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Movies Like The Blue Whale

If you liked The Blue Whale (2020), a drama and thriller movie directed by Alaa Morsy, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1The Long Walk

    The Long Walk (2025)

    ★ 6.8/10Also thriller and horror

    In a dystopian America, fifty teenage boys take part in a deadly annual walking contest, forced to maintain a minimum pace or be executed, until only one survivor remains.

  2. 2Chatroom

    Chatroom (2010)

    ★ 5.8/10Also drama and thriller

    When strangers Jim, Eva, Emily and Mo meet William online in his new 'Chelsea Teens!' chatroom, they're completely seduced by his fast-talking, charismatic character. But beneath the surface lies a much darker truth…

  3. 3Would You Rather

    Would You Rather (2013)

    ★ 6/10Also thriller and horror

    Desperate to help her ailing brother, a young woman agrees to compete in a deadly game of "Would You Rather" hosted by a sadistic aristocrat.

  4. 4The Double

    The Double (2014)

    ★ 6.5/10Also thriller and drama

    An awkward office drone becomes increasingly unhinged after a charismatic and confident look-alike takes a job at his workplace and seduces the woman he desires.

  5. 5Follow Me

    Follow Me (2020)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror and thriller

    A social media personality travels with his friends to Moscow to capture new content for his successful vlog. Always pushing the limits and catering to a growing audience, they enter a cold world of mystery, excess…

  6. 6The Hunt

    The Hunt (2020)

    ★ 6.7/10Also thriller and horror

    Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don't know where they are—or how they got there. In the shadow of a dark internet conspiracy theory, ruthless elitists gather at a remote location to hunt humans for sport…

  7. 7Locked

    Locked (2025)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror and 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…

  8. 8Jigsaw

    Jigsaw (2017)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror and thriller

    Law enforcement finds itself chasing the ghost of a man dead for over a decade, embroiled in a diabolical new game that's only just begun.

  9. 9The Client

    The Client (1994)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and thriller

    A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a Mafia hit-man. Before Jerome shoots himself, he tells Mark where the…

  10. 10Run

    Run (1991)

    ★ 6/10Also thriller and drama

    When a law student accidentally kills the son of a mob boss in a fight, he finds himself relentlessly pursued by the mob and the police.

  11. 11Bird Box

    Bird Box (2018)

    ★ 6.8/10Also horror and thriller

    Five years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a survivor and her two children make a desperate bid to reach safety.

  12. 12Stay

    Stay (2005)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller and drama

    Psychiatrist Sam Foster has a new patient, Henry Letham, who claims to be suicidal. In trying to diagnose him, Sam visits Henry's prior therapist and also finds Henry's mother -- even though Henry has said that he…

  13. 13I Was a Stranger

    I Was a Stranger (2025)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and thriller

    A Syrian doctor and her daughter flee Aleppo, setting off a chain of events that binds five strangers together. A smuggler, a soldier, a poet, and a coast guard captain collide in a crisis that tests their courage…

  14. 14It Chapter Two

    It Chapter Two (2019)

    ★ 6.8/10Also horror and thriller

    27 years after overcoming the malevolent supernatural entity Pennywise, the former members of the Losers' Club, who have grown up and moved away from Derry, are brought back together by a devastating phone call.

  15. 15The Plague

    The Plague (2025)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama and thriller

    A socially awkward tween endures the ruthless hierarchy at a water polo camp, his anxiety spiraling into psychological turmoil over the summer.

  16. 16The Crush

    The Crush (1993)

    ★ 6.7/10Also thriller and drama

    A precocious and obsessive teenager develops a crush on a naive writer with harrowing consequences.

  17. 17The Experiment

    The Experiment (2010)

    ★ 6.4/10Also thriller and drama

    20 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control.

  18. 18Saw III

    Saw III (2006)

    ★ 6.4/10Also horror and thriller

    Jigsaw has disappeared. Along with his new apprentice Amanda, the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police has once again eluded capture and vanished. While…

  19. 19The Resurrected

    The Resurrected (1991)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror and thriller

    Charles Dexter Ward, a wealthy scientist, uses an ancient diary and human remains to begin a terrifying and bloody pursuit for immortality.

  20. 20Look Away

    Look Away (2018)

    ★ 6.6/10Also horror and thriller

    A timid and socially alienated 17-year-old high school student's life is turned upside down when she switches places with her sinister mirror image.

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