Watch This Movie if You’re Looking For The Perfect Creepy Thriller on Netflix

“Did you know that more books have been written about Jack the Ripper than Abraham Lincoln?”

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Harry Connick Jr. as a remorseless killer in Copycat (1995).

The paradox of choice means that even with dozens of horror and thriller movies streaming on Netflix, it can still feel impossible to pick a movie. It doesn’t help that the streaming service skews family friendly, or that many of the movies offered are pretty bad. If you’re paralyzed by having too many choices, there’s a forgotten 90s thriller currently streaming on Netflix that almost everyone will love.

Copycat (1995) is a crowd-pleaser due to its star-studded cast, the intrigue of a whodunit mystery and because it’s just a good, suspenseful movie. Should you check out Copycat while it’s part of Netflix’s catalog? Read on.

First, what is Copycat about? Dr. Helen Hudson (Sigourney Weaver) is a renowned expert on serial killers who is attacked by escaped serial killer Daryll Lee Cullum (Harry Connick Jr.) at a lecture. Afterwards, Dr. Hudson develops severe agoraphobia (fear of leaving her home) and uses her computer to communicate with the outside world. Homicide detectives M.J. Monahan (Holly Hunter) and Reuben Goetz (Dermot Mulroney) try to convince her to venture out of her apartment in order to help them solve a series of murders which are “copycat” crimes of famous cases Dr. Hudson has studied.

Here’s the trailer:

Who should watch Copycat? Anyone with an interest in serial killers will probably like Copycat. Fans of psychological thrillers and detective movies will like Copycat. If you’re one of the 5 million people who read A.J. Finn’s The Woman in the Window, you’ll definitely like Copycat.

The people who won’t like Copycat probably already know they dislike 90’s crime procedurals already. So, if you loved movies like Kiss the Girls (1997), Se7en (1995), Basic Instinct (1992) and Double Jeopardy (1999), you’ll probably also love Copycat.

Copycat is currently streaming on Netflix.

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Chrissy is the co-founder of Creepy Catalog. She has over 10 years of experience writing about horror, a degree in philosophy and Reiki level II certification.

Chrissy Stockton