20 movies like When Strangers Appear, ordered by similarity : Escape Room(2017), Table No. 21(2013), Retribution(2015), The Wailing(2016), The Old Man & the Gun(2018), Family Plot(1976), The Hitcher(2007), No Way to Treat a Lady(1968), Phantom Lady(1944), Duel(1971), Rabbit(2017), John Wick(2014) ...
Mystery & Thriller
Australia|New Zealand|USA
2001
100 Minutes
Radha Mitchell Josh Lucas Kevin Anderson Barry Watson Johnny Blick Eryn Wilson Michael Lowe Steven Ray
owner diner leader suspenseful café oregon strangers plays game pursuit
A man enters a roadside diner run by a young woman and claims he is being chased by murderers.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2017
81 Minutes
Evan Williams Annabelle Stephenson Elisabeth Hower Dan J. Johnson John Ierardi Kelly Delson Iris Avalee Darrel Cherney
boyfriend girlfriend friend competitor gamer shocking thrilling suspenseful engaging bleak frightening game show escape route death game game show fear dangerous mission relationships adventure discovery
Six friends test their intelligence when an escape room they participate in takes a dark and twisted turn.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
India
2013
108 Minutes
young man young woman husband wife resort owner chilling dark creepy eerie fiji hotel resort apartment husband/wife relationship thrill seeking death game game strategy game adventure quest
A couple is drawn into a game show with a whooping winning prize. However the game turns into more than a survival for them with no escape.
Mystery & Thriller
Spain
2015
95 Minutes
Luis Tosar Goya Toledo Javier Gutiérrez Pedro Alonso Fernando Cayo Elvira Mínguez Antonio Mourelos María Mera Ricardo de Barreiro Luis Zahera
banker father child blackmailer psychopath son suspenseful thrilling intense gory brooding car street city helicopter docks bank blackmail bomb police pursuit
Breakfast, kiss to his wife, take the children to the school, a bomb under the car, one neverending day ahead.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
2016
156 Minutes
Kwak Do-won Jun Kunimura Jeong-min Hwang Woo-hee Chun So-yeon Jang Heo Jin
villager stranger murderer serial killer suspenseful thrilling tense shocking village korea murder murder accusation village life strangers strange behavior discovery mystery 2010s
Suspicion leads to hysteria when rural villagers link a series of brutal murders to the arrival of a mysterious stranger (Kunimura Jun).
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK
2018
93 Minutes
Robert Redford Casey Affleck Sissy Spacek Danny Glover Tom Waits Tika Sumpter Ari Elizabeth Johnson Teagan Johnson Gene Jones John David Washington Barlow Jacobs
prisoner prison guard bank robber wife detective escape artist amusing gutsy bleak suspenseful tense california san quentin penitentiary prison bank car escape bank heist life story prison
Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1976
120 Minutes
Bruce Dern Karen Black Barbara Harris William Devane Ed Lauter Cathleen Nesbitt Katherine Helmond Warren Kemmerling Edith Atwater William Prince Nicholas Colasanto
thief psychic elderly woman cab driver jeweler madcap suspenseful amusing san francisco car robbery pursuit mistaken identity crime inheritance adventure pursuit mystery 1970s
A phony psychic/con artist and her taxi driver/private investigator boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2007
90 Minutes
Sean Bean Sophia Bush Zachary Knighton Neal McDonough Lauren Cohn Skip O'Brien Travis Schuldt Damon Carney Jeffrey Hutchinson Danny Bolero Yara Martinez
college student girlfriend hitchhiker serial killer sheriff police officer disturbing suspenseful gory brutal road car diner police station texas new mexico serial murders mind games road trip wrongfully accused
A serial killer pins his crimes on two college students who gave him a ride.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1968
108 Minutes
Rod Steiger George Segal Lee Remick Eileen Heckart Murray Hamilton Michael Dunn Barbara Baxley Ruth White Doris Roberts David Doyle
serial killer psychopath overbearing parent police detective mother victim suspenseful amusing dark new york city apartment household bedroom serial murders mother/son relationship mental illness investigation mind games police work pursuit
A crafty serial killer plays a game of cat-and-mouse with a harried police detective trying to track him down.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1944
87 Minutes
Franchot Tone Ella Raines Alan Curtis Aurora Miranda Thomas Gomez Fay Helm Elisha Cook Jr. Andrew Tombes Regis Toomey Joseph Crehan Doris Lloyd
husband friend secretary detective drummer stranger suspenseful gripping tense new york city bar office apartment nightclub murder false accusations investigation devotion mystery pursuit
A devoted secretary risks her life to try to find the elusive woman who may prove her boss didn't murder his selfish wife.
Mystery & Thriller
1971
95 Minutes
Dennis Weaver Tim Herbert Charles Seel Eddie Firestone Shirley O'Hara Lucille Benson Alexander Lockwood Amy Douglass Gene Dynarski Cary Loftin
salesman truck driver brutal frightening suspenseful freeway diner california car stalking torture escape road trip underdog pursuit adventure 1970s
The unseen driver of a tailgating semi tries to run a traveling salesman (Dennis Weaver) off the road.
