Movies like The Pale Blue Eye
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The Pale Blue Eye (2022)
139K
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
West Point, New York, 1830. When a cadet at the burgeoning military academy is found hanged with his heart cut out, the top brass summons former New York City constable Augustus Landor to investigate. While attempting to solve this grisly mystery, the reluctant detective engages the help of one of the cadets: a strange but brilliant young fellow by the name of Edgar Allan Poe
Style:
gothic horror, detective, period piece, costume drama, gothic, suspense, psychological, tense, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder mystery, winter, edgar allan poe, occult, murder, investigation, renaissance, army, violence, murder investigation, academy, veteran, military academy, secret, sleuth, crime investigation, who done it, crime solving, uncover truth, friendship between men, plot twist, criminal, forensic, forensics, mission ...
Time:
1830s, 19th century, 2020s
Place:
west point, america, persia
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Most similar movies to The Pale Blue Eye
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, psychological, captivating and tense films with plots about murder mystery, investigation, murder investigation, murder, crime investigation, uncover truth and murderer mostly in Thriller, Crime and Mystery genres. Some movies like The Pale Blue Eye: The Limehouse Golem (2016), A Haunting in Venice (2023), From Hell (2001), The Raven (2012), Amsterdam (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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
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100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Italy, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Celebrated sleuth Hercule Poirot, now retired and living in self-imposed exile in Venice, reluctantly attends a Halloween séance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of ...
Style:
detective, gothic, psychological thriller, witty, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder investigation, whodunit, seance, medium, ghost, murder, blackmail, halloween party, children, halloween, ex fiance, murder mystery ...
Time:
post world war two, 20th century, 1940s, year 1947
Place:
venice, italy
Similarity:
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171K
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Czech Republic
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Frederick Abberline is an opium-huffing inspector from Scotland Yard who falls for one of Jack the Ripper's prostitute targets in this Hughes brothers adaption of a graphic novel that posits the Ripper's true identity.
Style:
gothic, atmospheric, suspense, scary, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, jack the ripper, freemason, conspiracy, graphic violence, a vision, police investigation, murder of a prostitute, violent, prostitution, who done it, life is a bitch ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, 1880s, year 2001, 1800s ...
Place:
england, london, britain, ireland, europe ...
Similarity:
100%
90K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Spain, Hungary
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A fictionalized account of the last days of Edgar Allan Poe's life, in which the poet is in pursuit of a serial killer whose murders mirror those in the writer's stories.
Style:
gothic, psychological, period piece, gothic horror, costume drama ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, murder mystery, investigation, police investigation, who done it, edgar allan poe, police detective, riddles and clues, writer's life, writers, murder investigation, murder ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, year 2012, 1840s, edwardian era ...
Place:
maryland, baltimore, former yugoslavia, usa, paris france ...
Similarity:
100%
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106K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
In the 1930s, three friends—a doctor, a nurse, and an attorney—witness a murder, become suspects themselves and uncover one of the most outrageous plots in North American history.
Style:
costume drama, period piece, dramatic, stylized, tense ...
Plot:
friends, investigation, murder, political conspiracy, friend, friendship, corpse, lawyer, doctor, death, murder mystery, world war one veteran ...
Time:
1930s, 2020s, 1910s, year 1918, year 1933 ...
Place:
usa, germany, italy, new york, france ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Forensic psychologist Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail ...
Style:
suspense, detective, twist ending, tense, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, twists and turns, kidnapping, woman in danger, police investigation, violence against women, forensics, murder mystery, plot twist, investigation, profiler ...
Time:
90s, year 1997, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa, washington d.c., north carolina, california
Similarity:
100%
218K
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
FBI Agent Lee Harker is a gifted new recruit assigned to the unsolved case of an elusive serial killer. As the case takes complex turns, unearthing evidence of connections to occult practices, Harker discovers a personal connection to the merciless ...
Style:
psychological horror, suspenseful, dread, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
serial killer, occult, sociopath, sadistic psychopath, fbi, satanism, black magic, devil worship, supernatural horror, murder, female investigator, crime spree ...
