Giallo
by Mpo141 | created - 29 Mar 2012 | updated - 7 months ago | Public"Giallo" films I've seen, from best to worst.
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1. Deep Red (1975)
R | 127 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A jazz pianist and a wisecracking journalist are pulled into a complex web of mystery after the former witnesses the brutal murder of a psychic.
Director: Dario Argento | Stars: David Hemmings, Daria Nicolodi, Gabriele Lavia, Macha Méril
Votes: 42,610
2. The House with Laughing Windows (1976)
110 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Stefano, a young restorer, is commissioned to save a controversial mural located in the church of a small, isolated village.
Director: Pupi Avati | Stars: Lino Capolicchio, Francesca Marciano, Gianni Cavina, Giulio Pizzirani
Votes: 5,968
3. Tenebrae (1982)
R | 101 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
An American novelist visiting Rome to promote his latest book is stalked and harassed by an obsessed fan who is committing a string of murders that appear to be tributes to his work.
Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Anthony Franciosa, Giuliano Gemma, John Saxon, Daria Nicolodi
Votes: 27,529
4. Don't Torture a Duckling (1972)
Not Rated | 105 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
When a southern Italian town is rocked by a string of child murders, the police and two urban outcasts search for the culprit amid scapegoating within the superstitious community.
Director: Lucio Fulci | Stars: Florinda Bolkan, Barbara Bouchet, Tomas Milian, Irene Papas
Votes: 10,723
5. The Evil Eye (1963)
Not Rated | 86 min | Horror, Mystery, Romance
A mystery novel-loving American tourist witnesses a murder in Rome, and soon finds herself and her suitor caught up in a series of killings.
Director: Mario Bava | Stars: John Saxon, Letícia Román, Valentina Cortese, Titti Tomaino
Votes: 5,389
6. Blood and Black Lace (1964)
Not Rated | 88 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A masked, shadowy killer brutally murders the models of a scandalous fashion house in Rome.
Director: Mario Bava | Stars: Cameron Mitchell, Eva Bartok, Thomas Reiner, Arianna Gorini
Votes: 13,050
7. The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)
GP | 96 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
An American expatriate in Rome attempts to unmask a serial killer he witnessed in the act of an attempted murder - and is now hunting him and his girlfriend.
Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Tony Musante, Suzy Kendall, Enrico Maria Salerno, Eva Renzi
Votes: 24,173 | Gross: $0.42M
8. The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971)
GP | 112 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Two journalists try to solve a series of murders connected to a pharmaceutical company's secret experiments, becoming targets of the killer themselves.
Director: Dario Argento | Stars: James Franciscus, Karl Malden, Catherine Spaak, Pier Paolo Capponi
Votes: 13,023
9. Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971)
PG | 104 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A musician is stalked by an unknown homicidal maniac, who blackmails him for the accidental killing of another stalker.
Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Michael Brandon, Mimsy Farmer, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Aldo Bufi Landi
Votes: 9,916
10. What Have You Done to Solange? (1972)
R | 107 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A teacher who is having an affair with one of his students is reluctant to present an alibi when his lover witnesses the first in a series of murders connected to their school.
Director: Massimo Dallamano | Stars: Fabio Testi, Karin Baal, Cristina Galbó, Joachim Fuchsberger
Votes: 5,956
11. A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971)
Not Rated | 95 min | Mystery, Thriller
The potentially unhinged daughter of a British politician is accused of killing her hedonistic neighbor after she witnesses the murder in a dream.
Director: Lucio Fulci | Stars: Florinda Bolkan, Stanley Baker, Jean Sorel, Silvia Monti
Votes: 5,787
12. The Psychic (1977)
R | 90 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A clairvoyant woman discovers a skeleton in a wall in her husband's house, and seeks to find the truth about what happened to the victim.
Director: Lucio Fulci | Stars: Jennifer O'Neill, Gabriele Ferzetti, Marc Porel, Gianni Garko
Votes: 6,392
13. The Possessed (1965)
Not Rated | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
While visiting his favorite resort town during the off-season, a novelist investigates the apparent suicide of a woman he was infatuated with.
