Movies like The Lost Bus
The Lost Bus (2025) is a thriller movie directed by Paul Greengrass. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. 127 Hours (2010)
★ 7.1 · 8,344 votes · Adventure, Drama, Thriller
The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.
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2. Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021)
★ 6.6 · 1,935 votes · Thriller, Action
A young boy finds himself pursued by two assassins in the Montana wilderness, with a survival expert determined to protect him, and a forest fire threatening to consume them all.
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3. Leave the World Behind (2023)
★ 6.4 · 3,466 votes · Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A family's getaway to a luxurious rental home takes an ominous turn when a cyberattack knocks out their devices—and two strangers appear at their door.
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4. Room (2015)
★ 8.0 · 9,894 votes · Drama, Thriller
Held captive for 7 years in an enclosed space, a woman and her young son finally gain their freedom, allowing the boy to experience the outside world for the first time.
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5. She Rides Shotgun (2025)
★ 7.0 · 345 votes · Action, Thriller, Crime
Newly released from prison and marked for death by unrelenting enemies, Nate must now protect his estranged 11-year-old daughter, Polly, at all costs. With scant resources and no one to trust, Nate and Polly forge a bond under fire as he shows her how to fight and survive—and she teaches him the true meaning of unconditional love.
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6. The Dog Stars (2026)
★ 6.6 · 310 votes · Sci-Fi, Thriller, Adventure
After the world's population has been ravaged by a pandemic, a man lives a lonesome existence in a Colorado airplane hangar with his dog and a dour gunman he has befriended. When a mysterious transmission comes through on the radio while he’s flying his old Cessna, it sparks a hunt for the provenance of the sound.
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7. The Towering Inferno (1974)
★ 7.0 · 1,090 votes · Action, Drama, Thriller
At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.
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8. The Dry (2021)
★ 6.8 · 885 votes · Crime, Thriller, Mystery
Aaron Falk returns to his drought-stricken hometown to attend a tragic funeral. But his return opens a decades-old wound - the unsolved death of a teenage girl.
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