Movies like Panic Button
If Panic Button hooked you with its horror and thriller, these are the films to watch next. Every pick says why it matches.
Train (2008)
After a night of wild partying and missing their train, the group of students is invited to board another which happens to be heading their way. Once on board, members of the team begin to go missing, and their would-be saviors claim to have no idea what could have happened to them... When they discover the truth, it is too late to escape and they must fight for their lives against their captors to put an end to their ride to hell.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisElevator (2013)
Nine people are stuck in an elevator. One of them has a ticking bomb that can't be defused. The other eight will do anything to survive. There is no escape and no promise of rescue. As the tension in the elevator mounts the unthinkable soon becomes the only reasonable solution.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisHouse of 9 (2005)
Nine strangers wake up in a house with no recollection how they got there and no way out. The voice on the PA introduces them to a grisly game they must play. The prize is $5 million and their life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & horror
SnoozefestMovies like this47 Hours to Live (2019)
Two socially awkward teenage girls, are bored one night and turn to the internet for scary stories. They find a game on a creepy website that claims you can use your phone to summon the supernatural...and if you lose the game...you lose your life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisTuristas (2006)
A group of young backpackers' vacation turns sour when a bus accident leaves them marooned in a remote Brazilian rural area that holds an ominous secret.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisP2 (2007)
A businesswoman finds herself locked with a unhinged security guard in a parking garage after getting stuck working late on Christmas Eve.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEscape Room (2017)
Six friends test their intelligence when an escape room they participate in takes a dark and twisted turn.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisWould You Rather (2013)
Desperate to help her ailing brother, a young woman agrees to compete in a deadly game of "Would You Rather" hosted by a sadistic aristocrat.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGame of Death (2017)
Kill or be killed is the golden rule of the Game of Death. Sucks for seven millennials who ignored that rule. Now each one's head will explode unless they kill someone. Will they turn on each other to survive, or will this sunny day be the last for the innocent people of their middle-of-nowhere town?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Hoarder (2015)
Ella discovers a terrifying secret when she becomes trapped in an underground storage facility. To survive she must join forces with a group of strangers, each with something to hide.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & horror
SnoozefestMovies like this247°F (2011)
Four friends travel to a lakeside cabin for a carefree weekend, but the fun turns into a nightmare when 3 of them end up locked in a hot sauna. Every minute counts and every degree matters as they fight for their lives in the heat up to 247°F.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Canyon (2009)
A survival story about a honeymooning couple who get lost in the wide expanse of the Grand Canyon.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Belko Experiment (2017)
A group of eighty American workers are locked in their office and ordered by an unknown voice to participate in a twisted game.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRaze (2013)
After Sabrina is abducted, she finds herself in an underground lair, forced to do battle with other innocent women for the amusement of unseen spectators. Each of these reluctant warriors has something to lose, but only one will remain when the game is done.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisBloodwork (2012)
A couple of college students decide to sign up for pharmaceutical testing of a new allergy drug to make some extra cash for their spring break trip. They quickly discover their two week stay will not be as easy as they first believed and fight to save themselves from the grips of the facility.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisTruth or Dare (2012)
A group of friends are lured to an isolated cabin by a promise of heavy partying, only to find themselves in a nightmarish game of truth or dare.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisEscape Room (2019)
Six strangers find themselves in circumstances beyond their control, and must use their wits to survive.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOpen Graves (2009)
One day, Jason finds an unusual board game called Mamba. When his surfer friends start to play, the games unleashes its deadly curse, killing the losers in a gruesome fashion. Supposedly it will grant the winner a wish. As his companions die off, Jason decides that the only way he can reverse the tragedy is by continuing to play. With his girlfriend, Erica, Jason rolls the dice and hopes to make his wish before one of them suffers a horrible fate.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisBeneath Us (2020)
The American Dream becomes a nightmare for a group of undocumented day laborers hired by a wealthy couple. What they expect to be their biggest payday turns into a terrifying fight for survival.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisDownrange (2018)
Stranded at the side of the road after a tire blowout, a group of friends become targets for an enigmatic sniper.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisVile (2011)
A group of people awaken to find themselves prisoners in a mysterious house with no means of escape. They are each outfitted with electronic devices attached to the base of their skulls. The chemicals that the brain produces when in pain are collected by the devices, and when it collects a predetermined amount, the doors will be opened. In order to escape, they must hurt themselves and each other.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like this13 Sins (2014)
Drowning in debt as he's about to get married, a bright but meek salesman receives a mysterious phone call informing him that he's on a hidden-camera game show where he must execute 13 tasks to receive a multi-million dollar cash prize.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Dare (2019)
A rare family night for Jay takes a brutal twist when he awakens in a basement with three other prisoners. As their vengeful captor runs riot, Jay engages in a twisted battle to solve the puzzle to his past and save his family's future.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisKristy (2014)
When a college girl who is alone on campus over the Thanksgiving break is targeted by a group of outcasts, she must conquer her deepest fears to outwit them and fight back.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNine Dead (2010)
Communication is the key to the survival for nine strangers who have been kidnapped by a masked gunman and told that one of them will die every ten minutes until they discover how they are all connected. Who of the nine lives and who dies?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisKill Theory (2009)
While celebrating a graduation at a secluded vacation home, a group of college students find themselves targeted by a sadistic killer who forces them to play a deadly game of killing one another in order to survive.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisCountdown (2019)
A young nurse downloads an app that tells her she only has three days to live. With time ticking away and a mysterious figure haunting her, she must find a way to save her life before time runs out.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlack Rock (2012)
Three childhood friends set aside their personal issues and reunite for a girls’ weekend on a remote island off the coast of Maine. One wrong move turns their weekend getaway into a deadly fight for survival.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Descent: Part 2 (2009)
Distraught, confused, and half-wild with fear, Sarah Carter emerges alone from the Appalachian cave system where she encountered unspeakable terrors. Unable to plausibly explain to the authorities what happened - or why she's covered in her friends' blood - Sarah is forced back to the subterranean depths to help locate her five missing companions.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUnknown (2006)
Five men wake up in a locked-down warehouse with no memory of who they are. They are forced to figure out who is good and who is bad to stay alive.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Panic Button?
The closest matches to Panic Button are Train, Elevator, House of 9.
How are movies similar to Panic Button chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Panic Button, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.
Are there English movies like Panic Button?
Yes: Train, Elevator, House of 9.