Movies Like Safari
If you liked Safari (2013), a thriller movie directed by Darrell James Roodt, 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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Prey (2007)
★ 5.8/10Also thrillerAn American family on holiday in Africa becomes lost in a game reserve and stalked by vicious killer lions.
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The Naked Prey (1965)
★ 6.7/10Also thrillerA group of men are on safari. One of the party refuses to give a gift to a tribe they encounter. The tribe is offended, seizes the party, and one-by-one, kills all but one of the safari members in various creative and…
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Prey (2024)
★ 5.9/10Also thrillerA young couple is compelled to leave their Christian missionary station in the Kalahari Desert after being threatened with death by an extremist militant gang. After crashing their aircraft they must battle man and…
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Grindhouse (2007)
★ 7/10Also thrillerGrindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, an action thriller about a murderous stuntman who…
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The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
★ 6.9/10Also thrillerSir Robert Beaumont is behind schedule on a railroad in Africa. Enlisting noted engineer John Henry Patterson to right the ship, Beaumont expects results. Everything seems great until the crew discovers the mutilated…
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Beyond the Reach (2014)
★ 5.9/10Also thrillerA high-rolling corporate shark and his impoverished young guide play the most dangerous game during a hunting trip in the Mojave Desert.
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Blood Diamond (2006)
★ 7.6/10Also thrillerAn ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the…
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Primate (2026)
★ 6.4/10Also thrillerCollege student Lucy and her friends spend their vacation at her family's home in Hawaii, which includes her pet chimpanzee, Ben. However, when Ben contracts rabies after being bitten by a rabid animal, the group must…
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Frozen (2010)
★ 6/10Also thrillerWhen three skiers find themselves stranded on a chair lift at a New England ski resort that has closed for the next week, they are forced to make life or death choices that prove to be more perilous than staying put…
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The Last Stop in Yuma County (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also thrillerWhile awaiting the next fuel truck at a middle-of-nowhere Arizona rest stop, a traveling young knife salesman is thrust into a high-stakes hostage situation by the arrival of two similarly stranded bank robbers with no…
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Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
★ 7/10Also thrillerA chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011.
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The Wall (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also thrillerAn American sniper and his spotter engage in a deadly cat-and-mouse game with an Iraqi sniper.
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Rogue (2007)
★ 6.3/10Also thrillerWhen a group of tourists stumble into the remote Australian river territory of an enormous crocodile, the deadly creature traps them on a tiny mud island with the tide quickly rising and darkness descending. As the…
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Restraint (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also thrillerTwo fugitives land in hot water when they take a hostage who poses a threat to their well-being.
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Woman of the Hour (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also thrillerAn aspiring actress crosses paths with a prolific serial killer in '70s LA when they're cast on an episode of "The Dating Game."
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Bone Lake (2025)
★ 5.9/10Also thrillerA couple’s romantic vacation at a secluded lakeside estate is upended when they are forced to share the mansion with a mysterious and attractive couple. In this darkly hilarious and seductive horror story, a dream…
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I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also thrillerBroke, and in desperate need to update her portfolio, New York City model Katie calls a number from a tear-off flyer offering free photos. But this innocent attempt quickly turns into an unthinkable kidnapping…
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The Wild Geese (1978)
★ 6.8/10Also thrillerA 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…
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The Dogs of War (1980)
★ 5.8/10Also thrillerMercenary soldiers Jamie and Drew are hired by a large corporation to liberate Zangaro, a small African nation, from an despot. Havoc ensues.
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Crank: High Voltage (2009)
★ 6.1/10Also thrillerChelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker that requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working.