Longlegs is a crime horror film written and directed by Oz Perkins. The 2024 film follows the story of FBI Agent Lee Harker as she takes on the case of unsolved serial killings but the mystery takes an interesting turn when the evidence suggests a connection to the occult. Soon, Harker discovers that she has a personal connection to the killer and she must find him before he kills someone else. Longlegs stars Maika Monroe in the lead role with Nicolas Cage, Alicia Witt, Kiernan Shipka, Blair Underwood, Erin Boyes, Dakota Daulby, Lisa Chandler, and Jason Day starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the horror, crime, psychological, and mystery elements in Longlegs, here are some similar movies you could watch next.
The Silence of the Lambs (Prime Video)
The Silence of the Lambs is a psychological horror thriller film directed by Jonathan Demme from a screenplay by Ted Tally. Based on the 1988 novel of the same name by author Thomas Harris, the 1991 film follows the story of Clarice Starling, an FBI trainee as she attempts to consult the notorious serial killer Hannibal Lecter to catch another psychopathic killer murdering young women. The Silence of the Lambs stars Jodie Foster in the lead role with Anthony Hopkins, Ted Levine, Brooke Smith, Roger Corman, Scott Glenn, Lawrence A. Bonney, Edward Saxon, Chris Isaak, and Anthony Heald starring in supporting roles.
Se7en (Rent on Prime Video)
Se7en is a horror crime thriller film directed by David Fincher from a screenplay by Andrew Kevin Walker. The 1995 film follows the story of Detectives Somerset and Mills, a seasoned and a new detective as they are paired up to solve some of the gruesome murders committed by a killer who was inspired by the seven deadly sins. Se7en stars Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt in the lead roles with Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin Spacey, John C. McGinley, Peter Crombie, R. Lee Ermey, Leland Orser, Reg E. Cathey, and Michael Reid MacKay starring in supporting roles.
Zodiac (Pluto TV & Rent on Prime Video)
Zodiac is a psychological mystery thriller film directed by David Fincher from a screenplay by James Vanderbilt. Based on the two nonfiction books by author Robert Graysmith, the 2007 film is set during the late 1960s and early 1970s when the manhunt for the Zodiac killer was at its peak and we follow the story of Robert Graysmith, a cartoonist working for a newspaper as he becomes obsessed with finding the Zodiac killer. Zodiac stars Jake Gyllenhaal in the lead role with Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Chloë Sevigny, John Carroll Lynch, Lee Norris, Jimmi Simpson, June Diane Raphael, Elias Koteas, Phillip Baker Hall, Dermot Mulroney, and Charles Fleischer starring in supporting roles.
Manhunter (Rent on Prime Video)
Manhunter is a crime thriller film written and directed by Michael Mann. Based on the 1981 novel titled Red Dragon by author Thomas Harris, the 1986 film follows the story of Will Graham, a former FBI profiler who left his job because of a mental breakdown. He returns to catch a dangerous serial killer, but he needs help from his arch-nemesis, Hannibal Lecter. Manhunter stars William Peterson in the lead role with Brian Cox, Tom Noonan, Kim Greist, Dannis Farina, Joan Allen, Elisabeth Ryall, Stephen Lang, Chris Elliot, Dan Butler, Benjamin Hendrickson, and Robin Moseley starring in supporting roles.
Memories of Murder (Tubi & Rent on Prime Video)
Memories of Murder is a South Korean neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Bong Joon-Ho from a screenplay co-written by Bong and Shim Sung-bo. Based on the 1996 play titled Come to See Me by Kim Kwang-rim, the 2003 film is set in the late 1980s and it follows the story of two detectives as they lead an investigation into a string of rapes and murders in Hwaseong. Memories of Murder stars Song Kang-ho, Kim Sang-Kyung, Kim Roi-ha, Song Jae-ho, Byun Hee-bong, Go Seo-hee, Ryu Tae-ho, Park No-shik, and Park Hae-il starring in supporting roles.
Insomnia (Rent on Prime Video)
Insomnia is a psychological mystery thriller film directed by Christopher Nolan from a screenplay by Hillary Seitz. Based on the 1997 Norwegian film of the same name by Erik Skjoldbjærg and Nikolaj Frobenius, the 2002 film follows the story of Will Dormer, a police detective as he is sent to a small fishing town to solve a teenage girl’s murder. But when he accidentally shoots his partner he is unable to sleep because of the guilt leading him to mental breakdown. Insomnia stars Al Pacino in the lead role with Robin Williams, Hillary Swank, Martin Donovan, Maura Tierney, Nicky Katt, Paul Dooley, Crystal Lowe, Jonathan Jackson, Lorne Cardinal, and Katharine Isabelle starring in supporting roles.
Fallen (Rent on Prime Video)
Fallen is a supernatural crime thriller film directed by Gregory Hoblit from a screenplay by Nicholas Kazan. The 1998 film follows the story of Philadelphia police detective John Hobbes as he is trying to solve a string of murders, but the case takes an interesting turn when a theology professor informs him that the murders might be committed by an evil spirit. Fallen stars Denzel Washington in the lead role with John Goodman, Donald Sutherland, Embeth Davidtz, James Gandolfini, Elias Koteas, Gabriel Casseus, Michael J. Pagan, Robert Jay, and Cress Williams starring in supporting roles.
