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Cat-and-Mouse: Best Serial Killer, Psychological Battles and Psychopath Movies/Shows

by muybueno16 • Created 6 years ago • Modified 2 days ago
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  • Nicole Kidman in Dead Calm (1989)

    1. Dead Calm

    19891h 36mR70Metascore
    6.8 (46K)
    After a tragedy, John Ingram and his wife Rae are spending some time isolated at sea, when they come across a stranger who has abandoned a sinking ship.
    DirectorPhillip NoyceStarsNicole KidmanSam NeillBilly Zane
  • Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman in Se7en (1995)

    2. Se7en

    19952h 7mR65Metascore
    8.6 (1.9M)
    Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.
    DirectorDavid FincherStarsMorgan FreemanBrad PittKevin Spacey
  • Robert Mitchum, Gregory Peck, Polly Bergen, and Lori Martin in Cape Fear (1962)

    3. Cape Fear

    19621h 46mApproved76Metascore
    7.7 (34K)
    A lawyer's family is stalked by a man he once helped put in jail.
    DirectorJ. Lee ThompsonStarsGregory PeckRobert MitchumPolly Bergen
  • Criminal Minds (2005)

    4. Criminal Minds

    2005– 357 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.1 (233K)
    The FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit in Quantico helps police solve violent serial crimes using profiling. Team members analyze evidence and psychology to catch unknown subjects, but their demanding work affects personal lives.
    CreatorJeff DavisStarsKirsten VangsnessA.J. CookMatthew Gray Gubler
  • Bruce Willis in Hostage (2005)

    5. Hostage

    20051h 53mR44Metascore
    6.5 (115K)
    When a family is held hostage, former hostage negotiator Jeff Talley arrives at the scene. Talley's own family is kidnapped and Talley must decide which is more important: saving a family he doesn't even know or saving his own family.
    DirectorFlorent-Emilio SiriStarsBruce WillisKevin PollakSerena Scott Thomas
  • Ransom! (1956)

    6. Ransom!

    19561h 49mApproved
    6.9 (2.5K)
    After the child of wealthy parents gets abducted, the police and a member of the press intervene to assist the parents in their search but end up complicating their impending decisions.
    DirectorAlex SegalStarsGlenn FordDonna ReedLeslie Nielsen
  • Bruce Willis in Die Hard (1988)

    7. Die Hard

    19882h 12mR72Metascore
    8.2 (996K)
    A New York City cop, John McClane, tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas Eve party at the Nakatomi Plaza Skyscraper in Los Angeles, California.
    DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsBruce WillisAlan RickmanBonnie Bedelia
  • Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Al Pacino, Ted Levine, Wes Studi, Jerry Trimble, and Mykelti Williamson in Heat (1995)

    8. Heat

    19952h 50mR76Metascore
    8.3 (766K)
    A group of high-end professional thieves start to feel the heat from the LAPD when they unknowingly leave a verbal clue at their latest heist.
    DirectorMichael MannStarsAl PacinoRobert De NiroVal Kilmer
  • Keanu Reeves in Speed (1994)

    9. Speed

    19941h 56mR78Metascore
    7.3 (412K)
    A deranged bomb expert, Howard Payne, rigs a city bus with a bomb that will explode if it drops below 50 mph. It's up to officer Jack Traven and passenger Annie Porter to work together to keep the bus moving and save everyone on board.
    DirectorJan de BontStarsKeanu ReevesDennis HopperSandra Bullock
  • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)

    10. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    1999– 574 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.1 (138K)
    Follows the New York City Police Department's (NYPD) Special Victims Unit (SVU), a specially trained squad of detectives who investigates sex crimes including rape, child sexual abuse, human trafficking and domestic violence.
    CreatorDick WolfStarsMariska HargitayChristopher MeloniIce-T
  • Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Eric Bogosian, Julianne Nicholson, and Chris Noth in Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)

    11. Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    2001–2011195 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.6 (29K)
    Follows the New York City Police Department's (NYPD) Major Case Squad (MCS), a force of detectives who investigate high-profile murder cases, while also showing parts of the crime from the perpetrator's point of view.
    CreatorsRene BalcerDick WolfStarsKathryn ErbeVincent D'OnofrioJamey Sheridan
  • Marg Helgenberger, George Eads, and William Petersen in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)

    12. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    2000–2015335 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.7 (92K)
    A team of Crime Scene Investigators (CSI's) work with the Las Vegas Police Department (LVPD) to solve crimes by using advanced scientific methods and technology in Las Vegas, Nevada.
    CreatorAnthony E. ZuikerStarsWilliam PetersenLaurence FishburneTed Danson
  • Robert De Niro, Juliette Lewis, Nick Nolte, and Jessica Lange in Cape Fear (1991)

