SimilarScreen
The Oxford Murders

The Oxford Murders

There is no way of finding a single absolute truth

20086.01h 47m

Overview

At Oxford University, a professor and a grad student work together to try and stop a potential series of murders seemingly linked by mathematical symbols.

Directed by Álex de la Iglesia
Written by Álex de la Iglesia, Jorge Guerricaechevarría, Guillermo Martínez
Produced by Elena Manrique, Álvaro Augustín, Mariela Besuievsky
Box OfficeBudget: $14.1M0

Top Cast

Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood

Martin

John Hurt

John Hurt

Arthur Seldom

Leonor Watling

Leonor Watling

Lorna

Julie Cox

Julie Cox

Beth

Jim Carter

Jim Carter

Inspector Petersen

Alex Cox

Alex Cox

Kalman

Burn Gorman

Burn Gorman

Yuri Podorov

Dominique Pinon

Dominique Pinon

Frank

Anna Massey

Anna Massey

Julia Eagleton

Tom Frederic

Tom Frederic

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Themes & Keywords

philosophymathematicsmathematiciansymbolismoxfordsymbolorgan transplanttriangleold woman murderedoxford universitymass child killingfalse alibienigma machine

About The Oxford Murders

The Oxford Murders is a crime, mystery, thriller film released in 2008 exploring themes of philosophy, mathematics, mathematician, symbolism, oxford, symbol. Directed by Álex de la Iglesia, it stars Elijah Wood, John Hurt, Leonor Watling. At Oxford University, a professor and a grad student work together to try and stop a potential series of murders seemingly linked by mathematical symbols.

Movies Similar to The Oxford Murders

Discover titles like The Oxford Murders — ranked by similarity and community votes

We found 15 movies similar to The Oxford Murders

If you enjoyed The Oxford Murders, you'll love these handpicked recommendations. Each title below shares similar themes, tone, and storytelling style. Our algorithm analyzes genres, keywords, director filmography, and cast connections to find the closest matches. Whether you're looking for the same emotional depth, narrative structure, or visual style, these picks are curated to deliver the best viewing experience for fans of The Oxford Murders.

Perfect Stranger
22% Match

A journalist goes undercover to ferret out businessman Harrison Hill as her best friend's killer. Posing as one of his temps, she enters into a game of online cat-and-mouse.

Edge of Darkness
20% Match

As a seasoned homicide detective, Thomas Craven has seen the bleakest side of humanity. But nothing prepares him for the toughest investigation of his life: the search for his only daughter Emma's killer. Now, he is on a personal mission to uncover the disturbing secrets surrounding her murder, including corporate corruption, government collusion and Emma's own mysterious life.

Angels & Demons
20% Match

Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is recruited by the Vatican to investigate the apparent return of the Illuminati – a secret, underground organization – after four cardinals are kidnapped on the night of the papal conclave.

Terror by Night
20% Match

Holmes and Watson board a passenger train bound from London to Edinburgh, to guard the Star of Rhodesia, an enormous diamond worth a fortune belonging to an elderly woman of wealth; but within the first hour of the trip, the woman's son is murdered and the diamond stolen and any of the passengers in their car could be the killer thief.

Pi
19% Match

Pi(1998)

Movie7.1/10

A mathematical genius discovers a link between numbers and reality, and thus believes he can predict the future.

Prisoners
18% Match

Prisoners(2013)

Movie8.1/10

Keller Dover is facing every parent’s worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter, Anna, is missing, together with her young friend, Joy, and as minutes turn to hours, panic sets in. The only lead is a dilapidated RV that had earlier been parked on their street.

The Godfather Part III
18% Match

In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don, Michael Corleone seeks forgiveness for his sins while taking a young protege under his wing.

Cube Zero
18% Match

Cube Zero(2004)

Movie5.7/10

A young programmer whose job is to watch over the reality-warping Cube defies orders to rescue an innocent mother trapped in one of its rooms.

Proof
18% Match

Proof(2005)

Movie6.3/10

Catherine is a woman in her late twenties who is strongly devoted to her father, Robert, a brilliant and well-known mathematician whose grip on reality is beginning to slip away. As Robert descends into madness, Catherine begins to wonder if she may have inherited her father's mental illness along with his mathematical genius.

Bornless Ones
17% Match

With the help of her friends, Emily moves to a remote home to take better care of her brother, Zack who is diagnosed with cerebral palsy. But what they don't know is that the house is keeping a terrifying secret that will haunt them one by one.

Suspect X
17% Match

Suspect X(2008)

Movie7.6/10

A male corpse is discovered with a smashed face and burned hands. Strangely, the cause of death is determined to be strangulation. When Detective Kaoru Utsumi attempts to corroborate the victim’s ex-wife’s alibi she discovers the mysterious neighbor and only a few small clues to help her disprove a seemingly "airtight" alibi...

Cube
17% Match

Cube(1998)

Movie6.8/10

A group of strangers find themselves trapped in a maze-like prison. It soon becomes clear that each of them possesses the peculiar skills necessary to escape, if they don't wind up dead first.