Movies Like Eye for an Eye
If you liked Eye for an Eye (1996), a thriller and drama movie directed by John Schlesinger, 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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180 (2026)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and dramaWhen 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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Cape Fear (1991)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and thrillerSam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape…
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The Crossing Guard (1995)
★ 6/10Also drama and thrillerUnable to move on from the loss of his daughter, Freddy, now a shell of the person he was before, swears to kill the man responsible for her death.
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Luckiest Girl Alive (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and thrillerA successful woman in New York City finds her life upended when she is forced to confront a dark truth that threatens to unravel her meticulously crafted life.
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Brimstone (2016)
★ 7.1/10Also thriller and dramaIn the menacing inferno of the old North-American West, Liz is a genuine survivor who is hunted by a vengeful preacher for a crime she didn’t commit.
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A Good Woman Is Hard to Find (2019)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller and dramaThe recently widowed mother of two, Sarah, is desperate to know who murdered her husband in front of her young son, rendering him mute. Coerced into helping a low-life drug dealer stash narcotics stolen from the local…
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Sudden Impact (1983)
★ 6.6/10Also thrillerWhen a young rape victim takes justice into her own hands and becomes a serial killer, it's up to Dirty Harry Callahan, on suspension from the SFPD, to bring her to justice.
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Extremities (1986)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller and dramaA woman escapes from the man who is about to rape her, but leaves her purse behind. Afraid that her attacker might come after her, she goes to the police, but with no proof of the incident, they can do nothing. In…
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Redux Redux (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also thrillerIn an attempt to avenge her daughter’s death, Irene Kelly travels through parallel universes, killing her daughter’s murderer again and again. As she becomes consumed by vengeance, her humanity begins to slip…
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The Good Neighbor (2022)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller and dramaA nightmarish evening unfolds for neighbors David and Robert when they accidentally hit a woman on her bike and flee the scene. While David is increasingly plagued by feelings of guilt, Robert shows no remorse and…
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Silent Night (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller and dramaA tormented father witnesses his young son die when caught in a gang's crossfire on Christmas Eve. While recovering from a wound that costs him his voice, he makes vengeance his life's mission and embarks on a…
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She Rides Shotgun (2025)
★ 7/10Also thrillerNewly released from prison and marked for death by unrelenting enemies, Nate must now protect his estranged 11-year-old daughter, Polly, at all costs. With scant resources and no one to trust, Nate and Polly forge a…
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Sweet Girl (2021)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller and dramaA man vows to bring justice to those responsible for his wife's death while protecting the only family he has left, his daughter.
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Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaA poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer and farther apart: Anney sees Glen as…
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Road to Paloma (2014)
★ 5.8/10Also thriller and dramaWhile Native American Wolf is being pursued by the FBI for having taken the law into his own hands, when his mother was raped and killed on their reservation he crosses paths with Cash, a down and out musician who is…
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12 Rounds 3: Lockdown (2015)
★ 6/10Also thrillerDetective Shaw returns to active duty after the death of his partner. When he uncovers evidence linking his fellow officers to a murder, they frame him for a homicide he didn't commit. Trapped in his own precinct, Shaw…
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Ms .45 (1981)
★ 6.7/10Also thrillerAfter being attacked and raped twice in one day, a timid, mute seamstress becomes a violent agent of revenge for wronged women.
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Straw Dogs (2011)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and thrillerA young couple moves to a quaint southern town. Soon their perfect getaway turns out to become a living hell when dark secrets and lethal passions spiral out of control.
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Violent Ends (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller and dramaA man raised in a violent crime family struggles to build an honest life with his fiancée but is dragged back into the criminal world after his cousin’s armed robbery leaves an innocent person caught in the crossfire.
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Not Without Hope (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller and dramaA group of friends' fishing boat capsizes off the coast of Mexico and they're left alone stranded at sea and struggling for survival.