$50.28M, 105 min In the late 1960s/early 1970s, a San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac Killer, an unidentified individual who terrorizes Northern California with a killing spree. John McNaughton Believe it or not, several of the picks on our best-of list are true stories, and they're captured documentary-style. | Casey Affleck, Esmond Knight, Stars: Stream here on Amazon . | Here are 10 of the best serial killer films available now. $56.00M, R The high school slasher film has a list of iterations as long as your arm, but none compare to the original released in the late '70s. 102 min Dustin Hoffman, | Denzel Washington, Jae-ho Song, Votes: 50,635 A young F.B.I. Rosario Dawson, | Gross: 53,732 Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives. Aileen Wuornos (Charlize Theron) in Monster (2003) This serial killer documentary focuses on the Genesee River Killer, Arthur Shawcross. Alan Rickman, Megan Duffy, Votes: 35,022 Morgan Freeman, Alfred Hitchcock Dominic Sena | 99 min | Gross: Agent persuades a social worker, who is adept with a new experimental technology, to enter the mind of a comatose serial killer in order to learn where he has hidden his latest kidnap victim. | Gross: | Aiding him is imprisoned forensic psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter. Johnny Depp, | 127 min Song Kang-Ho, Former F.B.I. Stars: | Gross: Sherlyn, $8.62M, Not Rated Crime, Drama, Mystery. What's in the box? Mary Harron 124 min Oliver Stone Crime, Drama. Directors: Janet Leigh, | Terrence Howard, Drama, Horror, Thriller. 1,258,354 Vince Vaughn, | $0.01M, R 13-year-old Sinikka vanishes on a hot summer night. 125 min Director: | Stars: | Gross: 459,017 Even scarier is that some of the greatest films in the sub-genre aren't just machinations of a twisted mind, but recreations pulled from real life terrors. | | | Raymond Massey, 377,013 Andrew Kevin Walker, Votes: $100.13M, R Crime, Drama, Thriller. Director: So why do audiences expose themselves to the fictionalized iterations of humanity's worst people? | Gross: | Gross: A film crew follows a ruthless thief and heartless killer as he goes about his daily routine. Allen Hughes Director: | | Karlheinz Böhm, Director: $28.26M, R Jee-woon Kim Dermot Mulroney, | Tara Lynne Barr, As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop's deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface. One of the few serial killer films that stars Angelina Jolie. $0.21M, Not Rated | Director: Tom Cruise Scolded the 'Mission Impossible' Crew, John David Washington Weighs In On 'Tenet' Theory, When This Ends, Let's Brunch With Colman Domingo, Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile. | Kathy Larson, | Sissy Spacek, Ricky Grover, This also includes films in which the main antagonist is a serial killer. Let's just say that she... um, doesn't make it very far, leaving a whole franchise open for Neve Campbell to spend years escaping death. | Crime, Drama, Thriller. | Hot take: Halloween is the greatest serial killer franchise of the bunch. Brad Pitt, | 114 min | Queen Latifah, Paul A. Partain, Votes: | $93.15M, R The film stars Mark Ruffalo, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Robert Downey Jr. as the detective and reporters, respectively, who orbit the killer's sinister years-long killing spree. Stars: Joan Allen, Sam Worthington, 717,471 | 147 min Jung-woo Ha, | Jack Carson, TV-MA Action, Crime, Drama. 135,307 | Gross: $19.28M, 114 min $2.40M, NC-17 Director: | Gross: | $0.12M, Not Rated 109 min Eduardo Noriega, Director: Director: Stars: | Gross: | 65,468 | Baran bo Odar Stars: Stars: Phillip Noyce Bill Paxton | The chilling story is a race against time to find a mad man before he exacts his next killing highlighting the pitfalls of humanity. | | Gross: Jennifer Esposito, Votes: A strangely beloved horror film that only reaffirms that police never managed to identify an infamous serial killer with actual certainty. Terrence Malick Vera Miles, | Biography, Crime, Drama. | 58,188 | Living in exile, Dr. Hannibal Lecter tries to reconnect with now disgraced F.B.I. 76,696 Anthony Hopkins, | Gross: And if things get too scary, we tell ourselves it’s make-believe. William McNamara, Votes: Action, Crime, Thriller. $34.47M, Not Rated 132 min | This bone-chilling interview is compounded by the fact of how candid Shawcross is about everything he did. 146,138 Kasi Lemmons, Votes: Starring Angelina Jolie and Denzel Washington as a police officer and quadriplegic detective trying to catch a serial killer, this film is as bananas as it sounds. Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Christopher Rydell, Asia Argento, Piper Laurie, Frederic Forrest. | Drama, Horror, Thriller. Agent Clarice Starling, and finds himself a target for revenge from a powerful victim. Stars: | Gross: | Gross: Horror, Mystery, Thriller. Top 10 Films About Serial KillersSubscribe: http://goo.gl/Q2kKrD // Have a Top 10 idea? Donald Sutherland, Colton James, Votes: Interview with a Serial Killer. Marilyn Burns, 31,852 Holly Hunter, Crime, Drama, Mystery. Michael Rooker, Votes: Ana Torrent, | 142,829 John Gavin, Votes: | If you've ever had a bro-friend in college, there's a good chance you've seen this movie poster sticky-taped to a concrete wall. An agoraphobic psychologist and a female detective must work together to take down a serial killer who copies serial killers from the past. | 125 min Action, Crime, Drama. Michael Elphick, 120 min Daniel Giménez Cacho, Josh Lucas, Mark Ruffalo, Horror, Mystery, Thriller. 