Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "north-american-giallo"

1. Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

R | 159 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A Manhattan doctor embarks on a bizarre, night-long odyssey after his wife's admission of unfulfilled longing.

Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Todd Field, Sydney Pollack

Votes: 375,333 | Gross: $55.69M

2. Memento (2000)

R | 113 min | Mystery, Thriller

A man with short-term memory loss attempts to track down his wife's murderer.

Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior

Votes: 1,323,422 | Gross: $25.54M

3. Suspiria (I) (2018)

R | 152 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the artistic director, an ambitious young dancer, and a grieving psychotherapist. Some will succumb to the nightmare. Others will finally wake up.

Director: Luca Guadagnino | Stars: Chloë Grace Moretz, Tilda Swinton, Doris Hick, Malgorzata Bela

Votes: 92,362 | Gross: $2.47M

4. Basic Instinct (1992)

R | 127 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A violent police detective investigates a brutal murder that might involve a manipulative and seductive novelist.

Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn

Votes: 219,247 | Gross: $117.73M

5. Body Double (1984)

R | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A young actor's obsession with spying on a beautiful woman who lives nearby leads to a baffling series of events with drastic consequences.

Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Craig Wasson, Melanie Griffith, Gregg Henry, Deborah Shelton

Votes: 38,248 | Gross: $8.80M

6. The Cell (2000)

R | 107 min | Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi

An F.B.I. Agent persuades a social worker, who is adept with a new experimental technology, to enter the mind of a comatose serial killer in order to learn where he has hidden his latest kidnap victim.

Director: Tarsem Singh | Stars: Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, Vincent D'Onofrio, Colton James

Votes: 109,129 | Gross: $61.33M

7. Manhunter (1986)

R | 120 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Former FBI profiler Will Graham returns to service to pursue a deranged serial killer dubbed "the Tooth Fairy" by the media.

Director: Michael Mann | Stars: William Petersen, Kim Greist, Joan Allen, Brian Cox

Votes: 80,968 | Gross: $8.62M

8. Cruising (1980)

R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A police officer goes undercover in the underground S&M gay subculture of New York City to catch a serial killer who is preying on gay men.

Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen, Richard Cox

Votes: 28,065 | Gross: $19.80M

9. The Exorcist III (1990)

R | 110 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A police lieutenant uncovers more than he bargained for as his investigation of a series of murders, which have all the hallmarks of the deceased Gemini serial killer, leads him to question the patients of a psychiatric ward.

Director: William Peter Blatty | Stars: George C. Scott, Ed Flanders, Brad Dourif, Jason Miller

Votes: 38,905 | Gross: $26.10M

10. Dressed to Kill (1980)

R | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A mysterious blonde woman kills one of a psychiatrist's patients, and then goes after the high-class call girl who witnessed the murder.

Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen, Keith Gordon

Votes: 48,249 | Gross: $31.90M

11. Sliver (1993)

R | 107 min | Drama, Thriller

A woman moves into an exclusive New York City apartment building that she soon discovers houses tenants with all manner of shocking secrets.

Director: Phillip Noyce | Stars: Sharon Stone, William Baldwin, Tom Berenger, Polly Walker

Votes: 34,046 | Gross: $36.30M

12. Along Came a Spider (2001)

R | 104 min | Drama, Thriller

When a senator's daughter under Secret Service protection is kidnapped from a private school, detective Alex Cross investigates the case even though he's recovering from the loss of his partner.

Director: Lee Tamahori | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Michael Wincott, Monica Potter, Dylan Baker

Votes: 95,912 | Gross: $74.08M

13. Color of Night (1994)

R | 121 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

A color-blind psychoanalyst is stalked by an unknown killer after taking over his murdered friend's therapy group, all of whom have a connection to a mysterious young woman that he begins having intense sexual encounters with.

Director: Richard Rush | Stars: Bruce Willis, Jane March, Rubén Blades, Lesley Ann Warren

Votes: 25,758 | Gross: $19.72M

14. Black Rain (1989)

R | 125 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Two NYC cops arrest a Yakuza member and must escort him when he's extradited to Japan.

Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia, Ken Takakura, Kate Capshaw

Votes: 59,714 | Gross: $46.21M

15. Sea of Love (1989)

R | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A detective investigating a series of murders becomes involved with a woman who may be the culprit.

Director: Harold Becker | Stars: Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin, John Goodman, Michael Rooker

Votes: 44,915 | Gross: $58.57M

16. Alice, Sweet Alice (1976)

R | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

In 1961, a divorced Catholic couple's life is turned upside-down when one of their two adolescent daughters is suspected of her younger sister's brutal murder during her First Holy Communion and a series of subsequent stabbings.

Director: Alfred Sole | Stars: Linda Miller, Mildred Clinton, Paula E. Sheppard, Niles McMaster

Votes: 12,960

17. I Know Who Killed Me (2007)

R | 105 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A young woman who was missing reappears, but she claims to be someone else entirely.

Director: Chris Sivertson | Stars: Lindsay Lohan, Julia Ormond, Neal McDonough, Bonnie Aarons

Votes: 30,891 | Gross: $7.50M

18. Tightrope (1984)

R | 114 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

New Orleans single dad and cop Wes Block goes after a serial rapist-killer, but when he gets too close the hunter suddenly becomes the hunted.

Directors: Richard Tuggle, Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Geneviève Bujold, Dan Hedaya, Alison Eastwood

Votes: 19,191 | Gross: $48.14M

19. Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)

R | 104 min | Mystery, Thriller

A famous fashion photographer develops a disturbing ability to see through the eyes of a killer.

Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Faye Dunaway, Tommy Lee Jones, Brad Dourif, Rene Auberjonois

Votes: 12,090 | Gross: $20.00M

20. The Watcher (I) (2000)

R | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

David Allen Griffin is a cool killer- time and time again, he chooses a female victim, studies her for weeks till he knows her routine to the smallest detail, makes meticulous preparations ... See full summary »

Director: Joe Charbanic | Stars: James Spader, Keanu Reeves, Marisa Tomei, Ernie Hudson

Votes: 28,488 | Gross: $28.95M

21. In the Cold of the Night (1990)

NC-17 | 112 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Scott is a fashion photographer concerned about the sudden appearance of nightmares in his nightly dreams. In these, he seems to be involved in the murder of a beautiful young woman. When ... See full summary »

Director: Nico Mastorakis | Stars: Jeff Lester, Adrianne Sachs, Marc Singer, Brian Thompson

Votes: 1,796

22. The Boston Strangler (1968)

Approved | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A series of brutal murders in Boston sparks a seemingly endless and increasingly complex manhunt.

Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Tony Curtis, Henry Fonda, George Kennedy, Mike Kellin

Votes: 10,826

23. Blink (1993)

R | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Emma, a blind violinist who had recently undergone a revolutionary surgery, joins with a police detective to track a serial killer after she was an inadvertent witness to his latest crime.

Director: Michael Apted | Stars: Madeleine Stowe, Aidan Quinn, James Remar, Peter Friedman

Votes: 9,141 | Gross: $16.70M

24. Nightmare (1981)

R | 97 min | Horror

A mental patient embarks on a murder spree upon escaping from an institution.

Director: Romano Scavolini | Stars: Baird Stafford, Sharon Smith, C.J. Cooke, Mik Cribben

Votes: 4,434

25. Night School (1981)

R | 88 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Who's been decapitating the innocent girls at a local night school? The police are baffled.

Director: Ken Hughes | Stars: Leonard Mann, Rachel Ward, Drew Snyder, Joseph R. Sicari

Votes: 3,254 | Gross: $1.17M

26. Knight Moves (1992)

R | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

During a chess tournament, grand master Peter is suspected of murdering Debi after sex. He helps the police as the murders continue.

Director: Carl Schenkel | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Tom Skerritt, Codie Lucas Wilbee, Joshua Murray

Votes: 9,168 | Gross: $0.92M

27. The Exorcist III: Legion (1990)

105 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

William Peter Blatty's director's cut of "The Exorcist III" which was thought to be lost. Recovered and released in 2016 under its original title, this is the definitive cut of the film based on his novel "Legion".

