Movies Like The Shawshank Redemption

1999 • Rating 8.4 • drama, thriller

A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Style: Psychological, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Dual Identity, Rage And Hate, Based On Novel Or Book, Nihilism, Fight, Support Group, Dystopia, Insomnia, Alter Ego, Breaking The Fourth Wall

Time: Year 1999, 1990S, 1999-10-15

Place: Germany, United States Of America, English

Cast: Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham Carter, Meat Loaf, Jared Leto, Zach Grenier

2026 • Rating 6.9 • horror, thriller

When an oil tycoon and a famous adventurer vanish into the harsh winter of remote northern Alaska, a hand-picked rescue team endeavors to bring them home. What they don’t know is that they are trespassing on The Yeti’s territory, and the elements are the least of their worries.

Genre: Horror, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Yeti, Alaska, Creature Feature, Based On Short Film, Missing, When An Oil Tycoon And A Famous Adventurer Vanish Into The Harsh Winter Of Remote Northern Alaska, A Hand-Picked Rescue Team Endeavors To Bring Them Home, What They Don, T Know Is That They Are Trespassing On The Yeti, S Territory

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-04-04

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Brittany Allen, Eric Nelsen, Corbin Bernsen, William Sadler, Heather Lind, Jim Cummings

1957 • Rating 8.6 • drama

The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begins as an open and shut case soon becomes a mini-drama of each of the jurors' prejudices and preconceptions about the trial, the accused, and each other.

Genre: Drama

Style: Dark, Suspenseful

Audience: Date Night

Plot: Death Penalty, Anonymity, Court Case, Judge, Jurors, Innocence, Witness, Knife, Matter Of Life And Death, Based On Play Or Musical

Time: Year 1957, 1950S, 1957-04-10

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Martin Balsam, John Fiedler, Lee J. Cobb, E.G. Marshall, Jack Klugman, Edward Binns

2026 • Rating 6.2 • action, thriller

Brandon Beckett and Agent Zero lead a rescue mission in Costa Verde when their friends are taken hostage.

Genre: Action, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Special Operation, Hostile Territory, Extraction Mission, Terrorist Cell, Tactical Action, Military Thriller, Ambush Operation, Geopolitical Tension, Intel Specialist, Team Betrayal

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-04-07

Place: United States Of America, Canada, South Africa, English

Cast: Chad Michael Collins, Ryan Robbins, Manuel Rodriguez-Saenz, Josh Brener, Tom Berenger, Sizo Mahlangu

2025 • Rating 6.9 • action, drama, thriller

When a reclusive survivalist and his daughter rescue a mysterious, wounded woman from a river, they become entangled in a deadly web of violence and revenge, forcing them to confront a brutal criminal to survive.

Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: When A Reclusive Survivalist And His Daughter Rescue A Mysterious, Wounded Woman From A River, They Become Entangled In A Deadly Web Of Violence And Revenge, Forcing Them To Confront A Brutal Criminal To Survive

Time: Year 2025, 2020S, 2025-12-05

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Mel Gibson, Shelley Hennig, Jordi Mollà, Sofia Hublitz, A.J. Buckley, James DuMont

1985 • Rating 6.6 • horror

The small city of Tarker's Mills is startled by a series of sadistic murders. The population fears the work of a maniac, but sightings of a mysterious, hairy creature soon spread. People lock themselves up at night, but there's one boy who's still outside…

Genre: Horror

Style: Dark, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Based On Novel Or Book, Maine, Werewolf, The Small City Of Tarker'S Mills Is Startled By A Series Of Sadistic Murders, The Population Fears The Work Of A Maniac, But Sightings Of A Mysterious, Hairy Creature Soon Spread, People Lock Themselves Up At Night, But There'S One Boy Who'S Still Outside

Time: Year 1985, 1980S, 1985-10-10

Place: Italy, Netherlands, United States Of America, English

Cast: Gary Busey, Everett McGill, Tovah Feldshuh, Megan Follows, Corey Haim, Terry O'Quinn

2014 • Rating 8.4 • drama, music, thriller

Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.

