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Movies that feel likeThe Hills Have Eyes (2006)

Based on Wes Craven's 1977 suspenseful cult classic, The Hills Have Eyes is the story of a family road trip that goes terrifyingly awry when the travelers become stranded in a government atomic zone. Miles from nowhere, the Carter family soon realizes the seemingly uninhabited wasteland is actually the breeding ground of a blood-thirsty mutant family...and they are the prey.

If you loved The Hills Have Eyes, the closest films we have are Crawl (2019), Kill List (2011) and Red Dragon (2002). All three share The Hills Have Eyes' dread and unsettling feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Sadness (2021).

πŸ… 51% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.4 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Alexandre Ajadreadunsettlingtensegritty
12 of 12 streaming nowNetflix Β· HBO Max Β· Amazon Prime Video

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If The Hills Have Eyes hit the spot, these will too

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Crawl
2019 Β· dir. Alexandre Aja
πŸ… 84%β˜… 6.1horror Β· thrillerNetflixParamount+

Alexandre Aja working the same nerve twice

The difference: Reviewed even better

When a huge hurricane hits her hometown in Florida, Haley ignores evacuation orders to look for her father. After finding him badly wounded, both are trapped by the flood. With virtually no time to escape the storm, they discover that rising water levels are the least of their problems.

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Kill List
2011 Β· dir. Ben Wheatley
πŸ… 79%β˜… 6.3horror Β· thriller Β· crimeRent or buy

Common ground: brutality

The difference: Leans harder into crime than The Hills Have Eyes does

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.

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Red Dragon
2002 Β· dir. Brett Ratner
πŸ… 68%β˜… 7.2crime Β· thriller Β· horrorNetflixPeacock

Both are working the same pair: serial killer, cannibal

Former FBI Agent Will Graham, who was once almost killed by the savage Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter, now has no choice but to face him again, as it seems Lecter is the only one who can help Graham track down a new serial killer.

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The Sadness
2021 Β· dir. Rob Jabbaz
πŸ… 88%β˜… 6.5horror Β· thrillerRent or buy

Both are built on the same subject: rape

A young couple is pushed to the limits of sanity as they attempt to be reunited amid the chaos of a pandemic outbreak. The streets erupt into violence and depravity, as those infected are driven to enact the most cruel and ghastly things imaginable.

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Green Room
2016 Β· dir. Jeremy Saulnier
πŸ… 90%β˜… 6.9horror Β· crime Β· thrillerNetflix

One thread runs through both: gore

Members of a punk rock band and a tough young woman are forced to fight for survival after witnessing an act of violence at a skinhead bar.

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The House That Jack Built
2018 Β· dir. Lars von Trier
πŸ… 59%β˜… 6.8drama Β· horror Β· crimeRent or buy

Both keep coming back to the same thing: van

Failed architect, engineer and vicious murderer Jack narrates the details of some of his most elaborately orchestrated crimes, each of them a towering piece of art that defines his life's work as a serial killer for twelve years.

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Saw IV
2007 Β· dir. Darren Lynn Bousman
πŸ… 19%β˜… 5.9horror Β· thriller Β· crime

Dread-soaked and unsettling in the same breath

Despite Jigsaw's death, and in order to save the lives of two of his colleagues, Lieutenant Rigg is forced to take part in a new game, which promises to test him to the limit.

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Friday the 13th
2009 Β· dir. Marcus Nispel
πŸ… 26%β˜… 5.5horror Β· thrillerMax

The same preoccupation in both: slasher

The difference: Trades the grit of The Hills Have Eyes for an angle of its own

A group of young adults visit a boarded up campsite named Crystal Lake where they soon encounter the mysterious Jason Voorhees and his deadly intentions.

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The Exorcism of Emily Rose
2005 Β· dir. Scott Derrickson
πŸ… 20%β˜… 6.7crime Β· drama Β· horror

Both land tension and grit at once

When a young girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of murder. The trial begins with lawyer Erin Bruner representing Moore, but it is not going to be easy, as no one wants to believe what Father Moore says is true.

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Knock Knock
2015 Β· dir. Eli Roth
πŸ… 37%β˜… 4.9horror Β· thriller Β· crimeMax

Both lean on dread more than on horror

When a devoted husband and father is left home alone for the weekend, two stranded young women unexpectedly knock on his door for help. What starts out as a kind gesture results in a dangerous seduction and a deadly game of cat and mouse.

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Drag Me to Hell
2009 Β· dir. Sam Raimi
πŸ… 92%β˜… 6.6horror Β· thrillerParamount+Peacock

The same preoccupation in both: gore

After denying a woman the extension she needs to keep her home, loan officer Christine Brown sees her once-promising life take a startling turn for the worse. Christine is convinced she's been cursed by a Gypsy, but her boyfriend is skeptical. Her only hope seems to lie in a psychic who claims he can help her lift the curse and keep her soul from being dragged straight to hell.

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Creep
2014 Β· dir. Patrick Brice
πŸ… 91%β˜… 6.3horror Β· thrillerNetflixPrime Video

Common ground: serial killer

Looking for work, Aaron comes across a cryptic online ad: "$1,000 for the day. Filming service. Discretion is appreciated." Low on cash and full of naivetΓ©, he decides to go for it. He drives to a cabin in a remote mountain town where he meets Josef, his cinematic subject for the day. Josef is sincere and the project seems heartfelt, so Aaron begins to film. But as the day goes on, it becomes clear that Josef is not who he says, and his intentions are not at all pure.

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