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Movies Like Human Zoo

If you liked Human Zoo (2009), a drama movie directed by Rie Rasmussen, 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. 1The Poker House

    The Poker House (2008)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama

    Agnes and her two sisters struggle through a day in a home overrun by gamblers, thieves, and johns.

  2. 2Simon Killer

    Simon Killer (2012)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama

    A recent college graduate flees to Paris after a break-up, where his involvement with a prostitute begins to reveal a potentially dark recent past.

  3. 3The American

    The American (2010)

    ★ 6/10Also drama

    Dispatched to a small Italian town to await further orders, assassin Jack embarks on a double life that may be more relaxing than is good for him.

  4. 4The Enforcer

    The Enforcer (2022)

    ★ 7/10Also drama

    A noir thriller set in Miami, the film follows an enforcer who discovers his femme fatale boss has branched out into cyber sex trafficking, putting a young runaway he’s befriended at risk. He sacrifices everything to…

  5. 5Cleveland Abduction

    Cleveland Abduction (2015)

    ★ 7.3/10Also drama

    A single mother becomes Ariel Castro's first kidnapping victim, and finds herself trapped in his home with two other women for 11 years.

  6. 6The Disappearance of Alice Creed

    The Disappearance of Alice Creed (2009)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    A rich man's daughter is held captive in an abandoned apartment by two former convicts who abducted her and hold her ransom in exchange for her father's money.

  7. 7Shaft

    Shaft (1971)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama

    Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.

  8. 8Killing Zoe

    Killing Zoe (1993)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama

    Zed is an American vault-cracker who travels to Paris to meet up with his old friend Eric. Eric and his gang have planned to raid the only bank in the city which is open on Bastille day. After offering his services…

  9. 9Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

    Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama

    Young teen girl Xiu Xiu is sent away to a remote corner of the Sichuan steppes for manual labor in 1975 (sending young people to there was a part of Cultural Revolution in China). A year later, she agrees to go to even…

  10. 103 Days to Kill

    3 Days to Kill (2014)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama

    A dangerous international spy is determined to give up his high stakes life to finally build a closer relationship with his estranged wife and daughter. But first, he must complete one last mission - even if it means…

  11. 11Cape Fear

    Cape Fear (1991)

    ★ 7.3/10Also drama

    Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape…

  12. 12The Hit

    The Hit (1984)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    Ten years after ratting on his old mobster friends in exchange for personal immunity, two hit men drive a hardened criminal to Paris for his execution. However, while on the way, whatever can go wrong, does go wrong.

  13. 13Mexicali

    Mexicali (2026)

    ★ 7.7/10Also drama

    A former special forces contractor is forced out of retirement as an avocado farmer in Mexico when local gangsters try to force him and his family off their farm.

  14. 14Desperation Road

    Desperation Road (2023)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama

    Ex-con Russell Gaines is attempting to rebuild his life with the help of his father, Mitchell. However, the arrival of Maben sends his new life into chaos, leading the pair to go on the run - as their violent pasts…

  15. 15Monster

    Monster (2003)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama

    In 1989, prostitute Aileen Wuornos befriends and enters a relationship with a young woman named Selby. Determined to straighten out her life, Aileen's limited education lands her back on the corner. She's raped by a…

  16. 16Luckiest Girl Alive

    Luckiest Girl Alive (2022)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    A successful woman in New York City finds her life upended when she is forced to confront a dark truth that threatens to unravel her meticulously crafted life.

  17. 17Dead Man Down

    Dead Man Down (2013)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama

    In New York City, a crime lord's right-hand man is seduced by a woman seeking retribution.

  18. 18Sister My Sister

    Sister My Sister (1994)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama

    A true story of shocking violence catapults a picturesque little town into history. The close sibling relationship between the two maids takes on a new dimension as their overbearing employer discovers a sexual fever…

  19. 19Gran Torino

    Gran Torino (2008)

    ★ 8/10Also drama

    Disgruntled Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, Thao Lor, a Hmong teenager who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: a 1972 Gran Torino.

  20. 20Dream Lover

    Dream Lover (1994)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama

    Not long after they cross paths at an art gallery, architect Ray Reardon and hypnotically sensual Lena are married with children. But as strange incidents occur, Ray begins to realize he may not really know the woman…

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