Cinemaths · List View Serial Killer Films Ranked List
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1.
96 /100
98th percentile
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1974 83m Horror R
Directed by
Tobe Hooper
USA · English
2.
95 /100
97th percentile
The Silence of the Lambs
1991 119m Crime, Thriller, Drama R
Directed by
Jonathan Demme
USA · English
3.
95 /100
97th percentile
M
1931 111m Drama, Thriller, Crime PG-13
Directed by
Fritz Lang
Germany · German
4.
92 /100
93rd percentile
Zodiac
2007 157m Crime, Mystery, Thriller R
Directed by
David Fincher
USA · English
5.
90 /100
90th percentile
Se7en
1995 127m Crime, Mystery, Thriller R
Directed by
David Fincher
USA · English
6.
89 /100
89th percentile
Death Proof
2007 113m Action, Thriller R
Directed by
Quentin Tarantino
USA · English
7.
88 /100
87th percentile
Barton Fink
1991 117m Comedy, Drama, Thriller R
Directed by
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
USA · English
8.
87 /100
86th percentile
American Psycho
2000 102m Thriller, Drama, Crime R
Directed by
Mary Harron
USA · English
9.
86 /100
83rd percentile
Holy Spider
2022 118m Thriller, Crime, Horror, Drama NR
Directed by
Ali Abbasi
Iran · Persian
10.
85 /100
80th percentile
10 Rillington Place
1971 106m Crime, Thriller PG
Directed by
Richard Fleischer
UK · English
11.
84 /100
78th percentile
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2011 158m Thriller, Crime, Mystery R
Directed by
David Fincher
USA · English
12.
84 /100
78th percentile
Prisoners
2013 153m Drama, Thriller, Crime R
Directed by
Denis Villeneuve
USA · English
13.
84 /100
78th percentile
Freeway
1996 105m Comedy, Crime, Thriller, Drama R
Directed by
Matthew Bright
USA · English
14.
83 /100
76th percentile
Red Dragon
2002 124m Crime, Thriller, Horror R
Directed by
Brett Ratner
USA · English
15.
83 /100
76th percentile
Changeling
2008 141m Crime, Drama, Mystery R
Directed by
Clint Eastwood
USA · English
16.
77 /100
62nd percentile
Monster
2003 110m Crime, Drama R
Directed by
Patty Jenkins
USA · English
17.
75 /100
58th percentile
Manhunter
1986 120m Crime, Horror, Thriller R
Directed by
Michael Mann
USA · English
18.
74 /100
56th percentile
American Perfekt
1997 100m Thriller, Drama NR
Directed by
Paul Chart
USA · English
19.
72 /100
52nd percentile
Kalifornia
1993 118m Thriller, Crime R
Directed by
Dominic Sena
USA · English
20.
71 /100
51st percentile
The Pale Blue Eye
2022 128m Thriller, Crime, Horror, Mystery R
Directed by
Scott Cooper
USA · English
21.
71 /100
51st percentile
The Girl with the Needle
2024 123m Drama, History NR
Directed by
Magnus von Horn
Denmark · Danish
22.
71 /100
51st percentile
Woman of the Hour
2024 95m Crime, Drama, Thriller R
Directed by
Anna Kendrick
USA · English
23.
70 /100
48th percentile
Freaky
2020 102m Horror, Comedy, Fantasy, Thriller R
Directed by
Christopher Landon
USA · English
24.
67 /100
41st percentile
The House That Jack Built
2018 152m Drama, Horror, Crime, Thriller R
Directed by
Lars von Trier
Denmark · English
25.
67 /100
41st percentile
Alone
2020 98m Horror, Thriller R
Directed by
John Hyams
USA · English
26.
66 /100
39th percentile
The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle
1963 89m Crime, Thriller, Horror NR
Directed by
Harald Reinl
Germany · German
27.
66 /100
39th percentile
The Town That Dreaded Sundown
1976 86m Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Crime R
Directed by
Charles B. Pierce
USA · English
28.
66 /100
39th percentile
Boston Strangler
2023 113m Crime, Mystery, Thriller R
Directed by
Matt Ruskin
USA · English
29.
65 /100
37th percentile
Ted K
2022 120m Drama, Crime R
Directed by
Tony Stone
USA · English
30.
64 /100
35th percentile
The Silence
2010 118m Crime, Thriller, Drama NR
Directed by
Baran bo Odar
Germany · German
31.
63 /100
33rd percentile
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
2014 85m Thriller, Horror R
Directed by
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
USA · English
32.
62 /100
31st percentile
Sea of Love
1989 113m Crime, Drama, Romance R
Directed by
Harold Becker
USA · English
33.
60 /100
28th percentile
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
2019 111m Drama, Crime R
Directed by
Joe Berlinger
USA · English
34.
59 /100
27th percentile
Lost Girls
2020 95m Drama, Mystery, Thriller, History R
Directed by
Liz Garbus
USA · English
35.
58 /100
25th percentile
A Walk Among the Tombstones
2014 114m Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller R
Directed by
Scott Frank
USA · English
36.
58 /100
25th percentile
Blue Caprice
2013 93m Crime, Drama, Thriller R
Directed by
Alexandre Moors
USA · English
37.
57 /100
24th percentile
Strange Darling
2024 98m Crime, Horror, Thriller R
Directed by
JT Mollner
USA · English
38.
56 /100
23rd percentile
Frailty
2002 100m Drama, Thriller, Crime R
Directed by
Bill Paxton
USA · English
39.
50 /100
16th percentile
The Devil All the Time
2020 138m Crime, Drama, Thriller R
Directed by
Antonio Campos
USA · English
40.
50 /100
16th percentile
Snowtown
2011 120m Crime, Drama NR
Directed by
Justin Kurzel
Australia · English
41.
47 /100
13th percentile
The Little Things
2021 128m Drama, Crime, Thriller R
Directed by
John Lee Hancock
USA · English
42.
45 /100
12th percentile
The Frozen Ground
2013 105m Thriller, Crime R
Directed by
Scott Walker
USA · English
43.
38 /100
9th percentile
The Bone Collector
1999 118m Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime R
Directed by
Phillip Noyce
USA · English
44.
28 /100
5th percentile
You'll Never Find Me
2023 100m Horror, Thriller R
Directed by
Indianna Bell, Josiah Allen
Australia · English
45.
23 /100
3rd percentile
You Can't Run Forever
2024 102m Thriller R
Directed by
Michelle Schumacher
USA · English
46.
22 /100
3rd percentile
Damaged
2024 98m Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime R
Directed by
Terry McDonough
UK · English
47.
8 /100
0th percentile
Untraceable
2008 101m Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Drama, Horror R
Directed by
Gregory Hoblit
USA · English
48.
8 /100
0th percentile
Hannibal
2001 131m Crime, Drama, Thriller R
Directed by
Ridley Scott
USA · English