Movies Like Undertow

If you liked Undertow, a crime and thriller movie directed by Kate Bohan, 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
Priceless (2016)
★ 7/10Also crime
James, down on his luck and desperate for some quick cash, agrees to drive a small truck across country. He soon realizes that he's made a huge mistake and has inadvertently become involved in a dangerous human…
2
Protector (2026)
★ 8.4/10Also thriller
Nikki's life is shattered when her daughter is kidnapped. Thrust into the criminal underworld while hunted by cops and military, she must fight to rescue her child.
3
Eden (2013)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller and crime
After a night out with friends, Hyun Jae accepts a late night ride home from a young fire fighter. What begins as a night of promise quickly turns into a nightmare when she is abducted and imprisoned outside Las Vegas…
4
The Enforcer (2022)
★ 7/10Also crime
A noir thriller set in Miami, the film follows an enforcer who discovers his femme fatale boss has branched out into cyber sex trafficking, putting a young runaway he’s befriended at risk. He sacrifices everything to…
5
Cleveland Abduction (2015)
★ 7.3/10Also crime
A single mother becomes Ariel Castro's first kidnapping victim, and finds herself trapped in his home with two other women for 11 years.
6
Paradise Highway (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and crime
A truck driver has been forced to smuggle illicit cargo to save her brother from a deadly prison gang. With FBI operatives hot on her trail, Sally's conscience is challenged when the final package turns out to be a…
7
The Principal (1987)
★ 6.4/10Also crime
Burglary. Drugs. Assault. Rape. The students at Brandel High are more than new Principal Rick Latimer bargained for. Gangs fight to control the school using knives - even guns - when they have to. When Latimer and the…
8
6 Bullets (2012)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller and crime
An ex-mercenary known for finding missing children is hired by a mixed martial arts fighter whose daughter has been kidnapped.
9
Skin Trade (2014)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller and crime
After his family is killed by a Serbian gangster with international interests. NYC detective Nick goes to S.E. Asia and teams up with a Thai detective to get revenge and destroy the syndicates human trafficking network.
10
The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also thriller and crime
Based on a true story. 15-year-old Kara Robinson was kidnapped, assaulted and held captive for 18 hours. With her survival instincts kicking in, she plots a daring escape from the serial killer and leads police to his…
11
Bad Girl (2016)
★ 6/10Also thriller
Bad girl Amy is given one last chance by her adoptive parents, who think her friendship with local girl Chloe is a step in the right direction. But when Amy discovers that Chloe harbors a dark secret, she finds herself…
12
Captive (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller
A teenage runaway who’s trapped by a delusional man, pretends to be his daughter in order to escape.
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The Corrupted (2019)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and thriller
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…
14
Shaft (1971)
★ 6.4/10Also crime and thriller
Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
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In Cold Light (2026)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and crime
Fresh out of prison, Ava's attempt to reclaim her drug operation collapses when she witnesses a brutal crime, forcing her to flee into a nightmarish underworld where allies are scarce and enemies multiply by the minute.
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Trapped (2002)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and thriller
Held hostage in different cities after their daughter is kidnapped by a master extortionist, a desperate couple must find a way to outsmart a seemingly foolproof plot.
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Traffic (2000)
★ 7.1/10Also thriller and crime
An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated…
18
Stolen Girl (2025)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller
In 1993, Maureen’s six-year-old daughter Amina is snuck out of the country by her ex-husband, Karim. After years of unsuccessful attempts to find her, Maureen intersects with a professional retriever of internationally…
19
6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain (2017)
★ 5.8/10Also thriller
An adrenaline seeking snowboarder gets lost in a massive winter storm in the back country of the High Sierras where he is pushed to the limits of human endurance and forced to battle his own personal demons as he…
20
Layer Cake (2004)
★ 6.9/10Also thriller and crime
When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...