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Movies Like Period Piece

If you liked Period Piece (2014), a thriller and comedy movie directed by James McLellan, 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. 1180

    180 (2026)

    ★ 5.9/10Also thriller and drama

    When an unexpected road rage incident puts his son in critical condition, an enraged father spirals down a dark path of emotional turmoil and vengeance.

  2. 2The Parts You Lose

    The Parts You Lose (2019)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and thriller

    An unlikely friendship unfolds between a young deaf boy, Wesley, and a fugitive criminal who takes refuge in an abandoned barn on the family’s rural North Dakota farm.

  3. 36 Below: Miracle on the Mountain

    6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain (2017)

    ★ 5.8/10Also thriller and drama

    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…

  4. 4Bad Girl

    Bad Girl (2016)

    ★ 6/10Also thriller and drama

    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…

  5. 540 Acres

    40 Acres (2025)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller and drama

    Hailey Freeman and her family are the last descendants of African American farmers who settled in rural Canada after the Civil War. In a famine-decimated near future, they now struggle to safeguard their farm, as they…

  6. 6SAS: Red Notice

    SAS: Red Notice (2021)

    ★ 5.8/10Also drama and thriller

    An off-duty SAS soldier, Tom Buckingham, must thwart a terror attack on a train running through the Channel Tunnel. As the action escalates on the train, events transpire in the corridors of power that may make the…

  7. 7Hostile Takeover

    Hostile Takeover (2025)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy and thriller

    Follows Pete, a professional hitman, as he faces a group of assassins after the boss of a crime syndicate suspects disloyalty due to his attendance at Workaholics Anonymous meetings.

  8. 8Suburbicon

    Suburbicon (2017)

    ★ 5.9/10Also thriller and drama

    In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect…

  9. 9Black Site

    Black Site (2022)

    ★ 6/10Also thriller and drama

    A group of officers based in a labyrinthine top-secret prison must fight for their lives against Hatchet, a brilliant and infamous high-value detainee. When he escapes, his mysterious and deadly agenda has far reaching…

  10. 10Tyler Perry's Duplicity

    Tyler Perry's Duplicity (2025)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller and drama

    High-powered attorney Marley faces her most personal case yet when she is tasked with uncovering the truth behind the murder of her best friend Fela’s husband. With the help of her boyfriend – a former cop turned…

  11. 11Run

    Run (1991)

    ★ 6/10Also thriller and drama

    When a law student accidentally kills the son of a mob boss in a fight, he finds himself relentlessly pursued by the mob and the police.

  12. 12Hunting Season

    Hunting Season (2025)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama and thriller

    When a reclusive survivalist and his daughter rescue a mysterious, wounded woman from a river, they become entangled in a deadly web of violence and revenge, forcing them to confront a brutal criminal to survive.

  13. 13Rogue Agent

    Rogue Agent (2022)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller and drama

    Conman Robert Freegard poses as an undercover MI5 agent and kidnaps countless victims amidst a high-stakes manhunt, until the woman who fell for him brings him to justice.

  14. 14One Night in Bangkok

    One Night in Bangkok (2020)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller and drama

    A hit man named Kai flies into Bangkok, gets a gun, and orders a cab. He offers a professional female driver big money to be his all-night driver. But when she realizes Kai is committing brutal murders at each stop…

  15. 15Lila & Eve

    Lila & Eve (2015)

    ★ 6.2/10Also thriller and drama

    Lila, a grief-stricken mother reeling from her son’s murder, attends a support group where she meets Eve, who urges her to take matters into her own hands to track down her son’s killers.

  16. 16Barron's Cove

    Barron's Cove (2025)

    ★ 7.1/10Also thriller and drama

    When his young son is viciously murdered by a classmate, a grieving father with a history of violence kidnaps the child responsible, igniting a frenzied manhunt fueled by a powerful politician -- the father of the…

  17. 17Breathless

    Breathless (2012)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and thriller

    Lorna is a strong-willed Texas woman who’s had enough of her untrustworthy husband Dale’s criminal acts and lack of husbandry. Fed up, she enlists the help of her old friend, Tiny, to help her figure out what to do…

  18. 18Best of the Best 2

    Best of the Best 2 (1993)

    ★ 6/10Also thriller and drama

    In an underground fight club, blackbelt Travis Brickley is killed after losing to the evil martial arts master Brakus. Travis' death is witnessed by Walter Grady, the son of his best friend Alex Grady. Alex and his…

  19. 19Blood Ties

    Blood Ties (2013)

    ★ 6.1/10Also thriller and drama

    Two brothers, on either side of the law, face off over organized crime in Brooklyn during the 1970s.

  20. 20Not Without Hope

    Not Without Hope (2025)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller and drama

    A group of friends' fishing boat capsizes off the coast of Mexico and they're left alone stranded at sea and struggling for survival.

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