Movies Like Death Walks on High Heels
If you liked Death Walks on High Heels (1971), a mystery and thriller movie directed by Luciano Ercoli, 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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Tightrope (1984)
★ 6.2/10Also mystery and thrillerWes 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…
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The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (1971)
★ 6.8/10Also horror and mysteryWhen 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…
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Frank and Penelope (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also thriller and horrorA tale of love and violence when a man on his emotional last legs finds a savior seductively dancing in a run-down strip club. And a life most certainly headed off a cliff suddenly becomes redirected - as everything is…
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Night of the Hunted (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and mysteryWhen an unsuspecting woman stops at a remote gas station in the dead of night, she's made the plaything of a sociopath sniper with a secret vendetta. To survive, she must not only dodge his bullets and fight for her…
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Influencers (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and thrillerIn the picturesque landscapes of Southern France, a young woman's chilling fascination with murder and identity theft sends her life into a whirlwind of chaos.
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Strange Darling (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also thriller and horrorNothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree.
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The Collector (2009)
★ 6.6/10Also horror and thrillerDesperate to repay his debt to his ex-wife, an ex-con plots a heist at his new employer's country home, unaware that a second criminal has also targeted the property, and rigged it with a series of deadly traps.
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The Infernal Machine (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller and mysteryReclusive and controversial author Bruce Cogburn is drawn out of hiding by an obsessive fan, forcing the novelist to confront a past that he thought he could escape, and to account for events set in motion by his…
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A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and thrillerCarol Hammond, daughter of a politician, has vivid nightmares involving sex orgies and LSD. In a dream, she murders a neighbor she envies and wakes up to a real investigation into her neighbor's murder.
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Deep Red (1975)
★ 7.7/10Also horror and mysteryAn 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…
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Grindhouse (2007)
★ 7/10Also thriller and horrorGrindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, an action thriller about a murderous stuntman who…
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Basic Instinct (1992)
★ 7/10Also thriller and mysteryCatherine, a novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite, becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered -- a crime she had described in her latest story.
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Bone Lake (2025)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and mysteryA couple’s romantic vacation at a secluded lakeside estate is upended when they are forced to share the mansion with a mysterious and attractive couple. In this darkly hilarious and seductive horror story, a dream…
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Tenebre (1982)
★ 6.8/10Also horror and mysteryA razor-wielding serial killer is on the loose, murdering those around Peter Neal, an American mystery author in Italy to promote his newest novel.
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Compulsion (2024)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller and horrorTwo women—Diana, a flamboyant and ruthless thief, and Evie, a seemingly innocent young woman with a troubled past—become embroiled in a series of horrific murders on the island of Malta.
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Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and thrillerTen years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens on Halloween Eve and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece.
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I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller and horrorBroke, and in desperate need to update her portfolio, New York City model Katie calls a number from a tear-off flyer offering free photos. But this innocent attempt quickly turns into an unthinkable kidnapping…
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The Stepfather (1987)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and thrillerSeemingly mild-mannered Henry Morrison has just murdered his entire family. After adopting a new identity and skipping town, he begins building a new relationship with a widow and her teenage daughter. However, he soon…
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8MM (1999)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller and mysteryA small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of…
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When a Stranger Calls Back (1993)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and thrillerJill Johnson, now a crisis center counselor, reunites with retired detective John Clifford to hunt a killer stalking a coed.