Directors: Luigi Bazzoni, Franco Rossellini | Stars: Peter Baldwin, Salvo Randone, Valentina Cortese, Pia Lindström
Votes: 1,436
14. Torso (1973)
R | 92 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A string of appalling lust murders shocks the University of Perugia as a sadistic serial killer strangles to death beautiful college girls with a red and black scarf.
Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: Suzy Kendall, Tina Aumont, Luc Merenda, John Richardson
Votes: 7,840 | Gross: $0.74M
15. Footprints on the Moon (1975)
Not Rated | 90 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
After being tormented by dreams about astronauts on the moon, a translator visits a deserted seaside town whose inhabitants know her, although she does not know them.
Directors: Luigi Bazzoni, Mario Fanelli | Stars: Florinda Bolkan, Peter McEnery, Nicoletta Elmi, Caterina Boratto
Votes: 2,505
16. Paranoia (1969)
X | 91 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A rich, alcoholic widow assuages her loneliness through a ménage à trois with two seductive step-siblings, whose true motives threaten her sanity and life.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Carroll Baker, Lou Castel, Colette Descombes, Tino Carraro
Votes: 1,637
17. Nothing Underneath (1985)
R | 93 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A park ranger from Wyoming, whose twin sister is a fashion model in Milan, Italy, strongly senses that his sister is in mortal danger. Once he arrives in Milan, he discovers that his sister has disappeared.
Director: Carlo Vanzina | Stars: Tom Schanley, Renée Simonsen, Nicola Perring, Maria McDonald
Votes: 1,408
18. Sleepless (2001)
R | 117 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A retired police detective and a young amateur sleuth team up to find a serial killer who's resumed a killing spree in Turin, Italy after a 17-year period.
Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Max von Sydow, Stefano Dionisi, Chiara Caselli, Gabriele Lavia
Votes: 7,490
19. Who Saw Her Die? (1972)
Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Between a four-year gap in the murder of a young girl, the daughter of a well-known sculptor is discovered dead, and her parents conduct an investigation, only to discover they are much out of their depth.
Director: Aldo Lado | Stars: George Lazenby, Anita Strindberg, Adolfo Celi, Dominique Boschero
Votes: 2,932
20. My Dear Killer (1972)
100 min | Mystery, Thriller
A mysterious decapitation leads Inspector Peretti into a case of blackmail, deceit, and the unsolved kidnapping of a young girl.
Director: Tonino Valerii | Stars: George Hilton, Salvo Randone, William Berger, Manuel Zarzo
Votes: 1,659
21. The Perfume of the Lady in Black (1974)
R | 103 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Sylvia, an industrial scientist, is troubled by strange hallucinations related to the tragic suicide of her mother.
Director: Francesco Barilli | Stars: Mimsy Farmer, Maurizio Bonuglia, Mario Scaccia, Jho Jhenkins
Votes: 2,996
22. Watch Me When I Kill (1977)
R | 96 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A pharmacist is murdered, and a woman happens to see the culprit leave the scene. She soon finds herself being stalked by the killer, and when her boyfriend tries to discover who the ... See full summary »
Director: Antonio Bido | Stars: Corrado Pani, Paola Tedesco, Franco Citti, Fernando Cerulli
Votes: 1,418
23. One on Top of the Other (1969)
R | 108 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
An unscrupulous doctor is accused of killing his asthmatic wife as part of an insurance scam, despite discovering that she has a doppelgänger who works as a stripper and call girl.
Director: Lucio Fulci | Stars: Jean Sorel, Marisa Mell, Elsa Martinelli, Alberto de Mendoza
Votes: 2,671
24. Autopsy (1975)
R | 100 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A young pathology doctor interning in a morgue tries to cope with a wave of suicides. A woman she just met kills herself, but she suspects someone close to her might have killed her.
