20 movies like When the Bough Breaks, ordered by similarity : Murder by Decree(1979), Deep Red(1975), After Alice(1999), Requiem for Murder(1998), Tattoo(2002), Zulu(2013), May God Save Us(2015), A Conspiracy of Faith(2016), The Bone Collector(1999), Tell No One(2006), The Unseen(1945), No Way to Treat a Lady(1968) ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1993
103 Minutes
Ally Walker Martin Sheen Ron Perlman Robert Knepper Scott Lawrence John P. Connolly Tara Subkoff
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Police detectives investigate the apparent serial killing of several children, after finding severed hands.
Mystery & Thriller
UK|Canada
1979
121 Minutes
Christopher Plummer James Mason Donald Sutherland David Hemmings Susan Clark Anthony Quayle John Gielgud Frank Finlay
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Sherlock Holmes investigates the murders commited by Jack the Ripper and discovers a conspiracy to protect the killer.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Italy
1975
126 Minutes
David Hemmings Daria Nicolodi Gabriele Lavia Clara Calamai Macha Méril Glauco Mauri Eros Pagni Giuliana Calandra
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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
UK|Germany|Canada
1999
100 Minutes
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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 ... See full summary »
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
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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
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
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Two mismatched policemen (August Diehl, Christian Redl) search for a serial killer who has a fondness for tattooed skin.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
France|South Africa
2013
110 Minutes
Orlando Bloom Forest Whitaker Conrad Kemp Inge Beckmann Tinarie Van Wyk-Loots Regardt van den Bergh Randall Majiet Patrick Lyster Joelle Kayembe
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Policemen Ali Sokhela and Brian Epkeen investigate the brutal murder of a young white woman, apparently provoked by the availability of a new illegal drug and somehow connected to the disappearance of black street children.
Mystery & Thriller
Spain
2015
127 Minutes
Antonio de la Torre Roberto Álamo Javier Pereira Luis Zahera Raúl Prieto Mónica López Alfonso Bassave
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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
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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.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|Canada
1999
113 Minutes
Denzel Washington Angelina Jolie Queen Latifah Michael Rooker Mike McGlone Luis Guzman Leland Orser John Benjamin Hickey Bobby Cannavale Ed O'Neill Larry Day
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A quadriplegic ex-homicide detective and his partner try to track down a serial killer who is terrorizing New York City.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France|UK
2006
126 Minutes
François Cluzet André Dussollier Marie-Josée Croze Kristin Scott Thomas Nathalie Baye François Berléand Jean Rochefort Guillaume Canet Gilles Lellouche Olivier Marchal Philippe Lefebvre
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An accidental discovery near a doctor's estate stirs up some painful memories eight years after his wife's hideous murder, and now, things are bound to take a turn for the unexpected. Does the good doctor know more than he's letting on?
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1945
81 Minutes
Joel McCrea Gail Russell Herbert Marshall Phyllis Brooks Isobel Elsom Norman Lloyd Mikhail Rasumny Elisabeth Risdon Tom Tully Nona Griffith Richard Lyon
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A secretive widower hires a governess for his children, a willful boy and impressionable girl. Strange occurrences and the governess's curiosity lead her to unlock the secrets of the mysterious and uninhabited brownstone next door.
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
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A crafty serial killer plays a game of cat-and-mouse with a harried police detective trying to track him down.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Argentina|Spain
2009
127 Minutes
Ricardo Darín Soledad Villamil Carla Quevedo Pablo Rago Javier Godino Guillermo Francella José Luis Gioia Bárbara Palladino Rudy Romano Mario Alarcón Alejandro Abelenda
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A retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases and for his unreciprocated love with his superior - both of which still haunt him decades later.
Gay & Lesbian, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2005
102 Minutes
Robert Downey Jr. Val Kilmer Michelle Monaghan Corbin Bernsen Dash Mihok Larry Miller Rockmond Dunbar Shannyn Sossamon Angela Lindvall Indio Falconer Downey Ariel Winter
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A murder mystery brings together a private eye, a struggling actress, and a thief masquerading as an actor.
Mystery & Thriller
1997
102 Minutes
Tim Roth Joshua Pate Chris Penn Michael Rooker Renée Zellweger Ellen Burstyn Rosanna Arquette
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A wealthy man (Tim Roth) turns the tables on two detectives (Chris Penn, Michael Rooker) grilling him about a prostitute's brutal murder.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1994
88 Minutes
Billy Zane Louis Gossett Jr. Kristin Minter Louis Giambalvo Tom Mason
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Police Detective Jack Flinder (Billy Zane) is already in trouble with the rest of his force for imprisoning a corrupt partner, but now he has a new problem with which to deal. Things get much worse from there.
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
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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
Ireland|UK|USA
1990
97 Minutes
Tom Skerritt Michael Parks Lauren Tewes Nancy Everhard Bill McKinney Lonny Chapman
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Jimmy Rabbitte, an unemployed Dublin boy, decides to put together a soul band made up entirely of the Irish working class.
Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi, Horror
USA
2014
82 Minutes
Danielle Lozeau Andrea Monier Anthony Fanelli Bill Oberst Jr. Robin Steffen Caryn Richman Brandon Despain Myles Cranford Justin Ferrari
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A documentary film crew investigates a series of brutal killings known as the Black Water murders. As they delve deeper into the story they stumble upon a horrifying secret, one that they may not survive.
Mystery & Thriller
India
2005
138 Minutes
Meera Ashmit Patel Koel Purie Neena Gupta Rupak Mann Alyy Khan Vishwajeet Pradhan Avtar Gill Bobby Darling Padma Rani Sarita Joshi
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Bombay Police are baffled when several women of lose moral, bar girls, and prostitutes are found brutally murdered by a scalpel. The Police would like to assign this case to Inspector ... See full summary »