If You Liked Prisoners, Watch These Next
Finished Prisoners (2013) and want more of the same? These 20 movies are what its fans watched next, ranked by how often people who liked it also liked these. Like Prisoners, most of them are drama, thriller, crime.
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20 titles · updated 2nd October 2026
1.The Whisper Man(2026)
6.9CrimeDramaThrillerAlso crime and drama
When his young son vanishes, a widower enlists help from his estranged father, a retired detective who put away the serial killer now linked to the case.
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2.Barron's Cove(2025)
7.2CrimeThrillerDramaAlso crime and thriller
When his young son is viciously murdered by a classmate, a grieving father with a history of violence kidnaps the child responsible, igniting a frenzied manhunt fueled by a powerful politician -- the father of the kidnapped boy.
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3.Changeling(2008)
7.6CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and drama
Los Angeles, 1928. When single mother Christine Collins leaves for work, her son vanishes without a trace. Five months later, the police reunite mother and son. But when Christine suspects that the boy returned to her isn't her child, her quest for truth exposes a world of corruption.
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4.Gone Baby Gone(2007)
7.3CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and drama
When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detectives freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants…
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5.Kiss the Girls(1997)
6.5ThrillerCrimeMysteryAlso thriller and crime
Forensic psychologist and detective Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where the duo discovers that the psychopath…
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6.The Locksmith(2023)
5.9ThrillerMysteryActionAlso thriller and crime
A thief fresh out of prison, tries to work his way back into the life of his daughter and ex-fiancé. Determined, he is forced to use the skills he has as a gifted locksmith. Things take a tumultuous turn after an unexpected disappearance.
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7.Along Came a Spider(2001)
6.4CrimeMysteryThrillerAlso crime and thriller
After the harrowing death of his partner, forensic psychologist and best-selling author Alex Cross cannot forgive himself and has retreated to the peace of retirement. But when a brilliant criminal kidnaps a senator's young daughter, he is lured back into action as the kidnapper wants to deal with Alex personally.…
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8.Striking Distance(1993)
5.9CrimeActionMysteryAlso crime and thriller
Demoted Pittsburgh cop Tom Hardy works river patrol while a serial killer targets women from his past, forcing him to conduct an unauthorized investigation to prove his innocence and expose a dirty cop.
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10.Every Secret Thing(2014)
6.2ThrillerCrimeMysteryAlso thriller and crime
One clear summer day in a Baltimore suburb, a baby goes missing from her front porch. Two young girls serve seven years for the crime and are released into a town that hasn't fully forgiven or forgotten. Soon, another child is missing, and two detectives are called in to investigate the mystery in a community where…
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11.Shimmer Lake(2017)
5.9ThrillerCrimeDramaAlso thriller and crime
Shot in reverse day-by-day through a week—a local sheriff embarks on a quest to unlock the mystery of three small-town criminals and a bank heist gone wrong.
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13.The Betrayed(2008)
5.8CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and drama
Kidnappers force a young mother to recover money stolen by her shady husband.
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15.My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done(2010)
6.1CrimeDramaThrillerAlso crime and drama
Brad has committed murder and barricaded himself inside his house. With the help of his friends and neighbours, the cops piece together the strange tale of how this nice young man arrived at such a dark place.
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16.The Captive(2014)
5.8DramaThrillerCrimeAlso drama and thriller
Eight years after their daughter Cassandra's abduction tore them apart, an estranged couple discover disturbing clues that indicate that she is still alive.
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17.Righteous Kill(2008)
5.9CrimeThrillerMysteryAlso crime and thriller
Two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the wrong person behind bars?
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18.Secret in Their Eyes(2015)
6.4ThrillerMysteryCrimeAlso thriller and crime
A tight-knit team of FBI investigators, along with their District Attorney supervisor, is suddenly torn apart when they discover that one of their own teenage daughters has been brutally murdered.
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19.Out of Exile(2023)
6.5ThrillerDramaActionAlso thriller and drama
Recently paroled thief Gabriel Russell tries to balance his life and mend a troubled family as an FBI agent hunts him down, along with his crew after a botched armored car robbery.
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20.At Close Range(1986)
6.8CrimeDramaThrillerAlso crime and drama
Brad Whitewood Jr. lives in rural Pennsylvania and has few prospects. Against his mother's wishes, he seeks out his estranged father, the head of a gang of thieves in a nearby town. Though his new girlfriend supports his criminal ambitions, Brad Jr. soon learns that his father is a dangerous man.
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