Director: William Peter Blatty | Stars: George C. Scott, Ed Flanders, Brad Dourif, Scott Wilson

Votes: 1,418

28. Double Exposure (1982)

R | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

A photographer plagued by horrific nightmares in which he kills the young female models he shoots is shocked to discover that there is a serial killer in his city who is targeting attractive women.

Director: William Byron Hillman | Stars: Michael Callan, Joanna Pettet, James Stacy, Pamela Hensley

Votes: 870

29. The Zodiac Killer (1971)

R | 87 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A serial killer in San Francisco murders without motive or apparent pattern and taunts the police with phone calls and letters.

Director: Tom Hanson | Stars: Hal Reed, Bob Jones, Ray Lynch, Tom Pittman

Votes: 965

30. Schizoid (1980)

R | 89 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

An advice columnist in the midst of getting a divorce begins receiving threatening notes from an anonymous stalker. Meanwhile, members of her group therapy session are being murdered by an unknown assailant.

Director: David Paulsen | Stars: Klaus Kinski, Donna Wilkes, Marianna Hill, Craig Wasson

Votes: 1,977

31. The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1969)

R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A runaway truck containing the corpse of a slain gang leader rolls into a California nightclub owned by Johnny Cain, a hard bitten former free-lance adventurer. The gang threatens to kill ... See full summary »

Director: Francis D. Lyon | Stars: Adam West, Nancy Kwan, Nehemiah Persoff, Buddy Greco

Votes: 190

32. All-American Murder (1991 Video)

R | 94 min | Horror, Mystery, Romance

An antisocial college student gets transferred to a new college, where he meets the popular girl in school. When she's suddenly killed, he becomes the prime suspect. While he tries to clear his name, more victims fall to the brutal killer.

Director: Anson Williams | Stars: Christopher Walken, Charlie Schlatter, Josie Bissett, Joanna Cassidy

Votes: 1,471

33. Madhouse (1981)

Not Rated | 92 min | Horror

A woman is pursued by her murderous, psychopathic twin sister in the days leading up to their birthday.

Director: Ovidio G. Assonitis | Stars: Patricia Mickey, Michael MacRae, Dennis Robertson, Morgan Most

Votes: 2,525

34. Blood and Lace (1971)

R | 87 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

After her prostitute mother is murdered, a teenage girl is sent to a remote orphanage run by a mysterious woman and her handyman, both whom she comes to suspect are hiding dark secrets.

Director: Philip Gilbert | Stars: Gloria Grahame, Melody Patterson, Milton Selzer, Len Lesser

Votes: 1,231

35. Sweet Kill (1972)

R | 85 min | Horror, Thriller

Horror and suspense in the story of a psychotic maniac who literally "loves" women to death.

Director: Curtis Hanson | Stars: Tab Hunter, Cherie Latimer, Nadyne Turney, Isabel Jewell

Votes: 456

36. The First Deadly Sin (1980)

R | 112 min | Crime, Thriller

A police inspector, nearing retirement, tracks a serial killer who is terrorizing New York.

Director: Brian G. Hutton | Stars: Frank Sinatra, Faye Dunaway, David Dukes, George Coe

Votes: 2,265

37. The Honey Pot (1967)

Not Rated | 150 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

In Venice, a millionaire hires an actor to help him prank three greedy ex-girlfriends into thinking he's dying and leaving his fortune to one of them.

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Rex Harrison, Susan Hayward, Cliff Robertson, Capucine

Votes: 2,852

38. Fear (1990 TV Movie)

R | 90 min | Mystery, Thriller

Psychic Cayce Bridges helps police solve murders by mentally linking with the murderer. Then she discovers a murderer with the same talent - who wants to share the fear of his victims with ... See full summary »

Director: Rockne S. O'Bannon | Stars: Ally Sheedy, Lauren Hutton, Michael O'Keefe, Stan Shaw

Votes: 1,377

39. The Clairvoyant (1982)

R | 97 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Two uneasy friends, a police officer and a TV talk show host, each pursue the mysterious "handcuff killer" with the aid of an artist who sees - and draws - the killer's crimes before they're committed.

