Movies Like Death Penalty
If you liked Death Penalty (2013), a horror movie directed by Julien de Volte, 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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Curve (2016)
★ 6.9/10Also horrorClinging to a smooth, curved surface high above a sentient abyss, a woman tries to cover the few feet back to safety without losing purchase and falling to her death.
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I Spit on Your Grave (2010)
★ 6.5/10Also horrorA beautiful woman from the city, Jennifer Hills, rents an isolated cabin in the country to write her latest novel. Soon, a group of local lowlifes subject her to a nightmare of degradation, rape, and violence.
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I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also horrorBroke, 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…
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Soft & Quiet (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also horrorTaking place in real time, elementary school teacher Emily organizes a mixer of like-minded women, but an altercation between a woman from Emily’s past and the group leads to a volatile chain of events.
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Terrifier (2011)
★ 6/10Also horrorAfter witnessing a brutal murder on Halloween night, a young woman becomes the next target of a maniacal entity.
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Wake Up (2024)
★ 6.7/10Also horrorA group of young activists set out to make an environmental statement by vandalizing a home superstore as it closes. But their plan goes terribly wrong when they become trapped inside and must face a deranged security…
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Monster (2005)
★ 6.7/10Also horrorA mother battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the closet, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.
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The Entity (1982)
★ 6.9/10Also horrorA single mom is raped by an invisible force. Her psychiatrist believes the experience stems from childhood trauma, while she knows something supernatural is at play.
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Play Dead (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also horrorA woman wakes up injured in a basement surrounded by corpses. To survive, she pretends to be dead while a grotesque ritual unfolds in the house above.
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Mandy (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also horrorThe Shadow Mountains, 1983. Red and Mandy lead a loving and peaceful existence; but when their pine-scented haven is savagely destroyed, Red is catapulted into a phantasmagoric journey filled with bloody vengeance and…
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The Vampire Lovers (1970)
★ 6.4/10Also horrorIn the heart of Styria the Karnstein Family, even after their mortal deaths, rise from their tombs spreading evil in the countryside in their lust for fresh blood. Baron Hartog whose family are all victims of Karnstein…
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Never Let Go (2024)
★ 6.1/10Also horrorAs an evil takes over the world beyond their front doorstep, the only protection for a mother and her twin sons is their house and their family’s protective bond.
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The Last House on the Left (1972)
★ 6/10Also horrorOn the eve of her 17th birthday, Mari and friend Phyllis set off from her family home to attend a rock concert in the city. Attempting to score some drugs on the way, the pair run afoul of a group of vicious crooks…
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Strange Darling (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also horrorNothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree.
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Maniac (1963)
★ 6.2/10Also horrorWhen 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.
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Amer (2009)
★ 6.2/10Also horrorAna is confronted with body and desire at three key moments of her life. As a young girl, she brings her dead grandpa back to life. In her puberty, she discovers the power of decay and sexuality. Finally, she wrestles…
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The Final (2010)
★ 6/10Also horrorA group of high school outcasts get revenge on the students that torment them.
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For the Sake of Vicious (2021)
★ 6.4/10Also horrorAn overworked nurse returns home to find a maniac hiding out with a bruised and beaten hostage. When an unexpected wave of violent intruders descend upon her home, it becomes a fight for survival.
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Meshes of the Afternoon (1943)
★ 7.6/10Also horrorA woman returning home falls asleep and has vivid dreams that may or may not be happening in reality. Through repetitive images and complete mismatching of the objective view of time and space, her dark inner desires…
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The Dreadful (2026)
★ 5.9/10Also horrorIn medieval England, Anne and her domineering mother-in-law Morwen struggle to survive on the outskirts of society. But when a man from Anne's past returns from war, a curse begins to take shape through a mysterious…