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Movies by Lists - Best Serial Killer - Psycho Killer Movies (78 [75])
TitleYearDirectorGenreRatingRuntimeAdded
Albert Fish - In Sin He Found SalvationA documentary about Albert Fish, who was a sadistic and cannibalistic serial killer.2007John BorowskiDocumentary, Biography, Crime, History, Horror5.5 (1.3K votes)8620240727
Angst aka FearA troubled man gets released from prison and starts taking out his sadistic fantasies on an unsuspecting family living in a secluded house.1983Gerald KarglDrama, Horror, Thriller7.3 (10.4K votes)8720211228
Arsenic And Old LaceA Brooklyn writer of books on the futility of marriage risks his reputation when he decides to tie the knot. Things get even more complicated when he learns on his wedding day that his beloved maiden aunts are habitual murderers.1943Frank Capra (*)Comedy, Crime, Thriller8.0 (69.5K votes)11820211228
AuditionA widower takes an offer to screen girls at a special audition, arranged for him by a friend to find him a new wife. The one he fancies is not who she appears to be after all.1999Takashi Miike (*)Drama, Horror, Mystery7.2 (78.6K votes)11520211228
BadlandsAn impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town and her older greaser boyfriend embark on a killing spree in the South Dakota badlands.1973Terrence Malick (*)Action, Crime, Drama7.8 (71.1K votes)9420211228
Basket CaseA young man carrying a big basket that contains his extremely deformed, formerly conjoined twin brother seeks vengeance on the doctors who separated them against their will.1982Frank HenenlotterComedy, Horror6.2 (18.3K votes)9120211228
Benny's VideoA 14-year-old video enthusiast obsessed with violent films decides to make one of his own and show it to his parents, with tragic results.1992Michael Haneke (*)Crime, Drama7.2 (15.7K votes)11020211228
Big Bad WolvesAfter a little girl is brutally murdered, a suspect avoids arrest due to lack of evidence. Working separately, her father and a cop decide to do something about it.2013Aharon Keshales, Navot PapushadoDrama, Horror, Thriller6.8 (16.4K votes)11020211228
Black ChristmasDuring their Christmas break, a group of sorority girls are stalked by a stranger.1974Bob ClarkHorror, Mystery, Thriller7.2 (39.2K votes)9820211228
Blood and Black LaceA masked, shadowy killer brutally murders the models of a scandalous fashion house in Rome.1964Mario Bava (*)Horror, Mystery, Thriller7.2 (10.5K votes)8820211228
Blood and Black Lace aka Sei donne per l'assassinoA masked, shadowy killer brutally murders the models of a scandalous fashion house in Rome.1964Mario Bava (*)Horror, Mystery, Thriller7.2 (10.5K votes)8820211228
Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, TheHypnotist Dr. Caligari uses a somnambulist, Cesare, to commit murders.1920Robert Wiene (*)Horror, Mystery, Thriller8.1 (61.7K votes)6720211228
Cape FearA lawyer's family is stalked by a man he once helped put in jail.1962J. Lee ThompsonDrama, Thriller7.7 (28.5K votes)10620211228
Cape FearA convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a fourteen-year sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him.1991Martin Scorsese (*)Crime, Thriller7.3 (187.1K votes)12820211228
Chaser, The [Chugyeogja]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.2008Na Hong-jinAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller7.8 (63.8K votes)12520211228
Citizen XDuring the 1980s, Soviet authorities hunt for a serial killer who picks his victims in railway stations and commuter trains and lures them into the woods.1995Chris GerolmoBiography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller7.5 (19.3K votes)10520211228
Cold Fish [Tsumetai nettaigyo]The lives of a bored suburban couple are changed forever when a seemingly nice old man gives their daughter a job at his fish store, and soon his gruesome hobbies are brought to light.2010Sion SonoCrime, Drama, Horror, Thriller7.1 (12.6K votes)14620211228
Creepy [Kurîpî Itsuwari no rinjin]Takakura is a former detective. He receives a request from his ex-colleague, Nogami, to examine a missing family case that occurred six years earlier. Takakura follows Saki's memory. She is the only surviving family member from the c2016Kiyoshi KurosawaCrime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller6.3 (5.1K votes)13020211228
CruisingA 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.1980William Friedkin (*)Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller6.5 (22.7K votes)10220211228
