Movies like Almost Dead
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Almost Dead (2016)
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Hope, a researcher who studies infectious diseases, the struggle for survival in a world where a deadly virus but decimated the population .
Style:
tense, suspenseful, bleak, intense, grim, emotional, independent film, tragic
Plot:
survival, pandemic, infection, post apocalyptic, virus outbreak, quarantine, isolation, biohazard, medical research, dystopia, claustrophobia, desperation, contamination, hopes, ethical dilemma, laboratory, morality, paranoia, urban decay, mistrust, zombie, slow burn, search
Time:
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Most similar movies to Almost Dead
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, bleak, suspenseful and suspense films with plots about survival, isolation, claustrophobia, post apocalyptic, desperation, slow burn and moral ambiguity mostly in Thriller, Horror and Drama genres. Some movies like Almost Dead: Among the Living (2022), Silent Zone (2025), Uncontained (2025), Cora (2024), Territory 8 (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Stranded in the aftermath of a deadly outbreak, a brother fights to protect his sister while he desperately searches to find refuge and avoid an infected population with a thirst for blood.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, scary, bleak, disturbing ...
Plot:
zombie, survival, apocalypse, survival horror, infected, zombie survival, fear, struggle for survival, sister, fight, brother, pandemic ...
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: Hungary
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
In a zombie-ravaged world, a resourceful teen and her protector fight for survival, facing relentless dangers and testing the limits of hope and loyalty.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, bleak, emotional
Plot:
zombie, survival, post apocalyptic, desperation, bonding, loyalty, dystopian future, wasteland, hopes, coming of age, isolation, ruse ...
Similarity:
87%
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
In the wintry forests of North America, a mysterious drifter struggles to protect an abandoned boy and his little sister from an infection that turns people into a feral-like state.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, emotional, grim, bleak
Plot:
survival horror, survival, infected, forest, isolation, post apocalyptic, loneliness, winter, infection, slow burn, man versus nature, stranded ...
Similarity:
82%
1K
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Cora is set decades into the future, after a deadly mist has covered earth, effectively wiping out most of humanity. Now, we follow Cora, a woman working for an organization trying to reverse the effects of the apocalypse.
Style:
atmospheric, suspenseful, futuristic, bleak, tense ...
Plot:
post apocalyptic, survival, dystopia, female protagonist, desolation, isolation, haunting, conspiracy, slow burn
Time:
near future
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
77%
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Shortly after a chemical weapon explosion in the Nevada desert, two scientists find themselves confronting a sinister cover up, and a band of hostile survivors who are looking to escape the quarantined area known as Territory 8.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing, dramatic ...
Plot:
quarantine, desert, chemical weapon, survival, survival horror, escape, post-apocalyptic future, adaptation, scientist, fight, struggle for survival, danger ...
Time:
future
Place:
nevada
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A genetics specialist is sent to stay in a coastal inn to find the origin of an infection that has started spreading slowly.
Style:
disturbing, tense, captivating, tension, grim ...
Plot:
zombie, undead, zombie outbreak, zombie apocalypse, genetics, infection, zombie violence, dead man, supernatural horror, living dead, zombie survival, evil dead ...
Similarity:
70%
192
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Father Javier lives a fractured existence: on one side, he helps families who've witnessed miracles, and on the other he belongs to a trio of excommunicated priests who hunt the possessed down to exorcise them under their own terms: with ...
Style:
intense, tense, grim, suspenseful, psychological horror ...
Plot:
possession, exorcism, supernatural, ethical dilemma, redemption, trauma, moral ambiguity, vigilante justice, urban decay, investigation, survival, isolation ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
When a kind of rabies that transforms people into aggressive creatures spreads across the planet, Manel isolates himself at home with his cat, relying on his wits to survive; but soon they must go out in search of food, by land and by sea, dodging ...
Style:
tension, dark, suspense, bleak, grim ...
Plot:
zombie, pandemic, survival, post apocalyptic, isolation, infection, desperation, loneliness, companionship, food shortage, man versus nature, claustrophobia ...
Similarity:
62%
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Genre: Horror
Country: Australia
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, tense, bleak, grim
Plot:
zombie, undead, survival, biohazard, infected, infection, small town, survivor, epidemic, quarantine, violence, pandemic ...
