20 movies like No Way to Treat a Lady, ordered by similarity : The Strangler(1964), Mother(2009), Requiem for Murder(1998), Halloween(2018), Laura(1944), The Snowman(2017), Deep Red(1975), Phantom Lady(1944), The Zodiac(2005), The Card Player(2004), Angel Heart(1987), The Stranger Within(1990) ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1968
108 Minutes
Rod Steiger George Segal Lee Remick Eileen Heckart Murray Hamilton Michael Dunn Barbara Baxley Ruth White Doris Roberts David Doyle
serial killer psychopath overbearing parent police detective mother victim suspenseful amusing dark new york city apartment household bedroom serial murders mother/son relationship mental illness investigation mind games police work pursuit
A crafty serial killer plays a game of cat-and-mouse with a harried police detective trying to track him down.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1964
89 Minutes
Victor Buono David McLean Diane Sayer Davey Davison Baynes Barron Ellen Corby Michael Ryan
serial killer lab worker nurse detective young woman dark brutal tense suspenseful city amusement park apartment hospital serial murders loneliness murder investigation change of heart unusual friendship pursuit mystery
An overweight lab technician with low self esteem, brought on by his dominant mother, becomes a serial killer of female nurses.
Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
South Korea
2009
128 Minutes
Kim Hye-ja Won Bin Ku Jin Je-mun Yun Mi-Seon Jeon Byoung-Soon Kim
mother widow son suspect police detective defense attorney dark emotional gripping small town south korea shop family home mother/son relationship murder investigation incarceration framed vigilantism love
A mother desperately searches for the killer who framed her son for a girl's horrific murder.
Mystery & Thriller
Canada
1998
105 Minutes
Molly Ringwald Chris Heyerdahl Lynne Adams Alan Fawcett Chris Mulkey Edward Yankie Charles Powell Ellen David Tanja Reichert Serge Houde Jayne Heitmeyer
disc jockey detective music professor killer suspect partner suspenseful tense dark philadelphia radio station police station crime scene serial murders investigation obsession crime police work mental illness mystery
Anne Winslow hosts a popular classical music radio show. Detective Lou Heinz discovers Anne is connected to a series of murders in which the victim is killed via poisoned wine while a radio... See full summary »
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Other
USA|UK
2018
106 Minutes
Jamie Lee Curtis Judy Greer Andi Matichak Will Patton Virginia Gardner Nick Castle Haluk Bilginer James Jude Courtney Miles Robbins Dylan Arnold Drew Scheid
victim serial killer murderer rival psychopath creepy uneasy tense gory gripping thrilling haddonfield, ill. house forest mental institution suburb bus murder escape revenge
Laurie Strode confronts her long-time foe Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.
Mystery & Thriller
1944
88 Minutes
Gene Tierney Dana Andrews Clifton Webb Vincent Price Judith Anderson Dorothy Adams James Flavin Clyde Fillmore Ralph Dunn Grant Mitchell Kathleen Howard
police detective businesswoman columnist boyfriend wealthy woman housekeeper dark intricate suspenseful new york city apartment police station cabin murder investigation infatuation unrequited love mistaken identity mystery pursuit
An arrogant New York columnist (Clifton Webb) taunts a detective (Dana Andrews) obsessed with a slain woman's (Gene Tierney) portrait.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK|USA|China|Sweden|Japan
2017
119 Minutes
Michael Fassbender Rebecca Ferguson Charlotte Gainsbourg Jonas Karlsson J.K. Simmons Val Kilmer David Dencik Toby Jones Chloë Sevigny James D'Arcy Sofia Helin
detective snowman serial killer murder suspect murder victim sociopath brutal gory gripping suspenseful disturbing intense barn cabin field house mountain horror murder investigation serial murders
Detective Harry Hole investigates the disappearance of a woman whose scarf is found wrapped around an ominous-looking snowman.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Italy
1975
126 Minutes
David Hemmings Daria Nicolodi Gabriele Lavia Clara Calamai Macha Méril Glauco Mauri Eros Pagni Giuliana Calandra
music teacher reporter killer creepy gory dark italy household murder mystery investigation serial murders quest mystery 1960s
A jazz pianist and a wisecracking journalist are pulled into a complex web of mystery after the former witnesses the brutal murder of a psychic.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1944
87 Minutes
Franchot Tone Ella Raines Alan Curtis Aurora Miranda Thomas Gomez Fay Helm Elisha Cook Jr. Andrew Tombes Regis Toomey Joseph Crehan Doris Lloyd
husband friend secretary detective drummer stranger suspenseful gripping tense new york city bar office apartment nightclub murder false accusations investigation devotion mystery pursuit
A devoted secretary risks her life to try to find the elusive woman who may prove her boss didn't murder his selfish wife.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2005
92 Minutes
Justin Chambers Robin Tunney Rory Culkin William Mapother Brad Henke Rex Linn Philip Baker Hall Marty Lindsey Shelby Alexis Irey Kris Palm Nate Dushku
police detective wife son police chief serial killer victim brooding gripping somber california san francisco police station house crime scene vallejo, calif. serial murders investigation obsession family zodiac killer
An elusive serial killer known as the Zodiac terrorizes the San Francisco Bay in the late 1960s, while detectives aim to stop him before he claims more victims. Based on a true story.
