is recruited by a Houston police captain to assist a homicide detective in the search for an elusive serial killer who collects antique dolls.
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful
Plot:
serial killer, psychologist, texas ranger, rivalry, law enforcement, police investigation, obsession, police detective, psychopath, woman in danger, murder, criminal psychologist ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
85%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Follow three individuals who served on the jury for one of San Francisco's most high profile serial killer cases. Now someone, or something, is killing them off one by one.
Style:
tense, realistic, suspenseful, serious, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, uncover truth, murder, haunted by the past, mysterious character, law enforcement, police detective, woman in danger, stalking, lawyer, suspense, riddles and clues ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
84%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Set in Charlotte, N.C., the story opens with everyone desperate to solve the latest crisis: a serial killer is specializing in out-of-town businessmen. Hammer and West make the murder investigation their top priority. But West is less than pleased ...
Style:
realistic, serious, tense, captivating, suspenseful
Plot:
partners against crime, police investigation, journalism, partners, law enforcement, serial killer, uncover truth, reporter, strip club, geek, crime scene, newspaper ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, north carolina
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
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Films like The Zodiac
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 ...
Time:
50s
Place:
usa, wisconsin, texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Based on a true story, Fatal Honeymoon tells the shocking story and controversy surrounding a newlywed who tragically dies on her dream honeymoon and the subsequent investigation as to whether or not her husband was guilty of killing her.
Style:
psychological, tense, captivating, sexy, bleak ...
Plot:
murder, police investigation, uncover truth, couple relations, couples, woman in danger, law enforcement, serial killer, suspense, woman killed, mental illness, scuba diving ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia, alabama, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A police profiler has just returned from psychiatric leave only to find that he is caught up in a serial killer's rampage. Fighting to keep buried the trauma of his childhood, he must confront the all too-familiar flesh masks that the killer ...
Style:
slasher, scary, serious, rough, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, death, law enforcement, haunted by the past, police investigation, rivalry, profiler, childhood trauma, therapist, police, male objectification ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
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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
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
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, rough, suspenseful, scary, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, psychopath, rape and murder, who done it, strong violent content, stalking, mentally unstable, police detective, law enforcement, life is a bitch, physical appearance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
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
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Mysteries keep revolving around Tam’s life.
Style:
realistic, serious, atmospheric, stylized, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, police detective, police investigation, law enforcement, private detective, murder, riddles and clues, serial killer, killer, graphic violence, danger, shotgun ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, china, thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
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
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
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." ...
Style:
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 ⇓
61%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Ellie suffers a strong shock to discover that, after suffering a near-death experience, can hear voices from beyond. He soon realizes that it is a gift with which you can help others.
Style:
tense, captivating, psychological, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
murder, ghost, psychic power, talking to the dead, serial killer, death, suspense, new neighbor, fugitives, runaway, train, sex ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
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Movies like The Calling
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
One rainy night in an arms factory near Shanghai, a young female worker accused of stealing a box of bullets from the ruthless Boss Ding (Liu Kai Chi) is violently killed in a game of Russian roulette. Half a month later, a series of inexplicable ...
Style:
suspenseful, stylized, serious, rough, tense ...
Plot:
gangsters, police investigation, conspiracy, riddles and clues, who done it, dishonesty, partners, murder, partners against crime, law enforcement, police shootout, serial killer ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century
Place:
china, hong kong, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Young, ace assistant DA, Shelby Cook, works with driven cop, Mike Holland, to catch Daedalus, a serial killer infamous for luring his victims to their deaths through labyrinth traps. Three innocent men have already taken the fall for Daedalus and ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, realistic, serious, rough ...
Plot:
serial killer, legal investigation, law enforcement, police investigation, twists and turns, dedicated lawyer, parents and children, rivalry, legal, lawyer, family relations, who done it ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
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
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
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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
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A deeply-disturbed priest goes on a murderous night-time rampage across America's highways.
Style:
neo noir, tense, psychological, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, exploitation, woman with a gun, amateur detective, chase, manhunt, law enforcement, police investigation, psychopath, police detective, strong sexual content ...
Time:
80s
Place:
los angeles, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
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Movies like Monster
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
Style:
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
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Based on the known events that shook the United States for 23 days in 2002. Within 24 hours six people were killed by a sniper in Maryland County. A man and his son get overlooked in all settings where shootings occur. The police, in cooperation ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, captivating, realistic
Plot:
terrorism, sniper, police, serial killer, murder, police detective, track down, law enforcement, society, manhunt, killer, chief of police ...
Place:
washington d.c., maryland, virginia, usa
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53%
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
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
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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
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
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:
serious, scary, realistic, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, psychopath, stalking, uncover truth, mind game, investigation, who done it, law enforcement, media, journalism, protagonist as suspect ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Movies similar to Evidence
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, captivating, tense, suspenseful
Plot:
murder, femme fatale, couples, husband wife relationship, psychopath, investigation, rivalry, suspense, death, true crime, mother in law, poisoned ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, florida, miami
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A dramatic thriller about a couple who own an advertising agency. The husband apparently commits suicide, but the police and the insurance company decide to investigate his death.
Style:
tense, captivating, psychological, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
murder, obsession, twists and turns, investigation, betrayal, infidelity, stalking, love, suspense, couples, dishonesty, corrupt officer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Alex Sheppard, a college student who hosts a late-night talk show on the campus radio station, finds herself in dire straits when she enrolls in the school her recently murdered sister attended in order to track down the killer. Little does Alex ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, sexy, enigmatic ...
Plot:
serial killer, amateur detective, woman in danger, police investigation, law enforcement, couples, psychopath, who done it, dangerous attraction, stalking, voyeurism, college life ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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