Director: Armando Crispino | Stars: Mimsy Farmer, Barry Primus, Ray Lovelock, Carlo Cataneo
Votes: 1,959
25. The Bloodstained Butterfly (1971)
Not Rated | 99 min | Mystery, Thriller
A popular television presenter is accused of killing a teenage girl in a park, who happens to be his daughter's best friend.
Director: Duccio Tessari | Stars: Helmut Berger, Giancarlo Sbragia, Ida Galli, Silvano Tranquilli
Votes: 2,076
26. The Fifth Cord (1971)
Not Rated | 93 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A maverick, heavy-drinking journalist pursues a killer who is targeting acquaintances of his, prompting the police to brand him a suspect in their investigation.
Director: Luigi Bazzoni | Stars: Franco Nero, Silvia Monti, Wolfgang Preiss, Ira von Fürstenberg
Votes: 2,565
27. A Quiet Place to Kill (I) (1970)
Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A troubled race-car driver plots to kill her ex-husband at the behest of his new wife, but their scheme quickly goes awry.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Carroll Baker, Jean Sorel, Luis Dávila, Alberto Dalbés
Votes: 1,389
28. Knife of Ice (1972)
91 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A mute woman finds herself at the center of a series of murders in the mountains of Spain, which police suspect are being committed by a drug-addled Satanist.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Carroll Baker, Alan Scott, Ida Galli, Eduardo Fajardo
Votes: 1,343
29. The Sunday Woman (1975)
R | 109 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
The investigation of the murder of ambiguous architect Garrone takes Police Commissioner Santamaria to the Turinese high society, but the results are unclear. In the meanwhile, another murder takes place.
Director: Luigi Comencini | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Aldo Reggiani
Votes: 1,290
30. Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971)
Not Rated | 97 min | Horror, Mystery
An American journalist temporarily stationed in Central Europe searches for his new girlfriend, who has suddenly disappeared.
Director: Aldo Lado | Stars: Ingrid Thulin, Jean Sorel, Mario Adorf, Barbara Bach
Votes: 3,673
31. The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (1971)
R | 81 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
An ambassador's wife discovers that one of the men in her life - either her husband, an ex-lover or her current lover - may be a vicious serial killer.
Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: George Hilton, Edwige Fenech, Conchita Airoldi, Manuel Gil
Votes: 5,463
32. The Red Queen Kills Seven Times (1972)
PG | 99 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
Two sisters inherit their family castle, which is said to be haunted by their ancestor, a dark-haired, red-robed woman who is said to take seven lives every hundred years.
Director: Emilio Miraglia | Stars: Barbara Bouchet, Ugo Pagliai, Marina Malfatti, Marino Masé
Votes: 3,235
33. Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971)
Not Rated | 89 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A series of victims are paralyzed while having their bellies ripped open, much in the same way tarantulas are killed by the black wasp. The victims all seem to have a connection with a spa.
Director: Paolo Cavara | Stars: Giancarlo Giannini, Claudine Auger, Barbara Bouchet, Rossella Falk
Votes: 3,634
34. A Bay of Blood (1971)
R | 84 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
The murder of a wealthy countess triggers a chain reaction of brutal killings in the surrounding bay area, as several unscrupulous characters try to seize her large estate.
Director: Mario Bava | Stars: Claudine Auger, Luigi Pistilli, Claudio Camaso, Anna Maria Rosati
Votes: 12,693
35. Do You Like Hitchcock? (2005 TV Movie)
Unrated | 93 min | Mystery, Thriller
A college film student, obsessed with the works of Alfred Hitchcock, investigates a murder committed in the apartment building across from his and suspects that his seductive neighbor hired a girlfriend to commit the deed.
Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Elio Germano, Chiara Conti, Elisabetta Rocchetti, Cristina Brondo
Votes: 2,932
36. Naked You Die (1968)
82 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
People start getting killed at a remote and prestigious boarding school for girls. One of the students helps the police and her friends identify the mysterious killer.
Director: Antonio Margheriti | Stars: Mark Damon, Eleonora Brown, Sally Smith, Patrizia Valturri
Votes: 802
37. Death Walks at Midnight (1972)
Not Rated | 102 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
During a drug-fuelled photoshoot, a model witnesses a brutal murder in the apartment opposite hers, and is forced to become an amateur sleuth to unravel the mystery.