    13. Cape Fear

    19912h 8mR73Metascore
    7.3 (230K)
    A convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a fourteen-year sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroNick NolteJessica Lange
  • Rutger Hauer in Bone Daddy (1998)

    14. Bone Daddy

    19981h 30mR
    5.3 (1.6K)
    When a pathologist-turned-author publishes a novel about the true case of a serial killer still at large, he inadvertently inspires the murderer to kill again.
    DirectorMario AzzopardiStarsRutger HauerBarbara WilliamsR.H. Thomson
  • Denzel Washington and John Lithgow in Ricochet (1991)

    15. Ricochet

    19911h 42mR49Metascore
    6.2 (22K)
    Hitman seeks revenge on a police officer turned District Attorney.
    DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsDenzel WashingtonJohn LithgowIce-T
  • Red Team (1999)

    16. Red Team

    19991h 30mR
    4.5 (631)
    Two FBI agents join a special team of operatives called Red Team that hunts serial killers. One of the suspects is soon found dead. The follow up investigation reveals that someone may be executing suspected serial killers.
    DirectorJeremy HaftStarsPatrick MuldoonCathy MoriartyTim Thomerson
  • Ashley Jones and Jennifer Lyons in Devil's Prey (2001)

    17. Devil's Prey

    20011h 28mR
    3.4 (1.1K)
    A group of young adults attend an all-night rave only to discover that it's a trap for a satanic cult that requires flesh for bloody sacrifices.After a night of being chased by masked members, the would-be victims find sanctuary
    DirectorBradford MayStarsAshley JonesCharlie O'ConnellBryan Kirkwood
  • Patsy Kensit and Patrick Muldoon in Bad Karma (2001)

    18. Bad Karma

    20011h 32mR
    3.3 (774)
    A psychiatric patient terrorizes her psychiatrist, whom she believes is the reincarnation of Jack the Ripper.
    DirectorJohn HoughStarsPatsy KensitPatrick MuldoonAmy Locane
  • Michael Douglas in Falling Down (1993)

    19. Falling Down

    19931h 53mR56Metascore
    7.6 (218K)
    An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.
    DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsMichael DouglasRobert DuvallBarbara Hershey
  • Christian Bale in American Psycho (2000)

    20. American Psycho

    20001h 42mR64Metascore
    7.6 (790K)
    A wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies.
    DirectorMary HarronStarsChristian BaleJustin TherouxJosh Lucas
  • Mila Kunis in American Psycho II: All American Girl (2002)

    21. American Psycho II: All American Girl

    20021h 28mRVideo
    3.7 (19K)
    A girl named Rachael Newman has developed a taste for murder and will stop at nothing to become a college professor's assistant.
    DirectorMorgan J. FreemanStarsMila KunisWilliam ShatnerGeraint Wyn Davies
  • The Watcher (2000)

    22. The Watcher

    20001h 37mR22Metascore
    5.3 (29K)
    A detective relocates after failing to catch a serial killer. Once settled, the killer resurfaces in his new city and begins sending photos of future victims.
    DirectorJoe CharbanicStarsJames SpaderKeanu ReevesMarisa Tomei
  • Dolph Lundgren in Jill Rips (2000)

    23. Jill Rips

    20001h 34mR
    3.9 (1.3K)
    A tough guy goes undercover on a personal mission of vengeance into the hardcore world of S&M, to find out who's responsible for the death of his brother.
    DirectorAnthony HickoxStarsDolph LundgrenDanielle BrettRichard Fitzpatrick
  • Kiefer Sutherland in After Alice (2000)

    24. After Alice

    20001h 40mR
    5.3 (1.8K)
    A washed-up detective discovers his own psychic ability when assigned to investigate a serial murder case. The killer has a deranged obsession with the novel "Alice in Wonderland." As the psychopath's bloody reign of terror continues, the cop spirals deeper and deeper into the case where the horrors of the past and present come together.
    DirectorPaul MarcusStarsKiefer SutherlandHenry CzernyPolly Walker
  • Oxygen (1999)

    25. Oxygen

    19991h 32mR
    6.0 (4.9K)
    Two guys kidnap the wife of a rich man and bury her in a box with 24 hours of oxygen. Tough NYPD Detective Maddy and others get the case. Will they get to her in time?
    DirectorRichard ShepardStarsMaura TierneyAdrien BrodyJames Naughton

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