CureA frustrated detective deals with the case of several gruesome murders committed by people who have no recollection of what they've done.1997Kiyoshi KurosawaCrime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller7.5 (14K votes)11120211228
Cure, The [Cure]A frustrated detective deals with the case of several gruesome murders committed by people who have no recollection of what they've done.1997Kiyoshi KurosawaCrime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller7.5 (14K votes)11120211228
Death ProofTwo separate sets of voluptuous women are stalked at different times by a scarred stuntman who uses his "death proof" cars to execute his murderous plans.2007Quentin Tarantino (*)Action, Thriller7.0 (283.2K votes)12720211228
Deep RedA jazz pianist and a wisecracking journalist are pulled into a complex web of mystery after the former witnesses the brutal murder of a psychic.1975Dario Argento (*)Horror, Mystery, Thriller7.6 (36.5K votes)12720211228
Diaboliques, LesThe wife and mistress of a loathed school principal plan to murder him with what they believe is the perfect alibi.1955Henri-Georges Clouzot (*)Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller8.1 (64.7K votes)11720211228
Dressed to KillA mysterious blonde woman kills one of a psychiatrist's patients, and then goes after the high-class call girl who witnessed the murder.1980Brian De Palma (*)Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller7.1 (40K votes)10420211228
Eddie - The Sleepwalking Cannibal [Eddie]A painter struggling for inspiration finds an unexpected muse after he accepts a teaching position in a small town and becomes the caregiver to Eddie, a seemingly docile art student with a rare sleepwalking condition.2012Boris RodriguezComedy, Horror5.7 (1.5K votes)9020240727
Eyes Without A Face [Les yeux sans visage]A surgeon causes an accident which leaves his daughter disfigured and goes to extreme lengths to give her a new face.1960Georges Franju (*)Drama, Horror7.7 (30.5K votes)9020211228
Female TroubleA spoiled schoolgirl runs away from home, gets pregnant while hitch-hiking, and ends up as a fashion model for a pair of beauticians who like to photograph women committing crimes.1974John Waters (*)Comedy, Crime7.2 (9.1K votes)8920211228
FrenzyA serial murderer is strangling women with a necktie. The London police have a suspect, but he is the wrong man.1972Alfred Hitchcock (*)Thriller7.4 (44.4K votes)11620211228
Funny GamesTwo violent young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation cabin and force them to play sadistic "games" with one another for their own amusement.1997Michael Haneke (*)Crime, Drama, Thriller7.6 (70.9K votes)10820211228
Go Go Second Time Virgin [Yuke yuke nidome no shojo]After being raped in an unknown rooftop, nineteen year-old girl Poppo meets a mysterious boy, and both share their sexual traumas and fears, with fatal consequences.1969Kôji WakamatsuDrama7.4 (2.5K votes)6520211228
H. H. Holmes - Americas First Serial KillerTorture chambers, acid vats, greased chutes and gassing rooms were just some of the devices of death designed by the Torture Doctor, H.H. Holmes in his castle of horrors. Follows Holmes' entire life as a criminal mastermind.2004John BorowskiDocumentary, Crime, History6.3 (1.8K votes)6420220731
HannibalLiving in exile, Dr. Hannibal Lecter tries to reconnect with now disgraced F.B.I. Agent Clarice Starling, and finds himself a target for revenge from a powerful victim.2001Ridley Scott (*)Crime, Drama, Thriller6.8 (267.4K votes)13120211228
Henry, Portrait of a Serial KillerArriving in Chicago, Henry moves in with ex-con acquaintance Otis and starts schooling him in the ways of the serial killer.1986John McNaughton (*)Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller7.0 (35K votes)8320211228
Hitcher, TheA young man who escapes the clutches of a murderous hitchhiker is subsequently stalked by the hitcher and framed for his crimes.1986Robert HarmonAction, Thriller7.2 (47K votes)9720220414
Holy SpiderA journalist descends into the dark underbelly of the Iranian holy city of Mashhad as she investigates the serial killings of sex workers by the so called ""Spider Killer"", who believes he is cleansing the streets of sinners.2022Ali AbbasiCrime, Drama, Thriller7.3 (15.2K votes)11820230328
Honeymoon Killers, TheAn obese, embittered nurse doesn't mind if her toupee-wearing boyfriend romances and fleeces other women, as long as he takes her along on his con jobs.1970Leonard Kastle, Martin Scorsese, Donald VolkmanCrime, Drama, Romance, Thriller7.0 (5.1K votes)10720211228
Human Lanterns [Ren pi deng long]A psychotic craftsman pits two rival Kung-Fu masters against each other while designing special lanterns from a disturbing source.1982Chung SunHorror, Action6.5 (823 votes)9920220315