Genre: Drama, Music, Thriller

Style: Psychological, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: New York City, Jazz, Musician, Obsession, Music Teacher, Conservatory, Drums, Montage, Perfectionist, Perfection

Time: Year 2014, 2010S, 2014-10-10

Place: United States Of America, English, New York

Cast: Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Paul Reiser, Melissa Benoist, Austin Stowell, Nate Lang

2026 • Rating 7.2 • action, thriller

Former war hero Nikki's peaceful life is shattered when her daughter is kidnapped. Thrust into the criminal underworld while hunted by cops and military, she must fight to rescue her child.

Genre: Action, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Kidnapping, Rescue Mission, War Hero, Underworld, Action, Former War Hero Nikki'S Peaceful Life Is Shattered When Her Daughter Is Kidnapped, Thrust Into The Criminal Underworld While Hunted By Cops And Military, She Must Fight To Rescue Her Child

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-03-05

Place: United States Of America, South Korea, English

Cast: Milla Jovovich, Matthew Modine, Isabel Myers, D. B. Sweeney, Don Harvey, Gabriel Sloyer

2026 • Rating 5.7 • horror, thriller

Tethered by a frightening conclusion, Maya and the Strangers are locked on an unavoidable, unforgiving collision course — a showdown that proves they’re far from strangers now.

Genre: Horror, Thriller

Style: Dark, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Sequel, Slasher, Struggle For Survival, Reboot, Masked Killer, Stalkers, Serial Killers, Dirty Sheriff, Isolated Setting, Violent Intrusion

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-02-05

Place: United Kingdom, United States Of America, English

Cast: Madelaine Petsch, Richard Brake, Ema Horvath, Gabriel Basso, Pedro Leandro, Rachel Shenton

2012 • Rating 6.3 • drama, action, thriller

A mysterious cab passenger taken hostage must convince the hijackers that he is not the con man they set out to kill.

Genre: Drama, Action, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: A Mysterious Cab Passenger Taken Hostage Must Convince The Hijackers That He Is Not The Con Man They Set Out To Kill

Time: Year 2012, 2010S, 2012-07-31

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Jordan Belfi, Agnes Bruckner, Dominic Monaghan, Rick Gomez, Bruce Davison, Marisa Petroro

2026 • Rating 6.0 • horror, thriller

When a Category 5 hurricane decimates a coastal town, the storm surge brings devastation, chaos, and something far more frightening onto shore: hungry sharks.

Genre: Horror, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Hurricane, Natural Disaster, Shark Attack, Survival, Survival Horror, Flood, Animal Horror, Family Under Threat, Unpredictable Danger, Life‑Or‑Death Struggle

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-04-10

Place: United States Of America, Australia, English, French

Cast: Phoebe Dynevor, Whitney Peak, Djimon Hounsou, Alyla Browne, Stacy Clausen, Dante Ubaldi

2021 • Rating 6.9 • action, horror, thriller

All the rules are broken as a sect of lawless marauders decides that the annual Purge does not stop at daybreak and instead should never end as they chase a group of immigrants who they want to punish because of their harsh historical past.

Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller

Style: Dark, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Texas, Sequel, Prequel, Murder, Desert, Survival Horror, Neo Western, Purge, Family Surviving Alone, Guns And Weapons

Time: Year 2021, 2020S, 2021-06-30

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Ana de la Reguera, Josh Lucas, Willow Beuoy, Leven Rambin, Will Patton, Cassidy Freeman

2025 • Rating 6.9 • action, thriller

Former assassin Hutch Mansell takes his family on a nostalgic vacation to a small-town theme park, only to be pulled back into violence when they clash with a corrupt operator, a crooked sheriff, and a ruthless crime boss.

