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Movies Like The Stendhal Syndrome

If you liked The Stendhal Syndrome (1996), a horror and mystery movie directed by Dario Argento, 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. 1Opera

    Opera (1987)

    ★ 6.7/10Also horror and mystery

    A young opera singer is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself.

  2. 2The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh

    The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (1971)

    ★ 6.8/10Also horror and mystery

    When socialite and heiress Julie Wardh begins receiving blackmail letters attributed to a mysterious serial killer, she suspects her cruel and sadistic former lover Jean is behind them. With her husband Neil frequently…

  3. 3Sleepless

    Sleepless (2001)

    ★ 6.1/10Also horror and mystery

    An elderly and retired police detective and a young amateur sleuth team up to find a serial killer whom has resumed a killing spree in Turin, Italy after a 17-year hiatus.

  4. 4Tightrope

    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…

  5. 5Body Cam

    Body Cam (2020)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror and thriller

    As a police officer investigates the gruesome murder of her colleague, she discovers that a mysterious supernatural force is behind it.

  6. 6Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key

    Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972)

    ★ 6.5/10Also horror and thriller

    Oliviero is a drunk, burned-out writer who amuses himself by hosting orgies at his grand country manor and humiliating his wife Irina. When a number of women are murdered in grisly fashion, Oliviero becomes a prime…

  7. 7Striking Distance

    Striking Distance (1993)

    ★ 5.9/10Also mystery and thriller

    Demoted Pittsburgh cop Tom Hardy works river patrol while a serial killer targets women from his past, forcing him to conduct an unauthorized investigation to prove his innocence and expose a dirty cop.

  8. 8What Have You Done to Solange?

    What Have You Done to Solange? (1972)

    ★ 6.7/10Also mystery and thriller

    After several Catholic school pupils are murdered, a teacher who is having an affair with one of his students becomes a suspect. When other gruesome murders start occurring shortly thereafter, the teacher suspects that…

  9. 9Mindcage

    Mindcage (2022)

    ★ 5.9/10Also mystery and thriller

    Detectives 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…

  10. 10Into the Labyrinth

    Into the Labyrinth (2019)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller and mystery

    When a kidnapping victim turns up alive after fifteen years, a profiler and a private investigator try to piece together the mystery.

  11. 11The New York Ripper

    The New York Ripper (1982)

    ★ 6.3/10Also horror and thriller

    A burned-out New York police detective teams up with a college psychoanalyst to track down a vicious serial killer randomly stalking and killing various young women around the city.

  12. 12Seven Blood-Stained Orchids

    Seven Blood-Stained Orchids (1972)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror and mystery

    A maniac on the loose is committing savage acts of slaughter, and one survivor may be the only key to unmasking the serial slayer known as the Half-Moon Killer. The mysterious half-moon lockets he leaves with his…

  13. 13The Tall Man

    The Tall Man (2012)

    ★ 6.1/10Also horror and mystery

    When her child goes missing, a mother looks to unravel the legend of the Tall Man, an entity who allegedly abducts children.

  14. 14Frenzy

    Frenzy (1972)

    ★ 7.1/10Also thriller and horror

    London is terrorized by a vicious sex killer known as The Necktie Murderer. Following the brutal slaying of his ex-wife, down-on-his-luck Richard Blaney is suspected by the police of being the killer. He goes on the…

  15. 15The Psychic

    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.

  16. 16Dressed to Kill

    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…

  17. 17What Have They Done to Your Daughters?

    What Have They Done to Your Daughters? (1974)

    ★ 7.1/10Also thriller and mystery

    An unidentified fifteen year-old girl is found hanged after an anonymous tip-off. The girl, Silvia Polvesi, is soon discovered to have been murdered. A peeping tom is caught with photos of her having sex with a teenage…

  18. 18Deep Red

    Deep Red (1975)

    ★ 7.7/10Also horror and mystery

    An English pianist living in Rome witnesses the brutal murder of his psychic neighbor. With the help of a tenacious young reporter, he tries to discover the killer using very unconventional methods. The two are soon…

  19. 19Awake

    Awake (2007)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller and mystery

    While undergoing heart surgery, a man experiences a phenomenon called ‘anesthetic awareness’, which leaves him awake but paralyzed throughout the operation. As various obstacles present themselves, his wife must make…

  20. 20Torso

    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…

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