Mystery & Thriller
2017
103 Minutes
Adelaide Clemens Alex Russell Veerle Baetens Jonny Pasvolsky Charles Mayer Guy O'Donnell David Jobling Celine O'Leary Simon Stollery Charlotte Munns Sarah Brokensha
sister twin missing girl fiancé cop cult leader brooding dark eerie creepy suspenseful tense adelaide, australia cult disappearance missing persons twins sister relationship search discovery
A woman has a vivid dream and becomes certain that she now knows the whereabouts of her missing twin sister.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|UK|China
2014
101 Minutes
Keanu Reeves Michael Nyqvist Alfie Allen Willem Dafoe Dean Winters Adrianne Palicki Omer Barnea Toby Leonard Moore Bridget Moynahan John Alberto Leguizamo Ian McShane
assassin wife mobster thug puppy fat person brooding dark intense thrilling suspenseful sad house car club office street apartment retirement murder
An ex-hit-man comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that killed his dog and took everything from him.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
2020
97 Minutes
Scott Adkins Louis Mandylor Vladimir Kulich Mayling Ng Catherine Black Josef Cannon Jermaine Jacox Mike Maolucci
debt collector partner mob boss gangsters casino owner brash confident cool fiery frenetic intense melodramatic suspenseful thrilling las vegas united states debt organized crime hired killers corruption
A pair of debt collectors are thrust into an explosively dangerous situation, chasing down various lowlifes while also evading a vengeful kingpin. -Samuel Goldwyn Films-
Mystery & Thriller, Action
France|Belgium
2018
82 Minutes
Jean-Claude Van Damme Sveva Alviti Sami Bouajila Sam Louwyck Kaaris Kevin Janssens Alice Verset Dimitri Thivaios Laurent D'Elia Cécilia Ngô
bodyguard bouncer daughter strip-club owner police detective stripper thrilling engaging suspenseful gripping brutal intense nightclub strip club investigation undercover operations working undercover father/daughter relationship fighting danger
A nightclub bouncer in his fifties who's taken punches, literally and figuratively, struggles to raise his 8-year-old daughter.
Mystery & Thriller
India
1999
100 Minutes
Urmila Matondkar Manoj Bajpayee Sushant Kumar
young man young woman stranger gripping fascinating thrilling shocking india house strangers mysterious newcomer quest pursuit 1990s
While alone in the house, a woman hears news of serial killer on the loose. And then a stranger rings the doorbell...
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, History
Ireland|Luxembourg|Belgium
2018
100 Minutes
Hugo Weaving James Frecheville Stephen Rea Freddie Fox Barry Keoghan Moe Dunford Sarah Greene Jim Broadbent
british soldier landowner translator infantryman private family member gripping suspenseful frightening gritty town manor home settling the score regret short films authority opposing ideals hard times pursuit
Set in Ireland during the Great Famine, the drama follows an Irish Ranger who has been fighting for the British Army abroad, as he abandons his post to reunite with his family.
Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Drama
UK|USA
2013
116 Minutes
Brit Marling Alexander Skarsgård Elliot Page Toby Kebbell Shiloh Fernandez Julia Ormond Patricia Clarkson Billy Slaughter Billy Magnussen Wilbur Fitzgerald Pamela Roylance
undercover agent ecologist terrorist group leader fiery suspenseful secret headquarters office environmentalism undercover operations romance terrorism pursuit forbidden love 2010s
An operative for an elite private intelligence firm finds her priorities changing dramatically after she is tasked with infiltrating an anarchist group known for executing covert attacks upon major corporations.
Drama, Crime, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2018
141 Minutes
Jeff Bridges Cynthia Erivo Jon Hamm Dakota Johnson Cailee Spaeny Lewis Pullman Chris Hemsworth Nick Offerman
stranger singer cleric salesman sister manager thrilling sultry gory unrestrained uneasy dark hotel hotel room living room california nevada lake tahoe rivalry mysterious strangers
Early 1970s. Four strangers check in at the El Royale Hotel. The hotel is deserted, staffed by a single desk clerk. Some of the new guests' reasons for being there are less than innocent and some are not who they appear to be.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA|Canada|UK
2019
83 Minutes
Alexandra Daddario Keean Johnson Johnny Knoxville Logan Miller Maddie Hasson Allison McAtee Austin Swift Tanner Beard Stephanie Moroz Amy Forsyth
music lover friend group leader religious fanatic cult member brutal campy cheeky dark disturbing frenetic intense shocking thrilling tense suspenseful country house united states cult satanism
Three best friends embark on a road trip to a heavy-metal show, where they bond with three aspiring musicians and head off to one of the girls' country home for an after-party.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
France|Switzerland
1997
105 Minutes
Isabelle Huppert Michel Serrault François Cluzet Jean-François Balmer Jackie Berroyer Jean Benguigui Mony Dalmès Thomas Chabrol Greg Germain Nathalie Kousnetzoff
con artist gangster courier partner gambler pretty woman suspenseful intricate emotional casino hotel room switzerland caribbean con game seduction double-cross on the run betrayal money laundering quest
Betty and Victor are a pair of scam artists. One day Betty brings in Maurice, a treasurer of a multinational company. Maurice is due to transfer 5 millions francs out of Switzerland, and Betty is convinced he plans to steal that money.