Serial Killer Movies Not The Usual Suspects
by pattonfever | created - 07 Jul 2011 | updated - 08 Sep 2013 | PublicAll worth watching. I tried to keep em as close to police procedurals as possible, and tried not to add to many well known films (seven, silence of the lambs). Of course horror fans should know all of these, but for every one else here ya go.
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1. The Chaser (2008)
Not Rated | 125 min | Action, Crime, Drama
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.
Director: Na Hong-jin | Stars: Kim Yoon-seok, Ha Jung-woo, Seo Yeong-hie, Kim Yoo-jung
Votes: 72,797
2. Public Enemy (2002)
Not Rated | 138 min | Action, Comedy
A detective plays cat-and-mouse with a banker who brutally murdered his own parents.
Director: Kang Woo-suk | Stars: Sol Kyung-gu, Lee Sung-jae, Kang Shin-il, Kim Jeong-hak
Votes: 2,371
fantastic film! a korean dirty harry trilogy
3. Cure (1997)
Not Rated | 111 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A frustrated detective deals with the case of several gruesome murders committed by people who have no recollection of what they've done.
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Stars: Masato Hagiwara, Koji Yakusho, Tsuyoshi Ujiki, Anna Nakagawa
Votes: 23,092 | Gross: $0.09M
a great film
4. Anamorph (2007)
R | 103 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
A psychological thriller based on the concept of anamorphosis, a painting technique that manipulates the laws of perspective to create two competing images on a single canvas.
Director: Henry Miller | Stars: Willem Dafoe, Scott Speedman, Don Harvey, James Rebhorn
Votes: 9,786 | Gross: $0.01M
5. I Saw the Devil (2010)
Not Rated | 144 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A secret agent exacts revenge on a serial killer through a series of captures and releases.
Director: Jee-woon Kim | Stars: Lee Byung-hun, Choi Min-sik, Jeon Gook-hwan, Chun Ho-jin
Votes: 146,303 | Gross: $0.13M
6. Memories of Murder (2003)
Not Rated | 132 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
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.
Director: Bong Joon Ho | Stars: Song Kang-ho, Kim Sang-kyung, Kim Roe-ha, Song Jae-ho
Votes: 216,590 | Gross: $0.01M
7. Children... (2011)
Not Rated | 132 min | Mystery, Thriller
The film is based on a true 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 ... See full summary »
Director: Kyu-maan Lee | Stars: Park Yong-woo, Ryu Seung-ryong, Sung Dong-il, Sung Ji-ru
Votes: 2,956
8. Tell Me Something (1999)
R | 118 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Lieutenant Cho, a cop on the edge, is mourning his mother's recent death while under investigation for graft; on top of that he is suddenly put in charge of a seemingly-impenetrable mystery.
Director: Yun-hyeon Jang | Stars: Han Suk-kyu, Shim Eun-ha, Jang Hang-seon, Yum Jung-ah
Votes: 3,142
9. Room of Death (2007)
Not Rated | 115 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Two unemployed computer technicians discover 2 million euros next to a dead body in a field of windmills.
Director: Alfred Lot | Stars: Mélanie Laurent, Éric Caravaca, Gilles Lellouche, Jonathan Zaccaï
Votes: 1,850
10. Double Vision (2002)
R | 113 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
An FBI Agent pairs with a troubled Taiwan cop to hunt for a serial killer who's embedding a mysterious fungus in the brains of victims.
Director: Kuo-Fu Chen | Stars: Tony Ka Fai Leung, David Morse, Rene Liu, Leon Dai
Votes: 3,179
11. Dream Home (2010)
Not Rated | 96 min | Horror
Cheng Li-sheung is a young, upwardly mobile professional finally ready to invest in her first home. But when the deal falls through, she is forced to keep her dream alive - even if it means keeping her would-be neighbors dead.
