Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "reference-to-the-zodiac-killer"

1. Terrifier 2 (2022)

Not Rated | 138 min | Horror

After being resurrected by a sinister entity, Art the Clown returns to the timid town of Miles County where he targets a teenage girl and her younger brother on Halloween night.

Director: Damien Leone | Stars: Lauren LaVera, David Howard Thornton, Elliott Fullam, Sarah Voigt

Votes: 46,932

2. Dirty Harry (1971)

R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

When a man calling himself "the Scorpio Killer" menaces San Francisco, tough-as-nails Police Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan is assigned to track down the crazed psychopath.

Directors: Don Siegel, Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Andrew Robinson, Harry Guardino, Reni Santoni

Votes: 168,475 | Gross: $35.90M

3. Copycat (1995)

R | 123 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

An agoraphobic psychologist and a female detective must work together to take down a serial killer who copies serial killers from the past.

Director: Jon Amiel | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter, Dermot Mulroney, William McNamara

Votes: 66,009 | Gross: $32.05M

4. Addams Family Values (1993)

PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Fantasy

The Addams Family try to rescue their beloved Uncle Fester from his gold-digging new love, a black widow named Debbie.

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld | Stars: Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Joan Cusack

Votes: 109,731 | Gross: $48.92M

5. Suspect Zero (2004)

R | 99 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

A mysterious serial killer is preying on other serial killers and one FBI agent suspects there may be more to the vigilante than the obvious characteristics.

Director: E. Elias Merhige | Stars: Aaron Eckhart, Ben Kingsley, Carrie-Anne Moss, Harry Lennix

Votes: 21,214 | Gross: $8.73M

6. Time After Time (1979)

PG | 112 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

H.G. Wells pursues Jack the Ripper to the 20th Century when the serial murderer uses the future writer's time machine to escape his time period.

Director: Nicholas Meyer | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Mary Steenburgen, David Warner, Charles Cioffi

Votes: 20,652

7. Resurrection (1999)

R | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

Chicago homicide detectives Prudhome and Hollingsworth are assigned to investigate a murder. Both become entangled in the plot of a serial killer whose goal is to recreate the body of Christ.

Director: Russell Mulcahy | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Mike Anscombe, Jeff J.J. Authors, Patrick Chilvers

Votes: 11,093

8. Chowchilla (2023)

98 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama

Go behind the headlines to explore the strangest mass kidnapping in history, with exclusive interviews from those who lived through it.

Director: Paul Solet | Stars: Alex Isles, Adrianna Acevedo, Taylor Box, Tate McMillan

Votes: 849

9. The Hunt for the Zodiac Killer (2017– )

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, History, Reality-TV

LAPD homicide detective Sal LaBarbera and a team of master codebreakers use their unrivaled expertise to bring the most mysterious serial killer in American history into the light.

Stars: Sal LaBarbera, Ken Mains, Kevin Knight, David Oranchak

Votes: 575

10. The Visual Effects of 'Zodiac' (2008 Video)

15 min | Documentary, Short

Making-of featurette focusing on the visual effects of Zodiac (2007).

Director: David Prior | Stars: Craig Barron, Eric Barba

Votes: 14

11. Case Reopened (1999– )
Episode: The Zodiac (1999)

Documentary

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Director: P.K. MacCarthy | Stars: Arthur Leigh Allen, Lawrence Block, Michael Butterfield, David Arthur Faraday

Votes: 32

12. Millennium (1996–1999)
Episode: The Mikado (1998)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

A serial killer uses the Internet as a medium for broadcasting his victims' murders.

Director: Rod Pridy | Stars: Lance Henriksen, Megan Gallagher, Terry O'Quinn, Allan Zinyk

Votes: 389

13. Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988–1999)
Episode: Girl in Gold Boots (1999)

Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

In order to impress the Bureau of Mad Scientists Pearl unleashes the mephitic "Girl in Gold Boots" a Poorly acted, and even worse edited tale of a girl who attempts to make it big in LA as ... See full summary »

Director: Kevin Murphy | Stars: Kevin Murphy, Michael J. Nelson, Mary Jo Pehl, Bill Corbett

Votes: 708

14. Perversions of Science (1997)
Episode: Anatomy Lesson (1997)

TV-MA | 25 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

On his eighteenth birthday, a psychotic young man decides to finally take down a mysterious bearded stranger who's been appearing to him ever since childhood warning him each time not to give in to his urge to kill.

