Movies Like Hinterland

If you liked Hinterland (2021), a thriller and drama movie directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky, 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
The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)
★ 6.8/10Also thriller and drama
In 1971, Stanford's Professor Philip Zimbardo conducts a controversial psychology experiment in which college students pretend to be either prisoners or guards, but the proceedings soon get out of hand. Based on a true…
2
Walking with the Enemy (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and history
Regent Horthy is the leader of Hungary and a German ally, but his favorable standing with Hitler changes as the war comes to an end. Forced to cede Hungary’s power or else witness the execution of his son, Regent…
3
Luckiest Girl Alive (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and thriller
A successful woman in New York City finds her life upended when she is forced to confront a dark truth that threatens to unravel her meticulously crafted life.
4
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
★ 7/10Also drama and history
When German police viciously quell a protest against the shah of Iran, popular journalist Ulrike Meinhof rebels against her dishonest marriage, walks away from her children and joins radical anarchist Andreas Baader…
5
Kill for Me (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and thriller
Rent’s a bitch. And that is why, six months after her best friend went missing, Amanda finally gives in to getting another roommate, Hailey. The two college students turn out to have something in common, however…
6
Lockdown (2000)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and thriller
Avery (Jones) returns to college as a competitive swimmer after getting his life back on track. But his life takes another unexpected turn when he and his two friends (Bonds, Casseus) are wrongly accused of murder and…
7
Escape from Sobibor (1987)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and thriller
The true story of WWII's notorious Sobibor Nazi death camp, where a courageous inmate orchestrates and leads the escape of over 300 prisoners.
8
Fanny Lye Deliver'd (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and history
On an isolated English farm in 1657, Fanny lives a quiet life with her oppressive husband John and their young son. One day their life is rocked with the arrival of young couple Thomas and Rebecca who claim to have…
9
Nightwatching (2007)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and history
An extravagant, exotic and moving look at Rembrandt's romantic and professional life, and the controversy he created by the identification of a murderer in the painting The Night Watch.
10
The Grey Zone (2001)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and history
The story of Auschwitz's twelfth Sonderkommando — one of the thirteen consecutive "Special Squads" of Jewish prisoners placed by the Nazis in the excruciating moral dilemma of assisting in the extermination of fellow…
11
The Krays (1990)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and history
Twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray are raised in east London, under the influence of their hateful but doting mother Violet. As they grow up, Ronnie's violent nature takes over, and Reggie follows his brother's lead. The two…
12
Ike: Countdown to D-Day (2004)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and history
The story of the senior-level preparations for the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944 from the time of Dwight D. Eisenhower's appointment as the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, to the establishment of the beachhead in…
13
A Mighty Heart (2007)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and thriller
Based on Mariane Pearl's account of the terrifying and unforgettable story of her husband, Wall Street Journal reporter Danny Pearl's life and death.
14
The Born Losers (1967)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and thriller
A biker gang incites a reign of terror in a California coastal town that culminates in four teenage girls being raped. Vietnam veteran Billy Jack has had enough, however, and takes on the depraved bikers…
15
Dead Man's Shoes (2004)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and thriller
A soldier returns to his small town and exacts a deadly revenge on the thugs who tormented his disabled brother while he was away.
16
The Devil's Double (2011)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and thriller
A chilling vision of the House of Saddam Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was forced to become the double of Hussein's sadistic son.
17
The Forgiven (2018)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller and drama
After the end of Apartheid, Archbishop Desmond Tutu meets with a brutal murderer seeking redemption.
18
The Dead Pool (1988)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and thriller
Dirty Harry Callahan returns for his final film adventure. Together with his partner Al Quan, he must investigate the systematic murder of prominent figures. By the time Harry learns that the murders are part of a sick…
19
The Ghoul (2017)
★ 6/10Also drama and thriller
A homicide detective goes undercover as a patient to investigate a psychotherapist he believes is linked to a strange double murder. As his therapy sessions continue the line between fantasy and reality begins to blur.
20
Attack on Darfur (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and drama
American journalists in Sudan are confronted with the dilemma of whether to return home to report on the atrocities they have seen, or to stay behind and help some of the victims they have encountered.