Movies like The Wages of Fear

The Wages of Fear (1953) is a thriller movie directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

1. Sorcerer (1977)
★ 7.5 · 711 votes · Thriller, Adventure
Four men from different parts of the globe, all hiding from their pasts in the same remote South American town, agree to risk their lives transporting several cases of dynamite (which is so old that it is dripping unstable nitroglycerin) across dangerous jungle terrain.
Movies like Sorcerer →
2. A Most Violent Year (2014)
★ 6.6 · 1,598 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
A thriller set in New York City during the winter of 1981, statistically one of the most violent years in the city's history, and centered on the lives of an immigrant and his family trying to expand their business and capitalize on opportunities as the rampant violence, decay, and corruption of the day drag them in and threaten to destroy all they have built.
Movies like A Most Violent Year →
3. Mad Max (1979)
★ 6.7 · 5,148 votes · Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi
In the ravaged near-future, a savage motorcycle gang rules the road. Terrorizing innocent civilians while tearing up the streets, the ruthless gang laughs in the face of a police force hell-bent on stopping them.
Movies like Mad Max →
4. Syriana (2005)
★ 6.4 · 1,560 votes · Drama, Thriller
The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines. Bennett Holiday is an American lawyer in charge of facilitating a dubious merger of oil companies, while Bryan Woodman, a Switzerland-based energy analyst, experiences both personal tragedy and opportunity during a visit with Arabian royalty. Meanwhile, veteran CIA agent Bob Barnes uncovers an assassination plot with unsettling origins.
Movies like Syriana →
5. It (2017)
★ 7.2 · 20,771 votes · Horror, Thriller, Drama
In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.
Movies like It →
6. Goliath (2022)
★ 6.8 · 411 votes · Thriller, Drama
Patrick is a tenacious lawyer specializing in environmental law. France is a schoolteacher who becomes an activist after her husband develops cancer from exposure to a pesticide. Mathias is an ambitious lobbyist working for an international chemical corporation. The paths of these characters collide as the lives of thousands are affected by a tragic act that sparks a powerful movement while the corporation fights to prevent the truth from being revealed.
Movies like Goliath →
7. Point Blank (1967)
★ 7.0 · 456 votes · Crime, Thriller, Drama
After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly tries to retrieve the rather inconsequential sum of money that was stolen from him.
Movies like Point Blank →
8. Dark Waters (2019)
★ 7.5 · 2,639 votes · Drama, Thriller
A tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to one of the world's largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything — his future, his family, and his own life — to expose the truth.
Movies like Dark Waters →
9. Premonition (2007)
★ 6.3 · 1,744 votes · Thriller, Drama, Mystery
A depressed housewife who learns her husband was killed in a car accident the day previously awakens the next morning to find him alive and well at home, and then awakens the day after to a world in which he is still dead.
Movies like Premonition →
10. A Perfect Man (2015)
★ 6.9 · 707 votes · Drama, Thriller
A struggling writer finds a shortcut to fame, but a blackmailer threatens to ruin his perfect life.
Movies like A Perfect Man →
11. Remember (2015)
★ 7.3 · 776 votes · Drama, Thriller, Mystery
With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family.
Movies like Remember →
12. Ladder 49 (2004)
★ 6.5 · 919 votes · Drama, Action, Thriller
Under the watchful eye of his mentor, Captain Mike Kennedy, probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire station. However, Jack has reached a crossroads as the sacrifices he's made have put him in harm's way innumerable times and significantly impacted his relationship with his wife and kids.
Movies like Ladder 49 →

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Movies like The Wages of Fear

The Wages of Fear (1953) is a thriller movie directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

