20 movies like Avalanche, ordered by similarity : A Quiet Place(2018), Everest(2015), San Andreas(2015), Breakdown(1997), Homefront(2013), The Terminator(1984), Jurassic Park(1993), The Hound of the Baskervilles(1939), 10 Cloverfield Lane(2016), Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane(2007), 30 Days of Night(2007), Last Passenger(2013) ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1999
105 Minutes
Thomas Ian Griffith Caroleen Feeney R. Lee Ermey C. Thomas Howell Geoffrey Lower John Ashton Brett Baker Jeff Babcock Bill Bacon Eva Barrington Douglas Fesler
pretty woman environmentalist pilot townsperson tense spirited alaska wilderness town oil refinery helicopter environmentalism corporate greed natural disasters explosion evacuation escape rescue underdog 1990s
A helicopter pilot work with a husband and his wife in the frozen North tagging foxes for the Environmental Protection Agency. When an avalanche hits the group, the husband is killed and ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA
2018
90 Minutes
Emily Blunt John Krasinski Millicent Simmonds Noah Jupe Cade Woodward Leon Russom Rhoda Pell Evangelina Cavoli
man woman child monster alien son bleak dark eerie intense frightening farmhouse woods abandoned town house basement silo monsters survival a cappella
In a post-apocalyptic world, a family is forced to live in silence while hiding from monsters with ultra-sensitive hearing.
Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Drama
UK|USA|Iceland
2015
121 Minutes
Jason Clarke Josh Brolin John Hawkes Robin Wright Emily Watson Michael Kelly Keira Knightley Sam Worthington Martin Henderson Elizabeth Debicki Ingvar Sigurdsson
mountain climber sherpa team leader survivor friend family member bleak emotional gripping tense intense mount everest base camp house trail helicopter hospital mountain climbing storm danger
The story of New Zealand's Robert "Rob" Edwin Hall, who on May 10, 1996, together with Scott Fischer, teamed up on a joint expedition to ascend Mount Everest.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Adventure
USA
2015
114 Minutes
Dwayne Johnson Carla Gugino Alexandra Daddario Ioan Gruffudd Archie Panjabi Paul Giamatti Hugo Johnstone-Burt Art Parkinson Will Yun Lee Kylie Minogue Colton Haynes
pilot wife daughter co-pilot co-worker scientist emotional intense gripping california helicopter building street car underwater natural disasters earthquakes tidal wave destruction family
In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey with his ex-wife across the state in order to rescue his daughter.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1997
93 Minutes
Kurt Russell J.T. Walsh Kathleen Quinlan M.C. Gainey Jack Noseworthy Rex Linn Ritch Brinkley Moira Harris Kim Robillard Thomas Kopache Jack McGee
husband wife truck driver sheriff townsperson thrilling tense new mexico desert small town farm car café missing persons deception kidnapping breakdown isolation quest rescue
A man searches for his missing wife after his car breaks down in the middle of the desert.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
2013
100 Minutes
Jason Statham James Franco Winona Ryder Kate Bosworth Frank Grillo Izabela Vidovic Chuck Zito Rachelle Lefevre Marcus Hester Clancy Brown
dea agent daughter drug lord townsperson bleak dark intense bayou small town fear protection corruption family father/daughter relationship escape sacrifice rescue pursuit escape 2010s
A former DEA agent moves his family to a quiet town, where he soon tangles with a local meth druglord.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action
UK|USA
1984
108 Minutes
Arnold Schwarzenegger Linda Hamilton Michael Biehn Paul Winfield Lance Henriksen Rick Rossovich Bess Motta Earl Boen Dick Miller Shawn Schepps Bruce Kerner
good guy woman android murder victim roommate cyborg gory suspenseful intense tense thrilling los angeles alternate reality police station club city apartment motel room violence robots time travel
A human soldier is sent from 2029 to 1984 to stop an almost indestructible cyborg killing machine, sent from the same year, which has been programmed to execute a young woman whose unborn son is the key to humanity's future salvation.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Action
USA
1993
126 Minutes
Sam Neill Laura Dern Jeff Goldblum Richard Attenborough Bob Peck Martin Ferrero BD Wong Joseph Mazzello Ariana Richards Samuel L. Jackson Wayne Knight
paleontologist mathematician billionaire grandchild grandfather employee engaging thrilling frightening intense island theme park isla nublar jurassic park wilderness jungle dinosaurs survival scientific experiments man vs. nature
A pragmatic paleontologist visiting an almost complete theme park is tasked with protecting a couple of kids after a power failure causes the park's cloned dinosaurs to run loose.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1939
80 Minutes
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Richard Greene Wendy Barrie Lionel Atwill John Carradine Beryl Mercer Mary Gordon E.E. Clive Morton Lowry Ralph Forbes
sherlock holmes wealthy man doctor watson escaped convict relative dog suspenseful witty fascinating england london devonshire mansion swamp town legends monsters superstition murder plot detective work
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson investigate the legend of a supernatural hound, a beast that may be stalking a young heir on the fog-shrouded moorland that makes up his estate.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2016
103 Minutes
John Goodman Mary Elizabeth Winstead John Gallagher Jr. Douglas M. Griffin Suzanne Cryer
woman man neighbor fiancée police officer brooding creepy intense car bunker house farm apartment accident danger survival kidnapping escape truth discovery
