Movies Like Cold Blood
If you liked Cold Blood (1975), a thriller movie directed by Günter Vaessen and Ralf Gregan, 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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Protector (2026)
★ 8.4/10Also thrillerNikki's life is shattered when her daughter is kidnapped. Thrust into the criminal underworld while hunted by cops and military, she must fight to rescue her child.
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Trapped (2002)
★ 6.2/10Also thrillerHeld hostage in different cities after their daughter is kidnapped by a master extortionist, a desperate couple must find a way to outsmart a seemingly foolproof plot.
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Whisper (2007)
★ 6.3/10Also thrillerSinister things begin happening to kidnappers who are holding a young boy for ransom in a remote cabin.
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Hider in the House (1989)
★ 6.2/10Also thrillerA deranged man hides in the attic of a new house and becomes obsessed with the unsuspecting family that moves in.
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Wardriver (2026)
★ 7.4/10Also thrillerHe’s a Wardriver: a hacker who steals from banks, not people—until he’s noticed. Now the money turns violent, and the woman caught in it could save him or kill them both.
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Paradise Highway (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also thrillerA truck driver has been forced to smuggle illicit cargo to save her brother from a deadly prison gang. With FBI operatives hot on her trail, Sally's conscience is challenged when the final package turns out to be a…
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Alpha Dog (2006)
★ 6.7/10Also thrillerJohnny Truelove likes to see himself as tough. He's the son of an underworld figure and a drug dealer. Johnny also likes to get tough when things don't go his way. When Jake Mazursky fails to pay up for Johnny, things…
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Point Blank (2019)
★ 6/10Also thrillerA 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.
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Hunting Grounds (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also thrillerDesperate to find refuge for her children, Chloe Marvino runs away from her Mafia tied husband, and finds shelter in a cabin with a recluse drifter named Jake. But as her husband's henchmen draw closer to her, it turns…
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The Yakuza (1974)
★ 7.1/10Also thrillerWhen George Tanner does business with high-ranking Yakuza Tono, Tono kidnaps his daughter, and George summons his old friend, private eye Harry Kilmer, to Japan to investigate.
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The Substitute (1996)
★ 7/10Also thrillerWhen an inner-city Miami schoolteacher gets her knee broken after standing up to the school's gang leader, her mercenary combat specialist boyfriend goes undercover as a substitute teacher to take down the punk. Soon…
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Close Range (2015)
★ 6.5/10Also thrillerA rogue soldier turned outlaw is thrust into a relentless fight with a corrupt sheriff, his obedient deputies, and a dangerous drug cartel in order to protect his sister and her young daughter.
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Hostage (2005)
★ 6.4/10Also thrillerWhen a mafia accountant is taken hostage on his beat, a police officer – wracked by guilt from a prior stint as a negotiator – must negotiate the standoff, even as his own family is held captive by the mob.
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Stereo (2014)
★ 6.1/10Also thrillerErik has is own motorbike workshop in a sleepy little town. He may have the telling word ‘scoundrel’ tattooed onto his lower arm but he nonetheless creates an impression of a well-behaved average Joe. His relationship…
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Hunting Season (2025)
★ 7.4/10Also thrillerWhen a reclusive survivalist and his daughter rescue a mysterious, wounded woman from a river, they become entangled in a deadly web of violence and revenge, forcing them to confront a brutal criminal to survive.
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The Tall Man (2012)
★ 6.1/10Also thrillerWhen her child goes missing, a mother looks to unravel the legend of the Tall Man, an entity who allegedly abducts children.
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Nowhere to Run (1993)
★ 6.6/10Also thrillerEscaped convict Sam Gillen single-handedly takes on ruthless developers who are determined to evict a widow with two young children.
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Breaking In (2018)
★ 6/10Also thrillerShaun Russell takes her son and daughter on a weekend getaway to her late father's secluded, high-tech vacation home in the countryside. The family soon gets an unwelcome surprise when four men break into the house to…
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Seeking Justice (2011)
★ 5.9/10Also thrillerAfter his wife is assaulted, a husband enlists the services of a vigilante group to help him settle the score.