Movies Like Killing Words
If you liked Killing Words (2004), a drama and thriller movie directed by Laura Mañá, 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.
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The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
★ 7/10Also drama and thrillerDr. Steven Murphy is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon who presides over a spotless household with his wife and two children. Lurking at the margins of his idyllic suburban existence is Martin, a fatherless teen who…
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The Clovehitch Killer (2018)
★ 6.4/10Also dramaA picture-perfect family is torn apart after Tyler finds a cache of disturbing images in his father's possession. He begins to suspect that the man he trusts most in the world may be responsible for the murder of 13…
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The Call (2013)
★ 6.8/10Also thrillerJordan 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…
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The Ritual Killer (2023)
★ 5.8/10Also thriller and dramaUnable to process the death of his daughter, Detective Boyd embarks on a hunt for a serial killer who murders according to a brutal tribal ritual: Muti. The only person who can help Boyd is Professor Mackles, an…
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Mindcage (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also thrillerDetectives Jake Doyle and Mary Kelly seek the help of an incarcerated serial killer named The Artist when a copycat killer strikes. While Mary searches for clues in The Artist's brilliant but twisted psyche, she and…
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Copycat (1995)
★ 6.5/10Also thrillerAn agoraphobic psychologist and a female detective must work together to take down a serial killer who copies serial killers from the past.
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Nightcrawler (2014)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and thrillerWhen 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…
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Careful What You Wish For (2015)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and thrillerA guy gets more than he bargained for after entering into an affair with the wife of an investment banker. Soon, a suspicious death and substantial life insurance policy embroil him in a scandal.
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Mr. Brooks (2007)
★ 6.9/10Also thrillerA psychological thriller about a man who is sometimes controlled by his murder-and-mayhem-loving alter ego.
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Cross the Line (2020)
★ 6.8/10Also thrillerA good-natured man has an unexpected deadly confrontation. Instincts kick in to clean up the mess caused in the name of self-defense but does one really get away free after killing someone?
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Faces in the Crowd (2011)
★ 6.1/10Also thrillerAnna 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.
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The Experiment (2010)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller and drama20 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control.
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Adulterers (2016)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller and dramaOn a steamy New Orleans afternoon, Sam Deuprey decides to surprise his beautiful wife, Ashley, for their anniversary and comes home early. But Ashley is not alone in the bedroom. She and her lover, Damien are about to…
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Righteous Kill (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and dramaTwo veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the…
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Night Hunter (2019)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and thrillerA Minnesota police officer crosses paths with a committed and tireless vigilante as he follows the trail of a ruthless predator responsible for several abductions and murders.
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The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
★ 8.3/10Also thriller and dramaClarice 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…
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Butterfly on a Wheel (2007)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and thrillerA sociopathic kidnapper methodically pushes a desperate pair of parents to their absolute breaking point.
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Perfect Stranger (2007)
★ 5.8/10Also thrillerA journalist goes undercover to ferret out businessman Harrison Hill as her best friend's killer. Posing as one of his temps, she enters into a game of online cat-and-mouse.
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The Legacy of the Bones (2019)
★ 6.6/10Also thrillerInspector Amaia Salazar must return to the Baztan valley in order to solve a series of suicides that seem to follow a similar pattern.
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Girl in the Basement (2021)
★ 7.6/10Also thrillerSara is a teen girl who is looking forward to her 18th birthday to move away from her controlling father Don. But before she could even blow out the candles, Don imprisons her in the basement of their home.