Movies Like The Desperate Hours

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Becky

2020·1h 33m·★ 6.1·Jonathan Milott

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Friendly Persuasion

1956·2h 17m·★ 7.3·William Wyler

Both star Richard Eyer & Robert MiddletonDir. William Wyler

Madness

1980·1h 29m·★ 5.3·Fernando Di Leo

Themes: escaped convict, home invasionThriller & Crime

Cape Fear

1962·1h 45m·★ 7.7·J. Lee Thompson

TMDB recommendsThriller & Crime

The Defiant Ones

1958·1h 36m·★ 7.5·Stanley Kramer

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The Crying Game

1992·1h 52m·★ 7.2·Neil Jordan

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The Long Kiss Goodnight

1996·2h 1m·★ 6.8·Renny Harlin

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

Dead Again

1991·1h 47m·★ 6.8·Kenneth Branagh

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Andha Naal

1954·2h 14m·★ 8.0·S. Balachander

TMDB recommendsThriller & Crime

The Forger

2014·1h 35m·★ 5.8·Philip Martin

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Mildred Pierce

1945·1h 51m·★ 7.9·Michael Curtiz

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Girl in the Basement

2021·1h 28m·★ 6.3·Elisabeth Röhm

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A Perfect World

1993·2h 18m·★ 7.5·Clint Eastwood

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John Q

2002·1h 56m·★ 7.1·Nick Cassavetes

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Suspicion

1941·1h 39m·★ 7.2·Alfred Hitchcock

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The Dead Zone

1983·1h 43m·★ 7.2·David Cronenberg

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Don't Breathe

2016·1h 29m·★ 7.1·Fede Álvarez

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Runaway Jury

2003·2h 7m·★ 7.1·Gary Fleder

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Panic Room

2002·1h 51m·★ 6.8·David Fincher

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Ransom

1996·2h 1m·★ 6.7·Ron Howard

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How Good Is The Desperate Hours?

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