20 movies like The Night Stalker, ordered by similarity : The Last Deadly Mission(2008), Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery(2008), Manhunter(1986), No Country for Old Men(2007), Killer Joe(2011), The Threat(1949), The Golden Glove(2019), The Maltese Falcon(1941), M(1931), The Asphalt Jungle(1950), Ted Bundy(2002), Rope(1948) ...
Crime, Drama
2016
89 Minutes
Lou Diamond Phillips Bellamy Young Alice Rietveld Mark Kelly Louis Herthum Annalisa Cochrane Austin Fryberger
serial killer murderer dark chilling tense california united states killing spree serial murders life danger temptation 1980s
An attorney (Bellamy Young) tries to get convicted serial killer Richard Ramirez (Lou Diamond Phillips) to confess to crimes attributed to a death row inmate.
Drama, Crime
France
2008
125 Minutes
Daniel Auteuil Olivia Bonamy Catherine Marchal Francis Renaud Gérald Laroche Guy Lecluyse Philippe Nahon Clement Michu Moussa Maaskri Jean-Paul Zehnacker
cop murderer ex-convict madman victim daughter brash disturbing intense dark tense thrilling prison marseilles, france police station bus street crime scene parole protection
A washed-up Marseilles cop (Auteuil) earns a chance at redemption by protecting a woman from the man who killed her parents as he is about to be released from prison.
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 »
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|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.
Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2011
101 Minutes
Matthew McConaughey Emile Hirsch Juno Temple Gina Gershon Thomas Haden Church Marc Macaulay Gregory C. Bachaud Charley Vance
drug dealer killer mother police officer thrilling brooding brutal gory suspenseful profound united states home life insurance debt hired killers murder danger revenge rivalry escape
When a debt puts a young man's life in danger, he turns to putting a hit out on his evil mother in order to collect the insurance.
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
66 Minutes
hostage singer detective district attorney escaped convict dark tense chilling gripping folsom state prison california desert shack retribution murder jailbreak hostage situation kidnapping revenge 1940s
Vicious hood 'Red' Kluger escapes from Folsom State Prison and follows through on his threats to the detective who arrested him and the D.A. who convicted him.
Horror, Crime, Drama
2019
115 Minutes
Jonas Dassler Margarete Tiesel Adam Bousdoukos Marc Hosemann Katja Studt Martina Eitner-Acheampong Tristan Göbel Philipp Baltus Victoria Trauttmansdorff Hark Bohm
man serial killer murderer murder victim monster woman engaging shocking gripping suspenseful brutal thrilling germany hamburg, germany investigation serial murders fear murder danger suspicion
Crime, Drama
USA
1941
100 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Mary Astor Peter Lorre Gladys George Barton MacLane Sydney Greenstreet Lee Patrick Ward Bond Jerome Cowan Elisha Cook Jr. James Burke
detective femme fatale criminal police officer secretary dark gritty brooding intricate san francisco hotel office dangerous assignment shady dealings deception murder greed mystery pursuit temptation
A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Germany
1931
99 Minutes
Peter Lorre Ellen Widmann Inge Landgut Otto Wernicke Gustaf Gründgens Theodor Loos Georg John Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur
murderer cop criminal creepy dark tense thrilling germany city murder fugitives crime manhunt pursuit mystery fall 1930s
When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt.
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
112 Minutes
Sterling Hayden Sam Jaffe Marilyn Monroe Louis Calhern Jean Hagen James Whitmore John McIntire Marc Lawrence Barry Kelley Anthony Caruso Teresa Celli
ex-convict waitress safecracker thief lawyer intricate tense united states city jewelry theft greed deception schemes murder fall temptation 1950s
A major heist goes off as planned, but then double crosses, bad luck and solid police work cause everything to unravel.
Crime, Biography, Drama
UK|USA
2002
96 Minutes
Michael Reilly Burke Boti Bliss Stephanie Brass Marina Black Renee Madison Cole Alexa Jago Diana Kauffman Michael R. Meredith Tom Savini Tiffany Shepis Steve Whelan
serial killer girlfriend victim chilling shocking tense brutal seattle washington state utah colorado idaho prison ted bundy serial murders trial mental illness execution sexual abuse temptation
The story of serial killer Ted Bundy.