233,564 Leigh Whannell, Action, Adventure, Thriller. Brian Cox, Votes: This movie was one of the highlight follow up films coming off the Se7en era. Matthew McConaughey, Stars: $31.60M, Unrated $0.03M, R Regina Orozco, Above the Law (2017 film) B. Bluebeard (1972 film) … Director: Director: Richard Cox, Votes: A Conversation With Mindhunter's BTK Killer. 118 min Ken Leung, Votes: Brad Pitt, | | Johnny Depp, William Hurt, Stars: Crime, Drama, Thriller. | Directors: Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, Benoît Poelvoorde | Stars: Benoît Poelvoorde, Jacqueline Poelvoorde-Pappaert, Nelly Pappaert, Hector Pappaert | Genre: Horror , Kidnapping , Murder , Serial Killer , Violent Crimes Plot Setting: House Camera Type: Camcorder Country: USA Budget Range: TBD Region: North America Film Type: Feature | | Gross: Melinda Page Hamilton, Votes: Edwin Neal, Zodiac is a horrifying look into the real-life havoc that the Zodiac Killer exacted on the state of California in the late '60s and '70s. Jodie Foster, Crime, Drama, Mystery. | Zodiac? Crime, Drama, Romance. Crime, Drama, Mystery. An impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town and her older greaser boyfriend embark on a killing spree in the South Dakota badlands. Stars: Jamie Lee Curtis stars in the genre-defining series as Laurie Strode, the sister of serial killer Michael Myers. Justin Theroux, Crime, Drama, Horror. Nora Arnezeder, Jump to navigation Jump to search. A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action by attempting to liberate a presidential campaign worker and an underage prostitute. 142 min Albert Hughes, Sean Penn Crime, Drama, Romance. | Director: Horror, Mystery, Thriller. Jacqueline Poelvoorde-Pappaert, | Moo-Seong Choi, Votes: Serial killer armed with an iron rod, femme fatale, avenging mom: Welcome to Bollywood’s heart of darkness Here are top 10 Bollywood thrillers that will pull you in with their twisty tales. Stars: Pages in category "French serial killer films" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This is more of the latter. 120 min Horror, Thriller. Director: 94 min Director: She was executed in 2003, but her haunting story lives on via an equally terrifying performance from Theron. Michael Winterbottom Stars: Stars: Stars: Helena Bonham Carter, Struggling to recover emotionally from a brutal assault that killed her fiancé and left her in a coma, a radio personality begins a quest for vengeance against the perpetrators that leaves a bloody trail across New York City. | Some do it for love. 41,174 1,430,028 Zac Efron is one of the most charming actors in Hollywood right now, which makes him unnervingly perfect for the role of Ted Bundy in Netflix's Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile. Stars: Given a Category III rating well earned this one was directed by Otto Chan. A secret agent exacts revenge on a serial killer through a series of captures and releases. | 122 min The best serial killer movies and TV shows on Netflix You Like Dan Humphrey, Joe Goldberg loves books, lives in New York City, and spies on women in wealthy social circles. Tim Burton Director: Justin Kirkland is a writer for Esquire, where he focuses on entertainment, television, and pop culture. | Ian Holm, 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 Northeast Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another. 117 min Long before he became an action star, Jeremy Renner played serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer in this underrated feature. 484,645 ... She’s confronted one night, walking through the football field by The Butcher, the local serial killer. Se7en could’ve easily been a hacky, cliched, phoned-in job, but Fincher went above and beyond to deliver the quintessential serial killer movie. Stars: Category:French serial killer films. Ray Liotta, Votes: A well-respected businessman is sometimes controlled by his murder and mayhem-loving alter ego. Director: | When an FBI agent goes looking into the terrible life of a brilliant psychiatrist turned psychopath, her investigation puts her and others directly in harm's way. Stars: Danny Glover, Hong-jin Na Gary Fleder | Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Director: $12.60M, R Norman Reedus, | Gross: Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media. Stars: profiler Will Graham (William Petersen) returns to service to pursue a deranged serial killer named "the Tooth Fairy" (Tom Noonan) by the media. After Julia Rawson was killed, Maynard-Ellis and David Leesley strolled along a … Edward Norton, Claudia Michelsen, 253,154 | Gross: Crime, Drama, Thriller. 