Movies like Animals
Animals (2026) is a thriller movie directed by Ben Affleck. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Along Came a Spider (2001)
★ 6.4 · 2,142 votes · Crime, Mystery, Thriller
After the harrowing death of his partner, forensic psychologist and best-selling author Alex Cross cannot forgive himself and has retreated to the peace of retirement. But when a brilliant criminal kidnaps a senator's young daughter, he is lured back into action as the kidnapper wants to deal with Alex personally. Teamed with Jezzie Flanigan, the Secret Service agent assigned to protect the missing girl, Alex follows a serpentine trail of clues that leads him to a stunning discovery - the kidnapper wants more than just ransom.
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2. Ransom (1996)
★ 6.7 · 2,212 votes · Action, Thriller
When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.
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3. All the Money in the World (2017)
★ 6.5 · 2,482 votes · Crime, History, Thriller
The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom.
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4. The Black Phone (2022)
★ 7.5 · 6,153 votes · Horror, Thriller
Finney Blake, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.
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5. The Runner (2026)
★ 6.8 · 666 votes · Thriller, Action
Maia Marten, a brilliant London lawyer, has her life shattered by a single call on her morning run: her son has been taken. To get him back, she must keep running, obey every ruthless command, and trust no one-each second a test of how far a mother will go to save her child.
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6. Alpha Dog (2006)
★ 6.7 · 1,573 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
Johnny Truelove likes to see himself as tough. He's the son of an underworld figure and a drug dealer. Johnny also likes to get tough when things don't go his way. When Jake Mazursky fails to pay up for Johnny, things get worse for the Mazursky family, as Johnny and his 'gang' kidnap Jake's 15 year old brother and hold him hostage.
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7. The Disappearance of Alice Creed (2009)
★ 6.5 · 611 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
A rich man's daughter is held captive in an abandoned apartment by two former convicts who abducted her and hold her ransom in exchange for her father's money.
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8. Panic Room (2002)
★ 6.8 · 5,620 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
Trapped in their New York brownstone's panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg Altman and her young daughter Sarah play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with three intruders - Burnham, Raoul and Junior - during a brutal home invasion. But the room itself is the focal point because what the intruders really want is inside it.
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9. Protector (2026)
★ 8.4 · 622 votes · Action, Thriller
Nikki's life is shattered when her daughter is kidnapped. Thrust into the criminal underworld while hunted by cops and military, she must fight to rescue her child.
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10. Toy Soldiers (1991)
★ 6.5 · 399 votes · Action, Adventure, Thriller
After federal agents arrest a drug czar and put him on trial, the cartel leader's vicious son storms a prep school and takes its students hostage. They rebel against the armed intruders and try to take back their academy by any means necessary.
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