Director: Ho-Cheung Pang | Stars: Josie Ho, Ching Wong, Helen To, Man Jan San
Votes: 5,892
i know its more of a slasher but good
12. Citizen X (1995 TV Movie)
R | 105 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
During 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.
Director: Chris Gerolmo | Stars: Stephen Rea, Donald Sutherland, Max von Sydow, Jeffrey DeMunn
Votes: 22,321
not perfect, but will do in a pinch
13. Zodiac (2007)
R | 157 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Between 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.
Director: David Fincher | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards
Votes: 598,626 | Gross: $33.08M
i know a usual suspect, but too great to leave off
14. From Hell (2001)
R | 122 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
After five ritualistic murders are committed in 1888 London, Inspector Abberline's assignment is to investigate the "Jack the Ripper" murders. Along with a string of mutilated prostitutes, he uncovers a conspiracy involving the government.
Directors: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes | Stars: Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm, Robbie Coltrane
Votes: 164,248 | Gross: $31.60M
15. Ga-myeon (2007)
Not Rated | 99 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Officers Kyung-yoon CHO and Eun-joo PARK are on the hunt a killer following duo of ghastly murders. The victims carry a common military past, and the secret of their past must be unraveled to find the killer.
Director: Yun-ho Yang | Stars: Kim Kang-woo, Kim Gyu-ri, Su-kyeong Lee, Choi Deok-moon
Votes: 794
16. Slice (2009)
Not Rated | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A serial killer is preying on the rich and influential, exposing their sexual proclivities, dismembering them and dumping them and their severed body parts in various locations around ... See full summary »
Director: Kome Kongkiat Komesiri | Stars: Arak Amornsupasiri, Sonthaya Chitmanee, Jessica Pasaphan, Atthaphan Phunsawat
Votes: 916
this is a remake of rainbow eyes so see this after the better film rainbow eyes
17. Surveillance (I) (2008)
R | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Two FBI agents attempt to clarify the murders occurring in a desolate region. They approach the witnesses of the latest incident with the help of the local police. All of them hide something and all have wildly different stories to tell.
Director: Jennifer Lynch | Stars: Julia Ormond, Bill Pullman, Pell James, Caroline Aaron
Votes: 18,468 | Gross: $0.03M
18. Manhunter (1986)
R | 120 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Former FBI profiler Will Graham returns to service to pursue a deranged serial killer dubbed "the Tooth Fairy" by the media.
Director: Michael Mann | Stars: William Petersen, Kim Greist, Joan Allen, Brian Cox
Votes: 80,964 | Gross: $8.62M
19. Copycat (1995)
R | 123 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
An agoraphobic psychologist and a female detective must work together to take down a serial killer who copies serial killers from the past.
Director: Jon Amiel | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter, Dermot Mulroney, William McNamara
Votes: 65,968 | Gross: $32.05M
hasnt aged very well but worth a watch
20. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
R | 152 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A journalist is aided by a young female hacker in his search for the killer of a woman who has been dead for forty years.
Director: Niels Arden Oplev | Stars: Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Ewa Fröling, Lena Endre
Votes: 223,370 | Gross: $10.10M
a little long but the trilogy as a whole is worth it, although 2 and three are not serial killer movies but get better with each installment
21. Summer of Sam (1999)
R | 142 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
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.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, Mira Sorvino, Jennifer Esposito
Votes: 41,319 | Gross: $19.28M
22. The Killing Gene (2007)
R | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A calculating killer coerces a detective to pay for his previous mistakes.
Director: Tom Shankland | Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Melissa George, Ashley Walters, Tom Hardy
Votes: 9,340
23. Our Town (2007)
R | 112 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Two killers are living in our town An ordinary small town is terrorized when local women are found brutally murdered and 'crucified' in public places. Gyeong-joo, a struggling novelist, ... See full summary »
Director: Gil-young Jung | Stars: Ryu Deok-hwan, Ha-ram Kim, Da-mi Ko, Oh Man-seok
Votes: 607
24. The Alphabet Killer (2008)
R | 98 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Based on the true story of the double initial killings in Rochester, NY.
