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Movies that feel like Kill List (2011)

If you loved Kill List, the closest films we have are Saw III (2006), Saw IV (2007) and Don't Breathe (2016). All three share Kill List's dread and unsettling feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 8 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel and Netflix and others, checked against today's data.

Nearly a year after a botched job, a hitman takes a new assignment with the promise of a big payoff for three killings. What starts off as an easy task soon unravels, sending the killer into the heart of darkness.

πŸ… 79% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.4 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Ben Wheatleydreadunsettlingtensegritty

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Saw III
2006 Β· dir. Darren Lynn Bousman
πŸ… 28%β˜… 6.2horror Β· thriller Β· crime

The same mix in both: dread, then unease

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

Jigsaw has disappeared. Along with his new apprentice Amanda, the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police has once again eluded capture and vanished. While city detectives scramble to locate him, Doctor Lynn Denlon and Jeff Reinhart are unaware that they are about to become the latest pawns on his vicious chessboard.

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Saw IV
2007 Β· dir. Darren Lynn Bousman
πŸ… 19%β˜… 5.9horror Β· thriller Β· crime

Tense where it counts, gritty underneath

Despite Jigsaw's death, and in order to save the lives of two of his colleagues, Lieutenant Rigg is forced to take part in a new game, which promises to test him to the limit.

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Don't Breathe
2016 · dir. Fede Álvarez
πŸ… 88%β˜… 7.1horror Β· thriller Β· crime

Dread-soaked horror in both cases

A group of teens break into a blind man's home thinking they'll get away with the perfect crime. They're wrong.

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Green Room
2016 Β· dir. Jeremy Saulnier
πŸ… 90%β˜… 7horror Β· crime Β· thriller

Unsettling thriller, and it commits to that

A punk rock band is forced to fight for survival after witnessing an act of violence at a skinhead bar.

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Red Dragon
2002 Β· dir. Brett Ratner
πŸ… 68%β˜… 7.2crime Β· thriller Β· horror

Crime with a pulse of tension, in both cases

Former FBI Agent Will Graham, who was once almost killed by the savage Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter, now has no choice but to face him again, as it seems Lecter is the only one who can help Graham track down a new serial killer.

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Wait Until Dark
1967 Β· dir. Terence Young
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.7thriller Β· crime Β· horror

Horror built on grit, twice over

The difference: 44 years apart, and the 1960s show

After a flight back home, Sam Hendrix returns with a doll he innocently acquired along the way. As it turns out, the doll is actually stuffed with heroin, and a group of criminals led by the ruthless Roat has followed Hendrix back to his place to retrieve it. When Hendrix leaves for business, the crooks make their move -- and find his blind wife, Susy, alone in the apartment. Soon, a life-threatening game begins between Susy and the thugs.

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Saw V
2008 Β· dir. David Hackl
πŸ… 13%β˜… 5.8horror Β· thriller Β· crime

Both trade on dread more than on being thriller

Following Jigsaw's grisly demise, Detective Mark Hoffman is commended as a hero, but Agent Strahm is suspicious, and delves into Hoffman's past. Meanwhile, another group of people are put through a series of gruesome tests.

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Halloween
2018 Β· dir. David Gordon Green
πŸ… 79%β˜… 6.5horror Β· thriller

Both circle post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) and murderer

The difference: Not nearly as gritty as Kill List

Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.

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Insidious
2011 Β· dir. James Wan
πŸ… 66%β˜… 6.8horror Β· thriller

Unsettling crime in both cases

A family discovers that dark spirits have invaded their home after their son inexplicably falls into an endless sleep. When they reach out to a professional for help, they learn things are a lot more personal than they thought.

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Insidious: Chapter 2
2013 Β· dir. James Wan
πŸ… 38%β˜… 6.6horror Β· thriller

Tense horror, and it commits to that

The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.

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Drag Me to Hell
2009 Β· dir. Sam Raimi
πŸ… 92%β˜… 6.6horror Β· thriller

The same horror instincts

After denying a woman the extension she needs to keep her home, loan officer Christine Brown sees her once-promising life take a startling turn for the worse. Christine is convinced she's been cursed by a Gypsy, but her boyfriend is skeptical. Her only hope seems to lie in a psychic who claims he can help her lift the curse and keep her soul from being dragged straight to hell.

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The Visit
2015 Β· dir. M. Night Shyamalan
πŸ… 68%β˜… 6.3horror Β· thriller

Thriller approached the same way

A brother and sister are sent to their grandparents' remote Pennsylvania farm for a week, where they discover that the elderly couple is involved in something deeply disturbing.

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