Movies Like Plunge Into Darkness

If you liked Plunge Into Darkness (1978), a thriller and tv movie movie directed by Peter Maxwell, 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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Hunted (2021)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller
A woman flees two serial killers who are hot on her heels in a forest.
2
Wolf Creek (2005)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller
Three backpackers stranded in the Australian outback are plunged inside a hellish nightmare of insufferable torture by a sadistic psychopathic local.
3
Wolf Creek 2 (2013)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller
Lured by the promise of an Australian holiday, backpackers Rutger, Katarina and Paul visit the notorious Wolf Creek Crater. Their dream Outback adventure soon becomes a horrific reality when they encounter the site's…
4
5lbs of Pressure (2024)
★ 6/10Also thriller and tv movie
Fresh out of prison after serving time for murder, Adam returns to his old stomping grounds to seek out a son who doesn't know him. Eli, the brother of the man he killed is looking for revenge. Mike, is trying to…
5
Fortress (1985)
★ 6.9/10Also thriller
After being kidnapped by four masked men, a teacher and her students rebel by plotting against the criminals.
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Hunting Season (2025)
★ 7.4/10Also 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.
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Apex (2026)
★ 6.9/10Also thriller
A grieving woman pushing her limits on a solo adventure in the Australian wild is ensnared in a twisted game with a cunning killer who thinks she's prey.
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Labor Day (2013)
★ 7.1/10Also thriller
Two strangers are drawn together under incredible circumstances. What starts as an unforeseen encounter over a long holiday weekend soon becomes a second chance love story.
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High Ground (2021)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller
In a remote corner of the wild country, a bloody war rages. Travis is a bounty hunter with one last hope of redemption. Gutjuk is a young Indigenous man trying to save the last of his family. Together they embark on a…
10
The Ritual Killer (2023)
★ 5.8/10Also thriller
Unable to process the death of his daughter, Detective Boyd embarks on a hunt for a serial killer who murders according to a brutal tribal ritual: Muti. The only person who can help Boyd is Professor Mackles, an…
11
Roadgames (1981)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller
A truck driver plays a cat-and-mouse game with a mysterious serial killer in a van who lures young female hitchhiker victims on a desolate Australian highway.
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The Call (2013)
★ 6.8/10Also thriller
Jordan Turner is an experienced 911 operator but when she makes an error in judgment and a call ends badly, Jordan is rattled and unsure if she can continue. But when teenager Casey Welson is abducted in the back of a…
13
Murphy's Law (1986)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller
A tough police detective escapes from custody after being framed and arrested for the murder of his ex-wife, and must now find the real killer and prove his innocence.
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Alone (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller
A recently widowed traveler is kidnapped by a cold blooded killer, only to escape into the wilderness where she is forced to battle against the elements as her pursuer closes in on her.
15
Force of Nature: The Dry 2 (2024)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller
When five women take part in a corporate hiking retreat and only four come out on the other side, Federal Agents Aaron Falk and Carmen Cooper head deep into the Victorian mountain ranges to investigate in the hopes of…
16
Surviving the Game (1994)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller
A homeless man is hired as a survival guide for a group of wealthy businessmen on a hunting trip in the mountains, unaware that they are killers who hunt humans for sport, and that he is their new prey.
17
Werewolf: The Beast Among Us (2012)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller
Set in a 19th century village, a young man studying under a local doctor joins a team of hunters on the trail of a wolf-like creature.
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It (2017)
★ 7.2/10Also thriller
In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.
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Beast (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller
A recently widowed man and his two teenage daughters travel to a game reserve in South Africa. However, their journey of healing soon turns into a fight for survival when a bloodthirsty lion starts to stalk them.
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Undertow (2004)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller
The Munns, father John and sons Chris and Tim, recede to the woods of rural Georgia. Their life together is forever changed with the arrival of Uncle Deel, though the tragedy that follows forces troubled Chris to…