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Movies Like The Takers

If you liked The Takers (1971), a action and thriller movie directed by Carl Monson, 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. 1Maniac

    Maniac (1963)

    ★ 6.2/10Also thriller

    When a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder.

  2. 2The Invitation

    The Invitation (2016)

    ★ 6.4/10Also thriller

    Will and his new girlfriend Kira are invited to a dinner with old friends at the house of Will’s ex Eden and her new partner David. Although the evening appears to be relaxed, Will soon gets a creeping suspicion that…

  3. 3Chief of Station

    Chief of Station (2024)

    ★ 6.3/10Also action and thriller

    After learning that the death of his wife was not an accident, a former CIA Station Chief is forced back into the espionage underworld, teaming up with an adversary to unravel a conspiracy that challenges everything he…

  4. 4Black Widow

    Black Widow (1987)

    ★ 6.2/10Also thriller

    Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But since Catherine is seemingly a master of disguise and has multiple…

  5. 5Race with the Devil

    Race with the Devil (1975)

    ★ 6.4/10Also action and thriller

    Two couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.

  6. 6Airborne

    Airborne (1993)

    ★ 6.1/10Also action

    Good-natured teen surfer Mitchell Goosen finds himself staying with his aunt and uncle in Cincinnati, Ohio when his parents head to Australia for work. There he meets his cousin, Wiley, and together they try to…

  7. 7Reality

    Reality (2023)

    ★ 6.4/10Also thriller

    Augusta, Georgia, United States, June 3, 2017. After running some errands, Reality Winner returns home, where she is approached by two men.

  8. 8Nightfall

    Nightfall (1956)

    ★ 6.9/10Also thriller

    An innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.

  9. 9The Brotherhood of Justice

    The Brotherhood of Justice (1986)

    ★ 6/10Also thriller and action

    High-school students start a vigilante group in their neighbourhood but, as their power increases, they become more abusive and dangerous.

  10. 10Pickup on South Street

    Pickup on South Street (1953)

    ★ 7.4/10Also thriller

    In New York City, an insolent pickpocket, Skip McCoy, inadvertently sets off a chain of events when he targets ex-prostitute Candy and steals her wallet. Unaware that she has been making deliveries of highly classified…

  11. 11The Naked City

    The Naked City (1948)

    ★ 7.2/10Also thriller

    After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.

  12. 12No Name on the Bullet

    No Name on the Bullet (1959)

    ★ 6.6/10Also action and thriller

    When hired killer John Gant rides into Lordsburg, the town's folk become paranoid as each leading citizen has enemies capable of using the services of a professional killer for personal revenge.

  13. 13Notorious

    Notorious (1946)

    ★ 7.7/10Also thriller

    In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war criminal, as a spy. As they begin to fall for one another, Alicia is…

  14. 14Desperate

    Desperate (1947)

    ★ 6.5/10Also thriller

    An innocent trucker takes it on the lam when he's accused of robbery.

  15. 15The Mechanic

    The Mechanic (1972)

    ★ 6.7/10Also action and thriller

    Arthur Bishop is a veteran hit man who, owing to his penchant for making his targets' deaths seem like accidents, thinks himself an artist. It's made him very rich, but as he hits middle age, he's so depressed and…

  16. 16Madigan

    Madigan (1968)

    ★ 6.2/10Also thriller

    NYPD detectives Bonaro and Madigan lose their guns to fugitive Barney Benesch. As compensation, they are given a weekend to bring Benesch to justice. While they follow various leads, Police Commissioner Russell goes…

  17. 17Leave Her to Heaven

    Leave Her to Heaven (1945)

    ★ 7.5/10Also thriller

    A socialite marries a prominent novelist, which spurs a violent, obsessive, and dangerous jealousy in her.

  18. 18The Cassandra Crossing

    The Cassandra Crossing (1976)

    ★ 6.2/10Also action and thriller

    Passengers on a European train have been exposed to a deadly disease, and nobody will let them off the train.

  19. 19Detour

    Detour (1945)

    ★ 7.2/10Also thriller

    The life of Al Roberts, a pianist in a New York nightclub, turns into a nightmare when he decides to hitchhike to Los Angeles to visit his girlfriend.

  20. 20Strange but True

    Strange but True (2019)

    ★ 6/10Also thriller

    A woman surprises the family of her deceased boyfriend by telling them she's pregnant with his child.

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