Movies Like Cruel Justice

If you liked Cruel Justice (1999), a thriller and tv movie movie directed by Gregory Goodell, 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
Infidelity in Suburbia (2017)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller and tv movie
With her husband away at work, and her son at school, Laura dreams of a home-renovation project to supplant her restless days. Elliott, her irresistibly hot private contractor, soon fulfills her more forbidden dreams.
2
Bad Sister (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller and tv movie
As a top student at St. Adeline's Catholic Boarding School, Zoe senses that something is not quite right about the school's new nun-- a sense proven to be true when it is revealed the "good' nun is an imposter with a…
3
180 (2026)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller
When an unexpected road rage incident puts his son in critical condition, an enraged father spirals down a dark path of emotional turmoil and vengeance.
4
Fear (1996)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller
Nicole Walker always dreamed of being swept away by someone special — someone strong, sexy and sensitive who would care for her more than anything else in the world. David is all that and more: a modern-day knight who…
5
Stolen Girl (2025)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller
In 1993, Maureen’s six-year-old daughter Amina is snuck out of the country by her ex-husband, Karim. After years of unsuccessful attempts to find her, Maureen intersects with a professional retriever of internationally…
6
Seeds of Yesterday (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also tv movie and thriller
The Sheffield family reveal and go through some home truths as their middle child inherits the Foxworth mansion. The family's ghosts looming over, and more tragedies are in store as the curse lives on.
7
Hello (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller and tv movie
An emotionally unavailable flight attendant meets a potential love interest and later finds out that her "perfect guy" has ulterior motives. As the clock ticks down on New Year's Eve, she must fight to keep her…
8
Eye for an Eye (1996)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller
It's fire and brimstone time as grieving mother Karen McCann takes justice into her own hands when a kangaroo court in Los Angeles fails to convict Robert Doob, the monster who raped and murdered her 17-year-old…
9
Black Widow (1987)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller
Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But since Catherine is seemingly a master of disguise and has multiple…
10
Butterfly on a Wheel (2007)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller
A sociopathic kidnapper methodically pushes a desperate pair of parents to their absolute breaking point.
11
Hostage House (2021)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller and tv movie
A realtor and her daughter are taken hostage by armed robbers.
12
6 Bullets (2012)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller
An ex-mercenary known for finding missing children is hired by a mixed martial arts fighter whose daughter has been kidnapped.
13
A Sister's Secret (2018)
★ 7.2/10Also thriller and tv movie
Twin sisters secretly swap places on their thirtieth birthday. The harmless prank becomes a nightmare when one of them is murdered.
14
The Neighbor in the Window (2020)
★ 7.3/10Also thriller and tv movie
A suburban wife finds herself and the security of her family threatened by another seemingly friendly neighborhood mom.
15
Rogue Agent (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller
Conman Robert Freegard poses as an undercover MI5 agent and kidnaps countless victims amidst a high-stakes manhunt, until the woman who fell for him brings him to justice.
16
Sleeping with Danger (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also thriller and tv movie
Inspired by Ann Rule’s true crime collection Mortal Danger and Other True Cases. Paul Carter was like a knight in shining armor when he met flight attendant Grace Tanner and swept her into a passionate love affair. But…
17
Is There a Killer in My Family? (2020)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller and tv movie
True-crime author, Carly, and her husband Kevin take a vacation at a historical mansion on Crawford Island. Kevin thinks it will be a chance for them to reconnect, but Carly plans to research the puzzling unsolved…
18
Kept Woman (2015)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller and tv movie
Jessica and her fiancé Evan have just moved from the city into their dream home on a quiet suburban street. Soon after, Jessica catches her seemingly friendly new neighbor, Simon, in a strange lie and can't let her…
19
Savaged (2014)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller
After thugs brutalize a deaf-mute woman, the spirit of an Apache warrior takes over her lifeless body and sets out on a bloodthirsty quest for revenge.
20
The Mother (2023)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller
A deadly female assassin comes out of hiding to protect the daughter that she gave up years before, while on the run from dangerous men.