Serial murder movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant serial murder movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspenseful, suspense, psychological, detective, scary and tense films and TV shows about / with serial killer, serial murder, murder, psychopath, murderer, killer, investigation, blood, maniac and killing plots mostly in Thriller, Crime and Drama genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as serial murder: Mindhunter (2017), The Stepfather (2009), The Clovehitch Killer (2018), Seven (1995), No One Lives (2012), Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise (2015), Prodigal Son (2019), The Lovely Bones (2009), I Saw the Devil (2010), Chikatilo (2021).
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390K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
An agent in the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit develops profiling techniques as he pursues notorious serial killers and rapists.
Style:
psychological thriller, crime drama, thought provoking, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychology, psychopath, criminal psychologist, fbi, fbi agent, serial murder, police, murderer, police investigation, true crime, murder ...
Time:
70s, 2010s, 80s
Place:
virginia
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Michael Harding (Penn Badgley) returns home from military school to find his mother (Sela Ward) happily in love and living with her new boyfriend, David (Dylan Walsh). As the two men get to know each other, Michael becomes more and more suspicious ...
Style:
scary, slasher, rough, suspenseful, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
serial killer, stepfather, manic, couples, murder, twists and turns, family in danger, youth, sex scene, psychopath, home invasion, serial murder ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
oregon, usa, portland oregon, salt lake city utah, new jersey
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A teenage boy begins to suspect that his wholesome, all-American dad is actually the serial killer terrorizing their small town.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, independent film, psychological, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, adult, teen drama
Plot:
serial killer, father son relationship, dark past, church, serial murder, small town, teenager, murder, double life, fear, mysterious villain, investigation ...
Time:
90s, 70s
Place:
kentucky, midwest
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2.0M
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:
suspenseful, surprise ending, neo noir, detective, bad ending ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, twists and turns, psychopath, psychology, mind game, police investigation, police, police detective, sin, maniac, murder ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1995
Place:
los angeles, usa, persia, iran, america ...
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Genre: Action, Horror
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A gang of ruthless highway killers kidnap a wealthy couple traveling cross country only to shockingly discover that things are not what they seem.
Style:
scary, psychological horror, slasher, perverse, splatter ...
Plot:
serial killer, kidnapping, psychopath, murder, serial murder, hunt down, home invasion, strong violent content, massacre, hostage, danger, woman in danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, louisiana
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Once a Los Angeles homicide detective, Police Chief Jesse Stone now presides over the quiet, seaside village of Paradise, Massachusetts. When the facts don't add up in a brutal Boston-area murder case, Jesse opens an investigation filled with ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, captivating, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
serial murder, sleuth, serial killer, murder mystery, detective inspector, cold case, forensics, crime solving, murder investigation, investigation, killing, killing spree ...
Place:
nova scotia, boston
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
The son of a notorious serial killer becomes an acclaimed criminal psychologist who uses his unique insight into how killers think to help the NYPD.
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological, suspense, disturbing, detective ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
serial killer, haunted by the past, criminal psychologist, psychological trauma, murder investigation, maniac, repressed memory, forensics, expert, criminal psychology, childhood trauma, uncover truth ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
new york
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: UK, New Zealand, USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
After being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon watches from heaven over her grief-stricken family -- and her killer. As she observes their daily lives, she must balance her thirst for revenge with her desire for her family to heal.
Style:
dark, emotional, psychological, suspense, surreal ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
afterlife, serial killer, pedophile, murder mystery, rape, loss of daughter, teenage girl, missing child, death in the family, family drama, loss of family member, murderer ...
Time:
70s, year 2009, 20th century, year 1973, 2000s
Place:
usa, pennsylvania, delaware
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. He has committed infernal serial murders in diabolic ways that one cannot even imagine and his victims range from young women to even children. The police have chased him for a long time, ...
Style:
disturbing, bloody, dark, twist ending, psychological ...
