KINORAFIELD GUIDE TO FILM

Urban Serial Killer Movies

Kinora's catalogue lists 15 films about a serial killer and set in cities, spanning 1931–2010. Each is tagged by where and when it takes place — filter by real-world setting, era, and environment, or open any film for its full tagged world.

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  • 2000

    American Psycho

    New York City — 1980s
    Urbandir. Mary Harron
  • 2008

    Changeling

    Los Angeles — 1920s · 1930s
    Urbandir. Clint Eastwood
  • 1997

    Cure

    Tokyo — 1990s
    Urbandir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa
  • 1971

    Dirty Harry

    San Francisco — 1970s
    Urbandir. Don Siegel
  • 2010

    I Saw the Devil

    South Korea — 2010s
    Urbandir. Kim Jee-woon
  • 2003

    Kontroll

    Budapest — 2000s
    Underground · Urbandir. Nimród Antal
  • 1931

    M

    Berlin — 1930s
    Urbandir. Fritz Lang
  • 1986

    Manhunter

    Florida · Atlanta · Birmingham · St. Louis — 1980s
    Urban · Suburbandir. Michael Mann
  • 2003

    Monster

    Florida — 1980s · 1990s
    Urbandir. Patty Jenkins
  • 1998

    Perfect Blue

    Tokyo — 1990s
    Urbandir. Satoshi Kon
  • 1995

    Se7en

    1990s
    Urbandir. David Fincher
  • 1989

    Sea of Love

    New York City — 1980s
    Urbandir. Harold Becker
  • 2008

    The Chaser

    Seoul — 2000s
    Urbandir. Na Hong-jin
  • 1991

    The Silence of the Lambs

    Baltimore · Memphis · Ohio — 1990s
    Urbandir. Jonathan Demme
  • 2007

    Zodiac

    San Francisco — 1960s · 1970s · 1980s
    Urbandir. David Fincher

Frequently asked

How many movies are about a serial killer and set in cities?

Kinora's catalogue lists 15 films about a serial killer and set in cities, spanning 1931–2010.

What are some movies about a serial killer and set in cities?

Films about a serial killer and set in cities in our catalogue include American Psycho (2000), Changeling (2008), Cure (1997), Dirty Harry (1971), and I Saw the Devil (2010).

What is the oldest movie about a serial killer and set in cities?

M (1931) is the earliest film about a serial killer and set in cities in our catalogue; the most recent is I Saw the Devil (2010).

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