Movies like American Hangman
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American Hangman (2019)
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
An unidentified man posts a live feed on social media showing that he has kidnapped two strangers and intends to kill one before the day is out. His intention is to hold a capital 'trial' online. As the authorities recognize what's happening, it becomes apparent that the online public is going to act as judge and jury.
Style:
suspense, bleak, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing, psychological, tense, brutal, psychological thriller, cyber
Plot:
justice, vigilantism, social media, macabre, kidnapped, judge, murder, court, police investigation, lynching, abduction, legal action, crime and punishment, lynch mob, serial killer, killer, lawyer, psychopath, death, mind game, locked in a room, trapped in a room, escape room, kidnapping, police ...
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Most similar movies to American Hangman
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, psychological, suspense and tense films with plots about murder, investigation, serial killer, police investigation, police detective, murder investigation and police mostly in Mystery, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like American Hangman: Awakening the Zodiac (2017), Women (2021), The Factory (2012), The Rosary Murders (1987), The Ritual Killer (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The story follows a down-on-their-luck couple who discovers a serial killer's film reels. They decide to take the law into their own hands, risking everything for the chance at a $100,000 reward. It isn't long until they find themselves in ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, tense, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, masked killer, criminal, reward, homicidal maniac, murder mystery, psycho killer, murder, uncover truth, killing spree, danger, police ...
Similarity:
100%
844
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A small town detective while investigating the disappearance of a local woman comes across an unassuming Sociology professor who is hiding a secret life.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, disturbing, psychological, suspense ...
Plot:
abduction, police investigation, serial killer, psychopath, police procedural, hostage, murder investigation, evidence, police detective, instructor, danger, murderer ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Canada, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
An obsessed cop is on the trail of a serial killer prowling the streets of Buffalo, N.Y. but when his teenage daughter disappears, he drops any professional restraint to get the killer.
Style:
realistic, exciting, rough, serious, scary ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, kidnapping, police detective, homicide detective, investigation, missing woman, held captive, missing girl, kidnapped, vigilantism, chases and races, obsession ...
Time:
year 2000, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A killer of Detroit clergy confesses to a priest (Donald Sutherland), who turns sleuth because he cannot tell the police.
Style:
disturbing, serious, atmospheric, bleak, neo noir ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, psychopath, who done it, moral dilemma, church, haunted by the past, uncover truth, investigation, clergy, society, legal ...
Time:
year 1987, 80s
Place:
usa, detroit
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Unable to process the death of his daughter, Detective Boyd embarks on a hunt for a serial killer who murders according to a brutal tribal ritual: Muti. The only person who can help Boyd is Professor Mackles, an anthropologist who hides an ...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, bleak, serious, disturbing ...
Plot:
black magic, murder, homicide detective, killing spree, serial killer, killing, murder investigation, serial murder, police investigation, police, police officer, police detective ...
Place:
mississippi
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
In Seoul, parts not matching of severed copses of three men are found in cars and bags left in public spaces...
Style:
disturbing, rough, suspenseful, serious, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police detective, police, investigation, murder, psychopath, mind game, dangerous attraction, detective inspector, law enforcement, reluctant partners, danger, woman in danger ...
Time:
90s, year 1999
Place:
seoul, korea
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
When a teacher kidnaps a girl from a prestigious school, homicide detective, Alex Cross takes the case and teams up with young security agent, Jezzie Flannigan in hope of finding the girl and stopping the brutal psychopath. Every second counts as ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, surprise ending, clever, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
serial killer, kidnapping, police investigation, serial murder, investigation, psychopath, profiler, twists and turns, secret service, telephone call, u.s. senator, teacher ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa
Similarity:
100%
226
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A female cop goes undercover on a phone-sex app to solve a murder investigation as she risks becoming the killer's next victim.
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, serious, bleak, psychological ...