Mystery & Thriller
Italy
2004
102 Minutes
Stefania Rocca Liam Cunningham Silvio Muccino Adalberto Maria Merli Fiore Argento Vera Gemma
detective police officer italian killer victim police chief suspenseful dark rome police station apartment river serial murders poker gambling murder investigation kidnapping survival pursuit mystery
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.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
UK|Canada|USA
1987
113 Minutes
Mickey Rourke Robert De Niro Lisa Bonet Charlotte Rampling Stocker Fontelieu Brownie McGhee Michael Higgins Charles Gordone Kathleen Wilhoite
private investigator singer daughter satan magician dark gripping suspenseful new york city new orleans hotel racetrack mystery murder secret detective voodoo investigation mystery pursuit
A private investigator is hired by a man who calls himself Louis Cyphre to track down a singer named Johnny Favorite. But the investigation takes an unexpected and somber turn.
Mystery & Thriller
Czechoslovakia
1990
96 Minutes
mother fiancé impostor police officer chilling dark shocking lake hospital minnesota small town reunion manipulation dark secrets mother/son relationship kidnapping murder mystery rivalry 1990s
This movie tells a story of the dark side of communism, corruption in everyday life through the eyes of an ordinary man working as a new engineer in a factory.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1943
108 Minutes
Teresa Wright Joseph Cotten Hume Cronyn Macdonald Carey Henry Travers Patricia Collinge Edna May Wonacott Wallace Ford Irving Bacon Charles Bates Clarence Muse
uncle serial killer young girl neighbor detective widow dark suspenseful household small town murder surveillance poison newspapers paranoia infatuation pursuit mystery 1940s
A young girl, overjoyed when her favorite uncle comes to visit the family, slowly begins to suspect that he is in fact the "Merry Widow" killer sought by the authorities.
Mystery & Thriller
Spain
2015
127 Minutes
Antonio de la Torre Roberto Álamo Javier Pereira Luis Zahera Raúl Prieto Mónica López Alfonso Bassave
serial killer pope religious person detective investigator government official engaging thrilling suspenseful intense dark madrid spain police station street crime scene big city investigation murder mysterious deaths
Inspectors Velarde and Alfaro must find what appears to be a serial killer. This hunt against the clock will make them realize something they'd never thought about: neither one of them is that different from the killer.
Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Crime
Denmark|Germany|Sweden|Norway
2016
119 Minutes
Nikolaj Lie Kaas Fares Fares Johanne Louise Schmidt Søren Pilmark Jakob Oftebro Pål Sverre Hagen Lotte Andersen Signe Anastassia Mannov Laura Bro Divya Das Amanda Collin
detective investigator murder suspect murder victim criminal thrilling gripping suspenseful shocking boarding school crime scene police station denmark crime investigation murder cold case serial murders discovery mystery
Two intertwined cases linking the past with the present will require the aid of Department Q to catch an elusive serial killer, while time is running out.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
2002
102 Minutes
August Diehl Christian Redl Nadeshda Brennicke Ilknur Bahadir Jasmin Schwiers Johan Leysen Monica Bleibtreu Joe Bausch Fatih Cevikkollu Florian Panzner Ingo Naujoks
rookie cop police detective forensic expert serial killer missing girl daughter dark creepy suspenseful berlin rave basement crime scene murder tattoos crime father/daughter relationship police work investigation mystery
Two mismatched policemen (August Diehl, Christian Redl) search for a serial killer who has a fondness for tattooed skin.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Australia|Canada
2014
93 Minutes
Essie Davis Daniel Henshall Noah Wiseman Hayley McElhinney Barbara West Cathy Adamek Benjamin Winspear Craig Behenna
widow son monster intense somber thrilling shocking suspenseful brutal house child's room bedroom depression children's book monsters mother/son relationship fear horror films transformation mystery
A single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book titled "Mister Babadook" manifests in their home.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1945
66 Minutes
Tom Conway Paula Corday Sharyn Moffet Edward Brophy Fay Helm Robert Armstrong
detective partner young girl butler wealthy woman bootlegger dark suspenseful train san francisco household jail hotel room ship murder racketeering smuggling impersonation father/daughter relationship investigation
The Falcon and his friend Goldie Locke check into what appears to be a silk-smuggling racket in San Francisco.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1986
119 Minutes
William Petersen Kim Greist Dennis Farina Joan Allen Brian Cox Stephen Lang Tom Noonan
serial killer cannibal fbi agent coworker journalist dark suspenseful chilling atlanta house prison quantico murder manhunt secret plans collaboration revenge mutilation discovery pursuit
Former F.B.I. profiler Will Graham (William Petersen) returns to service to pursue a deranged serial killer named "the Tooth Fairy" (Tom Noonan) by the media.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|UK
2002
118 Minutes
Al Pacino Robin Williams Hilary Swank Maura Tierney Martin Donovan Nicky Katt Paul Dooley Jonathan Jackson Larry Holden Katharine Isabelle
detective murderer police officer psychopath dark suspenseful school alaska cabin hotel tunnel blackmail interrogation murder investigation crime mystery pursuit 2000s
Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.