Movies Like A Lamb in Despair

If you liked A Lamb in Despair (1999), a crime and horror movie directed by Tony Leung Hung-Wah, 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
Bloodline (2019)
★ 5.9/10Also horror
Evan values family above all else, and anyone who gets between him, his wife, and newborn son learns that the hard way. But when it comes to violent tendencies, it seems the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
2
God Is a Bullet (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and horror
Vice detective Bob Hightower finds his ex-wife murdered and daughter kidnapped by a cult. Frustrated by the botched official investigations, he quits the force and infiltrates the cult to hunt down the leader with the…
3
Strange Darling (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and horror
Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree.
4
Psycho Killer (2026)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and horror
Following the brutal murder of her husband, a Kansas highway patrol officer sets out on a journey to track down the perpetrator. As the hunt progresses, she comes to realize the man responsible is a sadistic serial…
5
Rampage (2009)
★ 6/10Also crime
The boredom of small town life is eating Bill Williamson alive. Feeling constrained and claustrophobic in the meaningless drudgery of everyday life and helpless against overwhelming global dissolution, Bill begins a…
6
Cheat (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also horror
On the surface it's believed to be another urban legend - a supernatural being from the afterlife is violently killing anyone who cheats on their significant other in the small college town of Silvercreek…
7
In the Blood (2014)
★ 5.8/10Also crime
When her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.
8
Vengeance (2009)
★ 6.6/10Also crime
A French chef swears revenge after a violent attack on his daughter's family in Macau, during which her husband and her two children are murdered. To help him find the killers, he hires three local hit-men working for…
9
Play Dead (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also horror
A woman wakes up injured in a basement surrounded by corpses. To survive, she pretends to be dead while a grotesque ritual unfolds in the house above.
10
Books of Blood (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also horror
A journey into uncharted and forbidden territory through three tales tangled in space and time.
11
Saw (2004)
★ 7.4/10Also horror and crime
Two men wake up to find themselves shackled in a grimy, abandoned bathroom. As they struggle to comprehend their predicament, they discover a disturbing tape left behind by the sadistic mastermind known as Jigsaw. With…
12
Until Death (2007)
★ 6/10Also crime
Anthony Stowe is a dirty cop who is hooked on heroin—and everyone hates him. After a serious accident, he is placed into an induced coma, but emerges from it a better person who wants to put things right.
13
Legendary Assassin (2008)
★ 6.5/10Also crime
An assassin who is fresh from his latest kill becomes stranded in an island, when he inadvertently befriends a female police officer. As the night progresses, the unspoken truth honored by the two sides of the law is…
14
Goodnight Mommy (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also horror
When twin brothers arrive home to find their mother’s demeanor altered and face covered in surgical bandages, they begin to suspect the woman beneath the gauze might not be their mother.
15
The Corrupted (2019)
★ 6.1/10Also crime
Set ahead of the 2012 London Olympics, the film follows Liam, an ex-con trying to win back the love and trust of his family. He has lost everything at the hands of a local crime syndicate run by Clifford Cullen, who…
16
John Doe: Vigilante (2014)
★ 6.4/10Also crime
When John Doe is convicted of being a vigilante serial killer, a vigilante group named 'Speak for the Dead' emerges in support of John's cause—elevating the debate about justice versus vengeance.
17
Revenge: A Love Story (2010)
★ 6.5/10Also crime
A serial murderer has brutally killed several policemen and their pregnant wives. After a quick investigation, the murderer is revealed to be Kit, whom the case's detective-in-charge knows from a previous case. Once…
18
The Children (2008)
★ 6.1/10Also horror
A relaxing Christmas vacation turns into a terrifying fight for survival as the children begin to turn on their parents.
19
Trick (2019)
★ 5.9/10Also horror
A detective tries to track down a masked killer who reappears every Halloween to wreak bloody havoc.
20
Legacy of Rage (1986)
★ 7.2/10Also crime
A man is framed for murder by his drug-dealing best friend who covets his girlfriend, leading to eight years in jail and a vow of revenge upon release.