Movies Like The Zodiac Killer (1971)

The Zodiac Killer is a 1971 crime, horror, thriller film from Tom Hanson with a MovieMagicScore of 4.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Zodiac and The Zodiac.

Crime Horror Thriller

Zodiac

2007

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

7.5

MagicScore

The Zodiac

2005

An elusive serial killer known as the Zodiac terrorizes the San Francisco Bay in the late 1960s, while detectives aim to stop him before he claims more victims. Based on a true story.

5.5

MagicScore

The Iceman

2012

The true story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man.

6.6

MagicScore

Awakening the Zodiac

2017

The story follows a down-on-their-luck couple who discovers a serial killer's film reels. They decide to take the law into their own hands, risking everything for the chance at a $100,000 reward. It isn't long until they find themselves in the killer's lethal cross-hairs.

5.3

MagicScore

Zodiac Killer

2005

A young man who works at a nursing home uses the legendary Zodiac killer's M.O. to kill people who neglect their elderly relatives.

2.4

MagicScore

Deranged

1974

A man living in rural Wisconsin takes care of his bed-ridden mother, who is very domineering and teaches him that all women are evil. After she dies, he misses her, and a year later digs her up and takes her home. He learns about taxidermy and begins robbing graves to get materials to patch her up, and inevitably begins looking for fresher sources of materials. Based loosely on the true story of Ed Gein.

5.8

MagicScore

Halloween

1978

Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween Night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.

7.6

MagicScore

The People Under the Stairs

1991

Trapped inside a fortified home owned by a mysterious couple, a young boy quickly learns the true nature of the homicidal inhabitants, and secret creatures hidden deep within the walls.

6.5

MagicScore

No One Lives

2013

A gang of ruthless highway killers kidnap a wealthy couple traveling cross country only to shockingly discover that things are not what they seem.

6.0

MagicScore

#10

Patient Seven

2016

Dr. Marcus, a renowned psychiatrist, has selected 6 severe mentally ill and dangerous patients from the Spring Valley Mental Hospital to interview as part of research for his new book. As Dr. Marcus interviews each patient, one by one the horrors they have committed begin to unfold. However, Dr. Marcus soon learns that there is one patient who ties them all together - Patient Seven.

5.2

MagicScore

#11

Scream

1996

A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.

7.4

MagicScore

#12

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

1988

Ten years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens on Halloween Eve and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece.

6.2

MagicScore

#13

The Frighteners

1996

Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his "special" gift is the result of a car accident that killed his wife. But what he does not count on is more people dying in the small town where he lives. As he tries to piece together the supernatural mystery of these killings, he falls in love with the wife of one of the victims and deals with a crazy FBI agent.

6.9

MagicScore

#14

Friday the 13th

1980

Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning.

6.4

MagicScore

#15

Don't Go in the House

1979

As a child, Donald was tormented by his mother who used fire as a punishment. Now a deranged adult, Donald stalks women at clubs, then takes them home where he kills them with a flamethrower.

5.7

MagicScore

#16

A Good Marriage

2014

After 25 years of a good marriage, what will Darcy do once she discovers her husband's sinister secret?

5.4

MagicScore

#17

Satyameva Jayate

2018

DCP Shivansh has been tasked to catch Vir, the man behind police killings in the city. Both are eventually against the same enemy but divided by a fine line, the law.

6.5

MagicScore

#18

Eden

2013

After a night out with friends, Hyun Jae accepts a late night ride home from a young fire fighter. What begins as a night of promise quickly turns into a nightmare when she is abducted and imprisoned outside Las Vegas as a sex slave.

6.5

MagicScore

#19

In Her Skin

2009

Tale of a 15-year-old Australian girl who went missing.

6.0

MagicScore

#20

Infamous

2006

While researching his book In Cold Blood, writer Truman Capote develops a close relationship with convicted murderers Dick Hickock and Perry Smith.

6.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Zodiac Killer?

The top films similar to The Zodiac Killer by MovieMagicScore are Zodiac (7.5), The Zodiac (5.5), The Iceman (6.6). Each shares crime/horror/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Zodiac Killer worth watching?

The Zodiac Killer holds a MovieMagicScore of 4.7/10 from 30 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Zodiac Killer?

The Zodiac Killer (1971) is a crime, horror, thriller film directed by Tom Hanson, starring Hal Reed, Bob Jones, Ray Lynch.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Zodiac Killer?

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About movies like The Zodiac Killer

This ranked list pairs The Zodiac Killer (1971), a crime and horror and thriller film from Tom Hanson, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Hal Reed 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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