76 min Director: | Like Karla Homolka, who tried to impress her boyfriend, Paul Bernardo, by helping him violently rape and murder a string of women in Scarborough, Ontario. Stars: | Gross: A quadriplegic ex-homicide detective and his partner try to track down a serial killer who is terrorizing New York City. | A criminal, shoots and kills a painting restorer during a bungled burglary, and shoots her daughter as well. This list may not reflect recent changes . Anna Massey, Adrien Brody, The London police have a suspect, but he is the wrong man. Kevin Spacey, 36,077 A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run, and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother. Drama, Thriller. Following Bundy's court case that after his arrest for the murder of scores of women, the film itself may not be great, but Efron's performance is incredible. While doing a thesis about violence, Ángela finds a snuff video where a girl is tortured until death. Charlize Theron ’s iconic performance as notorious real-life serial killer Aileen Wuornos will be forever remembered as the actress’s most impressive physical transformation. | Anna Massey, Votes: 118 min | Quentin Tarantino Director: cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims. | | | | Stars: | Juanma Bajo Ulloa $0.61M, PG Crime, Drama, History. | Gross: Woody Harrelson, Kate Hudson, $52.90M, Not Rated | Dane Cook, Votes: Tom Tykwer $36.79M, Unrated Giovani Florido, Not Rated Choi Min-sik, Director: Stars: Jennifer Lopez, William Friedkin Who is William Junior Pierce from 'Mindhunter'? Martin Scorsese $30.86M, R Sigourney Weaver, | André Hennicke, Alfred Hitchcock Demi Moore, Comedy, Crime, Drama. Anthony Hopkins, | Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born with a superior olfactory sense, creates the world's finest perfume. Director: Director: | A retiring police detective pledges to catch the killer of a young child. Director: Greg Kam, The newest installment isn't a bad take on an old concept though. Spike Lee | | His work, however, takes a dark turn as he searches for the ultimate scent. 109,759 | | | Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Biography, Crime, Drama. 118 min 118 min 65,669 This category is for documentaries about real serial killers and fictional films about either real or fictional serial killers. | Inge Landgut, Stars: The 2000s were a strangely flashy time for films, and Mr. Brooks is a perfect example of the star power and insane premises that the era offered. | Francesc Albiol, Votes: | 100 min Lars von Trier 107 min | Gross: Bill Paxton, Thriller. | Gross: Benicio Del Toro, A serial murderer is strangling women with a necktie. | The most haunting part? 18,751 There's never been a confirmation on who the killer actually is. | Tobe Hooper Lawrence A. Bonney, But complications set in when the film crew lose their objectivity and begin lending a hand. David Fincher Cary Elwes, The Top 10 Serial Killer Films of All Time; The Top 20 Serial Killer Films of All Time; The Top 50 Serial Killer Films of All Time; The Top 100 Serial Killer Films of All Time; The Top 250 Serial Killer Films of All Time; The Best Horror Movies Of the 1980s; The Best Science Fiction Movies of 1977; The Best Comedy Movies Of the 2000s | Fritz Lang Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins are absolute heavyweights in the film. | $0.21M, See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Stephen Rea, Benoît Poelvoorde Paul Sorvino, Director: | Karra Elejalde, | Kevin Costner, Jonathan Demme Found footage horror movie where two serial killers go on a murdering rampage as one films the outcome from behind a video camera. James Wan Vincent D'Onofrio, | A West Texas Deputy Sheriff is slowly unmasked as a psychotic killer. | Tracy Arnold, Crime, Drama. Anthony Hopkins, A police detective goes undercover in the underground S&M gay subculture of New York City to catch a serial killer who is preying on gay men. Stars: Peter Ferdinando, Stars: Tom Sizemore, In Victorian-era London, a troubled clairvoyant police detective investigates the murders of Jack the Ripper. Jeffrey DeMunn, Passed $0.02M, R | Hot take: Halloween is the greatest serial killer franchise of the bunch. Lee Tergesen, Votes: Harvey Keitel, Votes: | Gross: | Director: | Wanted for a long time, serial killer Gabriel Engel gets arrested in a spectacular police raid. Submit it to us here! Al Pacino, Vanessa Ferlito, R Bill Sage, Votes: The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, aka Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Bruce A. Evans The dramatic present forces those involved in the original case to face their past. Wotan Wilke Möhring, Jake Gyllenhaal, Joon-hyuk Lee, | | | Gross: Its a Femme-tastic Festive Friday in Film, Folks! A disgraced ex-policeman who runs a small ring of prostitutes finds himself in a race against time when one of his women goes missing. Horror, Mystery. Ami Canaan Mann Bruce Dern, Action, Crime, Drama. | 101 min A cop in a dystopian Europe investigates a serial killings suspect using controversial methods written by his now disgraced former mentor. Taking the femme fatale conceit to literal extremes, director Bob Rafelson, ... (Rémy Belvaux) as he realizes what making a documentary film about a serial killer … | Gross: Comedy, Crime, Drama. | | Rémy Belvaux, Jack Nicholson, | Gross: Stars: 124 min The most disturbing tales of female serial killers who ate their victims. $165.09M, R | Gross: $19.80M, R Crime, Drama, Mystery. $2.22M, R Stars: Brett Ratner David Milford, Votes: | Director: 116 min Ted Bundy? 