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1. Shanghai Knights (2003)
PG-13 | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
When a Chinese rebel murders Chon's estranged father and escapes to England, Chon and Roy make their way to London with revenge on their minds.
Director: David Dobkin | Stars: Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Fann Wong, Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Votes: 112,551 | Gross: $60.48M
2. Time After Time (1979)
PG | 112 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
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.
Director: Nicholas Meyer | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Mary Steenburgen, David Warner, Charles Cioffi
Votes: 20,646
3. Monkeybone (2001)
PG-13 | 93 min | Comedy, Fantasy
In a coma, a cartoonist finds himself trapped within his own underground creation and must find a way to get back, while racing against his popular but treacherous character, Monkeybone.
Director: Henry Selick | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Bridget Fonda, John Turturro, Chris Kattan
Votes: 19,202 | Gross: $5.41M
4. Jack the Ripper (1988)
TV-PG | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A Scotland Yard police inspector, battling the booze, investigates the Jack the Ripper murders and discovers a conspiracy that leads all the way up to the Queen.
Stars: Michael Caine, Armand Assante, Ray McAnally, Lewis Collins
Votes: 5,678
5. Pandora's Box (1929)
Not Rated | 109 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
The rise and inevitable fall of an amoral but naive young woman whose insouciant eroticism inspires lust and violence in those around her.
Director: Georg Wilhelm Pabst | Stars: Louise Brooks, Fritz Kortner, Francis Lederer, Carl Goetz
Votes: 11,860 | Gross: $0.01M
6. A Study in Terror (1965)
95 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John H. Watson join the hunt for the notorious serial killer, Jack the Ripper.
Director: James Hill | Stars: John Neville, Donald Houston, John Fraser, Anthony Quayle
Votes: 2,482
7. The Ruling Class (1972)
PG | 154 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A member of the House of Lords dies, leaving his estate to his son. Unfortunately, his son thinks he is Jesus Christ. Their other, somewhat more respectable family members plot to steal the estate from him; murder and mayhem ensue.
Director: Peter Medak | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Alastair Sim, Arthur Lowe, Hugh Owens
Votes: 6,807
8. Murder by Decree (1979)
PG | 124 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Sherlock Holmes investigates the murders commited by Jack the Ripper and discovers a conspiracy to protect the killer.
Director: Bob Clark | Stars: Christopher Plummer, James Mason, David Hemmings, Susan Clark
Votes: 6,600
9. Batman: Gotham by Gaslight (2018)
R | 78 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In an alternative Victorian Age Gotham City, Batman begins his war on crime while he investigates a new series of murders by Jack the Ripper.
Director: Sam Liu | Stars: Bruce Greenwood, Jennifer Carpenter, Chris Cox, John DiMaggio
Votes: 18,991
10. Jack's Back (1988)
R | 97 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A serial killer in Los Angeles celebrates Jack the Ripper's 100th birthday by committing similar murders and only one has a chance of stopping him.
Director: Rowdy Herrington | Stars: James Spader, Cynthia Gibb, Jim Haynie, Robert Picardo
Votes: 4,088 | Gross: $0.49M
11. Lulu (1980)
86 min | Drama
The story of a sexually enticing young dancer who rises up in society through her relationships with wealthy men, but later falls into poverty and prostitution, culminating in an encounter with Jack 'the Ripper'.
Director: Walerian Borowczyk | Stars: Anne Bennent, Michele Placido, Jean-Jacques Delbo, Hans-Jürgen Schatz
Votes: 272
12. Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
In this sequel, a couple must use a portal through time to defeat evil.
Director: Anthony Hickox | Stars: Zach Galligan, Monika Schnarre, Martin Kemp, Bruce Campbell
Votes: 4,954
13. Edge of Sanity (1989)
R | 90 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
When Henry Jekyll's experiments with cocaine have gotten out of control, he transforms into the hideous Jack Hyde. As Hyde he searches the London streets at night for his prey in ... See full summary »
Director: Gérard Kikoïne | Stars: Anthony Perkins, Glynis Barber, Sarah Maur Ward, David Lodge
Votes: 1,803 | Gross: $0.10M
14. The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
PG | 85 min | Adventure, Comedy, War
An aging Sir Hector Geste (Trevor Howard) takes a young greedy wife who's after his famed Blue Water sapphire, but his sons hide the gem and join the French Foreign Legion in North Africa.
Director: Marty Feldman | Stars: Marty Feldman, Ann-Margret, Michael York, Peter Ustinov
Votes: 2,625
15. Jack the Ripper (1976)
R | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A serial killer whose mother was a prostitute starts killing streetwalkers as a way of paying back his mother for her abuse.
Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Klaus Kinski, Josephine Chaplin, Herbert Fux, Lina Romay
Votes: 1,906
16. Jack the Ripper: The London Slasher (2016 TV Movie)
100 min | Thriller
London, 1888. A young woman plays a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with England's most famous serial killer.
Director: Sebastian Niemann | Stars: Sonja Gerhardt, Falk Hentschel, Nicholas Farrell, Sabin Tambrea
Votes: 379
17. Jack the Ripper (1959)
Not Rated | 84 min | Crime, Drama, History
A serial killer is murdering women in the Whitechapel district of London. An American policeman is brought in to help Scotland Yard solve the case.
Directors: Robert S. Baker, Monty Berman | Stars: Lee Patterson, Eddie Byrne, Betty McDowall, Ewen Solon
Votes: 963
18. Waxworks (1924)
Not Rated | 107 min | Fantasy, Horror
A wax museum hires a writer to give the sculptures stories. The writer imagines himself and the museum owner's daughter in the stories.
Directors: Leo Birinsky, Paul Leni | Stars: Emil Jannings, Conrad Veidt, Werner Krauss, William Dieterle
Votes: 2,311
19. Terror at London Bridge (1985 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 97 min | Crime, Fantasy, Horror
Jack the Ripper is on the loose in Lake Havasu, AZ, and it's up to a local detective (David Hasselhoff) to stop him.
Director: E.W. Swackhamer | Stars: David Hasselhoff, Stepfanie Kramer, Randolph Mantooth, Adrienne Barbeau
Votes: 748
20. Jack the Ripper (1973)
304 min | Crime, Drama, History
The highly popular detective pair from the series Softly, Softly, Barlow and Watt, try to solve the old mystery of Jack The Ripper in this documentary series.
Stars: Stratford Johns, Frank Windsor, Frank Duncan, Alan Cullen
Votes: 71
21. The Ripper (1997 TV Movie)
R | 96 min | Thriller
In 1888, in London, a prostitute is slaughtered on the street. The Scotland Yard Chief Inspector Jim Hansen is in charge of the investigation and realizes that the killer is a person with ... See full summary »
Director: Janet Meyers | Stars: Patrick Bergin, Gabrielle Anwar, Samuel West, Michael York
Votes: 638
22. Seven Murders for Scotland Yard (1972)
R | 87 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
In this version of the famous story of the London serial killer, Jack not only likes to kill prostitutes but he is a cannibal as well.
Director: José Luis Madrid | Stars: Paul Naschy, Patricia Loran, Renzo Marignano, Orchidea De Santis
Votes: 356
23. Assassin's Creed: Syndicate - Jack the Ripper (2015 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Crime
20 years after the events of Assassin's Creed Syndicate, 'Jack the Ripper' has embarked on a brutal reign of terror that shocks London to its core and threatens the very existence of the Brotherhood of Assassins.
Directors: François Daubet, Scott Phillips | Stars: Victoria Atkin, Alec Newman, Paul Amos, Sam Crane
Votes: 476
24. Razors: The Return of Jack the Ripper (2016)
88 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
The first installment in an exciting new horror franchise. A young writer believes she has discovered the holy grail of terror, the knives used by Jack the Ripper for his notorious murders.
Directors: Ian Powell, Karl Ward | Stars: Kelby Keenan, Thomas Thoroe, Josh Myers, Ian Weichardt
Votes: 247
25. Jack the Ripper: The Definitive Story (2011)
90 min | Documentary, History
Taking you back to 1888, this extraordinary two-part special goes back to basics, dispelling the myths and misconceptions that have surrounded this case for so long. Reconstructing in 3D ... See full summary »
Stars: Paul Begg, John Bennett, Dianne Learmouth, Caroline Waite
Votes: 104
26. Shadow Man (1999 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Cryptic action adventure about the undead voodoo warrior known as the Shadow Man who must stop Jack the Ripper and the biblical demon called Legion who plan to bring about the apocalypse using the souls of five notorious serial killers.
Stars: Redd Pepper, Barry Meade, Lani Minella, Travis
Votes: 289
27. The Secret Identity of Jack the Ripper (1988 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary, Drama
A panel of experts examines the five main suspects in the Jack the Ripper murders and determines which of them is the most likely to have committed the crimes.
Director: Louis J. Horvitz | Stars: Peter Ustinov, William Eckert, Ann Mallalieu, Roy Hazelwood
Votes: 113
28. The Diary of Jack the Ripper: Beyond Reasonable Doubt? (1993 Video)
79 min | Documentary
Step by painstaking step, the diary is analyzed, verified, and questioned; experts pit their knowledge against the information in the diary; gradually and remorselessly the evidence against... See full summary »
Directors: Martin Howells, Chris Short | Stars: Tom Baker, Michael Barrett, Paul Begg, Steve Brauner
Votes: 120
29. Sherlock Holmes Vs. Jack the Ripper (2009 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Mystery
Sherlock Holmes is now up against England's most violent & mysterious killer.
Stars: Rick Simmonds, David Riley, Kyle Nitcher, Lesley Staples
Votes: 148
30. Jack the Ripper: Unmasking the Ripper (2005 Video)
75 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Director: Mark Ubsdell | Stars: Paul Begg, Richard Jones, Jenny Phillips, Zena Shine
Votes: 26
31. Jack the Ripper: An On-Going Mystery (2000 TV Movie)
49 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
A new look into the mysterious serial killer: Jack the Ripper.
Directors: Brian J. Kelly, Virginia Williams | Stars: Martin Kemp, Robert Lindsay, Chris Cardno, Anne Flosnik
Votes: 31
32. Jack the Ripper: 6 Degrees of Separation (2002 Video)
31 min | Documentary, Short, Horror
This documentary offers many photos, drawings and other historical artifacts that relate to the Ripper case and we hear narration from historians Stewart P. Evans and Donald Rumbelow and ... See full summary »
Stars: Johnny Depp, Stewart Evans, Allen Hughes, Donald Rumbelow
33. Shakespeare v Jack the Ripper (2018)
Documentary, Biography, History
The shocking link between William Shakespeare, the Jack The Ripper murders, the Freemasons and Hollywood.
Director: Graham Fletcher-Cook | Stars: Michele Winstanley, Chelsea Fitzgerald, Graham Fletcher-Cook, Gary Hailes
34. The Trial of Jack the Ripper (2002 TV Movie)
Mystery
The Trial of Jack the Ripper, was a TV Special, shown on the Discovery Channel, in 2002, the programme focused on four well known Ripper suspects - Francis Tumblety, Sir William Gull, James... See full summary »
Directors: Sasha Jeffrey, Michael Toppin | Stars: Jeremy Beadle, Paul Begg, Paul Gainey, Jonathan Goldberg
Votes: 5
35. Jack the Ripper in America (2009 TV Special)
45 min | Biography
Jack the Ripper, the world's greatest ever serial killer. For over a hundred years he has eluded every investigator. Could it be that they have all been looking in the wrong place - and ... See full summary »
Director: John Fothergill | Stars: Edward T. Norris, Terry MacDonald, James Card, Newson Osbourne
Votes: 48
36. Jack the Ripper: Conspiracies (2002)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Crime
There was a time when the name "Jack the Ripper" struck terror into hearts. Visit the murder sites and make your own judgements on the evidence available, study the archives and police ... See full summary »
Director: Liam Dale | Star: Liam Dale
Votes: 23
37. Jack the Ripper: Reality and Myth (2015– )
Documentary, Biography, Crime
Documentary series about Jack the Ripper, who holds the best-known name given to an unidentified serial killer active in the largely impoverished areas in and around the Whitechapel district of London in 1888.
