Movies Like Aviator

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 7.2 • thriller, action, drama

A South Korean agent hunts a drug ring in Russia and goes head-to-head with a North Korean operative — pulling both into peril and tangled secrets.

Genre: Thriller, Action, Drama

Style: Cerebral, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Double Agent, Double Cross, Undercover Operation, Aggressive, Frantic, South Korea, North Korea, Inter Korean Relations, National Intelligence Service (Nis), Political Conspiracy

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-02-11

Place: South Korea, English, Russian, Korean, Korea

Cast: Zo In-sung, Park Jeong-min, Park Hae-joon, Shin Sae-kyeong, Robert Maaser, Jung Yoo-jin

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

2026 • Rating 6.8 • action, crime, thriller

A man living in self-imposed exile on a remote island rescues a young girl from a violent storm, setting off a chain of events that forces him out of seclusion to protect her from enemies tied to his past.

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Home Invasion, Mysterious Girl, Ghosts Of The Past, Isolated Island, Child Protection, Solitary Life, Storm Rescue, Unexpected Threat, Violent Assault, Protective Instinct

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, Past, 2026-01-28

Place: United States Of America, United Kingdom, English, Occitan

Cast: Jason Statham, Bodhi Rae Breathnach, Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays, Harriet Walter, Bill Nighy

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 6.2 • 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

2022 • Rating 6.1 • action, thriller, crime

A group of officers based in a labyrinthine top-secret prison must fight for their lives against Hatchet, a brilliant and infamous high-value detainee. When he escapes, his mysterious and deadly agenda has far reaching and dire consequences.

Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime, Drama

Style: Gritty, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: A Group Of Officers Based In A Labyrinthine Top-Secret Prison Must Fight For Their Lives Against Hatchet, A Brilliant And Infamous High-Value Detainee, When He Escapes, His Mysterious And Deadly Agenda Has Far Reaching And Dire Consequences

Time: Year 2022, 2020S, 2022-05-05

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

Cast: Michelle Monaghan, Jason Clarke, Jai Courtney, Pallavi Sharda, Phoenix Raei, Fayssal Bazzi

2008 • Rating 8.5 • action, crime, thriller

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Style: Dark, Psychological, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Teens

Plot: Sadism, Chaos, Secret Identity, Crime Fighter, Superhero, Anti Hero, Scarecrow, Based On Comic, Vigilante, Organized Crime

Time: Year 2008, 2000S, 2008-07-16

Place: United Kingdom, United States Of America, English, Mandarin

Cast: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman

2012 • Rating 5.8 • crime, action, thriller

A Secret Service Agent is held captive in the trunk of a car and endures high-speed mental and physical torture as terrorists attempt to extract needed information for their sinister plot.

Genre: Crime, Action, Thriller, Mystery

Style: Cerebral, Psychological, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: A Secret Service Agent Is Held Captive In The Trunk Of A Car And Endures High-Speed Mental And Physical Torture As Terrorists Attempt To Extract Needed Information For Their Sinister Plot

Time: Year 2012, 2010S, 2012-03-22

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Stephen Dorff, Chyler Leigh, JR Bourne, Tom Berenger, Kali Rocha, Kent Shocknek

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

2024 • Rating 6.5 • action, crime, thriller

Ready to leave his profession behind, Loreno, an assassin, lends help to an old friend, Cetan, and taking one last job in Thailand seeking out a local kingpin. A lapse in judgment means Loreno crosses paths with old colleague Paul.

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Ready To Leave His Profession Behind, Loreno, An Assassin, Lends Help To An Old Friend, Cetan, And Taking One Last Job In Thailand Seeking Out A Local Kingpin, A Lapse In Judgment Means Loreno Crosses Paths With Old Colleague Paul

Time: Year 2024, 2020S, 2024-06-20

Place: Th, English

Cast: Louis Mandylor, Vithaya Pansringarm, Van Quattro, Panya Yimmumphai, Winai Wiangyangkung, Salita Klinchan

2026 • Rating 7.0 • crime, thriller

When an elusive thief whose high-stakes heists unfold along the iconic 101 freeway in Los Angeles eyes the score of a lifetime, with hopes of this being his final job, his path collides with a disillusioned insurance broker who is facing her own crossroads. Determined to crack the case, a relentless detective closes in on the operation, raising the stakes even higher.

Genre: Crime, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Robbery, Based On Novel Or Book, Jewelry, Heist, Police Chase, Los Angeles, California, Police Detective, Diamond Heist, Insurance, Lapd

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-02-11

Place: United Kingdom, United States Of America, English, Los Angeles

Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Halle Berry, Barry Keoghan, Monica Barbaro, Nick Nolte

1999 • Rating 8.5 • fantasy, drama, crime

A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the condemned man's execution.

Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Crime

Style: Gritty, Psychological, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night, Teens

Plot: Mentally Disabled, Death Penalty, Based On Novel Or Book, Southern Usa, Psychopath, Death Row, Jail Guard, Supernatural, Great Depression, Prison Guard

Time: Year 1999, 1990S, 1999-12-10

Place: United States Of America, French, English

Cast: Tom Hanks, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, Michael Clarke Duncan, James Cromwell, Michael Jeter

1994 • Rating 8.7 • drama, crime

Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.

Genre: Drama, Crime

Style: Dark, Gritty, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night, Family

Plot: Prison, Friendship, Police Brutality, Corruption, Based On Novel Or Book, Freedom, Hope, Prison Cell, Delinquent, Redemption

Time: Year 1994, 1990S, 1994-09-23

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown, Gil Bellows

2026 • Rating 7.2 • action, science fiction, thriller

On one last grueling mission during Army Ranger training, a combat engineer must lead his unit in a fight against a giant otherworldly killing machine.

Genre: Action, Science Fiction, Thriller

Style: Cerebral, Futuristic, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Teens

Plot: Gore, Military Training, Hostile, Afghanistan Veteran, Rangers, Alien Hunters, Alien Arrival, Military Sci Fi, Suspenseful, U.S. Army Ranger

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-02-12

Place: Australia, United States Of America, English

Cast: Alan Ritchson, Dennis Quaid, Stephan James, Jai Courtney, Esai Morales, Blake Richardson

2025 • Rating 6.5 • action, crime, thriller

An undercover DEA agent and his partner embark on a game of cat and mouse with an audacious, and surprising group of thieves – their own rebellious teenagers, who have begun robbing from a dangerous cartel, using their parents' tactics and top-secret intel to do it.

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: An Undercover Dea Agent And His Partner Embark On A Game Of Cat And Mouse With An Audacious, And Surprising Group Of Thieves, Their Own Rebellious Teenagers, Who Have Begun Robbing From A Dangerous Cartel, Using Their Parents' Tactics And Top-Secret Intel To Do It

Time: Year 2025, 2020S, 2025-11-14

Place: United Kingdom, United States Of America, English

Cast: Dave Bautista, Jack Champion, Sophia Lillis, Whitney Peak, Bobby Cannavale, Kate del Castillo

2002 • Rating 8.4 • drama, crime

In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.

Genre: Drama, Crime

Style: Gritty, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night, Teens

Plot: Street Gang, Photographer, Gangster, Rio De Janeiro, Gang War, Ghetto, Based On True Story, Coming Of Age, Introspective, Conceited

Time: Year 2002, 2000S, 2002-08-30

Place: Brazil, France, Germany, Portuguese

Cast: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Phellipe Haagensen, Douglas Silva, Jonathan Haagensen, Matheus Nachtergaele

2026 • Rating 7.2 • action, crime, thriller

Interim sheriff Ulysses, called to the snowbound town of Normal, MN, uncovers an international criminal conspiracy at the heart of the seemingly quaint whistle-stop when he comes to the aid of a bank-robbing couple caught up in a deadly mess.

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Small Town, Sheriff, Bank Robbery, Small Town Sheriff, Corrupt Mayor, Secret Benefactor, Action Packed, Criminal Plot, Criminal Conspiracy, Small Town Minnesota

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

Place: United States Of America, English, Japanese

Cast: Bob Odenkirk, Henry Winkler, Lena Headey, Ryan Allen, Billy MacLellan, Brendan Fletcher

2022 • Rating 7.0 • action, crime, thriller

When a young soldier, newly returned from war, gets caught up in a drug bust, he is recruited by the authorities to go undercover in a notoriously dangerous prison in order to figure out what is really going on.

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Biting, When A Young Soldier, Newly Returned From War, Gets Caught Up In A Drug Bust, He Is Recruited By The Authorities To Go Undercover In A Notoriously Dangerous Prison In Order To Figure Out What Is Really Going On

Time: Year 2022, 2020S, 2022-10-28

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Tyrese Gibson, Terrence Howard, Jeremy Piven, Lil Yachty, Ric Reitz, Laura Aleman

2024 • Rating 6.7 • action, crime, thriller

Phillip and Suzanne are retired from the spy game, living peacefully off the grid. That's until their whereabouts are discovered by Vlad, the vengeful brother of their target from the first film.

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Phillip And Suzanne Are Retired From The Spy Game, Living Peacefully Off The Grid, That'S Until Their Whereabouts Are Discovered By Vlad, The Vengeful Brother Of Their Target From The First Film

Time: Year 2024, 2020S, 2024-09-24

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

Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jacqueline Fernandez, Andrei Lenart, Peter Stormare, Talia Asseraf, María Conchita Alonso

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

1995 • Rating 8.4 • crime, mystery, thriller

Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Somerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.

Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Style: Cerebral, Dark, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Seven Deadly Sins, Rage And Hate, Police, S.W.A.T., Sadism, Self Fulfilling Prophecy, Psychopath, Detective, Investigation, Insomnia

Time: Year 1995, 1990S, 1995-09-22

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, Gwyneth Paltrow, John Cassini, Peter Crombie, Reg E. Cathey

1990 • Rating 8.5 • drama, crime

The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.

Genre: Drama, Crime

Style: Dark, Gritty, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Prison, Florida, New York City, Based On Novel Or Book, Gangster, Mass Murder, Drug Trafficking, 1970S, Irish American, Gore

Time: Year 1990, 1990S, 1990-09-12

Place: United States Of America, Italian, English, New York

Cast: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino, Frank Sivero

2003 • Rating 6.2 • action, thriller, crime

Tiffany, Charlie and Vernon are con artists looking to up the ante from their typical scams. They figure a good way of doing this is taking down Dean "The Dean" Stevens, a well-known cardsharp, in a rigged game. However, they first need enough money to enter a game with Stevens, so they decide to strike a deal with fellow crook Larry Jennings to scam a local gangster -- which turns out to be a bad idea.

Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Tiffany, Charlie And Vernon Are Con Artists Looking To Up The Ante From Their Typical Scams, They Figure A Good Way Of Doing This Is Taking Down Dean, The Dean, Stevens, A Well-Known Cardsharp, In A Rigged Game, However, They First Need Enough Money To Enter A Game With Stevens, So They Decide To Strike A Deal With Fellow Crook Larry Jennings To Scam A Local Gangster -- Which Turns Out To Be A Bad Idea

Time: Year 2003, 2000S, 2003-05-18

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Stuart Townsend, Sylvester Stallone, Jamie Foxx, Gabriel Byrne, Thandiwe Newton, Melanie Griffith

1984 • Rating 8.4 • drama, crime

A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.

Genre: Drama, Crime

Style: Dark, Gritty, Mind Bending, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: New York City, Regret, Lovesickness, Rape, Life And Death, Sexual Abuse, Street Gang, Corruption, Based On Novel Or Book, Prohibition Era

Time: Year 1984, 1980S, 1984-05-23

Place: United States Of America, Italy, English, Hebrew, Yiddish

Cast: Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Treat Williams, Tuesday Weld, Joe Pesci

2026 • Rating 6.5 • adventure, thriller, science fiction

Having found the safety of the Greenland bunker after the comet Clarke decimated the Earth, the Garrity family must now risk everything to embark on a perilous journey across the wasteland of Europe to find a new home.

Genre: Adventure, Thriller, Science Fiction

Style: Cerebral, Futuristic, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Teens

Plot: Natural Disaster, Shelter, Protective Father, Traumatized Child, Audacious, Human Resilience, Post‑Apocalyptic Journey, Family Survival, Harsh Environment, Constant Threat

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-01-07

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

Cast: Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, Roman Griffin Davis, Tommie Earl Jenkins, Trond Fausa Aurvåg, Amber Rose Revah

1972 • Rating 8.7 • drama, crime

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.

Genre: Drama, Crime

Style: Gritty, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Based On Novel Or Book, Loss Of Loved One, Love At First Sight, Italy, Gangster, Symbolism, Patriarch, Europe, Organized Crime, Mafia

Time: Year 1972, 1970S, 1972-03-14

Place: United States Of America, English, Italian, Latin

Cast: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Richard S. Castellano, Diane Keaton

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 6.1 • horror, mystery, crime

When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the quiet town where Sidney Prescott has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter becomes the next target. Determined to protect her family, Sidney must face the horrors of her past to put an end to the bloodshed once and for all.

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Crime

Style: Cerebral, Dark, Futuristic, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Mask, Artificial Intelligence (A.I.), Sequel, Murder, Serial Killer, Slasher, Whodunit, Killing Spree, Self Referential, Reboot

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-02-25

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Isabel May, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Roger L. Jackson

2024 • Rating 6.3 • action, adventure, thriller

A former DEA agent and a former undercover operative revisit their romance during a fateful weekend in Taipei, unaware of the dangerous consequences of their past.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Teens

Plot: A Former Dea Agent And A Former Undercover Operative Revisit Their Romance During A Fateful Weekend In Taipei, Unaware Of The Dangerous Consequences Of Their Past

Time: Year 2024, 2020S, 2024-09-19

Place: France, United States Of America, Mandarin, English

Cast: Luke Evans, Gwei Lun-mei, Sung Kang, Wyatt Yang, Pernell Walker, Zach Ireland