Director: Luciano Ercoli | Stars: Nieves Navarro, Simón Andreu, Peter Martell, Carlo Gentili
Votes: 2,000
38. Death Walks on High Heels (1971)
Not Rated | 108 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
After a French stripper is harassed by a man who wants a cache of diamonds stolen by her late father, she flees to England in the company of a doctor, but danger follows.
Director: Luciano Ercoli | Stars: Frank Wolff, Nieves Navarro, Simón Andreu, Carlo Gentili
Votes: 2,274
39. What Have They Done to Your Daughters? (1974)
R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Horror
Police investigate apparent suicide of teen girl and uncover details of a teenage prostitution racket. They go on the hunt for a motorcycle riding killer.
Director: Massimo Dallamano | Stars: Giovanna Ralli, Claudio Cassinelli, Mario Adorf, Franco Fabrizi
Votes: 2,394
40. So Sweet... So Perverse (1969)
92 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A bored, married Parisian socialite is pulled into a web of lust and deception after he seemingly rescues a woman from her abusive boyfriend.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Carroll Baker, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Erika Blanc, Horst Frank
Votes: 1,240
41. The Weekend Murders (1970)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
A family goes to a British estate to hear the reading of a will and while there they are murdered one by one.
Director: Michele Lupo | Stars: Anna Moffo, Ida Galli, Gastone Moschin, Peter Baldwin
Votes: 586
42. The Bloodstained Shadow (1978)
Not Rated | 109 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
The body of a schoolgirl is found in a meadow. The murderer is never caught, and years later, a young man named Stefano returns to the island and is reunited with his brother, the local priest.
Director: Antonio Bido | Stars: Lino Capolicchio, Stefania Casini, Craig Hill, Massimo Serato
Votes: 1,960
43. The Case of the Bloody Iris (1972)
Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
Having recently escaped the clutches of a hippie sex cult, a beautiful model is pursued by a serial killer whose previous victims include former occupants of her new apartment.
Director: Giuliano Carnimeo | Stars: Edwige Fenech, George Hilton, Paola Quattrini, Giampiero Albertini
Votes: 3,316
44. The Case of the Scorpion's Tail (1971)
Not Rated | 95 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
An insurance investigator tries to determine any irregularities in the policy of a heiress' dead husband, but soon finds himself suspected of her murder.
Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: George Hilton, Anita Strindberg, Alberto de Mendoza, Janine Reynaud
Votes: 3,579
45. Five Dolls for an August Moon (1970)
Not Rated | 82 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
An industrialist invites his colleagues to his private island so they can exploit a resin formula invented by one of the guests, but a killer within the group disrupts the proceedings.
Director: Mario Bava | Stars: William Berger, Ira von Fürstenberg, Edwige Fenech, Howard Ross
Votes: 3,453
46. A Blade in the Dark (1983)
Unrated | 108 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A killer stalks a composer staying at a posh Tuscany villa while writing the score to a horror film which has an incriminating clue to the killer's identity.
Director: Lamberto Bava | Stars: Andrea Occhipinti, Anny Papa, Fabiola Toledo, Michele Soavi
Votes: 4,029
47. The New York Ripper (1982)
Not Rated | 85 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A burned-out New York police detective teams up with a college psychoanalyst to track down a vicious serial killer randomly stalking and killing various young women around the city.
Director: Lucio Fulci | Stars: Jack Hedley, Almanta Suska, Howard Ross, Andrea Occhipinti
Votes: 12,551
48. Caramelle da uno sconosciuto (1987)
91 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A serial killer is terrifying the prostitutes in a big Italian city. After few barbaric murdering four prostitutes Lena, Angela, Nadine and Stella decide to unify and try to self-defend ... See full summary »
Director: Franco Ferrini | Stars: Barbara De Rossi, Marina Suma, Athina Cenci, Mara Venier
Votes: 187
49. Opera (1987)
R | 107 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A young opera singer is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself.
Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Cristina Marsillach, Ian Charleson, Urbano Barberini, Daria Nicolodi
Votes: 19,541
50. Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eyes (1973)
Not Rated | 95 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
In a small Scottish village, horribly murdered bodies keep turning up. Suspicion falls upon the residents of a nearby castle that is haunted by a curse involving a killer cat.
Director: Antonio Margheriti | Stars: Jane Birkin, Hiram Keller, Françoise Christophe, Venantino Venantini
Votes: 1,631
51. Deadly Inheritance (1968)
81 min | Mystery, Thriller
The death of a surprisingly rich railroad worker leads to mysterious murders within his testamentary heirs.
Director: Vittorio Sindoni | Stars: Tom Drake, Femi Benussi, Virgilio Gazzolo, Ernesto Colli
Votes: 318
52. Plot of Fear (1976)
Not Rated | 98 min | Mystery, Thriller
A man is strangled by a female prostitute in his home at the same time as a woman is killed by a man with a spanner on an empty bus. In both cases the killer leaves an illustration from the... See full summary »
Director: Paolo Cavara | Stars: Corinne Cléry, Michele Placido, Quinto Parmeggiani, Edoardo Faieta
Votes: 891
53. Hotel Fear (1978)
92 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A mother and her daughter run a hotel during the late stages of WWII. The mother suddenly dies, and the daughter finds herself alone with her sleazy guests.
Director: Francesco Barilli | Stars: Luc Merenda, Leonora Fani, Francisco Rabal, Jole Fierro
Votes: 921
54. Dagger Eyes (1983)
84 min | Horror, Thriller
Assassins are after a prostitute who has come into possession of a cigarette lighter that, unbeknownst to her, contains the negatives that show a politician's assassination.
Director: Carlo Vanzina | Stars: Carole Bouquet, Phil Coccioletti, Duilio Del Prete, John Steiner
Votes: 282
55. The Killer Reserved Nine Seats (1974)
Not Rated | 104 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
Patrick Davenant invites a group of friends and his daughter to his family-owned theater. Within a short time, the guests realize that they are trapped. A masked killer begins to murder them one by one.
Director: Giuseppe Bennati | Stars: Rosanna Schiaffino, Chris Avram, Eva Czemerys, Lucretia Love
Votes: 1,027
56. Murder-Rock: Dancing Death (1984)
R | 93 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
The owner of a prestigious New York ballet school teams up with a male model to solve a series of bizarre murders of a few of the students.
Director: Lucio Fulci | Stars: Olga Karlatos, Ray Lovelock, Claudio Cassinelli, Cosimo Cinieri
Votes: 2,217
57. The Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion (1970)
Not Rated | 96 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
The wife of a struggling businessman is blackmailed by a mysterious man into having a sadistic affair with him, or he will leak evidence implicating her husband of murder.
Director: Luciano Ercoli | Stars: Dagmar Lassander, Pier Paolo Capponi, Simón Andreu, Osvaldo Genazzani
Votes: 2,146
58. Oasis of Fear (1971)
R | 90 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
Two hippies find themselves on the run from the law and soon end up going undercover in a villa owned by a mysterious woman.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Irene Papas, Ray Lovelock, Ornella Muti, Michel Bardinet
Votes: 1,065
59. Spasmo (1974)
R | 94 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Christian (Robert Hoffman) and his girlfriend are taking a walk on a deserted beach when they discover a woman's body lying on the sand; a closer look proves that she's alive. The next day ... See full summary »
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Robert Hoffmann, Suzy Kendall, Ivan Rassimov, Adolfo Lastretti
Votes: 2,108
60. The Killer Is on the Phone (1972)
R | 92 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
When a beautiful actress returns from a short trip to London, a mysterious man begins to stalk her. As she slowly turns the corner, she sees him and faints. Hours later she awakens, unable to recognize her own husband and friends.
