Child killer movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant child killer movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspenseful, serious, realistic, suspense, psychological and tense films and TV shows about / with child killer, murder, serial killer, deadly, child murder, killer, blood, investigation, police investigation and kidnapping plots mostly in Thriller, Crime and Drama genres shot in USA, UK, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as child killer: The Silence (2010), 7 Days (2010), The Treatment (2014), The Nameless (1999), The Lovely Bones (2009), Summer of 84 (2018), The Absent (2011), The Tortured (2010), Prime Suspect: The Lost Child (1995), Patient Seven (2016).

List of child killer movies

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 7.0
 8K
The Silence (2010)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 118 min.
Story: 13-year-old Sinikka vanishes on a hot summer night. Her bicycle is found in the exact place where a girl was killed 23 years ago. The dramatic present forces those involved in the original case to face their past.
Style: psychological, disturbing, serious, emotional, bleak ...
Plot: child killer, police investigation, serial killer, missing child, rape, pedophile, uncover truth, danger, life is a bitch, haunted by the past, brutality, kidnapping ...
Time: 21st century
Place: germany, europe
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 6.5
 9K
7 Days (2010)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Bruno Hamel is a thirty eight year old surgeon. He lives in Drummondville with his wife Sylvie, and their eight year-old daughter Jasmine. Like many happy people, he is leading an uneventful life until a beautiful fall afternoon, when his daughter ...
Style: suspense, serious, tense, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot: vengeance, police, revenge, rape, kidnapping, rape and revenge, child killer, torture, vigilante, anger, rape and murder, haunted by the past ...
Place: canada, quebec
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 7.1
 10K
The Treatment (2014)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Belgium
Duration: 131 min.
Story: Inspector Nick Cafmeyer seems to have it all - looks, brains and a successful career. But a dark cloud hangs over his life: since the age of nine, he has been haunted by the unsolved disappearance of his younger brother, Bjorn. Plettinckx, a known ...
Style: disturbing, suspenseful, biting, serious, psychological thriller ...
Plot: police, pedophile, kidnapping, child killer, child abuse, life is a bitch, missing child, police investigation, uncover truth, haunted by the past, serial killer, law enforcement ...
Time: year 2014, 21st century
Place: germany, europe
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 5.8
 8K
The Nameless (1999)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 102 min.
Story: The mutilated body of a six year old girl is found in a water hole. The girl is identified as the missing daughter of Claudia. However, only two peices of evidence could be used to identify her; a bracelet with her name on it near the crime scene, ...
Style: scary, disturbing, suspenseful, atmospheric, suspense ...
Plot: torture, murder, good versus evil, amateur detective, investigation, kidnapping, sect, curses spells and rituals, child killer, occult, human experiment, insanity ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: europe, spain
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The Lovely Bones (2009)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, New Zealand
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: emotional, dark, suspense, psychological, surreal ...
Audience: teens, girls' night
Plot: afterlife, serial killer, family drama, murderer, rape, loss of daughter, murder mystery, pedophile, teenage girl, missing child, death in the family, investigation ...
Time: 70s, year 2009, 20th century, year 1973, 2000s
Place: usa, pennsylvania, delaware
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 6.7
 46K
Summer of 84 (2018)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Summer is usually a time for fun and games, but some teens get much more danger than they bargained for after beginning to suspect their neighbor is a serial murderer.
Style: suspense, disturbing, slasher, psychological, retro ...
Audience: teens
Plot: serial killer, group of friends, friendship, psychopath, murder, neighbor, murder suspect, private investigation, basement, murder mystery, child killer, cop ...
Time: year 1984, 80s, 2010s
Place: oregon
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 3.3
 173
The Absent (2011)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: The town of Liberty has many secrets but the darkest is hidden between twin brothers. Vincent and Oscar Burton are only 10 years old when Oscar finds out his parents are trying to kill him for insurance money. Oscar takes it in to his own hands to ...
Style: slasher, realistic, rough, suspenseful, scary ...
Plot: murder, power relations, gory, sexual content, family relations, psychopath, siblings relations, teachers and students, forbidden love, love and romance, child killer, teacher ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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 5.4
 8K
The Tortured (2010)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 82 min.
Story: An upper-middle-class couple's life is destroyed when their only child is kidnapped and killed. Obsessed with revenge, the couple seizes an opportunity to kidnap the killer.
Style: sadistic, disturbing, tense, rough, bleak ...
Plot: torture, kidnapping, bloody violence, child murder, gory, revenge, sadism, child killer, psychopath, homicidal maniac, death of son, twists and turns ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, vermont
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Prime Suspect: The Lost Child (1995)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Supt. Tennison orchestrates a search for an abducted baby, but events take a turn for the worst when personal emotions cause complications.