Place:
australia
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
When an unknown disease wipes out most of the world’s population, a man with unique blood is isolated for study. Fearing for his wife’s safety, he breaks his quarantine – into a world overrun by monstrous Infected and a shadowy agency hunting ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, apocalyptic, psychological ...
Plot:
survival horror, survival, pandemic, deadly virus, threat, humanity, post apocalypse, virus, life is a bitch, struggle for survival, apocalypse, post apocalyptic ...
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A former marine awakens to an apocalyptic sight outside of his window and barricades himself from evil creatures that surround his apartment door and terrorize the city.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing, bleak ...
Plot:
survival, demon, apartment building, fantasy world, fight, monster, post apocalypse, survival horror, isolation, claustrophobia, post apocalyptic, home invasion ...
Similarity:
57%
6K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The life of a failed musician, sunny takes a dramatic turn as he smuggles himself back from Dubai to Kerala in midst of a global pandemic and shuts himself from the society.
Style:
emotional, intense, melancholic, realistic, bleak ...
Plot:
pandemic, desperation, character study, survival, regret, redemption, isolation, homecoming, secrets, getting home, resilience, hopes ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india, dubai
Similarity:
57%
546
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A mother fights to save her ailing daughter after a global pandemic worse than any seen before ravaged the planet, leaving resources so scarce you must pay for them with your life.
Style:
tense, dramatic, captivating, harsh, suspenseful ...
Plot:
survival, mother daughter relationship, distopia, daughter, dystopia, post apocalyptic, illness, female protagonist, mother and daughter, parents and children, mother, fight ...
Time:
near future
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A mysterious darkness has swallowed the earth. While running from blood-thirsty creatures, a group of six strangers are mysteriously drawn to an old movie theatre. Thinking themselves safe, they attempt to come to grips with the chaos happening to ...
Style:
apocalyptic, suspenseful, tense, atmospheric, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
haunted, supernatural, survival, post apocalyptic, survivor, paranoia, isolation, claustrophobia, creature, desperation, invasion, creature feature ...
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Italy
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The Gerber's Syndrome is an contagious viral disease that was discovered in Germany in 2008 and spread all over the world. It is extremely contagious, fast spreading, and deadly. This syndrome is very difficult to spot, because it's like a ...
Style:
tense, serious, captivating, psychological, medical drama ...
Plot:
found footage, pandemic, terminal illness, body horror, danger, plague, virus, vaccine, infection, society, quarantine, social commentary ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, germany
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Alex is a man with everything – the well-paid executive job, the impressive house in the country and the beautiful wife and child. When he inexplicably decides to leave work early one Friday nothing will ever be the same again. Within hours of his ...
Style:
psychological horror, intense, suspenseful, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
nightmare, supernatural, isolation, storm, paranoia, family drama, claustrophobia, uncertainty, country house, suspicion, survival, violence ...
Similarity:
47%
519
Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
A dystopian coming-of-age movie focused on three kids who find themselves in an abandoned amusement park, aiming to unite whoever remains. With dangers lurking around every corner, they will do whatever it takes to survive their hellish Neverland.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, dark, bleak, tense ...
Plot:
dystopia, distopia, coming of age, children, virus, post apocalyptic, survival, dystopian society, battles, post-apocalyptic future, fate of humanity, deadly virus ...
Time:
near future
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Russia, Germany
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
In a future in which the earth has been sent out of control, affected by a cruel and inhuman mechanism that turns back Darwin's theory of Evolution, Hamming and Liv try to survive. It seems that nothing can stand in the way of their ...
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, futuristic, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
relationships, loss, survival, post apocalyptic, dystopia, evolution, against humanity, human nature, civilization, fate of humanity, humanity, end of civilization ...
Time:
future, near future
Similarity:
47%
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Croatia
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Cain is a military scientist, bitterly disappointed in human race. His conclusion is that the mankind failed to create a world worth living in. Only a small minority of privileged people live in prosperity, while the rest are spending their lives in ...
Style:
grim, bleak, atmospheric, dark, contemplative ...
