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Movies like Hunter (2022)

The best movies like Hunter (2022) are Cave Rescue (2019), Gold (2016) and On Fire (2023). If Hunter hooked you with its adventure and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Cave Rescue (2019)

    When a youth football team of 12 boys, aged 11-16, and their 25-year-old coach is trapped deep inside a cave in Northern Thailand, thousands of volunteers and soldiers from around the world unite in a race against time to find them.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & drama

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  2. Gold (2016)

    Kenny Wells, a modern-day prospector, hustler, and dreamer, is desperate for a lucky break. Left with few options, Wells teams up with an equally luckless geologist to execute a grandiose, last-ditch effort: to find gold deep in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & drama

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  3. On Fire (2023)

    Inspired by true and harrowing events, an ordinary man finds his world suddenly torn apart as devastating wildfires rip through the surrounding countryside. With precious moments ticking by, he must flee with his son and pregnant wife if they have any hope of surviving the rapid forces of mother nature.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & thriller

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  4. Surviving the Game (1994)

    A homeless man is hired as a survival guide for a group of wealthy businessmen on a hunting trip in the mountains, unaware that they are killers who hunt humans for sport, and that he is their new prey.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & adventure

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  5. The 355 (2022)

    A group of top female agents from American, British, Chinese, Colombian, and German government agencies are drawn together to try and stop an organization from acquiring a deadly weapon to send the world into chaos.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & thriller

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  6. True Grit (1969)

    The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & adventure

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  7. The Caveman's Valentine (2001)

    Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree. The authorities, including his police officer daughter, claim the death is accidental. Romulus is convinced the man was murdered by a prominent art photographer but how can he prove he's right when everyone thinks he's insane?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & thriller

  8. North Sea Hijack (1980)

    When terrorists take over two oil rigs, and threaten to blow them up if their demands are not met, an eccentric anti-terrorism expert volunteers his unique commando unit to stop them.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & thriller

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  9. Gerry (2002)

    Two friends named Gerry become lost in the desert after taking a wrong turn. Their attempts to find their way home only lead them into further trouble.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & adventure

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  10. Flight of the Phoenix (2004)

    When an oil rig in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia proves unproductive, an aircraft crew are sent to shut the operation down and fly them out. On the flight out over the desert on the way to Beijing, Capt. Frank Towns and co-pilot A.J. are unable to keep their cargo plane, a C-119 Flying Boxcar, in the air when a violent sandstorm strikes. Crash-landing in a remote uncharted part of the desert, the two pilots and their passengers -- a crew of oil workers and a drifter -- must work together to survive by rebuilding the aircraft. Soon, low supplies and a band of merciless smugglers add even greater urgency to their task.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & drama

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  11. Man in the Shadow (1957)

    In a modern cow town, the powerful ranch owner’s henchmen kill a ranch hand, prompting the sheriff to investigate despite facing strong opposition. He finds an unlikely ally in the rancher's overprotected daughter, but their quest for justice puts them both in danger.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & drama

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  12. I Am David (2003)

    A 12-year-old boy manages to flee a Communist concentration camp on his own, through sheer will and determination. All he has in his possession is a loaf of bread, a letter to deliver to someone in Denmark, and a compass to help get him there.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & adventure

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  13. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

    Two jobless Americans convince a prospector to travel to the mountains of Mexico with them in search of gold. But the hostile wilderness, local bandits, and greed all get in the way of their journey.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & drama

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  14. Dark of the Sun (1968)

    A band of mercenaries led by Captain Curry travel through war-torn Congo across deadly terrain, battling rival armies, to steal $50 million in uncut diamonds. But infighting, sadistic rebels and a time lock jeopardize everything.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & drama

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  15. The Call of the Wild (1972)

    John Thornton, is a fearless man who's after more than gold; he wants to do what's right. Thornton works for the U.S. mail and is the only person daring and smart enough to figure out how to travel the deadly 600 miles from Skagway to Dawson, Alaska in the icy winter. His incredibly dog Buck is by his side and part of how he survives.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & drama

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  16. The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon (1997)

    Jack London's classic story from 1903 about Buck, a dog kidnapped from his home in California and taken to the Yukon where he is mistreated until a prospector discovers him and relates to his situation. Although the two are bonded, Buck yearns to run free with the wild dogs in the wilderness.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & drama

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  17. Remember (2015)