Director: Armand Mastroianni | Stars: Perry King, Norman Parker, Elizabeth Kemp, Kenneth McMillan

Votes: 708

40. Stone Cold Dead (1979)

R | 108 min | Crime, Thriller

Sergeant Boyd's police search to find a sniper who has been shooting hookers.

Director: George Mendeluk | Stars: Richard Crenna, Paul Williams, Linda Sorensen, Belinda Montgomery

Votes: 617

41. The Surrogate (1984)

R | 100 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Stuck in a sexless marriage, a frustrated well-to-do couple agrees to see a female sex therapist. Unfortunately, she only helps escalate the tensions between them. Meanwhile, the police are baffled by a string of brutal nightly killings.

Director: Don Carmody | Stars: Art Hindle, Carole Laure, Shannon Tweed, Jim Bailey

Votes: 302

42. Blade (1973)

R | 90 min | Mystery, Thriller

A homicide detective goes after a woman-hating serial killer, who uses knives to murder his victims.

Director: Ernest Pintoff | Stars: John Marley, Jon Cypher, Kathryn Walker, William Prince

Votes: 284

43. Hanging Heart (1989)

103 min | Horror, Thriller

Denny is a struggling actor whose girlfriend's dead body is found in the theater where they have been preparing for their new production. Being one of many suspects, Denny must track down ... See full summary »

Director: Jimmy Lee | Stars: Barry Wyatt, Jake Henry, Francine Lapensée, John Stevens

Votes: 192

44. Dead Women in Lingerie (1991)

R | 86 min | Crime, Thriller

A private detective is hired to catch a serial killer who makes immigrant garment workers his victims.

Director: Erica Fox | Stars: John Romo, Maura Tierney, June Lockhart, Lyle Waggoner

Votes: 192

45. The Rain Killer (1990)

R | 94 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

Together, a weary cop and an all business FBI agent, team up to catch the latest homicidal manic: The Rain Killer. Just when they think that all the clues have been washed away, they find ... See full summary »

Director: Ken Stein | Stars: Ray Sharkey, David Beecroft, Tania Coleridge, Michael Chiklis

Votes: 518 | Gross: $1.70M

46. 1313: Night of the Widow (2012 Video)

Not Rated | 76 min | Horror, Thriller

A group of friends are stalked by a mysterious knife-wielding murderess as they gather at the home of their late friend to hear the reading of the will, and participate in a morbid treasure hunt for the key to his vast fortune.

Director: David DeCoteau | Stars: Ryan Curry, Shawn Roe, Andriana Manfredi, Justin Schwan

Votes: 199

47. A Knife for the Ladies (1974)

R | 86 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A private detective travels out west to investigate the murders of several prostitutes, facing off against the reluctance of the town's grizzled sheriff, and several suspicious characters, each with something to hide.

Director: Larry G. Spangler | Stars: Jack Elam, Ruth Roman, Jeff Cooper, John Kellogg

Votes: 401

48. Rough Draft (1998)

R | 92 min | Horror, Thriller

A struggling freelance writer, while investigating the transvestite night life, stumbles across a serial killer in action. The two then strike up a bizarre partnership to document the ... See full summary »

Director: Joshua Wallace | Stars: Gary Busey, Michael Madsen, Arnold Vosloo, Julia Campbell

Votes: 859

49. Steal Your Face

Horror, Thriller | Filming

When a photographer unwittingly takes a job from a sleazy pornographer, she and the models are soon targeted by a leather gloved assailant.

Director: Christopher Kahler | Stars: Kaylee Williams, Frank Kam, Gashley Darcane, Shanta Pasika

50. The Man with Icy Eyes (1971)

95 min | Drama, Thriller

A state senator is murdered outside his home, and the police arrest a strange man described as having "icy eyes" for the crime. An Italian reporter finds a stripper who claims to have been ... See full summary »

Director: Alberto De Martino | Stars: Antonio Sabato, Barbara Bouchet, Faith Domergue, Corrado Gaipa

Votes: 219