Director: Alberto De Martino | Stars: Telly Savalas, Anne Heywood, Osvaldo Ruggieri, Giorgio Piazza
Votes: 357
61. Seven Blood-Stained Orchids (1972)
Unrated | 92 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A woman, a survivor of a failed murder attempt by the so-called "Half-Moon Killer", and her husband try to find a connection between herself, six other women, and the killer.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Antonio Sabato, Uschi Glas, Pier Paolo Capponi, Rossella Falk
Votes: 2,708
62. The Dead Are Alive! (1972)
R | 105 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A photographer on an archaeological expedition digging up Etruscan ruins in Italy begins to suspect that not all the Etruscans buried there are actually dead.
Director: Armando Crispino | Stars: Alex Cord, Samantha Eggar, John Marley, Nadja Tiller
Votes: 1,058 | Gross: $0.11M
63. They're Coming to Get You! (1972)
R | 87 min | Horror, Thriller
A woman recovering from a car accident in which she lost her unborn child finds herself pursued by a coven of devil worshipers.
Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: George Hilton, Edwige Fenech, Ivan Rassimov, Julián Ugarte
Votes: 4,629
64. Smile Before Death (1972)
Not Rated | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
After the death of her mother, which was ruled as suicide, a teenage girl comes back home to find her mother's husband, and a female photographer, occupying the house. But nothing is as it seems.
Director: Silvio Amadio | Stars: Jenny Tamburi, Silvano Tranquilli, Rosalba Neri, Hiram Keller
Votes: 756
65. Interrabang (1969)
93 min | Thriller
A photographer is sailing with his wife, her sister and his nympho-maniacal model. He leaves the three women alone to get a part for his boat. A mysterious man shows up, who might be an ... See full summary »
Director: Giuliano Biagetti | Stars: Haydée Politoff, Corrado Pani, Beba Loncar, Umberto Orsini
Votes: 266
66. The Sweet Body of Deborah (1968)
R | 95 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A sexy newlywed couple visits the husband's hometown in Geneva, where they are subjected to threats stemming from the death of his former fiancée.
Director: Romolo Guerrieri | Stars: Carroll Baker, Jean Sorel, Ida Galli, Luigi Pistilli
Votes: 960
67. Plucked (1968)
86 min | Horror, Thriller
The depraved manager of a high-tech poultry factory - which is genetically engineering boneless chickens - is pulled into a love triangle with his domineering wife and her sexually-liberated cousin, leading to double-crosses and murder.
Director: Giulio Questi | Stars: Gina Lollobrigida, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Ewa Aulin, Jean Sobieski
Votes: 1,776
68. Too Beautiful to Die (1988)
100 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
The models of an agency are invited to a party by the owner of the agency. During the party, one of the models gets raped by a powerful guest, with help from the other models. Soon, the models start to get killed one by one.
Director: Dario Piana | Stars: François-Eric Gendron, Florence Guérin, Randi Ingerman, Giovanni Tamberi
Votes: 648
69. The Stendhal Syndrome (1996)
Not Rated | 113 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A young policewoman slowly goes insane while tracking down an elusive serial rapist/killer through Italy when she herself becomes a victim of the brutal man's obsession.
Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Asia Argento, Thomas Kretschmann, Marco Leonardi, Luigi Diberti
Votes: 9,241
70. The Card Player (2003)
Not Rated | 103 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A Rome policewoman teams up with a British Interpol agent to find a crafty serial killer who plays a taunting game of cat-and-mouse with the police by abducting and killing young women and showing it over an Internet web cam.
Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Stefania Rocca, Liam Cunningham, Silvio Muccino, Adalberto Maria Merli
Votes: 5,677
71. Trauma (1993)
R | 106 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A young man tries to help a teenage girl find the serial killer who murdered her parents before the killer comes after them.
Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Christopher Rydell, Asia Argento, Piper Laurie, Frederic Forrest
Votes: 8,061
72. The Final Scoop (1993)
89 min | Horror, Thriller
Wanting to make a scoop, TV journalist Marco delves deeply into an unfamiliar world within the metropolis, follows the trail of a serial killer and gets himself entangled in case.
Director: Pierfrancesco Campanella | Stars: Tomas Arana, Gianfranco Jannuzzo, Gioia Scola, Alida Valli
Votes: 96
73. The Scorpion with Two Tails (1982)
98 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
Joan has nightmares of Etruscan sacrifices. She knows very well the Etruscan language and her husband Arthur is an archeologist studying Etruscan tombs. In a nightmare she foresees her ... See full summary »
Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: Elvire Audray, Paolo Malco, Claudio Cassinelli, Marilù Tolo
Votes: 678
74. Fashion Crimes (1989)
80 min | Mystery, Thriller
When fashion model Gloria witnesses a murder she has difficulty persuading the police that what she saw actually happened. A psychiatrist helps her recall parts of the murder she is struggling to remember.
Director: Bruno Gaburro | Stars: Anthony Franciosa, Miles O'Keeffe, Teresa Leopardi, Marina Giulia Cavalli
Votes: 97
75. Delirium (1987)
Unrated | 94 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A former hooker runs a successful men's magazine. An obsessed admirer systematically slaughters her models (occasionally increasing the magazine's output) and supplies the mistress with ... See full summary »
Director: Lamberto Bava | Stars: Serena Grandi, Daria Nicolodi, Vanni Corbellini, David Brandon
Votes: 2,373
76. Bad Inclination (2003)
95 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
Ruthless serial killer uses a set-square to murder women. Crimes are investigated by Public Prosecutor Rita Facino but is confronted by strange behavior of people desperate to use the case ... See full summary »
Director: Pierfrancesco Campanella | Stars: Eva Robins, Mirca Viola, Elisabetta Cavallotti, Antonio Petrocelli
Votes: 232
77. Asylum Erotica (1971)
89 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A rehabilitation hospital in the Italian countryside which offers treatment for women suffering from various psychological disorders is stalked by a mysterious cloaked killer.
Director: Fernando Di Leo | Stars: Klaus Kinski, Margaret Lee, Rosalba Neri, Jane Garret
Votes: 1,857
78. The Sister of Ursula (1978)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Still mourning the passing of their father, two Austrian sisters, Dagmar and Ursula, arrive at a luxurious Italian seaside hotel. At the same time, a mysterious killer starts murdering promiscuous women in the area.
Director: Enzo Milioni | Stars: Barbara Magnolfi, Stefania D'Amario, Anna Zinnemann, Vanni Materassi
Votes: 1,352
79. Puzzle (1974)
92 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
An amnesiac man and his estranged wife restart their romance, only to find themselves hounded by unscrupulous figures from his past life.
Director: Duccio Tessari | Stars: Senta Berger, Luc Merenda, Umberto Orsini, Anita Strindberg
Votes: 1,195
80. Tutti defunti... tranne i morti (1977)
105 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Dante must sell books on the legends related to the noble families of Emilia-Romagna to the descendants of the families themselves. When he arrives at the castle Zanotti, he learns that the... See full summary »
Director: Pupi Avati | Stars: Gianni Cavina, Francesca Marciano, Carlo Delle Piane, Greta Vayan
Votes: 436
81. The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (1971)
R | 103 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A rich, mentally-unstable man - with a penchant for playing deadly S&M games with women who resemble his dead wife - sparks off a chain of bizarre events after getting remarried.
Director: Emilio Miraglia | Stars: Anthony Steffen, Marina Malfatti, Enzo Tarascio, Giacomo Rossi Stuart
Votes: 2,922
82. Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A series of murders are committed near the estate of a degenerate author and his mistreated wife.
Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: Edwige Fenech, Anita Strindberg, Luigi Pistilli, Ivan Rassimov
Votes: 4,706
83. Eyeball (1975)
R | 91 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A maniac killer in a red cape and hood is killing off American tourists on a tour bus by gouging out their eyeballs.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Martine Brochard, John Richardson, Ines Pellegrini, Andrés Mejuto
Votes: 1,975
84. The Flower with the Deadly Sting (1973)
90 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A wealthy doctor Andrea Valenti (Gianni Garko) accidentally kills his mistress, then the doctor falls victim of blackmail.
Director: Gianfranco Piccioli | Stars: Gianni Garko, Carroll Baker, Ivano Staccioli, Pilar Velázquez
Votes: 307
85. The Crimes of the Black Cat (1972)
R | 96 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A blind pianist tries to figure out who is responsible for a string of murders using a black cat with its claws dipped in curare.
Director: Sergio Pastore | Stars: Anthony Steffen, Sylva Koscina, Giovanna Lenzi, Renato De Carmine
Votes: 1,044
86. Strip Nude for Your Killer (1975)
Not Rated | 98 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
When a model dies during an abortion, a series of murders begins, starting with her doctor. The killer wears a suit and a black motorcycle helmet. Will anyone discover the killer's identity before the entire agency dies?
Director: Andrea Bianchi | Stars: Edwige Fenech, Nino Castelnuovo, Femi Benussi, Solvi Stubing
Votes: 3,101
87. The Last Fashion Show (2011)
96 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Director: Carlo Vanzina | Stars: Francesco Montanari, Vanessa Hessler, Richard E. Grant, Giselda Volodi
Votes: 275
88. La ragazza di Cortina (1994)
93 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
An abused wife fakes her own death to escape her abusive artist husband and rents a chalet in the off-season skiing resort of Cortina where she grew up. Friskiness and betrayal are in the air.
Director: Giancarlo Ferrando | Stars: Vanessa Gravina, Stefano Abbati, Isabel Russinova, Paolo Calissano
Votes: 82
89. Red Rings of Fear (1978)
Not Rated | 85 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A detective investigating the murder of a teenage girl begins to focus his suspicions on the three girlfriends of the victim, who call themselves "The Inseparables."
Director: Alberto Negrin | Stars: Fabio Testi, Christine Kaufmann, Ivan Desny, Jack Taylor
Votes: 823
90. Call Girl (1996)
100 min | Thriller
Maria comes to Italy from Poland to reunite with her sister Eva, who left seven years earlier and claims to have made a lot of money working as an interpreter. Maria will later discover ... See full summary »
Director: Carlo Vanzina | Stars: Raz Degan, Jennifer Driver, Paul Freeman, Bianca Koedam
Votes: 132
91. Il tuo dolce corpo da uccidere (1970)
88 min | Thriller
A man fantasizes about killing his wife. When he receives an anonymous letter with information that his wife is cheating on him, he decides to come up with a plan making his fantasies come true.
Director: Alfonso Brescia | Stars: George Ardisson, Françoise Prévost, Orchidea De Santis, Eduardo Fajardo
Votes: 196
92. The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire (1971)
Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A corpse is found in the trunk of a car that belongs to the Swiss ambassador to the UK. Speculations run wild, as more people around the ambassador keep falling victim to the vicious killer. A former detective is hired to investigate.
Director: Riccardo Freda | Stars: Luigi Pistilli, Dagmar Lassander, Anton Diffring, Arthur O'Sullivan
Votes: 1,028
93. The Police Are Blundering in the Dark (1975)
Not Rated | 87 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
During an outbreak of violent murders in the area targeting young women, a journalist searching for a female friend gone missing ends up in a villa owned by an eccentric photographer.
Director: Helia Colombo | Stars: Joseph Arkim, Francisco Cortéz, Richard Fielding, Alberto Gasparri
Votes: 543
94. Delitti e profumi (1988)
95 min | Comedy, Mystery
Eddy is the detective of a general store. His girl is Barbara who works in the same store. Barbara receives a gift, a bottle of scent, and later she dies burned. Police detective Turoni ... See full summary »
Director: Vittorio De Sisti | Stars: Jerry Calà, Umberto Smaila, Simonetta Gianfelici, Marina Viro
Votes: 143
95. Play Motel (1979)
X | 93 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A reporter and his girlfriend investigate deaths surrounding a hotel where several prominent people go to have sex.
Director: Mario Gariazzo | Stars: Ray Lovelock, Anna Maria Rizzoli, Mario Cutini, Antonella Antinori
Votes: 700
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