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, suspense, realistic, disturbing and tense films and TV shows about / with child killer, murder, serial killer, investigation, child murder, kidnapping, killer, blood, deadly and police investigation plots mostly in Thriller, Drama and Horror genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as child killer: 7 Days (2010), The Silence (2010), The Treatment (2014), The Absent (2011), Summer of 84 (2018), The Tortured (2010), The Lovely Bones (2009), The Nameless (1999), Devil's Knot (2013), Sam Was Here (2016).
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List of child killer movies
Genre: Drama, Horror
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:
gloomy, serious, suspenseful, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
police, vengeance, revenge, kidnapping, rape, rape and revenge, child killer, torture, vigilante, rape and murder, anger, male nudity ...
Time:
turn of the century
Place:
canada, quebec
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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:
disturbing, serious, emotional, psychological, action thriller ...
Plot:
rape, police investigation, child killer, pedophile, missing child, serial killer, danger, uncover truth, haunted by the past, small town, brutality, investigation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany, europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama, 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, biting, sexy, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
child abuse, police, pedophile, child killer, missing child, kidnapping, police investigation, uncover truth, haunted by the past, serial killer, investigation, law enforcement ...
Time:
year 2014, 21st century
Place:
germany, europe
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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, suspenseful, rough, scary ...
Plot:
forbidden love, murder, power relations, gory, sexual content, psychopath, family relations, siblings relations, teachers and students, love and romance, child killer, teacher ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, 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, retro, disturbing, spooky, psychological ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, group of friends, friendship, private investigation, murder, psychopath, murder mystery, basement, murder suspect, surveillance, neighbor, child killer ...
Time:
year 1984, 2010s, 80s
Place:
oregon, usa
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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:
disturbing, sadistic, tense, rough, bleak ...
Plot:
kidnapping, torture, revenge, bloody violence, child murder, sadism, vengeance, gory, child killer, serial killer, brutality, psychopath ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, vermont
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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: 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, frightening ...
Plot:
amateur detective, murder, good versus evil, investigation, kidnapping, sect, curses spells and rituals, child killer, occult, evil child, insanity, female nudity ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
spain, europe
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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:
intense, bleak, factual, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
police investigation, satanism, courtroom drama, murder investigation, courtroom, jury, legal, court, murder, twists and turns, brutality, police interrogation ...
Time:
year 1993, 90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, memphis, southern usa, arkansas
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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, mind bending, philosophical ...
Plot:
violence, child killer, insanity, surrealism, paranoid, identity crisis, talk show, stranded, desert, loneliness, psychopath, isolation ...
Time:
90s, year 1998
Place:
mojave desert, california
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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, kidnapping, murder, media circus, psychologist, uncover truth, police investigation, law enforcement, life is a bitch ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
england, europe, london
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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:
suspenseful, serious, suspense, disturbing, rough ...
Plot:
serial killer, cannibalism, police detective, child murder, investigation, danger, psychopath, kidnapping, killer, true crime, child killer, missing child ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 104 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, serious, realistic, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot:
policewoman, vice squad, male prostitute, child rape, prime suspect, suspect, pimp, child killer, traumatized man, transgender, police procedural, child prostitution ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
england, europe, london, manchester, wales
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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, couple relations, mentally unstable, introspection, death in the family, family in crisis, child killer, nordic, innocence lost, jealous spouse ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
denmark, europe
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Netherlands, Germany
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A troubled detective befriends a single woman and her daughter with the intention of using them as bait for a serial killer.
Style:
psychological, noir, independent film, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, obsession, children, child murder investigation, spy, killer, home invasion, coming of age, witness, con artists, child abuse, violent content ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
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, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
kidnapping, child abduction, phone terror, basement, serial child killer, victim, small town, locked in a basement, escape attempt, psycho killer, murder, kidnapped ...
Time:
70s, year 1978, 2020s, 20th century
Place:
colorado, denver colorado
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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, serious, sentimental, detective ...
Plot:
legal, police investigation, vigilantism, partner, fighting crime, child killer, price of justice, law enforcement, workplace, murder, human nature, parents and children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
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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:
psychological, anthology, brutal, enigmatic, suspense ...
