Movies Like The Crimes of the Black Cat (1972)

The Crimes of the Black Cat is a 1972 horror, mystery, thriller film from Sergio Pastore with a MovieMagicScore of 5.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The New York Ripper and The Ugly.

Horror Mystery Thriller

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

The Ugly

1997

A female psychologist wants to understand the minds of a confessed serial killer who spent the last five years in a mental hospital because of his state.

5.9

MagicScore

Follow Me Quietly

1949

When it rains in the city, a serial killer known as "The Judge" looks for his next strangling victim. For months, the madman has been stalking at night, leaving behind clues, but police efforts have been fruitless. Constructing a life-size dummy of the murderer, police Lt. Harry Grant is growing obsessed with capturing him, and always following Grant is the relentless reporter Ann Gorman looking to break the story, but the hunt continues.

6.2

MagicScore

Crescent City

2024

When a ruthless serial killer terrorizes a small Southern town, everyone becomes a suspect -- including local authorities. As the body count rises and the dark mystery deepens, the chief detective becomes haunted by the horrors of his past.

6.0

MagicScore

Maniac

2012

As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop's deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface.

6.0

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Out of the Dark

1988

A deranged killer wearing a clown mask begins preying on a group of young women working at a phone-sex company.

5.5

MagicScore

A Cat in the Brain

1990

The master of Italian horror, Lucio Fulci, stars as... Lucio Fulci, a filmmaker with a reputation for gruesome horror films. His body of work has started to plague his mental state, and he is haunted by the grotesque set-pieces his mind has conjured up during his career. His psychiatrist, Egon Schwarz, uses a hypnotised Fulci as an avatar to carry out his own disturbed fantasies, in hopes of ruining the master’s reputation once and for all.

5.7

MagicScore

Amer

2009

Ana is confronted with body and desire at three key moments of her life. As a young girl, she brings her dead grandpa back to life. In her puberty, she discovers the power of decay and sexuality. Finally, she wrestles with loss and loneliness when she returns to her parental home, now derelict.

6.2

MagicScore

The Dark Half

1993

Following the public's realization that Thad Beaumont and George Stark are one and the same, the former stages a mock funeral, only for a series of gruesome murders to begin occurring as in his books.

6.0

MagicScore

#10

Un Chien Andalou

1929

Un Chien Andalou is an European avant-garde surrealist film, a collaboration between director Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali.

7.4

MagicScore

#11

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

2007

The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Based on the hit Broadway musical.

7.2

MagicScore

#12

Begotten

1991

Begotten is the creation myth brought to life, the story of no less than the violent death of God and the (re)birth of nature on a barren earth.

5.9

MagicScore

#13

Oddity

2024

After the brutal murder of her twin sister, Darcy goes after those responsible by using haunted items as her tools for revenge.

6.7

MagicScore

#14

Hell House LLC

2015

Five years after an unexplained malfunction causes the death of 15 tour-goers and staff on the opening night of a Halloween haunted house tour, a documentary crew travels back to the scene of the tragedy to find out what really happened.

6.5

MagicScore

#15

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

#16

Experiment in Terror

1962

A man with an asthmatic voice telephones and assaults clerk Kelly Sherwood at home and coerces her into helping him steal a large sum from her bank.

7.1

MagicScore

#17

Still Life

2005

A pill-popping, over-caffeinated driver accidentally hits something. Panic-stricken, he searches for help in a strange and desolate town that offers very little in the form of human kindness.

6.6

MagicScore

#18

Carry On Screaming!

1966

The sinister Dr. Watt has an evil scheme going—he's kidnapping beautiful young women and turning them into mannequins to sell to local stores. Fortunately for him, Detective Sergeant Bung is on the case, and he doesn't have a clue!

6.5

MagicScore

#19

Maniac

1980

A psychotic man, troubled by his childhood abuse, kills and mutilates young women and local models on the streets of New York City.

6.4

MagicScore

#20

Tourist Trap

1979

After their car breaks down, a group of young travelers find themselves stranded at a roadside museum run by the enigmatic Mr. Slausen and populated by his collection of life-like wax mannequins.

6.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Crimes of the Black Cat?

The top films similar to The Crimes of the Black Cat by MovieMagicScore are The New York Ripper (6.2), The Ugly (5.9), Follow Me Quietly (6.2). Each shares horror/mystery/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Crimes of the Black Cat worth watching?

The Crimes of the Black Cat holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.4/10 from 36 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Crimes of the Black Cat?

The Crimes of the Black Cat (1972) is a horror, mystery, thriller film directed by Sergio Pastore, starring Anthony Steffen, Sylva Koscina, Giovanna Lenzi.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Crimes of the Black Cat?

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 Crimes of the Black Cat

This ranked list pairs The Crimes of the Black Cat (1972), a horror and mystery and thriller film from Sergio Pastore, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Anthony Steffen 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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