20 movies like The Shadow Effect, ordered by similarity : The Clovehitch Killer(2018), Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula(2020), Boyfriend's Deceit(2018), Kill List(2011), Shifty(2008), John Wick: Chapter 2(2017), Unstoppable(2010), A Dark Reflection(2015), Fatal Rescue(2008), Kidnap(2017), The Terminator(1984), Safe House(2012) ...
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
2017
94 Minutes
Cam Gigandet Obin Olson Jonathan Rhys-Meyers Brit Shaw Michael Biehn William Mark McCullough Mark Ashworth Ryan Homchick Michael Aaron Milligan Andi Matheny Diana Chiritescu
young man chilling dark eerie engaging gripping intense uneasy tense suspenseful dreams reality nightmares discovery mystery
A young man's life is turned upside down when his violent dreams begin to blend with reality.
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.
Horror, Action, Mystery & Thriller
South Korea
2020
116 Minutes
Gang Dong-won Lee Jung-hyun Re Lee Hae-hyo Kwon John D. Michaels Min-jae Kim Do-yoon Kim Ye-won Lee Daniel Joey Albright Pierce Conran Geoffrey Giuliano
zombie soldier militia member sister nephew brother-in-law family mobster rogue agent bleak brutal chilling dark creepy eerie engaging gripping gritty intense uneasy
A zombie virus has in the last 4 years spread to all South Korea. 4 Koreans in HK sail thru the blockade to Incheon for USD20,000,000 on a truck.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2018
90 Minutes
Emily Rose Brad Johnson Gabe Casdorph Dan Fowlks Yolanda Wood Channon Voyce Fatima Reedy Gavin Bentley
girlfriend boyfriend police officer dark creepy disturbing eerie engaging frightening gripping intense suspenseful tense thrilling uneasy murder crime relationships mystery discovery
Annie is pulled over by police for a traffic violation while she is driving her boyfriends car. When the police discover a bloody knife in the back of the car, she has to find what is ... See full summary »
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
UK
2011
94 Minutes
Neil Maskell Michael Smiley MyAnna Buring Emma Fryer Ben Crompton Robin Hill James Nickerson Harry Simpson Robert Hill Gemma Lise Thorton
hitman chilling creepy dark engaging frightful gripping intense suspenseful tense thrilling assignment assassination murder money fall discovery
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.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
2008
86 Minutes
Riz Ahmed Daniel Mays Jason Flemyng Nitin Ganatra Jay Simpson Dannielle Brent Francesca Annis Kate Groombridge Jason Maza Jordan Long Rory Jennings
drug dealer drug addict brother man friend emotional engaging gripping intense suspenseful tense thrilling uneasy unrestrained london drug addiction drug trade drugs family relationships
Shifty, a young crack cocaine dealer in London, sees his life quickly spiral out of control when his best friend returns home. Stalked by a customer desperate to score at all costs, and ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|Italy|Hong Kong|Canada
2017
122 Minutes
Keanu Reeves Common Laurence Fishburne Riccardo Scamarcio Ruby Rose Lance Reddick Peter Stormare Bridget Moynahan Franco Nero John Alberto Leguizamo Ian McShane
assassin widower dog enemy crime boss murderer soldier guard criminal thrilling tense suspenseful engaging gripping intense united states italy art museum city catacombs
After returning to the criminal underworld to repay a debt, John Wick discovers that a large bounty has been put on his life.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Drama
USA
2010
94 Minutes
Denzel Washington Chris Pine Rosario Dawson Kevin Dunn Ethan Suplee Kevin Corrigan Jessy Schram Jeff Wincott Elizabeth Mathis Lew Temple Meagan Tandy
engineer conductor safety inspector yardmaster father daughter tense thrilling emotional intense suspenseful train railway railyard pennsylvania runaway train toxic chemicals disaster father/daughter relationship death
With an unmanned, half-mile-long freight train barreling toward a city, a veteran engineer and a young conductor race against the clock to prevent a catastrophe.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
2015
102 Minutes
Georgina Sutcliffe Rita Ramnani Marina Sirtis Nicholas Day Mark Dymond Stephen Tompkinson Lauren Maddox Paul Antony-Barber
journalist writer girlfriend boyfriend air traffic controller bleak dark disheartening emotional engaging gripping intense suspenseful tense thrilling uneasy unrestrained united kingdom conspiracy journalism
A journalist digs deep into the world of aviation and discovers some uncomfortable truths. And a conspiracy trail dating back to 1954. But why is no one saying anything?
