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Movies Like The Dogs

If you liked The Dogs (1979), a thriller and drama movie directed by Alain Jessua, 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. 16 Below: Miracle on the Mountain

    6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain (2017)

    ★ 5.8/10Also thriller and drama

    An adrenaline seeking snowboarder gets lost in a massive winter storm in the back country of the High Sierras where he is pushed to the limits of human endurance and forced to battle his own personal demons as he…

  2. 2Tyler Perry's Duplicity

    Tyler Perry's Duplicity (2025)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller and drama

    High-powered attorney Marley faces her most personal case yet when she is tasked with uncovering the truth behind the murder of her best friend Fela’s husband. With the help of her boyfriend – a former cop turned…

  3. 3The Good Neighbor

    The Good Neighbor (2022)

    ★ 6.7/10Also thriller and drama

    A nightmarish evening unfolds for neighbors David and Robert when they accidentally hit a woman on her bike and flee the scene. While David is increasingly plagued by feelings of guilt, Robert shows no remorse and…

  4. 4Kompromat

    Kompromat (2022)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller and drama

    Mathieu, a member of the French institute in Irkutsk, is arrested overnight by the Russian authorities. Imprisoned and accused of sexual abuse on his own daughter, he realises he is a victim of a Kompromat. With the…

  5. 5180

    180 (2026)

    ★ 5.9/10Also thriller and drama

    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.

  6. 6The Beasts

    The Beasts (2022)

    ★ 7.5/10Also thriller and drama

    Antoine and Olga, a French couple, have been living in a small village in Galicia for a long time. They practice eco-responsible agriculture and restore abandoned houses to facilitate repopulation. Everything should be…

  7. 7Run

    Run (1991)

    ★ 6/10Also thriller and drama

    When a law student accidentally kills the son of a mob boss in a fight, he finds himself relentlessly pursued by the mob and the police.

  8. 8Bad Girl

    Bad Girl (2016)

    ★ 6/10Also thriller and drama

    Bad girl Amy is given one last chance by her adoptive parents, who think her friendship with local girl Chloe is a step in the right direction. But when Amy discovers that Chloe harbors a dark secret, she finds herself…

  9. 9Light It Up

    Light It Up (1999)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and thriller

    On a winter day in a southside Queens high school, events collide and six students are suddenly in an armed standoff with the NYPD. At the school, classrooms freeze, teachers come and go, resources are scant.

  10. 10The Unknown Girl

    The Unknown Girl (2016)

    ★ 6.2/10Also thriller and drama

    Jenny, a young doctor who feels guilty after a young woman she refused to see winds up dead a few days later, decides to find out who the girl was, after the police can't identify the young woman.

  11. 11The Origin of Evil

    The Origin of Evil (2022)

    ★ 6.4/10Also thriller and drama

    In a luxurious seaside villa, a modest young woman finds herself in the company of a strange family: an unknown and wealthy father, his extravagant wife, his daughter, an ambitious woman, a rebellious teenager, and…

  12. 12The Truth About Emanuel

    The Truth About Emanuel (2013)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and thriller

    A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.

  13. 13The Hummingbird Project

    The Hummingbird Project (2019)

    ★ 6.2/10Also thriller and drama

    A pair of high-frequency traders go up against their old boss in an effort to make millions in a fiber-optic cable deal.

  14. 14Rogue Agent

    Rogue Agent (2022)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller and drama

    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.

  15. 15Not Without Hope

    Not Without Hope (2025)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller and drama

    A group of friends' fishing boat capsizes off the coast of Mexico and they're left alone stranded at sea and struggling for survival.

  16. 16The Experiment

    The Experiment (2010)

    ★ 6.4/10Also thriller and drama

    20 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control.

  17. 17The Gypsy

    The Gypsy (1975)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama and thriller

    Two thieves, Hugo Sennart and Yan Kuq, wanted by the same police inspector, cross paths by chance.

  18. 1824 Days

    24 Days (2014)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and thriller

    When Ilan Halimi is kidnapped for ransom because Jewish and supposedly rich, his family and the police start a race against time to save him from the tortures of the "gang of barbarians".

  19. 19Rascals

    Rascals (2023)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and thriller

    1980s-set first feature follows a gang of ethnic minority youngsters called The Rascals, who take on an ultra-violent gang of right-wing skinheads, losing their innocence in the process.

  20. 20Magpie

    Magpie (2024)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller and drama

    A couple's lives are thrown into disarray when their daughter is cast opposite a controversial major star.

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