Movies like The Alphabet Killer
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The Alphabet Killer (2008)
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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:
psychological, serious, realistic, suspenseful, psychological thriller, suspense, twisted, slasher, crime thriller
Plot:
serial killer, killer, mental illness, police investigation, obsession, uncover truth, psychopath, mind game, haunted by the past, woman in danger, true crime, murder, murderer, rape, schizophrenia, female detective, policewoman, monster, paranormal, conspiracy, crime investigation, serial murder, child, killing spree, killing ...
Time:
year 2008, 70s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa
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Most similar movies to The Alphabet Killer
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, realistic and psychological films with plots about serial killer, deadly, murder, psychopath, law enforcement, police investigation and killer mostly in Thriller, Crime and Mystery genres. Some movies like The Alphabet Killer: The Zodiac (2005), The Watcher (2000), Suspect Zero (2004), Marshland (2014), Pendulum (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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, murder, psychopath, killing spree, investigation, police detective, mind game, gory, family conflict, law enforcement, danger, journalism ...
Time:
20th century, year 2005, 60s
Place:
san francisco, california, bay area, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, Vietnam, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
FBI agent Joel Campbell, burnt-out and shell-shocked after years spent chasing serial killers, flees L.A. to begin a new life for himself in Chicago. But five months later, Joel's best laid plans are abruptly cut short when his new hometown ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, scary, rough, slasher ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
serial killer, serial murder, fbi, murder, killer, psychopath, obsession, chase, mind game, race against time, police investigation, terror ...
Time:
y2k, year 2000, 90s
Place:
chicago, los angeles, usa, california, san francisco
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A killer is on the loose, and an FBI agent sifts through clues and learns that the bloodthirsty felon's victims of choice are other serial killers.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, tricky, detective, stylized ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, murder mystery, vigilantism, psychic, police investigation, psychic power, mental illness, fbi, profiler, vigilante, obsession ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s
Place:
new mexico, usa, arizona, dallas texas, oklahoma ...
Similarity:
100%
39K
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The Spanish deep South, 1980. A series of brutal murders of adolescent girls in a remote and forgotten town bring together two disparate characters - both detectives in the homicide division - to investigate the cases. With deep divisions in their ...
Style:
unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, detective, serious ...
Plot:
serial killer, police investigation, investigation, kidnapping, murder investigation, murder mystery, twists and turns, disappearance, partners against crime, murder, sexual abuse, carnival ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 20th century, year 1980, 80s
Place:
spain, iberian peninsula
Similarity:
100%
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389
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The nature and lure of power: in Dallas, a councilman is on trial for corruption, the D.A. is running for the US Senate, a serial killer is slashing prostitutes, and a professor is murdered. Amanda Reeve is assigned to investigate the law-school ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, exciting, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, murder, dangerous attraction, who done it, lesbianism, politician, life is a bitch, investigation, uncover truth, police corruption, protagonist as suspect, partners against crime ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A seasoned police detective and his partner have just uncovered a string of unusual murders that lead them to a serial killer, who believes that he is the descendant of Judas.
Style:
scary, tense, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic ...
Plot:
serial killer, killer, violence, brutality, psycho killer, murder, police partner, race against time, death of son, religion, holiday horror, easter ...
Time:
90s
Place:
chicago, new orleans, usa, louisiana
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%
90K
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
FBI Agent Will Graham, who retired after catching Hannibal Lecktor, returns to duty to engage in a risky cat-and-mouse game with Lecktor to capture a new killer.
Style:
neo noir, creepy, psychological thriller, tense, detective ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, killer, psycho killer, violence, cannibalism, profiler, eye, fbi agent, obsession, mind game, macabre ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1986
Place:
florida, southern california, alabama, maryland, miami ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Gabriella, a Columbian immigrant, is obsessed with understanding violent crime. The current string of murders by "The Blue Blood Killer" of affluent Miami socialites provides her with fodder for her scrapbook of death. She lands a job with ...
Style:
dark comedy, bloody, disturbing, black comedy, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, dangerous attraction, murder, cleaning lady, dark humor, obsession, blood, investigation, macabre, samurai sword, death, violence ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s
Place:
miami, colombia, usa, florida, seattle
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Charlie Cox should have stopped for gas in California. While he's on a cross-country trip with his teenage daughter, Joleen, his car hits empty in a creepy town in Nevada. With nary a drop of fuel to be found, Charlie and Joleen stop for the ...
Style:
serious, psychological, suspenseful, scary, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
serial killer, murder, trailer park, psychopath, parents and children, family in danger, teenager, stalker, youth, father daughter relationship, watching sex, swimming ...
Time:
year 1989, 80s
Place:
usa, nevada
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: 94 min.
Story:
Mary Giordano is a bright, intelligent student who goes to a catholic school. She also has a addiction to mystery novels and detective magazines (hence the title of the movie), which inspire her to do her own detective work. When she starts snooping ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, brutal, bleak, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
female detective, amateur detective, serial killer, murder, sexualized violence, police investigation, woman in danger, danger, fatal attraction, schoolgirl, uncover truth, teenage life ...
