Movies like Peninsula (2020)
The best movies like Peninsula (2020) are Train to Busan (2016), Colony (2026) and Ever After (2019). If Peninsula hooked you with its horror and action, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedColony (2026)8.2/10 from 1,538 votes
- NewestApocalypse Z: New World (2026)Released 2026
- In KoreanTrain to Busan (2016)Also in Korean
- Same seriesTrain to Busan (2016)Train to Busan
Train to Busan (2016)
When a zombie virus pushes Korea into a state of emergency, those trapped on an express train to Busan must fight for their own survival.
Why it matches: Same series: Train to Busan · both action & horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisColony (2026)
Professor Se-jeong is thrust into a bloody nightmare when a rapidly mutating virus is released during a biotech conference causing authorities to seal the facility. Trapped inside with no escape, Se-jeong along with a small group of survivors must fight to stay alive while the infected undergo horrific transformations.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & action
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisEver After (2019)
An apocalyptic female buddy movie. Two years ago zombies took over the earth. Weimar and Jena are the last places of human civilisation. Vivi and Eva have to fight the undead together, as well as the demons of their past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisApocalypse Z: New World (2026)
The Canary Islands have become Europe’s last refuge following the outbreak of the TSJ virus. When a special mission sets out for the mainland in search of vital supplies, Roberto joins the team with questionable intentions. The dangerous operation turns into a desperate race for survival, and Roberto and his companions find themselves caught between hordes of infected and divided loyalties.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisZiam (2025)
In a fight for survival against a horrifying army of zombies, a former Muay Thai fighter must use skill, speed and grit to save his girlfriend.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWorld War Z (2013)
Life for former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane and his family seems content. Suddenly, the world is plagued by a mysterious infection turning whole human populations into rampaging mindless zombies. After barely escaping the chaos, Lane is persuaded to go on a mission to investigate this disease. What follows is a perilous trek around the world where Lane must brave horrific dangers and long odds to find answers before human civilization falls.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSeoul Station (2016)
When a zombie virus erupts from Seoul Station, a young woman fights to survive on the streets while her boyfriend and father track her down.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLand of the Dead (2005)
The living dead have taken over the world, and the remaining humans live in a walled city to protect themselves as they cope with the situation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMaggie (2015)
There's a deadly zombie epidemic threatening humanity, but Wade, a small-town farmer and family man, refuses to accept defeat even when his daughter Maggie becomes infected. As Maggie's condition worsens and the authorities seek to eradicate those with the virus, Wade is pushed to the limits in an effort to protect her. Joely Richardson co-stars in this post-apocalyptic thriller.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like this#Alive (2020)
As a grisly virus rampages a city, a lone man stays locked inside his apartment, digitally cut off from seeking help and desperate to find a way out.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWyrmwood: Apocalypse (2022)
In a zombie-infested Australian wasteland, soldier Rhys has dedicated his life to tracking and capturing survivors for the Surgeon General in hopes of finding a cure.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisZombies (2016)
When the world is in shambles, plagued by a zombie outbreak, only the strong will survive, but just how much determination will it take? Will Luke and his crew have enough ambition and ammunition to stay alive long enough to save the human race?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & action
SnoozefestMovies like thisZombie for Sale (2019)
When a pharmaceutical company's illegal experiments inadvertently create a zombie, the strange Park family finds it and tries to profit from it.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Girl with All the Gifts (2016)
In the future, a strange fungus has changed nearly everyone into thoughtless, flesh-eating monsters. When a scientist and a teacher find a girl who seems to be immune to the fungus, they all begin a journey to save humanity.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI Am Legend (2007)
Robert Neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and man-made. Immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City and perhaps the world. For three years, Neville has faithfully sent out daily radio messages, desperate to find any other survivors who might be out there. But he is not alone.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisI Am a Hero (2016)
A man witnesses a fatal traffic accident on his way home from work, and the victim is clearly killed on impact. A moment later, when the corpse stands up and walks away, it could be a hallucination or something far more extraordinary.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Elixir (2025)
An elixir unleashes the undead in a village. A family at odds with one another must unite and fight to survive as their hometown collapses.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisApocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End (2024)
When a kind of rabies that transforms people into aggressive creatures spreads across the planet, Manel isolates himself at home with his cat, relying on his wits to survive; but soon they must go out in search of food, by land and by sea, dodging many dangers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like this28 Days Later (2002)
Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. Carried by animals and humans, the virus turns those it infects into homicidal maniacs -- and it's absolutely impossible to contain.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRampant (2018)
Ancient Korea, 17th century. While the paranoid King Lee Jo of Joseon, vassal of the Qing dynasty, feels surrounded by conspirators and rebels, a dark evil emerges from the bowels of a merchant ship and the exiled Prince Lee Cheung returns to the royal court, ignoring that he will have to lead the few capable of defeating the ambitious humans and the bloody monsters who threaten to destroy the kingdom.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisConcrete Utopia (2023)
The world has been reduced to rubble by a massive earthquake. While no one knows for sure how far the ruins stretch, or what the cause of the earthquake may be, in the heart of Seoul there is only one apartment building left standing. It is called Hwang Gung Apartments. As time passes, outsiders start coming in to Hwang Gung Apartments trying to escape the extreme cold. Before long, the apartment residents are unable to cope with the increasing numbers. Feeling a threat to their very survival, the residents enact a special measure.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisResident Evil (2002)
When a virus leaks from a top-secret facility, turning all resident researchers into ravenous zombies and their lab animals into mutated hounds from hell, the government sends in an elite military task force to contain the outbreak.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisForgive Us All (2025)
In a post-apocalyptic world, a virus has transformed humans into violently deranged cannibals. A bereaved mother has lost everything and takes refuge in an isolated mountain cabin, until a desperate wounded stranger arrives with a story of hope.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisWarm Bodies (2013)
After a zombie becomes involved with the girlfriend of one of his victims, their romance sets in motion a sequence of events that might transform the entire lifeless world.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWe Bury the Dead (2026)
After a catastrophic military disaster reanimates the dead, Ava searches for her missing husband amidst an increasingly hostile world.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisArmy of the Dead (2021)
Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble: venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Rezort (2015)
The ReZort, a post apocalyptic safari, offers paying guests the opportunity to kill zombies in the wake of an outbreak.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisOperation Undead (2024)
Inexperienced Thai soldiers battle a growing undead menace in this gruesome survival horror. A Japanese military experiment that turns men into monsters escapes containment, it’s up to these troops to save their nation from annihilation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & action
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016)
Picking up immediately after the events in Resident Evil: Retribution, Alice is the only survivor of what was meant to be humanity's final stand against the undead. Now, she must return to where the nightmare began - The Hive in Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces for a final strike against the only remaining survivors of the apocalypse.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHerd (2023)
When a woman trying to outrun her past ends up trapped between a zombie outbreak and warring militia groups, she is caught in a world where some fight for survival but others fight for control.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & action
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Peninsula?
The closest matches to Peninsula are Train to Busan (2016), Colony (2026) and Ever After (2019). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Peninsula?
People who watched Peninsula most often go on to Colony (2026), Ever After (2019) and Apocalypse Z: New World (2026).
What is the highest-rated movie like Peninsula?
Colony (2026), rated 8.2/10 by 1,538 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Peninsula?
Apocalypse Z: New World (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Is Peninsula part of a series?
Yes. It belongs to Train to Busan, which includes Train to Busan (2016).
Are there Korean movies like Peninsula?
Yes: Train to Busan (2016), Colony (2026) and Seoul Station (2016).
How are movies similar to Peninsula chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Peninsula, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.