Movies like Wolf Creek (2005)
The best movies like Wolf Creek (2005) are Wolf Creek 2 (2013), River (2027) and Black Water (2008). If Wolf Creek hooked you with its horror and thriller, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)7.3/10 from 4,074 votes
- NewestThe Strangers: Chapter 3 (2026)Released 2026
- Same seriesWolf Creek 2 (2013)Wolf Creek
Wolf Creek 2 (2013)
Lured by the promise of an Australian holiday, backpackers Rutger, Katarina and Paul visit the notorious Wolf Creek Crater. Their dream Outback adventure soon becomes a horrific reality when they encounter the site's most infamous local, the last man any traveller to the region ever wants to meet—Mick Taylor. As the backpackers flee, Mick pursues them on an epic white knuckled rampage across hostile wasteland.
Why it matches: Same series: Wolf Creek · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRiver (2027)
After the death of their father, three siblings take a boat trip to spread their dad's ashes. However, they discover they have inadvertently stumbled onto the hunting grounds of a strange pair of masked killers, and must fight for their lives on a busted motorboat.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Coming SoonMovies like thisBlack Water (2008)
Based on true events, Grace, her boyfriend Adam, and her younger sister, Lee, are on holiday in Northern Australia when they decide to take a tour down a river. As they drift into a swamp, their boat suddenly capsizes. Stranded in the flooded swamp, the three tourists must figure out what to do to survive as they realize they are being watched through the black water.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both 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 thisEden Lake (2008)
When a young couple goes to a remote wooded lake for a romantic getaway, their quiet weekend is shattered by an aggressive group of local kids. Rowdiness quickly turns to rage as the teens terrorize the couple in unimaginable ways, and a weekend outing becomes a bloody battle for survival.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Hills Have Eyes (2006)
Based on Wes Craven's 1977 suspenseful cult classic, The Hills Have Eyes is the story of a family road trip that goes terrifyingly awry when the travelers become stranded in a government atomic zone. Miles from nowhere, the Carter family soon realizes the seemingly uninhabited wasteland is actually the breeding ground of a blood-thirsty mutant family...and they are the prey.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWrong Turn (2003)
Chris crashes into a carload of other young people, and the group of stranded motorists is soon lost in the woods of West Virginia, where they're hunted by three cannibalistic mountain men who are grossly disfigured by generations of inbreeding.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHigh Tension (2003)
Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls' idyllic getaway turns into an endless night of horror.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVacancy (2007)
A young married couple becomes stranded at an isolated motel and find hidden video cameras in their room. They realize that unless they escape, they'll be the next victims of a snuff film.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Ruins (2008)
Americans Amy, Stacy, Jeff and Eric look for fun during a sunny holiday in Mexico, but they get much more than that after visiting an archaeological dig in the jungle.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisStorm Warning (2007)
A couple becomes lost in a massive storm and seek refuge at a nearby farmhouse, only to be captured by deranged killers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisFrontier(s) (2007)
A gang of young thieves flee Paris during the violent aftermath of a political election, only to hole up at an Inn run by neo-Nazis.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPreservation (2014)
Three family members head deep into the woods for a hunting trip that doubles as a distraction from their troubles at home. When all of their gear is stolen, they turn on each other, but soon realize there are much more treacherous forces at work.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisIn a Violent Nature: Part 2 (2027)
Johnny heads to a summer camp, where he crosses paths with a young, outcast camper who is forced to spend the night with his counselor sister and her friends at their annual end-of-season party
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Coming SoonMovies like thisI Spit on Your Grave (2010)
A beautiful woman from the city, Jennifer Hills, rents an isolated cabin in the country to write her latest novel. Soon, a group of local lowlifes subject her to a nightmare of degradation, rape, and violence.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDying Breed (2008)
An extinct species, the Tasmanian tiger. A long-forgotten legend, “The Pieman” aka Alexander Pearce, who was hanged for cannibalism in 1824. Both had a desperate need to survive; both could have living descendants within the Tasmanian bush. Four hikers venture deep into isolated territory to find one of these legends, but which one will they come upon first?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisHostel (2006)
