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Chronicle of a Serial Killer (2020)
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
What goes through the mind of a serial killer as he meticulously plots his crimes, researching his victims and entrapping them while they are none the wiser?
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
Plot:
homicide detective, serial killer, child abuse, killer, murderer, criminal, murder investigation, deathtrap, female victim, investigation, violence, murder, trap, crime investigation, internet dating, serial murder, victim, dark past, murder victim, trapped, tragic past, partners against crime, uncover truth, female nudity, car ...
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Most similar movies to Chronicle of a Serial Killer
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspense, disturbing and captivating films with plots about murder, investigation, serial killer, murderer, murder investigation, murder mystery and serial murder mostly in Thriller, Drama and Horror genres. Some movies like Chronicle of a Serial Killer: Ritual (2022), The Head Hunter (2016), American Romance (2016), Good Neighbor (2001), Heartbeat (2020). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Thriller
Country: Belgium, Netherlands
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The discovery of a chopped-off hand in a Brussels canal forces Belgian police diver Kiki to face deep guilt from the past, her own and her country’s. Based on the book ‘Ritual’ by Mo Hayder.
Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, tense, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
homicide detective, investigation, murder investigation, murder, police investigation, tragic past, frogman, dark past, sleuth, murder mystery, secret, female protagonist ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
In 1972 the tranquility of a coastal town in California is broken as hitch-hiking girls begin to go missing and corpses start showing up. Welcome to Murder City.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, suspense, disturbing, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, murder mystery, small town, investigation, murder, killing, serial murder, murder investigation, crime investigation, fear, female victim, mature ...
Time:
70s
Place:
california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A series of horrifying murders, the victims, always couples, staged in bizarre collage dioramas with cardboard cutouts and scribbled, childlike messages about the corrupting power of love. The killer's on the loose, and the FBI is looking for a ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, bleak, disturbing, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
truck driver, fbi, american dream, serial killer, murder, dead son, maniac, murder mystery, death, danger, violence, couples ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A young woman suspects the new neighbor is a serial killer.
Style:
tense, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
serial killer, homicidal maniac, suspicion of murder, killing, in love, murder, murderer, nobody believes, neighbor, male female relationship, investigation, fall in love ...
Similarity:
31%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
A reporter finds her life in danger when the story she has published results in several murders that come closer to her.
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, psychological, suspenseful
Plot:
reporter, murder, murder investigation, serial murder, revenge, investigation, investigator, victim, death, partners against crime, chase, death threat ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A serial killer walks the streets of Whitechapel, London, attacking and killing women, which later came to be known as the 'Whitechapel murders' stretching from 3 April 1888 to 13 February 1891 included in the London Metropolitan Police ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, tense, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, homicidal maniac, serial murder, woman in danger, murder mystery, murder of a woman, forensics, sleuth, cat versus mouse, killing spree, criminal, police investigation ...
Time:
victorian era
Place:
london
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Rebecca is a gorgeous and sensitive woman who's looking for love ... or is she? Unfortunately, her affluent husbands die prematurely. The police start to suspect she's a killer marrying rich men only to murder them for their money. ...
Style:
erotic, tense, suspense, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
seductive woman, sexploitation, killing, black widow, murder mystery, uncover truth, murderer, erotica, seduction, murder, unsolved crime, serial killer ...
Similarity:
28%
567
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
An anti-social sound designer with retrograde amnesia discovers a string of murders in his building but when the carnage triggers memories of his mysterious past, he races to stop the killer before losing those he loves most.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, tense, suspense
Plot:
memory loss, killing, amnesiac, secret, memory lapse, dark past, serial killer, confronting the past, amnesia, murder, criminal, socially awkward ...
Similarity:
27%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
An investigative officer takes up a case involving the deaths of three different women murdered by three different killers with varying motives.
