
Movies that feel likePrey (2022)
If you loved Prey, the closest films we have are Greenland (2020), Cloverfield (2008) and War Machine (2026). All three share Prey's tense and kinetic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Tenet (2020).
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If Prey hit the spot, these will too
Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Predator (1987) · Predator 2 (1990) · Predators (2010) · The Predator (2018) · Predator: Badlands (2025)

A family fighting to survive as an unstoppable threat closes in fast
The difference: A planet-wide disaster odyssey, not a single hunter's tracking duel

A sudden, overwhelming threat forces ordinary people into pure survival mode
The difference: A found-footage city-monster disaster, chaotic where this one is deliberate

A skilled fighter squaring off against an alien threat armed beyond their level
The difference: A modern military-unit shootout, less about one warrior's wilderness skill

A lone operative outmatched by forces working on a level they don't fully grasp
The difference: A globe-spanning time-inversion spy thriller, colder and far more cerebral

A skilled investigator racing to outthink a threat one step ahead
The difference: A time-shifting government-tech thriller, urban and investigation-driven

Both land tension and momentum at once
The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

An overwhelming alien threat forces desperate, outgunned resistance
The difference: A blackout-mystery invasion thriller, broader scale and less intimate

A community pushed into desperate survival against an unstoppable threat
The difference: A pandemic-outbreak disaster film, no single hunter-versus-hunted duel

A gifted outsider forced to use their edge against a far bigger threat
The difference: A Vegas-magician precognition thriller, glossier and city-bound

A skilled woman discovering she's the target of a bigger, hidden threat
The difference: A yakuza-inheritance thriller, urban intrigue over wilderness survival

A predator who can't easily be seen makes every moment feel dangerous
The difference: A body-horror invisibility thriller, urban and morally different

Thriller with a pulse of ideas, in both cases
The difference: 24 years apart, and the 1990s show
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