Plot:
corpse, mental patient, psychiatrist, police, death, spell, haunted, serial killer, doctor, witch, possession, hallucination ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A babysitting uncle tells his charges three horror stories--about a killer witch, Little Red Riding Hood and a werewolf, and a story about "Goldi Lox" and the three bears.
Style:
anthology, scary, fairy tale, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
witch, werewolf, supernatural, serial killer, transformation, cheerleader, female werewolf, macabre, multiple storylines, storytelling, danger, monster ...
Time:
90s, 80s
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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, suspense, bleak, gothic horror, minimal cast ...
Plot:
creature, abused child, abusive parent, boy, sadism, cruelty, loneliness, mysterious event, murder, dysfunctional family, female psychopath, bondage ...
Time:
1920s
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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 mystery, juvenile delinquency, criminal gang, organized crime, killer child, murder, serial murder, killing, criminal ...
Time:
90s
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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, suspenseful, tense, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
murder, who done it, murder mystery, investigation, uncover truth, law enforcement, family relations, police investigation, protagonist as suspect, child killer, family problems, family in crisis ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
A man who finds the body of a young boy quickly becomes the prime murder suspect, putting his life and his family at risk.
Style:
tense, serious, captivating, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
police investigation, protagonist as suspect, murder, uncover truth, law enforcement, family problems, disorder, loss of child, family in crisis, child killer, murder mystery, family relations ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
australia
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Mari and Phyllis go to the "big city" to see their favorite band BloodLust. Along the way they meet up with newly escaped convict Krug and his gang.
Style:
disturbing, slasher, bleak, creepy, grindhouse ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
rape, gory, revenge, psychopath, rape and revenge, youth, vigilante, violent, sex, exploitation, psycho killer, payback ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
new york, connecticut
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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:
gloomy, detective, atmospheric, brutal, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder mystery, british police, police investigation, wrongful conviction, justice, interrogation, uncover truth, clergy, dishonesty, confined, life is a bitch ...
Time:
80s, year 2009, 20th century, year 1972, 70s
Place:
europe, england, yorkshire
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
On an otherwise quiet night there is a startling knock at the door. Andrew Tucker answers the door to find an old friend whom he hasn't seen in years. The disheveled and absent friend comes to him with one request: "I need you to come with ...
Style:
suspense, christmas horror, dark, psychological thriller, art house
Plot:
holiday, friendship, chase, psycho killer, fear, murder, best friend, love, crime investigation, teenage boy, cop, home invasion ...
Place:
arkansas
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: Mexico
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Mexico City is experiencing a series of child killings and through the friendship of a classmate, Lalo learns that his friend may have something that may solve these crimes, as long as the killer doesn't get to them first.
Style:
dark, tense, suspenseful, creepy, slasher ...
Plot:
child killer, serial killer, violent, urban, secrets, trauma, macabre, investigation, friendship, school, evil child, youth ...
Time:
90s
Place:
mexico city
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A reporter and a promiscuous young woman try to solve a series of child killings in a remote southern Italian town that's rife with superstition and distrust of outsiders.
Style:
psychological, slasher, scary, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
murder, sexual attraction, sex, amateur detective, serial killer, loss of virginity, lynch mob, voyeurism, brutality, death, pervert, evil priest ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
southern italy, europe, italy, milan italy
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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, suspenseful, serious, tense ...
Plot:
missing child, riddles and clues, amateur detective, investigation, murder, partner, small town, serial killer, serial murder, murder mystery, kids in trouble, mysterious disappearance ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place:
south korea, korea
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Two westerners, a priest and a teacher find themselves in the middle of the Rwandan genocide and face a moral dilemna. Do they place themselves in danger and protect the refugees, or escape the country with their lives? Based on a true story.
Style:
disturbing, bleak, sad, emotional, sincere ...
Plot:
genocide, politics, coup d'etat, violence, survival, against the odds, rwandan genocide, teacher, survivor, priest, fighting the system, human spirit ...
Time:
year 2005, 90s, year 1994
Place:
africa, rwanda, united kingdom, uganda, tanzania ...
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