Movies like B.T.K.
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B.T.K. (2008)
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A story based on real-life serial killer Dennis L. Rader, who systematically tortured and killed his victims for over two decades and evaded the police for over 30 years, all while leading a seemingly normal life as a husband, father, security officer and church president.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, rough, bleak, suspense, surprise ending
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, crimes, mind game, danger, deadly, who done it, law enforcement, violence, sadism, church, murder, torture, kidnapping, stereotypes, society, under the surface, life is a bitch, rivalry, rape, prostitute, car, forest, gun, alcohol ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
kansas city
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, rough and realistic films with plots about serial killer, crimes, deadly, psychopath, murder, law enforcement and crime mostly in Crime, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like B.T.K.: Bundy: An American Icon (2009), Horsemen (2009), The Hunt for the BTK Killer (2005), The Riverman (2004), Nightstalker (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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:
rough, suspenseful, disturbing, serious, scary ...
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serial killer, psychopath, murder, violence spree, law enforcement, crimes, police investigation, deadly, mind game, stalking, danger, woman in danger ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, wisconsin, texas
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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.
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Time:
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Place:
usa
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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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suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic, scary ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, investigation, life is a bitch, mind game, police investigation, chase, crimes, police detective, danger, deadly, law enforcement ...
Time:
70s
Place:
usa, kansas
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, 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:
twists and turns, suspenseful, psychological, scary, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, murder, police investigation, deadly, crime scene, police, interrogation, orphan, uncover truth, law enforcement, psychopath, who done it ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
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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:
rough, suspenseful, serious, realistic, bleak
Plot:
serial killer, manhunt, church, master criminal, stalking, police investigation, psychopath, crimes, law enforcement, mind game, danger, deadly ...
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Place:
kansas, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A horror film based on a real-life mass murder that took place in 1966. Richard Franklin Speck was a mass murderer who systematically tortured, raped and murdered eight student nurses from South Chicago Community Hospital in 1966.
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tense, disturbing, rough, based on true events, realistic ...
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murder, sexual abuse, psychopath, hostage, violence spree, crimes, slasher, crime, confined, hostages, journalism, maniac ...
Time:
60s, 70s, 90s, 80s, 1960s ...
Place:
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56%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, boston
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49%
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.
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Plot:
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Time:
contemporary, 21st century
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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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:
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Plot:
serial killer, murder, psychopath, police investigation, danger, mind game, murderous pair, crimes, law enforcement, police detective, slasher, deadly ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 158 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.
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Plot:
serial killer, police detective, psychopath, murder, investigation, obsession, mystery, crimes, mind game, gory, deadly, danger ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Trevor Moorhouse returns! Coming to Placid Pines is difficult for Tracy, who's brother, Jason, was one of Trevor's victims near the end of the original. When Tracy's nightmares begin to come true as one by one the counselors are ...
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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?
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psychological, serious, bleak, suspenseful, realistic
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Switzerland, West Germany, Spain
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A serial killer whose mother was a prostitute starts killing streetwalkers as a way of paying back his mother for her abuse.
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Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In the small town of Revelstoke, Alaska, local barber Dexter is surprised to learn that the body of Lucy Waters has been discovered. Having killed this woman, days ago, he hoped her body wouldn't be found until spring. Through the eyes of a ...
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Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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