5 Thrilling Serial Killer Films: True Crimes, Twists & Sunny Deol's Mystery!

• 'Sector 36' on Netflix, inspired by the 2006 Nithari killings, features Vikrant Massey as a terrifying serial killer and Deepak Dobriyal as a policeman.
• R. Balki's 'Chup: Revenge of the Artist' sees a serial killer targeting film critics, with Dulquer Salmaan in a dual role and Sunny Deol as the investigating officer.
• Rani Mukerji's 'Mardaani 2' portrays a cat-and-mouse game between police officer Shivani Shivaji Roy and a young, brutal serial killer.
• 'The Stoneman Murders' is based on the real 1980s Bombay 'Stoneman' killings, where a suspended officer hunts a killer targeting homeless people.
• 'The Smile Man' (2024) stars R. Sarathkumar as an Alzheimer's-afflicted retired cop pursuing a killer who leaves victims with a manipulated smile.

Why It Matters: Explore 5 gripping serial killer films, blending true crime, fiction, and intense police investigations.