Stars: John Nettles, Clive Mantle, Kya Garwood, James Jaysen Bryhan
38. Finding Jack the Ripper (2011 TV Movie)
44 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
London, 1888. A killer known by the name of Jack the Ripper brutally murders five prostitutes. Though the killings make the world's headlines, the slayer's identity remains a mystery for ... See full summary »
Director: Ian A. Hunt | Stars: Harry Chase, Joachim Kerzel, Sean Pertwee, Trevor Marriott
Votes: 33
39. Operation Darkness (2007 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
Taken place in the settings of World War II of the battle against the Nazis led by Adolf Hitler, Edward Kyle and his friend Jude Lancelot are enlisted in the British Special Forces led by ... See full summary »
Director: Hisakazu Masubuchi | Stars: JB Blanc, Robin Atkin Downes, Tesshô Genda, Grant George
Votes: 28
40. Jack the Ripper (2017 Video)
Short, Music
Director: Fawn | Stars: Fawn, Austin Rhode, Cher Rue, Christine Jace
41. In the World of Jack the Ripper (2008 TV Movie)
45 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Stars: Corey Johnson, Peter Dean, Tessa Dunlop, Richard Gizbert
Votes: 11
42. Jack the Ripper: Prime Suspect (2011 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 50 min | Documentary, Crime
Forensic scientists use modern methods to point to a previously undiscovered suspect.
Director: Franco di Chiera | Stars: Dennis Cometti, Brett Allen, Eliot Buchan, Adam Cannel
Votes: 84
43. Jack the Ripper: New Suspect Revealed (2015 TV Movie)
Documentary, Crime, History
Star: Trevor Marriott
Votes: 9
45. The Real Jack the Ripper (2010 TV Movie)
44 min | Documentary
The Real Jack the Ripper looks at the 'Autumn of Terror' in London's East end in 1888 through the eyes of the victims of Jack the Ripper.
Director: David Mortin | Stars: Robert Latimer Cornell, Paul Begg, Jonathan Bennett, Stewart Evans
Votes: 22
46. Jack the Ripper: Case Unsolved (2007 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary
Jack The Ripper was the first modern serial killer. To this day his reign of terror remains one of history's greatest mysteries: motiveless, unmatched in brutality, and still unsolved. Now ... See full summary »
Director: Dan Oliver
Votes: 11
47.
Fantasy Island (1977–1984)
Episode:
With Affection, Jack the Ripper/Gigolo
(1980)
TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Lorraine Peters, who's writing a book about the Whitechapel murders, visits 1888 London to get the proof she needs, only to place dozens of people in danger; Stanley Hocker, who has no self-confidence around women, asks to become a gigolo.
Director: Michael Vejar | Stars: Ricardo Montalban, Hervé Villechaize, Ken Berry, Victor Buono
Votes: 75
48.
The Sixth Sense (1972)
Episode:
With Affection, Jack the Ripper
(1972)
60 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
An experiment to determine if ESP can span time proves fatal.
Director: Robert Day | Stars: Gary Collins, Robert Foxworth, Percy Rodrigues, Patty Duke
Votes: 39
49.
DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016–2022)
Episode:
The Great British Fake Off
(2020)
TV-14 | 40 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
With Sara recuperating from her latest battle, Charlie starts to notice something might not be right with her; Constantine and Zari find themselves trapped in a 1910 boarding house; Ava, Gary and Rory take a trip.
Director: David Geddes | Stars: Caity Lotz, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Tala Ashe, Jes Macallan
Votes: 1,092
50.
Rick and Morty (2013– )
Episode:
Full Meta Jackrick
(2022)
TV-MA | 21 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Rick and Morty find themselves caught in a confusing, meta-powered loop of adventures, leading to a showdown with an unmotivated nemesis.
Directors: Lucas Gray, Wesley Archer | Stars: Justin Roiland, Chris Parnell, Spencer Grammer, Sarah Chalke
Votes: 6,589