Movies like Wrong Turn at Tahoe (2009)
The best movies like Wrong Turn at Tahoe (2009) are Butterfly on a Wheel (2007), Already Dead (2007) and The Samaritan (2012). If Wrong Turn at Tahoe hooked you with its action and crime, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedA History of Violence (2005)7.2/10 from 3,959 votes
- Newest6 Ways to Die (2015)Released 2015
Butterfly on a Wheel (2007)
A sociopathic kidnapper methodically pushes a desperate pair of parents to their absolute breaking point.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAlready Dead (2007)
When Thomas Archer's happy and successful life is all but ruined following a horrific attack he is presented with a perfect opportunity to exact physical revenge upon the man who caused all his grief. However the immediate consequences of his actions and in-actions are much more complicated than he imagined.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
The Samaritan (2012)
After twenty years in prison, Foley is finished with the grifter's life. When he meets an elusive young woman named Iris, the possibility of a new start looks real. But his past is proving to be a stubborn companion.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisChanging Lanes (2002)
A rush-hour fender-bender on New York City's crowded FDR Drive, under most circumstances, wouldn't set off a chain reaction that could decimate two people's lives. But on this day, at this time, a minor collision will turn two complete strangers into vicious adversaries. Their means of destroying each other might be different, but their goals, ultimately, will be the same: Each will systematically try to dismantle the other's life in a reckless effort to reclaim something he has lost.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisReservation Road (2007)
Two fathers' lives intersect when one of them is involved in a terrible and sudden hit-and-run car accident that leaves the other's son dead. In response, the two men react in unexpected ways as a reckoning looms in the near future.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKing of the Ants (2004)
A young drifter, struggling to makes ends meet, accepts a job to kill a prominent accountant. When he isn't paid for the hit, revenge is now his path.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisHero Wanted (2008)
Liam Case is a garbage man whose life hasn't quite turned out the way he expected it would. In order to impress the girl of his dreams, Liam plans an elaborate heist that will culminate with him jumping in to save the day at the last minute. When the day of the heist arrives, however, the plan takes an unexpected turn and Liam winds up in the hospital.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & action
SnoozefestMovies like thisDeath Sentence (2007)
Nick Hume is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever. Transformed by grief, Hume eventually comes to the disturbing conclusion that no length is too great when protecting his family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTwelve (2010)
A young drug dealer watches as his high-rolling life is dismantled in the wake of his cousin's murder, which sees his best friend arrested for the crime.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisPoolhall Junkies (2002)
A retired pool hustler is forced to pick up the stick again when his brother starts a game he can't finish.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFour Brothers (2005)
Four adopted brothers return to their Detroit hometown when their mother is murdered and vow to exact revenge on the killers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA History of Violence (2005)
An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like this10th & Wolf (2006)
A former street thug returns to his Philadelphia home after a stint in the military. Back on his home turf, he once again finds himself tangling with the mob boss who was instrumental in his going off to be a soldier.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Lookout (2007)
Chris is a once promising high school athlete whose life is turned upside down following a tragic accident. As he tries to maintain a normal life, he takes a job as a janitor at a bank, where he ultimately finds himself caught up in a planned heist.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCoastlines (2002)
An ex-con returns to his Florida hometown after three years and becomes involved with the wife of his best friend, the local sheriff.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Street Kings (2008)
Tom Ludlow is a disillusioned L.A. Police Officer, rarely playing by the rules and haunted by the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the cop culture he's been a part of his entire career, ultimately leading him to question the loyalties of everyone around him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Man Apart (2003)
When Vetter's wife is killed in a botched hit organized by Diablo, he seeks revenge against those responsible. But in the process, Vetter and Hicks have to fight their way up the chain to get to Diablo but it's easier said than done when all Vetter can focus on is revenge.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like this6 Ways to Die (2015)
