Movies Like Holy Spider (2022)

Holy Spider is a 2022 crime, drama, horror, thriller film from Ali Abbasi with a MovieMagicScore of 7.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Chaser and Lost Girls.

Crime Drama Horror Thriller

The Chaser

2008

Joong-ho is a dirty detective turned pimp, who's in financial trouble as several of his girls have recently disappeared without clearing their debts. While trying to track them down, he finds a clue that the vanished girls were all called up by the same client, whom one of his girls is meeting with right now.

7.8

MagicScore

Lost Girls

2020

When Mari Gilbert's daughter disappears, police inaction drives her own investigation into the gated Long Island community where Shannan was last seen. Her search brings attention to over a dozen murdered prostitutes.

6.1

MagicScore

Manhunter

1986

FBI Agent Will Graham, who retired after catching Hannibal Lecter, returns to duty to engage in a risky cat-and-mouse game with Lecter to capture a new killer.

7.0

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

Zodiac

2007

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

7.5

MagicScore

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

2011

Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined.

7.4

MagicScore

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

Scoop

2006

An American journalism student in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an aristocrat as the incident unfurls.

6.6

MagicScore

Navajeros

1980

A chronicle of the life of Jaro, the leader of a juvenile delinquent gang, depicting his rise from street urchin to outlaw anti-hero on the way to his inevitable end.

6.4

MagicScore

#10

Endangered Species

1982

A retired New York cop on vacation in America's West is drawn into a sheriff's investigation of a mysterious series of cattle killings.

4.8

MagicScore

#11

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

1986

Arriving in Chicago, Henry moves in with ex-con acquaintance Otis and starts schooling him in the ways of the serial killer.

6.7

MagicScore

#12

The Golden Glove

2019

A serial killer strikes fear in the hearts of residents of Hamburg during the early 1970s.

6.9

MagicScore

#13

Memories of Murder

2003

During the late 1980s, two detectives in a South Korean province attempt to solve series of gruesome rape-and-murder of young women.

8.1

MagicScore

#14

Boston Strangler

2023

Reporters Loretta McLaughlin and Jean Cole bravely pursue the story of the Boston Strangler at great personal risk, putting their own lives on the line in their quest to uncover the truth.

6.6

MagicScore

#15

Borderland

2007

Three college students, Phil, Ed, and Henry take a road trip into Mexico for a week of drinking and carefree fun only to have Phil find himself a captive of a group of satanic Mexican drug smugglers who kill tourists and whom are looking for a group of new ones to prepare for a sacrifice.

5.4

MagicScore

#16

The Hillside Strangler

2004

Kenneth Bianchi is a security guard whose attempts to become a police officer are repeatedly thwarted. He moves to California to live with his cousin Angelo and dates a string of women, becoming increasingly preoccupied with sex. Eventually the cousins decide to start an escort agency. After violently killing a prostitute they thought had betrayed them, Kenneth and Angelo begin committing a series of crimes that become a media sensation.

5.0

MagicScore

#17

Monster

2003

An emotionally scarred highway drifter shoots a sadistic trick who rapes her, and ultimately becomes America's first female serial killer.

7.2

MagicScore

#18

The Frozen Ground

2013

An Alaska State Trooper partners with a young woman who escaped the clutches of serial killer Robert Hansen to bring the murderer to justice. Based on actual events.

6.3

MagicScore

#19

Citizen X

1995

Based on the true story of a Russian serial killer who, over many years, claimed victim to over 50 people. His victims were mostly under the age of 17. In what was then a communists state, the police investigations were hampered by bureaucracy, incompetence and those in power. The story is told from the viewpoint of the detective in charge of the case.

7.2

MagicScore

#20

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

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Holy Spider?

The top films similar to Holy Spider by MovieMagicScore are The Chaser (7.8), Lost Girls (6.1), Manhunter (7.0). Each shares crime/drama/horror/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Holy Spider worth watching?

Holy Spider holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.3/10 from 475 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Holy Spider?

Holy Spider (2022) is a crime, drama, horror, thriller film directed by Ali Abbasi, starring Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Mehdi Bajestani, Arash Ashtiani.

Where can I find more recommendations like Holy Spider?

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About movies like Holy Spider

This ranked list pairs Holy Spider (2022), a crime and drama and horror and thriller film from Ali Abbasi, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Zar Amir Ebrahimi 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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