20 movies like Citizen X, ordered by similarity : Stripped to Kill(1987), Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery(2008), A Conspiracy of Faith(2016), Memories of Murder(2003), Psycho Raman(2016), The Snowman(2017), Zulu(2013), Roberto Succo(2001), After the Thin Man(1936), Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion(1970), The Price of Silence(1959), Insomnia(1997) ...
Drama
1995
103 Minutes
Stephen Rea Donald Sutherland Max von Sydow Jeffrey DeMunn John Wood Joss Ackland Radu Amzulescu Ralph Nossek Czeskaw Grocholski Ion Caramitru Andras Balint
police detective serial killer communist psychiatrist forensic expert somber dark soviet union forest laboratory murder political corruption bureaucracy investigation communism fbi quest pursuit 1980s
Russian police-detective Viktor Burakov (Stephen Rea) spends eight years tracking serial killer Andrei Chikatilo.
Crime, Drama
USA
1987
86 Minutes
detective stripper strip-club owner murder victim murderer colleague intense somber brooding profound strip club police station murder stripping investigation undercover operations nightclub pursuit quest rescue
When Detective Cody Sheehan discovers the body of a stripper from the Rock Bottom dance club, she wants the case. Her partner, Detective Heineman, is equally anxious to make the jump to the... See full summary »
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 »
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.
Drama, Crime, Mystery & Thriller
South Korea
2003
129 Minutes
Song Kang-ho Kim Sang-kyung Kim Roi-ha Song Jae-ho Hie-bong Byeon Park Noh-shik Hae-il Park Seo-hie Ko Mi-Seon Jeon Young-hwa Seo
rapist serial killer police detective mentally challenged suspect dark solemn south korea provincial town police station investigation crime death of a child murder case mystery pursuit 1980s
In a small Korean province in 1986, two detectives struggle with the case of multiple young women being found raped and murdered by an unknown culprit.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
India
2016
126 Minutes
Nawazuddin Siddiqui Vicky Kaushal Sobhita Dhulipala Mukesh Chhabra Anuschka Sawhney
serial killer police chief psychopath murderer murder suspect murder victim intense disheartening disturbing thrilling suspenseful mumbai, india police station obsession serial murders psychopath investigation crime revenge discovery
Ramanna, a maniac murderer, finds a soulmate in Raghavan, a policeman, who inspects his murder cases. He tries to make Raghavan realize how they both are similar.
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.
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
murderer murder victim eunuch detective drug dealer south african man bleak brutal dark thrilling intense suspenseful south africa cape town, south africa beach murder drugs apartheid crime detective work
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.
Crime, Drama
France|Switzerland
2001
124 Minutes
Stefano Cassetti Isild Le Besco Patrick Dell'Isola Vincent Deneriaz Aymeric Chauffert Viviana Aliberti Estelle Perron
serial killer teenager mother father detective police officer intense bleak raw disturbing beach resort france switzerland road roberto succo crime spree infatuation murder investigation insanity
'Kurt' claims to be a sales rep. He also claims to be English in spite of his heavy Italian accent. Kurt is an habitual liar and a dangerous driver, at the very least. In the south of ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
1936
113 Minutes
William Powell Myrna Loy James Stewart Elissa Landi Joseph Calleia Jessie Ralph Alan Marshal Penny Singleton William Law Sam Levene George Zucco
detective socialite cousin friend murderer cop witty suspenseful san francisco household nightclub apartment missing persons investigation deception murder blackmail infidelity mystery pursuit
Urbane Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell, Myrna Loy) look for a cousin's missing husband and find murder.
Crime, Drama
Italy
1970
115 Minutes
Gian Maria Volonte Florinda Bolkan Salvo Randone Gianni Santuccio Arturo Dominici Orazio Orlando Sergio Tramonti
police detective mistress police officer murderer victim colleague dark gutsy engaging crime scene italy police station corruption crime police work investigation law enforcement murder wretched excess mystery
A chief of detectives, homicide section, kills his mistress and deliberately leaves clues to prove his own responsibility for the crime.