Plot:
post apocalyptic, dystopia, survival, loneliness, desolation, hopelessness, survivor, isolation, desperation, existentialism, ethical dilemma, weapon of mass destruction ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
An expecting couple, a survival expert and four teenagers deal with a global blackout and the disintegration of society around them. In their plight for survival, they must endure the worst of human behavior.
Style:
suspense, apocalyptic, suspenseful, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
blackout, survival, apocalypse, post apocalypse, struggle for survival, solar eclipse, white trash, student, fight, eclipse, human nature, fear ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A catastrophic train derailment sends the city spiraling into chaos. But the derailment is just the beginning. A biological gas attack sees crash survivors collapsing and dying within minutes. And the sickness is rapidly spreading.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, psychological, thrilling, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
train wreck, biohazard, pandemic, infection, problem, survival, catastrophe, freight train, struggle for survival, chaos, apocalypse, train ...
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Romania
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Secluded from the world, a single mother of three must defend what's left of her family from a cold-blooded killer, at all costs.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, suspense, psychological thriller, dark ...
Plot:
isolation, survival, home invasion, family drama, protective parent, cat and mouse, single mother, motherhood, claustrophobia, mature, killer, nightmare ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
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Story:
Six original one-hour standalone episodes focused on both new and established characters within the walker apocalypse. Each episode has its own distinct tone and point of view — but the stakes are high in each story, pushing new, indelible ...
Style:
anthology, captivating, exciting, rough, suspense ...
Plot:
survival, post apocalypse, halloween, walking dead, post apocalyptic, zombie, life & death, evil, fight, adaptation, humanity, mature ...
Similarity:
42%
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: France
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
In the heart of a city, the inhabitants of a tower wake up one morning to find that their building is shrouded in an opaque fog, obstructing doors and windows - a strange dark matter that devours anything that tries to pass through it. Trapped, the ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, psychological, thrilling, tense ...
Plot:
survival, fog, survival horror, trapped, isolation, claustrophobia, tower, paranormal activity, death threat, supernatural, threat, paranormal ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
A group of friends rent an isolated lake house owned by a fitness obsessed man with mysterious intentions.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, bleak, tension ...
Plot:
isolation, group of friends, survival, macabre, desperation, violence, friendship, surveillance, obsession, manipulation, paranoia, deception ...
Similarity:
41%
352
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
An outbreak of a bacteria called M-3 causes people to die in extreme pain via body spasms. A woman who is a carrier escapes from a hospital and goes on the run, spreading the plague to people she encounters, and onto food in fast food stops etc. She ...
Style:
apocalyptic, suspenseful, tense, psychotronic, grim ...
Plot:
pandemic, quarantine, plague, disaster, virus, disease, infection, bacteria, epidemic, post apocalypse, mass death, panic ...
Time:
year 1970
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Set in a dystopian future, Kaliyugam 2064 explores themes of survival, morality, and human resilience in the aftermath of a catastrophic event. The story follows a group of individuals navigating a harsh, unforgiving world, struggling with external ...
Style:
bleak, harsh, futuristic, tense
Plot:
survival, food shortage, post apocalyptic, apocalypse, dystopia, wasteland, end of civilization, desperation, violence, moral ambiguity, urban decay, human nature ...
Time:
near future
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Lara Winslet is an expert geologist in volcanology. She is together with her team of work on a volcano to conduct surveys. One day Lara decides to stay a little longer to finish an exam and she remains alone. Returning, she has an accident, falling ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, existential, tense, emotional ...
Plot:
volcano, trapped, accident, isolation, loneliness, reflection, female protagonist, survival, geologist, claustrophobia, character study, desperation ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Plot unknown
Style:
dark, tense, bleak, suspenseful, grim ...
Plot:
religious cult, last man on earth, post apocalyptic, survival, dystopia, ethical dilemma, dogma, civil liberties, jehovah's witness, atheism, rescue mission, rebellion ...
Time:
near future
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Six young and hopeful actors land roles in an experimental horror film shooting on a remote location. Their performances will be captured without any crew present in a single, uninterrupted take by cameras and drones positioned around the set. As ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, tense, serious, bleak ...
Plot:
found footage, serial killer, murder, forest, killing, masked killer, murderer, actor, homicidal maniac, terror, desperation, manipulation ...
Similarity:
40%
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