Movies like The Desperate Hour (2022)
The best movies like The Desperate Hour (2022) are The Organization (1971), Eradication (2022) and Black Widow (1987). If The Desperate Hour hooked you with its thriller, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedBunny Lake Is Missing (1965)7.2/10 from 230 votes
- NewestSilent Zone (2025)Released 2025
The Organization (1971)
After a group of young revolutionaries break into a company's corporate headquarters and steal $5,000,000 worth of heroin to keep it off the street, they call on San Francisco Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs for assistance.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEradication (2022)
When an unknown disease wipes out most of the world’s population, a man with unique blood is isolated for study. Fearing for his wife’s safety, he breaks his quarantine – into a world overrun by monstrous Infected and a shadowy agency hunting them down.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlack Widow (1987)
Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But since Catherine is seemingly a master of disguise and has multiple identities, Alexandra can't prove anything with conventional detective work. With no other option, she goes undercover, pursuing the same man as Catherine, and hoping that Catherine will slip up and reveal her true identity.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNo Name on the Bullet (1959)
When hired killer John Gant rides into Lordsburg, the town's folk become paranoid as each leading citizen has enemies capable of using the services of a professional killer for personal revenge.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHe Ran All the Way (1951)
A crook on the run hides out in an innocent girl's apartment.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like this6 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
SnoozefestMovies like thisFelicia's Journey (1999)
Seventeen and pregnant, Felicia travels to England in search of her lover and is found instead by Joseph Ambrose Hilditch, a helpful catering manager whose kindness masks an unsettling secret.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisStalked by My Doctor (2015)
When a teenage girl is miraculously saved by a heart surgeon, the doctor begins to flirt with her. Her father doesn’t believe her and unbeknownst to all, the doctor is obsessed with the girl.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
A woman reports that her young daughter is missing, but there seems to be no evidence that she ever existed.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMad City (1997)
A misguided museum guard who loses his job and then tries to get it back at gunpoint is thrown into the fierce world of ratings-driven TV gone mad.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFast Track: No Limits (2008)
Four young thrill-seekers race cars on the streets of Germany.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisSilent Zone (2025)
In a zombie-ravaged world, a resourceful teen and her protector fight for survival, facing relentless dangers and testing the limits of hope and loyalty.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRace with the Devil (1975)
Two couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKiller Bean Forever (2008)
When things go bad in Beantown, top assassin Killer Bean is called to clean-up the mess. Detective Cromwell finds himself in the middle between Killer Bean and mob boss Cappuccino.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Man Who Cheated Himself (1950)
A veteran homicide detective who has witnessed his socialite girlfriend kill her husband sees his inexperienced brother assigned to the case.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTakedown (2000)
Kevin Mitnick is quite possibly the best hacker in the world. Hunting for more and more information, seeking more and more cyber-trophies every day, he constantly looks for bigger challenges. When he breaks into the computer of a security expert and an ex-hacker, he finds one - and much more than that...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNight Watch (1973)
A woman recovering from a nervous breakdown tries to convince her husband and and the local London police that she has witnessed a murder in the abandoned house next door.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMan in the Shadow (1957)
In a modern cow town, the powerful ranch owner’s henchmen kill a ranch hand, prompting the sheriff to investigate despite facing strong opposition. He finds an unlikely ally in the rancher's overprotected daughter, but their quest for justice puts them both in danger.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHostage House (2021)
A realtor and her daughter are taken hostage by armed robbers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Quiller Memorandum (1966)
After two British Secret Intelligence Service agents are murdered at the hands of a cryptic neo-Nazi group known as Phoenix, the suave agent Quiller is sent to Berlin to investigate.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Assassination of Western Civilization (2022)
A tabloid writer has evidence of the assassination of a US Senator. A visit from a scrupulous FBI agent suggests he may know more than he's admitting about the assassination and the key may reside in the recesses of the writer's dark past.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
A Really Bad Place (2022)
A one-shot horror thriller about a kidnapped man who has ended up in a bad place in many ways.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
Covid-19: Invasion (2021)
Rex and his men aim to kill the homeless people living in a local deserted school hoping it'll slow an ultra-deadly strand of COVID. Now, outnumbered 100 to 1, Hap must save his little sister.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
Selva Oscura (2021)
A woman finds a corpse along a familiar path. She begins to investigate and soon becomes wrapped up in a mystery.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
The Last Date (2021)
"The Last Date" is a thriller that follows Leah as she discovers that her first date after a recent breakup is not what she expected.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
Metamorphosis (2022)
Seeking refuge on an island in Upstate New York, a married couple's final attempt to salvage their failing relationship takes a turn for the worse when the husband begins to regress emotionally, mentally, and physically.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
No Endings (2022)
Randi Callahan lives her life on the run, constantly pursued by faceless individuals who will kill her and anyone else to get what they're after. Deep in the woods, she stumbles across a lonely cabin with a mysterious man inside.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
Cry of Silence (2024)
Cry of Silence, is about a double kidnapping, and assault that is presented as an Action Packed ,Dramatic, Thriller that will keep you riveted.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
The Madman (2022)
A rookie detective investigates a reported sight of an armed man in the woods.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
The Man With The Cough (2022)
A thematic satire on the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and told in a Twilight Zone narrative style, "The Man With The Cough" tells the story of a hypochondriac man who has a series of premonitions of illness and death that cause him to experience great fear for his life.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Desperate Hour?
The closest matches to The Desperate Hour are The Organization (1971), Eradication (2022) and Black Widow (1987). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Desperate Hour?
Start with The Organization (1971), the closest match to The Desperate Hour.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Desperate Hour?
Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965), rated 7.2/10 by 230 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Desperate Hour?
Silent Zone (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like The Desperate Hour?
Yes: The Organization (1971), Eradication (2022) and Black Widow (1987).
How are movies similar to The Desperate Hour chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Desperate Hour, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.