Director: Gilbert Adler | Stars: Jeremy London, Jeff Fahey, Joanna Gleason, Jim Metzler

Votes: 79

15. Sanford and Son (1972–1978)
Episode: The Light Housekeeper (1972)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

Lamont hires a housekeeper, but Fred isn't wild about her being white.

Director: Peter Baldwin | Stars: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, Beah Richards, Mary Wickes

Votes: 166

16. Very Scary People (2019– )
Episode: Zodiac Killer: I Am the Zodiac Part 1 (2019)

TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, History

The true identity of the "The Zodiac Killer" is his pseudonym self designated. He is a mystery since his killing spree was reported in the late 1960s - 1970s. He operated in Northern California demanding public notoriety for his crimes.

Director: Renee Cullen | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Robert Graysmith, Casey Jordan, Pierre Bidou

Votes: 59

17. Very Scary People (2019– )
Episode: Zodiac Killer: I Am the Zodiac Part 2 (2019)

TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, History

He terrorized Northern California in the late 1960s, killing young couples at secluded lover's lanes. Not satisfied with just the murders, he also taunted the public with cryptic clues, ... See full summary »

Director: Renee Cullen | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Michael Butterfield, Pierre Bidou, Tom Voigt

Votes: 49

18. Becoming Evil: Sisterhood of Murder (2019– )
Episode: Victims and the Media (2019)

TV-14 | 55 min | Documentary, Crime

We explore how serial killers choose their victim pool and the role the media plays in helping build the serial killer phenomenon including William Heirens who was the notorious Lipstick Killer.

Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Frederic Reamer, Steven A. Egger, Kirk Gill, Jack Levin

Votes: 15

19. Becoming Evil: Sisterhood of Murder (2019– )
Episode: America's Most Notorious Serial Killers: The First Wave (2019)

TV-14 | 56 min | Documentary, Crime

We profile some of America's most notorious serial killers including the Axeman of New Orleans who terrorised the city, and the gruesome crimes of Albert Fish, the infamous Brooklyn vampire.

Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Jack Levin, Frederic Reamer, Kirk Gill, Eric Hickey

Votes: 16

20. Becoming Evil: Sisterhood of Murder (2019– )
Episode: The Second Wave: America's Most Notorious Serial Killers (2019)

TV-14 | 57 min | Documentary, Crime

We profile some of America's most notorious serial killers including the Boston strangler, the Dating Game killer who murdered over 130 people, the notorious buddy killers and the Iceman murdered.

Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Kirk Gill, Dirk Duran-Gibson, Frederic Reamer, Steven A. Egger

Votes: 19

21. The Mark of a Killer (2019– )
Episode: The Other Zodiac (2020)

TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, Crime

In the 1990's, New York is on edge as a killer leaves coded clues at crime scenes and declares his compulsion to choose victims by their birth signs. Police race against time before he can achieve twelve killings to complete the Zodiac.

Directors: Chad Cunningham, Wendy Greene | Stars: Sheryl Anania, Michael N. Ciravolo, Bill Clark, Robert J. Masters

Votes: 13

22. Riverdale (2017–2023)
Episode: Chapter Sixty-Eight: Quiz Show (2020)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In the competitive heat of Quiz Show fever, Betty butts heads with Brett; Archie gets Frank a job at Andrew's Construction; Veronica and Cheryl team up for an unlikely business venture.

Director: Chell Stephen | Stars: K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse

Votes: 868

23. Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode: Normal (2008)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A serial killer known as the Road Warrior is gunning down blonde women on roads in Orange County, California and the BAU suspect that the victims are surrogates and that it's only a matter of time before he kills the real one.

Director: Steve Boyum | Stars: Joe Mantegna, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler

Votes: 2,319

24. Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode: Omnivore (2009)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After being inactive for 10 years, Hotch's first BAU case, an elusive serial killer known as the Reaper, starts killing again.

