Movies like Nightcrawler
If Nightcrawler's mix of underground, psychopath and journalism stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Nightcrawler's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Zodiac
2007 · Directed by David Fincher · 157 min7.5
Why you'll like itWith Jake Gyllenhaal · Shares: serial killer, crime scene · Also crime and thriller
The story follows the manhunt for the Zodiac Killer, a serial killer who terrorized the San Francisco Bay Area during the late 1960s and early 1970s, taunting police with letters, bloodstained clothing, and ciphers…
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Dirty Harry
1971 · Directed by Don Siegel · 102 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: psychopath, serial killer, neo-noir · Also crime and thriller
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.
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Fallen
1998 · Directed by Gregory Hoblit · 124 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: psychopath, serial killer, neo-noir · Also crime and drama
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.
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The Call
2013 · Directed by Brad Anderson · 96 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: underground, psychopath, serial killer · Also crime and thriller · From the same decade (2010s)
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.
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Kalifornia
1993 · Directed by Dominic Sena · 118 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: psychopath, journalism, serial killer · Also thriller and crime
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.
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Se7en
1995 · Directed by David Fincher · 127 min8.4
Why you'll like itShares: psychopath, serial killer, neo-noir · Also crime and thriller
Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the…
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The Silence of the Lambs
1991 · Directed by Jonathan Demme · 119 min8.3
Why you'll like itShares: psychopath, serial killer, psychological thriller · Also crime and thriller
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for…
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The Batman
2022 · Directed by Matt Reeves · 177 min7.7
Why you'll like itShares: psychopath, serial killer, neo-noir · Also crime and thriller
In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler.
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American Psycho
2000 · Directed by Mary Harron · 102 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: psychopath, serial killer, psychological thriller · Also thriller and drama
A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.
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Mr. Brooks
2007 · Directed by Bruce A. Evans · 120 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: psychopath, serial killer · Also crime and thriller
A psychological thriller about a man who is sometimes controlled by his murder-and-mayhem-loving alter ego.
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Boston Strangler
2023 · Directed by Matt Ruskin · 113 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: journalism, serial killer · Also crime and thriller
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.
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The Iceman
2012 · Directed by Ariel Vromen · 105 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: psychopath, serial killer · Also thriller and crime · From the same decade (2010s)
The true story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man.