Movies like The Intermediate Step

Death's Roulette (2023)

Seven strangers wake up in a mansion in the middle of nowhere to discover they are part of a twisted game. They will have 60 minutes to choose one person to die; otherwise, all of them will be murdered. As the clock ticks down, the most lurid secrets will come to light, and they’ll discover they are all connected by a dark past.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & drama

Werewolf: The Beast Among Us (2012)

Set in a 19th century village, a young man studying under a local doctor joins a team of hunters on the trail of a wolf-like creature.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & horror

Savaged (2014)

After thugs brutalize a deaf-mute woman, the spirit of an Apache warrior takes over her lifeless body and sets out on a bloodthirsty quest for revenge.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & horror

Don't Leave the Kids Alone (2026)

A mother moves into a new house with her two children. One night she must leave the siblings home alone. What begins as a blast of carefree play soon turns into a claustrophobic horror story.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & drama

Run (1991)

When a law student accidentally kills the son of a mob boss in a fight, he finds himself relentlessly pursued by the mob and the police.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & drama

Above the Rim (1994)

Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now employed as a security guard.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & thriller

Black Site (2022)

A group of officers based in a labyrinthine top-secret prison must fight for their lives against Hatchet, a brilliant and infamous high-value detainee. When he escapes, his mysterious and deadly agenda has far reaching and dire consequences.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & drama

Best of the Best 2 (1993)

In an underground fight club, blackbelt Travis Brickley is killed after losing to the evil martial arts master Brakus. Travis' death is witnessed by Walter Grady, the son of his best friend Alex Grady. Alex and his partner, Tommy Lee, vow to avenge their friend's death by defeating Brakus and shutting down the fight club.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & drama

Suburbicon (2017)

In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect family turns to blackmail, revenge and murder.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & drama

Inside Man (2023)

Based on true events. A disgraced police detective seeking redemption goes undercover to expose a violent crime syndicate. But as he sinks deeper into the mob, the price for absolution may be higher than he can afford.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & drama

Foxcatcher (2014)

The greatest Olympic Wrestling Champion brother team joins Team Foxcatcher led by multimillionaire sponsor John E. du Pont as they train for the 1988 games in Seoul - a union that leads to unlikely circumstances.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & thriller

Hunting Season (2025)

When a reclusive survivalist and his daughter rescue a mysterious, wounded woman from a river, they become entangled in a deadly web of violence and revenge, forcing them to confront a brutal criminal to survive.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & thriller

The Hunt (2020)

Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don't know where they are—or how they got there. In the shadow of a dark internet conspiracy theory, ruthless elitists gather at a remote location to hunt humans for sport. But their master plan is about to be derailed when one of the hunted turns the tables on her pursuers.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & horror

Islands (2025)

In this twisty thriller, a tennis coach at a tropical resort finds himself at the center of a missing persons mystery. Tom teaches tennis during the day and parties at night. When an enigmatic tourist arrives, Tom is unable to shake the feeling he has met her before. Tension and attraction grow, until her husband disappears, and the police suspect Tom.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & drama

Lockdown (2000)

Avery (Jones) returns to college as a competitive swimmer after getting his life back on track. But his life takes another unexpected turn when he and his two friends (Bonds, Casseus) are wrongly accused of murder and end up in prison.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & thriller

Tatami (2024)

Iranian female judokas Leila and her coach Maryam, travel to the Judo World Championship, intent on bringing home Iran’s first gold medal. Midway through the Judo World Championships, they receive an ultimatum from the Islamic Republic ordering Leila to fake an injury and lose, or she will be branded a traitor of the state. With her own and her family’s freedom at stake, Leila is faced with an impossible choice: comply with the Iranian regime as her coach Maryam implores her to do, or fight on, for the gold.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & drama

6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain (2017)

An adrenaline seeking snowboarder gets lost in a massive winter storm in the back country of the High Sierras where he is pushed to the limits of human endurance and forced to battle his own personal demons as he fights for survival....

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & drama

Illegal Tender (2007)

After the gangsters who killed his father come to settle a score, a teenage boy and his mother turn the tables on the killers - one Latino family's quest for honor and revenge as the hunted become the hunters.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & thriller

180 (2026)

When an unexpected road rage incident puts his son in critical condition, an enraged father spirals down a dark path of emotional turmoil and vengeance.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & drama

The Hummingbird Project (2019)

A pair of high-frequency traders go up against their old boss in an effort to make millions in a fiber-optic cable deal.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & drama

DE ONDE VEM O MAL (2025)

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & drama

Bully (2001)

A group of teenagers in South Florida enact a murder plot against their mutual bully, Bobby, who has emotionally, physically, and sexually abused them for years.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & thriller

Dead Ringers (1988)

Elliot, a successful gynecologist, works at the same practice as his identical twin, Beverly. Elliot is attracted to many of his patients and has affairs with them. When he inevitably loses interest, he will give the woman over to Beverly, the meeker of the two, without the woman knowing the difference. Beverly falls hard for one of the patients, Claire, but when she inadvertently deceives him, he slips into a state of madness.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller & horror

12:21:21 (2017)

A Psychologically ill person with schizophrenia who is undergoing constant medical treatments recalls his past reminiscences.He distinguishes the reality and illusion from a different perspective.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & horror

Blood Work (2002)

Still recovering from a heart transplant, a retired FBI profiler returns to service when his own blood analysis offers clues to the identity of a serial killer.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller & drama

Grimm Love (2006)

In Germany, as graduate student Katie Armstrong researches cannibal killer Oliver Hagen for her thesis, she becomes obsessed with her subject and ultimately plunges into a lifestyle similar to Hagen's and the thousands of people like him.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & horror

18 or the Daisies Withers (2026)

Set during the final ten minutes before an eighteenth birthday, the film follows a young protagonist on the threshold between childhood and adulthood. Through poetic monologues and symbolic ritual, it explores the fear, loss, and quiet transformation that accompany coming of age. Blending introspection with elements of symbolic horror, the film treats growing up not as a celebration, but as a rite of passage, culminating in a final return to childhood memory as midnight arrives.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & drama

Runaway (1984)

In the near future, a police officer specializes in malfunctioning robots. When a robot turns out to have been programmed to kill, he begins to uncover a homicidal plot to create killer robots... and his son becomes a target.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

Scanners (1981)

A scientist trains a man with an advanced telepathic ability called 'scanning' to stop a dangerous Scanner with extraordinary psychic powers from waging war against non-Scanners.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

A Lady's Shadow (2022)

An oniric trip into the mind of a detective, in which we witness a story fabricated to cover up a heinous crime.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller