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The Night of the Hunter

The Night of the Hunter

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Film Age rating: 12 Year: 1955 IMDB Rating: 8

In the Deep South, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.

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The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz

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Film Age rating: 12 Year: 1955 IMDB Rating: 7.6

A bizarre black comedy about a man whose overwhelming ambition in life is to be a renowned serial killer of women, and will stop at nothing to achieve it - but not everything goes according to plan...

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While the City Sleeps

While the City Sleeps

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Film Age rating: 11 Year: 1956 IMDB Rating: 6.9

Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".

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Dementia

Dementia

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Film Age rating: 12 Year: 1955 IMDB Rating: 6.7

Shot entirely without dialogue and filled with suggestive violence and psycho-sexual imagery, it's like a skid row expressionist thriller following the nocturnal prowling of a young woman haunted by h...

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Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper

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Film Age rating: 18 Year: 1959 IMDB Rating: 6.1

A serial killer is murdering women in the Whitechapel district of London. An American policeman is brought in to help Scotland Yard solve the case.

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