1. Sorcerer (1977)
★ 7.5 · 711 votes · Thriller, Adventure
Four men from different parts of the globe, all hiding from their pasts in the same remote South American town, agree to risk their lives transporting several cases of dynamite (which is so old that it is dripping unstable nitroglycerin) across dangerous jungle terrain.
Movies like Sorcerer →
2. A Most Violent Year (2014)
★ 6.6 · 1,598 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
A thriller set in New York City during the winter of 1981, statistically one of the most violent years in the city's history, and centered on the lives of an immigrant and his family trying to expand their business and capitalize on opportunities as the rampant violence, decay, and corruption of the day drag them in and threaten to destroy all they have built.
Movies like A Most Violent Year →
3. Mad Max (1979)
★ 6.7 · 5,148 votes · Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi
In the ravaged near-future, a savage motorcycle gang rules the road. Terrorizing innocent civilians while tearing up the streets, the ruthless gang laughs in the face of a police force hell-bent on stopping them.
Movies like Mad Max →
4. Syriana (2005)
★ 6.4 · 1,560 votes · Drama, Thriller
The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines. Bennett Holiday is an American lawyer in charge of facilitating a dubious merger of oil companies, while Bryan Woodman, a Switzerland-based energy analyst, experiences both personal tragedy and opportunity during a visit with Arabian royalty. Meanwhile, veteran CIA agent Bob Barnes uncovers an assassination plot with unsettling origins.
Movies like Syriana →
5. It (2017)
★ 7.2 · 20,771 votes · Horror, Thriller, Drama
In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.
Movies like It →
6. Goliath (2022)
★ 6.8 · 411 votes · Thriller, Drama
Patrick is a tenacious lawyer specializing in environmental law. France is a schoolteacher who becomes an activist after her husband develops cancer from exposure to a pesticide. Mathias is an ambitious lobbyist working for an international chemical corporation. The paths of these characters collide as the lives of thousands are affected by a tragic act that sparks a powerful movement while the corporation fights to prevent the truth from being revealed.
Movies like Goliath →
7. Point Blank (1967)
★ 7.0 · 456 votes · Crime, Thriller, Drama
After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly tries to retrieve the rather inconsequential sum of money that was stolen from him.
Movies like Point Blank →
8. Dark Waters (2019)
★ 7.5 · 2,639 votes · Drama, Thriller
A tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to one of the world's largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything — his future, his family, and his own life — to expose the truth.
Movies like Dark Waters →
9. Premonition (2007)
★ 6.3 · 1,744 votes · Thriller, Drama, Mystery
A depressed housewife who learns her husband was killed in a car accident the day previously awakens the next morning to find him alive and well at home, and then awakens the day after to a world in which he is still dead.
Movies like Premonition →
10. A Perfect Man (2015)
★ 6.9 · 707 votes · Drama, Thriller
A struggling writer finds a shortcut to fame, but a blackmailer threatens to ruin his perfect life.
Movies like A Perfect Man →
11. Remember (2015)
★ 7.3 · 776 votes · Drama, Thriller, Mystery
With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family.
Movies like Remember →
12. Ladder 49 (2004)
★ 6.5 · 919 votes · Drama, Action, Thriller
Under the watchful eye of his mentor, Captain Mike Kennedy, probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire station. However, Jack has reached a crossroads as the sacrifices he's made have put him in harm's way innumerable times and significantly impacted his relationship with his wife and kids.
Movies like Ladder 49 →

1. Sorcerer (1977)

2. A Most Violent Year (2014)

3. Mad Max (1979)

4. Syriana (2005)

5. It (2017)

6. Goliath (2022)

7. Point Blank (1967)

8. Dark Waters (2019)

9. Premonition (2007)

10. A Perfect Man (2015)

11. Remember (2015)

12. Ladder 49 (2004)

Related lists

1. Sorcerer (1977)

2. A Most Violent Year (2014)

3. Mad Max (1979)

4. Syriana (2005)

5. It (2017)

6. Goliath (2022)

7. Point Blank (1967)

8. Dark Waters (2019)

9. Premonition (2007)

10. A Perfect Man (2015)

11. Remember (2015)

12. Ladder 49 (2004)

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