Movies like The Case of the Bloody Iris (1972)
The best movies like The Case of the Bloody Iris (1972) are The Bloodstained Shadow (1978), My Dear Killer (1972) and The House with Laughing Windows (1976). If The Case of the Bloody Iris hooked you with its thriller and mystery, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedDeep Red (1975)7.7/10 from 1,663 votes
- NewestOpera (1987)Released 1987
- In ItalianThe Bloodstained Shadow (1978)Also in Italian
The Bloodstained Shadow (1978)
A schoolgirl was murdered seven years ago, and the case was never solved; now, the murderer seems to be back.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Dear Killer (1972)
Following the mysterious decapitation of an insurance investigator, Police Inspector Peretti is put onto the case, but all the clues lead to an unsolved case of kidnapping and murder.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe House with Laughing Windows (1976)
Stefano, a young restorer, is commissioned to save a controversial mural located in the church of a small, isolated village.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPlot of Fear (1976)
Plot of Fear tells the story of a decadent weekend party full of orgies and drugs on the outskirts of Milan. Inspector Lomenzo investigates a series of bizarre murders, each linked by the fact that pages from the German children’s book "Shock-Headed Peter" have been left at the scene of the crime. As the bodies pile up, Lomenzo is guided by a model and a surveillance expert to a decadent club frequented by the rich and powerful.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & thriller
Nothing Underneath (1985)
Bob Crane has long maintained a psychic connection to his twin sister, Jessica, who works as a fashion model in Milan. When Bob senses that his sister might be injured or killed, he travels to Italy to look for her, only to discover that she's vanished without a trace. Enlisting the help of about-to-retire Commissioner Danesi, Bob soon finds himself embroiled in a web of mystery and terror, when a scissors wielding killer begins to strike and all clues lead back to Jessica...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisOne on Top of the Other (1969)
A San Francisco doctor encounters a prostitute who bears a striking resemblance to his late wife.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOasis of Fear (1971)
Two young sexually free hippies, Dick and Ingrid, finance their travels by selling naked snaps of Ingrid until their plan is brought to an abrupt end by the Police. Forced on the run the two seek refuge at a seemingly empty isolated large villa. As it turns out the house is inhabited by the middle-aged Barbara who invites them in for some potential three-way hanky-panky that soon locks them into something far more twisted and chilling!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisCold Eyes of Fear (1971)
Against a backdrop of Swingin' 60s London a young playboy type "steals" a beautiful Italian girl from her elderly date and suggests she comes back to his place for some good times. "His place" being owned by his father, a rich and respected solicitor. Unfortunately a couple of criminals have plans of their own, one for money, the other for revenge, and the lovers end up prisoners in a tense siege situation
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & horror
Crazy Desires of a Murderer (1977)
A group of hip friends gather at a Gothic castle owned by a wheelchair- bound older relative of one of the girls. One couple in the group, unbeknownst to the others, is smuggling heroin in some Chinese artifacts the protagonist has brought back from the Orient to give to her elderly relative. Meanwhile the deranged uncle of the protagonist, who supposedly killed the protagonist's mother (his own sister) and cut out her eyes, is wandering the catacombs spying on everyone. When one of the guests is murdered and her eyes subsequently disappear, suspicion naturally falls on the mad uncle. But is he being set up?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971)
An American journalist in Prague searches for his girlfriend who has suddenly disappeared.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWatch Me When I Kill (1977)
A pharmacist is murdered, and a woman happens to see the culprit leave the scene. She soon finds herself being stalked by the killer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisDeep Red (1975)
An English pianist living in Rome witnesses the brutal murder of his psychic neighbor. With the help of a tenacious young reporter, he tries to discover the killer using very unconventional methods. The two are soon drawn into a shocking web of dementia and violence.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Fifth Cord (1971)
A journalist finds himself on the trail of a murderer who's been targeting people around him, while the police are considering him a suspect in their investigation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisYour Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972)
Oliviero is a drunk, burned-out writer who amuses himself by hosting orgies at his grand country manor and humiliating his wife Irina. When a number of women are murdered in grisly fashion, Oliviero becomes a prime suspect.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAll the Colours of the Dark (1972)
After a car accident that caused the loss of her baby, Jane experiences an increasing amount of nightmares that shake her to her core. After seeking professional help, her haunting visions turn into an even more frightening reality, one full of black magic, blood orgies, and murder.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDeath Carries a Cane (1973)
