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1974 1h 26m R. 4.5 (403) Rate. A private detective travels out west to investigate the murders of several prostitutes, facing off against the reluctance of the town's grizzled sheriff, and several suspicious characters, each with something to hide. Director Larry G. Spangler Stars Jack Elam Ruth Roman Jeff Cooper. 7.
- Murder By Decree (1979) Stream now on Fubo. Mixing Jack the Ripper movies and Sherlock Holmes was a no-brainer. Bob Clark (Black Christmas, A Christmas Story) directed Christopher Plummer in the legendary role of detective Sherlock Holmes.
- The Lodger: A Story Of The London Fog (1927) Stream now on Max & Criterion Channel. No less than Alfred Hitchcock directed one of the Jack the Ripper movies.
- From Hell (2001) Stream now on Max. The Hughes Brothers directed From Hell, based on the graphic novel of the same name. The film follows the story of Jack the Ripper with Johnny Depp in the lead as Inspector Frederick Abberline, as he is determined to catch the Ripper before he wreaks more havoc and chaos in London.
- Man In The Attic (1953) Stream now on Prime Video. The late and legendary Jack Palance starred in a remake of The Lodger Marie Belloc Lowndes, titled Man in the Attic.
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Oct 19, 2001 · From Hell: Directed by Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes. With Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm, Robbie Coltrane. After five ritualistic murders are committed in 1888 London, Inspector Abberline's assignment is to investigate the "Jack the Ripper" murders. Along with a string of mutilated prostitutes, he uncovers a conspiracy involving the ...
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- Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
- 2001-10-19
- 15 The Lodger: A Story of The London Fog
- 14 Room to Let
- 13 Man in The Attic
- 12 Jack The Ripper
- 11 Hands of The Ripper
- 10 Seven Murders For Scotland Yard
- 9 Tickled Pink
- 8 Murder by Decree
- 7 Time After Time
- 6 Jack’s Back
Based on the 1913 novel by Marie Belloc Lowndes about the Ripper murders, this British silent-era thriller was the third picture directed by the iconic Alfred Hitchcock, and it starred Marie Ault as the landlady Mrs. Bunting, Arthur Chesney as Mr. Bunting, June Tripp as their daughter Daisy, Malcolm Keen as the police officer Joe Chandler, and Ivor...
Adapted from a 1947 BBC radio play by Margery Allingham, Room to Let is a Hammer Films historical thriller directed by Godfrey Grayson and starring Jimmy Hanley as Curly Minter, Valentine Dyall as Doctor Fell, Christine Silver as Mrs. Musgrave, Merle Tottenham as Alice, Anthony La Penna as JJ, and Reginald Dyson as Sergeant Cranbourne. The plot fol...
Also based on the Belloc novel, Man in the Atticis directed by Hugo Fergonese and starts on the third night of the Ripper murders. In this iteration, the mysterious tenant is Mr. Slade (Jack Palance), a pathologist who rents the Harleys’ attic for his “experiments.” Mrs. Helen Harley (Frances Bavier) suspects he may very well be the infamous killer...
Exploring the theory that the killer was a medical professional, hence the precision of the mutilations and stabs, Jack the Ripperreveals that a doctor from the nobility seeks to avenge the death of his son, who perished from a venereal disease, by selecting and murdering prostitutes. The film is produced and directed by Monty Berman and Robert S. ...
What if the Ripper’s gruesome inclinations were genetically transferred to his now-orphaned daughter? Or what if his spirit were possessing her? Why else would she be having episodic blackouts and not be aware that she, too, was leaving a trail of victims behind? In this refreshing take directed by Peter Sasdy for Hammer Film Productions, the ingen...
Seven Murders for Scotland Yard AKA Jack the Ripper of London is an Italian-Spanishgiallo filmdirected by José Luis Madrid and featuring Paul Naschy as the disillusioned, limping ex-acrobat and main suspect Bruno Doriani, Patricia Loran as Lulu, and Renzo Marignano as Inspector Henry Campbell. In this contemporary version, ‘Jack’ isn’t just a kille...
Directed by Vernon P. Becker, Tickled Pink AKA My Favorite Butleris an erotic Victorian comedy inspired by the anonymous 1908 novel The Way of a Man with a Maid. A young aristocrat, Jack Armstrong (Ole Søltoft), moves with his butler into a former madhouse, where he attempts to seduce the maiden Alice (Sue Longhurst). Little does he know that Jack ...
Helmed by Bob Clark (A Christmas Story) and written by playwright John Hopkins (Thunderball), Murder by Decree features the prolific Christopher Plummer as Sherlock Holmes, James Mason as Dr. Watson, and Donald Sutherland as the medium Robert Lees. It is inspired by the 1976 book Jack the Ripper: The Final Solutionby British journalist and author S...
What if the only reason the Ripper evaded justice was because he used a time machine to escape into another century? This is the premise proposed by the science-fiction film Time After Time, written and directed by Nicholas Meyer, and featuring Malcolm McDowell as the writer Herbert George Wells, David Warner as the surgeon John Leslie Stevenson/Ja...
Serial killers sometimes inspire copycats, even a century later. In the crime thriller Jack’s Black, written and directed by Rowdy Herrington, and featuring Blacklist's James Spader as John/Rick Wesford, Rex Ryon as Jack Pendler, and Cynthia Gibb as Dr. Chris Moscari, contemporary Los Angeles is plagued by murders of prostitutes with Jack the Rippe...
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It is loosely based on the graphic novel of the same name by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell about the Jack the Ripper murders. The film stars Johnny Depp as Frederick Abberline, the lead investigator of the murders, and Heather Graham as Mary Kelly, a prostitute targeted by the Ripper.
Oct 19, 2023 · Murder by Decree. Christopher Plummer, James Mason, Donald Sutherland. 33 votes. A classic Sherlock Holmes tale, legendary screen actor Christopher Plummer stars as the world's greatest detective as he is on the hunt for notorious killer Jack the Ripper in the masterful Murder by Decree.
Sep 28, 1979 · Time After Time: Directed by Nicholas Meyer. With Malcolm McDowell, David Warner, Mary Steenburgen, Charles Cioffi. H.G. Wells pursues Jack the Ripper to the 20th Century when the serial murderer uses the future writer's time machine to escape his time period.
