| Martyrs (2008) | 7.0 | |
| The Verdict (2025) | 8.6 | |
| Dressed to Kill (1980) | 7.0 | |
| Green Room (2015) | 7.0 | |
| Cardinal (2017) | 7.8 |
Brutal murder movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant brutal murder movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, tense, disturbing, psychological, suspenseful and psychological thriller films and TV shows about / with brutal murder, murder, violence, revenge, brutality, serial killer, investigation, blood, violent and gore plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Horror genres shot in USA, Italy, South Korea and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as brutal murder: Beautiful (2009), Twin Peaks (2017), Apple Tree Yard (2017), Halloween II (2009), The Paradise (2020), The Investigation (2020), Green Room (2015), The Harsh Light of Day (2012), Lovely Horribly (2018), Reefa (2021).
Best films
New films
| The Ravine (2021) | 4.5 | |
| Fear Street: Part One - 1994 (2021) | 6.2 | |
| The Verdict (2025) | 8.6 | |
| Reefa (2021) | 4.8 | |
| X (2022) | 6.5 |
List of brutal murder movies
Genre: Adventure, Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
While doing undercover work in a mental hospital, Emanuelle discovers a girl who seems to have been raised by a tribe of amazonian cannibals. Intrigued, Emanuelle and friends travel deep into the Amazon jungle, where they find that the supposedly ...
Style:
sexy, grindhouse, disturbing, sexual, erotic ...
Plot:
exploitation, cannibalism, lesbian sex, sexploitation, jungle, erotica, voyeurism, lesbianism, sexual pleasure, tribe, outdoor sex, sadistic horror ...
Time:
70s
Place:
latin america, south america, new york, tanzania
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Searing and luscious, "Beautiful" tells the story of Daniel, a shy and introverted 14 year old boy residing in Sunshine Hills, a suburb living in the grip of fear following the rumoured abductions of three teenage girls. Daniel's two ...
Style:
suspense, scary, realistic, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
obsession, suburbs, youth, investigation, dishonesty, uncover truth, danger, teenage life, blind ambition, suburban life, teenager, female nudity ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Picks up 25 years after the inhabitants of a quaint northwestern town are stunned when their homecoming queen is murdered.
Style:
psychological, surreal, atmospheric, mind bending, disturbing ...
Plot:
small town, twists and turns, surrealism, small town life, supernatural, law enforcement, mysterious event, interdimensional travel, electricity, identity, evil spirit, another dimension ...
Time:
2010s, year 2017, 80s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
usa, new mexico, washington d.c.
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 58 min.
TV show
Story:
Dr. Yvonne Carmichael has a high-flying career, a beautiful home, and a loving family. But appearances can be deceptive, and when she is approached by a charismatic stranger, she soon finds herself taking risks that she had never dreamt of before.
Style:
captivating, psychological, sincere, touching, art house ...
Plot:
lost love, rape victim, mental disorder, female scientist, british government, married, rape, betrayal, love affair, testimony, murder trial, lover lover relationship ...
Place:
london
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Laurie Strode struggles to come to terms with her brother Micheal's deadly return to Haddonfield, Illinois; meanwhile, Michael prepares for another reunion with his sister.
Style:
slasher, suspenseful, suspense, creepy, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
halloween, serial killer, murder, murderer, gory, psychopath, hospital, holiday horror, brutality, death, murder of a nude woman, extreme violence ...
Time:
year 2009
Place:
chicago
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Finland, Spain
Duration: 370 min.
TV show
Story:
Two murders shake the Finnish community of Fuengirola, a group that made this tiny corner of Málaga their own little Finnish paradise on the shores of the Mediterranean. Hilkka Mäntymäki, a veteran crime detective aged 60, is travelling from ...
Style:
tense, psychological, detective, crime drama, captivating ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, serial killer, police detective, murder investigation, female police detective, brutal murder, murderer, crime investigation, secret, murder mystery, police investigation ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
spain
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Copenhagen Police's Homicide unit, headed by Jens Møller, tries to solve the murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall.
Style:
disturbing, suspense, tense, intellectual, suspenseful ...
Plot:
police, murder mystery, true crime, law enforcement, female journalist, police investigation, murder investigation, brutal murder, forensic, uncover truth, investigation, murder of a woman ...
Time:
2020s, year 2017, 21st century
Place:
copenhagen
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A young punk rock band find themselves trapped in a secluded venue after stumbling upon a horrific act of violence.
Style:
suspense, bleak, dark, creepy, atmospheric ...