Mystery & Thriller, Action
Germany
2008
89 Minutes
Steve Guttenberg Aislinn Sands Dominic Rickhards Nicolas Landman-Burghardt Martin Höner Anna Fin Florian Kriener Robert Dreno
rival boy chilling crafty dark emotional engaging intense intricate germany rescue trapped rivalry dark secrets discovery mystery rescue rivalry 21st century
The mystery surrounding Mike is that of Andy, the mother's brother, who disappeared in the woods one day.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
2017
82 Minutes
Halle Berry Sage Correa Chris McGinn Lew Temple Kristin McKenzie Christopher Berry Jason George Arron Shiver
single mother son kidnapped child police officer kidnapper mother intense gripping gutsy tense suspenseful powerful park freeway car police station vehicle amusement park kidnapping single mothers
A mother stops at nothing to recover her kidnapped son.
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
South Africa|USA|Japan
2012
115 Minutes
Denzel Washington Ryan Reynolds Vera Farmiga Brendan Gleeson Sam Shepard Ruben Blades Nora Arnezeder Robert Patrick Liam Cunningham Joel Kinnaman Fares Fares
cia agent rogue agent boss mercenary british intelligence agent girlfriend thrilling suspenseful tense intense cape town, south africa safe house pentagon embassy shantytown cape town espionage car chase betrayal on the run
A young CIA agent is tasked with looking after a fugitive in a safe house. But when the safe house is attacked, he finds himself on the run with his charge.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Adventure
USA|China|France|Norway|UK
2018
147 Minutes
Tom Cruise Henry Cavill Ving Rhames Simon Pegg Rebecca Ferguson Sean Harris Angela Bassett Michelle Monaghan Alec Baldwin Vanessa Kirby Wes Bentley
cia agent assassin secret agent spy arms dealer terrorist thrilling suspenseful tense gripping helicopter truck cliff basement base camp italy weapons terrorism undercover operations secret mission
Ethan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
UK|USA
2013
100 Minutes
Jason Statham Agata Buzek Vicky McClure Benedict Wong Victoria Bewick David Bradley Siobhan Hewlett Lee Asquith-Coe Senem Temiz Ian Pirie
soldier ex-soldier homeless person fighter british man girl dead person nun romantic interest love interest criminal crime boss dark gripping gritty gutsy intense shocking suspenseful tense
A damaged ex-special forces soldier navigating London's criminal underworld seizes an opportunity to assume another man's identity.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
2017
92 Minutes
Violetta Schurawlow Tobias Moretti Robert Palfrader Sammy Sheik Friedrich von Thun Murathan Muslu Nursel Köse Ercan Kesal Verena Altenberger Susanne Gschwendtner Edis König
taxi driver young woman turkish woman killer murder victim investigator engaging thrilling bleak suspenseful intense emotional taxi vienna street murder danger suspicion fear murder case
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Action
USA
2018
142 Minutes
Dylan O'Brien Thomas Brodie-Sangster Kaya Scodelario Giancarlo Esposito Rosa Salazar Aidan Gillen Walton Goggins Ki Hong Lee Barry Pepper Will Poulter Patricia Clarkson
friend leader officer monster young man young woman brooding dark intense thrilling suspenseful bleak field desert city maze camp train escape survival
Young hero Thomas embarks on a mission to find a cure for a deadly disease known as "The Flare".
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Spain|USA
2017
110 Minutes
George MacKay Anya Taylor-Joy Charlie Heaton Mia Goth Matthew Stagg Kyle Soller Nicola Harrison Laura Brook Tom Fisher
family sibling child brother sister creepy dark disturbing eerie engaging gripping tense suspenseful thrilling abandoned building farm death loss family secret
A young man and his three younger siblings, who have kept secret the death of their beloved mother in order to remain together, are plagued by a sinister presence in the sprawling manor in which they live.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Romance
UK|USA
2017
107 Minutes
Jessie Buckley Geraldine James Johnny Flynn Charley Palmer Rothwell Hattie Gotobed Shannon Tarbet Emily Taaffe Olwen Fouere Oliver Maltman Trystan Gravelle Tim Woodward
tour guide poacher police detective sister golfer uneasy tense suspenseful shocking intense gripping disturbing creepy island great britain murder murder accusation family sister relationship misfits
The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York's secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
USA
2017
111 Minutes
Aaron Moorhead Aaron Moorhead Justin Benson Callie Hernandez Tate Ellington Lew Temple James Jordan Shane Brady Kira Powell Emily Montague Peter Cilella
brother cult leader cult member creature camper chilling dark thrilling intense suspenseful disturbing camp woods lake compound boat forest cult mystery mythical creatures
As kids, they escaped a UFO death cult. Now, two adult brothers seek answers after an old videotape surfaces and brings them back to where they began.
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.