Movies Like The Weapon, the Hour, the Motive (1972)

The Weapon, the Hour, the Motive is a 1972 horror, mystery, thriller film from Francesco Mazzei with a MovieMagicScore of 5.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Creature with the Blue Hand and The Cat o' Nine Tails.

Horror Mystery Thriller

Creature with the Blue Hand

1967

Scotland Yard is after a homicidal maniac called The Blue Hand, which is what he uses to kill his victims.

6.1

MagicScore

The Cat o' Nine Tails

1971

A newsman works with a blind puzzle-solver to uncover a deadly conspiracy linked to a genetic research facility.

6.7

MagicScore

The Black Belly of the Tarantula

1971

Inspector Tellini investigates serial crimes where victims are paralyzed while having their bellies ripped open with a sharp knife.

6.1

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The House on Sorority Row

1982

When the senior sorority sisters of Theta Pi decide to do in their demented house mother, someone seeks revenge, and begins a night of terror and madness.

5.8

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A Blade in the Dark

1983

Bruno, an up and coming film composer, has been hired to write the score to a new horror movie. After moving into a secluded villa, life begins to imitate art as a vicious killer starts bumping off anyone and everyone who happens to pay him a visit.

5.6

MagicScore

Doppelganger

1993

After being implicated in a murder, a young woman flees New York City and moves to Los Angeles, where she rents a room from a writer. They begin an affair, but it seems she's been followed by a homicidal duplicate of herself.

4.9

MagicScore

Deep Red

1975

An 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 drawn into a shocking web of dementia and violence.

7.7

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Blood and Black Lace

1964

Isabella, a young model, is murdered by a mysterious masked figure at a fashion house in Rome. When her diary, which details the house employees' many vices, disappears, the masked killer begins killing off all the models in and around the house to find it.

7.3

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The Bird with the Crystal Plumage

1970

An American writer living in Rome witnesses an attempted murder that is connected to an ongoing killing spree in the city and conducts his own investigation, despite he and his girlfriend being targeted by the killer.

7.1

MagicScore

#10

The Psychic

1977

A woman with psychic powers has a vision of a murder that took place in a house owned by her husband.

7.0

MagicScore

#11

The Red Queen Kills Seven Times

1972

After the death of their grandfather, two sisters inherit their family castle, which is said to be haunted by the Red Queen, whom legend says claims seven lives every hundred years. When a mysterious woman in a red cloak starts targeting their circle of friends, the sisters begin to suspect there might be some truth to the legend.

6.7

MagicScore

#12

All the Colours of the Dark

1972

After a car accident that caused the loss of her baby, Jane experiences an increasing amount of nightmares that shake her to her core. After seeking professional help, her haunting visions turn into an even more frightening reality, one full of black magic, blood orgies, and murder.

6.6

MagicScore

#13

Torso

1973

A masked serial killer with psychosexual issues strangles female coeds with scarves before dismembering them. When a wealthy student identifies one of the scarves and thinks she has a lead on a suspect, she becomes the killer's next target, retreating to her family's remote cliffside villa with three of her girlfriends.

6.6

MagicScore

#14

The Fifth Cord

1971

A journalist finds himself on the trail of a murderer who's been targeting people around him, while the police are considering him a suspect in their investigation.

6.5

MagicScore

#15

Death Walks on High Heels

1971

Exotic dancer Nicole finds herself terrorized by a black-clad assailant determined on procuring her murdered father's stolen gems. Fleeing Paris in hopes of evading her knife-wielding pursuer, Nicole arrives in England only to discover that death stalks her at every corner.

6.5

MagicScore

#16

Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key

1972

Oliviero is a drunk, burned-out writer who amuses himself by hosting orgies at his grand country manor and humiliating his wife Irina. When a number of women are murdered in grisly fashion, Oliviero becomes a prime suspect.

6.5

MagicScore

#17

A Lizard in a Woman's Skin

1971

Carol 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.

6.5

MagicScore

#18

The New York Ripper

1982

A burned-out New York police detective teams up with a college psychoanalyst to track down a vicious serial killer randomly stalking and killing various young women around the city.

6.2

MagicScore

#19

Sleepless

2001

An elderly and retired police detective and a young amateur sleuth team up to find a serial killer whom has resumed a killing spree in Turin, Italy after a 17-year hiatus.

6.1

MagicScore

#20

A Dragonfly for Each Corpse

1975

A killer is cleaning up the streets of Milan by murdering those considered as deviant. An ornamental dragonfly, soaked in the blood of the victim, is left on each body.

5.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Weapon, the Hour, the Motive?

The top films similar to The Weapon, the Hour, the Motive by MovieMagicScore are Creature with the Blue Hand (6.1), The Cat o' Nine Tails (6.7), The Black Belly of the Tarantula (6.1). Each shares horror/mystery/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Weapon, the Hour, the Motive worth watching?

The Weapon, the Hour, the Motive holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.6/10 from 20 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Weapon, the Hour, the Motive?

The Weapon, the Hour, the Motive (1972) is a horror, mystery, thriller film directed by Francesco Mazzei, starring Renzo Montagnani, Bedy Moratti, Eva Czemerys.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Weapon, the Hour, the Motive?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more horror recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like The Weapon, the Hour, the Motive

This ranked list pairs The Weapon, the Hour, the Motive (1972), a horror and mystery and thriller film from Francesco Mazzei, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Renzo Montagnani take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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