20 movies like Kalifornia, ordered by similarity : Halloween(2018), Cop Car(2015), A Walk Among the Tombstones(2014), The Velvet Touch(1948), The ToyBox(2018), The Hitcher(1986), Greta(2018), A Serial Killer's Guide to Life(2019), Let the Devil Wear Black(1999), Never Grow Old(2019), Kill Your Friends(2015), Dead End(2003) ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1993
117 Minutes
Brad Pitt Juliette Lewis David Duchovny Michelle Forbes Sierra Pecheur Gregory Mars Martin Judson Vaughn David Rose
serial killer photographer writer parole officer victim girlfriend dark intense uneasy united states california pittsburgh road desert serial murders road trip hostage situation rivalry pursuit discovery
A journalist duo go on a tour of serial killer murder sites with two companions, unaware that one of them is a serial killer himself.
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
USA
2015
88 Minutes
Kevin Bacon James Freedson-Jackson Hays Wellford Camryn Manheim Shea Whigham Sean Hartley Kyra Sedgwick Sit Lenh
young boy friend sheriff mysterious man woman hostage brutal disturbing gory intense suspenseful tense united states field road car woods country road rebellion mystery
A small-town sheriff sets out to find the two kids who have taken his car on a joy ride.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
USA
2014
114 Minutes
Liam Neeson Dan Stevens David Harbour Boyd Holbrook Maurice Compte Adam David Thompson Astro Sebastian Roche Mark Consuelos Ólafur Darri Ólafsson Laura Birn
detective client drug trafficker murder victim murderer friend brooding confident intense gripping new york city office crime scene car bar apartment detective work murder morality work-life balance
Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1948
97 Minutes
Rosalind Russell Leo Genn Claire Trevor Sydney Greenstreet Leon Ames Frank McHugh Walter Kingsford Dan Tobin Lex Barker Nydia Westman Theresa Harris
broadway star producer ex-girlfriend rival architect police detective intense suspenseful melodramatic broadway theater new york city blackmail murder investigation broadway show business crimes of passion transformation rivalry mystery
A Broadway star unintentionally kills her impresario but keeps mum about it when the police investigator targets a rival actress.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA
2018
95 Minutes
Denise Richards Mischa Barton Katie Keene Matt Mercer Andrew Staton Carolyne Maraghi Brian Nagel Jeff Denton David Greathouse Greg Violand Trevor Butcher
mother husband estranged brother estranged father child brutal gory gripping uneasy tense disturbing rv road desert demonic possession road trip travel murder paranoia mystery
An estranged family take a trip to the desert in their used RV but become stranded and isolated in the scorching terrain. They soon learn their RV holds terrible, haunting secrets, and it starts killing them off one by one.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1986
97 Minutes
Rutger Hauer C. Thomas Howell Jennifer Jason Leigh Jeffrey DeMunn John M. Jackson Billy Green Bush Jack Thibeau Armin Shimerman
young man hitchhiker waitress police officer serial killer chilling dark thrilling desert highway car diner police station road trip serial murders mistaken identity stalking torture escape pursuit
A young man who escapes the clutches of a murderous hitchhiker is subsequently stalked by the hitcher and framed for his crimes.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Ireland|USA
2018
98 Minutes
Isabelle Huppert Chloë Grace Moretz Maika Monroe Colm Feore Stephen Rea Zawe Ashton Jeff Hiller Thaddeus Daniels Raven Dauda Parker Sawyers
pianist teacher friend widow stalker bleak dark creepy uneasy tense thrilling new york city subway apartment restaurant office stalking strangers obsession obsessive love
A young woman befriends a lonely widow who's harboring a dark and deadly agenda toward her.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
2019
81 Minutes
Katie Brayben Poppy Roe Ben Lloyd-Hughes Sarah Ball Tomiwa Edun Sinead Matthews Sian Clifford Owain Rhys Davies
addict life coach young woman serial killer brash engaging gripping gutsy quirky england road house car murder unlikely allies unlikely criminal road trip adventure discovery mystery
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1999
89 Minutes
Jonathan Penner Jacqueline Bisset Mary-Louise Parker Jamey Sheridan Philip Baker Hall Jonathan Banks Maury Chaykin Chris Sarandon
graduate student mother uncle girlfriend bartender dark gritty uneasy sultry los angeles california nightclub house restroom murder mourning greed sex mental breakdown family dysfunction
In this updated version of Shakespeare's Hamlet, a young man comes face-to-face with personal treachery after suspecting that his father may have been murdered.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Western
Ireland|Belgium|France|Luxembourg|UK
2019
100 Minutes