Time:
90s
Place:
california
Similarity:
100%
3K
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Detective Catherine Palmer (Ellen Barkin) is on the trail of an elusive serial killer. During her investigation she meets Vickie Kittrie (Peta Wilson), who belongs to an exclusive club of women who engage in secret sessions of bondage and ...
Style:
psychological, serious, rough, erotic, sexual ...
Plot:
femme fatale, voyeurism, serial killer, serial rape, murder, dangerous attraction, rough sex, lesbianism, obsession, law enforcement, danger, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Confusing realities surface in this paranoid film dealing with the fragile nature of a young woman (Anne Parillaud) recovering from rape and an apparent attempted suicide. In one reality, she is a killer destroyer of men. In another she is the new ...
Style:
psychological thriller, independent film, psychological, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
assassin, surrealism, wizards and magicians, honeymoon, professional killer, female assassin, voodoo, psychology, erotica, nightmare, serial killer, betrayal ...
Time:
90s
Place:
seattle, jamaica
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Horror, 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 ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, serious, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, law enforcement, police investigation, danger, investigation, psychopath, rivalry, mind game, curses spells and rituals, murderer, tough guy ...
Time:
70s
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
27%
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, scary, slasher, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, true crime, murder, psychopath, law enforcement, violence spree, police investigation, stalking, mind game, danger, criminal, cannibal ...
Time:
50s
Place:
usa, wisconsin, texas
Similarity:
26%
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:
suspenseful, serious, suspense, disturbing, rough ...
Plot:
serial killer, cannibalism, police detective, child murder, investigation, danger, psychopath, kidnapping, killer, true crime, child killer, missing child ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Genre guru Ulli Lommel (THE BOOGEYMAN, BTK KILLER) directs this horror film about the infamous Zodiac killer. Though decades have passed since the multiple murderer held the state of California hostage with fear, the mystery of his identity has ...
Style:
psychological, scary, serious, suspenseful, mockbuster ...
Plot:
amateur detective, murder, woman in danger, police investigation, law enforcement, psychopath, gory, curses spells and rituals, danger, journalism, investigation, mind game ...
Time:
70s
Place:
san francisco, usa
Similarity:
25%
Movie in collections
643
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:
realistic, serious, slasher, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, violence spree, murder, investigation, police detective, danger, law enforcement, woman in danger, stalking, true crime, killing spree, blood ...
Time:
70s
Place:
usa, california
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Boston is being terrorized by a series of seemingly random murders of women. Based on the true story, the film follows the investigators path through several leads before introducing the Strangler as a character. It is seen almost exclusively from ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, rough, suspense, retro ...
Plot:
serial killer, strangulation, true crime, split personality, murder, double life, police detective, serial rapist, police investigation, psychopath, strangler, obsession ...
Time:
20th century, year 1968, 60s, year 1963
Place:
boston, usa, massachusetts, new england
Similarity:
24%
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:
23%
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:
23%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The sins of the past are not forgotten in this chilling suspense thriller. When the first body was discovered, it seemed a coincidence. But now homicide detective Jack Verdon has cause to worry: the victims of a series of brutal sex murders are all ...
Style:
tense, serious, rough, suspenseful, neo noir ...
Plot:
serial killer, cop as target, murder, uncover truth, woman in danger, law enforcement, life is a bitch, dishonesty, false accusation, police investigation, strong violent content, female nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, seattle
Similarity:
23%
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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, suspenseful, rough, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, amateur detective, murder, psychopath, stalking, mind game, investigation, uncover truth, who done it, boss and employee, protagonist as suspect, police investigation ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A father suspects his son to be a murderer...or is he just paranoid and trying to cover up his own past which involves his wife being killed in a fire?
Style:
psychological, serious, bleak, suspenseful, realistic
Plot:
serial killer, murder, mind game, mysterious character, uncover truth, investigation, haunted by the past, law enforcement, life is a bitch, psychopath, who done it, protagonist as suspect ...
Place:
new england, usa
Similarity:
23%
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:
serious, psychological, scary, realistic, rough ...
Plot:
serial killer, danger, confined, psychopath, prison life, prison, law enforcement, killer, biopic, killing spree, manipulation, rivalry ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, boston
Similarity:
22%
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:
22%
21K
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Wes Block is a detective who's put on the case of a serial killer. His victims are young and pretty women, which he rapes and murders. The murders are getting personal when the killer chooses victims who are acquaintances of Block. Even his ...
Style:
tense, detective, psychological, sexy, sexual ...
Plot:
serial killer, father daughter relationship, murder mystery, murder, police detective, killer, nudity, kidnapping, manipulation, obsession, violent, investigation ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
los angeles, usa, new orleans
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, 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:
serious, slasher, disturbing, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, obsession, psychopath, woman in danger, violence spree, gory, biopic, killer, true crime, serial killer, ted bundy, killing spree ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
22%
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:
22%
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