Killer movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant killer movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspenseful, realistic, serious, suspense, tense and rough films and TV shows about / with killer, murder, deadly, death, violence, murderer, blood splatter, police, danger and blood plots mostly in Thriller, Crime and Drama genres shot in USA, France, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as killer: Hitman (2007), The Collected (2020), Soft Bullets (2014), Journal of a Contract Killer (2008), Se7en (1995), Red Dragon (2002), Mechanic: Resurrection (2016), Fulltime Killer (2001), Good Behavior (2016), Dexter (2006).

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 6.2
 177K
Hitman (2007)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, USA, UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story: The best-selling videogame, Hitman, roars to life with both barrels blazing in this hardcore action-thriller starring Timothy Olyphant. A genetically engineered assassin with deadly aim, known only as "Agent 47" eliminates strategic ...
Style: serious, exciting, action packed, stylized, fast paced ...
Audience: chick flick, boys' night
Plot: hitman, killer, sniper, one man army, assassin, danger, assassination, fight scenes, revenge, computer game, conspiracy, cia ...
Time: year 2007, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place: soviet union, europe, st. petersburg russia, moscow russia, istanbul turkey ...
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The Collected (2020)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Story: The third film in The Collector series, following "The Collector" (2009) and "The Collection" (2012).
Style: slasher, sadistic, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot: maniac, killer, gory, torture, danger, insanity, home invasion, macabre, serial killer, brutality, gore
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 7.8
 34
Soft Bullets (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Bulgaria
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Asya, Boyana, Iren and Vera are assassins working for S.T.A.R. Will they succeed in finding the killer of their boss?
Style: exciting, suspense, rough, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot: killer, tragedy, prison, murder, murderer, female villain, violence, femme fatale, cruelty, older man younger woman relationship, judge, bomb ...
Time: 90s, future
Place: bulgaria
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Journal of a Contract Killer (2008)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Stephanie Komack was a high-class hooker and assassin for the Italian Mob. Now working in London as a waitress, and a single mother to her seven year old daughter, the Mob track Stephanie down and persuade her to do one last job. The hit goes wrong ...
Style: realistic, rough, suspenseful, serious, suspense
Plot: italian mafia, killer, prostitute, hitman, kidnapping, rivalry, single parent, vengeance, violence, murder, revenge, death ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, london, italy
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 8.6
 1.8M
Se7en (1995)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. ...
Style: detective, surprise ending, suspenseful, disturbing, neo noir ...
Audience: chick flick, adult
Plot: serial killer, investigation, twists and turns, psychopath, police, psychology, mind game, murder, insanity, police investigation, macabre, maniac ...
Time: 90s, year 1995, 20th century
Place: los angeles, america, iran, persia, usa ...
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 7.2
 289K
Red Dragon (2002)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Former FBI Agent Will Graham, who was once almost killed by the savage Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter, now has no choice but to face him again, as it seems Lecter is the only one who can help Graham track down a new serial killer.
Style: suspense, suspenseful, neo noir, psychological, tense ...
Audience: adult
Plot: serial killer, psychopath, cannibalism, investigation, mind game, murder, killer, torture, profiler, split personality, reporter, blindness ...
Time: 2000s, 80s, year 2002, 21st century
Place: atlanta georgia, washington d.c., florida, baltimore, birmingham alabama ...
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Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, France, Bulgaria, Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Arthur Bishop thought he had put his murderous past behind him when his most formidable foe kidnaps the love of his life. Now he is forced to travel the globe to complete three impossible assassinations, and do what he does best, make them look like ...
Style: exciting, tense, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hitman, lone hero, chase, assassin, tough guy, murder, killer, assassination, criminal's revenge, mercenary, martial arts, fight scenes ...
Time: year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place: rio de janeiro, usa, cambodia, bangkok thailand, southeast asia ...
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Fulltime Killer (2001)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, France
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Professional assassin O has resided in an isolated world of killing and loneliness. But his life begins to change once he meets the innocent Chin; hired to clean O's apartment. However, soon the flamboyent and reckless Tok enters Chin's ...
Style: tense, harsh, atmospheric, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hitman, killer, gunfight, dark hero, police detective, assassin, danger, rivalry, heroic bloodshed, fall in love, criminal heroes, law enforcement ...
Time: year 2001, 21st century
Place: japan, hong kong, china, asia, malaysia ...
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 8.0
 12K
Good Behavior (2016)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 959 min.
TV show
Story: Letty Dobesh is a thief and con artist fresh out of prison whose life is always one wrong turn and bad decision from implosions — just how she likes it. But when she overhears a hitman being hired to kill a man’s wife, she sets out to derail the ...
Style: suspense, atmospheric, exciting, tense, captivating ...
Plot: male female relationship, partners in crime, chase, female protagonist, escapades, murderer, killer, organized crime, criminal, ex convict, thief, femme fatale ...