    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.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & thriller

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  18. Passage to Marseille (1944)

    A freedom-loving French journalist sacrifices his happiness and security to battle Nazi tyranny.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & drama

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  19. The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975)

    Young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & drama

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  20. The Deadly Affair (1967)

    Charles Dobbs is a British secret agent investigating the apparent suicide of Foreign Office official Samuel Fennan. Dobbs suspects that Fennan's wife, Elsa, a survivor of a Nazi Germany extermination camp, might have some clues, but other officials want Dobbs to drop the case. So Dobbs hires a retiring inspector, Mendel, to quietly make inquiries. Dobbs isn't at all sure as there are a number of anomalies that simply can't be explained away. Dobbs is also having trouble at home with his errant wife, whom he very much loves, having frequent affairs. He's also pleased to see an old friend, Dieter Frey, who he recruited after the war. With the assistance of a colleague and a retired policeman, Dobbs tries to piece together just who is the spy and who in fact assassinated Fennan.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & drama

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  21. The Bet (1968)

    In this 16 mm feature film, the journalist Miguel Salguero portrays the adventures of a group of people who make a bet and undertake a risky trip by land to Puerto Limón, crossing mighty rivers and wild nature, at a time when there was no road to the Caribbean port.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & adventure

  22. Capricorn One (1977)

    In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of NASA administrators turn the first Mars mission into a phony Mars landing. Under threat of harm to their families the astronauts play their part in the deception on a staged set in a deserted military base. But once the real ship returns to Earth and burns up on re-entry, the astronauts become liabilities. Now, with the help of a crusading reporter, they must battle a sinister conspiracy that will stop at nothing to keep the truth hidden.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & thriller

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  23. Vanishing Point (1971)

    Kowalski works for a car delivery service, and takes delivery of a 1970 Dodge Challenger to drive from Colorado to San Francisco. Shortly after pickup, he takes a bet to get the car there in less than 15 hours.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & thriller

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  24. King of Adventure: Golden Jade Plate (2024)

    Chinese action adventure "King of Adventure: Golden Jade Plate

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure

  25. Mrigjal (2022)

    Young ambitious man gets trapped in loop of his own greed

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

  26. I'm for the Hippopotamus (1979)

    In 1950, in Africa. Tom organizes safaris for tourists, secretly equipping them with guns loaded with blanks. When Slim, Tom’s cousin—a sly slacker and staunch environmentalist—arrives, the two men come into conflict with Jack Ormond, a local animal trafficker. A doctor, a friend of the duo, denounces Mr. Ormond’s exploitation of animals in a newspaper, prompting Ormond to send his henchmen to destroy the clinic where the good doctor practices. But at the medical facility, Ormond’s henchmen find Tom and Slim waiting for them, and in the blink of an eye, the two cousins wipe out these thugs in a brawl. Ormond then tries to bribe the two cousins, and when that fails, has them imprisoned for a theft they never committed. After escaping from prison, the two men rush toward Ormond’s ship, beating the merchant’s men to a pulp...

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure

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  27. The Great Silence (1968)

    A mute gunslinger fights in the defense of a group of outlaws and a vengeful young widow, against a group of ruthless bounty hunters.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  28. Paris, Texas (1984)

    A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his memory back of the life he led before he walked out on his family and disappeared four years earlier.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  29. Zbojník (2023)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  30. Almost Salinas (2001)

    Life takes a strange turn when a group of outsiders come to the small town of Cholame, the famed site of James Dean's fatal car crash. Cholame's only business, a diner owned by Max (John Mahoney), is overrun by this glamorous group while the diner's short order cook (Ian Gomez) and waitress (Virginia Madsen) get caught up into this new, exciting world. Unknown to the rest, a magazine reporter (Linda Emond) arrives in town to uncover a dark secret that Max has kept hidden for over forty years.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Hunter?

The closest matches to Hunter are Cave Rescue (2019), Gold (2016) and On Fire (2023). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Hunter?

Start with Cave Rescue (2019), the closest match to Hunter.

What is the highest-rated movie like Hunter?

Paris, Texas (1984), rated 8.1/10 by 2,374 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Hunter?

King of Adventure: Golden Jade Plate (2024) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Hunter?

Yes: Cave Rescue (2019), Gold (2016) and On Fire (2023).

How are movies similar to Hunter chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Hunter, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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