Movies like Watch Me When I Kill (1977)
The best movies like Watch Me When I Kill (1977) are The Fifth Cord (1971), Deep Red (1975) and Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972). If Watch Me When I Kill hooked you with its horror 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 1,661 votes
- NewestMurder Obsession (1981)Released 1981
- In ItalianThe Fifth Cord (1971)Also in Italian
The 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 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 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 thisMurder 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 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 Case of the Bloody Iris (1972)
A high-rise apartment populated by models, nightclub dancers and call girls becomes the focus of a mysterious serial killer. When a young model named Jennifer and her friend Marilyn move into one of the victims' former apartments, Jennifer becomes the next target and the pair try to identify the killer.
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 thisThe Psychic (1977)
A woman with psychic powers has a vision of a murder that took place in a house owned by her husband.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
Worth the HypeMovies 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 thisShort 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 thisGiallo in Venice (1979)
Inspector Angelo De Paul is assigned to investigate a horrifying series of murders that have gripped Venice and left the authorities baffled.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Red Queen Kills Seven Times (1972)
After the death of their grandfather, two sisters inherit their family castle, which is said to be haunted by the Red Queen, whom legend says claims seven lives every hundred years. When a mysterious woman in a red cloak starts targeting their circle of friends, the sisters begin to suspect there might be some truth to the legend.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Sister of Ursula (1978)
While searching for their estranged mother, two beautiful sisters, Dagmar and Ursula, arrive at a luxurious seaside hotel. At the same time, a mysterious killer starts murdering promiscuous women in the area.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisFive Dolls for an August Moon (1970)
A wealthy playboy gathers a group of bourgeois friends at his isolated beach house for a weekend of relaxation. When bodies start pilling up, they realize they’re trapped with a killer in their midst, sending them in a frenzy to figure out who amongst them is killing the others before they are killed next.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)
An American writer living in Rome witnesses an attempted murder that is connected to an ongoing killing spree in the city and conducts his own investigation, despite him and his girlfriend being targeted by the killer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
Worth the HypeMovies 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 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 thisBlood and Black Lace (1964)
Isabella, a young model, is murdered by a mysterious masked figure at a fashion house in Rome. When her diary, which details the house employees' many vices, disappears, the masked killer begins killing off all the models in and around the house to find it.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
Worth the HypeMovies 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 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 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 thisWhat Have You Done to Solange? (1972)
After several Catholic school pupils are murdered, a teacher who is having an affair with one of his students becomes a suspect. When other gruesome murders start occurring shortly thereafter, the teacher suspects that he may be the cause of them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & thriller
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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDon't Torture a Duckling (1972)
A reporter and a promiscuous young woman try to solve a series of child killings in a remote southern Italian town rife with superstition and a distrust of outsiders.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963)
A tourist witnesses a murder and finds herself caught up in a series of bloody killings.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLate Night Trains (1975)
Two young women, Margaret and Lisa, are set to take the overnight train from Munich in Germany to stay with Lisa's parents in Italy for Christmas. Unfortunately a pair of psychotic hoodlums and an equally demented nymphomaniac woman terrorize the pair.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Case of the Scorpion's Tail (1971)
After her husband dies in a freak plane accident, a woman leaves London for Athens to collect his generous life insurance policy. She soon discovers that others besides herself are keen to get their hands on the money - and are willing to kill for it. Meanwhile, a private investigator arrives to investigate irregularities in the claim, teaming up with a beautiful reporter.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (1971)
When socialite and heiress Julie Wardh begins receiving blackmail letters attributed to a mysterious serial killer, she suspects her cruel and sadistic former lover Jean is behind them. With her husband Neil frequently out of town, she falls into the arms of her friend's cousin George, and as the unknown assassin begins to make his move, she fears that one of the three men in her life may be the killer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAmuck! (1972)
A beautiful American woman infiltrates the home of a novelist and his wife so she can investigate the disappearance of her lover — who was her employers’ previous secretary — and soon finds herself the target of the couple's erotic desires and a murder plot.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Watch Me When I Kill?
The closest matches to Watch Me When I Kill are The Fifth Cord (1971), Deep Red (1975) and Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Watch Me When I Kill?
People who watched Watch Me When I Kill most often go on to The Fifth Cord (1971), Deep Red (1975) and Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972).
What is the highest-rated movie like Watch Me When I Kill?
Deep Red (1975), rated 7.7/10 by 1,661 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Watch Me When I Kill?
Murder Obsession (1981) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Italian movies like Watch Me When I Kill?
Yes: The Fifth Cord (1971), Deep Red (1975) and Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972).
How are movies similar to Watch Me When I Kill chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Watch Me When I Kill, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.