Movies Like The New York Ripper

If you liked The New York Ripper (1982), a horror and crime movie directed by Lucio Fulci, 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
Maniac Cop (1988)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and mystery
A killer dressed in a police uniform begins murdering innocent people on the streets of New York City.
2
Blitz (2011)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and thriller
A tough cop is dispatched to take down a serial killer who has been targeting police officers.
3
Faces in the Crowd (2011)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller and crime
Anna is living with "face-blindness" after surviving a serial killer's attack. As she lives with her condition, one in which facial features change each time she loses sight of them, the killer closes in.
4
Strange Harvest (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also horror and crime
Detectives are thrust into a chilling hunt for a sadistic serial killer from the past whose return marks the beginning of a new wave of grotesque, otherworldly crimes tied to a cosmic force.
5
Psycho Killer (2026)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and horror
Following the brutal murder of her husband, a Kansas highway patrol officer sets out on a journey to track down the perpetrator. As the hunt progresses, she comes to realize the man responsible is a sadistic serial…
6
Strange Darling (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and thriller
Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree.
7
The Psychic (1977)
★ 7/10Also horror and mystery
A woman with psychic powers has a vision of a murder that took place in a house owned by her husband.
8
Scream VI (2023)
★ 6.9/10Also horror and thriller
Following the latest Ghostface killings, the four survivors leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter.
9
The Call (2013)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and thriller
Jordan Turner is an experienced 911 operator but when she makes an error in judgment and a call ends badly, Jordan is rattled and unsure if she can continue. But when teenager Casey Welson is abducted in the back of a…
10
Cruising (1980)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and mystery
When New York is caught in the grip of a sadistic serial killer who preys on patrons of the city's underground bars, rookie cop Steve Burns infiltrates the gay S&M subculture to try and lure him out of the shadows.
11
Wolfen (1981)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and thriller
A New York City cop and an expert criminologist trying to solve a series of grisly deaths in which the victims have seemingly been maimed by feral animals discover a sinister connection between the crimes and an old…
12
Tenebre (1982)
★ 6.8/10Also horror and mystery
A razor-wielding serial killer is on the loose, murdering those around Peter Neal, an American mystery author in Italy to promote his newest novel.
13
The Bone Collector (1999)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and thriller
Lincoln Rhyme was the department's top homicide detective and leading expert in criminal forensics until an injury left him paralyzed, depressed, and incapable of working. But when a gruesome murder in Manhattan leaves…
14
Malignant (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also horror and mystery
Madison is paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders, and her torment worsens as she discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities with a mysterious tie to her past.
15
The Fifth Cord (1971)
★ 6.6/10Also mystery and thriller
A journalist finds himself on the trail of a murderer who's been targeting people around him, while the police are considering him a suspect in their investigation.
16
God Told Me To (1976)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and crime
A New York detective investigates a series of murders committed by random citizens who claim that 'God told them to'.
17
Dressed to Kill (1980)
★ 6.9/10Also thriller and mystery
After witnessing a mysterious woman brutally slay a homemaker, prostitute Liz Blake finds herself trapped in a dangerous situation. While the police thinks she is the murderer, the real killer is intent on silencing…
18
Torso (1973)
★ 6.6/10Also horror and thriller
A masked serial killer with psychosexual issues strangles female coeds with scarves before dismembering them. When a wealthy student identifies one of the scarves and thinks she has a lead on a suspect, she becomes the…
19
Resurrection (1999)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and mystery
A jaded homicide detective has been put on the case of a ruthless killer in the city of Chicago, who leaves a trail of horribly mutilated and dismembered corpses along with perversely ironic biblical quotes.
20
Tightrope (1984)
★ 6.2/10Also mystery and thriller
Wes Block is a detective who's put on the case of a serial killer whose victims are young and pretty women. The murders are getting personal when the killer chooses victims who are acquaintances of Block. Even his…