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After an enigmatic, self-described pathologist rents the attic room of a Victorian house, his landlady begins to suspect her lodger is Jack the Ripper. Director Hugo Fregonese Stars Jack Palance Constance Smith Byron Palmer
- 20 A Study in Terror
- 19 The Ripper
- 18 The Ruling Class
- 17 Van Helsing: The London Assignment
- 16 Time After Time
- 15 Jack The Ripper
Sherlock Holmes Investigates The Ripper
A Study In Terror leads off the best movies to feature Jack the Ripper because it very much sets the stage for some of the movies that would come after it. It’s here that the idea of blending the real story of the Ripper, and all of the gaps in the knowledge surrounding the killer, with an established fictional character’s narrative truly begins. In this case, that character is Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock investigates a series of deaths when he is anonymously sent a package that turns out to be...
A New Theory For The Ripper’s Identity
Movies made for television don’t often get great budgets like theatrical releases from bigger studios do. That means there is less time for the filming schedule and often, less pay for everyone involved as well. Despite seemingly everything working against a made-for-TV-movie making it to air and finding a following, 1997’s The Ripperdid. The British movie brought a unique take on Jack the Ripper, one that the royal family probably didn’t love. In this version of the story, an inspector from...
Peter O’Toole Brings Satire To The Ripper
Most movies that feature a storyline involving Jack the Ripper are mysteries or horror. That is not the case for The Ruling Class. The movie is a British satire and Jack the Ripper isn’t exactly the main character. Instead, the movie follows Peter O’Toole as he plays Jack Gurney, who becomes the 14th Earl of Gurney, but who his family doesn’t exactly trust to be the head of the family since he is also a paranoid schizophrenic who believes he is Jesus Christ. His uncle tries to control his lif...
Van Helsing And Jack The Ripper Cross Over With Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde
This animated movie is actually a short film rather than a feature-length story. It’s a prequel to Hugh Jackman’s Van Helsing movie. Jackman voices the character this time around as well. The short sees Van Helsing travel to London to investigate a series of murders that he believes have supernatural origins. He’s not wrong as the story allows for Jack the Ripper’s actions to play into the Robert Louis Stevenson novel Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydewith some supernatural bindings. Mr....
Jack The Ripper Time Travels
Inspired by the novel of the same name, this movie sees writer H.G. Wells as the inventor of a real time machine and the unknowing friend of Jack the Ripper.When his friend is being investigated by police, he steals the time machine to travel to the future and get out of harm’s way. Wells follows to bring him to justice. They end up in 1979, the same year as the book and movie releases, of course. Time After Time makes for an incredibly fun sci-fi story. It isn’t a mystery because the audienc...
Michael Caine Investigates The Ripper Murders
There have been several movies simply titled Jack the Ripper and one of them stars cinema icon Michael Caine. The veteran actor starred as Chief Inspector Frederick Abberline, the Scotland Yard detective tasked with bringing down the serial killer haunting the streets of London. The movie makes this more of a detectivestory, with Abberline teaming up with his partner and dealing with a tabloid journalist who seems to be stirring up trouble. There is even a man arrested, but the authorities co...
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.
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- Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
- 2001-10-19
Aug 16, 2024 · Jack the Ripper endures as an infamous figure in history, and these movies, including Jack's Back and From Hell, are the best about his legend.
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- The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Marie Ault, Arthur Chesney, June Tripp. Crime, Drama, Mystery (1h 32m)
- Murder By Decree (1979) Directed by Bob Clark. Starring Christopher Plummer, James Mason, David Hemmings. Crime, Mystery, Thriller (2h 4m) 6.8 on IMDb — 86% on RT.
- From Hell (2001) Directed by Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes. Starring Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm. Horror, Mystery, Thriller (2h 2m) 6.7 on IMDb — 57% on RT.
- The Lodger (1944) Directed by John Brahm. Starring Laird Cregar, Merle Oberon, George Sanders. Crime, Horror, Mystery (1h 24m) 7.1 on IMDb — N/A on RT. Marie Belloc Lowndes's short story, titled The Lodger, was first published in 1911.
May 16, 2023 · Here is a list of movies with diverse plots focusing one way or another on the notorious Jack the Ripper, ranked by release year. Maybe clues to the real perpetrator is in one of them.
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From Hell is a 2001 period detective horror film [3] directed by the Hughes Brothers and written by Terry Hayes and Rafael Yglesias. It is loosely based on the graphic novel of the same name by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell about the Jack the Ripper murders.