Emile Hirsch John Cusack Danny Webb Antonia Campbell Hughes Paul Ronan Déborah François Blake Berris Paul Reid
outlaw gang member undertaker family member murderer victim brutal brash bleak tense gripping uneasy frontier small town house cemetery church california frontier life gang war
An Irish undertaker profits when outlaws take over a peaceful American frontier town, but his family comes under threat as the death toll rises.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
UK
2015
103 Minutes
Nicholas Hoult James Corden Tom Riley Georgia King Edward Hogg Rosanna Arquette Craig Roberts Jim Piddock Joseph Mawle Osy Ikhile Ella Smith
musician executive colleague friend killer psychopath bleak confident disturbing intense shocking uneasy office stage concert stage crime scene united kingdom ambition murder betrayal
An A&R man working at the height of the Britpop music craze goes to extremes in order to find his next hit.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
France
2003
83 Minutes
Ray Wise Fabrice Canepa Alexandra Holden Lin Shaye Mick Cain Billy Asher Amber Smith Steve Valentine Clement Blake Jimmy Skaggs Ivan Kraljevic
father daughter wife son boyfriend woman dark chilling tense california road car road trip death accident ghosts hitchhiker christmas mystery escape
Christmas Eve. On his way to his in-laws with his family, Frank Harrington decides to try a shortcut, for the first time in 20 years. It turns out to be the biggest mistake of his life.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
USA
2018
123 Minutes
Nicole Kidman Toby Kebbell Tatiana Maslany Sebastian Stan Scoot McNairy Bradley Whitford Toby Huss James Jordan Beau Knapp Jade Pettyjohn Shamier Anderson
police officer gang member gang leader criminal detective brash brutal bleak gripping intense california desert restaurant police station murder revenge police work undercover operations gangs pursuit
A police detective reconnects with people from an undercover assignment in her distant past in order to make peace.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA|Canada|UK
2019
83 Minutes
Alexandra Daddario Keean Johnson Johnny Knoxville Logan Miller Maddie Hasson Allison McAtee Austin Swift Tanner Beard Stephanie Moroz Amy Forsyth
music lover friend group leader religious fanatic cult member brutal campy cheeky dark disturbing frenetic intense shocking thrilling tense suspenseful country house united states cult satanism
Three best friends embark on a road trip to a heavy-metal show, where they bond with three aspiring musicians and head off to one of the girls' country home for an after-party.
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Gay & Lesbian
Canada|USA
2008
90 Minutes
Chad Allen Sebastian Spence Sebastien Roberts Brittney Wilson Jason Poulsen Daryl Shuttleworth Nelson Wong
lawyer private investigator murderer murder suspect murder victim dark chilling tense suspenseful united states murder murder investigation private detective mystery crime discovery mystery pursuit 2000s
Tim Callahan, aide to New York Senator Lauren Platt, is disappointed that all of the $3 million funding has been pulled from his latest pet project, a safe zone for children and youth. His ... See full summary »
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
UK
1960
109 Minutes
Karl Boehm Moira Shearer Anna Massey Maxine Audley Esmond Knight Bartlett Mullins Shirley Anne Field Michael Goodliffe Brenda Bruce Martin Miller Pamela Green
murderer victim neighbor police officer psychiatrist photographer dark fascinating intense disturbing london film set hotel apartment voyeurism fear serial murders filmmaking secret research
A young man murders women, using a movie camera to film their dying expressions of terror.
Mystery & Thriller
Canada
1989
92 Minutes
salesman tow truck driver daughter truck driver mechanic tense uneasy dark suspenseful gas station manitoba, canada road small town family home car accident kidnapping stranded father/daughter relationship family dysfunction mind games
Three lonely people depend on each other when they get stranded at a deserted gas station in a blizzard. Floyd is a truck driver balancing on the edge of lunacy. He is the caring father of ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2014
117 Minutes
Jake Gyllenhaal Rene Russo Bill Paxton Riz Ahmed Ann Cusack Kevin Rahm Michael Hyatt Viviana Chavez Chad Guerrero Kathleen York
scavenger thief cameraman director friend police detective brooding dark intense los angeles highway car newsroom office police station accident ambition voyeurism money crime
When Louis Bloom, a con man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1953
71 Minutes
hitchhiker sociopath victim hostage escaped convict creepy suspenseful chilling california mexico car hostage situation manhunt serial murders survival pursuit escape 1950s
Two fishermen pick up a psychotic escaped convict who tells them that he intends to murder them when the ride is over.