Style: detective, serious, realistic, suspenseful, bleak
Plot: suspect, prime suspect, abortion, police brutality, murder, media circus, psychologist, kidnapping, uncover truth, law enforcement, life is a bitch, police investigation ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: england, europe, london
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Patient Seven (2016)
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: The film centers on Dr. Marcus, a renowned psychiatrist who has selected 6 severe mentally ill and dangerous patients from the Spring Valley Mental Hospital to interview as part of research for his new book. As Dr. Marcus interviews each patient, ...
Style: anthology, psychological, brutal, enigmatic, suspense ...
Plot: mental patient, serial killer, psychiatrist, doctor, police, vampire, corpse, possession, hallucination, death, ghost, demon ...
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 6.1
 24K
Devil's Knot (2013)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: The savage murders of three young children sparks a controversial trial of three teenagers accused of killing the kids as part of a satanic ritual.
Style: bleak, factual, intense, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot: police investigation, satanism, courtroom drama, teenager, courtroom, jury, court, murder, legal, investigation, police interrogation, life is a bitch ...
Time: 90s, year 1993, 20th century
Place: usa, memphis, southern usa, arkansas
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 6.9
 9K
Antibodies (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 127 min.
Story: When a notorious German serial killer is captured after committing some of the most heinous acts against humanity ever imaginable, a farmer and police officer from a sleepy rural community on the outskirts of Berlin is drawn into the case as he ...
Style: disturbing, psychological, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot: serial killer, investigation, psychopath, murder, danger, gay, family life, mind game, lust, sadist, small town, killer ...
Time: year 2005, year 1996
Place: germany, europe, berlin germany
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Prime Suspect 3 (1993)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 207 min.
TV show
Story: Assigned to a Vice squad, Detective Jane Tennison investigates a child murder and discovers a sinister link to the police. Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison moves to a new district and is put in charge of a vice investigation instead of ...
Style: detective, realistic, serious, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot: policewoman, vice squad, pedophile, male prostitute, child rape, prime suspect, suspect, pimp, child killer, lgbt, gay slur, street kid ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: europe, england, manchester, london, wales
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 4.8
 3K
Sam Was Here (2016)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story: Sam, a forty-something door-to-door salesman, travels through the few inhabited zones of the Californian desert in search of clients, yet everything seems deserted.
Style: suspense, enigmatic, bleak, philosophical, mind bending ...
Plot: child killer, surrealism, paranoid, violence, insanity, identity crisis, talk show, stranded, on the road, isolation, loneliness, macabre ...
Time: 90s, year 1998
Place: california, mojave desert
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 5.9
 2K
The Gray Man (2007)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Early 20th century. Albert Fish, a seemingly benevolent father and grandfather who reared his family by himself after his wife deserted them, turns out to be a serial child molester and murderer. Based on a true story.
Style: rough, suspenseful, serious, realistic, disturbing ...
Plot: serial killer, child murder, cannibalism, cannibal, investigation, police detective, psychopath, danger, obsession, kidnapping, killer, true crime ...
Time: 1920s, 1930s, 20th century
Place: usa, new york
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 6.9
 189K
The Black Phone (2021)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Finney Shaw, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices ...
Style: suspense, captivating, slasher horror, slasher, psychological ...
Audience: adult
Plot: murder, kidnapping, child abduction, struggle for survival, basement, serial child killer, victim, phone terror, locked in a basement, homicidal maniac, kidnapped, masked killer ...
Time: 70s, year 1978, 2020s, 20th century
Place: colorado, denver colorado
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The Desperate Hour (2021)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: A woman desperately races to save her child after police place her hometown on lockdown due to an active shooter incident.
Style: suspense, psychological, suspenseful, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot: school shooting, race against time, saving a life, child in peril, rescue, kids in trouble, threat, parents and children, child killer, save the day, problem, threat to kill ...
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Sorrow and Joy (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Filmmaker Johannes and his wife, schoolteacher Signe, experience the biggest sorrow and misfortune one can ever imagine. Nevertheless, in all the hopelessness they must try to reach for mutual and mature love in order to continue life after death.
Style: touching, serious, realistic, emotional
Plot: family problems, couples, under the surface, mentally unstable, couple relations, introspection, death in the family, family in crisis, child killer, nordic, innocence lost, jealous spouse ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: europe, denmark
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 7.3
 178
Conviction (2004)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min.
TV show
Story: The murder of a 12-year-old girl leaves her local community shell-shocked and intent on revenge. As the public clamour for justice, the team investigating the murder battle against a growing sense of vigilantism on their patch.
Style: psychological, suspenseful, sentimental, serious, detective ...
Plot: legal, police investigation, vigilantism, murder, price of justice, law enforcement, workplace, fighting crime, partner, child killer, parents and children, human nature ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, europe
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A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989)
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Alice, having survived the previous installment of the Nightmare series, finds the deadly dreams of Freddy Krueger starting once again. This time, the taunting murderer is striking through the sleeping mind of Alice's unborn child. His ...
