Strangler movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant strangler movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspenseful, serious, suspense, independent film, realistic and psychological films and TV shows about / with strangler, murder, serial killer, strangulation, death, deadly, investigation, psychopath, female nudity and police officer plots mostly in Thriller, Horror and Drama genres shot in USA, UK, Mexico and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as strangler: The Strangler's Wife (2002), Sketches of a Strangler (1978), Don't Answer the Phone! (1980), Night of the Strangler (1972), No Way to Treat a Lady (1968), The Hillside Strangler (2004), Terror in the Night (1964), Boston Strangler (2023), Santo vs. the Strangler (1965), The Strangler (1964).
Best films
New films
| East of Sweden (2018) | 6.0 | |
| Terrifier 2 (2022) | 6.0 | |
| Esau (2019) | 5.4 | |
| Compulsion (2016) | 3.8 | |
| Blue My Mind (2017) | 6.1 |
List of strangler movies
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Mae thought she had the perfect husband. Until she found out about his other women. But now she suspects an even more horrible truth. He isn't cheating with these other women... he's killing them.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
strangler, strangulation, murder of a nude woman, serial killer, murder, husband wife relationship, killing, serial murder, murderer, family problems, killing spree, family secret ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
An art student living with his sister is actually a maniac strangling dancers and prostitutes. One victim's sister starts looking for him...
Style:
slasher, suspenseful, psychological thriller, grindhouse, independent film ...
Plot:
strangler, serial killer, obsession, investigation, strangulation, nightlife, psychosis, female victim, jealousy, sibling relationship, cat and mouse, urban ...
Time:
70s
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A deeply disturbed photographer and Vietnam veteran, named Kirk Smith, terrorizes Los Angeles by going around strangling lingerie-clad young women in their homes while taunting Lindsay Gale, a young psychologist, by calling her on a radio call-in ...
Style:
slasher, crying, grindhouse, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
serial killer, strangler, psychopath, woman strangled to death, female nudity, maniac, victim, obsession, exploitation, misogynist, stalking, murder ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s
Place:
los angeles, asia, vietnam, california
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
In New Orleans, a relationship between a black man and a white girl leads to a string of murders.
Style:
independent film, surprise ending, dark, tension, suspenseful ...
Plot:
strangler, exploitation, interracial relations, mystery killer, murder mystery, racial tension, violence, blaxploitation, investigation, family conflict, whodunit, social commentary ...
Time:
70s
Place:
new orleans, louisiana
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Christopher Gill is a psychotic killer who uses various disguises to trick and strangle his victims. Moe Brummel is a single and harassed New York City police detective who starts to get phone calls from the strangler and builds a strange alliance ...
Style:
detective, retro, dark comedy, suspenseful, clever ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
serial killer, strangler, disguise, jewish mother, police investigation, murder, killer, police, police officer, woman strangled to death, theater, nypd ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, california, boston ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Kenneth Bianchi is a security guard whose attempts to become a police officer are repeatedly thwarted. He moves to California to live with his cousin Angelo and dates a string of women, becoming increasingly preoccupied with sex. Eventually the ...
Style:
realistic, serious, disturbing, rough, sexual ...
Plot:
serial killer, strangulation, strangler, prostitute, rape, murder of a nude woman, killer, psychopath, sex, voyeurism, murder, murderous pair ...
Time:
70s
Place:
oregon, usa, california, los angeles
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 61 min.
Story:
A troubled teen with an undeserved criminal past is the suspect when young women start turning up around town dead and marked up with lipstick.
Style:
grindhouse, psychotronic, independent film, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
strangler, serial killer, juvenile delinquent, juvenile delinquency, murder, rock, youth, chase, protagonist as suspect, psychopath, who done it, riddles and clues ...
Time:
60s
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Reporters Loretta McLaughlin and Jean Cole bravely pursue the story of the Boston Strangler at great personal risk, putting their own lives on the line in their quest to uncover the truth.
Style:
detective, period piece, psychological, tense, thrilling ...
Plot:
strangler, serial killer, true crime, investigative journalism, amateur sleuth, female detective, crime investigation, journalism, investigative reporter, murder investigation, sexism, reporter ...
Time:
60s, year 1964, year 1962, year 1965
Place:
boston, massachusetts, new york, michigan
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Musical, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Santo battles the Strangler.
Style:
tense, crime thriller, suspenseful, exciting, cult classic ...
