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Movies that feel like Abduction (2011)

If you loved Abduction, the closest films we have are Unknown (2011), Salt (2010) and Red Sparrow (2018). All three share Abduction's tense and twisty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 10 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu and others, checked against today's data.

For many years, Nathan Harper has had the uneasy feeling that life with his family isn't quite what it seems. As he draws closer to uncovering the truth, he is hunted by assassins, forcing him to flee with his neighbor, Karen, the only person he can trust.

πŸ… 5% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 5.1 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. John Singletontensekinetictwistyromantic
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Unknown
2011 Β· dir. Jaume Collet-Serra
πŸ… 56%β˜… 6.8action Β· mystery Β· thriller

Both are built on the same subject: hospital

The difference: Reviewed even better

A man awakens from a coma, only to discover that someone has taken on his identity and that no one, (not even his wife), believes him. With the help of a young woman, he sets out to prove who he is.

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Salt
2010 Β· dir. Phillip Noyce
πŸ… 61%β˜… 6.5action Β· mystery Β· thriller

The same preoccupation in both: central intelligence agency (cia)

The difference: None of the romance Abduction is built on

As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor, and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a Russian defector accuses her of being a Russian sleeper spy. She goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture, protect her husband, and stay one step ahead of her colleagues at the CIA. Her efforts to prove her innocence only serve to cast doubt on her motives, as the hunt to uncover the truth behind her identity continues and the question remains: "Who is Salt?"

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Red Sparrow
2018 Β· dir. Francis Lawrence
πŸ… 45%β˜… 6.6thriller Β· mystery

One thread runs through both: training

Prima ballerina Dominika Egorova faces a bleak and uncertain future after she suffers an injury that ends her career. She soon turns to Sparrow School, a secret intelligence service that trains exceptional young people to use their minds and bodies as weapons. Dominika emerges as the most dangerous Sparrow after completing the sadistic training process. As she comes to terms with her new abilities, she meets a CIA agent who tries to convince her that he is the only person she can trust.

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Eagle Eye
2008 Β· dir. D.J. Caruso
πŸ… 27%β˜… 6.6mystery Β· thriller Β· action

Tense where it counts, kinetic underneath

Jerry Shaw and Rachel Holloman are two strangers whose lives are suddenly thrown into turmoil by a mysterious woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, the unseen caller uses everyday technology to control their actions and push them into increasing danger. As events escalate, Jerry and Rachel become the country's most-wanted fugitives and must figure out what is happening to them.

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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
2009 Β· dir. Daniel Alfredson
πŸ… 53%β˜… 7.3action Β· thriller Β· crime

Both keep coming back to the same thing: hospital

The difference: Sits closer to crime than Abduction does

After taking a bullet to the head, Salander is under close supervision in a hospital and is set to face trial for attempted murder on her eventual release. With the help of journalist Mikael Blomkvist and his researchers at Millennium magazine, Salander must prove her innocence. In doing this she plays against powerful enemies and her own past.

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The Commuter
2018 Β· dir. Jaume Collet-Serra
πŸ… 55%β˜… 6.3action Β· thriller Β· mystery

Common ground: train

A businessman, on his daily commute home, gets unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy that threatens not only his life but the lives of those around him.

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Twisters
2024 Β· dir. Lee Isaac Chung
πŸ… 75%β˜… 6.5action Β· thriller

Both lean on twists more than on thriller

As storm season intensifies, the paths of former storm chaser Kate Carter and reckless social-media superstar Tyler Owens collide when terrifying phenomena never seen before are unleashed. The pair and their competing teams find themselves squarely in the paths of multiple storm systems converging over central Oklahoma in the fight of their lives.

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Non-Stop
2014 Β· dir. Jaume Collet-Serra
πŸ… 62%β˜… 6.9action Β· thriller Β· mystery

Action built on tension, twice over

Bill Marks is a Federal Air Marshall for whom every day is the same until this one. On this plane ride, he starts receiving text messages from someone claiming to be on the flight and threatening to kill passengers. In a race against the clock, he must identify and stop the killer to save everyone on board.

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The Body
2012 Β· dir. Oriol Paulo
β˜… 7.6thriller Β· mystery

Common ground: missing person

A woman’s body disappears mysteriously from the morgue without a trace. Police inspector Jaime PeΓ±a investigates the strange occurrence with the help of Álex Ulloa, the widower of the missing woman.

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Emerald Green
2016 Β· dir. Felix Fuchssteiner
β˜… 5.8fantasy Β· action Β· mystery

Romantic mystery in both cases

The difference: Leans harder into fantasy than Abduction does

Emerald Green is the stunning conclusion to Kerstin Gier's Ruby Red Trilogy, picking up where Sapphire Blue left off, reaching new heights of intrigue and romance as Gwen finally uncovers the secrets of the time-traveling society and learns her fate.

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Safe House
2012 Β· dir. Daniel Espinosa
πŸ… 52%β˜… 6.7action Β· thriller

Common ground: life on the run

A dangerous CIA renegade resurfaces after a decade on the run. When the safe house he's remanded to is attacked by mercenaries, a rookie operative escapes with him. Now, the unlikely allies must stay alive long enough to uncover who wants them dead.

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Metro
2013 Β· dir. Anton Megerdichev
β˜… 6.4action Β· thriller

From the 2010s, and it lands the same way

Terror strikes the underground train system in Moscow in the form of a flood from a collapsed tunnel. The film follows a diverse group of Moscow citizens who find themselves trapped in the city’s underground rail network, their train derailed and virtually crushed after an aging tunnel collapses. Amongst this band of survivors is softly spoken surgeon Andrey (Sergei Puskepalis), whose wife is having an affair with the conceited businessman Vlad (Anatoly Beliy). Fate brings these two men together on the same doomed train, but there is little time to resolve their differences, as the tunnel begins to quickly fill with water, forcing them to work together with the others and find a way back to the surface.

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