Movies Like Blackmail

If you liked Blackmail (1974), a thriller movie directed by Luigi Batzella, 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
The Entitled (2011)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller
Without the security of the job he wants or the future he dreamed of, Paul Dynan plans the perfect crime to help his struggling family – abduct the socialite children of three wealthy men and collect a ransom of…
2
Abigail (2024)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller
A group of criminals kidnap a teenage ballet dancer, the daughter of a notorious gang leader, in order to obtain a ransom of $50 million, but they discover that she is not just an ordinary girl.
3
Trapped (2002)
★ 6.2/10Also 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.
4
All the Money in the World (2017)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller
The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom.
5
Ransom (1996)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller
When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.
6
Palmetto (1998)
★ 6/10Also thriller
After being released from prison on a bum charge, Harry Barber is out for payback to regain his lost two years. He's hired by Mrs. Malroux to fake the kidnapping of her stepdaughter (the daughter of a dying…
7
Family Plot (1976)
★ 6.8/10Also thriller
Spiritualist Blanche Tyler and her cab-driving boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.
8
Animals (2026)
★ 7/10Also thriller
When the son of an L.A. mayoral candidate is kidnapped, he and his wife have a few hours to come up with the ransom payment. With most of their money spent on his political campaign, they have to get their hands dirty…
9
The Final (2010)
★ 6/10Also thriller
A group of high school outcasts get revenge on the students that torment them.
10
The Candy Snatchers (1973)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller
A nonverbal autistic boy stumbles upon a teenage heiress who has been kidnapped by a trio of young psychopaths, who are intent on extorting diamonds from her stepfather.
11
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.
12
Toy Soldiers (1991)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller
After federal agents arrest a drug czar and put him on trial, the cartel leader's vicious son storms a prep school and takes its students hostage. They rebel against the armed intruders and try to take back their…
13
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
★ 7.9/10Also thriller
In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
14
Criss Cross (1949)
★ 7.1/10Also thriller
An armored-car guard must join a robbery after being caught with his ex-wife by her gangster husband.
15
The Collector (1965)
★ 7.4/10Also thriller
A man kidnaps a woman and holds her hostage just for the pleasure of having her there.
16
Experiment in Terror (1962)
★ 7.1/10Also thriller
A man with an asthmatic voice telephones and assaults clerk Kelly Sherwood at home and coerces her into helping him steal a large sum from her bank.
17
Breaking In (2018)
★ 6/10Also thriller
Shaun Russell takes her son and daughter on a weekend getaway to her late father's secluded, high-tech vacation home in the countryside. The family soon gets an unwelcome surprise when four men break into the house to…
18
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.
19
The Disappearance of Alice Creed (2009)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller
A rich man's daughter is held captive in an abandoned apartment by two former convicts who abducted her and hold her ransom in exchange for her father's money.
20
Stolen Baby: The Murder of Heidi Broussard (2023)
★ 8.4/10Also thriller
Based on a true story of best friends Magen and Heidi who have known each other for a decade. Pretending to be pregnant at the same time as her friend, Magen makes the journey from Houston to Austin to be by Heidi’s…