Plot:
strangler, wrestling, masked hero, superhero, strangulation, good versus evil, justice, macabre, theater, heroism, serial killer, struggle ...
Time:
60s
Place:
mexico city
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
An overweight lab technician with low self esteem, brought on by his dominant mother, becomes a serial killer of female nurses.
Style:
psychological thriller, creepy, psychotronic, psychological, independent film ...
Plot:
woman strangled to death, serial killer, strangler, strangulation, nurse, killing spree, killer, amusement park, homicidal maniac, voyeur, misogynist, police detective ...
Time:
60s
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Genre: Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Demonstrating that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, a convicted strangler studies the paranormal and finds a way to render himself invisible. Once he escapes, he sets out to find and eliminate the five women who testified in his prosecution. ...
Style:
detective, scary, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
woman strangled to death, strangler, invisible man, supernatural, serial killer, electrocution, female nudity, buried alive, murder of a nude woman, telekinesis, escaped mental patient, psychopath ...
Time:
70s
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A strangler known as the Kenbourne Killer has been murdering streetwalkers for 25 years. The police set out to track him down.
Style:
crime drama, tense, psychological thriller, dark, suspense ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, strangler, investigation, serial murder, police procedural, urban, manhunt, violent, female victim, law enforcement, cat and mouse ...
Time:
90s
Place:
london
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Ronnie runs a Disco walking tour with his son, Brayden. When a sexy woman takes the tour, it begins a competition between father and son for her love. It also signals the arrival of an oily strangler who stalks the streets at night.
Style:
slasher, sexy, absurd, scary, dark ...
Plot:
disco, toilet humor, dirty old man, night, strangler, serial killer as protagonist, strangled to death, nudity, father son relationship, son, maniac, competition ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s
Place:
california, los angeles
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Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A town is being terrorized by a masked killer who is murdering women. A young woman is attacked by the killer but escapes. She believes the killer to be either the town's policeman or the manager of the local theater, and she devises a plan to ...
Style:
slasher, christmas horror, slasher horror, independent film, erotic drama ...
Plot:
christmas, strangler, murderer, exploitation, woman strangled to death, serial killer, maniac, woman, police, death, friend, women ...
Time:
year 1982
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Life for Dee Stanton is improving at every turn. Her legal career is blossoming and her boyfriend Dominic unexpectedly proposes to her. Things were very different 11 years ago when her husband Paul was jailed for the brutal murders of four girls and ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, serious, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
serial killer, convict, single mother, murder investigation, murder, teenage son, prison, uncover truth, teenage life, family relations, father son relationship, family secret ...
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A murder mystery set on an island near Venice. A schoolgirl was murdered seven years ago, and the case was never solved; now, the murderer seems to be back.
Style:
erotic, slasher, sexual, suspense, cult classic ...
Plot:
nobility, serial killer, amateur detective, passion, desire, seance, male nudity, voyeur, nobleman, peasant, sexual attraction, strangler ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 20th century, victorian era
Place:
italy, venice, europe, turin italy
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, Australia, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
When a young bride moves into a country manor, long repressed childhood memories of witnessing a murder come to the surface.
Style:
detective, spooky, mind bending, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
amateur detective, investigation, riddles and clues, new house, strangler, whodunit, mysticism, murder, estate, a vision, twists and turns, haunted by the past ...
Place:
europe, england, london, united kingdom
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
After being run out of Las Vegas, Kolchak heads for Seattle and another reporting job with the local paper. It's not long before he is on the trail of another string of bizarre murders. It seems that every 21 years, for the past century, a ...
Style:
scary, cult horror, spooky, serious, slasher ...
Plot:
murder, serial killer, supernatural, occult, amateur detective, reporter, strangler, eternal youth, politics, investigative reporter, stalking, who done it ...
Time:
70s
Place:
seattle, las vegas, usa, washington state, washington d.c.
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Genre: Horror, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
August 31, 1986: Dangerously unhinged serial killer Johnathan Glick gets released from the Nevada State Penitentiary on a technicality. Three days after his release Johnathan arrives in Las Vegas, Nevada. Naturally, Johnathan decides to embark on ...
Style:
slasher, independent film, psychotronic, weird
Plot:
serial killer, strangler, exploitation, mirror, strangulation, model, rodeo, airplane, dancing, swimming pool, murder, twerking ...
