Movies like Isolation (2016)
The best movies like Isolation (2016) are In the Blood (2014), Carjacked (2011) and Hunting Ava Bravo (2022). If Isolation 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 ratedTrap House (2025)6.6/10 from 332 votes
- NewestMisdirection (2026)Released 2026
In the Blood (2014)
When her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisCarjacked (2011)
A single mom and her child are carjacked by a bank robber who has no intention of letting them go.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisHunting Ava Bravo (2022)
Billionaire sportsman Buddy King unwinds by hunting human captives on his remote mountain estate. But his latest victim, Ava Bravo, is no easy target.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBait (2000)
Landing in jail for a petty theft crime, Alvin finds himself sharing a cell with John Jaster, the incarcerated half of the pair of high-tech thieves responsible for the missing gold. His partner, Bristol, is still at large. Alvin wants only to get out of prison and start fresh with his girlfriend, Lisa, and when the Feds, led by U.S. Treasury investigator Clenteen, set him loose on a sketchy deal, he thinks his luck has changed. Alvin has his freedom and the Feds have found their bait.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisEscaping Paradise (2023)
When a young couple vacations on an exotic island, they encounter a dangerous fugitive who is determined to keep them from leaving.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
Escape (2024)
Ten sex trafficked young women are taken from an island resort by a violent criminal gang for shipping to an overseas client. A young nurse and feisty dancer hatch an escape-plan, finding themselves in the desert fighting for survival against ruthless traffickers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Night Crew (2015)
A group of hard up bounty hunters must survive the night in a desert motel against a horde of savage cartel killers. They soon realize that their fugitive, a mysterious Chinese woman, is much more than she lets on.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
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 thisSurviving 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: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGet Fast (2024)
When The Thief’s partner is kidnapped after stealing millions in cash from a merciless drug lord named Nushi, he reluctantly teams up with an angst-ridden orphan to rescue him. Nushi enlists her most trusted hitman, The Cowboy, a lovable charmer who’s quick with his guns, to track down the Thief. Guns, cars, and explosions will give the newfound partners a head start, but how long will they be able to keep it up?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisStolen (2012)
Master thief Will Montgomery is just released from the State penitentiary after serving a 10 year sentence, is contacted by Vincent, his ex comrade in crime, who is holding Will’s teenage daughter ransom in a hijacked taxi cab. Vincent will only surrender her when Will reveals the whereabouts of the 20 million dollars he contrived to conceal from their last robbery.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
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 action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFreezer (2014)
New York city mechanic Robert Saunders is knocked unconscious at his birthday dinner by Russian thugs and wakes up to find himself locked inside the restaurant's industrial freezer. This ruthless gang demand he return the $8 million he has stolen from them. The only problem Robert has no idea what they are talking about. But as the temperature drops and the terror grows, the shocking truth begins to emerge as Robert struggles to survive.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisDead Sea (2024)
Stranded in the open sea after a fatal accident, a young woman and her two friends are rescued by a fishing vessel's captain, unaware that the ship harbors a chilling secret.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisExit Speed (2008)
On Christmas Eve, ten strangers board a bus traveling across Texas and are forced off the road by a motorcycle gang. The passengers then take refuge in an abandoned scrap yard. When their defense against the gang weakens and their numbers dwindle they must do the unthinkable go on the offense.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisStowaway (2022)
A tenacious party girl fights to survive after three thieves commandeer her luxury yacht. Unable to escape and trapped on the yacht at high seas, the prey becomes the hunter as she turns the tables on the intruders and takes matters into her own hands.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Lonely Place to Die (2011)
A group of five mountaineers are hiking and climbing in the Scottish Highlands when they discover a young Serbian girl buried in a small chamber in the wilderness. They become caught up in a terrifying game of cat and mouse with the kidnappers as they try to get the girl to safety.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLandmine Goes Click (2015)
After an American tourist steps on a landmine, he is forced to watch his girlfriend get assaulted.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisDeath Hunt (2022)
Set in the late 1990s, once a year a group of men choose to hunt human targets on a remote island. A developer and his mistress retreat to a getaway cottage where they are taken hostage, brought to the island, and hunted for sport.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Brake (2012)
A Secret Service Agent is held captive in the trunk of a car and endures high-speed mental and physical torture as terrorists attempt to extract needed information for their sinister plot.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & action
SnoozefestMovies like thisKidnap (2017)
A mother (in her Minivan) stops at nothing to recover her kidnapped son.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Most Dangerous Game (2022)
A father and son are shipwrecked on a remote island where they are caught up in a trophy hunt held by its mysterious owner, a merciless man who uses the land as an elite hunting preserve for stalking the most dangerous game of all: human.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Altitude (2017)
A female FBI agent is offered millions to help a thief escape from a hijacked airplane.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Archer (2017)
Archer champion Lauren Pierce escapes a corrupt juvenile correctional facility with Rebecca, a fierce but alluring inmate. Together they must survive a desperate warden who is bow-hunting his prey to make sure his secret stays buried
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe System (2022)
When a young soldier, newly returned from war, gets caught up in a drug bust, he is recruited by the authorities to go undercover in a notoriously dangerous prison in order to figure out what is really going on.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTrap House (2025)
An undercover DEA agent and his partner embark on a game of cat and mouse with an audacious, and surprising group of thieves – their own rebellious teenagers, who have begun robbing from a dangerous cartel, using their parents' tactics and top-secret intel to do it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMisdirection (2026)
A desperate couple have pulled off a string of high-end break-ins to pay off a mob debt. When they attempt to rob their latest victim, they find themselves caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse. The tables are turned and the hunters become the hunted.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Island (2023)
When his brother is killed, LAPD officer Mark leaves the city to return to the island he grew up on. Seeking answers and ultimately vengeance, he soon finds himself in a bloody battle with the corrupt tycoon who's taken over the island paradise.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Last Days of American Crime (2020)
In the not-too-distant future, as a final response to crime and terrorism, the U.S. government plans to broadcast a signal that will make it impossible for anyone to knowingly break the law.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & crime
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Isolation?
The closest matches to Isolation are In the Blood (2014), Carjacked (2011) and Hunting Ava Bravo (2022). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Isolation?
People who watched Isolation most often go on to In the Blood (2014), Carjacked (2011) and Hunting Ava Bravo (2022).
What is the highest-rated movie like Isolation?
Trap House (2025), rated 6.6/10 by 332 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Isolation?
Misdirection (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Isolation?
Yes: In the Blood (2014), Carjacked (2011) and Hunting Ava Bravo (2022).
How are movies similar to Isolation chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Isolation, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.