Drama
UK
1959
73 Minutes
Gordon Jackson June Thorburn Maya Koumani
ex-convict murderer police captain murder suspect murder victim suspenseful thrilling intense brooding profound police station crime scene murder investigation identity prison life after prison adventure discovery pursuit
Roger Fenton has been released from prison and stared to build a new life. But his past catches up when an elderly visitor is murdered in his office.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Norway
1997
99 Minutes
Stellan Skarsgård Sverre Anker Ousdal Bjørn Floberg Gisken Armand Maria Bonnevie Maria Mathiesen Thor Michael Aamodt Frode Rasmussen
detective police officer writer murderer suspect partner dark dreamy somber norway arctic beach small town insomnia murder investigation cover-up guilt accidental death fall mystery
In a Norwegian city with a 24-hour daylight cycle a Swedish murder investigator has been brought in on a special case. Sleep deprived, he makes a horrible mistake which is discovered by the killer he has been hunting.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Malta|USA
2017
114 Minutes
Kenneth Branagh Johnny Depp Michelle Pfeiffer Penélope Cruz Willem Dafoe Judi Dench Josh Gad Derek Jacobi Leslie Odom Jr. Daisy Ridley Marwan Kenzari
investigator detective passenger murder suspect governess widow brooding suspenseful uneasy tense train train tracks mountain dining room cabin murder investigation murder plot murder accusation suspicion mystery
When a murder occurs on the train on which he's travelling, celebrated detective Hercule Poirot is recruited to solve the case.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1991
119 Minutes
Jodie Foster Anthony Hopkins Scott Glenn Ted Levine Anthony Heald Brooke Smith Diane Baker Kasi Lemmons Charles Napier Roger Corman George Romero
psychiatrist psychopath student agent serial killer police officer dark creepy suspenseful prison cave household washington, d.c. insanity kidnapping cannibalism torture fbi escape mystery
A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.
Crime, Drama
USA
1951
82 Minutes
Ida Lupino Robert Ryan Ward Bond Charles Kemper Anthony Ross Ed Begley Ian Wolfe Sumner Williams Gus Schilling Frank Ferguson Cleo Moore
police detective sister killer father partner captain dark gritty brooding new york city police station apartment countryside cabin investigation brother/sister relationship murder mental breakdown blindness redemption
Rough city cop Jim Wilson is disciplined by his captain and is sent upstate, to a snowy mountain town, to help the local sheriff solve a murder case.
Crime, Drama
USA
1991
107 Minutes
Bill Paxton Cynda Williams Billy Bob Thornton Michael Beach Jim Metzler Earl Billings Natalie Canerday
drug dealer girlfriend killer sheriff detective son thrilling gritty dark los angeles houston arkansas small town household murder on the run drug trade investigation road trip violence
A small town police chief awaits the arrival of a gang of killers.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|Mexico
2007
122 Minutes
Tommy Lee Jones Ethan Coen Javier Bardem Josh Brolin Woody Harrelson Kelly Macdonald Garret Dillahunt Tess Harper Barry Corbin Stephen Root Rodger Boyce
hunter serial killer sheriff wife veteran chilling dark creepy texas countryside motel police station gas station murder drug trafficking assassination investigation pursuit mystery 1980s
Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong and more than two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.
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.
Crime, Drama
USA
1948
95 Minutes
Victor Mature Richard Conte Shelley Winters Fred Clark Berry Kroeger Debra Paget Betty Garde Tommy Cook
police detective murderer girlfriend lawyer thief brutal chilling dark suspenseful new york city hospital prison murder theft investigation imprisonment escape fall pursuit mystery
Police Lieut. Candella, longtime friend of the Rome family, walks a tightrope in the case of cop-killer Martin Rome.
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.