Movies like Retribution (2015)
The best movies like Retribution (2015) are The Method (2005), The Occupant (2020) and 4x4 (2019). If Retribution 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 ratedNowhere (2023)7.3/10 from 1,647 votes
- NewestCollision Course (2026)Released 2026
- In SpanishThe Method (2005)Also in Spanish
The Method (2005)
Seven candidates to a high executive position on a multinational company show up for a selection test in a skyscraper at the financial district. Among them, the most disparate personalities: the winner, the aggressive, the insecure, the critic, the indecisive…
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Occupant (2020)
An unemployed executive is forced to sell his apartment. When he discovers that he still has the keys, he becomes obsessed with the family that now lives there and decides to recover the life he has lost, at any price.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like this4x4 (2019)
Buenos Aires, Argentina. A luxurious van is parked on the sidewalk. A man enters with the purpose of stealing whatever he can find, but when he wants to leave, he cannot. The doors do not open, the control panel does not respond: the van has become an armored box and he is trapped like a mouse.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCannibal (2013)
Carlos is a respectable man, the most prestigious tailor in Granada, Spain. His life is reduced to work and his main hobby is eating; but not just anything.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Fury of a Patient Man (2016)
Quiet Jose woos cafe worker Ana, but she is unaware he has intentions other than the purely romantic.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMay God Save Us (2016)
Madrid, summer 2011. Economic crisis. 15-M movement and 1.5 million pilgrims waiting for the Pope’s arrival live side by side in a Madrid that’s hotter and more chaotic than ever. In this context, detectives Velarde and Alfaro must find what seems to be a serial killer. Their against-the-clock hunt will make them realise something they’d never imagined: neither of them are so very different from the killer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNo Rest for the Wicked (2011)
Madrid, the beginning of the century. One day, the police inspector Santos Trinidad coming home very drunk, is involved in a triple murder. But there is a witness who managed to escape and that could incriminate him. Santos undertakes an investigation to locate and eliminate the witness. Meanwhile, Chacón a judge in charge of investigating the triple murder, meticulously advances in the search for the murderer. Santos and Chacon soon discover that what seemed a simple case of drug trafficking is actually something far more dangerous.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Silence of the Marsh (2019)
A successful, cold-blooded crime novelist gets involved in a kidnapping case while uncovering the corrupt ties between politicians and the local mafia in Valencia, Spain.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Kid (2014)
Two youths, Niño and Compi, enter the world of drug smuggling in the Strait of Gibraltar; while two police officers, Jesús and Eva, try to eradicate the contraband.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEye for an Eye (2019)
Mario, an exemplary man, lives in a village on the Galician coast. In the old people’s home, where he works as a nurse, everyone appreciates him. When the best known narco in the area, Antonio Padín, recently released from prison, enters the residence, Mario tries to make Antonio feel at home. Now, Padín's two sons, Kike and Toño, are in charge of the family business. The failure of an operation will put Kike in jail and cause them to owe a large debt to a Colombian supplier. Toño will turn to the nurse to try to convince his father to assume the debt. But Mario has his own plans.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGoodbye (2019)
Seville, Spain. Juan Santos, a convicted petty criminal, gets out of jail for a day to celebrate with Triana, his wife, the first communion of their daughter Estrella.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBox 507 (2002)
Modesto, an honest and responsible professional, is a manager of a small bank branch in Costa del Sol. His daughter died in a forest fire which he had thought to be accidental. One day he wakes up in his bank, after being locked and dragged by unknown men, and finds out in a safety-deposit box that the fire was plotted. From that day on, he sets on a personal crusade for justice.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisYour Son (2018)
Jaime, a doctor who lives in Seville, finds his life radically changed when his son is left fighting for his life after being beaten up during a robbery. The feelings of pain and helplessness soon change to feelings of hate and anger, converting a good dad into a dehumanised man.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Realm (2018)
Manuel, a Spanish politician whose high-class lifestyle is based on nefarious and illegal business threatens to break his entire party after a newspaper exposes him to the public eye. Rather than admit to any wrongdoing, he decides to sell out his whole party in an effort to avoid jail time. It's a decision that will put many lives at risk.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Aura (2005)
A quiet, epileptic taxidermist plans the perfect crime. All he needs is the right opportunity. An accident, perhaps…
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Cuckoo's Curse (2023)
Two couples, Marc and Anna, from Spain, and Hans and Olga, from Germany, swap their homes for vacation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisNowhere (2023)
A young pregnant woman named Mia escapes from a country at war by hiding in a maritime container aboard a cargo ship. After a violent storm, Mia gives birth to the child while lost at sea, where she must fight to survive.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSky High (2020)
A commentary on Spanish society dressed as a thriller about the misadventures of a gang of young petty criminals after the real estate crash.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMagical Girl (2014)
The father of a terminally ill girl is determined to grant his daughter's last wish, a ridiculously expensive collectors' costume from a Japanese TV series. The request will drive him into a journey within his city's dark underbelly.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCross the Line (2020)
A good-natured man has an unexpected deadly confrontation. Instincts kick in to clean up the mess caused in the name of self-defense but does one really get away free after killing someone?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisInnocent Killers (2015)
Garralda is a troubled college student who only has to pass one last subject to obtain his academic degree. When his teacher catches him copying on a test, he requires him to perform a very unethical task in exchange for passing and thus achieving his goal.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Siege (Asedio) (2023)
During an eviction procedure in a troubled area of Madrid, police officer Dani makes a shocking discovery.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Night of the Sunflowers (2006)
Two speleologists, Esteban and Pedro, travel to a mountainous area located in northern Spain, near a small village, to study a newly discovered cave and determine if it is of scientific interest, while Gabi, Esteban's wife, awaits their return on a lonely road at the foot of the mountain.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSummer in Red (2023)
Madrid, summer of 2010. Commissioner María Ruiz investigates the sinister crime of a young man. With no visible identity and no clues or apparent motive, María will begin an investigation that will become more and more complicated.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisNobody Knows Anybody (1999)
Simón is an aspiring novelist who makes a living designing crossword puzzles for a newspaper. One day he receives a threatening message instructing him to include the word "adversary" in a puzzle as Seville gets hit by a series of violent attacks.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisKilling Words (2004)
A mild-mannered psychopath plays mind-games with a woman he has tied to a chair in his basement.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTo Steal from a Thief (2016)
Valencia, Spain. On a rainy morning, six armed men in disguise assault a bank. But what seemed like an easy heist, quickly goes wrong with nothing unfolding as planned, and mistrust quickly builds between the two leaders of the gang.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCollision Course (2026)
Spain, 2013. After robbing a bank, a getaway crash reveals the hidden side of each thief, exposing betrayals and lies that began long before the heist.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGun City (2018)
Barcelona, Spain, 1921. A tough cop from Madrid arrives in the city to locate, under the suspicious scrutiny of corrupt local police officers, a significant amount of military weaponry stolen from a train, allegedly by revolutionary anarchists.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Bar (2017)
In downtown Madrid, a series of mysterious gunshots trap a motley assortment of people in a decrepit bar.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Retribution?
The closest matches to Retribution are The Method (2005), The Occupant (2020) and 4x4 (2019). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Retribution?
People who watched Retribution most often go on to The Method (2005), The Occupant (2020) and 4x4 (2019).
What is the highest-rated movie like Retribution?
Nowhere (2023), rated 7.3/10 by 1,647 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Retribution?
Collision Course (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Spanish movies like Retribution?
Yes: The Method (2005), The Occupant (2020) and 4x4 (2019).
How are movies similar to Retribution chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Retribution, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.