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: Suddenly Laura Mars can see through the eyes of a serial killer as he commits his crimes. She contacts the police and with the aid of a police detective, tries to stop the killer. But first, they have to figure out who it is...
Director: Irvin Kershner Stars: Faye Dunaway, Tommy Lee Jones, Brad Dourif, Rene Auberjonois, Raul Julia
Plot / Synopsis: Emily and Nate Weaver leave the city for the rural comfort of Nate's family home in New Hampshire. There, isolated and haunted by strange noises and horrifying visions, Emily learns she's pregnant while Nate is possessed by the homicidal spirit of his forefathers. In a house haunted by past victims, Emily learns that she's the latest target in a...
Director: Adam Gierasch Stars: Leisha Hailey, Gale Harold, Chelcie Ross, JoNell Kennedy, Stephanie Brown
Plot / Synopsis: In a small college in North Carolina, only a select few students are left to take mid terms. But, when a killer strikes, it could be everyone's final exam.
Tagline: Some pass the test...God Help The Rest!!!...
Director: Jimmy Huston Stars: Cecile Bagdadi, Joel S. Rice, Ralph Brown, DeAnna Robbins, Sherry Willis-Burch
Plot / Synopsis: A man confesses to an FBI agent his family's story of how his religious fanatic father's visions lead to a series of murders to destroy supposed "demons."Tagline: There are demons among us...
Director: Bill Paxton Stars: Bill Paxton, Matthew McConaughey, Powers Boothe, Matt O''Leary, Jeremy Sumpter
Plot / Synopsis: After swapping bodies with a deranged serial killer, a young girl in high school discovers she has less than 24 hours before the change becomes permanent.
Tagline: Basic switch. Killer new look...
Director: Christopher Landon Stars: Kathryn Newton, Vince Vaughn, Alan Ruck, Katie Finneran, Uriah Shelton
Freddy vs. Jason is Streaming on Netflix, HBO Max, Peacock
Plot / Synopsis: Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees return to terrorize the teenage population. Except this time, they're out to get each other, too.Tagline: The "Slicer"...The "Dicer"...And This Time, They're Not Any "Nicer"!...
Director: Ronny Yu Stars: Robert Englund, Ken Kirzinger, Monica Keena, Jason Ritter, Kelly Rowland
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare is Streaming on HBO Max, Peacock
Plot / Synopsis: Freddy Krueger returns once again to haunt both the dreams of Springwood's last surviving teenager and a woman with a deep connection to him.Tagline: You Think You Know About Dreams... You Know Nothing!...
Director: Rachel Talalay Stars: Robert Englund, Lisa Zane, Shon Greenblatt, Lezlie Deane, Ricky Dean Logan
Plot / Synopsis: London is terrorised by a vicious s** killer known as the neck tie murderer. Following the brutal slaying of his ex-wife, down-on-his-luck Richard Blaney is suspected by the police of being the killer. He goes on the run, determined to prove his innocence.
Tagline: Just an ordinary necktie used with a deadly new twist. [Australia Theatrical]...
Director: Alfred Hitchcock Stars: Jon Finch, Barry Foster, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Anna Massey, Alec McCowen
Plot / Synopsis: A group of camp counselors is stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp which, years before, was the site of a child's drowning.
Tagline: On Friday The 13th, They Began To Die Horribly, One......By One (UK - Theatrical Tagline)...
Director: Sean S. Cunningham Stars: Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Jeannine Taylor, Robbi Morgan, Kevin Bacon
Plot / Synopsis: Mrs. Voorhees is dead, and Camp Crystal Lake is shut down, but a camp next to the infamous place is stalked by an unknown assailant. Is it Mrs. Voorhees' son Jason, who did not really drown in the lake some 30 years before?
Tagline: 2x The Fear...2x The Carnage...2x The Terror! (Deluxe Edition DVD)...
Director: Steve Miner Stars: Amy Steel, John Furey, Adrienne King, Kirsten Baker, Stuart Charno
Plot / Synopsis: Having revived from his wound, Jason Voorhees; now donning a new appearance, refuges at a cabin near Crystal Lake. As a group of co-eds reside there for their vacation, Jason continues his spree.Tagline: Join Jason in the woods...... if you dare [Theatrical trailer]...
Director: Steve Miner Stars: Terry Ballard, Richard Brooker, Gloria Charles, Anne Gaybis, Rachel Howard
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning is Streaming on Peacock
Plot / Synopsis: Still haunted by his past, Tommy Jarvis - who, as a child, killed Jason Voorhees - wonders if the serial killer is connected to a series of brutal murders occurring in and around the secluded halfway house where he now lives.Tagline: Terror Is Reborn (Deluxe Edition DVD)...
Director: Danny Steinmann Stars: Anthony Barrile, Suzanne Bateman, Dominick Brascia, Todd Bryant, Curtis Conaway
Plot / Synopsis: After being mortally wounded and taken to the morgue, murderer Jason Voorhees spontaneously revives and embarks on a killing spree as he makes his way back to his home at Camp Crystal Lake.Tagline: Jason Meets His Match (Deluxe Edition DVD)...
Director: Joseph Zito Stars: Erich Anderson, Judie Aronson, Peter Barton, Kimberly Beck, Tom Everett
