Movies Like Dot.Kill (2005)

Dot.Kill is a 2005 crime, thriller film from John Irvin with a MovieMagicScore of 4.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Hackers and The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz.

Crime Thriller

Hackers

1995

Along with his new friends, a teenager who was arrested by the US Secret Service and banned from using a computer for writing a computer virus discovers a plot by a nefarious hacker, but they must use their computer skills to find the evidence while being pursued by the Secret Service and the evil computer genius behind the virus.

6.4

MagicScore

The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz

2014

Programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz achieved groundbreaking work in social justice and political organizing. His passion for open access ensnared him in a legal nightmare that ended with the taking of his own life at the age of 26.

7.9

MagicScore

Takedown

2000

Kevin Mitnick is quite possibly the best hacker in the world. Hunting for more and more information, seeking more and more cyber-trophies every day, he constantly looks for bigger challenges. When he breaks into the computer of a security expert and an ex-hacker, he finds one - and much more than that...

6.1

MagicScore

Cyberbunker: The Criminal Underworld

2023

This documentary reveals how a group of hackers powered the darkest corners of the internet from a Cold War-era bunker in a quiet German tourist town.

6.7

MagicScore

Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World

2016

Werner Herzog's exploration of the Internet and the connected world.

6.6

MagicScore

The Outsider

2015

Revolves around a British military contractor Lex Walker who is told his daughter has died. When he arrives in Los Angeles and discovers the body is not hers, he begins an investigation.

4.4

MagicScore

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

2011

Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined.

7.4

MagicScore

Untraceable

2008

Special Agent Jennifer Marsh works in an elite division of the FBI dedicated to fighting cybercrime. She thinks she has seen it all, until a particularly sadistic criminal arises on the Internet. This tech-savvy killer posts live feeds of his crimes on his website; the more hits the site gets, the faster the victim dies. Marsh and her team must find the elusive killer before time runs out.

6.2

MagicScore

Cube 2: Hypercube

2002

Eight strangers awaken with no memory, in a puzzling cube-shaped room where the laws of physics do not always apply.

5.5

MagicScore

#10

Love Object

2004

The twisted tale of Kenneth, socially insecure technical writer who forms an obsessive relationship with "Nikki", an anatomically accurate silicone sex doll he orders over the Internet.

5.9

MagicScore

#11

Feed

2005

A cybercrime investigator tracks a man suspected of force-feeding women to death.

5.5

MagicScore

#12

Fair Game

1995

Max Kirkpatrick is a cop who protects Kate McQuean, a civil law attorney, from a renegade KGB team out to terminate her

5.1

MagicScore

#13

The Last Broadcast

1998

In December 1995, a four-man team from the public-access program, "Fact or Fiction", braved the New Jersey's desolate Pine Barrens determined to deliver a live broadcast of the legendary Jersey Devil. Only one came out alive. It took the jury ninety minutes to sentence the lone survivor to life in prison. One year later, a filmmaker decides to mount his own investigation...

5.1

MagicScore

#14

Tragedy Girls

2017

McKayla and Sadie, two death-obsessed teenage girls, use their online show about real-life tragedies to send their small Midwestern town into a frenzy and cement their legacy as modern horror legends.

6.0

MagicScore

#15

Faces of Death

2026

A woman, employed as a website content moderator, comes across a series of violent videos reproducing death scenes from a film.

5.5

MagicScore

#16

Se7en

1995

Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Somerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.

8.4

MagicScore

#17

Memories of Murder

2003

During the late 1980s, two detectives in a South Korean province attempt to solve series of gruesome rape-and-murder of young women.

8.1

MagicScore

#18

Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God

2009

A recap of Death Note episodes 1–26, with alternate footage. When rogue shinigami Ryuk leaves his Death Note in the human world, he has no idea how far the one who finds it will take his new-found power. With the Death Note in hand, brilliant high school student Light Yagami vows to rid the world of evil.

7.9

MagicScore

#19

Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru

2016

A former cop looks back on the case which left him disabled and forced him to quit the force.

7.8

MagicScore

#20

Zodiac

2007

The Zodiac murders cause the lives of Paul Avery, David Toschi and Robert Graysmith to intersect.

7.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Dot.Kill?

The top films similar to Dot.Kill by MovieMagicScore are Hackers (6.4), The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (7.9), Takedown (6.1). Each shares crime/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Dot.Kill worth watching?

Dot.Kill holds a MovieMagicScore of 4.2/10 from 20 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Dot.Kill?

Dot.Kill (2005) is a crime, thriller film directed by John Irvin, starring Armand Assante, Sonny Marinelli, Raffaello Degruttola.

Where can I find more recommendations like Dot.Kill?

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

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About movies like Dot.Kill

This ranked list pairs Dot.Kill (2005), a crime and thriller film from John Irvin, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Armand Assante 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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