Time:
year 1974, 90s, 70s, 20th century, year 1995 ...
Place:
oregon
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When a ruthless serial killer terrorizes a small Southern town, everyone becomes a suspect -- including local authorities. As the body count rises and the dark mystery deepens, the chief detective becomes haunted by the horrors of his past.
Style:
psychological, detective, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating
Plot:
murder investigation, serial killer, town, murder mystery, whodunit, killing, serial murder, killing spree, uncover truth, small town life, secret, police investigation ...
Similarity:
42%
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Roy Freeman, an ex-homicide detective with a fractured memory, is forced to revisit a case he can't remember. As a man's life hangs in the balance on death row, Freeman must piece together the brutal evidence from a decade-old murder ...
Style:
tense, psychological, suspenseful, detective, thrilling ...
Plot:
memory loss, cold case, murder mystery, murder investigation, dark past, crime solving, secret past, homicide detective, uncover truth, crime investigation, who done it, amnesia ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A detective searches for a brutal killer who targets skinny women competing in a beauty contest.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, detective, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
serial killer, beauty pageant, investigation, murder mystery, crime investigation, uncover truth, murder investigation, secret, homicide detective, crime solving, sleuth, who done it ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Inspired by a true story, rookie detective Linda Murphy (Sarah Drew) is fresh out of the police academy when she hears her boss, detective David Goodman (Eric Keenleyside) talking about a serial killer in the area who seems to be targeting sex ...
Style:
detective, suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling
Plot:
serial killer, murder, police detective, female detective, female police detective, killing, who done it, uncover truth, investigation, murder mystery, sex crime, murder investigation ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
'The Angel Maker' is a psychological crime thriller following Laura, a cyber crimes detective pursuing a brutal serial killer.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
female police detective, serial killer, murder investigation, computer hacker, killing, murderer, psycho killer, serial murder, killing spree, homicidal maniac, murder mystery, sleuth ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
40%
108K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems, and by doing so dismantles the illusions in his own life.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, psychological, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
murder, police investigation, criminal, homicide detective, police psychologist, real estate agent, murder investigation, secret, sleuth, forensics, crime investigation, uncover truth ...
Place:
new england, maine
Similarity:
40%
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:
40%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
When a mysterious corpse is found in a river, a distressed police officer delves into a string of grisly murders as danger quickly approaches.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, detective, psychological, suspenseful
Plot:
murder investigation, murder, serial killer, mental issues, investigation, killing, murder mystery, murderer, police investigation, killing spree, who done it, homicide detective ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
An inexperienced detective and a psychologist must learn to work together to stop a masked killer who's terrorizing their small town.
Style:
scary, suspense, contemplative, tense, psychotronic ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder investigation, police investigation, interrogation, uncover truth, chase, graphic violence, murder, victim, murder mystery, suspicion, who done it ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Deputy Sheriff Joe "Deke" Deacon joins forces with Sgt. Jim Baxter to search for a serial killer who's terrorizing Los Angeles. As they track the culprit, Baxter is unaware that the investigation is dredging up echoes of Deke's ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, suspense, period piece, neo noir ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder mystery, serial murder, cold case, police, police detective, investigation, murder, missing person, police station, murder investigation, crime investigation ...
Time:
2020s, 90s, year 1985, year 1990, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, persia, california
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, Argentina
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The body of a naked man tied to a bed appears in a roadside motel. Sergeant Ruben Bevilacqua (Vila) and his colleague Virginia Chamorro assigned to investigate the case, which is especially delicate because Trinidad Soler, the dead, is a nuclear ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, suspenseful, detective
Plot:
investigation, murder investigation, police investigation, conspiracy, killing, police officer, uncover truth, homicide detective, crime investigation, secret, murder mystery, police ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Fresh wounds are reopened when Jasmeet Bhamra, a cop and a single mother who recently lost her child in a shooting spree, transfers to High Wycombe and is assigned a case of a missing child.
