Movies Like The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963)

The Girl Who Knew Too Much is a 1963 horror, mystery, thriller film from Mario Bava with a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Dark Glasses and Hatchet.

Horror Mystery Thriller

Dark Glasses

2022

Diana, a high-class prostitute trying to escape from a serial killer, suffers a car accident that leaves her blind and kills the family of Chin, a ten-year-old boy.

4.7

MagicScore

Hatchet

2006

When a group of tourists on a New Orleans haunted swamp tour find themselves stranded in the wilderness, their evening of fun and spooks turns into a horrific nightmare.

5.8

MagicScore

The Bone Man

2009

Set in a sleepy Austrian mountain village, ex-detective Simon Brenner has grown weary of his job repossessing cars and embarks on an extended getaway to the countryside. But before long he becomes embroiled in the convoluted world of the locals of a supposedly quiet town.

7.3

MagicScore

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

Happy Birthday to Me

1981

Virginia is proud that she belongs to a clique. The best students at a private school. But before her 18th birthday, a gruesome set of murders take place and her friends are the ones who are falling prey. Could it be her? She suffers from blackouts due to a freak accident one year earlier. We soon learn the truth behind her accident and what is going on.

6.0

MagicScore

Cure

1997

A detective starts spiraling out of control when a wave of gruesome murders with seemingly similar bizarre circumstances is sweeping Tokyo.

7.5

MagicScore

I See You

2019

When a 10-year-old boy goes missing, lead investigator Greg Harper struggles to balance the pressure of the investigation and troubles with his wife, Jackie. Facing a recent affair, great strain is put on the family that slowly gnaws away at Jackie's grip on reality. But after a malicious presence manifests itself in their home and puts their son, Connor, in mortal danger, the cold, hard truth about evil in the Harper household is finally uncovered.

7.0

MagicScore

The Limehouse Golem

2016

A series of murders has shaken the community to the point where people believe that only a legendary creature from dark times – the mythical Golem – must be responsible.

6.2

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

#10

Trauma

1993

A young Romanian woman and a recovering drug addict launch an unlikely investigation after her parents are murdered by a vicious serial killer known as The Headhunter.

5.8

MagicScore

#11

Super Dark Times

2017

Teenagers Zach and Josh have been best friends their whole lives, but when a gruesome accident leads to a cover-up, the secret drives a wedge between them and propels them down a rabbit hole of escalating paranoia and violence.

6.5

MagicScore

#12

Freddy vs. Jason

2003

Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees return to terrorize the teenagers of Elm Street. Only this time, they're out to get each other, too.

6.1

MagicScore

#13

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

#14

Zodiac

2007

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

7.5

MagicScore

#15

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

1992

In the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experiencing dark visions and supernatural encounters, Agent Dale Cooper chillingly predicts that the culprit will claim another life. Meanwhile, in the more cozy town of Twin Peaks, hedonistic beauty Laura Palmer hangs with lowlifes and seems destined for a grisly fate.

7.4

MagicScore

#16

The Crimson Rivers

2000

Two French policemen, one investigating a grisly murder at a remote mountain college, the other working on the desecration of a young girl's grave by skinheads, are brought together by the clues from their respective cases. Soon after they start working together, more murders are committed, and the pair begin to discover just what dark secrets are behind the killings.

6.9

MagicScore

#17

Memoirs of a Murderer

2017

The movie begins in the year 1995 where there were 5 peculiar murder cases. The murderer would always get someone close to the victim to witness how he would strangle the victim from behind with a rope but he would let the witnesses go and speak to the media on how the murders happened. Ito plays the role of Makimura, the police detective who was in charge of investigating the serial murders but failed to catch the cunning murderer and his respected superior ended up being killed as well. 22 years later in 2017 when the case is nearing its statute of limitations, a man named Sonezaki claims to be the culprit for the 1995 murders and even publishes a book titled "Watashi ga satsujinhan desu" to talk about the cases. Despite the disgust towards Sonezaki's actions, the intensive attention showered on him via the media and SNS makes him become the talk of town.

6.7

MagicScore

#18

Solace

2015

A psychic doctor, John Clancy, works with an FBI special agent in search of a serial killer.

6.4

MagicScore

#19

The Abandoned

2023

When a mysterious corpse is found in a river, a distressed police officer delves into a string of grisly murders as danger quickly approaches.

6.3

MagicScore

#20

Blood Work

2002

Still recovering from a heart transplant, a retired FBI profiler returns to service when his own blood analysis offers clues to the identity of a serial killer.

6.2

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Girl Who Knew Too Much?

The top films similar to The Girl Who Knew Too Much by MovieMagicScore are Dark Glasses (4.7), Hatchet (5.8), The Bone Man (7.3). Each shares horror/mystery/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Girl Who Knew Too Much worth watching?

The Girl Who Knew Too Much holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10 from 179 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is The Girl Who Knew Too Much?

The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963) is a horror, mystery, thriller film directed by Mario Bava, starring John Saxon, Letícia Román, Valentina Cortese.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Girl Who Knew Too Much?

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 Girl Who Knew Too Much

This ranked list pairs The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963), a horror and mystery and thriller film from Mario Bava, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of John Saxon 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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