Kitty, a photographer living in Rome, witnesses the murder of a young woman at the hands of a razor-wielding black-gloved killer. Kitty and her fiancé Alberto go to the police, only to learn that two other witnesses to the crime have been slashed to death.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
Tenebre (1982)
A razor-wielding serial killer is on the loose, murdering those around Peter Neal, an American mystery author in Italy to promote his newest novel.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Bloodstained Butterfly (1971)
When a young female student is savagely killed in a park during a thunderstorm, the culprit seems obvious: TV sports personality Alessandro Marchi, seen fleeing the scene of the crime by numerous eyewitnesses. The evidence against him is damning... but is it all too convenient? And when the killer strikes again while Marchi is in custody, it quickly becomes apparent that there's more to the case than meets the eye...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDeath Walks at Midnight (1972)
Valentina, a beautiful fashion model, takes an experimental drug as part of a scientific experiment. While influenced by the drug, Valentina has a vision of a young woman being brutally murdered with a viciously spiked glove. It turns out that a woman was killed in exactly the same way not long ago and soon Valentina finds herself stalked by the same killer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971)
Inspector Tellini investigates serial crimes where victims are paralyzed while having their bellies ripped open with a sharp knife.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971)
Carol Hammond, daughter of a politician, has vivid nightmares involving sex orgies and LSD. In a dream, she murders a neighbor she envies and wakes up to a real investigation into her neighbor's murder.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Killer Reserved Nine Seats (1974)
A rich man gathers together friends and relatives at the abandoned theatre he owns, but the party isn't fun for long since apparently one of them is a murderer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Perfume of the Lady in Black (1974)
Sylvia, an industrial scientist, is troubled by strange hallucinations related to the tragic suicide of her mother.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOpera (1987)
A young opera singer is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Weapon, the Hour, the Motive (1972)
Don Giorgio, a handsome young priest and teacher in a convent, is involved with two lovers: Orchidea and Giulia. When he repents and vows to return to the Church, he is savagely beaten to death. Not long after, Giulia has her throat slashed. Inspector Boito falls in love with and prepared to marry Orchidea, who is also the main suspect. The key to solving the case seems to lie with an inquisitive boy called Ferruccio, who is kept locked up and drugged. He witnessed one of the murders, but will anyone believe his story?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & horror
Murder Obsession (1981)
Michael is a successful actor, but he has a scandal in his past: at a tender age he knifed his father to death. He and his girlfriend Deborah go to his mother's for the weekend, and are joined by the director and others from a recent film project, who are given a rather cool reception by the superstitious housekeeper Oliver. Soon rude things begin happening to some of the guests, and Michael fears a repeat of his nightmare past is in progress.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (1971)
A rich, mentally-unstable man with a penchant for playing deadly S&M games with women who resemble his dead wife, sparks off a chain of bizarre events after getting remarried.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTorso (1973)
A masked serial killer with psychosexual issues strangles female coeds with scarves before dismembering them. When a wealthy student identifies one of the scarves and thinks she has a lead on a suspect, she becomes the killer's next target, retreating to her family's remote cliffside villa with three of her girlfriends.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFour Flies on Grey Velvet (1971)
Roberto, a drummer in a rock band, keeps receiving weird phone calls and being followed by a mysterious man. One night he manages to catch up with his persecutor and tries to get him to talk but in the ensuing struggle he accidentally stabs him. He runs away, but he understands his troubles have just begun when the following day he receives an envelope with photos of him killing the man. Someone is killing all his friends and trying to frame him for the murders.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHatchet for the Honeymoon (1970)
A madman haunted by the ghost of his ex-wife carves a corpse-laden trail.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Case of the Bloody Iris?
The closest matches to The Case of the Bloody Iris are The Bloodstained Shadow (1978), My Dear Killer (1972) and The House with Laughing Windows (1976). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Case of the Bloody Iris?
People who watched The Case of the Bloody Iris most often go on to The Bloodstained Shadow (1978), My Dear Killer (1972) and The House with Laughing Windows (1976).
What is the highest-rated movie like The Case of the Bloody Iris?
Deep Red (1975), rated 7.7/10 by 1,663 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Case of the Bloody Iris?
Opera (1987) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Italian movies like The Case of the Bloody Iris?
Yes: The Bloodstained Shadow (1978), My Dear Killer (1972) and The House with Laughing Windows (1976).
How are movies similar to The Case of the Bloody Iris chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Case of the Bloody Iris, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.