Three backpackers head to a Slovakian city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Mooring (2013)
Every 40 seconds a person goes missing. In northern Idaho, a group of teenage girls attended a summer camp to help them connect with nature without technology. They were told it would be a summer of change. As the girls' houseboat is suddenly stranded in the middle of the river an odd couple comes to their aid. What was suppose to be an act of kindness turns deadly as the girls find themselves on the run, being pursued through the forest by a brutal and determined killer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
The Strangers: Chapter 3 (2026)
Tethered by a frightening conclusion, Maya and the Strangers are locked on an unavoidable, unforgiving collision course — a showdown that proves they’re far from strangers now.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisRest Stop (2006)
In Texas, the aspirant actress Nicole Carrow runs away home to Los Angeles with her boyfriend Jess Hilts. They drive through a shortcut in an old road, and when they park in a rest stop, Jess is abducted by the sadistic driver of an old yellow truck. Along the night, Nicole is threatened by the sick maniac, while mysterious things happen to her in the place.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThem (2006)
Lucas and Clementine live peacefully in their isolated country house, but one night they wake up to strange noise. They're not alone... and a group of hooded assailants begin to terrorize them throughout the night.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Strangers (2008)
After a 4 a.m. knock at the door and haunting voices, Kristen McKay and James Hoyt’s remote getaway becomes a psychological night of terror as three masked strangers invade. Now they must go far beyond what they thought themselves capable of if they hope to survive.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Hills Have Eyes (1977)
Taking an ill-advised detour en-route to California, the Carter family soon run into trouble when their RV breaks down in the middle of the desert. Stranded, they find themselves at the mercy of monstrous cannibals lurking in the surrounding hills.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHostel: Part II (2007)
Three American college students studying abroad are lured to a Slovakian hostel, and discover the grim reality behind it.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Collector (2009)
Desperate to repay his debt to his ex-wife, an ex-con plots a heist at his new employer's country home, unaware that a second criminal has also targeted the property, and rigged it with a series of deadly traps.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way, they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like this31 (2016)
Five carnival workers are kidnapped and held hostage in an abandoned, Hell-like compound where they are forced to participate in a violent game, the goal of which is to survive twelve hours against a gang of sadistic clowns.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisLandmine Goes Click (2015)
After an American tourist steps on a landmine, he is forced to watch his girlfriend get assaulted.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisWrong Turn 3: Left for Dead (2009)
A group of people find themselves trapped in the backwoods of West Virginia, fighting for their lives against a group of vicious and horribly disfigured inbred cannibals.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisQuarries (2016)
To escape her abusive boyfriend, Kat joins a wilderness expedition with a group of women, all of whom are struggling with the uncertainty of life. What was supposed to be an opportunity for personal discovery quickly becomes a fight for survival, forcing each one to discover the strength within themselves that they didn't even know they possessed. While being brazenly chased by a pack of predators, the strong quickly set themselves apart from the weak. In a battle of will, stamina, and heart, these very virtues present themselves at the most crucial moment. With death looming, each is left with what is truly important - the strength within oneself.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Wolf Creek?
The closest matches to Wolf Creek are Wolf Creek 2 (2013), River (2027) and Black Water (2008). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Wolf Creek?
People who watched Wolf Creek most often go on to River (2027), Black Water (2008) and Turistas (2006).
What is the highest-rated movie like Wolf Creek?
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), rated 7.3/10 by 4,074 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Wolf Creek?
The Strangers: Chapter 3 (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Is Wolf Creek part of a series?
Yes. It belongs to Wolf Creek, which includes Wolf Creek 2 (2013).
Are there English movies like Wolf Creek?
Yes: Wolf Creek 2 (2013), River (2027) and Black Water (2008).
How are movies similar to Wolf Creek chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Wolf Creek, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.