Sonny "Sundown" Garcia is the top cocaine distributor in the United States, which has made him a very rich and powerful man. It has also made him plenty of enemies. John Doe is just such a man. A nameless man of mystery, John lives to see Sundown not just dead, but to suffer six meaningful losses before his death—his fortune, his freedom, his love, his reputation, his most valuable possession and, finally, his life. John hires six hit-men, each one assigned to inflict one of the six meaningful losses upon Sundown.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
Transit (2012)
Nate takes his family for a camping trip to reconnect. When they pull off at a rest stop, a gang of thieves hides their stash from an armored car robbery among the family belongings. They soon find themselves on the run and the gang will stop at nothing to get their money back.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisDeep Dark Canyon (2013)
Bloom Towne is a small-town sheriff under the thumb of the well-established, deeply influential Mayor Dick Cavanaugh's family. When Bloom's two teenage sons, Nate and Skylar accidentally shoot and kill Dick during a deer-hunt, Bloom's long-held allegiance to the reigning Cavanaugh clan is tested. Skylar (still a minor) decides to take the wrap for his older brother Nate, claiming he fired the fatal shot. The Cavanaugh family's quick retaliation sends Skylar on his way to county jail, soon to be tried as an adult. Desperate and guilt-ridden, Nate breaks Skylar out of jail and sets off a chain of lawless acts, which send them deep into the woods and on the run. Bloom's choice between the law and his sons leads to revelations of old family secrets that threaten to destroy everything he loves.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Damage (2009)
An ex-con battles it out in the cage to pay for the operation that would save the daughter of his victim. Along the way he finds fatherly love, and friendship, in the most unlikely of places.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisContraband (2012)
When his brother-in-law runs afoul of a drug lord, family man Chris Farraday turns to a skill he abandoned long ago—smuggling—to repay the debt. But the job goes wrong, and Farraday finds himself wanted by cops, crooks and killers alike.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEven Money (2007)
Gambling addiction bring the stories of three otherwise unconnected people together as it destroys each of their lives.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisScenic 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 thisWe Own the Night (2007)
A New York nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian mafia hitmen.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Flyboys (2008)
Two boys from a small town find their courage tested when they accidentally stow away aboard an airplane owned by the mob...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Rookie (1990)
Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But the rookie who's been assigned to help Nick bust a carjacking ring is almost as hotheaded as he is … and when Nick gets kidnapped, his newbie partner is his only hope.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Dead Pool (1988)
Dirty Harry Callahan returns for his final film adventure. Together with his partner Al Quan, he must investigate the systematic murder of prominent figures. By the time Harry learns that the murders are part of a sick game to predict such deaths, it may be too late.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Substitute (1996)
When an inner-city Miami schoolteacher gets her knee broken after standing up to the school's gang leader, her mercenary combat specialist boyfriend goes undercover as a substitute teacher to take down the punk. Soon he discovers a conspiracy of criminals at work, and must reassemble his team from his last jungle raid to stop them.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNo Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers (1990)
Two feuding brothers of differing political views, one a policeman, the other a martial artist, join forces to avenge the death of their father, a retired agent who was brutally murdered by the mafia.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & crime
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Wrong Turn at Tahoe?
The closest matches to Wrong Turn at Tahoe are Butterfly on a Wheel (2007), Already Dead (2007) and The Samaritan (2012). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Wrong Turn at Tahoe?
People who watched Wrong Turn at Tahoe most often go on to Butterfly on a Wheel (2007), Already Dead (2007) and The Samaritan (2012).
What is the highest-rated movie like Wrong Turn at Tahoe?
A History of Violence (2005), rated 7.2/10 by 3,959 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Wrong Turn at Tahoe?
6 Ways to Die (2015) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Wrong Turn at Tahoe?
Yes: Butterfly on a Wheel (2007), Already Dead (2007) and The Samaritan (2012).
How are movies similar to Wrong Turn at Tahoe chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Wrong Turn at Tahoe, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.