Movies like Lover, Stalker, Killer (2024)
The best movies like Lover, Stalker, Killer (2024) are The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker (2023), Pathological: The Lies of Joran van der Sloot (2024) and Bitconned (2024). If Lover, Stalker, Killer hooked you with its crime and documentary, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedAmerican Murder: The Family Next Door (2020)7.3/10 from 787 votes
- NewestThe Widower: 'Til Death Do Us Part (2026)Released 2026
The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker (2023)
After Kai saves a woman's life, he turns into an overnight hero and viral sensation — until disturbing truths about his erratic behavior come to light. This shocking documentary chronicles a happy-go-lucky nomad's ascent to viral stardom and the resulting steep downward spiral.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPathological: The Lies of Joran van der Sloot (2024)
This documentary delves into Joran van der Sloot's lifelong pattern of violence and pathological lying through rare interviews and new insights years after he brutally murdered American Natalee Holloway and Peruvian Stephany Flores.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Bitconned (2024)
In this true-crime documentary, three guys exploit the freewheeling cryptocurrency market to scam millions from investors and bankroll lavish lifestyles.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEvil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story (2025)
Unravel the case of Utah therapist Jodi Hildebrandt, whose child abuse arrest with parenting YouTuber Ruby Franke exposed a twisted tale of manipulation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Daughter's Killer (2022)
A father fights for decades to bring his daughter's killer to justice in France and Germany before taking extreme measures.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Murder of Gabby Petito: Truth, Lies and Social Media (2021)
Examines Gabby's life through the curated lens she created and immerses the viewer in the world of social media sleuthing that was crucial to the case.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
A Friend of the Family: True Evil (2022)
Jan Broberg and her family tell the unbelievable story of how she survived two kidnappings and years of childhood sexual abuse by a family friend.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Dr. Death: Cutthroat Conman (2023)
Revealing the shocking rise and fall of Paolo Macchiarini, the superstar celebrity surgeon who ascended to global fame after performing the world's first synthetic organ transplant, only to be exposed as an international con man whose web of lies extends decades, ensnared many including those in his personal life and left a trail of devastated patients grappling with a nightmare.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & documentary
Ice Cold: Murder, Coffee and Jessica Wongso (2023)
This documentary delves into the unanswered questions surrounding the trial of Jessica Wongso — years after the death of her best friend, Mirna Salihin.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
BTK: A Killer Among Us (2019)
For 31 years Dennis Rader aka BTK killer was able to live a double life. This documentary chronicle's comprehensive interviews with law enforcement, victim's family members, reporters and his daughter Kerri Rawson.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story (2020)
After 16-year-old Cyntoia Brown is sentenced to life in prison, questions about her past, physiology and the law itself call her guilt into question.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhy Did You Kill Me? (2021)
The line between justice and revenge blurs when a devastated family uses social media to track down the people who killed 24-year-old Crystal Theobald.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisNail Bomber: Manhunt (2021)
This documentary examines the 1999 London bombings that targeted Black, Bangladeshi and gay communities, and the race to find the far-right perpetrator. He terrorized a city, seeking to ignite a race war but justice was served by those who wouldn't let his hate win.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDead Asleep (2021)
Did a remorseful Randy Herman Jr. really commit a brutal murder in his sleep, or was it a convenient cover story? Exclusive access to Herman and his family, the defense and prosecution attorneys, journalists who covered the case, forensic psychiatrists and world experts in violent parasomnia (sleep-walking) give an inside look at the shocking twists and turns of the controversial crime.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
A Deadly American Marriage (2025)
A chilling 911 call. A gruesome scene. What really happened inside a family's quiet suburban home? Murder or self-defense? Told from both sides, this documentary explores Jason Corbett's brutal death.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Widower: 'Til Death Do Us Part (2026)
A journalist and a detective uncover the truth about a killer whose charm masked a trail of failed marriages and suspicious deaths.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Amanda Knox (2016)
This gripping, atmospheric documentary recounts the infamous trial, conviction and eventual acquittal of Seattle native Amanda Knox for the 2007 murder of a British exchange student in Italy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCyberbunker: The Criminal Underworld (2023)
This documentary reveals how a group of hackers powered the darkest corners of the internet from a Cold War-era bunker in a quiet German tourist town.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Crash (2026)
A teen slams her car into a building, killing her boyfriend and his friend. What seems like a tragic accident becomes a murder case.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRunning with the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee (2022)
Through raw, revealing footage and interviews with fugitive tech pioneer John McAfee, this documentary uncovers new layers of his wild years on the run.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAmerican Murder: The Family Next Door (2020)
Using raw, firsthand footage, this documentary examines the disappearance of Shanann Watts and her children, and the terrible events that followed.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot (2024)
In 1991, Wanda Holloway was arrested for trying to hire a hit man to kill her daughter Shanna's cheerleading rival so that Shanna could get a place on the team. Now, Shanna reveals the truth behind what happened for the first time.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case (2023)
July 1, 2000. British 21-year-old Lucie Blackman goes missing in Tokyo, sparking an international investigation — and an unyielding quest for justice.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGirl in the Picture (2022)
A young mother’s mysterious death and her son’s subsequent kidnapping blow open a decades-long mystery about the woman’s true identity, and the murderous federal fugitive at the center of it all.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCyber Hell: Exposing an Internet Horror (2022)
Anonymous and exploitative, a network of online chat rooms ran rampant with sex crimes. The hunt to take down its operators required guts and tenacity.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMy Father, the BTK Killer (2025)
Raised by a man leading a monstrous double life, the daughter of the BTK serial killer shares her chilling story.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Carman Family Deaths (2025)
A young man's dramatic rescue at sea spirals into accusations he murdered two members of his wealthy New England family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWhat Jennifer Did (2024)
When Jennifer Pan calls 911 to report that her parents have been shot, she becomes the primary focus of a captivating criminal case.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAileen: Queen of the Serial Killers (2025)
Aileen Wuornos remains a rarity: a female serial killer. From childhood abuse to death-row revelations, this documentary revisits her life and crimes.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMurder in Monaco (2025)
Monaco, 1999. One of the world's richest men dies in his penthouse. This documentary unpacks the mysterious murder of billionaire banker, Edmond Safra.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & documentary
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What are the best movies like Lover, Stalker, Killer?
The closest matches to Lover, Stalker, Killer are The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker (2023), Pathological: The Lies of Joran van der Sloot (2024) and Bitconned (2024). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Lover, Stalker, Killer?
People who watched Lover, Stalker, Killer most often go on to The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker (2023), Pathological: The Lies of Joran van der Sloot (2024) and Bitconned (2024).
What is the highest-rated movie like Lover, Stalker, Killer?
American Murder: The Family Next Door (2020), rated 7.3/10 by 787 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Lover, Stalker, Killer?
The Widower: 'Til Death Do Us Part (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Lover, Stalker, Killer?
Yes: The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker (2023), Pathological: The Lies of Joran van der Sloot (2024) and Bitconned (2024).
How are movies similar to Lover, Stalker, Killer chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Lover, Stalker, Killer, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.