feelsalike.comSign in
Cell 211 poster

Movies that feel likeCell 211 (2009)

The story of two men on different sides of a prison riot -- the inmate leading the rebellion and the young guard trapped in the revolt, who poses as a prisoner in a desperate attempt to survive the ordeal.

If you loved Cell 211, the closest films we have are Blood Diamond (2006), 13 Assassins (2010) and In the Heart of the Sea (2015). All three share Cell 211's kinetic and contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is City of Men (2007).

🍅 98% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7.6 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Daniel Monzónkinetictensecontemplativemelancholy
10 of 12 streaming nowHBO Max · Amazon Prime Video · Apple TV

Can't choose? Answer three questions and get one movie for tonight.

See it on the Mood Map

When is Cell 211 streaming? →

If Cell 211 hit the spot, these will too

Blood Diamond poster
Blood Diamond
2006 · dir. Edward Zwick
🍅 64%★ 8drama · thriller · actionApple TV+

Kinetic where it counts, tense underneath

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the fisherman's son, conscripted as a child soldier into the brutal rebel forces ripping a swath of torture and bloodshed countrywide.

13 Assassins poster
13 Assassins
2010 · dir. Takashi Miike
🍅 95%★ 7.5adventure · drama · actionPrime Video

Common ground: suicide

The difference: Takes it somewhere less tense than Cell 211 does

A bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a war-torn future.

In the Heart of the Sea poster
In the Heart of the Sea
2015 · dir. Ron Howard
🍅 42%★ 6.9thriller · drama · adventure

The same preoccupation in both: suicide

The difference: Sits closer to adventure than Cell 211 does

In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex is assaulted by something no one could believe—a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance.

Hard Candy poster
Hard Candy
2006 · dir. David Slade
🍅 67%★ 7drama · thriller

Both land stillness and melancholy at once

The difference: Trades the momentum of Cell 211 for an angle of its own

Hayley’s a smart, charming teenage girl. Jeff’s a handsome, smooth fashion photographer. An Internet chat, a coffee shop meet-up, an impromptu fashion shoot back at Jeff’s place. Jeff thinks it’s his lucky night. He’s in for a surprise.

Fracture poster
Fracture
2007 · dir. Gregory Hoblit
🍅 72%★ 7.2thriller

Thriller built on tension, twice over

A husband is on trial for the attempted murder of his wife, in what is seemingly an open/shut case for the ambitious district attorney trying to put him away. However, there are surprises for both around every corner, and, as a suspenseful game of cat-and-mouse is played out, each must manipulate and outwit the other.

City of Men poster
City of Men
2007 · dir. Paulo Morelli
🍅 74%★ 7.2dramaParamount+

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

Best buddies Acerola and Laranjinha, about to turn 18, discover things about their missing fathers' pasts which will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs from Rio's favelas.

Poseidon poster
Poseidon
2006 · dir. Wolfgang Petersen
🍅 33%★ 5.7adventure · action · drama

Kinetic action in both cases

A packed cruise ship traveling the Atlantic is hit and overturned by a massive wave, compelling the passengers to begin a dramatic fight for their lives.

Death Wish poster
Death Wish
2018 · dir. Eli Roth
🍅 18%★ 6.3action · crime · thriller

Melancholy action, and it commits to that

A mild-mannered father is transformed into a killing machine after his family is torn apart by a violent act.

Taste of Cherry poster
Taste of Cherry
1997 · dir. Abbas Kiarostami
🍅 82%★ 7.7dramaMax

Both lean on stillness more than on drama

A middle-aged Tehranian man, Mr. Badii is intent on killing himself and seeks someone to bury him after his demise. Driving around the city, the seemingly well-to-do Badii meets with numerous people, including a Muslim student, asking them to take on the job, but initially he has little luck. Eventually, Badii finds a man who is up for the task because he needs the money, but his new associate soon tries to talk him out of committing suicide.

Nobody Knows poster
Nobody Knows
2004 · dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda
🍅 92%★ 8drama

Both lean on melancholy more than on thriller

In a small Tokyo apartment, twelve-year-old Akira must care for his younger siblings after their mother leaves them and shows no sign of returning.

Silent Heart poster
Silent Heart
2014 · dir. Bille August
★ 7.1drama

Both are drama through and through

Three generations of a family gather over a weekend. The sisters Sanne and Heidi have accepted their terminally-ill mother’s desire to die before her disease worsens; but, as the weekend progresses, their mother's decision becomes harder and harder to deal with, and old conflicts come to the surface.

The Guest poster
The Guest
2014 · dir. Adam Wingard
🍅 92%★ 6.7mystery · thriller · action

Action with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series of accidental deaths seem to be connected to his presence.

In the mood for more kinetic?

all kinetic movies →

The best-reviewed films that share Cell 211’s defining feeling.