Plot:
skinhead, murder, violence, brutality, survival, friendship, punk, punk band, neo nazi, killed by a dog, violent, revenge ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, year 2015
Place:
oregon, portland oregon, astoria oregon
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Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
After witnessing his wife's brutal murder, Daniel Shergold makes the ultimate sacrifice and accepts the help of a dark and mysterious stranger in order to reap vengeance on those responsible.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, suspense, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
vampire, revenge, death of wife, murder, vengeance, who done it, writers, price of justice, grief, mourning, tragedy, loss of spouse ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story:
Philip and Eul Soon are bound by an unusual fate: one’s happiness always results in the other’s misfortune. The two start writing a drama together, and the events in the screenplay mysteriously begin occurring in real life.
Style:
gothic, mysterious, mystical, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
ghost, murder, love triangle, magic realism, relationships, betrayal, brutality, riddles and clues, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, serial killer, supernatural horror, supernatural romance ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Reefa Hernandez Jr, an 18-year-old Colombian immigrant and talented artist spending his last summer in Miami with friends, family and his new girl Frankie before moving to New York City on an art scholarship.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling
Plot:
immigrant, social problems, police brutality, grownups, friends, arts and culture, modern art, lifestyle, brutality, brutal murder, art, adolescence vs adulthood ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, Mexico
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Aging ex-soldier Theo meets weekly with prostitute Olga to reminisce. After Olga's murder, Theo seeks bloody revenge, attracting attention of alcoholic cop Iborra and hitman Herodes.
Style:
crime drama, grim, noir, bleak, neo noir
Plot:
revenge, violence, moral ambiguity, murder mystery, loneliness, grief, brutal murder, vigilante, elderly man, hitman, mature, character study ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Aadi and Yamini's love story takes a tragic turn when Yamini is kidnapped and brutally murdered, plunging Aadi into despair. Struggling with PTSD, he undergoes a memory-erasing treatment and starts anew, reuniting with his childhood friend ...
Style:
suspense, tense, intense, psychological, twist ending ...
Plot:
memory loss, hostage situation, ptsd, brutal murder, game of death, trauma, confined space, mind game, female victim, identity crisis, violent, tragic romance ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
There was a double homicide on the forgotten Swedish countryside several years ago. Two angry young men beat two young women to death, seemingly without any particular reason. The years passed but the images in our heads did not disappear. We tried ...
Style:
crime drama, bleak, dark, independent film, mythical ...
Plot:
serial killer, isolation, brutal murder, small town, moral ambiguity, crime and punishment, anti hero, killing spree, domestic violence, class conflict, forgiveness, revenge ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
When a women's husband is brutally murdered and casterated, she enlists the help of a paranormal expert to analyze strange phone calls from his phone and her investigations lead her to a group of swingers that expose her husband's double ...
Style:
dark, suspense, psychological thriller, tense, psychological horror ...
Plot:
swingers, paranormal investigation, brutal murder, mature, betrayal, double life, investigation, murder mystery, infidelity, domestic drama, trauma, supernatural ...
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Indonesia, South Korea
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Raka, a court security officer, and his pregnant wife, Nina, celebrate her success in passing the bar exam. But their joyous celebration is shattered when Nina is found brutally murdered. As the trial spirals towards an unjust outcome, Raka resolves ...
Style:
intense, emotional, tension, suspense, twisted ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
trial, murder, justice, lawyer, corruption, manipulation, investigation, courtroom drama, evidence, ethical dilemma, wrongful conviction, brutal murder ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
indonesia
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After witnessing a brutal murder in a cabin, a man hides in a crawlspace while the killers scour the property for a hidden fortune. As they draw nearer, he must decide if the crawlspace will be his tomb or the battleground in his fight for survival.
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, intense, grim ...
Plot:
small town, murder, trapped, trap, claustrophobia, struggle for survival, survival, home invasion, problem, threat, death threat, deathtrap ...
Place:
oregon
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Soon-Ae (Seo-Young) opens a butcher's shop. The butcher's shop is popular due to its flavorful meat. Most of the store's customers are male. Meanwhile, man’s body is found at a hotel near the butcher's shop. The man was ...
Style:
detective, psychological, captivating, thrilling, tense ...
Plot:
investigation, killing, homicide detective, who done it, crime investigation, uncover truth, detective inspector, police investigation, crime solving, murder investigation, murder, murderer ...
Place:
korea, south korea
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
After being resurrected by a sinister entity, Art the Clown returns to Miles County where he must hunt down and destroy a teenage girl and her younger brother on Halloween night. As the body count rises, the siblings fight to stay alive while ...
Style:
slasher, disturbing, scary, psychotronic, brutal ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
evil clown, killer clown, clown, halloween, halloween party, graphic violence, killer, hardcore, holiday horror, violence, supernatural power, gory ...
Time:
2020s, year 2017, 2010s, 21st century
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
After being committed for 17 years, Michael Myers, now a grown man and still very dangerous, escapes from the mental institution (where he was committed as a 10 year old) and he immediately returns to Haddonfield, where he wants to find his baby ...
Style:
slasher, bloody, scary, psychological, splatter ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
halloween, serial killer, masked killer, holiday horror, psychopath, gory, killer, sadistic psychopath, masked man, vengeance, blood, bullying ...
Time:
2000s, year 2007, 70s, 21st century
Place:
illinois, chicago, midwest
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Mike Stone's back and his old partner, Steve Keller, is missing. So Mike heads up an investigation. At the same time, he is investigating another brutal murder. And he is trying to decide which of two inspectors shall he recommend for the ...
Style:
detective, suspense, noir
Audience:
adult
Plot:
police procedural, investigation, murder investigation, missing person, urban, justice, brutal murder, revenge, gunfight, corruption, violent, buddy cop ...
Time:
90s
Place:
san francisco
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Taiwan, South Korea
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Lee Lung witnessed the murder of his parents by the ruthless bandit Shek King who in turn abducted Lee's infant sister. Lee wanders the land and learns martial arts from a drunken master. Once his skills are perfected, Lee sets out in search of ...
Style:
action packed, tense, emotional, period drama
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, revenge, hand to hand combat, showdown, family tragedy, rescue mission, fight, mentor, justice, wuxia, dark past ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, France
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
The life of the gambling paradise – Las Vegas – and its dark mafia underbelly.
Style:
realistic, clever, rough, neo noir, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
organized crime, mafia, casino, rise and fall, gangster, betrayal, money, gambling, greed, criminal heroes, mobster, cosa nostra ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 90s, 80s, year 1973 ...
Place:
las vegas, chicago, missouri, israel, usa ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 51 min.
TV show
Story:
Young computer engineer Lily Chan investigates the secretive development division of her employer, a cutting-edge tech company based in San Francisco, which she believes is behind the murder of her boyfriend.
Style:
intellectual, philosophical, enigmatic, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
murder investigation, hacker, quantum physics, virtual reality, cold blooded murder, conspiracy, robot, computer, artificial intelligence, technology, investigation, murder mystery ...
Time:
future, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Secure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world, a man has established a tenuous domestic order with his wife and son, but this will soon be put to test when a desperate young family arrives seeking refuge.
Style:
suspense, brutal, sexy, rough, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
pandemic, infection, fear, post apocalypse, murder, interracial couple, dog, desperation, disease, paranoia, apocalypse, infected ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Detective John Cardinal attempts to uncover the mystery of what happened to the missing 13-year-old girl whose body is discovered in the shaft-head of an abandoned mine. At the same time, he comes under investigation by his new partner, Lise ...
Style:
detective, suspense, disturbing, enigmatic, tense ...
Plot:
serial killer, homicide detective, murder mystery, police detective, murder investigation, police investigation, partners in crime, police corruption, psychopath, psycho killer, sadist, uncover truth ...
Time:
future
Place:
canada, ontario canada
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Genre: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
From the moment she arrives in Freiberg, Germany, to attend the prestigious Tans Academy, American ballet-dancer Suzy Bannion senses that something horribly evil lurks within the walls of the age-old institution.
Style:
suspense, creepy, scary, gothic, dark ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
witch, murder, boarding school, coven, black magic, gory, supernatural, ballet school, witchery, spell, killer, darkness ...
Time:
year 1977, 70s, 20th century
Place:
germany, europe, italy, west germany
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Genre: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A zombie is found aboard a boat off the New York coast which belongs to a famous scientist. A journalist travels to the Antilles with the daughter of the scientist. They discover a terrifying disease which is turning the islanders into horrifying ...
Style:
cult classic, grindhouse, disturbing, gothic, scary ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
zombie, island, virus, zombie outbreak, gory, survival horror, zombie attack, living dead, zombie apocalypse, boat, doctor, shark ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1979, 80s
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york, caribbean, italy, fictional island ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A mysterious, tall, blonde woman, wearing sunglasses murders one of a psychiatrist's patients, and now she's after the prostitute who witnessed it.
Style:
sexy, neo noir, erotic, slasher horror, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder mystery, serial killer, psychopath, voyeurism, female nudity, murder, voyeur, infidelity, blonde, psycho killer, sexual content, sexual desire ...
Time:
year 1980, 20th century, 70s, 80s
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Cigarette smugglers in Naples run into problems with cocaine operations being set up by a rival smuggler. Full of violence, including a women's face being burned off with a blow torch and a graphic rape scene.
Style:
poliziottesco, realistic, suspenseful, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
rape and revenge, rape, mafia, chase, gangster, gang, drug dealing, rivalry, law enforcement, tough heroes, criminal heroes, life is a bitch ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
europe, italy, napoli italy, naples italy
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