The best serial killer movies
The top 3 according to 20 votes from people: Se7en (1995) · Zodiac (2007) · Memories of Murder (2003). (Updated Nov 24, 2023.)
From M and Psycho to Se7en, Zodiac and Marshland: the serial killer films picked by Zenda and Scena Criminis.
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Top 15
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1
Se7en (1995)
David Fincher. A killer inspired by the seven deadly sins.
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2
Zodiac (2007)
David Fincher. Cops and journalists obsessed with a killer who was never caught.
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3
Memories of Murder (2003)
Bong Joon-ho. Two detectives in rural 1980s Korea.
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4
M (1931)
Fritz Lang. A whole city, police and underworld alike, hunting a child killer.
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5
Halloween (1978)
John Carpenter. Michael Myers comes back to Haddonfield.
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6
Psycho (1960)
Alfred Hitchcock. Norman Bates and his motel.
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7
Marshland (2014)
Alberto Rodríguez. Two policemen in the Guadalquivir marshes in 1980.
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8
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
John McNaughton. The cold routine of a killer, with no embellishment.
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9
The House That Jack Built (2018)
Lars von Trier. Twelve years of a killer's life, told by himself.
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10
Peeping Tom (1960)
Michael Powell. A cameraman who films his victims.
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11
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Jonathan Demme. Clarice Starling needs Hannibal Lecter to catch Buffalo Bill.
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12
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Tobe Hooper. Leatherface and his family.
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13
American Psycho (2000)
Mary Harron. Patrick Bateman, Wall Street yuppie.
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14
Frenzy (1972)
Alfred Hitchcock. The necktie strangler in Covent Garden's London.
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15
Natural Born Killers (1994)
Oliver Stone. Mickey and Mallory, turned into stars by television.
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