Movies Like The Bloodstained Butterfly (1971)

The Bloodstained Butterfly is a 1971 horror, mystery, thriller film from Duccio Tessari with a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Death Carries a Cane and Raat Akeli Hai.

Horror Mystery Thriller

Death Carries a Cane

1973

Kitty, a photographer living in Rome, witnesses the murder of a young woman at the hands of a razor-wielding black-gloved killer. Kitty and her fiancé Alberto go to the police, only to learn that two other witnesses to the crime have been slashed to death.

5.4

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Raat Akeli Hai

2020

When a newly married landlord is murdered, a misfit cop’s investigation is complicated by the victim’s secretive family and his own conflicted heart.

6.8

MagicScore

Ittefaq

2017

Police officer Dev investigates a double murder case that has only two witnesses - an acclaimed writer Vikram and a young homemaker Maya, who also happen to be the prime suspects in the case. He finds himself being torn between their own version's of what happened on the fateful night, and takes it upon himself to figure out the real story and capture the real murderer.

6.8

MagicScore

A Haunting in Venice

2023

Celebrated sleuth Hercule Poirot, now retired and living in self-imposed exile in Venice, reluctantly attends a Halloween séance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets.

6.6

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After the Thin Man

1936

Nick and Nora Charles investigate when Nora's cousin reports her disreputable husband is missing, and find themselves in a mystery involving the shady owners of a popular nightclub, a singer and her dark brother, the cousin's forsaken true love, and Nora's bombastic and controlling aunt.

7.3

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Don't Torture a Duckling

1972

A reporter and a promiscuous young woman try to solve a series of child killings in a remote southern Italian town rife with superstition and a distrust of outsiders.

7.3

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Who Killed Who?

1943

A murder has occurred at Gruesome Gables, and the dog detective trying to find the killer has to deal with some suspicious suspects and a haunted house.

7.2

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An Officer and a Spy

2019

In 1894, French Captain Alfred Dreyfus is wrongfully convicted of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment at the Devil’s Island penal colony.

7.1

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The Star Chamber

1983

As violence escalates in Los Angeles and heinous murders are committed, Steven Hardin, a young judge of the California Supreme Court, must struggle with his tortured conscience and growing despair as he watches helplessly as the ruthless criminals brought before his court go free because clever lawyers find obscure loopholes in the law.

6.0

MagicScore

#10

Stoker

2013

After India's father dies in an auto accident, her uncle Charlie, whom she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her emotionally unstable mother Evelyn. Soon after his arrival, she comes to suspect this mysterious, charming man has ulterior motives, but instead of feeling outrage or horror, this friendless girl becomes increasingly infatuated with him.

6.6

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#11

The Beast with Five Fingers

1947

Locals in an Italian village believe evil has taken over the estate of a recently deceased pianist where murder has taken place. The alleged killer: the pianist's severed hand.

6.3

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#12

Chloe

2010

A doctor hires an escort to seduce her husband, whom she suspects of cheating, though unforeseen events put the family in danger.

6.1

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#13

Grand Piano

2013

Tom Selznick, the most talented pianist of his generation, stopped performing in public because of his stage fright. Years after a catastrophic performance, he reappears in public in a long awaited concert in Chicago. Just moments after starting his performance in the packed theater, in front of an expectant audience, Tom finds a threatening message written on the score: 'Play one wrong note and you die'. Without leaving the piano, Tom must discover the anonymous sniper's motives and look for help without anyone realizing.

6.0

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#14

Voice from the Stone

2017

Verena is a nurse who arrives at an old mansion in Italy to help a young boy who has fallen silent since the sudden passing of his mother.

5.6

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#15

Phantom of Death

1988

Police Comissioner Datti is investigating the murder of a female doctor whose murderer seems to be a thirty-fivish year old man. Soon another murder follows: Pianist Robert Dominici's girlfriend is found killed. The killer also challenges Datti on the phone and says he can't be caught since he has a secret which makes him invulnerable. In the meantime the clues seems to point in strange directions...

5.5

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#16

The Thin Blue Line

1988

Errol Morris's unique documentary dramatically re-enacts the crime scene and investigation of a police officer's murder in Dallas.

7.6

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#17

Sacco & Vanzetti

1971

Boston, 1920. Italian immigrants Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are charged and unfairly tried for murder on the basis of their anarchist political beliefs.

7.6

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#18

Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills

1996

A horrific triple child murder leads to an indictment and trial of three nonconformist boys based on questionable evidence.

7.6

MagicScore

#19

West of Memphis

2012

The documentary tells the hitherto unknown story behind an extraordinary and desperate fight to bring the truth to light. Told and made by those who lived it, the filmmakers' unprecedented access to the inner workings of the defense allows the film to show the investigation, research, and appeals process in a way that has never been seen before; revealing shocking and disturbing new information about a case that still haunts the American South.

7.4

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#20

The Life of Emile Zola

1937

A fictionalized account of famous French writer Emile Zola and his involvement in the Dreyfus Affair. After struggling to establish himself, Zola wins success writing about the unsavory side of Paris and settles into a comfortable upper-class life. However, Zola's complacency is shaken when Jewish officer Alfred Dreyfus is imprisoned for being a spy. Realizing that Dreyfus is an innocent victim of anti-Semitism, Zola boldly pens a newspaper article exposing the truth, is charged with libel and must defend himself in a dramatic courtroom testimony.

6.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Bloodstained Butterfly?

The top films similar to The Bloodstained Butterfly by MovieMagicScore are Death Carries a Cane (5.4), Raat Akeli Hai (6.8), Ittefaq (6.8). Each shares horror/mystery/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Bloodstained Butterfly worth watching?

The Bloodstained Butterfly holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10 from 56 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Bloodstained Butterfly?

The Bloodstained Butterfly (1971) is a horror, mystery, thriller film directed by Duccio Tessari, starring Helmut Berger, Giancarlo Sbragia, Ida Galli.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Bloodstained Butterfly?

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About movies like The Bloodstained Butterfly

This ranked list pairs The Bloodstained Butterfly (1971), a horror and mystery and thriller film from Duccio Tessari, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Helmut Berger 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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