TOP 10 best films about killers

For everyone, the main thing in the film is a fascinating, intriguing plot, its interesting development and unpredictable denouement. The main feature of films about murders is the unification of many genres of various kinds. They always keep in themselves some kind of riddle, and the spectator himself wants to find the answer to it. Below is a selection of the best killing movies worth watching for all moviegoers.

From the hell

• Year: 2001
• Country: United States
• Cast: Johnny Depp, Ian Hill, Heather Graham, Ian Richardson, Robbie Coltrane, Jason Fleming

The film is one of many interpretations of the story of the Ripper. The action in the film conditionally transfers the viewer to London at the end of the 19th century. Suddenly brutal killings begin. The maniac deals with the prostitutes in a cruel form, waiting for them in the alleys. Inspector Abberline was assigned to investigate this case. He is a true master of his craft. After a detailed study of the case, the inspector concludes that the maniac knows anatomy well, therefore, he is most likely a surgeon by profession. Will Fred find the brutal killer? And how many more victims will be?

Taking lives

• Year: 2004
• Country: Canada, United States
• Cast: Angelina Jolie, Kiefer Sutherland, Ethan Hawke, Checky Cario, Gina Rowlands

Two young travelers meet on the bus. Having made friends, the young men decide to continue the journey together, over time they acquire a car. In the event of a breakdown, the car stops and one of the guys kills the other by taking his documents. After 20 years, another killed young man, also without documents, is found at a construction site. After the FBI agent undertook the investigation, it became known that this was not the only murder and the criminal had been stealing the identity of his victims for many years.

Perfumer: The Story of a Killer

• Year: 2006
• Country: Spain, USA, France, Germany
• Cast: Ben Whishaw, Alan Rickman, Dustin Hoffman, Shan Thomas, Rachel Heard-Wood, Birgit Minichmayr

From birth, Jean-Baptiste Grenouil had an amazing ability, his charm was specifically developed. The boy easily distinguished aromas, even very similar to each other. For many years, he worked in secret, writing fragrance formulas for the perfumer. And suddenly Jean-Baptiste decides to tell the whole world about himself. Its new fragrance should not be ordinary - it should seduce, charm, drive crazy. What can the hero do for the sake of his beloved work and his calling?

Hannibal: Climb

• Year: 2006
• Country: Czech Republic, Great Britain, Italy, France
• Cast: Gong Lee, Gaspard Ulliel, Rhys Evans

The film is the initial chapter in the life of a very famous and intelligent maniac for all time. At the age of six, all his relatives were killed before his eyes. At the age of twenty, having fallen in France, and then in the USA, the guy received a psychiatrist education. He did not even suspect that in the future he was expecting a life filled with privileges. But the thirst for revenge for killing the family only increased.

Maniac

• Year: 2012
• Country: United States, France
• Cast: Nora Arnezeder, Elijah Wood, Sammy Rotibi

In the evenings on the streets of Los Angeles, at first glance, it’s quiet and calm, but it only seems so. In the daytime, the main character Frank is an ordinary resident of the city, the owner of a mannequin repair workshop, and at night he goes hunting and kills defenseless girls by scalping them. His life changes significantly after the appearance of Anna, a photo artist. The girl asks Frank for help in holding her exhibition. The hero faces a difficult choice: true love or a new murder with scalping.

Kissing girls

• Year: 1997
• Country: United States of America
• Cast: Morgan Freeman, Carey Elvis, Ashley Judd, Tony Goldwin, Alex MacArthur, Jay O. Sanders

For a short period of time, 8 beautiful and very talented girls have been kidnapped.All of them will die in the hands of a maniac if the policeman does not manage to save them. Its main clue is the only witness. A serious hunt for a maniac takes place under the pseudonym Casanova. Will the girls survive? And will the policeman have time to save them?

Zodiac

• Year: 2007
• Country: United States
• Cast: Mark Ruffalo, Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr.

For 25 years, the maniac made all residents of San Francisco tremble. Communicating with authorities through reporters, he taunted their inaction. He called himself the "Zodiac." For a period, he disappeared, then again made himself known. His special sign was letters to reporters, symbols, and other elements. He seemed to play with the authorities.

Murder Memories

• Year: 2003
• Country: South Korea
• Cast: Kim San Gene, Song Kang Ho, Kim Rve Ha

In the outback of Korea, two women were killed, in a very perverse way. Two detectives are trying in every way to investigate this terrible murder and find a brutal criminal. But after a while they realize that nothing will come of it due to a lack of skills and a strong character. After an unsuccessful accusation against an uncomplicated citizen, Tae Yong-soo, an experienced policeman from Seoul, comes to the rescue of his partners.

Cell

• Year: 2000
• Country: Germany, United States
• Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Vincent D’Onofrio, Vince Vaughn, Dylan Baker, Jake Weber

Katherine has only 40 hours to solve the riddles of the psycho maniac trap. The main problem is that he fell into a coma. And in order to find out about the location of the girls, Catherine must penetrate the consciousness of a maniac. The repository of human information is his subconscious. The girl had to go at the age of a child, an adult and see the monster, which he was.

Seven

• Year: 1995
• Country: United States
• Cast: Brad Pitt, Gwyneth Paltrow, Morgan Freeman, Andrew Kevin Walker, Kevin Spacey, R. Lee Ermey

There are such murders, after which you can immediately determine what will happen next. Based on logical reasoning and extensive experience, detective Somerset understands that murders committed one after another are punishments for the maniac’s seven mortal errors.