Movies like The Highest Stakes

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   Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders

   Strong story similarity

   2022 · 96 min · Horror · Thriller

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   A family reunion at a remote mansion takes a lethal turn when they are trapped inside and forced to play a deadly survival game where only one will make it out alive.

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

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   The Painter

   Shared cast

   2024 · 100 min · Action · Thriller

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   An ex-CIA operative is thrown back into a dangerous world when a mysterious woman from his past resurfaces. Now exposed and targeted by a relentless killer and a rogue black ops program, he must rely on skills he thought he left behind in a high-stakes game of survival.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • substantial genre overlap
   • a principal cast member

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   Chief of Station

   Genre overlap

   2024 · 93 min · Action · Thriller

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   After learning that the death of his wife was not an accident, a former CIA Station Chief is forced back into the espionage underworld, teaming up with an adversary to unravel a conspiracy that challenges everything he thought he knew.

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   • substantial genre overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   Tyler Perry's Duplicity

   Strong story similarity

   2025 · 109 min · Drama · Thriller

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   High-powered attorney Marley faces her most personal case yet when she is tasked with uncovering the truth behind the murder of her best friend Fela’s husband. With the help of her boyfriend – a former cop turned private investigator – Marley’s search for what really happened leads her down a treacherous maze of deception and betrayal.

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

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   The Get Out

   Strong story similarity

   2026 · 111 min · Action · Thriller

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   A nightclub owner is on the verge of leaving his dangerous past behind for retirement with his girlfriend. When masked gunmen rob him and he finds himself squeezed by ruthless cartels, a mysterious newcomer arrives with an interest in buying the business. With danger closing in from all sides, he must navigate a deadly web of deception, power, and survival - where escape may no longer be an option.

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

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   Succubus

   Genre overlap

   2024 · 103 min · Horror · Thriller

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   A new father going through a marital separation joins a dating app and matches with a beautiful but mysterious young woman... whose powers of seduction and manipulation entangle him in a mystery more horrifying than he could have ever imagined.

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   • substantial genre overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   Self Reliance

   Strong story similarity

   2024 · 91 min · Comedy · Thriller

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   When a man is offered a million dollars to play a game in which hunters try to kill him, he thinks he has found the perfect loophole: they can only attack when he’s alone. His only problem is that none of his friends or family believe the game is real. Forced to seek companionship in unexpected places, he navigates the bizarre challenge with humor, paranoia, and a surprising search for connection.

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

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   Fatale

   Strong story similarity

   2020 · 102 min · Drama · Thriller

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   After a wild one-night stand, successful sports agent Derrick Tyler watches his perfect life slowly disappear when he discovers the sexy and mysterious woman he risked everything for is determined police detective Valerie Quinlan who entangles him in her latest investigation. As he desperately tries to put the pieces together, he falls deeper into her trap, risking his family, his career, and even his life.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • substantial genre overlap

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   Wardriver

   Genre overlap

   2026 · 93 min · Crime · Thriller

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   He’s a Wardriver: a hacker who steals from banks, not people—until he’s noticed. Now the money turns violent, and the woman caught in it could save him or kill them both.

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   • substantial genre overlap
   • a closely matched era

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    The Best Man

    Genre overlap

    2023 · 93 min · Action · Thriller

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    Mercenaries seize control of a remote resort hotel during a wedding and it's up to the best man, the groom and their drunken best friend to stop the terrorists and save the hostages.

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    • substantial genre overlap
    • a closely matched era

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