Audience:
date night, manly, adult
Plot:
revenge, serial killer, vengeance, murder, violence, psychopath, violent, extreme violence, gory, mercilessness, murderer, brutality ...
Time:
year 2010, year 2000, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
south korea, asia, korea, east asia
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
The history of the hunt for the worst serial killer in the USSR
Style:
rough, suspenseful, captivating, suspense, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, serial murder, maniac, murder of a woman, homicidal maniac, sex maniac, sadistic psychopath, killing spree, pedophile, sadistic killer, murder investigation, cannibalism ...
Place:
ussr
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Genre: Action, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
After barely surviving a furious shootout with the police, Baby Firefly, Otis Driftwood and Captain Spaulding are behind bars. But pure evil cannot be contained. Teaming up with Otis’ half-brother Wilson, the demented Firefly clan escape to ...
Style:
slasher, suspense, rough, suspenseful, scary ...
Plot:
violence, clown, panic, massacre, serial murder, female nudity, insanity, murderer, psychopath, lethal injection, halloween, sociopath ...
Time:
year 2019, year 1988, 80s
Place:
mexico, texas
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
When a teacher kidnaps a girl from a prestigious school, homicide detective, Alex Cross takes the case and teams up with young security agent, Jezzie Flannigan in hope of finding the girl and stopping the brutal psychopath. Every second counts as ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, surprise ending, clever, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
serial killer, kidnapping, police investigation, serial murder, investigation, psychopath, profiler, twists and turns, secret service, telephone call, u.s. senator, teacher ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa
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912K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 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:
bloody, detective, captivating, stylized, clever ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, double life, crime investigation, forensics, loner, right and wrong, hidden identity, dark humor, serial murder, dark secret, anti hero, vigilantism ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, y2k, year 2006, 21st century
Place:
miami, florida, usa, canada
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Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A former serial killer Byung-su gets diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and when a series of murders occur near his town, he worries whether the killings are his doings. Then, he comes across Tae-ju and realizes that he’s the killer. He reports this to ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, tense, suspenseful, twisted ...
Plot:
serial killer, serial murder, serendipity, father daughter relationship, police, marriage proposal, vigilante, doubt, dementia, daughter, confusion, murder ...
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, Germany
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
When the naked body of a teenage girl is found on the banks of the River Baztán, it is quickly linked to a similar murder one month before. Soon, rumours are flying in the nearby village of Elizondo. Is this the work of a ritualistic killer or is ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, scary, saga ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder investigation, investigation, murder, policewoman, supernatural, forest, resentment, river, schizophrenia, hate, murderer ...
Place:
basque country
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Genre: Crime, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Along twenty years, the deranged serial-killer Gary Ridgway has killed at least forty-eight prostitutes and dumped their bodies in Green River.
Style:
serious, scary, rough, realistic, slasher ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, murder of a prostitute, murder, prostitute, serial murder, voyeur, female masturbation, prostitution, police investigation, mind game, investigation ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa, seattle
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305K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Both a gift and a curse, Graham has the extraordinary ability to think like his prey—he sees what they see, feels what they feel. But while Graham is pursuing an especially troubling, cannibalistic murderer, Special Agent Jack Crawford teams him ...
Style:
psychological, scary, tense, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, cannibal, psychopath, cannibalism, mind game, murder, psychiatrist, death, manipulation, graphic violence, mental patient, fbi ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, Argentina
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In Madrid, Spain, a mysterious serial killer ruthlessly murders his victims by recreating the first appearance of several comic book superheroes. Cosme, a veteran police inspector who is about to retire, works on the case along with the tormented ...
Style:
perverse, exciting, captivating, semi serious, stylized ...
Plot:
serial murder, police detective, cosplay, serial killer, masked superhero, police protagonist, police investigation, superhero, traumatized man, comic hero, partner, imaginary ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
iberian peninsula
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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
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
Jeanne Deber, known as "La Mante", the famous serial murderer who terrorized France more than 20 years ago, is forced by the police to come out of isolation to track down her copycat. She agrees to collaborate on one condition: to have ...