Plot:
rookie, mystery killer, murder, undercover cop, murder investigation, sexual murder, female nudity, police, police officer, policewoman, police detective, police investigation ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Sam Alex, an ex-police officer, resorts to alcohol to ease the pain of his family loss. His life turns around when he is called to investigate a series of murders executed in a similar fashion.
Style:
suspense, tense, unusual plot structure, slasher, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, revenge, alcoholic, murder mystery, psychic, police officer, police, violence, chase, killing spree, death ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india
Similarity:
100%
25K
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, suspenseful, detective, scary, suspense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, murder, twists and turns, death, police, police investigation, torture, psychopath, police detective, blood, photograph, orphan ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Finland
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A mural painted with blood is found on the wall of Pasila train station, which depicts Finland's best-known serial killer Lasse Maasalo. The text in the mural, “Making the world a better place”, is linked to a voting circulating in social ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
serial killer, killer, mysterious villain, murder investigation, lynching, murderer, investigation, killing, crime solving, police investigation, mental illness, uncover truth ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A woman's child is kidnapped and killed after paying the ransom. 15 years later, a mysterious figure is seen visiting the site of killing and another kidnapping occurs using the same methods. The woman teams up with a detective to catch the ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, captivating, suspenseful, twisted ...
Plot:
investigation, twists and turns, serial killer, revenge, asian, plot twist, unsolved crime, police detective, rescue, parents and children, hopes, justice ...
Place:
south korea, india
Similarity:
100%
17K
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Norway
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Detectives Jonas and Erik are called to the midnight sun country of northern Norway to investigate a recent homicide, but their plan to arrest the killer goes awry, and Jonas mistakenly shoots Erik. The suspect escapes, and a frightened Jonas pins ...
Style:
suspense, tense, neo noir, cerebral, bleak ...
Plot:
police investigation, police detective, murder mystery, insomnia, murder, serial killer, male nudity, manipulation, small town, sleeping, police officer killed, loss of partner ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s, 20th century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Based on real-life events, this crime thriller traces the terrible trail left by a serial rapist and killer, highlighting the ensuing media coverage, public panic and one police officer's personal crusade to capture the psychopath.
Style:
suspense, tense, psychotronic, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
serial killer, police, brutality, violence, psychopath, police detective, blood, revenge, police investigation, obsession, murder investigation, homicidal maniac ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india
Similarity:
100%
350
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
When the detectives won’t believe she was abducted, a woman must do her own investigation to identify the person who kidnapped her.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
kidnapped woman, true crime, kidnapping, investigation, family reunited, kidnapped, violence, female protagonist, crime investigation, nypd, sister sister relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Feisty, flame-haired reporter, Kendall O'Dell is drawn into an evil web of conspiracy beyond anything she could have ever imagined when she accepts a position at a small newspaper in isolated Castle Valley, Arizona. In the mix is a vanished ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, tense, suspenseful, suspense
Plot:
murder investigation, desert, reporter, police officer, murderer, society, vengeance, who done it, heroes, murder, youth, police detective ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
arizona
Similarity:
100%
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, psychological, serious, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, witnessing a crime, murder, missing person, investigation, mentally unstable, female police officer, police investigation, woman in danger, police detective, mind game ...
Time:
90s
Place:
texas, usa
Similarity:
100%
644
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Kyung-ju is a struggling novelist who writes violent and gory murder mysteries. When a fierce argument with his landlady ends in her death, he stages the killing so that it looks like the act of the serial killer that has been terrorizing his ...
Style:
psychological, tense, suspense, captivating, twisted ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, police investigation, murder, danger, rivalry, twists and turns, wannabe, law enforcement, who done it, chase, escapades ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south korea, asia, korea
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
An account of serial killer Richard Ramírez and his rampage in California during the mid-1980s.
Style:
psychological, tense, rough, suspenseful, slasher ...
Plot:
police, serial killer, murderer, psychopath, death, true crime, murder, serial murder, rapist, killing spree, brutality, maniac ...