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 8.7
 760K
Dexter (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story: Dexter is an American television drama series. The series centers on Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for 'Miami Metro Police Department' who also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who have ...
Style: captivating, clever, serious, stylized, tense ...
Audience: teens
Plot: serial killer, crime investigation, right and wrong, hidden identity, double life, gory, vigilantism, anti hero, serial murder, loner, police station, dark humor ...
Time: 2000s, 2010s, y2k, year 2006, 21st century
Place: miami, usa, florida
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Natural Born Killers (1994)
Genre: Action, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
Style: controversial, brutal, sadistic, disturbing, surreal ...
Plot: psychopath, dark humor, violence, serial killer, violent, insanity, killer, mass murder, satire, murderous pair, on the road, lovers on the run ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1994
Place: new mexico, london, tokyo, nevada, arizona ...
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Interview with a Hitman (2012)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story: An elite hitman returns to erase his past only to find that somebody has messed with his future.
Style: exciting, suspenseful, serious, rough, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hitman, assassin, mafia, killer, betrayal, who to trust, criminal heroes, danger, crime boss, revenge, gangster, murder ...
Time: 21st century
Place: romania, london, united kingdom, england, bucharest
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 6.0
 92K
Righteous Kill (2008)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the wrong person behind bars?
Style: suspense, suspenseful, psychological, twist ending, intense ...
Plot: serial killer, killer, revenge, justice, vigilante, police investigation, murder, avenger, twists and turns, police, gangster, corruption ...
Time: year 2008, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, harlem, manhattan new york city
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 7.5
 431K
Collateral (2004)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.
Style: neo noir, clever, tense, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience: manly, date night, boys' night
Plot: hitman, hostage, taxi driver, taxi, killer, twists and turns, killings, sociopath, assassin, merciless, murderer, nihilism ...
Time: year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place: california, los angeles, persia, usa
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 7.7
 593K
Zodiac (2007)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 157 min.
Story: The true story of the investigation of the "Zodiac Killer", a serial killer who terrified the San Francisco Bay Area, taunting police with his ciphers and letters. The case becomes an obsession for four men as their lives and careers are ...
Style: atmospheric, suspense, tense, neo noir, stylized ...
Audience: chick flick, adult
Plot: serial killer, investigation, murder, murder mystery, maniac, journalism, mind game, journalist, paranoia, killings, killer, true crime ...
Time: 70s, year 2007, 60s, 20th century, year 1970 ...
Place: san francisco, california, bay area, usa, oakland california ...
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Never Talk to Strangers (1995)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Germany
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Sarah Taylor, a police psychologist, meets a mysterious and seductive young man, Tony Ramirez, and falls in love with him. As a cause of this relationship, she changes her personality when she begins to receive anonymous telephone calls.
Style: erotic, suspenseful, sexy, tense, serious ...
Audience: adult
Plot: serial killer, killer, fatal attraction, sexual tension, obsession, split personality, sex scene, love, dangerous attraction, strong sexual content, sexuality, erotica ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: usa, puerto rico
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 7.2
 80K
Manhunter (1986)
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, psychological thriller, suspenseful, detective, tense ...
Plot: serial killer, psychopath, investigation, killer, psycho killer, murder mystery, profiler, obsession, brutality, fbi, mind game, violence ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1986
Place: florida, maryland, alabama, miami, baltimore ...
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 4.6
 6K
Cold Blood (2019)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: France, Ukraine, Belgium
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A legendary but retired hit man lives in peace and isolation in the barren North American wilderness. When he rescues a woman from a snowmobiling accident, he soon discovers that she's harboring a secret that forces him to return to his lethal ...
Style: disturbing, captivating, exciting, tense, action thriller
Plot: mystery woman, moral dilemma, hidden identity, hidden, murder, escapades, rescue, danger, hidden truth, cover up, killer, criminal ...
Place: washington state
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 6.2
 78K
Wolf Creek (2005)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Stranded backpackers in remote Australia fall prey to a murderous bushman who offers to fix their car, then takes them captive
Style: slasher, scary, disturbing, bloody, suspense ...
Audience: teens
Plot: massacre, torture, psychopath, serial killer, psycho killer, sadistic horror, macabre, backwoods, gory, killer, sadistic killer, road trip ...
Time: year 2005, year 1999, 21st century
Place: australia, oceania, sydney australia
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 6.3
 208K
Scream 2 (1997)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Two years after the terrifying events that occurred in Woodsboro, Sidney is now attending Windsor College in Cincinnati, and Gale Weathers' best selling book on Sidney's life has now been made into a major motion picture. When two college ...
Style: slasher, scary, suspense, suspenseful, twist ending ...
Audience: teens, date night
Plot: serial killer, killer, college, serial murder, mystery killer, villain, strong female lead, blood, murder, psychopath, masked killer, whodunit ...
