Movies Like Buried

If you liked Buried (2017), a movie directed by Sebastián Plasencia and Gonzalo Valdez Ruíz, 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
Home (2021)
★ 6.7/10
An ex-felon returns home from prison and must confront the demons of his past.
2
The League of Gentlemen (1960)
★ 7.1/10
Involuntarily-retired Colonel Hyde recruits seven other dissatisfied ex-servicemen for a special project. Each of the men has a skeleton in the cupboard, is short of money, and is a service-trained expert in his field…
3
A Father's Miracle (2025)
★ 8.1/10
After being falsely accused of a terrible crime, Hector, a man with a neurological disability, goes to a secret prison. His goodness conquers the prisoners, who plan to prove their innocence.
4
Redeemer (2014)
★ 6.2/10
A former hit-man for a drug cartel becomes a vigilante to pay for his sins and find redemption.
5
Che: Part Two (2008)
★ 6.6/10
Seven years after his triumph in Cuba, Che winds up in Bolivia, where he tries to ignite the same revolutionary fires as before.
6
The Wailer (2006)
★ 6.7/10
On their way to Mexico, six students are stranded in a small town where years before a tragedy took place.
7
The Shipment (2021)
★ 6.7/10
A former U.S. Navy Seal is forced to become the international criminal he once fought against when a powerful and violent drug cartel kidnaps his wife and daughter.
8
S.W.A.T.: Under Siege (2017)
★ 5.9/10
When a D.E.A. and S.W.A.T. cartel takedown ends in a shootout, S.W.A.T. Agent Travis Hall seizes a mysterious prisoner taking him into custody. Before long, the S.W.A.T. compound is under siege by wave-after-wave of…
9
Code 8 Part II (2024)
★ 6.4/10
In a world where superpowered people are heavily policed by robots, an ex-con teams up with a drug lord he despises to protect a teen from a corrupt cop.
10
Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace (2024)
★ 5.9/10
When an Iraq War veteran receives a calling from a higher power, he embarks on a mission to stop a fallen angel from raising an army of the dead to take over the world.
11
Mr. Turner (2014)
★ 6.6/10
Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes involved with a seaside landlady, while his faithful housekeeper bears an unrequited love for him.
12
Dead Reckoning (1946)
★ 6.9/10
War heroes Rip Murdock and Johnny Drake are sent to Washington, D.C, to receive top honors for their service. Johnny, seemingly terrified by the publicity that awaits him, jumps off the train and later turns up dead…
13
Five Minutes of Heaven (2009)
★ 6.1/10
The story of former Ulster Volunteer Force member Alistair Little. Twenty-five years after Little killed Joe Griffin's brother, the media arrange an auspicious meeting between the two.
14
Twilight (1998)
★ 6.1/10
A retired detective accepts a simple task, unaware that it will tear open old, forgotten, but deadly wounds.
15
The Outsider (2018)
★ 6.1/10
A former American G.I. joins a yakuza family after his release from prison in post-World War II Osaka.
16
One Night at McCool's (2001)
★ 5.9/10
On an ordinary night, in an ordinary part of town, a beautiful young woman walks into a bar. Her name is Jewel, and before long she is chatting to bartender Randy. The pair leave together, but he ends up getting into a…
17
No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers (1990)
★ 6.9/10
Two feuding brothers of differing political views, one a policeman, the other a martial artist, join forces to avenge the death of their father, a retired agent who was brutally murdered by the mafia.
18
Man with No Past (2025)
★ 6.5/10
Waking up in an unfamiliar city, a man with no memory must confront the mysteries of his own identity. However, his desperate search to uncover the past pits him against a powerful enemy, leading to a showdown that…
19
Rolling Thunder (1977)
★ 6.8/10
A recently-returned Vietnam POW loses his family and his right hand during a violent home invasion, and seeks retribution against those responsible.
20
The Unforgivable (2021)
★ 7.4/10
A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.