Style: slasher, scary, grindhouse, bloody, classic horror ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: serial killer, torture, comic book, nightmare on elm street, supernatural, vengeance, murder, gory, blood, psycho terror, child killer, serial teen killer ...
Time: 80s, year 1992, 1940s
Place: ohio, usa, midwest
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A new family moves into the house on Elm Street, and before long, the kids are again having nightmares about deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger. This time, Freddy attempts to possess a teenage boy to cause havoc in the real world, and can only ...
Style: slasher, scary, queer horror, creepy, surreal ...
Audience: date night, teens, adult
Plot: high school, gay, serial killer, monster, gay subtext, homoeroticism, revenge, nightmare on elm street, gory, supernatural horror, nudity, blood ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1985, year 1989
Place: usa, midwest, ohio
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 6.1
 26K
Trapped (2002)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: When their daughter is kidnapped by experienced nappers (Bacon and Love), the Jennings' (Theron and Townsend) turn the tables on this seemingly foolproof plan.
Style: suspenseful, suspense, sexy, scary, clever ...
Audience: kids
Plot: kidnapping, hostage, asthma, psychopath, blackmail, brutality, captive, chase, betrayal, marriage, crime gone awry, family bonds ...
Time: year 2002, 21st century
Place: usa, seattle, oregon
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 7.1
 3K
Children... (2011)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 132 min.
Story: The film is based on a true yet unsolved murder case from the early 1990s that is known among Koreans as the "disappearance of the frog children." In 1991, five elementary school students told their parents that they were going to hang out ...
Style: suspense, emotional, serious, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot: missing child, riddles and clues, investigation, murder, amateur detective, partner, small town, serial killer, serial murder, mass murder, mysterious disappearance, murder mystery ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place: south korea, korea
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The Robert Yummy Sandifer Story (2015)
Genre: Crime, Music, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 62 min.
Story: In 1994 Time Magazine covered the story about a 11 year old child gang member who is coerced by older gang members into committing a string of murders. He also committed other felonious crimes. Yummy is then killed by the older gang members in order ...
Style: tense, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, suspense
Plot: gang member, child killer, gang, murder, organized crime, criminal gang, murder mystery, serial murder, killer child, juvenile delinquency, killings, murderer ...
Time: 90s
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Secrets and Lies (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Detective Andrea Cornell is a tough, thorough Homicide Detective who leaves no stone unturned. Her unwavering dedication to her job makes her the most formidable opponent - or a highly valuable ally.
Style: serious, tense, suspenseful, captivating, realistic ...
Plot: investigation, murder, family relations, murder mystery, family problems, police investigation, family in crisis, child killer, protagonist as suspect, law enforcement, uncover truth, who done it ...
Time: future, 21st century
Place: usa
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Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 (2009)
Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Nine years on, another Morley child has gone missing on her way home from school. Detective Chief Superintendent Maurice Jobson is forced to remember the very similar disappearance of Clare Kemplay, who was found dead in 1974, and the subsequent ...
Style: bleak, detective, brutal, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, murder mystery, police investigation, justice, wrongful conviction, uncover truth, interrogation, life is a bitch, confined, dishonesty, clergy ...
Time: 80s, year 2009, 20th century, year 1972
Place: yorkshire, europe, england
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 4.7
 69
The Goblin (2017)
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 67 min.
Story: A boy imprisoned by an abusive recluse mother alone in a mansion in the 1920s begins to get ideas of his own when a goblin in his closet comforts him in the dark.
Style: psychological, bleak, suspense, minimal cast, crying ...
Plot: creature, abusive parent, sadism, boy, mysterious event, murder, female psychopath, bondage, punishment, loneliness, dysfunctional family, cruelty ...
Time: 1920s
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Animal Among Us (2019)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Fifteen years ago, two teenage girls were murdered at Merrymaker Campgrounds. The case was filed an animal attack, the camp was condemned and the killer never found - but something horrific still waits in those woods.
Style: suspense, scary, rough, bleak
Audience: teens
Plot: bigfoot, monster, murder mystery, woods, supernatural power, demon, fear, good versus evil, child in peril, child killer, mercilessness, chase ...
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Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder (2000)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 178 min.
TV show
Story: About the infamous murder of six year old child beauty pageant contestant JonBenét Ramsey and the hysterical media coverage that made the investigation even more difficult.
Style: serious, psychological, disturbing, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot: true crime, murder, child murder, police investigation, who done it, family relations, law enforcement, dishonesty, media, small town, parents and children, small town life ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: colorado
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 6.8
 4K
Crónicas (2004)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A suspense thriller about a reporter from Miami who travels to Ecuador in pursuit of a serial killer known as the "Monster of Babahoyo."
Style: psychological, tense, suspenseful, atmospheric, stylized ...
Plot: serial killer, investigation, journalism, psychopath, media, obsession, insanity, greed, uncover truth, ambition, journalist, reporter ...
Time: year 2004, 21st century
Place: ecuador, latin america, florida, miami
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