Movies like Duel
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Duel (1971)
86K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Travelling businessman, David Mann, angers the driver of a rusty tanker whilst crossing the Californian desert. A simple trip turns deadly as Mann struggles to stay on the road while the tanker plays cat and mouse with his life.
Style:
road movie, creepy, suspense, psychological thriller, psychological, exciting, atmospheric, tension, intense, slasher ...
Audience:
boys' night, horror for children
Plot:
car chase, desert, chase, truck, road rage, psychopath, driving, truck driver, duel, mysterious villain, on the road, pursuit, car, stalking, nervousness, stress, killer car, danger, chases and races, survival, highway, macabre, revenge, snake, train ...
Time:
70s, year 1971, 20th century
Place:
california, persia, usa, los angeles, canada
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Most similar movies to Duel
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, realistic and suspense films with plots about chase, car, car chase, chases and races, automobile, danger and murder mostly in Thriller, Action and Crime genres. Some movies like Duel: The Car (1977), The Hitcher (1986), Christine (1983), Joy Ride (2001), The Hitcher (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
13K
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The film is set in the fictional Utah community of Santa Ynez, which is being terrorized by a mysterious black coupe that appears out of nowhere and begins running people down. After the car kills off the town's Sheriff (John Marley), it ...
Style:
suspense, tense, scary, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
killer car, cemetery, car, carsploitation, desert, police, vengeance, violence spree, danger, chase, on the run, psychopath ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
georgia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A young man who escaped the clutches of a murderous hitch-hiker is subsequently stalked, framed for the hitcher's crimes, and has his life made into hell by the same man he escaped.
Style:
road movie, psychological, slasher, psychological thriller, neo noir ...
Audience:
date night, teens, boys' night
Plot:
psycho killer, hitchhiker, serial killer, psychopath, desert, stalker, violence, sociopath, stalking, kidnapping, highway, motel ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
texas, usa, california
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Geeky student Arnie Cunningham falls for Christine, a rusty 1958 Plymouth Fury, and becomes obsessed with restoring the classic automobile to her former glory. As the car changes, so does Arnie, whose newfound confidence turns to arrogance behind ...
Style:
scary, cult classic, creepy, suspense, classic horror ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
car, obsession, killer car, violence, classic car, vengeance, stephen king, objects come to life, evil spirit, macabre, murder, bullying ...
Time:
80s, 70s, year 1957, year 1978, 1950s ...
Place:
california, los angeles, southern california, detroit
Similarity:
100%
81K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Three young people on a road trip from Colorado to New Jersey talk to a trucker on their CB radio, then must escape when he turns out to be a psychotic killer.
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, psychological, suspenseful, slasher ...
Audience:
teens, date night, adult, teen drama
Plot:
kidnapping, truck driver, truck, prank, twists and turns, paranoia, psychopath, brother brother relationship, torture, brutality, road trip, trap ...
Time:
year 2001, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, north america, colorado, salt lake city utah, nebraska ...
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81%
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
While driving through the New Mexico Desert during a rainy night, the college students Jim Halsey and his girlfriend Grace Andrews give a ride to the hitchhiker John Ryder. While in their car, the stranger proves to be a psychopath threatening the ...
Style:
slasher, scary, road movie, teen, rough ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, gory, desert, murder, hitchhiker, road trip, killer, sociopath, brutality, murder of family, rain ...
Time:
year 2007, 70s
Place:
texas, new mexico, usa
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68K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When his SUV breaks down on a remote Southwestern road, Jeff Taylor lets his wife, Amy, hitch a ride with a trucker to get help. When she doesn't return, Jeff fixes his SUV and tracks down the trucker -- who tells the police he's never ...
Style:
psychological, road movie, suspense, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kidnapping, violence, chase, road trip, couples, highway, conspiracy, desert, uncover truth, murder, danger, car breakdown ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
california, new mexico, usa, massachusetts, arizona
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Kowalski works for a car delivery service. He takes delivery of a 1970 Dodge Challenger to take from Colorado to San Francisco, California. Shortly after pickup, he takes a bet to get the car there in less than 15 hours.
Style:
road movie, grindhouse, independent film, cult classic, exciting ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
car chase, car, driver, hitchhiker, on the road, road trip, radio station, on the run, chase, driving, reckless driving, rattlesnake ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1971
Place:
san francisco, california, colorado, utah, denver colorado ...
