For fans to tickle the nerves, cinematography creates creations in the genre of thrillers with scenes of murder. Despite all the cruelty, they have a huge success with the public.
After analyzing the filmography, we included in the list only the best films about maniacs and serial killers, the rating is presented below.
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Faces in the crowd 2011
French thriller " Faces in the crowd "( 2011), with Milla Jovovich in the title role, opens the rating of the best films about maniacs and serial killers. The silent measured life of the young teacher Anna Marchant at one point turns into a terrible obsession. Her eyes are killing a young girl. In order not to become another victim of a maniac, Anna tries to escape by flight. The assassin quickly pursues her and the girl has only one way out - to jump off the bridge. When falling, she bangs her head hard against the metal railing. She is rescued by a bum. The victim is awaiting interrogation of the investigator. She should talk about the appearance of a maniac who turned out to be a serial killer who received the nickname "Cryax Jack."But it turns out that after hitting her head, Anna lost the ability to distinguish the faces of people and she does not recognize anyone. Doctors put a rare, terrible diagnosis - prosopagnosia. The life of the teacher turns into a real nightmare, because the maniac is already watching her to kill.
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Jack Ripper 1988 year
Crime drama " Jack Ripper "( 1988) - one of the most successful paintings for all time about the serial killer, based on real events. In London, an unknown criminal brutally punishes local prostitutes. Inspector Frederic Abberline is charged with investigating the case. But the skillful maniac does not hurry to fall into the hands of justice, and commits one murder after another. The psychopath turns out to be surprisingly clever and the inspector will have to break his head. Under the suspicion of Frederic fall actor, surgeon and grandson of Queen Victoria.
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Saw: Survival game 2004 year
Thriller " Saw: Survival Game "( 2004) in the genre of horror is also among the top ten films about serial killers and maniacs. In an eerie basement room, two men, chained by chains, are abducted by a psychopath. They will have to take part in an eerie game if they want to survive and return home to their relatives. Conditions dictate to them an extraneous voice, distributed in the basement. The bloodthirsty psycho orders the "participants" to kill his neighbor. Before you start, you have to cut your leg to get to the victim. For 103 minutes( the duration of the film), the author of this picture suggests the audience to tickle your nerves and get a dose of adrenaline.
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Monster 2003
The thriller " Monster "( 2003) based on real events, will tell about a series of committed murders by a prostitute. Her victims are secured clients. Eileen Warnos grew up in a dysfunctional family. She sells her body for money to somehow survive. At one of the crisis moments, when Eileen is about to commit suicide, she meets a bar with a young, pretty lesbian Selby. They begin to communicate daily, and suddenly, Warnos falls in love with a girl. Selby escapes from home to live with Eileen. She continues to earn money in the usual way. One evening, she is picked up by a man on the track. He takes the prostitute to the forest and begins to mock her. In a fierce battle with the client, she straightens out with him and leaves on his car, taking all the money. The accidental murder marked the beginning of a series of crimes committed by Eileen Warnes for a long period. Selby learns about the crimes of the partner and asks her to get thoughtful. But it is difficult to stop and it continues to ruin the life of the victims.
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Zodiac 2007 year
« Zodiac »( 2007) - one of the best criminal pictures about the serial killer. For twenty-five years, the psychopath remained unpunished and committed another crime. The police dealt with an unusual maniac, thirsting for fame and universal "recognition."He communicated with law enforcement agencies through reporters and letters, ironically reproaching them for inaction. The psychopath was able to keep the whole San Francisco in fear, and the police were looking for new ways to calculate the murderer.
5
The vice 2001
" The vice "( 2001) - one of the most creepy pictures about the maniac with the nickname "The Hand of God".After the death of the wife, the widowed father of two sons goes insane. He tells the children that he is an angel and orders to kill people who are actually demons. One of the boys named Eden believes the father and swears to help him in the commission of the "mission."As an adult, Eden begins to commit murders, fulfilling the will of his father. His brother, Fenton tries to dissuade him, but he is not going to stop.
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American Psycho 2000
" American Psycho "( 2000) - one of the best criminal dramas about a sophisticated maniac. Satisfied with life, a successful vice-president of one of the companies Patrick Bateman, begins to get bored and looks for new sensations. His new kind of hobby is killing people. In the afternoon Patrick is a normal educated citizen, and under the cover of night becomes a cruel killer.
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Who are you, Mr. Brooks 2007 year
" Who are you, Mr. Brooks "( 2007) opens the top three films about maniacs and serial killers. Brooks is a successful businessman and an exemplary family man. The wife does not suspect that her "ideal" husband is a cruel maniac and murderer. He tries to overcome his perverted passion, but he can not stop at all. At the time of the next murder, Brooks gets into the field of view of the photographer, who turns out to be mentally unhealthy. He begins to blackmail the criminal and demands presence during the commission of another murder. The character has nothing to do but to go on about the madman.
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Silence of the Lambs 1991
American thriller of 1991 " Silence of the Lambs " - one of the most successful, disturbing consciousness, pictures about the psychopathic killer. In America, a series of violent murders. Calculate their "author" to the FBI employee - Clarice Starling. To get on the trail of a maniac and understand his psychology, the girl decides to seek help from a serial killer - Hannibal Lecter. In return for the service, he requires Clarissa to share with him details of his personal life. For a good cause, she agrees to a deal with a sophisticated psycho.
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Hannibal 2001
" Hannibal " - the best film about the serial killer-maniac, which is the continuation of the film "The Silence of the Lambs".After a decade, Hannibal Lecter invites Clarice Starling to resume their communication. The psychopath who has appeared on freedom continues to search for new victims. Clarice manages to get on the trail of Hannibal, but she still does not suspect in what horror it will pour out for her.
