Movies Like Sanctum

If you liked Sanctum (2011), a action and thriller movie directed by Alister Grierson, 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
The Descent: Part 2 (2009)
★ 6/10Also thriller
Distraught, confused, and half-wild with fear, Sarah Carter emerges alone from the Appalachian cave system where she encountered unspeakable terrors. Unable to plausibly explain to the authorities what happened - or…
2
The Maze Runner (2014)
★ 7.2/10Also action and thriller
A teenager with no memory of his past finds himself among a group of boys living in a walled enclosure surrounded by a massive, ever-changing maze. As he struggles to adapt to their rules and society, he begins to…
3
Gold (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also action and thriller
In 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…
4
Bird Box (2018)
★ 6.8/10Also thriller
Five years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a survivor and her two children make a desperate bid to reach safety.
5
Hounds of War (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also action and thriller
After a mission goes wrong, only one of a group of mercenaries is left alive to avenge his fallen brothers.
6
Off the Grid (2025)
★ 6.4/10Also action and thriller
After a morally-bankrupt company tries to weaponize a brilliant scientist's revolutionary technology, he goes off the grid to safeguard humanity. When the company sends a strike force to find him, they make their…
7
The Devil's Mouth (2026)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller
A group of college friends' Thailand adventure turns deadly when they become trapped in submerged caves with a dangerous predator. As oxygen runs low, past conflicts emerge in their desperate fight for survival.
8
47 Meters Down (2017)
★ 5.8/10Also thriller
Two sisters on Mexican vacation are trapped in a shark observation cage at the bottom of the ocean, with oxygen running low and great whites circling nearby, they have less than an hour of air left to figure out how to…
9
Leave the World Behind (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller
A 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.
10
Lake Mungo (2009)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller
After 16-year-old Alice Palmer drowns at a local dam, her family experiences a series of strange, inexplicable events centered in and around their home. Unsettled, the Palmers seek the help of a psychic and…
11
Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller
Six people unwittingly find themselves locked in another series of escape rooms, slowly uncovering what they have in common to survive... and discovering they've all played the games before.
12
Dangerous (2021)
★ 6/10Also action and thriller
A reformed sociopath heads to a remote island after the death of his brother. Soon after his arrival, the island falls under siege from a deadly gang of mercenaries, and when he discovers their role in his brother’s…
13
Shadow Force (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also action and thriller
Kyrah and Isaac were once the leaders of a multinational special forces group called Shadow Force. They broke the rules by falling in love, and in order to protect their son, they go underground. With a large bounty on…
14
The Last Breath (2024)
★ 6/10Also thriller
A group of old college friends reunite on a Caribbean scuba diving trip exploring the wreckage of a WWII battleship and find themselves trapped inside the underwater labyrinth of rusted metal surrounded by great white…
15
Exit Protocol (2025)
★ 6.8/10Also action and thriller
An assassin whose specialty is killing other assassins trying to get out of the business decides to try to get out himself and must then team up with his former mark to escape the hired killers now gunning for them both.
16
Beast of War (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller and action
When their boat sinks while crossing the Timor Sea during World War II, a troop of young Australian soldiers must find a way to survive the harsh seas on a quickly shrinking raft. Hundreds of miles from anywhere, they…
17
Lights Out (2024)
★ 7.1/10Also action and thriller
A drifting ex-soldier turns underground fighter with the help of a just-released ex-con, pitting him against corrupt cops and hired killers now gunning for him and all those he cares about.
18
Point Blank (2019)
★ 6/10Also action and thriller
A nurse is forced to spring a wounded murder suspect from the hospital when the man’s brother kidnaps his pregnant wife and wants to make a trade.
19
Zip Wire (2026)
★ 7.4/10Also action and thriller
When her ground-breaking pharmaceutical discovery is stolen and partner murdered, researcher Amy must face her fear of heights to escape nefarious attackers, with the only path to salvation being a treacherous aerial…
20
The Dry (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also thriller
Aaron Falk returns to his drought-stricken hometown to attend a tragic funeral. But his return opens a decades-old wound - the unsolved death of a teenage girl.