50 Movies Like From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) You Need to Watch Next
Updated August 2026
View From Dusk Till Dawn details →Robert Rodriguez's 1996 genre collision starts as a lean crime thriller and detours somewhere far stranger. The Gecko brothers, fresh off a kidnapping, drag a father and his two children south to a grimy Mexican bar whose regulars turn out to be anything but ordinary. The switch from tense pursuit to gleering horror is the whole point, and your tolerance for that whiplash will decide how much fun you have. It's brash, bloody and pulpy by design, more interested in attitude than depth. Best suited to viewers who like their action laced with dark comedy and don't mind a movie that refuses to stay in one lane.
If you loved From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) by Robert Rodriguez, here are 50 movies that share its content DNA. iRankMovies measures real similarity using cosine similarity across eight weighted dimensions — genre (50%), tone (12%), pace (10%), structure (8%), era (7%), theme (6%), audience (4%) and narrative perspective (3%) — not just the rating. The closest matches according to our analysis are Snakes on a Plane, I Spit on Your Grave 2, Trap. Every title is ranked by how closely it matches and backed by the iRank Score, a composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb across 12,000+ analysed titles.
The Best Movies Similar to From Dusk Till Dawn
Selected for their real similarity in content, these are the movies that share the most with From Dusk Till Dawn in terms of theme, narrative tone, and cinematic style. Every recommendation goes beyond genre — we evaluate the type of conflict, pacing, dramatic context, and the experience they create for viewers.
Snakes on a Plane
2006 · David R. Ellis
FBI agent Neville Flynn boards a flight from Honolulu, Hawaii to Los Angeles, escorting a key witness to testify against a mob boss at an upcoming trial. An on-board assassin releases a crate full of
In common: Action · Crime
I Spit on Your Grave 2
2013 · Steven R. Monroe
Broke, and in desperate need to update her portfolio, New York City model Katie calls a number from a tear-off flyer offering free photos. But this innocent attempt quickly turns into an unthinkable k
In common: Crime · Horror · Thriller
Trap
2024 · M. Night Shyamalan
A father and teen daughter attend a pop concert, where they realize they're at the center of a dark and sinister event.
In common: Crime · Horror · Thriller
Don't Breathe
2016 · Fede Álvarez
A group of teens break into a blind man's home thinking they'll get away with the perfect crime. They're wrong.
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The Forever Purge
2021 · Everardo Gout
All the rules are broken as a sect of lawless marauders decides that the annual Purge does not stop at daybreak and instead should never end as they chase a group of immigrants who they want to punish
In common: Action · Horror · Thriller
Willy's Wonderland
2021 · Kevin Lewis
When his car breaks down, a quiet loner agrees to clean an abandoned family fun center in exchange for repairs. He soon finds himself waging war against possessed animatronic mascots while trapped ins
In common: Action · Horror · Thriller
No Way Up
2024 · Claudio Fäh
Characters from different backgrounds are thrown together when the plane they're travelling on crashes into the Pacific Ocean. A nightmare fight for survival ensues with the air supply running out and
In common: Action · Horror · Thriller
Planet Terror
2007 · Robert Rodriguez
Two doctors find their graveyard shift inundated with townspeople ravaged by sores. Among the wounded is Cherry Darling, a dancer whose leg was ripped from her body. As the invalids quickly become enr
In common: Action · Horror · Thriller
Saw IV
2007 · Darren Lynn Bousman
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.
In common: Crime · Horror · Thriller
Unhinged
2020 · Derrick Borte
Rachel is a divorced single mother whose bad day gets even worse. She's running late to drop her son off at school when she honks her horn impatiently at a fellow driver during rush-hour traffic. Afte
In common: Action · Horror · Thriller
Saw III
2006 · Darren Lynn Bousman
Jigsaw has disappeared. Along with his new apprentice Amanda, the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police has once again eluded capture and v
In common: Crime · Horror · Thriller
Saw V
2008 · David Hackl
Following Jigsaw's grisly demise, Detective Mark Hoffman is commended as a hero, but Agent Strahm is suspicious, and delves into Hoffman's past. Meanwhile, another group of people are put through a se
In common: Crime · Horror · Thriller
I Spit on Your Grave
2010 · Steven R. Monroe
A beautiful woman from the city, Jennifer Hills, rents an isolated cabin in the country to write her latest novel. Soon, a group of local lowlifes subject her to a nightmare of degradation, rape, and
In common: Crime · Horror · Thriller
A Serbian Film
2010 · Srđan Spasojević
Retired porn star Milos leads a normal family life trying to make ends meet. Presented with the opportunity of a lifetime to financially support his family for the rest of their lives, Milos must part
In common: Crime · Horror · Thriller
Knock Knock
2015 · Eli Roth
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 seducti
In common: Crime · Horror · Thriller
The Hunt
2020 · Craig Zobel
Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don't know where they are—or how they got there. In the shadow of a dark internet conspiracy theory, ruthless elitists gather at a remote location to hunt
In common: Action · Horror · Thriller
Crank
2006 · Brian Taylor
Chev Chelios, a hit man wanting to go straight, lets his latest target slip away. Then he awakes the next morning to a phone call that informs him he has been poisoned and has only an hour to live unl
In common: Action · Crime · Thriller
Wanted
2008 · Timur Bekmambetov
Doormat Wesley Gibson is an office worker whose life is going nowhere. He meets an attractive woman named Fox and discovers that his recently murdered father - whom Wesley never knew - belonged to the
In common: Action · Crime · Thriller
Crank: High Voltage
2009 · Mark Neveldine
Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker that requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working.
