Javier Bardem’s act in this film is considered one of the best ever in a negative role. The film won four Oscars including Academy Award for Best Picture. This neo-Western thriller co-directed by the Coen brothers, Joel and Ethan, is a different sort of a serial killer film in which a highly dangerous sociopath Anton Chigurh, played by Javier Bardem, who apparently kills for no particular reason at all, chases another tough guy Llewelyn Moss, played by Josh Brolin, who has taken away his money. The local police are in a state of desperation in order to hunt down the murderer which disturbs and disrupts the normal criminals of the city, and as a result, they join forces with the police for the manhunt. It tells the story of a child killer in Berlin who has sent a tremendous amount of fear into the hearts of the people of most parents. This German film by Fritz Lang starring Peter Lorre as a merciless assassin is arguably the greatest serial killer film of its era. It is currently among the top 100 movies on the IMDB top 250 list. The film won 2 Oscars and 3 Golden Globes including the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture-Drama. This neo-noir film, directed by ‘Curtis Hanson’, is based on the novel of the same name that shows the story of three very different sorts of LAPD officers, played by Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, and Kevin Spacey, each having their own methodology and attitude towards solving a series of murders intersecting corrupt policemen and Hollywood celebrity in the ’50s around Los Angeles. The story follows the pursuit of the, seemingly serial killer, by the two brutal and inexperienced detectives, who remain unsuccessful despite their best possible efforts and the case remains unsolved. This crime-drama film, directed by Bong Joon-ho and based on the true story of the country’s first known serial murders, is the second South Korean film to make it to our list. The film stars Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek as Kit and Holly, the teenage lovers who commit a series of murders in South Dakota Badlands while being on the run after killing Holly’s father. The script of this Terrence Malick crime film is loosely based on the murder spree of Charles Starkweather and his girlfriend, Caril Ann Fugate in 1958. In later years, the film was re-evaluated as a masterpiece. This British disturbing film which effectively destroyed the career of the director Michael Powell in the UK due to its controversial subject and harsh reception, tells the story of a psychopathic killer Mark Lewis, played by ‘Carl Boehm,’ who is obsessed with fear and kills women in order to capture their last moments of terror and their behavior in the fearsome state before death. In the end, he does succeed, but at the expense of some brutally murdered women which sends a colossal terror amongst all the other people in the surroundings. This German thriller film, directed by Tom Tykwer tells the story of a murderer Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, played by Ben Whishaw, who kills young women in order to capture their scent believing that this will lead him in making the best perfume in the world. The killer’s identity remains unknown to this date and the case remains the most infamous unsolved criminal case in San Francisco.ġ0. This David Fincher mystery thriller film is loosely based on the true story of a manhunt of a San Francisco serial killer known as ‘Zodiac’ who played with the police by handing them some bizarre clues via mailing letters and ciphers to newspapers. The film received four Golden Globe nominations but won none. The role of serial killer Robert Rusk is played by Barry Foster. This British film, about a sex killer in London who rapes and then murders women with a necktie, is considered his last great film before his death. This carefully structured and filmed movie tells the story of a serial killer Jang Kyung-Chul played by ‘Choi Min-sik’ who mercilessly kills people ranging from young women to even children, and is later on pursued by one of his victim’s vengeful fiance who wants an eye for an eye.Īlfred Hitchcock is a legend when it comes to murder movies receiving more unmatchable popularity in this genre than any other director in cinematic history. South Korean cinema also keeps producing some riveting films, with Kim Ji-Woon’s this film being one of them. The film saw a strong, powerful, and disturbing performance of the South African-born beauty queen Charlize Theron portraying a very odd role of a relentless and inhumane killer for which she won a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Leading Actress and many other accolades. The film directed by ‘Patty Jenkins’ is another of those movies that are based on a true story of a serial killer, namely Aileen Wuornos, a prostitute turned assassin. The film was made with a budget of a mere $110,000 and shot with a 16 mm.
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