Time:
year 1980
Place:
california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hungary
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Based on real-life events, this psycho-thriller is set in the provincial Hungary of the 1960s, when a series of atrocious murders shock the small town of Martfü. A psychotic killer is on the prowl, who continues to slaughter young women while an ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, psychological, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot:
strangulation, serial killer, woman strangled to death, investigation, murder, violence, death, danger, hunting, psychopath, cruelty, deception ...
Place:
hungary
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A series of murders has shaken the community to the point where people believe that only a legendary creature from dark times – the mythical Golem – must be responsible.
Style:
gothic, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, confession, murder, hanging, detective inspector, murder trial, fame, actress, police inspector, death sentence, diary ...
Time:
victorian era, 1880s, 19th century, 1870s
Place:
scotland yard, london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Based on a real murder case where a dismembered corpse of a murdered 16 year-old prostitute girl was found in Hong Kong in 2008.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, tense, captivating, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
psychopath, crime investigation, immigrant, murder, partner, law enforcement, partners against crime, violence, vengeance, murder mystery, serial killer, death ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
china, hong kong
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Ahead of a promotion, a police chief becomes entangled in a deadly incident and uncovers an intrigue fueled by grudge that threatens his colleagues.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
homicide detective, unsolved crime, female police detective, criminal, murderer, murder, secret, killing, murder investigation, investigation, murder mystery, police investigation ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Egypt
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A family and businessman (Adam) is accused of running a criminal empire while he denies the accusation by being the one who take criminals down.
Style:
tense, unusual plot structure, suspenseful, contemplative, suspense ...
Plot:
criminal, death, murderer, murder, fighting crime, vengeance, police detective, evidence, law enforcement, who done it, partner, revenge ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
egypt
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of double killings occurring in Rochester, NY during the 80’s and the troubled police officer determined to solve them, with or without the help of her department
Style:
serious, psychological, realistic, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
serial killer, killer, mental illness, police investigation, obsession, uncover truth, psychopath, mind game, haunted by the past, woman in danger, true crime, murder ...
Time:
year 2008, 20th century, 70s
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Belgium
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Inspector Nick Cafmeyer seems to have it all - looks, brains and a successful career. But a dark cloud hangs over his life: since the age of nine, he has been haunted by the unsolved disappearance of his younger brother, Bjorn. Plettinckx, a known ...
Style:
disturbing, biting, sexy, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
child abuse, police, pedophile, child killer, missing child, kidnapping, police investigation, uncover truth, haunted by the past, serial killer, investigation, law enforcement ...
Time:
year 2014, 21st century
Place:
germany, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the wrong person behind bars?
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, twist ending, psychological, intense ...
Plot:
vigilante, revenge, avenger, killer, police investigation, murder, justice, serial killer, brutality, plot twist, police, corruption ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, harlem, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When executive Ricardo is found shot dead in the seat of his car without suspicion, Inspector Espinosa and police officer Daia are in charge of the case and soon begin to investigate the people closest to the victim. But when everyone involved in ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, tense, psychological, disturbing
Plot:
police investigation, police officer, partner, police detective, who done it, chase, partners against crime, violence, escapades, danger, evidence, investigator ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
brazil
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Special Agent Jennifer Marsh (Diane Lane) works in an elite division of the FBI dedicated to fighting cybercrime. She thinks she has seen it all, until a particularly sadistic criminal arises on the Internet. This tech-savvy killer posts live feeds ...
Style:
intense, twisted, rough, scary, psychological ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, murder, internet, investigation, psychopath, fbi, kidnapping, sadism, website, hacker, suicide, technology ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
oregon, usa, portland oregon
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
After he calls 911 to report his wife's accident, successful novelist and aspiring politician Michael Peterson (Williams) becomes the prime suspect in her alleged murder.
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, serious, psychological, mockumentary
Plot:
closeted homosexual, husband murders wife, investigation, trial, serial killer, murder, police, husband wife relationship, secret past, murder trial, judge, court ...
Similarity:
100%
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