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Detective Horror

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  • Hellraiser: Inferno (2000)

    1. Hellraiser: Inferno

    20001h 39mRVideo
    5.4 (20K)
    A shady police detective becomes embroiled in a strange world of murder, sadism and madness after being assigned a murder investigation against a madman known only as "The Engineer".
    DirectorScott DerricksonStarsCraig ShefferNicholas TurturroJames Remar
  • Johnny Depp and Heather Graham in From Hell (2001)

    2. From Hell

    20012h 2mR54Metascore
    6.7 (169K)
    In 1888 London, a Scotland Yard investigator searches for Jack The Ripper.
    DirectorsAlbert HughesAllen HughesStarsJohnny DeppHeather GrahamIan Holm
  • William Petersen in Manhunter (1986)

    3. Manhunter

    19862hR75Metascore
    7.2 (88K)
    Former FBI profiler Will Graham returns to service to pursue a deranged serial killer dubbed "the Tooth Fairy" by the media.
    DirectorMichael MannStarsWilliam PetersenKim GreistJoan Allen
  • The New York Ripper (1982)

    4. The New York Ripper

    19821h 25mNot Rated
    6.3 (13K)
    A burned-out New York police detective teams up with a college psychoanalyst to track down a vicious serial killer randomly stalking and killing various young women around the city.
    DirectorLucio FulciStarsJack HedleyAlmanta SuskaHoward Ross
  • Asia Argento in The Stendhal Syndrome (1996)

    5. The Stendhal Syndrome

    19961h 53mNot Rated42Metascore
    6.0 (9.6K)
    A young policewoman slowly goes insane while tracking down an elusive serial rapist/killer through Italy when she herself becomes a victim of the brutal man's obsession.
    DirectorDario ArgentoStarsAsia ArgentoThomas KretschmannMarco Leonardi
  • The Card Player (2003)

    6. The Card Player

    20031h 43mNot Rated48Metascore
    4.9 (5.8K)
    A Rome policewoman teams up with a British Interpol agent to find a crafty serial killer who plays a taunting game of cat-and-mouse with the police by abducting and killing young women and showing it over an Internet web cam.
    DirectorDario ArgentoStarsStefania RoccaLiam CunninghamSilvio Muccino
  • Giallo (2009)

    7. Giallo

    20091h 32mR
    4.5 (6.3K)
    In Italy, a woman fears her sister has been kidnapped; Inspector Enzo Avolfi fears it's worse. They team up to rescue her from a sadistic killer known only as Yellow.
    DirectorDario ArgentoStarsAdrien BrodyEmmanuelle SeignerElsa Pataky
  • Chiara Caselli in Sleepless (2001)

    8. Sleepless

    20011h 57m
    6.2 (7.9K)
    A retired police detective and a young amateur sleuth team up to find a serial killer who's resumed a killing spree in Turin, Italy after a 17-year period.
    DirectorDario ArgentoStarsMax von SydowStefano DionisiChiara Caselli
  • Phantom of Death (1987)

    9. Phantom of Death

    19871h 32mR
    5.5 (1.2K)
    In Italy, a pianist suffering from the Progeria genetic disease becomes distraught and goes on a mad killing spree prompting a police inspector to investigate.
    DirectorRuggero DeodatoStarsMichael YorkEdwige FenechDonald Pleasence
  • Philippe Caroit and Barbara Ricci in The Washing Machine (1993)

    10. The Washing Machine

    19931h 30mUnrated
    5.3 (956)
    A police detective investigates the murder of a man found dismembered in a washing machine and is drawn into a web of deceit and murder by the dead man's lover, Vida, and her two sisters, Sissy and Ludmilla.
    DirectorRuggero DeodatoStarsPhilippe CaroitIlaria BorrelliKatarzyna Figura
  • What Have You Done to Solange? (1972)

    11. What Have You Done to Solange?

    19721h 47mR
    6.9 (6.3K)
    A teacher who is having an affair with one of his students is reluctant to present an alibi when his lover witnesses the first in a series of murders connected to their school.
    DirectorMassimo DallamanoStarsFabio TestiKarin BaalCristina Galbó
  • Patricia Medina in Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)

    12. Phantom of the Rue Morgue

    19541h 23mApproved
    5.9 (1.2K)
    When several women are found mutilated and murdered, the Paris police are baffled as to who the killer may be. All evidence points to Dupin, but soon it becomes apparent that it is someone (or something) stronger and deadlier than a human.
    DirectorRoy Del RuthStarsKarl MaldenClaude DauphinPatricia Medina
  • Exterminator City (2005)

