Nightcrawler

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Nightcrawler (2014)

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1993 ★ 6.6

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.

Kiss the Girls

Kiss the Girls

1997 ★ 6.5

Forensic psychologist and detective Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where the duo discovers that the psychopath may not be working alone.

The Clovehitch Killer

The Clovehitch Killer

2018 ★ 6.4

A picture-perfect family is torn apart after Tyler finds a cache of disturbing images in his father's possession. He begins to suspect that the man he trusts most in the world may be responsible for the murder of 13 women ten years prior.

Boston Strangler

Boston Strangler

2023 ★ 6.6

Reporters Loretta McLaughlin and Jean Cole bravely pursue the story of the Boston Strangler at great personal risk, putting their own lives on the line in their quest to uncover the truth.

The Killer

The Killer

2023 ★ 6.6

After a fateful miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.

Dirty Harry

Dirty Harry

1971 ★ 7.4

When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for his take-no-prisoners approach to law enforcement – is tasked with hunting down the psychopath.

The Call

The Call

2013 ★ 6.8

Jordan Turner is an experienced 911 operator but when she makes an error in judgment and a call ends badly, Jordan is rattled and unsure if she can continue. But when teenager Casey Welson is abducted in the back of a man's car and calls 911, Jordan is the one called upon to use all of her experience, insights and quick thinking to help Casey escape, and not just to save her, but to make sure the man is brought to justice.

The Long Goodbye

The Long Goodbye

1973 ★ 7.4

In 1970s Hollywood, Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.

Inside Man

Inside Man

2023 ★ 5.9

Based on true events. A disgraced police detective seeking redemption goes undercover to expose a violent crime syndicate. But as he sinks deeper into the mob, the price for absolution may be higher than he can afford.

Righteous Kill

Righteous Kill

2008 ★ 5.9

Two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the wrong person behind bars?

The Dead Pool

The Dead Pool

1988 ★ 6.3

Dirty Harry Callahan returns for his final film adventure. Together with his partner Al Quan, he must investigate the systematic murder of prominent figures. By the time Harry learns that the murders are part of a sick game to predict such deaths, it may be too late.

Zodiac

Zodiac

2007 ★ 7.5

Over the course of a decade, editors of the San Francisco Chronicle entice themselves in the murders of the Zodiac Killer. However, as time runs its course, interest in the case dwindles in the eyes of the professionals. The Killer stops interacting with the public. However, believing he has the answers, an amateur cartoonist from the initial sightings races against time to prevent what he believes is another murder.

Storm Warning

Storm Warning

1951 ★ 6.7

A fashion model witnesses the brutal assassination of an investigative journalist by the Ku Klux Klan while traveling to a small town to visit her sister.

The Experiment

The Experiment

2010 ★ 6.4

20 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control.

Mr. Brooks

Mr. Brooks

2007 ★ 6.9

A psychological thriller about a man who is sometimes controlled by his murder-and-mayhem-loving alter ego.

Dark Blue

Dark Blue

2002 ★ 6.3

Set during the Rodney King riots, a robbery homicide investigation triggers a series of events that will cause a corrupt LAPD officer to question his tactics.

Natural Born Killers

Natural Born Killers

1994 ★ 7.1

Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.

Fallen

Fallen

1998 ★ 6.8

Homicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution the killings start again, and they are very similar to Reese's style.

The Iceman

The Iceman

2012 ★ 6.6

The true story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man.

Havoc

Havoc

2025 ★ 6.4

When a drug heist swerves lethally out of control, a jaded cop fights his way through a corrupt city's criminal underworld to save a politician's son.

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