Movies like Penthouse North (2013)
The best movies like Penthouse North (2013) are Survivor (2015), The Midnight Man (2016) and Viper Club (2018). If Penthouse North hooked you with its thriller and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedA Perfect World (1993)7.5/10 from 1,976 votes
- NewestGirl Taken (2025)Released 2025
Survivor (2015)
A Foreign Service Officer in London tries to prevent a terrorist attack set to hit New York, but is forced to go on the run when she is framed for crimes she did not commit.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Midnight Man (2016)
When Grady, an assassin with a genetic disorder that renders him unable to feel pain, is sent on a high-stakes assignment, his world is turned upside-down after an attack when he awakens to discover that he can feel pain for the first time in his life. With the clock ticking and his greatest asset gone, Grady will go head-to-head with his greatest fears and unspeakable enemies, while experiencing a tactile world he never could have imagined.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Viper Club (2018)
ER nurse Helen Sterling struggles to free her grown son, a journalist captured by terrorists in the Middle East. After hitting walls with the FBI and State agencies, she discovers a clandestine community of journalists, advocates, and philanthropists who might be able to help.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Cold Comes the Night (2013)
A struggling motel owner and her daughter are taken hostage by a nearly blind career criminal to be his eyes as he attempts to retrieve his cash package from a crooked cop.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisBerlin Syndrome (2017)
A passionate holiday romance leads to an obsessive relationship when an Australian photojournalist wakes one morning in an abandoned Berlin apartment and is unable to leave.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFirst Kill (2017)
A police chief tries to solve a kidnapping that involves a bank robber holding a young boy hostage.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisBreaking In (2018)
Shaun Russell takes her son and daughter on a weekend getaway to her late father's secluded, high-tech vacation home in the countryside. The family soon gets an unwelcome surprise when four men break into the house to find hidden money. After managing to escape, Shaun must now figure out a way to turn the tables on the desperate thieves and save her captive children.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPawn (2013)
A petty robbery spirals into a tense hostage situation after three gunmen hold up a diner that's a front for the mob.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Disappearance of Alice Creed (2009)
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.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRestraint (2008)
Two fugitives land in hot water when they take a hostage who poses a threat to their well-being.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisNo Good Deed (2014)
Terri is a devoted wife and mother of two, living an ideal suburban life in Atlanta when Colin, a charming but dangerous escaped convict, shows up at her door claiming car trouble. Terri offers her phone to help him but soon learns that no good deed goes unpunished as she finds herself fighting for survival when he invades her home and terrorizes her family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisTrapped (2002)
Held hostage in different cities after their daughter is kidnapped by a master extortionist, a desperate couple must find a way to outsmart a seemingly foolproof plot.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFamily Vanished (2018)
A happy family returns from a vacation to find their home invaded by a criminal family and must fight for survival.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
A Perfect World (1993)
A kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor: an escaped convict on the run from the law, headed by an honorable U.S. Marshal.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisUs and Them (2017)
Working class Danny aims to kick start a revolution by turning the tables on the establishment with a deadly game of chance.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Hunt to Kill (2010)
U.S. Border Patrol agent Jim Rhodes is a tough divorcée mourning the loss of his murdered partner while struggling to raise his rebellious daughter in the mountains of Montana. But when a crew of trigger-happy fugitives takes Rhodes and his daughter hostage, the rugged wilderness will explode in all-terrain vengeance. Is there any wounded animal more dangerous than a lawman left for dead?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Betrayed (2008)
Kidnappers force a young mother to recover money stolen by her shady husband.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisSweet Virginia (2017)
A former rodeo star, now a motel manager, meets a young man who is responsible for the violence that suddenly has seized his small town.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisMother's Day (2010)
Crazed members of a sadistic family return to their childhood home to terrorize the new owners.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Killing Jar (2010)
A stranger armed with a shotgun takes seven patrons hostage in a remote roadside diner. But as the body count increases, the desperate survivors discover that one of the hostages may be even more dangerous than their captor.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisGirl Taken (2025)
After she blames her mother for a break-up, a teen girl runs away and hitches a ride with a family friend, only to be abducted by him. Now she must fight to survive as her mother fights to find her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Panic Room (2002)
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.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDon't Breathe 2 (2021)
The Blind Man has been hiding out for several years in an isolated cabin and has taken in and raised a young girl orphaned from a devastating house fire. Their quiet life together is shattered when a group of criminals kidnap the girl, forcing the Blind Man to leave his safe haven to save her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWomen (2021)
A small town detective while investigating the disappearance of a local woman comes across an unassuming Sociology professor who is hiding a secret life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisA Mother's Worst Fear (2018)
When her daughter is abducted with no demand for ransom, an ex-hostage negotiator will do anything to find her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Scenic Route (2013)
Stranded on an isolated desert road, two life-long friends fight for survival as their already strained relationship spirals into knife-wielding madness.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Girl on the Mountain (2022)
When a reclusive backwoodsman finds a mute little girl wandering alone in the forest, he must protect her from the evil forces determined to end her life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
End of the Road (2022)
Recently widowed mom Brenda fights to protect her family during a harrowing road trip when a murder and a missing bag of cash plunge them into danger.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisTake Down (2016)
Sons and daughters of international billionaires are sent to an boot camp where they are taught basic survival skills in hopes it will teach them responsibility. When they are taken hostage and taken for ransom by kidnappers, they will need to utilize every skill they learned to survive.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisBlack Butterfly (2017)
Paul is a down-on-his-luck screenwriter who picks up a drifter and offers him a place to stay. However, when the deranged stranger takes Paul hostage and forces him to write, their unhinged relationship brings buried secrets to light.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Penthouse North?
The closest matches to Penthouse North are Survivor (2015), The Midnight Man (2016) and Viper Club (2018). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Penthouse North?
People who watched Penthouse North most often go on to Survivor (2015), The Midnight Man (2016) and Viper Club (2018).
What is the highest-rated movie like Penthouse North?
A Perfect World (1993), rated 7.5/10 by 1,976 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Penthouse North?
Girl Taken (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Penthouse North?
Yes: Survivor (2015), The Midnight Man (2016) and Viper Club (2018).
How are movies similar to Penthouse North chosen?
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