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Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) is a crime movie directed by John McNaughton. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

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  1. Nightcrawler

    1. Nightcrawler (2014)

    ★ 7.7 · 12,159 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller

    When Lou Bloom, 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. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.

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  2. Se7en

    2. Se7en (1995)

    ★ 8.4 · 23,980 votes · Crime, Mystery, Thriller

    Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Somerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.

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  3. The Silence of the Lambs

    3. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

    ★ 8.3 · 18,651 votes · Crime, Thriller, Drama

    Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.

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  4. The Last House on the Left

    4. The Last House on the Left (2009)

    ★ 6.5 · 2,038 votes · Crime, Thriller, Horror

    When athletic teen Mari Collingwood opts to hang out with her friend Paige in town rather than spend an evening in with her parents vacationing at the family's remote lake house, it marks the beginning of a night no one is going to forget.

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  5. Once Upon a Time in America

    5. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

    ★ 8.4 · 6,269 votes · Drama, Crime

    A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.

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  6. Mother's Day

    6. Mother's Day (2010)

    ★ 6.5 · 485 votes · Crime, Horror, Thriller

    Crazed members of a sadistic family return to their childhood home to terrorize the new owners.

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  7. Scream

    7. Scream (1996)

    ★ 7.4 · 8,317 votes · Crime, Horror, Mystery

    A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.

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  8. GoodFellas

    8. GoodFellas (1990)

    ★ 8.5 · 14,877 votes · Drama, Crime

    The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.

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  9. Halloween

    9. Halloween (1978)

    ★ 7.6 · 6,419 votes · Horror, Thriller

    Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween Night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.

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  10. The Black Phone

    10. The Black Phone (2022)

    ★ 7.5 · 6,153 votes · Horror, Thriller

    Finney Blake, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.

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  11. The Fugitive

    11. The Fugitive (1993)

    ★ 7.5 · 5,012 votes · Action, Thriller, Drama

    Wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to death, Richard Kimble escapes from the law in an attempt to find the real killer and clear his name.

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  12. Crimson Peak

    12. Crimson Peak (2015)

    ★ 6.7 · 5,384 votes · Horror, Mystery, Romance

    In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds… and remembers.

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  13. A Clockwork Orange

    13. A Clockwork Orange (1971)

    ★ 8.2 · 14,216 votes · Sci-Fi, Crime

    In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that'll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?

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  14. The Devil's Rejects

    14. The Devil's Rejects (2005)

    ★ 6.7 · 1,618 votes · Drama, Horror, Crime

    The murderous, backwoods Firefly family take to the road to escape the vengeful Sheriff Wydell, who is not afraid of being as ruthless as his target.

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  15. The Mechanic

    15. The Mechanic (2011)

    ★ 6.5 · 3,747 votes · Action, Thriller, Crime

    Arthur Bishop is a 'mechanic' - an elite assassin with a strict code requiring professional perfection and total detachment. One of an elite group of assassins, Bishop may be the best in the business - with a unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. When Harry McKenna, his close friend and mentor, is murdered, Harry's son comes to him with vengeance in his heart and a desire to learn Bishop's trade, signaling the birth of a deadly partnership.

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  16. Hush

    16. Hush (2016)

    ★ 6.7 · 4,980 votes · Horror, Thriller

    A deaf woman is stalked by a psychotic killer in her secluded home.

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  17. Eastern Promises

    17. Eastern Promises (2007)

    ★ 7.3 · 3,875 votes · Thriller, Crime, Mystery

    A Russian teenager living in London dies during childbirth but leaves clues in her diary that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.

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  18. Irreversible

    18. Irreversible (2002)

    ★ 7.2 · 3,459 votes · Drama, Thriller, Crime

    A woman’s lover and her ex-boyfriend take justice into their own hands after she becomes the victim of a rapist. Because some acts can’t be undone. Because man is an animal. Because the desire for vengeance is a natural impulse. Because most crimes remain unpunished.

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  19. American Psycho

    19. American Psycho (2000)

    ★ 7.4 · 12,857 votes · Thriller, Drama, Crime

    A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.

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  20. The Batman

    20. The Batman (2022)

    ★ 7.7 · 12,675 votes · Crime, Mystery, Thriller

    In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler.

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