Director: Rob Schmidt | Stars: Eliza Dushku, Cary Elwes, Timothy Hutton, Tom Malloy
Votes: 8,878 | Gross: $0.03M
its got a good start, but doesnt end well. out of all on the list this one i maybe shouldnt have added, but maybe some one will enjoy
25. Red Dragon (2002)
R | 124 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A retired FBI agent with psychological gifts is assigned to help track down "The Tooth Fairy", a mysterious serial killer. Aiding him is imprisoned forensic psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter.
Director: Brett Ratner | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton, Ralph Fiennes, Harvey Keitel
Votes: 290,996 | Gross: $93.15M
i liked this better than manhunter, but both are good. i know many people did not like this one though
26. The Mean Season (1985)
R | 103 min | Crime, Thriller
When a teenager is shot at the beach, a journalist from The Miami Journal is sent to cover the story. He's called by the murderer and told there'll be four more.
Director: Phillip Borsos | Stars: Kurt Russell, Mariel Hemingway, Richard Jordan, Richard Masur
Votes: 5,044 | Gross: $4.35M
didnt hold up mainly cause lots of other films used same formula after this was released. not that this was the first of its kind but it should still fill 2 hours nicely
27. H (2002)
R | 106 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Serial killer Shin-Hyun gives himself up to police and confesses to committing a series of particularly horrifying murders of exclusively female victims. He is imprisoned and awaiting the ... See full summary »
Director: Jong-Hyuk Lee | Stars: Yum Jung-ah, Ji Jin-hee, Sung Ji-ru, Cho Seung-woo
Votes: 1,987
28. Switchback (1997)
R | 118 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
An FBI agent tries to catch a serial killer who kidnapped his son.
Director: Jeb Stuart | Stars: Danny Glover, Dennis Quaid, Claudia Stedelin, Ian Nelson
Votes: 15,261 | Gross: $6.48M
not great but worth a look, for some reason i always come back to it
29. Suspect Zero (2004)
R | 99 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A mysterious serial killer is preying on other serial killers and one FBI agent suspects there may be more to the vigilante than the obvious characteristics.
Director: E. Elias Merhige | Stars: Aaron Eckhart, Ben Kingsley, Carrie-Anne Moss, Harry Lennix
Votes: 21,203 | Gross: $8.73M
also many flaws, but worth a look. it was almost quite good
30. Wide Awake (2007)
113 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Due to inadequate use of anesthetics, a young boy experiences "intra-operative awareness" during his own heart surgery, hearing every sound and movement of the procedure. The little boy is ... See full summary »
Director: Kyu-maan Lee | Stars: Kim Myung-min, Yoo Joon-sang, Kim Tae-woo, Jeong Yu-seok
Votes: 445
31. Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 (2009 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 102 min | Crime, Drama, History
Rookie journalist Eddie Dunford is determined to find the truth in an increasingly complex maze of lies and deceit surrounding the police investigation into a series of child abductions.
Director: Julian Jarrold | Stars: Andrew Garfield, David Morrissey, John Henshaw, Anthony Flanagan
Votes: 13,686
32. Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 (2009 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 93 min | Crime, Drama, History
The Home Office bring in senior Manchester detective Peter Hunter to conduct a secret review of the Ripper investigation to date.
Director: James Marsh | Stars: Warren Clarke, Paddy Considine, James Fox, David Calder
Votes: 9,574 | Gross: $0.15M
33. Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 (2009 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Drama, History
When another child goes missing, washed-up solicitor John Piggott unwittingly provides a catalyst for Detective Chief Superindent Maurice Jobson to start to right some wrongs.
Director: Anand Tucker | Stars: David Morrissey, Lisa Howard, Chris Walker, Shaun Dooley
Votes: 8,318
34. The Detective (2007)
Not Rated | 109 min | Drama, Thriller
A private detective is drawn into a complex murder mystery when he is hired to track down a missing young woman.
