Movies Like Deadly Sunday
If you liked Deadly Sunday (1982), a thriller and horror movie directed by Donald M. Jones, 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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Trapped (2002)
★ 6.2/10Also thrillerHeld 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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Captive (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller and horrorA teenage runaway who’s trapped by a delusional man, pretends to be his daughter in order to escape.
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Breaking In (2018)
★ 6/10Also thrillerShaun 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…
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The Desperate Hours (1955)
★ 7.1/10Also thrillerEscaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
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From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
★ 7.1/10Also horrorAfter kidnapping a father and his two kids, the Gecko brothers head south to a seedy Mexican bar to hide out in safety, unaware of its notorious clientele.
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Kidnap (2017)
★ 6.3/10Also thrillerA mother (in her Minivan) stops at nothing to recover her kidnapped son.
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Cold Meat (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller and horrorDavid Petersen is passing through the Colorado Rockies. After saving a young diner waitress from her violent ex-husband during a break from driving, he hits the road again alone through a dangerous snow blizzard. One…
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P2 (2007)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and thrillerA businesswoman finds herself locked with a unhinged security guard in a parking garage after getting stuck working late on Christmas Eve.
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Avengement (2019)
★ 6.9/10Also thrillerWhile on a prison furlough, a lowly criminal evades his guards and returns to his old stomping ground to take revenge on the people who turned him into a cold blooded killer.
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Funny Games (2008)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller and horrorWhen Ann, husband George, and son Georgie arrive at their holiday home they are visited by a pair of polite and seemingly pleasant young men. Armed with deceptively sweet smiles and some golf clubs, they proceed to…
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All the Money in the World (2017)
★ 6.5/10Also thrillerThe 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.
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No One Lives (2013)
★ 6/10Also horror and thrillerA gang of ruthless highway killers kidnap a wealthy couple traveling cross country only to shockingly discover that things are not what they seem.
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Inside Man: Most Wanted (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also thrillerAn NYPD hostage negotiator teams up with a federal agent to rescue dozens of tourists held hostage during a 10-hour seige at the U.S. Federal Reserve.
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Gone (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also thrillerJill Conway is trying to rebuild her life after escaping a terrifying kidnapping. Though she is having a difficult time, she takes small steps toward normalcy by starting a new job and inviting her sister, Molly, to…
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The Tall Man (2012)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and thrillerWhen her child goes missing, a mother looks to unravel the legend of the Tall Man, an entity who allegedly abducts children.
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Whisper (2007)
★ 6.3/10Also horror and thrillerSinister things begin happening to kidnappers who are holding a young boy for ransom in a remote cabin.
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Ransom (1996)
★ 6.7/10Also thrillerWhen a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.
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Play Dirty (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also thrillerExpert thief Parker gets a shot at a major heist, but to pull it off he and his team must outsmart a South American dictator, the New York mob, and the world's richest man.
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Hostage (2005)
★ 6.4/10Also thrillerWhen a mafia accountant is taken hostage on his beat, a police officer – wracked by guilt from a prior stint as a negotiator – must negotiate the standoff, even as his own family is held captive by the mob.
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Play Dead (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also horrorA woman wakes up injured in a basement surrounded by corpses. To survive, she pretends to be dead while a grotesque ritual unfolds in the house above.