Movies like Happy Face Killer (2014)
The best movies like Happy Face Killer (2014) are Beautiful & Twisted (2015), 100 Days to Live (2019) and To Catch a Killer (1992). If Happy Face Killer hooked you with its tv movie and crime, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedThe Silence of the Lambs (1991)8.3/10 from 18,832 votes
- NewestStolen Baby: The Murder of Heidi Broussard (2023)Released 2023
Beautiful & Twisted (2015)
Following the murder of hotel heir Ben Novack Jr., police focus their investigation on his wife, Narcy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
SnoozefestMovies like this100 Days to Live (2019)
When a serial killer abducts a young woman’s fiancé, she must race against the clock to discover the identity of the killer, and more importantly – his motive.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
To Catch a Killer (1992)
"To Catch a Killer" tells the true gruesome story of John Wayne Gacy - a good friend and helpful neighbour, a great child entertainer, a respectful businessman, and a violent serial killer who raped and murdered over 30 young boys.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Grim Sleeper (2014)
Journalist Christine Pelisek helps law enforcement investigate the alleged serial killer known as the Grim Sleeper.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Texas Killing Fields (2011)
In the Texas bayous, a local homicide detective teams up with a cop from New York City to investigate a series of unsolved murders.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisStolen Baby: The Murder of Heidi Broussard (2023)
Based on a true story of best friends Magen and Heidi who have known each other for a decade. Pretending to be pregnant at the same time as her friend, Magen makes the journey from Houston to Austin to be by Heidi’s side once she learns she is ready to give birth. However, when Heidi goes missing with her newborn daughter just a few weeks after giving birth, suspicions about Magen’s loyalty and her true intentions are questioned. Authorities begin to suspect that she is hiding a huge secret as they begin to uncover her twisted and elaborate plan.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisInsomnia (2002)
Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPocket Dial Murder (2023)
Stacey receives a pocket dial from her husband, Jeff, where she hears the sudden death of a woman on the other end. When Jeff comes home, he says he lost his phone she doesn’t know what to think. Could Stacey be married to a murderer?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Dear Mr. Gacy (2010)
A chronicle of the interaction between college student Jason Moss and the object of his obsession, serial killer John Wayne Gacy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisRampage (1987)
Liberal district attorney decides to seek the death penalty for a man who slaughtered a family at Christmastime, then drank their blood. He escapes, though, and starts killing again.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNight Hunter (2019)
A Minnesota police officer crosses paths with a committed and tireless vigilante as he follows the trail of a ruthless predator responsible for several abductions and murders.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEvidence of Truth (2016)
A forensic investigator begins to suspect her new husband is the serial killer the police department has been hunting. This puts her and her ex-boyfriend -- a detective on the case -- in danger.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story (2013)
A man is convicted for killing his father and attempting to murder his mother.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Kiss the Girls (1997)
Forensic psychologist and detective Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where the duo discovers that the psychopath may not be working alone.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Bone Collector (1999)
Lincoln Rhyme was the department's top homicide detective and leading expert in criminal forensics until an injury left him paralyzed, depressed, and incapable of working. But when a gruesome murder in Manhattan leaves detectives baffled, they call on Rhyme to help solve the mystery. Amelia Donaghy, a rookie cop whose quick thinking preserved a gruesome murder scene, is enlisted by Rhyme to be his on-the-scene forensics expert. With Amelia reluctantly acting as Rhyme's able-bodied go-between, the pair piece together cryptic clues the killer leaves behind at the scene of the crime, hoping to catch the grisly serial killer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Night Clerk (2020)
Hotel night clerk Bart Bromley is a highly intelligent young man on the Autism spectrum. When a woman is murdered during his shift, Bart becomes the prime suspect. As the police investigation closes in, Bart makes a personal connection with a beautiful guest named Andrea, but soon realises he must stop the real murderer before she becomes the next victim.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Killer Inside Me (2010)
Deputy Sheriff Lou Ford is a pillar of the community in his small west Texas town, patient and apparently thoughtful. Some people think he is a little slow and maybe boring, but that is the worst they say about him. But then nobody knows about what Lou calls his "sickness": He is a brilliant, but disturbed sociopathic sadist.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisMalicious (2023)
The McCabe family's weekend getaway is turned upside down when a mysterious stranger knocks on their door.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSerialized (2017)
After getting dropped by her publisher, celebrated novelist Hannah Ryan uses the negative forces in her life to inspire the creation of a pulp crime serial that posts new chapters to subscriber's devices every week. The initial release is a modest success but the work becomes a massive hit after a real life murder takes place that bears a striking similarity to Hannah's story. Is it really just a coincidence or is it possible that a copycat serial killer is acting out the fictitious murders in real life? And is he going to strike again once Hannah releases her next chapter?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Pastor's Wife (2011)
Based on the true story of Matthew Winkler, a beloved minister who, in 2006, was found shot and killed in his Selmer, Tennessee home, his wife and young daughters missing. Authorities soon zeroed in on Matthew's wife, Mary, as the prime suspect in the murder. After her capture, the residents of Selmer were left to wonder what would drive Mary to shoot her husband in the back as he slept. They would get their answers during her trial, when what went on behind the closed doors of this seemingly perfect family was revealed for all to see.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker (1989)
Based on the true story of Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez who terrorized California in 1985 and the two Los Angeles police detectives who try to track him down.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Gone (2019)
When the detectives won’t believe she was abducted, a woman must do her own investigation to identify the person who kidnapped her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Cardinals (2017)
When Valerie returns home from prison years after killing her neighbour in an apparent drunk driving accident, she wants nothing more than to move on - until the deceased's son shows up at her door and it becomes clear that the past is not easily forgotten.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Dead Man's Folly (1986)
During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRed Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 (2009)
Detective Chief Superintendent Maurice Jobson is forced to remember the very similar disappearance of Clare Kemplay, who was found dead in 1974, and the subsequent imprisonment of local boy Michael Myshkin. Washed-up local solicitor John Piggott becomes convinced of Myshkin's innocence and begins to fight on his behalf, unwittingly providing a catalyst for Jobson to start to right some wrongs.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012)
Jesse finds himself struggling to get his job back as the Paradise police chief, and he is forced to rely on his cop intuition to sort through a maze of misleading clues and hidden meanings as he attempts to solve a shocking and horrifying mob-related double homicide.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJesse Stone: Thin Ice (2009)
Jesse Stone and Captain Healy are shot during an unauthorized stake-out in Boston. Meanwhile, a cryptic letter sent from Paradise leads the mother of a kidnapped child to Stone. Though her son was declared dead, she hopes he will reopen the case.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI Am Elizabeth Smart (2017)
The story of Elizabeth Smart's kidnapping and captivity, as told from her perspective.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWalker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire (2005)
Walker investigates a murder connected with a missing government weapon. In addition, he tries to track down a teen on the run from a crime syndicate.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & crime
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Happy Face Killer?
The closest matches to Happy Face Killer are Beautiful & Twisted (2015), 100 Days to Live (2019) and To Catch a Killer (1992). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Happy Face Killer?
People who watched Happy Face Killer most often go on to Beautiful & Twisted (2015), 100 Days to Live (2019) and To Catch a Killer (1992).
What is the highest-rated movie like Happy Face Killer?
The Silence of the Lambs (1991), rated 8.3/10 by 18,832 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Happy Face Killer?
Stolen Baby: The Murder of Heidi Broussard (2023) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Happy Face Killer?
Yes: Beautiful & Twisted (2015), 100 Days to Live (2019) and To Catch a Killer (1992).
How are movies similar to Happy Face Killer chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Happy Face Killer, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.