Movies like The Chronicles of Evil (2015)
The best movies like The Chronicles of Evil (2015) are Murderer (2014), Fatal Intuition (2015) and Confession of Murder (2012). If The Chronicles of Evil hooked you with its thriller and crime, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedForgotten (2017)7.9/10 from 1,433 votes
- NewestRevolver (2024)Released 2024
- In KoreanMurderer (2014)Also in Korean
Murderer (2014)
A serial killer tries to live peacefully with his son in a countryside village. But a girl who knows he's a killer moves in. He decides he must kill her to protect his new life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Fatal Intuition (2015)
Desperate for revenge, a young man enlists the aid of a medium to help him track down his sister's killer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisConfession of Murder (2012)
A serial killer reappears 15 years after his murder spree with a book detailing his crimes. The resentful cop who failed to catch him before is assigned to protect him. The families of the victims plan revenge. And as the media circus spirals out of control, a masked man called "J" appears claiming to be the real killer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMissing You (2016)
A girl who lost her father to a serial killer, a detective and a killer are intertwined in a chaotic relationship and are met with an unprecedented series of events.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Witness (2018)
An ordinary man witnesses a cruel murder and becomes entangled in circumstances out of his control.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMontage (2013)
A woman's child is kidnapped and killed after paying the ransom. 15 years later, a mysterious figure is seen visiting the site of killing and another kidnapping occurs using the same methods. The woman teams up with a detective to catch the killer once and for all.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMemoir of a Murderer (2017)
A former serial killer with Alzheimer's fights to protect his daughter from her mysterious boyfriend who may be a serial killer too.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe 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.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Vanished (2018)
A detective investigates the disappearance of a woman's corpse from a morgue and tries to uncover the cause of her death.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNo Mercy (2010)
A forensic pathologist is about to retire in order to spend some time with his daughter. However, he is forced to continue working when his daughter is kidnapped.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Unjust (2010)
An honest cop has to compromise with his principles when he is told to find a scapegoat for a high-profile serial killer case in exchange for a big promotion.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSeven Days (2007)
A successful lawyer who, in order to save her daughter, is pressured into defending the innocence of a man slated to receive the death penalty.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisForgotten (2017)
Jin-seok, 21-year-old, moves into a new house with his family. He suffers from a slight schizophrenia but he carries an ordinary life under the warm care of the family. His older brother Yu-seok is a decent college student, a mentor, and role model for Jin-seok. One night, his beloved brother is kidnapped by unidentified assailants before Jin-seok's eye. Jin-seok can’t recognize their faces, but can remember only the VIN that matches with no car. After long silence of 19 days, suddenly Yu-seok returns home, but remembers nothing which had happened in the meantime. And soon Jin-seok feels Yu-seok is a total stranger.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Yellow Sea (2010)
A Korean man in China takes an assassination job in South Korea to make money and find his missing wife. But when the job is botched, he is forced to go on the run from the police and the gangsters who paid him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisInnocence (2020)
A lawyer tries to prove her mother's innocence and uncover the secrets of a small village with the help of the local mayor. Her mother was accused of murder after the rice wine was poisoned at her husband's funeral, but she is suffering from memory loss and cannot defend herself.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisI Saw the Devil (2010)
Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. Soo-hyeon, a top-secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that he will do everything in his power to take vengeance against the killer, even if it means that he must become a monster himself.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBedevilled (2010)
A disillusioned Seoul woman visits a remote island to reconnect with a childhood friend, only to find her trapped in an oppressive cycle of physical, mental, and sexual abuse. As tensions escalate, the situation spirals into a harrowing tale of survival and retribution.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Hard Day (2014)
After trying to cover up a car accident that left a man dead, a crooked homicide detective is stalked by a mysterious man claiming to have witnessed the event.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Secret Scandal (2013)
A reporter and a prosecutor investigate the death of an actress, and in the process come into conflict with a group of very powerful people. Based on the true story of actress Jang Ja-yeon's suicide.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Door Lock (2018)
Kyung-min lives alone in a one-room apartment. One day, she finds traces of a stranger breaking into her room and soon a mysterious murder case begins to unravel.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPrivate Eye (2009)
The story takes place in occupied Korea at the start of the 20th century, where a young student in medicine discovers the murdered body of the son of a government official. Being scared of being accused, he decides to hire Hong Jin-ho (a detective) to help him find the murderer before the police accuse him of the murder.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNew World (2013)
An undercover cop has his loyalties tested when the boss of the corporate gang he's spent years infiltrating dies.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHeart Blackened (2017)
A father goes all out to clear his daughter from any wrong doing in the murder of his fiancée. When all evidence points to her, he takes matters into to his own hands to save his daughter and outwit the judiciary system.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRevolver (2024)
Su-young, a police detective who went to prison for someone else, is surprised when a mysterious woman named Yoon-sun arrives to collect her on her day of release. As she discovers that the promised compensation for her time behind bars has vanished, Su-young embarks on a mission to reclaim what rightfully belongs to her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisSecret (2009)
A detective suspects that his wife murdered a gangster's brother. As he tries to misdirect the police and the bloodthirsty gangster while independently investigating his wife, terrible secrets slowly begin to surface.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
The Scent (2012)
A detective Seon-woo, who moonlights as a private investigator, has a beautiful new client Soo-Jin. The woman asks the detective to take photos of her husband in the midst of having an affair with another woman. When the detective goes to take pictures he discovers that the woman's husband is already dead. Now the detective becomes a suspect. The detective is chased by another detective Gil-ro. He must now set out for the real killer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
The Chase (2017)
After people in his town start turning up dead, a grumpy landlord is visited by a man who recounts an unsolved serial murder case from 30 years ago that may hold the clue to what is happening now.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRevenge: A Love Story (2010)
A serial murderer has brutally killed several policemen and their pregnant wives. After a quick investigation, the murderer is revealed to be Kit, whom the case's detective-in-charge knows from a previous case. Once upon a time, Kit was an innocent boy in a rural village who also has a crush on naïve high school student Wing. After the death of Wing's grandmother, Kit rescues Wing from a foster care facility, and the two quickly fall in love. However, their romance ends prematurely when a local policeman arrests them. The events that follow lay the seeds for Kit's terrifying path to vengeance.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlind (2011)
A blind witness and a runaway help the police find the suspect in a hit and run until the culprit realizes that they are close on his trail. The killer tracks her down and Soo-ah realizes that in order to save Gi-sub she would have to risk her life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPerfect Number (2012)
A brilliant math teacher formulates the perfect cover-up after his neighbor murders her abusive ex-husband.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Chronicles of Evil?
The closest matches to The Chronicles of Evil are Murderer (2014), Fatal Intuition (2015) and Confession of Murder (2012). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Chronicles of Evil?
People who watched The Chronicles of Evil most often go on to Murderer (2014), Fatal Intuition (2015) and Confession of Murder (2012).
What is the highest-rated movie like The Chronicles of Evil?
Forgotten (2017), rated 7.9/10 by 1,433 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Chronicles of Evil?
Revolver (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Korean movies like The Chronicles of Evil?
Yes: Murderer (2014), Fatal Intuition (2015) and Confession of Murder (2012).
How are movies similar to The Chronicles of Evil chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Chronicles of Evil, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.