
Films like Se7en (1995)
Published: Feb 22, 2026Se7en plot: Veteran detective Somerset and his young partner investigate a series of chilling murders tied to punishment for the seven deadly sins. With each new victim, they realize the killer is always one step ahead.
Keywords: Crime thriller, Twist, Twist ending, Serial killer, Nihilistic, Tragic, Slow burn, Trauma, Investigation, Psychological thriller
Style characteristics: Darkness, Bleakness, Tension, Violence, Complexity, Pacing
A country is shaken by a series of brutal kidnappings and murders of women. Trying to track down the maniac, FBI agent Clarice Starling turns for help to the imprisoned killer and brilliant psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter.
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Closest characteristics: Complexity, Tension, Darkness, Tone, Conflict
Notable differences: Bleakness (-22%), Violence (-16%)
Shared keywords
Serial killer, Investigation
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A provincial town is shaken by a series of brutal murders of women. An experienced detective from Seoul arrives to hunt down the maniac and serial killer, determined to get the stalled case moving again.
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Closest characteristics: Complexity, Tension, Pacing, Tone, Tropes
Notable differences: Bleakness (-14%), Darkness (-12%), Violence (-30%)
Shared keywords
Serial killer, Slow burn, Investigation
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A six-year-old girl and her friend are abducted by unknown criminals. When the police investigation hits a dead end, one of the parents, in desperation, decides to get to the truth by his own methods.
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Closest characteristics: Pacing, Tension, Complexity, Tone, Tropes
Notable differences: Bleakness (-14%), Violence (-23%)
Shared keywords
Tragic, Slow burn, Investigation
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Journalist Mikael and hacker Lisbeth investigate a 40-year-old case involving a missing woman whose body was never found. Her uncle is convinced a powerful local family is behind it.
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Closest characteristics: Pacing, Complexity, Darkness, Tone, Conflict
Notable differences: Bleakness (-14%)
Shared keywords
Serial killer, Slow burn, Investigation
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The film is based on the story of the real-life serial killer known as “Zodiac,” who terrorized the residents of San Francisco from 1968 to 1983. Zodiac liked communicating with the police through the press, sending encrypted messages.
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Closest characteristics: Tension, Complexity, Tropes, Tone
Notable differences: Bleakness (-14%), Darkness (-12%), Pacing (-16%), Violence (-30%)
Shared keywords
Serial killer, Slow burn, Investigation
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When yet another girl disappears after being called by a mysterious client, a pimp—who also happens to be a former detective—races against time to track down the maniac and save her.
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Closest characteristics: Tension, Complexity, Darkness, Tone, Tropes
Notable differences: Pacing (+16%)
Shared keywords
Serial killer, Tragic, Investigation
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Style
To investigate the brutal murder of a girl, two experienced detectives from Los Angeles arrive. Under the pressure of unusual Arctic weather, the press, and a lack of evidence, they try to find the real culprit.
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Closest characteristics: Pacing, Complexity, Tension, Tone, Tropes
Notable differences: Bleakness (-24%), Darkness (-22%), Violence (-40%)
Shared keywords
Tragic, Slow burn, Investigation
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Style
Police are searching in vain for a serial killer. Meanwhile, a mysterious man comes to an FBI agent and says that his deeply religious father had visions in childhood, urging him to kill people who are, in fact, demons.
Similarity
Closest characteristics: Complexity, Pacing, Tone, Tropes
Notable differences: Bleakness (-20%), Darkness (-16%), Tension (-14%), Violence (-20%)
Shared keywords
Twist, Twist ending, Serial killer, Slow burn
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Style
A renowned criminologist and a young police officer are on the trail of a bloodthirsty maniac who leaves ciphers and hidden clues beside his victims. Each new discovery raises the stakes in this deadly game.
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Closest characteristics: Pacing, Tension, Tone, Tropes
Notable differences: Bleakness (-30%), Darkness (-16%), Violence (-20%), Complexity (-11%)
Shared keywords
Serial killer, Investigation
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Style
Unknown captors abduct Oh Dae-su and keep him in an improvised prison for fifteen years—only to release him one day without any explanation. Now he must, no matter what, find the person who did this to him and take revenge.
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Closest characteristics: Tension, Violence, Darkness, Tone, Tropes
Notable differences: Complexity (+14%)
Shared keywords
Twist ending, Tragic, Investigation, KeywordLabels.tense
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Style
Detective Tom Nichols takes on the investigation of a brutal murder of a real estate agent. What first seems like a straightforward case begins to expose a deep web of lies, conspiracy, and corruption that reaches into the detective’s own personal life.
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Closest characteristics: Complexity, Pacing, Tone, Tropes
Notable differences: Bleakness (-20%), Darkness (-16%), Tension (-14%), Violence (-20%)
Shared keywords
Slow burn, Investigation
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Style
A series of terrifying ritual crimes sweeps the country, seemingly unrelated at first. The investigation leads a young detective and a seasoned police commissioner into the mountains, where they soon realize it’s all part of a single sinister plan.
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Closest characteristics: Complexity, Tension, Pacing, Tone, Tropes
Notable differences: Bleakness (-22%), Darkness (-16%), Violence (-16%)
Shared keywords
Twist, Twist ending, Tragic, Slow burn, Investigation
Top Cast
Style
London, 1888: Detective Fred Abberline follows the trail of one of the most infamous and terrifying serial killers — Jack the Ripper.
Similarity
Closest characteristics: Complexity, Pacing, Violence, Tropes, Tone
Notable differences: Bleakness (-14%), Tension (-14%)
Shared keywords
Twist ending, Serial killer, Tragic, Investigation
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Style
The film follows a maniac who kidnaps young women, calling himself Casanova. With the help of a witness who managed to escape the killer, veteran detective Alex Cross tries to track the criminal down.
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Closest characteristics: Complexity, Tension, Pacing, Tone, Tropes
Notable differences: Bleakness (-14%), Darkness (-12%), Action (+25%)
Shared keywords
Serial killer, Investigation
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Style
Ten years after Hannibal Lecter vanished without a trace, agent Clarice Starling is hit by a wave of media criticism following a failed operation. Meanwhile, Lecter’s former victim, millionaire Mason Verger, plots his own hunt for the doctor—trying to use the agent to avenge past wrongs.
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Closest characteristics: Pacing, Violence, Complexity, Tone, Conflict
Notable differences: Bleakness (-20%)
Shared keywords
Serial killer, Investigation
Top Cast
Style
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