Time:
year 1986
Place:
las vegas
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A sprawling, psychedelic ensemble piece that follows several serial killers over the course of a single night.
Style:
suspense, tense, brutal, exciting, mumblecore ...
Plot:
serial killer, execution, electric chair, murder, violence, escaped mental patient, psychopath, chaos, strangler, bad girl, supernatural, killer ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
15-year-old Mia faces an overwhelming transformation which puts her entire existence into question. Her body is changing radically, and despite desperate attempts to halt the process, Mia is soon forced to accept that nature is far more powerful ...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, suspense, touching, erotic ...
Plot:
mermaid, teenager, coming of age, puberty, transformation, parent child relationship, body horror, group sex, life is a bitch, underage sex, drunken girl, depression ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
With a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the vigilante group intent on catching the killer.
Style:
surreal, sexy, humorous, black and white, philosophical ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, vigilante, false accusation, investigation, vigilantism, circus, lone hero, disorder, danger, comedy of errors, mistaken identity ...
Time:
1930s, year 1991, 1920s, 20th century
Place:
new york, central europe, eastern europe, new jersey
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
This low budget feature from Baltimore filmmaker Don Dohler opens with a spirit entering into a gravesite and reanimating a corpse back to life as Mr. Longfellow. In order for him to stay alive, he needs to absorb the life energies out of the living ...
Style:
independent film, psychotronic, weird
Plot:
zombie, occult, serial killer, body horror, exploitation, killer, 666, supernatural horror, demon, strangler, blood, small town ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Russia, Israel, UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A 40-year-old writer returns to his family house where he was raised and that he escaped after half a lifetime - to face his brother who stayed instead, inherited their family bakery and married the woman who they both loved.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, culinary
Plot:
brother brother relationship, love triangle, star crossed lovers, love story, brothers, romantic triangle, love and romance, family problems, unfulfilled love, getting home, romantic rivalry, bible story ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century
Place:
palestine, jerusalem, israel
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Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Coming from a police family, Tom Hardy ends up fighting his uncle after the murder of his father. Tom believes the killer is another cop, and goes on the record with his allegations. Demoted to water-way duty Tom, along with new partner Jo ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, intense, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, murder, murder mystery, plot twist, twists and turns, river, police investigation, frame up, police corruption, chase, investigation, grudge ...
Time:
90s, year 1991, year 1993
Place:
pittsburgh, pennsylvania, usa, philadelphia, los angeles ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A Scotland Yard investigator looks into four mysterious cases involving an unoccupied house.
Style:
anthology, suspense, detective, scary, suspenseful ...
Plot:
curse, vampire, female vampire, investigation, murder, wax museum, evil child, country house, strangulation, haunted house, supernatural power, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
20th century, year 1971, 70s
Place:
scotland yard, europe, scotland, england
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
James Bond is retired and living a peaceful life, but after a visit from Felix Leiter, Bond must follow the trail of a dangerous new villain with never before seen technology.
Style:
exciting, epic, saga, thrilling, anamorphic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, boys' night, adult
Plot:
james bond, spy, agent, espionage, cia, cia agent, 007, secret service, british intelligence, master criminal, secret service agent, death ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s
Place:
jamaica, london, havana cuba, italy, england ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A man is accused of murder and manipulated into a web of deceit as his thought-to-be dead twin brother plots revenge on those who tried to kill him.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense, independent film
Plot:
murder, twins, amateur detective, who done it, revenge, uncover truth, law enforcement, investigation, danger, psychopath, police corruption, mind game ...
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Dr. Feinstone has everything, a beautiful wife and a successful career in dentistry; but when he discovers his wife's affair, he realizes that behind every clean, white surface lies the stench of decay.
Style:
medical horror, psychological, suspenseful, disturbing, rough ...
Plot:
psycho killer, medical, psychopath, voyeurism, dentist, voyeur, murder, infidelity, serial killer, graphic violence, adultery, victim ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, beverly hills
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
An oft overlooked film about struggling to deal with paralysis. Author Joel Garcia breaks his neck while hiking, and finds himself in a rehab center with Raymond, an exaggerating ladies man, and Bloss, a racist biker. Considerable tension builds as ...
Style:
emotional, touching, talky, psychological, sincere ...
Plot:
friendship, disability, paraplegic, sex scene, rehabilitation, life philosophy, love and romance, human nature, society, hopes, human spirit, physical disability ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s
Place:
santa monica california
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