Movies Like The Cold-Blooded Trap

If you liked The Cold-Blooded Trap (1998), a thriller movie directed by Takahisa Zeze, 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
Pulse (2001)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller
In the immense city of Tokyo, the darkness of the afterlife lures some of its inhabitants desperately trying to escape the sadness and isolation of the modern world.
2
Rage (2016)
★ 6.9/10Also thriller
A man brutally murders a married couple and leaves the word “ikari” (“rage”) written with their blood. The killer undergoes plastic surgery and flees. At three different locations in Japan, a male stranger appears…
3
Museum (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller
In Tokyo, Japan, several grotesque murders take place on rainy days. Detective Sawamura, who is in charge of the case, soon discovers that his own family is connected to the crimes.
4
The Crimes That Bind (2018)
★ 7.3/10Also thriller
Michiko Oshitani, who lived in Shiga Prefecture, is found dead at an apartment in Tokyo. She was strangled to death. Mutsuo Koshikawa is the owner of the apartment and he goes missing. Detectives including Yuhei…
5
Confessions (2010)
★ 7.6/10Also thriller
Devastated at the death of her four-year-old daughter, a grieving middle school teacher is horrified to discover that her students aren't as innocent as she thinks.
6
Lesson of the Evil (2012)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller
Seiji Hasumi is a popular English teacher in a private high school. He is also a violent and sociopathic killer who concocts an extreme plan to deal with the rise of bullying and bad behavior among the student body.
7
Nightmare Detective (2007)
★ 6/10Also thriller
When a number of suicide victims slash themselves in their sleep, detective Keiko Kirishima is called to investigate.
8
Kate (2021)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller
A ruthless criminal operative has less than 24 hours to exact revenge on her enemies and in the process forms an unexpected bond with the daughter of one of her past victims.
9
The Grudge (2004)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller
An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.
10
Obsession (1976)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller
A wealthy New Orleans businessman becomes obsessed with a young woman who resembles his late wife.
11
Rising Sun (1993)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller
When a prostitute is found dead in a Los Angeles skyscraper occupied by a large Japanese corporation, detectives John Connor and Web Smith are called in to investigate. Although Connor has previous experience working…
12
Succubus (2024)
★ 8.3/10Also thriller
A new father going through a marital separation joins a dating app and matches with a beautiful but mysterious young woman... whose powers of seduction and manipulation entangle him in a mystery more horrifying than he…
13
Influencers (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller
In the picturesque landscapes of Southern France, a young woman's chilling fascination with murder and identity theft sends her life into a whirlwind of chaos.
14
Godzilla (1954)
★ 7.6/10Also thriller
Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Kyohei Yamane soon discover something far more devastating than imagined in the form of a 50 meter tall…
15
Wait Until Dark (1967)
★ 7.3/10Also thriller
After a flight back home, Sam Hendrix returns with a doll he innocently acquired along the way. As it turns out, the doll is actually stuffed with heroin, and a group of criminals led by the ruthless Roat has followed…
16
The Other (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller
Unable to conceive, a couple seeks to build a family with a young orphan, survivor of tragic childhood. But their act of love turns to horror when they realize the violence in their foster's past has returned to…
17
Inferno (2016)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller
After waking up in a hospital with amnesia, professor Robert Langdon and a doctor must race against time to foil a deadly global plot.
18
Hider in the House (1989)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller
A deranged man hides in the attic of a new house and becomes obsessed with the unsuspecting family that moves in.
19
Road to Paloma (2014)
★ 5.8/10Also thriller
While Native American Wolf is being pursued by the FBI for having taken the law into his own hands, when his mother was raped and killed on their reservation he crosses paths with Cash, a down and out musician who is…
20
The Ritual Killer (2023)
★ 5.8/10Also thriller
Unable to process the death of his daughter, Detective Boyd embarks on a hunt for a serial killer who murders according to a brutal tribal ritual: Muti. The only person who can help Boyd is Professor Mackles, an…