Style:
tense, psychological, suspenseful, disturbing, suspense
Plot:
serial killer, police investigation, murder, female victim, serial murder, murder investigation, strong violent content, society, murderer, murder mystery, police detective, killing spree ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
A serial killer is loose on the streets of LA, leaving behind a steaming trail of bodies marked with lipstick: the calling card of a Black Widow who loves them and leaves them dead. As homicide detectives unravel the case, they discover the victims ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, bleak, serious, disturbing
Plot:
serial killer, homicide detective, ex-cop, murder, police, homicidal maniac, revenge killing, investigation, serial murder, police officer killed, murderer, police detective ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Belgium
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
The once unconditional friendship between police officers Vincke and Verstuyft hits a very rough patch when they come up against a series of gruesome murders. Complicating matters even further, a survivor of the killer drives a wedge between them ...
Style:
captivating, tense, suspenseful, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
homicide detective, serial killer, killing spree, police partner, murder, crime investigation, killing, homicidal maniac, serial murder, murder investigation, fighting crime, manhunt ...
Similarity:
25%
375
Genre: Thriller
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
An investigative Journalist thinks she's found a killer, and breaks into his place to find the evidence. Only when he come's back it becomes a game of cat and mouse with deadly consequences.
Style:
slasher, scary, bleak, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, british, violence, kidnapping, blood, murder investigation, investigation, who done it, uncover truth, murder mystery, murderer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Supermodels compete for a coveted centerfold spread as a merciless killer stalks the glamorous women. Meanwhile, two detectives attempt to unravel the mystery before the body count mounts.
Style:
sexy, captivating, disturbing, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
serial killer, model, woman with a gun, murder investigation, investigation, supermodel, sleuth, murder mystery, partners against crime, women, crime investigation, murder ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
An alcoholic cop accepts to investigate a case involving a couple of gruesome murders. Will the case be the redemption that he was waiting for?
Style:
exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
Plot:
police detective, alcoholic, who done it, murder, police officer, murder investigation, police investigation, law enforcement, death, uncover truth, murder mystery, vengeance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Maddie, a local reporter investigating a series of killings targeting similar looking women is caught off guard when her younger sister Olivia, is attacked in her own home. Urging on the side of caution, Maddie suggests they take a self-defense ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological thriller, tense, dramatic, captivating ...
Plot:
serial killer, sister, murder, boyfriend, reporter, obsession, relationships, killing spree, serial murder, sister sister relationship, fall in love, murderer ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Officer Chris McCullers was gravely injured in a shootout and now works on 911-dispatch. Resentful that her career has ended up here, Chris receives a call from a scared kid and dismisses it as a prank. The next day, she learns that the call was all ...
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, psychological, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
911, cold case, murder, investigation, murderer, fighting crime, murder investigation, murder mystery, uncover truth, guilty conscience, race against time, criminal ...
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190
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Serial killers have plagued the American landscape for decades, committing gruesome atrocities, and providing some tough cases for criminal investigators to crack. This thriller follows the travails of two detectives who are on the trail of a ...
Style:
tense, detective, crime thriller, captivating, thrilling ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, murder, homicide detective, murder investigation, crime investigation, who done it, uncover truth, crime solving, murderer, sleuth, killing ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
What if a man with a mental condition, living in a fantasy world and detached from all emotional responsibility, is in real life the prime suspect for a series of murders targeting young women? Bill Thompson awakens to reality when forced to ...
Style:
tense, captivating, psychological, unusual plot structure, contemplative ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, murder of a woman, uncover truth, falsely accused, false accusation, youth, murderer, murder mystery, suspicion, revenge, chase ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
Thirty years after the infamous 'Death Farm' murders in rural Pennsylvania, serial killing is in season once more. A young woman and her friends descend upon the farm to party after discovering that she has inherited the land. But soon ...
Style:
slasher, tense, suspenseful, detective, suspense ...
Plot:
serial killer, killer, murder, psychopath, psycho killer, police investigation, secret revealed, murder investigation, murderer, murder mystery, criminal, law enforcement ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
An assassin-turned-housewife discovers that you can never really outrun your past when she crosses paths with a serial rapist with a taste for murder. Mizuki used to use her skills for seduction to lure men to their deaths. Now, she's about to ...
Style:
disturbing, tense, suspenseful, suspense
Plot:
female assassin, attempted seduction, sexualized violence, seductive woman, psycho killer, housewife, assassin, violence, murder, confronting the past, femme fatale, killing ...
Similarity:
22%
314
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 240 min.
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Story:
A serial killer is targeting police officers in Hyderabad. A female cop in charge of the Special Investigation Team and a forensic expert race against time to find the culprit.
Style:
captivating, tense, thrilling, suspenseful
Plot:
serial killer, murder, murder investigation, homicide detective, police detective, partners against crime, sleuth, murderer, police, murder mystery, female detective, race against time ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Following the death of CEO Robert Loring at precisely 10:44 pm, the FBI sends in Jordan Price, one of their best and brightest to solve the case. As other key executives are murdered at exactly the same time, Jordan finds herself investigating the ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense, dark ...
Plot:
investigation, fbi, murder, female fbi agent, murder mystery, murder investigation, fbi investigation, corporate conspiracy, cover up, sleuth, crime investigation, uncover truth ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
On the 4th of July, a serial killer has a moral crisis when he discovers that his latest victim is a high-school student; simultaneously, a rookie cop and a seasoned detective race against the clock to save her life.
Style:
tense, disturbing, suspense, captivating, detective
Plot:
crime investigation, partners against crime, investigation, serial killer, abduction, search and rescue, uncover truth, kidnapped, teamwork, police investigation, partner, murderer ...
Similarity:
21%
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315
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
With the police stalling the investigation into her husband's murder, Deeksha decides to set up an investigation of her own to find the killers. However, as she gets closer to the truth, she invites trouble from some dangerous people
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, tense, captivating, suspense
Plot:
murder investigation, death of husband, police, murder, who done it, murderer, law enforcement, vengeance, graphic violence, husband wife relationship, evidence, couples ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A single mother fears for her life and that of her daughter when they become targets of a serial killer.
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, crime thriller, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
murder mystery, investigation, serial killer, murder investigation, uncover truth, teacher, evidence, crime investigation, murder, private investigation, criminal, murderer ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
To escape a serial killer, a single mom and her daughter enter witness protection, only to find their lives in greater danger than ever.
Style:
crime thriller, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, serial killer, witness protection, single mother, runaway, murderer, on the run, murder, hunted, serial murder, relationship problems, family problems ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Psychological thriller. A police profiler who quit after a horrific case is terrorised by the escaped serial killer she sent to prison.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, suspense, slasher ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, murder, brutality, violence, policewoman, violent, who done it, private detective, obsession, female protagonist, female detective ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A police inspector suspects a serial killer is afoot in the university city of Bologna, luring in his victims through online video chats before murdering them and assuming their identity.
Style:
suspense, neo noir, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, psychopath, blind man, unsolved crime, murder mystery, murder, serial murder, murder investigation, murderer, blindness, blind character ...
Place:
italy
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
To save his daughter's life and restore his reputation, disgraced ex-detective Nick Mathers must catch the sadistic Grand Master killer before time runs out, and the final piece is taken in the deadly game of chess.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, unusual plot structure, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
serial killer, chess, revenge, murder, police officer, murder investigation, homicidal maniac, police, danger, death of wife, disguise, serial murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A Los Angeles narcotics detective clashes with a small-town Utah Sheriff while investigating his girlfriend's mysterious abduction thirty miles outside Kanab, Utah.
Style:
detective, thrilling, captivating, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
investigation, homicide detective, murder, crime solving, guilty verdict, police detective, police investigation, framed for murder, sleuth, false accusation of murder, crime investigation, murderer ...
Similarity:
21%
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