Movies like Dark Forces (2020)
The best movies like Dark Forces (2020) are Revenge Ride (2020), For the Sake of Vicious (2021) and Open Grave (2013). If Dark Forces 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 ratedI Saw the Devil (2010)7.8/10 from 3,231 votes
- NewestBone Lake (2025)Released 2025
- In SpanishYou Shall Not Sleep (2018)Also in Spanish
Revenge Ride (2020)
Maggie becomes a strong and ruthless member of the all-female Dark Moon gang led by the merciless Trigga, and the all-female motorcycle gang look after each other as they patrol the streets in the small town.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & horror
For the Sake of Vicious (2021)
An overworked nurse returns home to find a maniac hiding out with a bruised and beaten hostage. When an unexpected wave of violent intruders descend upon her home, it becomes a fight for survival.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOpen Grave (2013)
A man awakes -- without memory -- in a pit full of bodies and must figure out if the people who rescued him are the killers, or if he is the murderer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisYou Shall Not Sleep (2018)
In an abandoned psychiatric hospital, a theatre group experiments with insomnia for the preparation of a stage play. With the passage of days without sleep, they reach new thresholds of perception that expose them to the secrets of the place and the energies that inhabit it. When Bianca, a young, promising actress, joins the cast, competing for the lead role, she must survive not only the intensity of the work and her cast mates, but the unknown force that is pulling them towards a tragic outcome.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisArmed Response (2017)
The story follows a team of highly trained operatives who find themselves trapped inside an isolated military compound.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Hunt (2011)
An undercover reporter is commissioned to write a story about a series of gruesome murders. His investigation leads him to a secret society of wealthy businessman who hunt humans for money. Caught in a spiral of violence, he is forced to participate in the game until he discovers that he has become the hunted.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & horror
Killers Within (2018)
With her son being held captive by a criminal gang, police-officer Amanda Doyle, together with her ex-husband and three unlikely allies, takes part in a desperate plot to hold a wealthy banker and his family to ransom. But this is no ordinary family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & horror
Anatomy (2000)
Medical student Paula wins a place at an exclusive Heidelberg medical school. When the body of a young man she met on the train turns up on her dissection table, she begins to investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding his death.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBelow Zero (2021)
When a prisoner transfer van is attacked, the cop in charge must fight those inside and outside while dealing with a silent foe: the icy temperatures.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Classic Horror Story (2021)
Five people travelling by camper crash into a tree. When they recover, the road they were driving on has been replaced by an impenetrable forest and a wooden house.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisI Saw the Devil (2010)
Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. Soo-hyeon, a top-secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that he will do everything in his power to take vengeance against the killer, even if it means that he must become a monster himself.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThesis (1996)
While working on a thesis about audiovisual violence, film student Ángela finds a snuff video where a girl is tortured until death. Soon she discovers that she was a former student in her university, and that the authors of the video are not very far either.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAsylum Blackout (2012)
A group of cooks at an asylum for the criminally insane get locked in with the inmates during a massive thunderstorm
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisCold Hell (2017)
A young Vienna-based taxi driver of Turkish origin witnesses an extremely brutal murder. The perpetrator, a serial killer, makes eye contact with her; a deadly game of cat-and-mouse ensues.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCold Prey (2006)
When one of them breaks a leg, five friends snowboarding in the Norwegian mountains take shelter in an abandoned ski lodge and soon realize they’re not alone.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKnuckledust (2020)
When Police kicks open the doors of the elite underground fight club Knuckledust, they find seven levels of hell, filled with the dead bodies of countless fighters, assassins and goons. Only one man, beaten up to a pulp, is still breathing: Hard Eight.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisPrey (2020)
A girl paralyzed. A rabid dog. A duel to death for survival.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & horror
Tell-Tale (2009)
A man's recently transplanted heart leads him on a frantic search to find the donor's killer before a similar fate befalls him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Siege at Thorn High (2025)
Edwin promised to his sister on her deathbed to find her son she gave up a long time ago. Edwin's quest brought him to become a substitute teacher in Duri High School, Jakarta, a school for juvenile delinquents. There he must face the most violent students to find his nephew. When he eventually finds the boy, a city-wide riot erupts and Edwin is trapped in the school with the cruel kids out for his blood.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLake Bodom (2016)
Four friends are spending the night at Lake Bodom, where unsolved murders took place many years ago. The young men are determined to venture into the dense forest to solve the mystery.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisSea Fever (2020)
The crew of a West of Ireland trawler—marooned at sea—struggle for their lives against a growing parasite in their water supply.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Rhythm Section (2020)
When she discovers the plane crash that claimed the lives of her family was no accident, Stephanie Patrick enters the dark, complex world of international espionage seeking vengeance. With nothing left to lose, Stephanie transforms from victim to assassin and discovers that neither revenge nor the truth are what they appear.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisAntibodies (2005)
When a notorious German serial killer is captured after committing some of the most heinous acts against humanity ever imaginable, a farmer and police officer from a sleepy rural community on the outskirts of Berlin is drawn into the case as he searches for the answers to a murder that has shaken his tight-knit community.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Skin I Live In (2011)
A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTerminal (2018)
In the dark heart of a sprawling, anonymous city, two assassins carry out a sinister mission, a teacher battles a fatal illness, and an enigmatic janitor and a curious waitress lead dangerous double lives. Murderous consequences unravel in the dead of night, as their lives intertwine at the hands of a mysterious criminal mastermind who is hell-bent on revenge.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
SnoozefestMovies like thisManiac Cop 2 (1990)
Undead cop Matt Cordell rises from the grave, and is after the criminals who murdered him in prison.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGod Is a Bullet (2023)
Vice detective Bob Hightower finds his ex-wife murdered and daughter kidnapped by a cult. Frustrated by the botched official investigations, he quits the force and infiltrates the cult to hunt down the leader with the help of the cult’s only female victim escapee, Case Hardin.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNight of the Hunted (2023)
When an unsuspecting woman stops at a remote gas station in the dead of night, she's made the plaything of a sociopath sniper with a secret vendetta. To survive, she must not only dodge his bullets and fight for her life, but also figure out who wants her dead and why.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAzrael (2024)
In a world where no one speaks, a devout female hunts down a young woman who has escaped her imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, Azrael is due to be sacrificed to pacify an ancient evil deep within the surrounding wilderness.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisBone Lake (2025)
A couple’s romantic vacation at a secluded lakeside estate is upended when they are forced to share the mansion with a mysterious and attractive couple. In this darkly hilarious and seductive horror story, a dream getaway spirals into a nightmarish maze of sex, lies, and manipulation, bringing terrifying secrets to light and triggering a bloody battle for survival.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Dark Forces?
The closest matches to Dark Forces are Revenge Ride (2020), For the Sake of Vicious (2021) and Open Grave (2013). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Dark Forces?
People who watched Dark Forces most often go on to Revenge Ride (2020), For the Sake of Vicious (2021) and Open Grave (2013).
What is the highest-rated movie like Dark Forces?
I Saw the Devil (2010), rated 7.8/10 by 3,231 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Dark Forces?
Bone Lake (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Spanish movies like Dark Forces?
Yes: You Shall Not Sleep (2018), Below Zero (2021) and Thesis (1996).
How are movies similar to Dark Forces chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Dark Forces, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.