Black Dahlia

Black Dahlia

Based on One of America's Most Disturbing Unsolved Murders

NR 2006 · 81 min · ★ 3.4 · Horror

A young rookie cop and his team discover dismembered female bodies in L.A. similar to the Black Dahlia cold case from 1947. A serial killer seems to be copying the brutal massacre of 1940s Hollywood starlet Betty Short. Ultimately his investigation leads him to a frightening lair of death and torture, all part of a terrifying fantasy that the killer is trying to bring to life.

Directed by Ulli Lommel · Written by Jeff Frentzen

Your Rating

Where to Watch

Rent or Buy

Telia Play

Cast

Make it a double feature

2h 45m together

Black Dahlia

A Second Spring

Both from Ulli Lommel.

More from Ulli LommelSee all →

Das KriminalmuseumDas Kriminalmuseum · 1963
Das Kriminalmuseum
8.01963
SeriesCrime
Das Kriminalmuseum was a German television series. It ran from 1963 to 1970 on ZDF and was one of its first programs. Each episode began with a tracking shot through an unspecified crime museum, stopping at one of the displays, whose story was then told. Each episode was between 60 and 75 minutes long and featured different actors as the criminal commissioner. The best known was Erik Ode, who in 1969 moved to Der Kommissar, appearing in 97 episodes. The theme music of the series was written by German composer Martin Böttcher, who also composed the complete scores for five episodes.
Eight Hours Don’t Make a DayEight Hours Don’t Make a Day · 1972
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
7.71972
SeriesComedyDrama
The sprawling story of the everyday triumphs and travails of the young toolmaker Jochen and many of the people populating his world, including the woman he loves, his eccentric family, and his colleagues, with whom he bands together to improve conditions on the factory floor.
Lethal OrbitLethal Orbit · 1996
Lethal Orbit
7.51996
MovieScience Fiction
A group of recently trained astronauts are sent into space to probe a new experiment, only to be stranded and face an eternity in space unless successful contact can be established from earth. In between flashes of the story, a court is in process determining the cause of the accident.
A Second SpringA Second Spring · 1975
A Second Spring
7.31975
MovieDrama
An aging gossip columnist, tired of the social life of the Roman Dolce-vita set, goes to New York with hopes of a literary career. He marries a nurse, but succumbs to his former mistress.
World on a WireWorld on a Wire · 1973
World on a Wire
7.31973
SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
In the future, Simulacron, a computer project simulating reality, encounters strange occurrences after its leader's death. Dr. Stiller questions the sudden disappearance of a friend and wonders if Simulacron holds the answers.
Chinese RouletteChinese Roulette · 1977
Chinese Roulette
7.11977
MovieDrama
Ariane and Gerhard Christ, a wealthy Munich couple, plan for the weekend on separate trips, lying to the other about their trysts. However, their itineraries are complicated when they both arrive at the family's country home with their respective lovers.
The Italian ConnectionThe Italian Connection · 1972
The Italian Connection
7.11972
MovieCrimeAction
When a shipment of heroin disappears between Italy and New York, a small-time pimp in Milan is framed for the theft. Two professional hitmen are dispatched from New York to find him, but the real thieves want to get rid of him before the New York killers get to him to eliminate any chance of them finding out he's the wrong man.
Effi BriestEffi Briest · 1974
Effi Briest
6.61974
MovieHistoryDrama
When 17-year-old Effi Briest marries the elderly Baron von Instetten, she moves to a small, isolated Baltic town and a house that she fears is haunted. Starved for companionship, Effi begins a friendship with Major Crampas, a charismatic womanizer.
BloodsuckersBloodsuckers · 1997
Bloodsuckers
6.51997
MovieThriller
Teenagers join a Vampire Club only to be taught the lessons by the Boogeyman who poses as an impostor.
Satan’s BrewSatan’s Brew · 1976
Satan’s Brew
6.41976
MovieComedyDrama
A famous poet who hasn't written a word in two years unconsciously plagiarizes the work of Stefan George, while dealing with several mistresses, his dimwitted brother, and a murder investigation.
Scene of the CrimeScene of the Crime · 1970
Scene of the Crime
6.21970
SeriesDramaCrime
Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland.
Beware of a Holy WhoreBeware of a Holy Whore · 1971
Beware of a Holy Whore
6.21971
MovieDramaComedy
Film director Jeff and his lead actor are taking their time getting to set. In their absence, the crew lack a purposeful way to spend their time waiting, so they drink heavily. However, as booze is downed and frustration sets in, morale hits rock bottom.
Old MoneyOld Money · 2015
Old Money
6.12015
SeriesComedyDrama
A family, blessed with richness and power, is desperately seeking for a liver for their father, who wants to hand down his wealth to the one who gets the organ.
Ausgerechnet BananenAusgerechnet Bananen · 1978
Ausgerechnet Bananen
6.01978
MovieComedyRomance
A ringmaster, his son Max, and a monkey named Johnny are trying hard to make the business bring in money, but it does not work. In the south of France they will meet the neat Natascha. One day when Johnny almost exposes Natasha's breasts, the director comes up with an idea: a whole new form of striptease. Success returns, but Max becomes more and more jealous of the primate.
OliviaOlivia · 1983
Olivia
5.41983
MovieCrimeHorror
Nightmares of the past haunt the beautiful, mysterious Olivia, a London resident who begins a passionate affair with American businessman Mike. Trapped in a loveless marriage and traumatized by memories of her mother's brutal murder, Olivia hopes her lover will offer a chance at a new life. However, ghostly voices and brutal murders ignite a fiendish, twist-filled story of double identities, deception, and erotic terror.
CarcinomaCarcinoma · 2014
Carcinoma
5.32014
MovieHorrorDrama
The trials and tribulations of a man diagnosed with colorectal cancer who refuses treatment and establishes a carnal fixation on the tumor that slowly siphons the life out of him.

