Movies Like The Case of the Hillside Stranglers

If you liked The Case of the Hillside Stranglers (1989), a drama and crime movie directed by Steve Gethers, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Perfect Sisters (2014)
★ 5.8/10Also thriller and drama
Tired of their mother's alcoholism and a string of her abusive boyfriends, two sisters plot to kill her.
2
Woman on the Run (1950)
★ 6.8/10Also thriller and crime
Frank Johnson, a sole witness to a gangland murder, goes into hiding and is trailed by Police Inspector Ferris, on the theory that Frank is trying to escape from possible retaliation. Frank's wife, Eleanor, suspects he…
3
The Net (1995)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and drama
Angela Bennett is a freelance computer systems analyst who tracks down software viruses. At night, she hooks up to the internet and chats to others 'surfing the net'. While de-bugging a new high-tech game for a cyber…
4
The Stranger (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller and crime
Two strangers strike up a conversation on a long journey. However, neither is who they appear to be, each carry secrets that threaten to ruin them — and in the background, one of the nation's largest police operations…
5
Killer's Kiss (1955)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller and crime
Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria. The…
6
Nick of Time (1995)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller and crime
An ordinary man is suddenly forced into a plot to kill a politician in exchange for his kidnapped daughter's freedom.
7
Devil's Knot (2013)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and drama
The savage murders of three young children sparks a controversial trial of three teenagers accused of killing the kids as part of a satanic ritual.
8
Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
★ 7/10Also crime and drama
Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior officer.
9
Insomnia (2002)
★ 7/10Also thriller and crime
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.
10
Kidnapping Mr. Heineken (2015)
★ 6/10Also drama and crime
The true story of the kidnapping of Freddy Heineken, the grandson of the founder of the Heineken brewery, and his driver. They were released after a ransom of 35 million Dutch guilders was paid.
11
Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die (2015)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and tv movie
When Henry is invited as a guest speaker at a luxury resort spa, he quickly finds himself at the center of another murder. With Maggie at his side, our favorite duo must not only find the killer but be careful they…
12
The Brotherhood of Justice (1986)
★ 6/10Also thriller and drama
High-school students start a vigilante group in their neighbourhood but, as their power increases, they become more abusive and dangerous.
13
Point Blank (1967)
★ 7.1/10Also crime and thriller
After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly tries to retrieve the rather inconsequential sum of money that was stolen from him.
14
The Pelican Brief (1993)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller and drama
A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.
15
Murder in Three Acts (1986)
★ 6/10Also crime and drama
In Acapulco, Hercule Poirot attends a dinner party in which one of the guests clutches his throat and suddenly dies. The causes seem to be natural until another party with most of the same guests produces another corpse.
16
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly (2020)
★ 7.3/10Also crime and tv movie
Aurora's high school reunion turns deadly when a body is found in the hotel pool. Aurora and her Real Murders Club help investigate which classmate was most likely to kill.
17
House of Strangers (1949)
★ 7/10Also drama and crime
Ruthless Italian-American banker Gino Monetti is engaged in a number of criminal activities. Three of his four grown sons refuse to help their father stay out of prison after he's arrested for his questionable business…
18
The Woman in the Window (1944)
★ 7.4/10Also crime and drama
A seductive woman gets an innocent professor mixed up in murder.
19
The Star Chamber (1983)
★ 6/10Also drama and thriller
As violence escalates in Los Angeles and heinous murders are committed, Steven Hardin, a young judge of the California Supreme Court, must struggle with his tortured conscience and growing despair as he watches…
20
Evil Under the Sun (1982)
★ 6.9/10Also thriller and crime
An opulent beach resort provides a scenic background to this amusing whodunit as Poirot attempts to uncover the nefarious evildoer behind the strangling of a notorious stage star.