Movies Like Die Frau des Schläfers

If you liked Die Frau des Schläfers (2010), a thriller movie directed by Edzard Onneken, 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
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.
2
A Working Man (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller
Levon Cade left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a simple life working construction. But when his boss's daughter, who is like family to him, is taken by human traffickers, his search to…
3
P2 (2007)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller
A businesswoman finds herself locked with a unhinged security guard in a parking garage after getting stuck working late on Christmas Eve.
4
Close (2019)
★ 6/10Also thriller
A counter-terrorism expert takes a job protecting a young heiress. After an attempted kidnapping puts both of their lives in danger, they must flee.
5
The Tall Man (2012)
★ 6/10Also thriller
When her child goes missing, a mother looks to unravel the legend of the Tall Man, an entity who allegedly abducts children.
6
Spectral (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller
A special-ops team is dispatched to fight supernatural beings that have taken over a European city.
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Tau (2018)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller
Held captive in a futuristic smart house, a woman hopes to escape by befriending the A.I. program that controls the house.
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The Wild Geese (1978)
★ 6.8/10Also thriller
A British multinational company seeks to overthrow a vicious dictator in central Africa. It hires a band of (largely aged) mercenaries in London and sends them in to save the virtuous but imprisoned opposition leader…
9
Containment (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller
Neighbors in a block wake one morning to find they have been sealed inside their apartments. Can they work together to find out why? Or will they destroy each other in their fight to escape?
10
Seeking Justice (2011)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller
After his wife is assaulted, a husband enlists the services of a vigilante group to help him settle the score.
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10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
★ 7/10Also thriller
After a catastrophic car crash, a young woman wakes up in a survivalist's underground bunker, where he claims to have saved her from an apocalyptic attack that has left the outside world uninhabitable.
12
Whisper (2007)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller
Sinister things begin happening to kidnappers who are holding a young boy for ransom in a remote cabin.
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Safe House (2025)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller
Trapped in a high-security safe house after a terrorist attack in downtown Los Angeles, six government agents realize they must survive not just the enemy outside, but the potential traitor among them.
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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.
15
Salt (2010)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller
As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor, and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a Russian defector accuses her of being a Russian sleeper spy. She goes on the run, using all her skills and…
16
Shadow Force (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller
Kyrah and Isaac were once the leaders of a multinational special forces group called Shadow Force. They broke the rules by falling in love, and in order to protect their son, they go underground. With a large bounty on…
17
Executive Decision (1996)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller
Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant suspects another reason and he is soon the reluctant member of a special assault…
18
The Debt (2010)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller
Rachel Singer is a former Mossad agent who tried to capture a notorious Nazi war criminal – the Surgeon of Birkenau – in a secret Israeli mission that ended with his death on the streets of East Berlin. Now, 30 years…
19
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960)
★ 6.8/10Also thriller
A reporter is murdered while driving to his job. The Police are contacted by a clairvoyant who saw the death in a vision, but some dark force is preventing him from seeing the man behind the crime...
20
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller
In the midst of World War II, Sherlock Holmes rescues the Swiss inventor of a new bomb-sight from the Gestapo and brings him to England, where he quickly falls into the clutches of the evil Professor Moriarty.