After getting in a car accident, a woman is held in a shelter by a man who claims that the outside world is affected by a widespread chemical attack.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA
2007
96 Minutes
David Chisum Kristen Kerr Kevin J. O'Connor Derek Webster Raymond J. Barry Dale Midkiff Erick Avari Richard Tyson
zombie woman pilot stewardess steward passenger bleak suspenseful thrilling brutal disturbing creepy airplane horror disaster undead killing spree panic fear escape
A mad scientist transferring a dead woman in a freezer with an armed guard on a plane to Paris. After a bit of turbulence, the freezer breaks down and she is awake, then turns into a zombie and starts to infect all on board.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA|New Zealand
2007
113 Minutes
Josh Hartnett Melissa George Danny Huston Ben Foster Mark Boone Junior Mark Rendall Amber Sainsbury Manu Bennett
sheriff wife townsperson vampire friend leader gory creepy engaging alaska small town vampires small town survival darkness bravery escape metamorphosis pursuit 2000s
After an Alaskan town is plunged into darkness for a month, it is attacked by a bloodthirsty gang of vampires.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
UK
2013
92 Minutes
Dougray Scott Kara Tointon Iddo Goldberg David Schofield Lindsay Duncan Joshua Kaynama Samuel Geker-Kawle
commuter worker passenger train passenger driver father son young woman tense thrilling uneasy london train united kingdom city train crash train travel disaster murder runaway train
A small group of everyday passengers on a speeding London commuter train battle their warped driver who has a dark plan for everyone on-board.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK|USA
1971
116 Minutes
Dustin Hoffman Susan George T.P. McKenna Peter Vaughan Del Henney Ken Hutchison Colin Welland Jim Norton Sally Thomsett Donald Webster Len Jones
mathematician wife ex-lover townsperson magistrate husband raw disturbing cornwall, england small town farmhouse rape culture clash marital problems self-defense violence harassment revenge transformation underdog
A young American and his English wife come to rural England and face increasingly vicious local harassment.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Action
USA|Hong Kong|China
2016
107 Minutes
Mark Wahlberg Kurt Russell Douglas M. Griffin James DuMont Joe Chrest Gina Rodriguez Brad Leland John Malkovich Dave Maldonado J.D. Evermore Ethan Suplee
oil driller foreman crew member wife daughter rescue worker chilling gripping intense house helicopter oil drilling platform bunker ocean office oil spill drilling operation explosion danger survival
A dramatization of the disaster in April 2010, when the offshore drilling rig called the Deepwater Horizon exploded, resulting in the worst oil spill in American history.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Greece
2016
111 Minutes
Michael Shannon Joel Edgerton Kirsten Dunst Jaeden Martell Adam Driver Sam Shepard Bill Camp Scott Haze Sean Bridgers Dana Gourrier Paul Sparks
father son cult member young boy army officer tense thrilling on the run road army base family home car government building united states escape cult father/son relationship special power government secrets running away
A father and son go on the run, pursued by the government and a cult drawn to the child's special powers.
Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
USA
2016
87 Minutes
Blake Lively Óscar Jaenada Brett Cullen Sedona Legge Pablo Calva Diego Espejel Janelle Bailey Ava Dean Chelsea Moody
medical student woman surfer shark man native chilling frenetic intense island beach ocean boat rock formation airplane loss isolation surfing shark attack danger
A mere 200 yards from shore, surfer Nancy is attacked by a great white shark, with her short journey to safety becoming the ultimate contest of wills.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2018
110 Minutes
Dylan McDermott Charlie Plummer Samantha Mathis Madisen Beaty Brenna Sherman Lance Chantiles-Wertz Kat Pérez Jonathan Riggs
family father son murder suspect killer chilling creepy dark disturbing eerie engaging frightful gripping intense shocking suspenseful thrilling tense uneasy america
A picture-perfect family is shattered when the work of a serial killer hits too close to home.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Ireland|Australia
2015
111 Minutes
Nicole Kidman Joseph Fiennes Hugo Weaving Lisa Flanagan Meyne Wyatt Maddison Brown Nicholas Hamilton Jim Russell Sean Keenan Martin Dingle-Wall
teen girl teen boy parent police officer community member mother tense striking somber raw frightening disturbing desert rural community outback australia small town town storm disappearance
A family finds their dull life in a rural outback town rocked after their two teenage children disappear into the desert, sparking disturbing rumors of their past.
Mystery & Thriller
Ireland|UK|USA
1990
97 Minutes
Tom Skerritt Michael Parks Lauren Tewes Nancy Everhard Bill McKinney Lonny Chapman
detective murderer impostor captain woman tense dark thrilling desert small town police work small-town life investigation friendship suspicion mystery pursuit 1990s
Jimmy Rabbitte, an unemployed Dublin boy, decides to put together a soul band made up entirely of the Irish working class.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
France|Belgium
2017
92 Minutes
Elina Lowensohn Bruno Forzani Stéphane Ferrara Bernie Bonvoisin Michelangelo Marchese Marc Barbé Hervé Sogne Pierre Nisse Marine Sainsily
gang member woman guest cop bleak hedonistic intense gritty raw shocking hideout abandoned town heist hedonism battle escape discovery pursuit rivalry wretched excess
A grizzled thug and his gang head to an island retreat with a haul of 250 kilograms of gold bullion to lay low; however, a bohemian writer, his muse, and a pair of gendarmes further complicate things, as allegiances are put to the test.