Similarity:
75%
332K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Austin's hottest DJ, Jungle Julia, sets out into the night to unwind with her two friends Shanna and Arlene. Covertly tracking their moves is Stuntman Mike, a scarred rebel leering from behind the wheel of his muscle car, revving just feet away.
Style:
sexy, grindhouse, road movie, cynical, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
serial killer, revenge, exploitation, violence, car chase, psychopath, dark humor, vengeance, stalking, stuntman, kick-butt women, violence against women ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
tennessee, texas, usa, austin texas
Similarity:
80%
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85K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Israel
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A tough-on-crime street cop must protect the only surviving witness to a strange murderous cult with far reaching plans.
Style:
breathtaking, perverse, suspense, intense, melancholic ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, manly, girls' night
Plot:
serial killer, tough law enforcer, vigilante, killer, violence, murder, one man army, car chase, chase, police investigation, violent, hostage ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, south america, california, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
A family's outing turns out badly as they are terrorized by a gang of young thugs.
Style:
psychotronic, creepy
Plot:
hippie, beach, punched in the face, vacation, teenage boy, family in danger, dysfunctional family, terror, panic, teenage girl, van, fight ...
Time:
70s
Place:
southern california, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The lone inhabitants of an abandoned police station are under attack by the overwhelming numbers of a seemingly unstoppable street gang.
Style:
cult classic, tense, grindhouse, suspenseful, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
survival, gunfight, police station, street gang, claustrophobia, siege, violent, prison, female warrior, gang, convict, revenge ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1976
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, north america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
James Cray watched as his wife was killed by Fargo, a hit-and-run serial murderer. After severely injuring Fargo and going to prison for several years, James is now determined to avenge his wife's death. He drives across the country looking for ...
Style:
suspenseful, scary, suspense, road movie, exciting ...
Plot:
serial killer, revenge, obsession, car chase, psychopath, murder, hit and run, death of wife, insanity, killer car, car accident, vengeance ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
While driving to Las Vegas for the bachelor party of her sister Melissa and her fiance Bobby, Kayla stops the car in the gas station to meet her date, Nik, a guy she met on the internet. Nik convinces her to take a secondary road under the protest ...
Style:
slasher, road movie, tense, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
psychopath, fear, road trip, sister sister relationship, serial killer, truck driver, truck, breaking and entering, chase, stealing a car, blood, fiance fiancee relationship ...
Place:
las vegas, usa, utah
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Insurance investigator Maindrian Pace and his team lead double-lives as unstoppable car thieves. When a South American drug lord pays Pace to steal 48 cars for him, all but one, a 1973 Ford Mustang, are in the bag. As Pace prepares to rip-off the ...
Style:
road movie, exciting, suspenseful, surprise ending, intense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
car chase, chase, car thief, driving, car theft, car, police investigation, disguise, police chase, ambush, car crash, carsploitation ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
california, los angeles, southern california, long beach california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A girl is in love with a gas station attendant and sees him against her father's wishes. The father is the sheriff and shortly after a confrontation with the boy friend, he is killed by escaped convicts and the daughter is kidnapped. Everyone, ...
Style:
perverse, fast, serious, realistic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hostage, bare chested male, forbidden love, unrequited love, car, gas station, kidnapping, murder, desert, false accusation, rescue, danger ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new mexico, oklahoma, texas
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Detective Johnny Modine gets his Christmas celebration spoiled with news of his father's death, which seems the work of psychopathic junkies ...
Style:
tense, realistic, rough, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ex cop, murder, psychopath, investigation, femme fatale, rivalry, police detective, police, revenge, police officer, serial killer, xmas ...
Time:
80s, year 1987
Place:
usa, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
A housewife is stalked by a psycho after she sees him a murder a highway patrol officer.
Style:
road movie, spooky, crime thriller, suspense, slasher ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
stalking, on the road, murder, automobile, car chase, housewife, highway, cop killer, witness, explosions, obsession, terror ...
Time:
70s
Place:
usa, colorado, phoenix arizona, arizona
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
After a young boy is almost runover by a maniac on a highway, a re-encounter and confrontation by the boy's father with the driver sets off conflicts with a carful of maniacs.
Style:
road movie, serious, realistic, suspenseful, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
witnessing a crime, psychopath, gang, woman in danger, serial killer, missing person, rescue, danger, family in danger, hostage, father son relationship, fugitives ...
Time:
90s, year 1994
Place:
nevada
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Sam Dietz, the relentless police detective, returns to Los Angeles from a self-imposed exile to help the police solve another series of brutal killings committed by another crafty serial killer whom targets Dietz's latest love interest.
Style:
slasher, independent film, scary, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, police detective, police officer, die hard, serial murder, police investigation, psychopath, who done it, woman in danger, murder, master criminal, witnessing a crime ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A house wife just left her cop husband, when she picks up Justin McKay she'll wish she never did as she's plunged into a nightmare and the grip of a psychotic killer.
Style:
grindhouse, independent film, slasher, fast, scary ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
home invasion, serial killer, cannon, killer, terror, ex cop, housewife, electrocution, trucker, automobile, immigrant, chase ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
california, moscow russia
Similarity:
60%
86K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A case of road rage turns into full-blown terror when an unstable driver follows a woman and her son.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, tense, suspenseful, psychological ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
psychopath, road rage, pursuit, driving, threat, mentally unstable, maniac, murder, highway, woman in danger, evil man, stalking ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
new orleans
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
No overview found.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, atmospheric, exciting, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
rivalry, danger, uninhibited rivalry, chases and races, on the road, car, carsploitation, rape, stalking, chase, desert, psychopath ...
Similarity:
18%
218K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A runaway train, transporting deadly, toxic chemicals, is barreling down on Stanton, Pennsylvania, and only two men can stop it: a veteran engineer and a young conductor. Thousands of lives hang in the balance as these ordinary heroes attempt to ...
Style:
tense, exciting, breathtaking, serious, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
train, runaway train, disaster, save the day, train crash, chase, train engineer, race against time, determination, freight train, courage, danger ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
usa, pennsylvania, pittsburgh, north america, california
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A high-rolling corporate shark and his impoverished young guide play the most dangerous game during a hunting trip in the Mojave Desert.
Style:
atmospheric, tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
survival, wilderness, desert, hunting, chase, hunter, isolation, witnessing a crime, travel, thirst, danger, chases and races ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, mojave desert, usa, new mexico
Similarity:
50%
11K
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A truck driver plays a cat-and-mouse game with a mysterious serial killer who uses a young female hitchhiker as bait to lure victims on a desolate Australian highway.
Style:
slasher, road movie, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic ...
Plot:
serial killer, truck, on the road, murder, highway, strangulation, hitchhiking, mysterious villain, truck driver, van, paranoia, australian outback ...
Time:
80s, year 1981
Place:
australia, oceania, melbourne, new zealand
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Three young men become terrorized in a high-speed car chase with a mysterious pursuant.
Style:
serious, psychological, scary, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
car chase, mind game, friendship, escapades, danger, chase, survival, murder, rivalry, killer car, redneck, car ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
While on a business trip, Tom Phillips is in a car accident caused by a reckless driver. Tom survives the accident with a severe chronic back injury which results in him not being able to continue with his current business. The Phillips' buy a ...
Style:
grindhouse, psychedelic, retro, cult classic, realistic ...
Plot:
juvenile delinquent, carsploitation, desert, christmas, motel, car, juvenile delinquency, automobile, youth culture, reckless driving, teenage angst, child in peril ...
Time:
year 1967, 60s, 20th century
Place:
california
Similarity:
33%
225K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: France, Germany, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Professional driver Frank Martin is living in Miami, where he is temporarily filling in for a friend as the chauffeur for a government narcotics control policymaker and his family. The young boy in the family is targeted for kidnapping, and Frank ...
Style:
sexy, fast paced, action packed, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
lone hero, martial arts, car chase, car, fight scenes, kidnapping, driver, driving, assassin, mentor, explosions, weapons ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
miami, florida, usa, france
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A recently released ex-con and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes awry.
Style:
neo noir, exciting, suspenseful, suspense, road movie ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison, on the run, robbery, heist, betrayal, car chase, gangster, bank robbery, hotel, organized crime, gunfight, infidelity ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1972
Place:
texas, el paso texas, austin texas, san antonio texas, persia ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In order to avoid a jail sentence, Sean Boswell heads to Tokyo to live with his military father. In a low-rent section of the city, Shaun gets caught up in the underground world of drift racing
Style:
exciting, action packed, serious, suspense, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, manly, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
car, car chase, street racing, car race, high school, foreigner in japan, race, racing, auto racing, yakuza, vigilante, car racing ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
Similarity:
33%
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