Movies like Above & Below

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   Thieves Highway

   Same director

   2025 · 83 min · Action · Crime · Thriller · Western

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   After discovering a plot to haul stolen cattle in the middle of nowhere, a desperate and isolated lawman becomes the only thing standing between a group of dangerous rustlers and a clear run to the border.

   Why it connects

   • the same director
   • substantial genre overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   Into the Deep

   Strong story similarity

   2025 · 90 min · Action · Horror · Thriller

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   Divers searching for sunken treasure witness the murder of drug dealers by modern-day pirates, but a killer great white is determined not to let any of them escape its waters.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • a closely matched era

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   Deep Water

   Strong story similarity

   2026 · 107 min · Horror · Thriller

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   A group of international passengers on a flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai is forced to make an emergency landing in shark-infested waters. The terrified group is forced to work together and overcome their differences if they hope to escape their sinking plane and the frenzy of sharks drawn to the wreckage.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared theme: shark
   • a closely matched era

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   Dangerous Animals

   Strong story similarity

   2025 · 98 min · Horror · Thriller

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   A savvy and free-spirited surfer is abducted by a shark-obsessed serial killer. Held captive on his boat, she must figure out how to escape before he carries out a ritualistic feeding to the sharks below.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared themes: killer shark and shark
   • a closely matched era

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   Frank and Penelope

   Similar atmosphere

   2022 · 112 min · Crime · Horror · Thriller

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   A tale of love and violence when a man on his emotional last legs finds a savior seductively dancing in a run-down strip club. And a life most certainly headed off a cliff suddenly becomes redirected - as everything is now worth dying for.

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   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   The Devil's Mouth

   Strong story similarity

   2026 · 106 min · Horror · Thriller

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   A group of college friends' Thailand adventure turns deadly when they become trapped in submerged caves with a dangerous predator. As oxygen runs low, past conflicts emerge in their desperate fight for survival.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared themes: killer shark and shark
   • a closely matched era

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   Dirty Games

   Strong story similarity

   2026 · 72 min · Crime · Thriller

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   Four crime stories follow desperate people crossing dangerous lines for money, truth, power and survival, where every choice has consequences and nobody gets out clean.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   Fear Below

   Shared themes

   2025 · 85 min · Action · Adventure · Horror · Thriller

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   A rag-tag team of divers attempting to salvage a sunken car from a river are thwarted by a highly aggressive bull shark.

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   • shared theme: shark
   • a closely matched era

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   Dominique

   Strong story similarity

   2024 · 94 min · Action · Thriller

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   Dominique, a well-trained assassin, flees from her troubled past in an attempt to begin a new life in South America. However, she soon finds herself in a town plagued with violence and corruption. Facing brutal attacks from the police and mafia, Dominique must decide whether to protect herself or an innocent family that has taken her in.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • a closely matched era

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    Triple Frontier

    Strong story similarity

    2019 · 125 min · Action · Adventure · Crime · Thriller

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    Struggling to make ends meet, former special ops soldiers reunite for a high-stakes heist: stealing $75 million from a South American drug lord.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • substantial genre overlap

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