Director: Nelson McCormick | Stars: Joe Mantegna, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler

Votes: 2,449

25. The Ryan Hollinger Show (2010– )
Episode: Is This The Most Disturbing Found Footage Movie Ever Made? (2020)

TV-MA | 17 min | Horror, Talk-Show

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Director: Ryan Hollinger | Stars: Ryan Hollinger, Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy

26. Haunting Evidence (2005–2008)
Episode: Zodiac Killer (2008)

Documentary, Mystery

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Stars: Carla Baron, Patrick Lynn Burns, David Arthur Faraday, Bryan C. Hartnell

27. The Great North (2021– )
Episode: My Fart Will Go On Adventure (2021)

TV-PG | 21 min | Animation, Comedy

An unexpected guest RSVPs Wolf and Honeybee's wedding.

Directors: Will Strode, Tony Gennaro | Stars: Nick Offerman, Jenny Slate, Will Forte, Dulcé Sloan

Votes: 224

28. Seeking Answers (2017– )
Episode: The Gruesome Murders Of The Zodiac Killer (2021)

43 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery

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Stars: Arthur Leigh Allen, F. Lee Bailey, Rob Boor, Bruce Davis

29. WWE Raw (1993– )
Episode: Episode #29.42 (2021)

TV-PG | 126 min | Action, Sport

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Stars: Mansoor Al-Shehail, Adeel Alam, Danilo Anfibio, Shayna Andrea Baszler

Votes: 27

30. The Cinema Snob (2007– )
Episode: The Stepfather Remake (2021)

TV-MA | 20 min | Comedy

Happy Fathers Day from The Cinema Snob. Even though the old Stepfather series ended when Jerry got turned into shredded wheat, someone hit the ol' reset button and gave us a remake. Will it still have the charm of the originals?

Director: Brad Jones | Star: Brad Jones

31. TopTenz (2010– )
Episode: 10 Detectives More Interesting Than Sherlock Holmes (2019)

13 min | Documentary

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's character Sherlock Holmes is nothing less than legendary. But he is just that; a legend. Simon shares the exploits of ten real life detectives who actually made ... See full summary »

Star: Simon Whistler

32. America's Serial Killers: Portraits in Evil (2009– )
Episode: The Monster Within and Among Us: The Case of Jack the Ripper (2009)

Not Rated | 47 min | Documentary, Crime

Episode One discusses 'The Monster Within And Among Us', and discusses Jack The Ripper (even though he's not American), since he is pretty much the first recognized serial killer. Since a ... See full summary »

Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Tom Kimball, Paula Adler, Len Castor, Reginald Clifford

Votes: 21

33. Poker Face (2023– )
Episode: Escape from Shit Mountain (2023)

TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Charlie finds herself stranded in a motel during a blizzard; in order to survive the night, Charlie must decipher the deadly tension between her questionable companions.

Director: Rian Johnson | Stars: Natasha Lyonne, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, David Castañeda, Stephanie Hsu

Votes: 2,691

34. Biographics (2017– )
Episode: The Zodiac Killer: America's Most Elusive Killer (2020)

22 min | Documentary, Biography, History

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Stars: Simon Whistler, Arthur Leigh Allen, Paul Avery, Cheri Jo Bates

35. The Mentalist (2008–2015)
Episode: Blinking Red Light (2011)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

CBI is on the hunt for a serial killer, but Patrick soon suspects that a blogger who is obsessed with the case may actually be the killer.

Director: Simon Baker | Stars: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman

Votes: 2,435

36. Based on a True Story (2023– )
Episode: The Great American Artform (2023)

TV-MA | 44 min | Comedy

A married realtor and a former tennis star struggle to stay afloat as an infamous serial killer terrorizes Los Angeles.

Director: Alexander Buono | Stars: Kaley Cuoco, Chris Messina, Tom Bateman, Priscilla Quintana

Votes: 556

37. Californians Move to Texas (2022– )
Episode: The Church (2022)

Comedy

Everyone's favorite transplants from California, Steve and Timpani, are going door to door trying to get their new Texas neighbors to vote for Beto O'Rourke. And then, plot twist, they end up in a good old-fashioned Baptist church.

Director: Brandon Toy | Stars: David Atkinson, Chandler Juliet, Christina LeMaster, Jarret LeMaster

38. Based on a True Story (2023– )
Episode: The Survivor (2023)

TV-MA | 26 min | Comedy

Crime Con. Las Vegas. Ava and Nathan surround themselves with thousands of true crime addicts.