Style:
suspense, atmospheric, detective, dark, surprise ending ...
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, murder investigation, murder mystery, haunted by the past, whodunit, maniac, strong female character, murder, serial murder, police officer, heroine ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
paris france
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A journalist investigates a series of murders that follows the discovery of an unpublished novel by Charles Dickens in the cellar of an old Thames-side-pub.
Style:
psychological, realistic, suspenseful, tense, serious ...
Plot:
amateur sleuth, serial murder, amateur detective, murder, police inspector, policewoman, journalism, riddles and clues, supernatural ability, law enforcement, serial killer, murder investigation ...
Place:
england, london, europe
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3K
Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Joan Burrows returns to her hometown for her niece's graduation, only to be confronted by the serial killer she thought she offed years ago -- after he kidnapped and tormented her and her best friend.
Style:
slasher, realistic, rough, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, serial murder, psychopath, who done it, small town, violence spree, gory, haunted by the past, homecoming, woman in danger, murder, aunt niece relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, colorado
Is relevant?
18K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 80 min.
TV show
Story:
A psychopath’s ruthless serial murders have left the entire nation gripped with fear and chaos. A honest and justice-seeking rookie police officer and a veteran detective with tragic past, face against the killer. After the encounter with the ...
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, suspense, captivating, detective
Plot:
serial killer, murder, murder mystery, murder investigation, psycho killer, serial murder, homicide detective, homicidal maniac, killing spree, investigation, psychopath, police investigation ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Kloepfer, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.
Style:
psychological, suspense, bleak, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, violence, maniac, serial murder, death penalty, serial killer as protagonist, killer as protagonist, ted bundy, police investigation, murder, prison, sociopathy ...
Time:
70s, year 1989, year 2019, 80s, year 1976 ...
Place:
usa, seattle, cincinnati ohio
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Notorious serial killer Joe Carroll, after being found guilty of murdering 14 female students on the Virginia college campus where he taught literature, escapes from death row. The FBI calls former agent Ryan Hardy to consult on the case, as he was ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, realistic, suspenseful, dramatic ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, fbi, mind game, serial murder, murderer, victim, criminal, murder, investigation, killing, religions or cults ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, psychological thriller, bloody, twist ending ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
psychopath, serial killer, insanity, sociopath, satire, violence, dark humor, psycho killer, materialism, yuppie, nihilism, millionaire ...
Time:
year 2000, 80s, 2000s, year 1987, y2k ...
Place:
new york, yale university, manhattan new york city, america, seattle ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Chasing Shadows' follows a team of special operatives who are tracking down serial killers.
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic, detective ...
Plot:
serial killer, crime investigation, missing person, homicide detective, murder mystery, murder, police investigation, law enforcement, serial murder, investigation, partners against crime, uncover truth ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
england
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Genre: Horror
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A family's road trip takes a dangerous turn when they arrive at a secluded mobile home park to stay with some relatives and find it mysteriously deserted. Under the cover of darkness, three masked psychopaths pay them a visit to test the ...
Style:
slasher, suspense, tense, scary, psychological horror ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
home invasion, serial killer, violence, blood, sadistic psychopath, psychopath, psycho killer, stranger, murder, masked killer, disturbed individual, unknown killer ...
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
A group of family and friends travels to a secluded island for a destination wedding. They've come to laugh... to love... and, though they don't know it... to die. As the wedding festivities begin, friendships are tested and secrets ...
Style:
serious, tense, scary, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, multiple suspects, murder, serial murder, friends, murderer, wedding, island, danger, whodunit, gory, threat ...
Place:
washington state
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Arkin escapes with his life from the vicious grips of "The Collector" during an entrapment party where he adds beautiful Elena to his "Collection." Instead of recovering from the trauma, Arkin is suddenly abducted from the ...
Style:
slasher, bloody, scary, splatter, brutal ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, gory, kidnapping, masked killer, trap, torture, massacre, sadistic horror, serial murder, survival, maniac, mysterious villain ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place:
usa, california
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