Movies Like Life on the Line
If you liked Life on the Line (2016), a drama and action movie directed by David Hackl, 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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Leave the World Behind (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and thrillerA family's getaway to a luxurious rental home takes an ominous turn when a cyberattack knocks out their devices—and two strangers appear at their door.
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You Were Never Really Here (2017)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and thrillerA traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe's nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered—leading to what may be his death trip or…
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Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and thrillerA young woman fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her nightmarish marriage, but discovers it is impossible to elude her controlling husband.
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Byzantium (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and thrillerResidents of a coastal town learn, with deadly consequences, the secret shared by the two mysterious women who have sought refuge at a local boarding house, the Byzantium.
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Rambo: Last Blood (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also action and thrillerAfter fighting his demons for decades, John Rambo now lives in peace on his family ranch in Arizona, but his rest is interrupted when Gabriela, the granddaughter of his housekeeper María, disappears after crossing the…
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Southpaw (2015)
★ 7.4/10Also action and dramaBilly "The Great" Hope, the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive career, a loving wife and daughter, and a lavish lifestyle. However, when tragedy strikes, Billy hits rock bottom, losing his…
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Wanted (2008)
★ 6.5/10Also action and thrillerDoormat Wesley Gibson is an office worker whose life is going nowhere. He meets an attractive woman named Fox and discovers that his recently murdered father - whom Wesley never knew - belonged to the Fraternity, a…
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Shirley (2020)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and thrillerA famous horror writer finds inspiration for her next book after she and her husband take in a young couple.
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Boy Kills World (2024)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller and actionWhen his family is murdered, a deaf-mute named Boy escapes to the jungle and is trained by a mysterious shaman to repress his childish imagination and become an instrument of death.
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SAS: Red Notice (2021)
★ 5.8/10Also drama and actionAn 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…
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Foxcatcher (2014)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and thrillerThe greatest Olympic Wrestling Champion brother team joins Team Foxcatcher led by multimillionaire sponsor John E. du Pont as they train for the 1988 games in Seoul - a union that leads to unlikely circumstances.
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The Lost Bus (2025)
★ 7/10Also drama and thrillerA determined father risks everything to rescue a dedicated teacher and her students from a raging wildfire.
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21 Grams (2003)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and thrillerPaul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English émigré; Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife and mother of two girls; and Jack Jordan, a born-again ex-con, are brought together…
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Limbo (1999)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and thrillerTraumatized by a fishing boat accident many years before, Joe Gastineau has given up his hopes for a life beyond the odd jobs he takes to support himself. That quickly changes when nomadic club singer Donna de Angelo…
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Derailed (2005)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and thrillerWhen two married business executives having an affair are blackmailed by a violent criminal, they are forced to turn the tables on him to save their families.
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Gold (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also action and thrillerIn the not-too-distant future, two drifters traveling through the desert stumble across the biggest gold nugget ever found and the dream of immense wealth and greed takes hold. They hatch a plan to excavate their…
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The Sixth Sense (1999)
★ 8/10Also thriller and dramaFollowing an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.
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Run Hide Fight (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also action and thrillerA 17-year-old girl uses her wits, survival skills, and compassion to fight for her life, and those of her fellow classmates, against a group of live-streaming school shooters.
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Dream House (2011)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and thrillerPublisher Will Atenton quits a lucrative job in New York to relocate his wife, Libby, and their daughters to a quaint town in New England. However, as they settle into their home the Atentons discover that a woman and…
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Beast (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also action and dramaMMA legend Patton James, now a commercial fisherman, is pulled back into the cage when his brother is in danger. Reuniting with his old coach Sammy, he commits to one final fight in one championship against the brutal…