Movies Like The Craigslist Killer (2011)

The Craigslist Killer is a 2011 drama, thriller film from Stephen Kay with a MovieMagicScore of 5.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Killing Daddy and After the War.

Drama Thriller

Killing Daddy

2014

When Cassie's father finds himself vulnerable and bedridden, she believes she has the perfect revenge for her mother's death.

7.1

MagicScore

After the War

2017

Bologna, 2002. Amidst protests against the labor reform, the assassination of a lawyer opens old wounds between Italy and France. Former far-left terrorist Marco, convicted of murder during the Years of Lead and living in Paris since then thanks to the Mitterrand Doctrine, is suspected of being its instigator. When the Italian government asks for extradition, Marco goes into hiding with his daughter Viola, precipitating also the life of his family back in Italy.

6.9

MagicScore

35 Shots of Rum

2009

A widower and his daughter witness the retirement of a colleague of his and the closing of her department at her university.

6.8

MagicScore

Aberdeen

2000

Kaisa is a Scot, a successful London lawyer, who snorts coke and has one-night stands with strangers. Her mother calls from Aberdeen with some story begging her to fly to Norway and collect her alcoholic dad whom she hasn't seen in years.

6.3

MagicScore

Like Father

2018

When a workaholic young executive, is left at the altar, she ends up on her Caribbean honeymoon cruise with the last person she ever expected: her estranged and equally workaholic father. The two depart as strangers, but over the course of a few hilarious adventures, a couple of umbrella-clad cocktails and a whole lot of soul-searching, they return with a renewed appreciation for family and life.

6.2

MagicScore

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

1934

Remarkable poet Elizabeth Barrett is slowly recovering from a crippling illness with the help of her siblings, especially her youngest sister, Henrietta, but feels stifled by the domestic tyranny of her wealthy widowed father. When she meets fellow poet Robert Browning in a romantic first encounter, her heart belongs to him. However, her controlling father has no intention of allowing her out of his sight.

6.0

MagicScore

Army of the Dead

2021

Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble: venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted.

6.2

MagicScore

Othello

1951

When a secret marriage is planned between Othello, a Moorish general, and Desdemona, the daughter of Senator Brabantio, her old suitor Roderigo takes it hard. He allies himself with Iago, who has his own grudge against Othello, and the two conspire to bring Othello down. When their first plan, to have him accused of witchcraft, fails, they plant evidence intended to make him believe Desdemona is unfaithful.

7.3

MagicScore

Common Law Cabin

1967

After stealing a fortune in unclaimed jewelry, ex-detective Barney Rickert arrives at a run-down dude ranch in Arizona to hide out. When the owner, Dewey Hoople, refuses to sell the land to Rickert, he proceeds to win over the female inhabitants by seducing them one by one which leads to one refusing his advances and a dangerous game played out in which Rickert ruthlessly sets out to get what he wants.

5.2

MagicScore

#10

In Cold Blood

1967

After a botched robbery results in the brutal murder of a rural family, two drifters elude police, in the end coming to terms with their own mortality and the repercussions of their vile atrocity.

7.5

MagicScore

#11

The Stranger Beside Me

2003

While working at a Seattle clinic for women in the 1970s, Ann Rule becomes friends with Ted Bundy. Based on a book by Ann Rule.

5.9

MagicScore

#12

Beautiful & Twisted

2015

Following the murder of hotel heir Ben Novack Jr., police focus their investigation on his wife, Narcy.

5.4

MagicScore

#13

The Protagonists

1999

An Italian movie crew goes to London to make a documentary about a murder case that took place a few years before.

5.3

MagicScore

#14

25 Years of Innocence

2020

Tomasz Komenda was 23 years old when his normal life was brutally interrupted. Overnight he was arrested, thrown into prison and charged with murder. Subsequent expert opinions confirmed his participation in the crime, and any evidence was against him. For nearly two decades in prison, he was beaten, intimidated, humiliated and on his own. Finally, after 18 years of imprisonment, prosecutors and a policeman appeared on his way, who decided to discover the truth behind the mysterious case of the detainee.

7.7

MagicScore

#15

Killers of the Flower Moon

2023

When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.

7.4

MagicScore

#16

An American Crime

2007

The true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.

7.3

MagicScore

#17

A Killer Among Friends

1992

A teenage girl disappears and later turns up drowned, with a log across her back. Three years later, a former friend comes forward with some answers.

7.2

MagicScore

#18

The Good Nurse

2022

Suspicious that her colleague is responsible for a series of mysterious patient deaths, a nurse risks her own life to uncover the truth.

6.9

MagicScore

#19

Dillinger

1973

After a shoot-out kills five FBI agents in Kansas City the Bureau target John Dillinger as one of the men to hunt down. Waiting for him to break Federal law they sort out several other mobsters, while Dillinger's bank robbing exploits make him something of a folk hero. Escaping from jail he finds Pretty Boy Floyd and Baby Face Nelson have joined the gang and pretty soon he is Public Enemy Number One. Now the G-men really are after him.

6.5

MagicScore

#20

Yara

2021

The murder of 13-year-old Yara Gambirasio shocks the little town of Brembate di Sopra, Italy. To bring the culprit to justice, prosecutors have only scant DNA evidence and no database to compare them to. Based on a true story.

6.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Craigslist Killer?

The top films similar to The Craigslist Killer by MovieMagicScore are Killing Daddy (7.1), After the War (6.9), 35 Shots of Rum (6.8). Each shares drama/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Craigslist Killer worth watching?

The Craigslist Killer holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.1/10 from 103 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Craigslist Killer?

The Craigslist Killer (2011) is a drama, thriller film directed by Stephen Kay, starring Jake McDorman, Agnes Bruckner, Julia Campbell.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Craigslist Killer?

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

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About movies like The Craigslist Killer

This ranked list pairs The Craigslist Killer (2011), a drama and thriller film from Stephen Kay, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Jake McDorman 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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