Genre: Action, Thriller

Style: Dark, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Assassin, Dark Comedy, Sequel, Revenge, One Man Army, Family Vacation, Russian Mafia, Former Assassin Hutch Mansell Takes His Family On A Nostalgic Vacation To A Small-Town Theme Park, Only To Be Pulled Back Into Violence When They Clash With A Corrupt Operator, A Crooked Sheriff

Time: Year 2025, 2020S, 2025-08-13

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, John Ortiz, Colin Hanks, RZA, Colin Salmon

2026 • Rating 6.6 • thriller

Three friends' road trip turns terrifying when they witness a murder in a gated community. Trapped inside, hunted by residents who blame them, their bond fractures as a charismatic yet sinister patriarch closes in.

Genre: Thriller

Style: Dark, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Road Trip, Witness To Murder, Group Of Friends, Hunted, Gated Community, Escape Attempt, Violent Confrontation, Deadly Pursuit, Hidden Danger, Innocent Witnesses

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-03-13

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Mason Gooding, Algee Smith, Keith Powers, James Van Der Beek, Brad Leland, Kylr Coffman

1975 • Rating 8.4 • drama

A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who runs the ward.

Genre: Drama

Style: Psychological

Audience: Adult, Date Night, Family

Plot: Mentally Disabled, Friendship, Based On Novel Or Book, Nurse, Lunatic Asylum, Affectation, Insane Asylum, Oregon, Usa, Hospital, Medication

Time: Year 1975, 1970S, 1975-11-19

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Jack Nicholson, Brad Dourif, Louise Fletcher, Danny DeVito, William Redfield, Scatman Crothers

1998 • Rating 7.1 • mystery, drama, thriller

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

Genre: Mystery, Drama, Thriller

Style: Cerebral, Futuristic, Surreal, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: New York City, Hacker, Ark Of The Covenant, Insanity, Paranoia, Mathematics, Mathematician, Delusion, Helix, Headache

Time: Year 1998, 1990S, 1998-07-10

Place: United States Of America, English, New York, Future City

Cast: Sean Gullette, Mark Margolis, Ben Shenkman, Pamela Hart, Stephen Pearlman, Samia Shoaib

1960 • Rating 8.4 • horror, thriller, mystery

When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.

Genre: Horror, Thriller, Mystery

Style: Cerebral, Dark, Psychological, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Hotel, Clerk, Detective, Shower, Arizona, Motel, Halloween, Stolen Money, Alter Ego, Taxidermy

Time: Year 1960, 1960S, 1960-06-22

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Martin Balsam, John McIntire

2021 • Rating 6.6 • horror, drama, thriller

In the late 19th century, a brutal land baron slaughters a Roma clan, unleashing a curse on his family and village. In the days that follow, the townspeople are plagued by nightmares, the baron's son goes missing, and a boy is found murdered. The locals suspect a wild animal, but a visiting pathologist warns of a more sinister presence lurking in the woods.

Genre: Horror, Drama, Thriller

Style: Dark, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Gypsy, World War I, Gore, Flashback, Werewolf, Creature, Church, Pathologist, 19Th Century, Silver Bullet

Time: Year 2021, 2020S, 2021-07-28

Place: France, United States Of America, English

Cast: Boyd Holbrook, Kelly Reilly, Alistair Petrie, Roxane Duran, Nigel Betts, Stuart Bowman

2026 • Rating 6.8 • music, thriller, action

A troupe of ballerinas find themselves fighting for survival as they attempt to escape from a remote inn after their bus breaks down on the way to a dance competition.

Genre: Music, Thriller, Action, Horror

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Hungary, Dance Competition, Ballerina, Prima Ballerina, Remote Inn, Admiring, Fight For Survival, Dance Troupe, A Troupe Of Ballerinas Find Themselves Fighting For Survival As They Attempt To Escape From A Remote Inn After Their Bus Breaks Down On The Way To A Dance Competition

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-03-13

Place: United States Of America, Hungary, United Kingdom, English, Hungarian

Cast: Maddie Ziegler, Lana Condor, Iris Apatow, Millicent Simmonds, Avantika, Michael Culkin

2025 • Rating 6.2 • horror, thriller

When Eddie breaks into a luxury SUV, he steps into a deadly trap set by William, a self-proclaimed vigilante delivering his own brand of twisted justice. With no means of escape, Eddie must fight to survive in a ride where escape is an illusion, survival is a nightmare, and justice shifts into high gear.

