Movies Like Pioneer
If you liked Pioneer (2013), a thriller movie directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg, 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.
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Beast (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also thrillerA recently widowed man and his two teenage daughters travel to a game reserve in South Africa. However, their journey of healing soon turns into a fight for survival when a bloodthirsty lion starts to stalk them.
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Black Sea (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also thrillerA rogue submarine captain pulls together a misfit crew to go after a sunken treasure rumored to be lost in the depths of the Black Sea. As greed and desperation take control on-board their claustrophobic vessel, the…
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180 (2026)
★ 5.9/10Also thrillerWhen an unexpected road rage incident puts his son in critical condition, an enraged father spirals down a dark path of emotional turmoil and vengeance.
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Vicious (2025)
★ 6/10Also thrillerWhen Polly receives a mysterious box, it comes with one rule: place inside something she needs, something she hates, and something she loves. If she doesn’t obey, it will consume everything—and everyone—she’s ever known.
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Lazareth (2024)
★ 6/10Also thrillerLee is an aunt whose life mission is to protect her orphaned nieces, Imogen and Maeve, from a self-destructing world, raising them in isolation until an outsider threatens their peaceful existence.
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The Deep (1977)
★ 6.1/10Also thrillerA pair of young vacationers are involved in a dangerous conflict with treasure hunters when they discover a way into a deadly wreck in Bermuda waters.
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Fear Below (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also thrillerA rag-tag team of divers attempting to salvage a sunken car from a river are thwarted by a highly aggressive bull shark.
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Dead Sea (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also thrillerStranded in the open sea after a fatal accident, a young woman and her two friends are rescued by a fishing vessel's captain, unaware that the ship harbors a chilling secret.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (1988)
★ 7.3/10Also thrillerWhen a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.
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The Unsaid (2001)
★ 6.6/10Also thrillerA doctor dealing with the aftermath of his son's death tries to help a troubled young man.
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The Specialist (1994)
★ 6/10Also thrillerMay Munro is a woman obsessed with getting revenge on the people who murdered her parents when she was still a girl. She hires Ray Quick, a retired explosives expert, to kill her parents' killers. When Ned Trent…
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Shadow Dancer (2012)
★ 6/10Also thrillerIn 1990s Belfast, a woman is forced to betray all she believes in for the sake of her son.
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Hider in the House (1989)
★ 6.2/10Also thrillerA deranged man hides in the attic of a new house and becomes obsessed with the unsuspecting family that moves in.
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Accident Man (2018)
★ 6.3/10Also thrillerMike Fallon, the Accident Man, is a stone cold killer. When a loved one is murdered by his own crew, Fallon is forced to avenge the one person who actually meant something to him.
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The Organization (1971)
★ 6.3/10Also thrillerAfter a group of young revolutionaries break into a company's corporate headquarters and steal $5,000,000 worth of heroin to keep it off the street, they call on San Francisco Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs for…
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Wardriver (2026)
★ 7.4/10Also thrillerHe’s a Wardriver: a hacker who steals from banks, not people—until he’s noticed. Now the money turns violent, and the woman caught in it could save him or kill them both.
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Beyond the Reach (2014)
★ 5.9/10Also thrillerA high-rolling corporate shark and his impoverished young guide play the most dangerous game during a hunting trip in the Mojave Desert.
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Not Without Hope (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also thrillerA group of friends' fishing boat capsizes off the coast of Mexico and they're left alone stranded at sea and struggling for survival.
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Fear Is the Key (1972)
★ 5.9/10Also thrillerA deep-sea salvage expert enacts an elaborate plan to infiltrate and take revenge on a criminal organization that dealt him a foul misdeed.
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The 9th Life of Louis Drax (2016)
★ 6.4/10Also thrillerA psychologist who begins working with a young boy who has suffered a near-fatal fall finds himself drawn into a mystery that tests the boundaries of fantasy and reality.