Movies Like Axe to the Face
If you liked Axe to the Face (2020), a thriller movie directed by Andrew Moorehead, 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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Succubus (2024)
★ 8.3/10Also thrillerA new father going through a marital separation joins a dating app and matches with a beautiful but mysterious young woman... whose powers of seduction and manipulation entangle him in a mystery more horrifying than he…
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Hello (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also thrillerAn 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…
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Tyler Perry's Duplicity (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also thrillerHigh-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…
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The Experiment (2010)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller20 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control.
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6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain (2017)
★ 5.8/10Also thrillerAn 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…
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The Unsaid (2001)
★ 6.6/10Also thrillerA doctor dealing with the aftermath of his son's death tries to help a troubled young man.
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Bad Girl (2016)
★ 6/10Also thrillerBad 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…
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Frank and Penelope (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also thrillerA tale of love and violence when a man on his emotional last legs finds a savior seductively dancing in a run-down strip club. And a life most certainly headed off a cliff suddenly becomes redirected - as everything is…
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Curve (2016)
★ 6.9/10Also thrillerClinging to a smooth, curved surface high above a sentient abyss, a woman tries to cover the few feet back to safety without losing purchase and falling to her death.
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Attraction (2001)
★ 6.9/10Also thrillerA writer/radio advice show host fails to heed his own advice as he stalks his ex-girlfriend and then becomes involved with an actress friend of hers.
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Superhost (2021)
★ 5.8/10Also thrillerTwo travel vloggers check into a vacation rental with a host that will do anything for a good review.
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The Other (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also thrillerUnable to conceive, a couple seeks to build a family with a young orphan, survivor of tragic childhood. But their act of love turns to horror when they realize the violence in their foster's past has returned to…
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Strange but True (2019)
★ 6/10Also thrillerA woman surprises the family of her deceased boyfriend by telling them she's pregnant with his child.
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In Cold Light (2026)
★ 5.9/10Also thrillerFresh out of prison, Ava's attempt to reclaim her drug operation collapses when she witnesses a brutal crime, forcing her to flee into a nightmarish underworld where allies are scarce and enemies multiply by the minute.
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Shadow Dancer (2012)
★ 6/10Also thrillerIn 1990s Belfast, a woman is forced to betray all she believes in for the sake of her son.
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Wardriver (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also 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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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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Chief of Station (2024)
★ 6.3/10Also thrillerAfter learning that the death of his wife was not an accident, a former CIA Station Chief is forced back into the espionage underworld, teaming up with an adversary to unravel a conspiracy that challenges everything he…
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The Possessed (2021)
★ 6.3/10Also thrillerA man with the ability to exorcise demons fights to protect his loved ones after a sudden surge in demonic possessions. After discovering his nephew's girlfriend has the same supernatural gift, they join forces for the…
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Graphic Desires (2023)
★ 6.9/10Also thrillerWhen reclusive Franklin cheats on his partner with a mysterious girl he meets on a dating app, it becomes the start of a deadly obsession.