I Saw The DevilA secret agent exacts revenge on a serial killer through a series of captures and releases.2010Jee-woon Kim (*)Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller7.8 (123.5K votes)14420211228
Iceman, TheThe story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man. When finally arrested in 1986, neither his wife nor daughters had any clue about his real profession.2012Ariel VromenBiography, Crime, Drama, Thriller6.8 (73.8K votes)10620211228
Ichi The KillerAs sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of achieving.2001Takashi Miike (*)Action, Crime, Drama, Horror7.0 (55K votes)12920211228
IdentityStranded at a desolate Nevada motel during a nasty rain storm, ten strangers become acquainted with each other when they realize that they're being killed off one by one.2003James MangoldMystery, Thriller7.3 (239.7K votes)9020211228
In Cold BloodTwo ex-cons murder a family in a robbery attempt, before going on the run from the authorities. The police try to piece together the details of the murder in an attempt to track down the killers.1967Richard BrooksBiography, Crime, Drama, History7.9 (26.1K votes)13420211228
Invisible Man, TheA scientist finds a way of becoming invisible, but in doing so, he becomes murderously insane.1933James Whale (*)Horror, Sci-Fi7.7 (33.9K votes)7120211228
KillersA psychopathic Japanese executive accidentally triggers a journalist's 'dark side'. They begin to connect over the Internet and make a complicated bond.2014Kimo Stamboel, Timo TjahjantoAction, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller6.4 (5K votes)13720211228
Kind Hearts and CoronetsA distant poor relative of the Duke D'Ascoyne plots to inherit the title by murdering the eight other heirs who stand ahead of him in the line of succession.1949Robert Hamer (*)Comedy, Crime8.0 (36.6K votes)10620211228
KluteA small-town detective searching for a missing man has only one lead: a connection with a New York prostitute.1971Alan J. Pakula (*)Crime, Mystery, Thriller7.2 (25.1K votes)11420211228
Lady VengeanceAfter being wrongfully imprisoned for thirteen years and having her child taken away from her, a woman seeks revenge through increasingly brutal means.2005Park Chan-wook (*)Crime, Drama, Thriller7.6 (76.9K votes)11520211228
MWhen the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt.1931Fritz Lang (*)Crime, Mystery, Thriller8.3 (153.3K votes)9920211228
Man Bites DogA film crew follows a ruthless thief and heartless killer as he goes about his daily routine. But complications set in when the film crew lose their objectivity and begin lending a hand.1992Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, Benoît PoelvoordeComedy, Crime, Drama7.5 (40.1K votes)9520211228
MartinA young man, who believes himself to be a vampire, goes to live with his elderly and hostile cousin in a small Pennsylvania town where he tries to redeem his blood-craving urges.1976George A. Romero (*)Drama, Horror7.1 (10.8K votes)9520211228
Memories of Murder [Salinui chueok]In a small Korean province in 1986, two detectives struggle with the case of multiple young women being found raped and murdered by an unknown culprit.2003Bong Joon Ho (*)Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller8.1 (166.8K votes)13220211228
Monsieur VerdouxA suave but cynical man supports his family by marrying and murdering rich women for their money, but the job has some occupational hazards.1947Charles Chaplin (*)Comedy, Crime, Drama7.9 (17.1K votes)12420211228
Mr. & Mrs. SmithA well-respected businessman is sometimes controlled by his murder and mayhem-loving alter ego.2007Bruce A. EvansCrime, Drama, Thriller7.3 (148.5K votes)12020211228
Mr. BrooksA well-respected businessman is sometimes controlled by his murder and mayhem-loving alter ego.2007Bruce A. EvansCrime, Drama, Thriller7.3 (148.6K votes)12020211228
Ms.45A timid and mute seamstress goes insane after being attacked and raped twice in one day, in which she takes to the streets of New York City after dark and randomly shoots men with a .45 caliber pistol.1981Abel FerraraCrime, Drama, Thriller6.8 (10.1K votes)8020211228
Natural Born KillersTwo victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.1994Oliver Stone (*)Action, Crime, Drama7.3 (228.2K votes)11820211228
Night of the HunterA religious fanatic marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real daddy hid the $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.1955Charles Laughton (*)Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller8.0 (87K votes)9220211228
