Movies Like Javed Iqbal: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer
If you liked Javed Iqbal: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer (2022), a crime and thriller movie directed by Abu Aleeha, 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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Mindcage (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and crimeDetectives 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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Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer (2025)
★ 6.8/10Also crimeA struggling writer in the midst of a divorce befriends a retired serial killer who incidentally becomes his marriage counselor by day, and killing counselor for his next book by night.
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Cult Killer (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller and crimeA private investigator is forced into a dangerous alliance with a killer in order to uncover a quiet town’s grisly criminal underbelly and clear the name of her mentor, who is implicated in the crimes.
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180 (2026)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and crimeWhen an unexpected road rage incident puts his son in critical condition, an enraged father spirals down a dark path of emotional turmoil and vengeance.
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Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman (2021)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller and crimeSet in a gritty and decadent 1970s America, American Boogeyman follows the elusive and charming killer and the manhunt that brought him to justice involving the detective and the FBI rookie who coined the phrase…
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Barron's Cove (2025)
★ 7.1/10Also crime and thrillerWhen his young son is viciously murdered by a classmate, a grieving father with a history of violence kidnaps the child responsible, igniting a frenzied manhunt fueled by a powerful politician -- the father of the…
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Reasonable Doubt (2014)
★ 5.8/10Also crime and thrillerWhen up-and-coming District Attorney Mitch Brockden commits a fatal hit-and-run, he feels compelled to throw the case against the accused criminal who was found with the body and blamed for the crime. Following the…
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The Girl Who Got Away (2021)
★ 6.3/10Also thrillerA female serial killer who killed four young girls is sent away to prison, but a fifth victim escaped with her life. Twenty years later, the killer escapes and begins hunting for the one who got away.
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The Ritual Killer (2023)
★ 5.8/10Also thrillerUnable 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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Maniac (1963)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and thrillerWhen a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder.
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Cleaner (2007)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and thrillerSingle father and former cop Tom Cutler has an unusual occupation: he cleans up death scenes. But when he's called in to sterilize a wealthy suburban residence after a brutal shooting, Cutler is shocked to learn he may…
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A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and thrillerPrivate investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.
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Like Minds (2006)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller and crimeA forensic psychologist must determine if a minor should be charged with murder.
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The Whisper Man (2026)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and thrillerWhen his young son vanishes, a widower enlists help from his estranged father, a retired detective who put away the serial killer now linked to the case.
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Striking Distance (1993)
★ 5.9/10Also crime and thrillerDemoted 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.
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Suburbicon (2017)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and crimeIn the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect…
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I Am All Girls (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller and crimeA special crimes investigator forms an unlikely bond with a serial killer to bring down a global child sex trafficking syndicate.
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Plunder Road (1957)
★ 6.9/10Also crimeA spectacular heist starts to unravel as the crooks take it on the lam.
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Above the Rim (1994)
★ 7.1/10Also crime and thrillerStory of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now employed as a security guard.
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Rogue Agent (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also thrillerConman Robert Freegard poses as an undercover MI5 agent and kidnaps countless victims amidst a high-stakes manhunt, until the woman who fell for him brings him to justice.