Director: Jennifer Arnold | Stars: Kaley Cuoco, Chris Messina, Tom Bateman, Priscilla Quintana

Votes: 449

39. America's 60 Greatest Unsolved Mysteries and Crimes (2010– )
Episode: 32-26 (2010)

Documentary, Crime, History

We continue counting down America's greatest unsolved mysteries including the infamous escape from Alcatraz, the hunt for the New Orleans axeman, and did Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid survive?

Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Troy Taylor, Rick Beyer, Michael Newton, Don Kraus

40. America's 60 Greatest Unsolved Mysteries and Crimes (2010– )
Episode: 19-14 (2010)

Documentary, Crime, History

The countdown of crimes and mysteries that have baffled America continues with a bizarre blend of brutal murders, skyway robbery, lost riches, lost colonies, and an unexplained disappearance.

Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Troy Taylor, Paul Aron, Michael Newton, Michael Green

41. America's 60 Greatest Unsolved Mysteries and Crimes (2010– )
Episode: 5-1 (2010)

Documentary, Crime, History

We conclude the countdown of the greatest unsolved American mysteries and crimes with three cigars that changed the course of the American Civil War and a presidential assassination conspiracy.

Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Rick Beyer, Paul Aron, Jack Levin, Michael Newton

42. Velma (2023– )
Episode: Creaky Friday (2024)

TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Velma clashes with Fred over whether the crimes plaguing Crystal Cove are of this Earth. Later, Daphne and Amber make a grisly discovery.

Directors: Meg Waldow, Anne Walker Farrell | Stars: Mindy Kaling, Glenn Howerton, Sam Richardson, Constance Wu

Votes: 348

43. Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode: Nelson's Sparrow (2015)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The members of the BAU team are brought back to their origins as they look at one of Gideon and Rossi's old cases.

Director: Glenn Kershaw | Stars: Joe Mantegna, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Cook

Votes: 2,411

44. The Seventies (2015)
Episode: Crimes & Cults (2015)

Documentary, History

Cult killings like the Manson Family murders and serial killers such as The Zodiac, The Hillside Strangler, John Wayne Gacy and the Son of Sam have the nation gripped in fear as crime and murder dramatically rise throughout the decade.

Stars: Douglas Brinkley, Vincent Bugliosi, Jeff Guinn, James Alan Fox

Votes: 142

45. CSI: Cyber (2015–2016)
Episode: 5 Deadly Sins (2016)

TV-14 | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The team trails a vigilante killing the biggest offenders of objectionable posts on social media.

Director: Rob Bailey | Stars: Patricia Arquette, James Van Der Beek, Shad Moss, Charley Koontz

Votes: 182

46. Gap Dong (2014)
Episode: Episode #1.16 (2014)

Crime, Drama, Mystery

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Director: Jo Soo-won | Stars: Yoon Sang-Hyun, Kim Min-jung, Sung Dong-il, Lee Joon

Votes: 6

47. Gap Dong (2014)
Episode: Episode #1.17 (2014)

Crime, Drama, Mystery

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Director: Jo Soo-won | Stars: Yoon Sang-Hyun, Kim Min-jung, Sung Dong-il, Lee Joon

Votes: 6

48. Gap Dong (2014)
Episode: Episode #1.18 (2014)

Crime, Drama, Mystery

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Director: Jo Soo-won | Stars: Yoon Sang-Hyun, Kim Min-jung, Sung Dong-il, Lee Joon

Votes: 6

49. The Cinema Snob (2007– )
Episode: The Burning Hell (2016)

TV-MA | 23 min | Comedy

The Reverend Estus Pirkle and director Ron Ormond are at it again. After the footmen tired him and so did the horses, the Cinema Snob basks in the glow of Pirkle's hell-fire sermon on Hell, which apparently isn't a very nice place.

Director: Brad Jones | Star: Brad Jones

Votes: 29

50. Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (2016–2017)
Episode: II Mostro (2017)

TV-14 | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When two casualties resemble the M.O. of the most notorious killer in Italian history, the International Response Team is called to investigate. Joe Mantegna and Paul Sorvino guest star.

Director: Leon Ichaso | Stars: Gary Sinise, Alana De La Garza, Daniel Henney, Tyler James Williams

Votes: 211