Crime, Drama
USA
1948
80 Minutes
James Stewart John Dall Farley Granger Joan Chandler Cedric Hardwicke Constance Collier Edith Evanson Douglas Dick Dick Hogan
murderer best friend guest girlfriend professor dark creative offbeat tense apartment manhattan big city murder philosophy nihilism evil party evil plot quest wretched excess
Two men attempt to prove they committed the perfect crime by hosting a dinner party after strangling their former classmate to death.
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.
Crime, Biography, Drama, History
USA|Canada
2005
115 Minutes
Philip Seymour Hoffman Catherine Keener Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez Chris Cooper Bruce Greenwood Bob Balaban Amy Ryan Mark Pellegrino Marshall Bell
truman capote harper lee criminal murderer editor police officer emotional dark holcomb, kan. new york city mexico police station family home writers murder small-town life quest transformation 1960s
In 1959, Truman Capote learns of the murder of a Kansas family and decides to write a book about the case. While researching for his novel In Cold Blood, Capote forms a relationship with one of the killers, Perry Smith, who is on death row.
Crime, Drama
USA
1946
113 Minutes
Lana Turner John Garfield Cecil Kellaway Hume Cronyn Audrey Totter Leon Ames Alan Reed
drifter femme fatale district attorney lawyer restaurant owner tense suspenseful passionate diner courtroom california beach car justice ambition murder affair temptation forbidden love fall
A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.
Crime, Drama
USA
1988
117 Minutes
Gary Oldman Kevin Bacon Karen Young Tess Harper Joe Don Baker Sean McCann Ron Lea Michael Sinelnikoff Karen Woolridge Ali Giron Rob Roy
attorney killer girlfriend mother police officer dark creepy chilling courtroom house boston park law and order murder family dysfunction wealth romance deception mystery pursuit
A lawyer defends a killer, but soon after he wins, he finds out that the killer is guilty.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2016
108 Minutes
Daniel Radcliffe Toni Collette Tracy Letts Sam Trammell Nestor Carbonell Chris Sullivan Seth Numrich Pawel Szajda Devin Druid Burn Gorman Adam Meier
fbi agent young man white supremacist terrorist analyst bleak brutal chilling dark gripping united states virginia terror racism fbi new identity fake identity underworld danger dangerous assignment
A young FBI agent, eager to prove himself in the field, goes undercover as a white supremacist.
Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Biography
Argentina|Spain
2015
110 Minutes
Guillermo Francella Peter Lanzani Antonia Bengoechea Gastón Cocchiarale Stefanía Koessl Franco Masini Fernando Miró Giselle Motta
father son clansman murderer kidnapper crime boss intense suspenseful gory brutal disturbing brooding argentina villa clan war mafia kidnapping murder family secrets rise
The true story of the Puccio Clan, a family who kidnapped and killed people in the 80s.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
1995
125 Minutes
Brad Pitt Morgan Freeman Gwyneth Paltrow R. Lee Ermey Richard Roundtree John C. McGinley Julie Araskog Mark Boone Junior John Cassini Reg E. Cathey Peter Crombie
police officer detective serial killer wife police chief dark suspenseful tense disturbing shocking intricate city police station desert murder violence morality torture wretched excess mystery
A meticulous detective (Morgan Freeman) and the young officer (Brad Pitt) about to replace the veteran probe serial murders based on the seven deadly sins.
Crime, Drama
USA
1976
109 Minutes
Ben Gazzara Timothy Agoglia Carey Seymour Cassel Azizi Johari Meade Roberts Alice Friedland Donna Gordon Morgan Woodward
club owner mobster stripper singer bookie thug dark gritty emotional intense hollywood, calif. strip club chinatown restaurant backstage casino moral dilemma debt gambling addiction murder
A proud strip club owner is forced to come to terms with himself as a man, when his gambling addiction gets him in hot water with the mob, who offer him only one alternative.