    13. Exterminator City

    20051h 20mNot RatedVideo
    2.8 (280)
    The Year is 2027. A robot pest controller turned serial killer has embarked on a murderous rampage, carving his way through the population of Atro City. Following in the wake of his destruction are a tough robot homicide detective and a sinister robot psychiatrist. Their investigation will take them on a terrifying journey into a twisted technological nightmare, more terrifying than you can ever imagine.
    DirectorClive CohenStarsJulie StrainBrinke StevensTeresa May
  • The Slasher ... Is the Sex Maniac! (1972)

    14. The Slasher ... Is the Sex Maniac!

    19721h 28mR
    6.0 (1.3K)
    A serial killer is on the loose. His victims are unfaithful wives and he always leaves compromising photographs at the crime scene.
    DirectorRoberto Bianchi MonteroStarsFarley GrangerSylva KoscinaSilvano Tranquilli
  • Francesca (2015)

    15. Francesca

    20151h 20m
    5.3 (617)
    Someone is viciously murdering people, people with criminal pasts. It appears that the murders may be linked to the disappearance of a young girl 15 years previously.
    DirectorLuciano OnettiStarsRaúl GederliniLuis Emilio RodríguezSilvina Grippaldi
  • The Editor (2014)

    16. The Editor

    20141h 35mNot Rated
    6.0 (3.6K)
    A film editor gets embroiled in a string of murders.
    DirectorsAdam BrooksMatthew KennedyStarsPaz de la HuertaAdam BrooksMatthew Kennedy
  • Love Brides of the Blood Mummy (1973)

    17. Love Brides of the Blood Mummy

    19731h 33m
    4.7 (250)
    A revived mummy needs the blood of young women to slake his thirst.
    DirectorAlejandro MartíStarsJorge RigaudMichael FlynnCatherine Franck
  • George Sanders and Merle Oberon in The Lodger (1944)

    18. The Lodger

    19441h 24mApproved
    7.0 (4.3K)
    A landlady suspects that her new lodger is Jack the Ripper.
    DirectorJohn BrahmStarsLaird CregarMerle OberonGeorge Sanders
  • James Spader in Jack's Back (1988)

    19. Jack's Back

    19881h 37mR
    5.8 (4.7K)
    A serial killer in Los Angeles celebrates Jack the Ripper's 100th birthday by committing similar murders.
    DirectorRowdy HerringtonStarsJames SpaderCynthia GibbJim Haynie
  • Jack the Ripper (1959)

    20. Jack the Ripper

    19591h 24mNot Rated
    6.1 (1.1K)
    A serial killer is murdering women in the Whitechapel district of London. An American policeman is brought in to help Scotland Yard solve the case.
    DirectorsRobert S. BakerMonty BermanStarsLee PattersonEddie ByrneBetty McDowall
  • The Monster of London City (1964)

    21. The Monster of London City

    19641h 27m
    5.8 (335)
    Then the spirit of Jack the Ripper seems to be very much alive in 1960s London as a series of brutal slayings by the Monster of London City has Scotland Yard baffled. In a macabre coincidence, a new play about the famous murderer is about to become a major West End hit... and the leading man is rapidly becoming the prime suspect!
    DirectorEdwin ZbonekStarsHansjörg FelmyMarianne KochDietmar Schönherr
  • 22. Ripper

    In modern day New York City, a series of slayings greatly resembling the Whitechapel murders are baffling police and the public alike. As the NYPD attempts to solve the mystery of the New York Ripper, a group of Ripperologists begin their own investigation and may get closer to cracking a 130 year old case than they would ever imagine.
    DirectorMichael Gibrall
  • Dead Eyes of London (1961)

    23. Dead Eyes of London

    19611h 44mNot Rated
    6.3 (1.4K)
    Wealthy, heavily-insured men are being murdered at an alarming rate. Scotland Yard investigates and finds clues that lead to a ring of blind men, led by a mysterious "reverend."
    DirectorAlfred VohrerStarsJoachim FuchsbergerKarin BaalDieter Borsche
  • The Secret of the Telegian (1960)

    24. The Secret of the Telegian

    19601h 25m
    6.1 (318)
    Men are being murdered by a psycho called "The Telegian," who uses a matter-transmitting device to locate his victims.
    DirectorJun FukudaStarsKôji TsurutaYumi ShirakawaSeizaburô Kawazu
  • The H-Man (1958)

    25. The H-Man

    19581h 19mApproved
    6.0 (1.8K)
    When a narcotics deal goes sour and a suspect disappears, leaving only his clothes, Tokyo police question his wife and stake out the nightclub where she works. His disappearance stumps the police - until a young scientist appears who claims that H-Bomb tests in the Pacific, evidenced by a "ghost ship" that has turned up in the harbor, have created radioactive creatures - "H-Men" - who ooze like slime and dissolve anyone they touch.
    DirectorIshirô HondaStarsYumi ShirakawaKenji SaharaAkihiko Hirata

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