Movies Like Bullies

If you liked Bullies (1986), a action and drama movie directed by Paul Lynch, 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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Savaged (2014)
★ 6.6/10Also action and drama
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.
2
Straw Dogs (2011)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and thriller
A young couple moves to a quaint southern town. Soon their perfect getaway turns out to become a living hell when dark secrets and lethal passions spiral out of control.
3
Straw Dogs (1971)
★ 7.1/10Also thriller and drama
David Sumner, a mild-mannered academic from the United States, marries Amy, an Englishwoman. In order to escape a hectic stateside lifestyle, David and his wife relocate to the small town in rural Cornwall where Amy…
4
The Last House on the Left (2009)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller and horror
When athletic teen Mari Collingwood opts to hang out with her friend Paige in town rather than spend an evening in with her parents vacationing at the family's remote lake house, it marks the beginning of a night no…
5
Cape Fear (1991)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and thriller
Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape…
6
Needful Things (1993)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and horror
A mysterious new shop opens in a small town which always seems to stock the deepest desires of each shopper, with a price far heavier than expected.
7
Eden Lake (2008)
★ 6.8/10Also horror and thriller
When a young couple goes to a remote wooded lake for a romantic getaway, their quiet weekend is shattered by an aggressive group of local kids. Rowdiness quickly turns to rage as the teens terrorize the couple in…
8
Cape Fear (1962)
★ 7.5/10Also thriller and drama
Sam Bowden witnesses a rape committed by Max Cady and testifies against him. When released after 8 years in prison, Cady begins stalking Bowden and his family but is always clever enough not to violate the law.
9
Men (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and thriller
In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to find a place to heal. But someone — or something — from the surrounding woods appears to be stalking her…
10
Day of the Woman (1978)
★ 6/10Also horror and drama
A young, beautiful career woman rents a backwoods cabin to write her first novel. Attacked by a group of local lowlifes and left for dead, she devises a horrific plan to inflict revenge.
11
Promising Young Woman (2020)
★ 7.4/10Also thriller and drama
A young woman, traumatized by a tragic event in her past, seeks out vengeance against those who crossed her path.
12
The Warrior's Way (2010)
★ 6.6/10Also action and thriller
A warrior-assassin is forced to hide in a small town in the American Badlands after refusing a mission.
13
I Spit on Your Grave (2010)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller and horror
A 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.
14
Mexicali (2026)
★ 7.7/10Also action and drama
A former special forces contractor is forced out of retirement as an avocado farmer in Mexico when local gangsters try to force him and his family off their farm.
15
Clown in a Cornfield (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and thriller
Quinn and her father have just moved to the quiet town of Kettle Springs hoping for a fresh start. Instead, she discovers a fractured community that has fallen on hard times after the treasured Baypen Corn Syrup…
16
At Close Range (1986)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and thriller
Brad Whitewood Jr. lives in rural Pennsylvania and has few prospects. Against his mother's wishes, he seeks out his estranged father, the head of a gang of thieves in a nearby town. Though his new girlfriend supports…
17
Just Cause (1995)
★ 6.3/10Also action and drama
A Harvard professor is lured back into the courtroom after twenty-five years to take the case of a young black man condemned to death for the horrific murder of a child.
18
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.
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The Woman (2011)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and horror
A lawyer puts his family in jeopardy when he captures the last member of a violent clan and tries to forcibly tame her.
20
Dogville (2003)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and thriller
A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town, she learns that their support has a price.