More Like This

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! · 1978
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!
5.11978
MovieComedyHorror
After a wave of reports of mysterious attacks involving people and pets being eaten by the traditionally docile fruit, a special government task force is set up to investigate the violent fruit and put a stop to their murderous spree.
Scare MeScare Me · 2020
Scare Me
5.82020
MovieHorrorComedy
During a power outage, two strangers tell scary stories. The more Fred and Fanny commit to their tales, the more the stories come to life in the dark of a Catskills cabin. The horrors of reality manifest when Fred confronts his ultimate fear: Fanny is the better storyteller.
Guinea Pig Part 2: Flower of Flesh and BloodGuinea Pig Part 2: Flower of Flesh and Blood · 1985
Guinea Pig Part 2: Flower of Flesh and Blood
4.61985
MovieHorror
A woman kidnapped in the dead of night awakens in a grisly dungeon, where her deranged assailant prepares her body for a morbid ritual.
Android Re-EnactmentAndroid Re-Enactment · 2011
Android Re-Enactment
7.12011
MovieScience FictionHorror
Ermus Daglek, retired Empathtek engineer, commandeers a defunct factory where he creates androids based on persons from his past and recreates a dinner party where he lost the love of his life - until they malfunction and escape.
Dracula vs. FrankensteinDracula vs. Frankenstein · 1971
Dracula vs. Frankenstein
4.51971
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
Judith Fontaine is looking for her sister Joanie, who has disappeared into the hippie community of Venice, California. It turns out that Joanie has become fallen victim to Groton, an axe-wielding homicidal maniac under the employ of Dr. Durea, the last living descendant of the Frankenstein family and is now both running a house of horrors on the beach's boardwalk and performing experiments on Groton's victims in his basement laboratory.
Grizzly II: RevengeGrizzly II: Revenge · 2020
Grizzly II: Revenge
3.22020
MovieHorrorMusic
All hell breaks loose when a giant grizzly, reacting to the slaughter of her cubs by poachers, attacks a massive rock concert in the National Park. [This sequel to "Grizzly" (1976) was left unfinished after production wrapped prematurely in 1983, and was not officially released until 2020, though a bootleg workprint version had been in circulation for some years prior to this.]

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter