Movies like Prisoner 2007
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Prisoner (2007)
561
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A Hollywood director is taken prisoner while scouting a remote prison.
Style:
psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, scary, serious, realistic, suspenseful, controversial
Plot:
prison, death row, captivity, isolation, danger, filmmaking, confined, curses spells and rituals, abduction, electric chair, kidnapping, hollywood, prison life, fight, prisoner, memory, director, pigeon, memories, stranger, locked in, death of mother, warden, repressed memory, escape ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa
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Most similar movies to Prisoner
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, scary and tense films with plots about danger, deadly, confined, isolation, murder, survival and violence mostly in Horror, Thriller and Sci-Fi genres. Some movies like Prisoner: Abducted (2013), Visible Scars (2012), Haunting of Cellblock 11 (2014), Inside (2012), The Cellar Door (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
598
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Jessica and Dave along with three other young couples are kidnapped in Griffith Park by unseen Abductors and must fight to escape certain death only to discover the world will never be the same.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, rough, bleak, suspense ...
Plot:
danger, captivity, confined, kidnapping, abduction, survival, violence, murder, wrestling, kidnapped, escape, female nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Seventeen years ago, Mike kills a new mother of twin girls and took the babies to a house in the woods, claiming them as his own to appease his wife's desire for kids. 10 years later Stacy flees to her uncle's old secluded cabin in those ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, serious, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
kidnapping, confined, isolation, law enforcement, danger, ghost, woman in danger, youth, violent content, mountain, haunted house, police investigation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A group of ghost hunters must up their game to compete in the competitive world of paranormal TV shows, leading them to a truly haunted prison with a grisly past that proves to be more than they bargained for.
Style:
rough, scary, serious, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
prison, ghost, curses spells and rituals, rivalry, supernatural, danger, frame up, captivity, amateur detective, haunting, psychic, afterlife ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
28%
483
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Prison inmate Miles Barrett is ripped awake in the middle of the night by a terrifying crash, gunfire, and the sickening screams of a man being torn apart. Something is loose in the prison - and it's coming for Miles...
Style:
suspenseful, scary, suspense, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
prison, deadly creature, danger, haunted by the past, supernatural, confined, violence, exorcism, demon, prisoner, jail cell, violent content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
28%
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Having developed an uncontrollable obsession with the beautiful young Rudy (Michelle Tomlinson), crazed serial killer Herman (James DuMont) kidnaps her and locks her in a cage in his basement. The only way for Rudy to survive this nightmare is to ...
Style:
slasher, suspense, psychological, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
missing person, serial killer, psychopath, woman in danger, survival, obsession, confined, isolation, captivity, danger, master criminal, rivalry ...
Similarity:
27%
621
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
As eight convicts serve their sentences in a work-release program at a creepy abandoned prison, an unknown killer stalks them.
Style:
tense, rough, suspenseful, serious, slasher ...
Plot:
prison, psychopath, serial killer, survival, prison life, confined, life is a bitch, danger, murder, unknown killer, murder mystery, stalker ...
Similarity:
26%
804
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A ghost story taking place at a maximum security prison. A detective (Michael Paré ) is called to investigate a string of unexplained deaths as the prisoners fear for their lives.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, tense, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
prison, ghost, danger, murder, supernatural, rivalry, confined, investigation, police detective, violence, paranormal, law enforcer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Nine people are stuck in an elevator. One of them has a ticking bomb that can't be defused. The other eight will do anything to survive. There is no escape and no promise of rescue. As the tension in the elevator mounts the unthinkable soon ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, realistic, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
trapped, isolation, captivity, trapped in an elevator, confined, danger, confined space, escape room, survival, terrorism, greed, mind game ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
25%
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
One seedy, middle-of-nowhere hotel room -- viewed at three different points in time -- is the scene of most of the action in this film noir that revolves around the mystery of a young woman's abduction and her father's quest to solve it. ...
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, tense, sexual, suspense ...
Plot:
drug dealing, abduction, motel, investigation, danger, escapades, murder, student, captive, riddles and clues, kidnapping, hotel ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
24%
574
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
In this classic retro horror thriller, Sam, an aspiring writer, takes a job as a clerk in an L.A. inner city grocery market owned by the sinister Dr. Munoz, a former scientist who claims to have a rare skin condition.
Style:
suspenseful, lovecraft, psychological, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
ancient mystery, captivity, danger, store, escapades, struggle for survival, murder, violence, rivalry, love triangle, writer's life, boss and employee ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
24%
422
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Thomas Luster is a troubled businessman who tries to make sense of a life being driven out-of-control by a force closer to home than he first realizes. When he discovers that the man working against him is another side of his own personality he is ...
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
insomnia, law enforcement, murder, alter ego, danger, rivalry, violence, bare chested male, serial killer, trippy, neighbor, businessman ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
23%
538
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
The television crew of the "Scary Antics" hidden camera show sets up a disturbed young man for a practical joke, but the joke is on them when heads roll.
Style:
suspenseful, rough, tense, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
mentally unstable, murder, manhunt, danger, survival, isolation, violence, found footage, jack the ripper, prank, contamination, killer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
23%
648
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A man found guilty of a crime against a minor is released from prison and returns to get revenge on the jury who sent him there.
Style:
slasher, suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
vengeance, psychopath, strong violent content, serial killer, masked killer, danger, murder, violence, xmas, comeback, pursuit, escaped prisoner ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
When a young woman takes a trip down Rogue River, her car mysteriously disappears. Lost without transport or communication, she accepts the hospitality of a stranger who offers her shelter for the night at his cabin. With no other options available, ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, scary, rough, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
woman in danger, kidnapped woman, accidental incest, psychopath, strong violent content, kidnapping, survival, confined, danger, police officer killed, brother sister incest, pervert ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, oregon
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Colombia, Argentina, Spain
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The air is thick with tension as a military squad proceeds to the foot of a mountain base, where they're ordered to wait for backup and hold their position. The mountain is shrouded in fog and the men are exhausted. They've been fighting ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, psychological, tense, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
military, curses spells and rituals, isolation, danger, soldier, survival, swat, murder, violence, witch, supernatural, mountain ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
colombia, latin america, seattle
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
When an alien abduction nightmare is revealed to have been much more than a dream, a skeptical grad student studying the "modern mythology" of UFOs and ETs finds himself confronting an impossible reality involving shape-shifting ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, suspense, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
alien abduction, extraterrestrial, alien encounter, missing person, evil alien, uncover truth, danger, space and aliens, nightmare comes true, ufo, alien, alien invasion ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Michelle kills three of her friends in a horrific car accident while driving under the influence. After rehab, Michelle takes a job recommended by her counselor that lands her trapped in a mansion with three psychotic siblings hell bent on physical ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, tense, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
held captive, torture, rehabilitation, escape, addiction, starting over, family relations, siblings relations, survival, violence, danger, car accident ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
22%
725
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The Ancient Romans believed that the soul escaped one's body with the last breath. It was believed that last breath held the power to cure disease and prolong life. In 1930's, Dr. Robert Kaminsky devoted his life to finding out how to ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, psychological, serious, tense ...
Plot:
supernatural, danger, terminal illness, legends and myths, store, cure, rivalry, soul, society, occult, desperation, sacrifice ...
Time:
1930s, 21st century
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Seven strangers find themselves trapped in an underground storage facility, struggling to survive while being hunted by a supernatural beast that resides inside the mysterious 13th unit.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, psychological, suspense ...
Plot:
monster, curses spells and rituals, survival, murder, danger, dangerous animal, supernatural, deathtrap, rivalry, isolation, violence, group of strangers ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
There is an old wives' tale that you should hold your breath when passing by a cemetery lest an evil spirit rejected by both heaven and hell gets inside of you when you inhale. Someone in a carload of college kids on holiday doesn't hold ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, erotic, suspense, tense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
ghost, possession, urban legend, supernatural, curses spells and rituals, prison, danger, youth, redneck, characters murdered one by one, grave, wrestling ...
Time:
year 2012, 1950s, 50s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Kidnapped by a mysterious figure, three women find themselves trapped in an abandoned hospital. Held against their will for months, the prisoners are faced with life-transforming decisions and must struggle for their lives.
Style:
serious, rough, suspenseful, scary, independent film ...
Plot:
captivity, pregnancy, hospital, psychopath, isolation, woman in danger, danger, unwanted pregnancy, abortion clinic, kidnapped, trapped, strong female presence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
"Locked in a Room" is a story about three teenagers that are trapped in three separate rooms. They are monitored and watched by a masked man who takes notes on paper as to their every move and emotion. They are further tormented by an ...
Style:
psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, scary ...
Plot:
vengeance, danger, trapped, room, teenager, survival, isolation, violence, murder, teenage life, confined, mysterious character ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
22%
336
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
On the brink of madness, a director's only recourse is to make a movie of the savage murders he believes he committed. The morning after a wild party, a young film student awakens in the arms of a mysterious actress. Unsure where they are, the ...
Style:
atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, psychological, suspense ...
Plot:
losing-it hero, murder, danger, unfulfillment, gory, strong violent content, twists and turns, sexual content, artists and showbiz, filmmaking, profanity, female nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
New Years Eve, 2004- Kevin Healy(Santos) and Tiffany Matthews(McCoy) head out to celebrate the New Year and a new beginning in their 7-year relationship. In the midst of the celebration the young couple decide to mark the occasion by experimenting ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, serious, dark, scary ...
Plot:
danger, stalking, isolation, confined, friendship, wilderness, snow, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, winter, survival, blood, new year ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
John, Julian and Paul enter the Kaibab National Forest for a three-week survival trip and peyote vision quest. The only items they take with them are a knife, a bottle of water and a garbage bag each. A week into their journey a disastrous turn of ...
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological, captivating, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
wilderness, moral dilemma, isolation, friendship, danger, confined, hiking, desert, expedition, redneck, national park, meme ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
arizona, usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A woman once possessed by a mysterious entity uncovers a shocking secret about her past and must face the demon that is lurking inside of her.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, tense, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
supernatural, curse, curses spells and rituals, danger, small town, human host, showdown, evil, murder, ghost, paranormal, possession ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Elliott Gast (Jason Behr) is quickly climbing the corporate ladder of international commerce, negotiating deals to generate large fortunes for giant corporations. His success makes him the target for political extremists who kidnap him and broadcast ...
Style:
suspenseful, rough, realistic, bleak, disturbing ...
Plot:
confined, missing person, danger, isolation, captivity, terrorism, prison life, internet, torture, unsettling, confined space, extreme ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
21%
630
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
When novelist Paula Martin retreats to the seclusion of her family home Crows Hall she hopes to clear her mind and focus on her new book. The arrival of an assistant, Linda, should take the pressure off... but as the bodies pile up, Paula finds ...
Style:
tense, psychological, serious, suspenseful, scary ...
Plot:
danger, mentally unstable, isolation, murder, paranoia, country house, bad girl, railway, woman with a gun, mental illness, strong female presence, writer's life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A group of out-of-work actors decide to take their careers into their own hands by shooting a low-budget horror film, about an urban myth. With only 15 days to shoot their unfinished script, at a remote castle in the desert, getting through the ...
Style:
slasher, serious, captivating, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
filmmaking, isolation, ego clash, rivalry, confined, strong violent content, survival, danger, murder, serial killer, killer, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When retired physician Daniel Green (Bill Cobbs, Night at the Museum) lifts a 5-ton farm tractor off a boy trapped beneath, the enigma of his supernatural strength piques the curiosity of two med students passing through town. Visiting the old ...
Style:
suspense, serious, scary, suspenseful, depressing ...
Plot:
supernatural, addiction, small town, experiment gone awry, medical school, isolation, confined, life is a bitch, danger, superhuman powers, old age, american horror ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
20%
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