Time: 90s, year 1997, 20th century
Place: usa, ohio
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 7.3
 156K
Mr. Brooks (2007)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A psychological thriller about a man who is sometimes controlled by his murder-and-mayhem-loving alter ego.
Style: psychological, suspense, psychological thriller, serious, intense ...
Plot: serial killer, psychopath, split personality, police investigation, murder, imaginary friend, macabre, killer, schizophrenia, maniac, murder mystery, double life ...
Time: year 2007, 21st century
Place: usa, oregon, palo alto california, portland oregon
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The Bone Collector (1999)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Rookie cop, Amelia Donaghy reluctantly teams with Lincoln Rhyme – formerly the department's top homicide detective but now paralyzed as a result of a spinal injury – to catch a grisly serial killer dubbed 'The Bone Collector'. The ...
Style: suspense, psychological thriller, tense, detective, suspenseful ...
Audience: adult
Plot: serial killer, psychopath, investigation, police investigation, policewoman, mind game, murder, twists and turns, master criminal, crime scene, forensics, race against time ...
Time: 90s, year 1999, 20th century
Place: new york, usa, persia, manhattan new york city, grand central station manhattan new york city
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 6.7
 41K
Summer of Sam (1999)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story: Spike Lee's take on the "Son of Sam" murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American South Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another.
Style: disturbing, psychological, captivating, realistic, serious ...
Audience: teens
Plot: serial killer, killer, murder, psychopath, punk, infidelity, true crime, lust, dark humor, punk rock, drug, profanity ...
Time: 70s, 90s, year 1999, year 1977, 20th century
Place: usa, new york, harlem, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city ...
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 6.8
 16K
The Mechanic (1972)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Arthur Bishop is a veteran hit man who, owing to his penchant for making his targets' deaths seem like accidents, thinks himself an artist. It's made him very rich, but as he hits middle age, he's so depressed and lonely that he takes ...
Style: exciting, tense, fast paced, suspenseful, neo noir ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hitman, assassin, killer, hired killer, murder, car chase, espionage, revenge, explosions, death, betrayal, assassination ...
Time: year 1972, 20th century, 70s
Place: naples italy, los angeles
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Léon: The Professional (1994)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Leon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, ...
Style: neo noir, rough, suspenseful, touching, cult classic ...
Audience: teens, date night, adult
Plot: hitman, mentor, revenge, friendship, loneliness, organized crime, murder, sniper, redemption, loner, life philosophy, killings ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1994
Place: new york, usa, france, paris france, iran ...
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 6.6
 81K
Kiss the Girls (1997)
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: detective, twist ending, suspense, tense, psychological thriller ...
Plot: serial killer, psychopath, kidnapping, twists and turns, woman in danger, police investigation, forensics, violence against women, investigation, killer, murder, profiler ...
Time: 90s, year 1997, 20th century
Place: los angeles, usa, north carolina, washington d.c.
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 8.9
 2.2M
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 154 min.
Story: A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.
Style: neo noir, cult classic, exciting, witty, black comedy ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, adult
Plot: gangster, dark humor, organized crime, gunfight, violence, hitman, overdose, multiple storylines, violent, killings, drug, redemption ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1994, 70s
Place: los angeles, california, persia, america, peru ...
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 5.6
 71K
Urban Legend (1998)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: There's a campus killer on the loose who's making urban legends, like the one about eating pop rocks and soda at the same time will make your stomach explode and the one about a psycho with an axe stepping into the backseat of your car at ...
Style: slasher, bloody, suspense, suspenseful, twist ending ...
Audience: teens, date night
Plot: urban legend, serial killer, college, strangulation, serial murder, killer, murder, teenager, blood, gory, gas station, dark and stormy night ...
Time: 90s, year 1998, 20th century
Place: new hampshire
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 7.0
 312K
Death Proof (2007)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: Austin's hottest DJ, Jungle Julia, sets out into the night to unwind with her two friends Shanna and Arlene. Covertly tracking their moves is Stuntman Mike, a scarred rebel leering from behind the wheel of his muscle car, revving just feet away.
Style: road movie, sexy, grindhouse, suspense, absurd ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: serial killer, psychopath, violence, exploitation, dark humor, revenge, car chase, vengeance, killer, stalking, stuntman, violent ...
Time: year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place: tennessee, texas, usa, austin texas
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The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong, Bulgaria, Netherlands, Canada, UK, France
Duration: 118 min.
Story: The world's top bodyguard gets a new client, a hit man who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial on time.
Style: buddy comedy, action comedy, captivating, tense, humorous ...
Audience: teens, chick flick
Plot: hitman, chase, on the run, killer, two man army, bodyguard, tough guy, assassin, criminal, one against many, protection, car chase ...
Time: year 2017, 2010s, 21st century
Place: england, netherlands, london, buckingham palace, manchester ...
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