Top 37 must-see best serial killer movies from 327 serial killer movies, including Halloween, Psycho, The Silence of the Lambs, Se7en, Frenzy, Zodiac, Mother, Peeping Tom, Deep Red, and The Secret in their Eyes ranked and rated by score.
327 Serial Killer films sorted alphabetically from A-Z
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Plot / Synopsis: After a seemingly innocent prank goes horribly wrong, a group of sorority sisters are stalked and murdered one by one in their sorority house while throwing a party to celebrate their graduation.
Tagline: When the Nightmare ends . . . the Terror begins...
Director: Mark Rosman Stars: Kate McNeil, Eileen Davidson, Janis Ward, Robin Meloy, Harley Jane Kozak
Plot / Synopsis: In the 1960s, Richard Kuklinski is working as a p*rn film lab tech until his mob bosses persuade him to change his career into that of a contract killer. For years, Kuklinski gains a reputation for cold blooded professionalism even as he raises a family who are kept in the dark about his true career. Unfortunately, mob politics ultimately...
Director: Ariel Vromen Stars: Michael Shannon, Winona Ryder, Chris Evans, Ray Liotta, David Schwimmer
Plot / Synopsis: Adrian Doria, a wealthy businessman named Man of the Year due to his high-tech company and his trade agreements with the Asian market, meets Virginia Goodman, a veteran lawyer expert in witness preparation and judicial declaration, recommended by Adrian's lawyer Felix Leiva in order to create a credible defense. Arrested by the police in a mountain hotel room with...
Director: Oriol Paulo Stars: Mario Casas, Ana Wagener, Jose Coronado, Bárbara Lennie, Francesc Orella
Plot / Synopsis: Sadism and masochism beneath a veneer of revenge. Lou Ford is a mild-mannered sheriff's deputy in a Texas oil town in the mid 1950's. His boss sends him to roust a prostitute living in a rural house. She slaps him; he hits her, then, after daily s** for the next few weeks, he decides it's love. She's devoted to...
Director: Michael Winterbottom Stars: Casey Affleck, Kate Hudson, Jessica Alba, Ned Beatty, Elias Koteas
Plot / Synopsis: A serial killer uses a horror video rental to lure his next victim. What begins as a teen slasher transforms into a disturbing journey through the mind of Max Parry, a mild mannered wedding photographer with a taste for human flesh.
Tagline: Wait until you see the final cut...
Director: Julian Richards Stars: Kevin Howarth, Mark Stevenson, Antonia Beamish, Christabel Muir, Jonathan Coote
Plot / Synopsis: Masters of horror Wes Craven and Sean Cunningham revisit their landmark film that launched Craven's directing career and influenced decades of horror films to follow: 'The Last House on the Left.' Bringing one of the most notorious thrillers of all time to a new generation, they produce the story that explores how far two ordinary people will go to exact...
Director: Dennis Iliadis Stars: Garret Dillahunt, Michael Bowen, Josh Coxx, Riki Lindhome, Aaron Paul
Plot / Synopsis: Two teenage girls head to a rock concert for one's birthday. While trying to score marijuana in the city, they are kidnapped and brutalized by a gang of psychotic convicts.
Tagline: WARNING: Not Recommended for Persons Over 30!...
Director: Wes Craven Stars: Sandra Peabody, Lucy Grantham, David Hess, Fred J. Lincoln, Jeramie Rain
Plot / Synopsis: A series of murders has shaken the community to the point where people believe that only a legendary creature from dark times - the mythical so-called Golem - must be responsible...
Director: Juan Carlos Medina Stars: Douglas Booth, Olivia Cooke, Sam Reid, María Valverde, Daniel Mays
Plot / Synopsis: The tale of a serial killer in West Hollywood has two converging plot lines. The first involves an uneasy relationship between a psychologically unstable landlady and her enigmatic lodger; the second is about a troubled detective engaged in a cat-and-mouse game with the elusive killer, who is imitating the crimes of Jack the Ripper.
Tagline: Everyone Is Suspect...
Director: David Ondaatje Stars: Alfred Molina, Hope Davis, Shane West, Donal Logue, Philip Baker Hall
Plot / Synopsis: A famous psychiatrist deals with a young girl with multiple personality disorder, but as he delves into her personalities, he realizes that there may be darker forces involved.
Tagline: Two hearts, one fate...
Plot / Synopsis: If you think you know the story of the Manson Family, you are dead wrong. On a ranch outside of Los Angeles, the dream of the "Love Generation" is transforming into something evil. What was once an oasis of free love and acid trips has become ground zero for a madman's paranoid visions. An average group of kids, the...
Director: Jim Van Bebber Stars: Marcelo Games, Marc Pitman, Leslie Orr, Maureen Allisse, Amy Yates
Plot / Synopsis: Malcolm Anderson is a reporter for a Miami newspaper. He's had enough of reporting the local murders and so promises his school teacher girlfriend (Christine), they'll move away soon. Before Malcolm can hand in his notice, the murderer from his latest article phones him. The murderer tells Malcolm that he's going to kill again. The phone calls and murders...
Director: Phillip Borsos Stars: Kurt Russell, Mariel Hemingway, Richard Jordan, Richard Masur, Richard Bradford
Plot / Synopsis: A cold-blooded serial killer floats around the country and chooses his victims from people who complain about their lives and indicate a willingness to be killed. His murders are introduced with the killing of an asthmatic junkie. The killer settles into a seaside rooming house run by an unhappy married couple and waits for his next victims to unveil...
Director: Hampton Fancher Stars: Owen Wilson, Sheryl Crow, Dwight Yoakam, Dennis Haysbert, Alex Warren