Style:
detective, suspenseful, thrilling, psychological, captivating
Plot:
murder mystery, murder, female detective, grief, who done it, crime investigation, bereavement, murder investigation, loss of family member, investigation, sleuth, secret ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Thriller, Crime
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A killer thought behind bars is killing again. It's up to John Lawless (Kevin Smith) and Jodie Keane (Angelina Dotchin) to stop the murders.
Style:
detective, tense, psychological, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, serial killer, private investigator, sleuth, crime solving, who done it, police investigation, murder investigation, murderer, murder mystery, crime investigation ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
FBI Agent Karl Helter and his partner Rebecca Lombardo are very close to busting a sex-trafficking ring. When they realize their investigation has crossed the path of a brutal serial killer, they team up with a Texas Ranger to put an end to the ...
Style:
suspense, tense, exciting, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
serial killer, maniac, human trafficking, murder, abducted woman, criminal, homicidal maniac, slave trade, saving a life, murder mystery, agent, federal agent ...
Time:
year 2004, 2020s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
florida
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
An urban legend haunts a small town as a troubled young woman seeks to find her missing child. A relentless detective pieces together clues that lead them both to a suspected killer. As the mystery unfolds so does the frightening realization that ...
Style:
suspense, psychotronic, psychological, bleak, scary ...
Plot:
murder investigation, police, murderer, revenge, society, investigation, brutality, police investigation, police officer, uncover truth, violence, serial killer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
When a girl's body is found on a beach in Poland's Tricity, a prosecutor teams up with the victim's mother on an impassioned quest for the truth.
Style:
dark, thrilling, suspenseful, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
criminal, investigation, dead daughter, prosecutor, victim, murder, murder mystery, police investigation, murder investigation, crime solving, murderer, uncover truth ...
Similarity:
39%
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Hunting a sadistic serial killer can unhinge even a true detective.
Style:
disturbing, suspenseful, suspense, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
killer, serial killer, murder, who done it, investigator, death, police detective, interrogation, revenge, investigation, violence, uncover truth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
DySP Nanda Kishore is investigating a murder case soon after a death in his family. As he proceeds, he is surprised to see how certain connections emerge that hint the case is linked to his own life as well.
Style:
detective, psychological, suspenseful, thrilling, tense ...
Plot:
whodunit, investigation, killing, problem, murder investigation, forensics, police investigation, secret, who done it, crime solving, police, threat ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
Series of bucket-killing murders happening in the city. Failure to resolve by police, a team of CBI Officers under CBI officer Sethurama Iyer take up the investigation to resolve the never experienced mystery.
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, psychological
Plot:
whodunit, murder, killing, murder investigation, investigation, serial killer, who done it, uncover truth, sleuth, secret, murderer, forensics ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
A young woman's ghost investigates the mysterious events that led to her own murder.
Style:
suspense, mystical, disturbing, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
supernatural horror, revenge, vengeful ghost, murder, ghost, paranormal, murder mystery, female ghost, paranormal phenomena, paranormal activity, uncover truth, mysticism ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A Chicago detective travels to Scotland after an emerging serial killer’s crimes match those that he investigated five years earlier, one of which was the crime scene of his murdered girlfriend.
Style:
detective, neo noir, tense, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
murder mystery, police detective, whodunit, serial killer, murder, killer, murder investigation, police investigation, black cop, investigation, police, murderer ...
Place:
scotland, edinburgh scotland, united kingdom, ireland, chicago ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
When several carnal murders in a small beach town are linked to the public release of a discreet dating app's client information, detective Maxine Payton suspects the killer may be someone intimately close to her.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, suspense thriller, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
online dating, investigation, murder mystery, female detective, serial killer, murder investigation, killing, murder, sleuth, crime solving, private detective, woman in danger ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
When a city is terrorized by a sadistic serial killer, a seasoned detective and a newly recruited paramedic discover the key to stopping the bloodshed lies in unlocking the truth of their own haunted pasts.
Style:
suspenseful, detective, tense, crime thriller, thrilling ...
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, killing spree, killing, murder, uncover truth, murderer, murder investigation, murder mystery, crime solving, crime investigation, trauma ...
Similarity:
38%
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