Director: Oxide Chun Pang | Stars: Aaron Kwok, Kai-Chi Liu, Tak-Bun Wong, Siu-Ming Lau
Votes: 1,312
35. Man of Vendetta (2010)
Not Rated | 113 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
The life of a respected minister and loving family man shatters after his daughter is kidnapped. When she is not returned, he renounces God and becomes a corrupt businessman.
Director: Min-ho Woo | Stars: Kim Myung-min, Uhm Ki-joon, Park Joo-mi, Kim So-hyun
Votes: 605
36. Gorky Park (1983)
R | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A Moscow police officer investigates a vicious triple homicide and stumbles upon a high-level international political conspiracy.
Director: Michael Apted | Stars: William Hurt, Lee Marvin, Brian Dennehy, Ian Bannen
Votes: 15,853 | Gross: $15.90M
37. Off Limits (I) (1988)
R | 102 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
McGriff and Albaby are probably doing the worst law enforcement job in the world - they are plain clothes U.S. military policemen on duty in war-time Saigon. However, their job becomes even... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Crowe | Stars: Willem Dafoe, Gregory Hines, Fred Ward, Amanda Pays
Votes: 3,433 | Gross: $7.24M
38. The Detective 2 (2011)
Not Rated | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Bumbling private detective Chan Tam (Aaron Kwok) is enlisted by police pal Fung Chak (Liu Kai Chi) to help in the investigation of a serial murder case. The victims--a middle-aged man ... See full summary »
Director: Oxide Chun Pang | Stars: Aaron Kwok, Patrick Tam, Beibi Gong, Hin-Wai Au
Votes: 587
39. The Exorcist III (1990)
R | 110 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A police lieutenant uncovers more than he bargained for as his investigation of a series of murders, which have all the hallmarks of the deceased Gemini serial killer, leads him to question the patients of a psychiatric ward.
Director: William Peter Blatty | Stars: George C. Scott, Ed Flanders, Brad Dourif, Jason Miller
Votes: 38,900 | Gross: $26.10M
this is the second best entry in the exorcist franchise, and is a detective hunts killer story. it's quite good, and belongs on this list.
40. White Night (2009)
135 min | Mystery, Romance, Thriller
A pawnbroker is found murdered in a remote town. Police suspect that he was murdered by an acquaintance, as even the most experienced investigator on the case could identify no signs of ... See full summary »
Director: Park Shin-woo | Stars: Han Suk-kyu, Son Ye-jin, Go Soo, Goo Bon-jin
Votes: 1,432
41. Amsterdamned (1988)
R | 114 min | Action, Crime, Horror
A hard-boiled police detective sets out to capture a gruesome serial killer terrorizing the canals of Amsterdam.
Director: Dick Maas | Stars: Huub Stapel, Monique van de Ven, Serge-Henri Valcke, Hidde Maas
Votes: 9,480
42. Voice of a Murderer (2007)
13+ | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
One day, the only son of famous news anchor HAN Kyung-bae, disappears without a trace. Soon, the kidnapper calls the mother demanding a $100,000 ransom. The police assign a veteran ... See full summary »
Director: Park Jin-Pyo | Stars: Sol Kyung-gu, Kim Nam-ju, Gang Dong-won, Kim Yeong-cheol
Votes: 2,203
43. The World of Silence (2006)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Jung-Ho a famous photographer who has a special ability to read people's minds, has just returned to Korea from abroad. Jung-Ho still can't get rid of traumatic memories of his late ... See full summary »
Director: Ui-seok Jo | Stars: Kim Sang-kyung, Park Yong-woo, Han Bo-bae, Song Boo-gun
Votes: 646
44. El Traspatio (2009)
122 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The true story of the border town of Juarez, Mexico where since the mid-1990s thousands of women have gone missing or turned up as sun-burnt corpses in the desert. Can new police captain Blanca Bravo stop the savagery?
