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Movies Like Forbidden Opportunity

If you liked Forbidden Opportunity (2017), a movie directed by Jacky St. James, 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 Way of the Gun

    The Way of the Gun (2000)

    ★ 6.4/10

    Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother of a powerful and shady man.

  2. 2Addicted

    Addicted (2014)

    ★ 5.9/10

    A gallerist risks her family and flourishing career when she enters into an affair with a talented painter and slowly loses control of her life.

  3. 3You Should Have Left

    You Should Have Left (2020)

    ★ 6.1/10

    In an effort to repair their relationship, a couple books a vacation in the countryside for themselves and their daughter. What starts as a perfect retreat begins to fall apart as one loses their grip on reality, and a…

  4. 4Cleveland Abduction

    Cleveland Abduction (2015)

    ★ 7.3/10

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

  5. 5Red Rocket

    Red Rocket (2021)

    ★ 6.8/10

    After hitting rock bottom in Los Angeles, former porn star Mikey Saber returns to his hometown in Texas to stay with his estranged wife and mother-in-law. Just as tensions begin to ease, he becomes infatuated with a…

  6. 6From Dusk Till Dawn

    From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

    ★ 7.1/10

    After kidnapping a father and his two kids, the Gecko brothers head south to a seedy Mexican bar to hide out in safety, unaware of its notorious clientele.

  7. 710

    10 (1979)

    ★ 5.8/10

    A Hollywood songwriter goes through a mid-life crisis and becomes infatuated with a sexy blonde newlywed.

  8. 8True Romance

    True Romance (1993)

    ★ 7.5/10

    Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.

  9. 9Hellraiser

    Hellraiser (2022)

    ★ 6.2/10

    A young woman struggling with addiction comes into possession of an ancient puzzle box, unaware that its purpose is to summon the Cenobites, a group of sadistic supernatural beings from another dimension.

  10. 10The Domestics

    The Domestics (2018)

    ★ 6.2/10

    A young husband and wife must fight to return home in a post-apocalyptic mid-western landscape ravaged by gangs.

  11. 11Resident Evil: Extinction

    Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)

    ★ 6.3/10

    Years after the Racoon City catastrophe, survivors travel across the Nevada desert, hoping to make it to Alaska. Alice joins the caravan and their fight against hordes of zombies and the evil Umbrella Corp.

  12. 12Single White Female

    Single White Female (1992)

    ★ 6.3/10

    Having recently split from her fiancé, Allison Jones welcomes new roommate Hedra Carlson. The young women quickly form a bond, but soon Allison begins to notice not all’s well with her new tenant.

  13. 13Jeff, Who Lives at Home

    Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2012)

    ★ 6.2/10

    Dispatched from his basement room on an errand for his mother, slacker Jeff might discover his destiny (finally) when he spends the day with his brother as he tracks his possibly adulterous wife.

  14. 14The Terminator

    The Terminator (1984)

    ★ 7.7/10

    In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st…

  15. 15Candy Land

    Candy Land (2023)

    ★ 6.2/10

    Remy, a seemingly naive and devout young woman, finds herself cast out from her religious cult. With no place to turn, she immerses herself into the underground world of truck stop sex workers. Under the watchful eye…

  16. 16Repo Men

    Repo Men (2010)

    ★ 6.3/10

    In the future, medical technology has advanced to the point where people can buy artificial organs to extend their lives. But if they default on payments, an organization known as the Union sends agents to repossess…

  17. 17I Spit on Your Grave 2

    I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013)

    ★ 6.3/10

    Broke, and in desperate need to update her portfolio, New York City model Katie calls a number from a tear-off flyer offering free photos. But this innocent attempt quickly turns into an unthinkable kidnapping…

  18. 18Azrael

    Azrael (2024)

    ★ 5.8/10

    In a world where no one speaks, a devout female hunts down a young woman who has escaped her imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, Azrael is due to be sacrificed to pacify an ancient evil deep within the…

  19. 19Lowlife

    Lowlife (2017)

    ★ 6.1/10

    The sordid lives of an addict, an ex-con, and a luchador collide when an organ harvesting caper goes very, very wrong.

  20. 20The Prophecy

    The Prophecy (1995)

    ★ 6.5/10

    The angel Gabriel comes to Earth to collect a soul which will end the stalemated war in Heaven. However, it is hidden inside of a Native American girl and only a former priest and a schoolteacher can stop him.

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