Genre: Horror, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Remake, Father Daughter Relationship, When Eddie Breaks Into A Luxury Suv, He Steps Into A Deadly Trap Set By William, A Self-Proclaimed Vigilante Delivering His Own Brand Of Twisted Justice, With No Means Of Escape, Eddie Must Fight To Survive In A Ride Where Escape Is An Illusion, Survival Is A Nightmare, And Justice Shifts Into High Gear

Time: Year 2025, 2020S, 2025-03-20

Place: United States Of America, Canada, Czech Republic, English

Cast: Bill Skarsgård, Anthony Hopkins, Ashley Cartwright, Michael Eklund, Navid Charkhi, Sofia Tesema

2025 • Rating 8.3 • drama, history

Diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome at 15, John Davidson navigates his way against the odds through troubled teenage years and into adulthood, finding inspiration in the kindness of others to discover his true purpose in life.

Genre: Drama, History

Style: Dark

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Scotland, Dark Comedy, Biography, Based On True Story, Alienation, Outcast, Tourette Syndrome, Docudrama, 1980S, 1990S

Time: Year 2025, 2020S, 2025-09-22

Place: United Kingdom, Ireland, English

Cast: Robert Aramayo, Maxine Peake, Peter Mullan, Shirley Henderson, Scott Ellis Watson, David Carlyle

2024 • Rating 6.3 • action, thriller

A burned-out professional sniper finds himself trapped in an all-glass penthouse by a lethal competitor and must find a way to survive and escape with little to no cover between him and the killer.

Genre: Action, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Sequel, U.S. Navy Seal, A Burned-Out Professional Sniper Finds Himself Trapped In An All-Glass Penthouse By A Lethal Competitor And Must Find A Way To Survive And Escape With Little To No Cover Between Him And The Killer

Time: Year 2024, 2020S, 2024-10-04

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Scott Adkins, Jack Parr, Alice Eve, Mădălina Bellariu Ion, Alba De Torrebruna, Renars Latkovskis

2026 • Rating 3.5 • music, drama, thriller

Long-buried wounds rise to the surface when iconic pop star Mother Mary reunites with her estranged best friend and former costume designer Sam Anselm on the eve of her comeback performance.

Genre: Music, Drama, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Pop Star, Supernatural, Betrayal, Dress, Old Grudge, Estranged Friend, Psychosexual, Long-Buried Wounds Rise To The Surface When Iconic Pop Star Mother Mary Reunites With Her Estranged Best Friend And Former Costume Designer Sam Anselm On The Eve Of Her Comeback Performance

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-04-16

Place: United States Of America, Germany, Ireland, Finland, English

Cast: Anne Hathaway, Michaela Coel, Hunter Schafer, Sian Clifford, Atheena Frizzell, FKA twigs

2026 • Rating 5.2 • mystery, drama, horror

When James receives a mysterious letter from his lost love Mary, he is drawn to Silent Hill—a once-familiar town now consumed by darkness. As he searches for her, James faces monstrous creatures and unravels a terrifying truth that will push him to the edge of his sanity.

Genre: Mystery, Drama, Horror

Style: Cerebral, Dark, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Monster, Wife, Supernatural, Letter, Painter, Sequel, Punishment, Love, Survival, Murder

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-01-21

Place: France, Japan, United States Of America, United Kingdom, Germany

Cast: Jeremy Irvine, Hannah Emily Anderson, Evie Templeton, Pearse Egan, Nicola Alexis, Robert Strange

2026 • Rating 6.2 • science fiction, horror, fantasy

A lonely Frankenstein travels to 1930s Chicago to ask groundbreaking scientist Dr. Euphronious to create a companion for him. The two revive a murdered young woman and The Bride is born. But what ensues is beyond what either of them imagined.

