Movies Like Killing Words

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Untraceable

2008·1h 41m·★ 6.2·Gregory Hoblit

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The Call

2013·1h 36m·★ 6.7·Brad Anderson

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2013·1h 17m·★ 6.0·Zachary Donohue

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2022·2h 57m·★ 7.8·Matt Reeves

Themes: murder investigation, psychopath, serial killer

I See You

2019·1h 38m·★ 6.8·Adam Randall

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Se7en

1995·2h 7m·★ 8.6·David Fincher

Themes: psychopath, serial killer

Play Dead

2025·1h 12m·★ 3.7·Carlos Goitia

Themes: kidnapping, serial killer

Good Boy

2026·1h 50m·★ 6.8·Jan Komasa

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The Killing of a Sacred Deer

2017·2h 1m·★ 7.0·Yorgos Lanthimos

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Something's Gotta Give

2003·2h 8m·★ 6.8·Nancy Meyers

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National Treasure: Book of Secrets

2007·2h 4m·★ 6.5·Jon Turteltaub

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Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire

2005·1h 26m·★ 5.4·Aaron Norris

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The Experiment

2010·1h 36m·★ 6.4·Paul T. Scheuring

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The Echo

2008·1h 36m·★ 5.5·Yam Laranas

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Careful What You Wish For

2015·1h 31m·★ 5.6·Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum

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The Peacemaker

1997·2h 4m·★ 6.0·Mimi Leder

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The Ghoul

2017·1h 21m·★ 5.6·Gareth Tunley

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Asylum

2005·1h 39m·★ 6.1·David Mackenzie

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Priest of Evil

2010·1h 46m·★ 5.8·Olli Saarela

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Gun Shy

2017·1h 31m·★ 4.1·Simon West

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