No Country For Old MenViolence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong and more than two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.2007Ethan Coen, Joel CoenCrime, Drama, Thriller8.1 (924.5K votes)12220211228
Peeping TomA young man murders women, using a movie camera to film their dying expressions of terror.1960Michael Powell (*)Drama, Horror, Thriller7.7 (34.2K votes)10120211228
Perfect Blue [Pafekuto buru]A pop singer gives up her career to become an actress, but she slowly goes insane when she starts being stalked by an obsessed fan and what seems to be a ghost of her past.1997Satoshi KonAnimation, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller8.0 (69K votes)8120211228
PossessionA woman starts exhibiting increasingly disturbing behavior after asking her husband for a divorce. Suspicions of infidelity soon give way to something much more sinister.1981Andrzej ZulawskiDrama, Horror7.4 (29.8K votes)12420211228
Psychic, The aka Sette note in neroA clairvoyant woman discovers a skeleton in a wall in her husband's house, and seeks to find the truth about what happened to the victim.1977Lucio Fulci (*)Horror, Mystery, Thriller6.9 (5.1K votes)9020211228
PsychoA 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.1960Alfred Hitchcock (*)Horror, Mystery, Thriller8.5 (643.8K votes)10920211228
Road GamesA laid-back American truck driver in south Australia starts to suspect a man driving a green van of killing young women along his route, and proceeds to play a cat-and-mouse game in order to catch him red-handed.1981Richard FranklinHorror, Mystery, Thriller6.6 (6.4K votes)10120220414
Santa SangreA former circus artist escapes from a mental hospital to rejoin his armless mother - the leader of a strange religious cult - and is forced to enact brutal murders in her name as he becomes "her arms".1989Alejandro Jodorowsky (*)Drama, Horror, Thriller7.6 (20.6K votes)12320211228
See No EvilA young blind woman is pursued by a maniac while staying with family in their country manor.1971Richard FleischerMystery, Thriller6.6 (3.3K votes)8920220414
SevenTwo detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.1995David Fincher (*)Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller8.6 (1.6M votes)12720211228
Silence of the Lambs, TheA young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.1991Jonathan Demme (*)Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller8.6 (1.4M votes)11820211228
Snowtown Murders, TheBased on true events, 16 year-old Jamie falls in with his mother's new boyfriend and his crowd of self-appointed neighborhood watchmen, a relationship that leads to a spree of torture and murder.2011Justin KurzelBiography, Crime, Drama6.6 (18.4K votes)11920211228
Spiral Staircase, TheIn 1916, a shadowy serial killer is targeting women with "afflictions"; one night during a thunderstorm, the mute Helen feels menaced.1946Robert Siodmak (*)Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller7.4 (9.8K votes)8320211228
TargetsAn elderly horror film star, while making a personal appearance at a drive-in theatre, confronts a psychotic Vietnam War veteran who has turned into a mass-murdering sniper.1968Peter Bogdanovich (*)Crime, Drama, Thriller7.4 (9.5K votes)9020211228
Texas Chainsaw Massacre, TheFive friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.1974Tobe Hooper (*)Horror7.5 (151K votes)8320211228
TitaneFollowing a series of unexplained crimes, a father is reunited with the son who has been missing for 10 years. Titane: A metal highly resistant to heat and corrosion, with high tensile strength alloys.2021Julia DucournauDrama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller6.6 (34.6K votes)10820220315
Vanishing, TheRex and Saskia, a young couple in love, are on vacation. They stop at a busy service station and Saskia is abducted. After three years and no sign of Saskia, Rex begins receiving letters from the abductor.1988George SluizerMystery, Thriller7.7 (37.6K votes)10720211228
Vengeance is Mine [Fukushû suruwa wareniari]Chronological exploits of Iwao Enokizu, a murderous thief on the run.1979Shohei Imamura (*)Crime, Drama7.8 (6.4K votes)13920211228
What Have You Done to Solange aka Cosa avete fatto a SolangeA teacher who is having an affair with one of his students is reluctant to present an alibi when his lover witnesses the first in a series of murders connected to their school.1972Massimo DallamanoHorror, Mystery, Thriller7.0 (5.2K votes)10720211228
ZodiacBetween 1968 and 1983, 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.2007David Fincher (*)Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller7.7 (512.1K votes)15720211228