Genre: Science Fiction, Horror, Fantasy

Style: Cerebral, Dark, Futuristic, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Teens

Plot: Chicago, Illinois, New York City, Prostitute, Based On Novel Or Book, Musical, Mad Scientist, Niagara Falls, Murder, Loneliness, Police Corruption

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-03-04

Place: United States Of America, English, New York

Cast: Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Jeannie Berlin, Annette Bening

2026 • Rating 3.0 • thriller

Five strangers are invited to a luxurious hotel for a high-stakes poker game. What begins as a contest for fortune quickly spirals into something far more dangerous. As tensions rise and secrets surface, the players realize the stakes aren’t just about money—they’re about survival. In a night of escalating peril, trust becomes a weapon, and every choice could seal their fate.

Genre: Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Five Strangers Are Invited To A Luxurious Hotel For A High-Stakes Poker Game, What Begins As A Contest For Fortune Quickly Spirals Into Something Far More Dangerous, As Tensions Rise And Secrets Surface, The Players Realize The Stakes Aren, T Just About Money, They, Re About Survival, In A Night Of Escalating Peril, Trust Becomes A Weapon, And Every Choice Could Seal Their Fate

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-04-14

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Dylan Walsh, Seth Green, Charlie Weber, Dan Bucatinsky, Kevin Dillon, Chloe Fox

2026 • Rating 5.8 • action, thriller, mystery

Captain Jordan Wright's squadron on leave for a wedding in Mexico encounters a murderous cartel. As Jordan tries to lead survivors to safety, war erupts between his squad and the cartel, forcing him into a battle to save his men.

Genre: Action, Thriller, Mystery, Drama

Style: Cerebral, Dark, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Survival, Military, Cartel, Action, México, Captain Jordan Wright'S Squadron On Leave For A Wedding In Mexico Encounters A Murderous Cartel, As Jordan Tries To Lead Survivors To Safety, War Erupts Between His Squad And The Cartel, Forcing Him Into A Battle To Save His Men

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-04-15

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Kiefer Sutherland, Tommy Martinez, Ashton Sanders, Solly McLeod, Laura Osma, Omar Chaparro

2026 • Rating 6.5 • action, thriller

When a soldier's mother discovers the bullet that killed her son in Afghanistan was made at the factory where she works, she sets out on a path of revenge against those responsible.

Genre: Action, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Afghanistan War (2001 2021), Ammunition, Revenge Thriller, Grieving Mother, When A Soldier'S Mother Discovers The Bullet That Killed Her Son In Afghanistan Was Made At The Factory Where She Works, She Sets Out On A Path Of Revenge Against Those Responsible

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-04-17

Place: Canada, United States Of America, English

Cast: Lena Headey, Enrico Colantoni, Amybeth McNulty, Michael Lipka, Jordan Kronis, Hamza Haq

2026 • Rating 6.3 • horror, thriller

A woman, employed as a website content moderator, comes across a series of violent videos reproducing death scenes from a film.

Genre: Horror, Thriller

Style: Dark, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (Ptsd), Kidnapping, Beheading, Trauma, Sequel, Murder, Serial Killer, Internet, Slasher, Violent Death

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-04-10

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Barbie Ferreira, Dacre Montgomery, Josie Totah, Aaron Holliday, Jermaine Fowler, Charli xcx

2025 • Rating 7.2 • mystery, thriller

Trying to escape her past, Millie Calloway accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina and Andrew Winchester. But what begins as a dream job quickly unravels into something far more dangerous—a sexy, seductive game of secrets, scandal, and power.

Genre: Mystery, Thriller

Style: Cerebral, Mind Bending, Surreal, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Based On Novel Or Book, Manipulation, Psychological Thriller, Housekeeper, Dominance, Attic, Housemaid, Enigmatic, Adaptation, Secrets

Time: Year 2025, 2020S, 2025-12-18

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, Brandon Sklenar, Michele Morrone, Elizabeth Perkins, Indiana Elle