Director: Carlos Carrera | Stars: Ana de la Reguera, Asur Zagada, Marco Pérez, Ivan Cortes
Votes: 1,598
45. Jennifer 8 (1992)
R | 124 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
John Berlin, a former Los Angeles homicide detective, investigates a multiple murder case in San Diego. The only witness is a blind girl to whom he is immediately attracted.
Director: Bruce Robinson | Stars: Andy Garcia, Uma Thurman, Lance Henriksen, Graham Beckel
Votes: 18,517 | Gross: $11.39M
46. The Nameless (1999)
R | 102 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
5 years after a mom's 6 y.o. girl is murdered, she gets a phone call from someone claiming to be the daughter. An ex cop and a reporter help. A secret group called The Nameless may be behind it all.
Director: Jaume Balagueró | Stars: Emma Vilarasau, Karra Elejalde, Tristán Ulloa, Toni Sevilla
Votes: 7,702
47. The Crimson Rivers (2000)
R | 106 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A murder detective must follow the footsteps of a brutal killer within the secrets of a classist college.
Director: Mathieu Kassovitz | Stars: Jean Reno, Vincent Cassel, Nadia Farès, Dominique Sanda
Votes: 65,658 | Gross: $0.63M
48. Bajo la sal (2008)
Not Rated | 112 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
SET IN MEXICO! A series of murders leads Commander Trujillo to a town close to a salt mine, where he meets Víctor Zepeda - a lonely teenager who works in his father funeral home.
Director: Mario Muñoz | Stars: Humberto Zurita, Plutarco Haza, Emilio Guerrero, Irene Azuela
Votes: 1,184
49. Crimson Rivers 2: Angels of the Apocalypse (2004)
R | 100 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
Pierre Niemans faces the threat of the apocalypse while investigating a series of ritual murders.
Director: Olivier Dahan | Stars: Jean Reno, Benoît Magimel, Christopher Lee, Camille Natta
Votes: 21,707
50. Texas Killing Fields (2011)
R | 105 min | Crime, Drama, History
In the Texas bayous, a local homicide detective teams up with a cop from New York City to investigate a series of unsolved murders.
Director: Ami Canaan Mann | Stars: Sam Worthington, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chloë Grace Moretz, Jessica Chastain
Votes: 22,001 | Gross: $0.05M
51. Private Eye (2009)
PG-13 | 111 min | Thriller
The story takes place in occupied Korea at the start of the 20th century, where a young student in medicine discovers the murdered body of the son of a government official. Being scared of ... See full summary »
Director: Dae-min Park | Stars: Hwang Jung-min, Ryu Deok-hwan, Uhm Ji-won, Oh Dal-su
Votes: 1,094
52. Epitafios (2004–2009)
TV-MA | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A series of homicides reunite detectives Renzo Marquez and Marina Segal and leads them on a quest to stop a killer whose modus operandi is to replicate previous slayings as if they were works of art.
Stars: Julio Chávez, Cecilia Roth, Villanueva Cosse, Carlos Portaluppi
Votes: 1,324
its an hbo tv show but its not half bad, and will fill your void even if the lead actor kind of sucks
53. Whitechapel (2009–2013)
TV-14 | 817 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A fast-tracked inspector, a hardened detective sergeant, and an expert in historical homicides investigate modern crimes with connections to the past in the Whitechapel district of London.
Stars: Rupert Penry-Jones, Phil Davis, Steve Pemberton, Sam Stockman
Votes: 14,804
another mini series this ones only a few episodes, but extremely good.
54. Tattoo (I) (2002)
R | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Two police detectives, a grizzled veteran and one fresh-faced rookie, hunt a ritualistic serial killer murdering people with tattoos and skinning them.
Director: Robert Schwentke | Stars: August Diehl, Christian Redl, Nadeshda Brennicke, Johan Leysen
Votes: 3,297
55. Close Your Eyes (2002)
R | 108 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A hypnotherapist is caught up in the pursuit of a serial killer.
Director: Nick Willing | Stars: Goran Visnjic, Paddy Considine, Shirley Henderson, Miranda Otto
Votes: 3,238 | Gross: $0.04M
56. Blood Rain (2005)
Not Rated | 119 min | Mystery, Thriller
Blood Rain tells the story of a slew of grisly murders plaguing a small, fairly isolated island village. However, it's not just the mounting death toll that's causing residents to worry, ... See full summary »
Director: Kim Dae-seung | Stars: Cha Seung-won, Park Yong-woo, Ji Sung, Yun Se-ah
Votes: 1,278
57. Into the White Night (2010)
149 min | Drama, Mystery
Based on a novel with the same name, years pass and the unsolved mystery of the case of the death of a man puzzles the police detective. With more death, suicide and murder within the ... See full summary »
Director: Yoshihiro Fukagawa | Stars: Kengo Kôra, Maki Horikita, Keiko Toda, Tetsushi Tanaka
Votes: 503
58. Feed (2005)
Not Rated | 101 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
A cybercrime investigator tracks a man suspected of force-feeding women to death.
Director: Brett Leonard | Stars: Alex O'Loughlin, Patrick Thompson, Gabby Millgate, Jack Thompson
Votes: 6,075
59. Cop (1988)
R | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An obsessive, insubordinate homicide cop is convinced a serial killer is loose in the Hollywood area and disobeys orders in order to catch him.
Director: James B. Harris | Stars: James Woods, Lesley Ann Warren, Charles Durning, Charles Haid
Votes: 6,174 | Gross: $1.88M
some really like this film, and some don't. i fall some where in the middle, but think james woods gives an outstanding performance even though some flaws in the film are hard to over look. still it holds up nicely
60. Cruising (1980)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A police officer goes undercover in the underground S&M gay subculture of New York City to catch a serial killer who is preying on gay men.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen, Richard Cox
Votes: 28,065 | Gross: $19.80M
61. Tightrope (1984)
R | 114 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
New Orleans single dad and cop Wes Block goes after a serial rapist-killer, but when he gets too close the hunter suddenly becomes the hunted.
Directors: Richard Tuggle, Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Geneviève Bujold, Dan Hedaya, Alison Eastwood
Votes: 19,191 | Gross: $48.14M
its a bit dated by todays standards the sex stuff is pretty tame, and its a little weird seeing clint in this film, but still worth viewing when youve run out of serial killer movies to see
62. Blood Work (2002)
R | 110 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Still recovering from a heart transplant, retired F.B.I. profiler Terry McCaleb returns to service when his own blood analysis offers clues to the identity of a serial killer.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Jeff Daniels, Anjelica Huston, Wanda De Jesus
Votes: 47,776 | Gross: $26.20M
this fits more into the thriller genre but worth a mention
63. Resurrection (1999)
R | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Chicago homicide detectives Prudhome and Hollingsworth are assigned to investigate a murder. Both become entangled in the plot of a serial killer whose goal is to recreate the body of Christ.
Director: Russell Mulcahy | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Mike Anscombe, Jeff J.J. Authors, Patrick Chilvers
Votes: 11,077
good enough gore for an honorable mention
64. Vidocq (2001)
R | 98 min | Action, Crime, Fantasy
Paris, 1830: Vidocq is killed by a mirror masked man. A thief turned investigator, he was working on a case of men killed by lightning. His biographer tries to solve the case.
Director: Pitof | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Guillaume Canet, Inés Sastre, André Dussollier
Votes: 23,111
65. The Girl by the Lake (2007)
95 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
The body of a young woman is found in a small and quiet town in North Italy. A detective from the nearby main city is called to solve the mystery.
Director: Andrea Molaioli | Stars: Toni Servillo, Denis Fasolo, Nello Mascia, Giulia Michelini
Votes: 3,884
66. Prisoners (2013)
R | 153 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts.
Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Melissa Leo
Votes: 810,012 | Gross: $61.00M
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