127 min Charlize Theron, Crime, Drama, Thriller. I’ve read some people calling it the Hong Kong version of Maniac with a pinch of Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer thrown in. Horror. Esquire participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. $130.74M, R 32,969 Michael Powell Rodney Dangerfield, Votes: 105 min Zoë Bell, Robert Downey Jr., $33.08M, R | | Stars: 153,538 $60.53M, R Director: Martin Sheen, Action, Crime, Drama. In the Texas bayous, a local homicide detective teams up with a cop from New York City to investigate a series of unsolved murders. Women in whom a malice and evil exists that twists them into the completely incomprehensible — female serial killers who show the darkness possible inside a human being. Silvia Marsó, R But complications set in when the film crew lose their objectivity and begin lending a hand. The saga between Clarice Starling and Dr. Hannibal Lecter is possibly the most famous in the serial killer genre. Lee Byung-Hun, You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io, Tessa Thompson's Valkyrie is New King of Asgard, The True Story of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Creed's Scott Stapp Has Been Cast as Frank Sinatra. Karen Allen, We may earn a commission from these links. $0.08M, R Tom Towles, Tarsem Singh Peter Lorre, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, 18,905 | Henry, a drifter, commits a series of brutal murders, supposedly operating with impunity. Michael Rooker, On a mission to rid society of its most repellent citizens, terminally ill Frank makes an unlikely accomplice in 16-year-old Roxy. Tell us what you think about this feature. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer is a 1986 American psychological horror crime film directed and co-written by John McNaughton, about the random crime spree of a serial killer who seemingly operates with impunity.It stars Michael Rooker as the nomadic killer Henry, Tom Towles as Otis, a prison buddy with whom Henry is living, and Tracy Arnold as Becky, Otis's sister. Male black widows often won’t even approach a female for mating unless they can tell by the silk fibers that the female has eaten. Ralph Fiennes, A wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies. Small town cop Michael Martens travels to the big city to interrogate him and finds out more then he is looking for. 83 min A journalist duo go on a tour of serial killer murder sites with two companions, unaware that one of them is a serial killer himself. A true femme fatale, murderer Estibaliz Carranza’s pouty lips are nothing on those lyin’ eyes! 109 min Jon Finch, | This one is pretty much gruesome. 122 min America Olivo, 31,133 | Sure, horror can be scary when the villain is an fictional threat like a monster or ghost, but the serial killer is a step up—a known threat that plagued headlines for decades in 20th century America. 342,418 Director: | Based on the life of Aileen Wuornos, a Daytona Beach prostitute who became a serial killer. Comedy, Crime, Drama. | Angelina Jolie, Director: Perfect fodder for a whole list of films and TV series released in 2019. 118 min Ridley Scott Jessica Alba, That’s not true of these serial killer movies. Jodie Foster, Otto Wernicke, Votes: Anthony Perkins, Waltraud Witte, R The inventiveness in “left to die” serial murders made this a strong contender for this wave of movies. | Stars: The life of a man who preys on unsuspecting women for a living is changed when he finds an accomplice in the woman who loves and controls him. Kim Yoon-seok, One of the best serial killer movies that I have seen is Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (filmed in 1986 and released in 1990). Cybill Shepherd, Her bicycle is found in the exact place where a girl was killed 23 years ago. 109 min | | Diary of a Serial Killer or Guang Zhou sha ren wang: ren pi ri ji is a 1995 Hong Kong thriller. Action, Crime, Drama. | Gross: With a rise of notoriety in the '70s, serial killers have been a pop culture staple for over 50 years, playing into viewers' greatest fears and shaping a genre that thrives when its audience is at its most terrified. John Leguizamo, Drama, Horror, Musical. Cary Grant, Director: As it turns out, not all serial killer films are of the "horror" variety. Stars: 67,742 Stars: However, though the film revolves around multiple murders, the … Jessica Chastain, Votes: Director: Mrs Serial Killer movie review: Jacqueline Fernandez’s Netflix India film, directed by Shirish Kunder, will have you begging for the sweet release of death. Stars: Alex McArthur, Votes: Director: |