In common: Action · Crime · Thriller
The Transporter Refueled
2015 · Camille Delamarre
The fast-paced action movie is again set in the criminal underworld in France, where Frank Martin is known as The Transporter, because he is the best driver and mercenary money can buy. In this instal
In common: Action · Crime · Thriller
Wild Card
2015 · Simon West
When a Las Vegas bodyguard with lethal skills and a gambling problem gets in trouble with the mob, he has one last play… and it's all or nothing.
In common: Action · Crime · Thriller
Taken 2
2012 · Olivier Megaton
In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.
In common: Action · Crime · Thriller
Blackhat
2015 · Michael Mann
Nicholas Hathaway, a furloughed convict, and his American and Chinese partners hunt a high-level cybercrime network from Chicago to Los Angeles to Hong Kong to Jakarta. As Hathaway closes in, the stak
In common: Action · Crime · Thriller
The Night Comes For Us
2018 · Timo Tjahjanto
After sparing a girl's life during a massacre, an elite Triad assassin is targeted by an onslaught of murderous gangsters.
In common: Action · Crime · Thriller
Memory
2022 · Martin Campbell
Alex, an assassin-for-hire, finds that he's become a target after he refuses to complete a job for a dangerous criminal organization. With the crime syndicate and FBI in hot pursuit, Alex has the skil
In common: Action · Crime · Thriller
Cobra
1986 · George P. Cosmatos
A tough-on-crime street cop must protect the only surviving witness to a strange murderous cult with far reaching plans.
In common: Action · Crime · Thriller
Ava
2020 · Tate Taylor
A black ops assassin is forced to fight for her own survival after a job goes dangerously wrong.
In common: Action · Crime · Thriller
Desperado
1995 · Robert Rodriguez
El Mariachi plunges headfirst into the dark border underworld when he follows a trail of blood to the last of the infamous Mexican drug lords, Bucho, for an action-packed, bullet-riddled showdown. Wit
In common: Action · Crime · Thriller
Hitman: Agent 47
2015 · Aleksander Bach
An assassin teams up with a woman to help her find her father and uncover the mysteries of her ancestry.
In common: Action · Crime · Thriller
S.W.A.T.
2003 · Clark Johnson
Hondo Harrelson recruits Jim Street to join an elite unit of the Los Angeles Police Department. Together they seek out more members, including tough Deke Kay and single mom Chris Sanchez. The team's f
In common: Action · Crime · Thriller
Hard Boiled
1992 · John Woo
A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as
In common: Action · Crime · Thriller
Run All Night
2015 · Jaume Collet-Serra
Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon has seen better days. Longtime best friend of a mob boss, Jimmy is haunted by the sins of his past—as well as a dogged police detective who’s been on
In common: Action · Crime · Thriller
Safe
2012 · Boaz Yakin
After a former elite agent rescues a 12-year-old Chinese girl who's been abducted, they find themselves in the middle of a standoff between Triads, the Russian Mafia and high-level corrupt New York Ci
In common: Action · Crime · Thriller
The Protégé
2021 · Martin Campbell
Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody and trained in the family business, Anna is the world’s most skilled contract killer. When Moody, the man who was like a father to her and taught her
In common: Action · Crime · Thriller
Blitz
2011 · Elliott Lester
A tough cop is dispatched to take down a serial killer who has been targeting police officers.
In common: Action · Crime · Thriller
The Last Stand
2013 · Kim Jee-woon
Ray Owens is sheriff of the quiet US border town of Sommerton Junction after leaving the LAPD following a bungled operation. Following his escape from the FBI, a notorious drug baron, his gang, and a
In common: Action · Crime · Thriller
The Girl in the Spider's Web
2018 · Fede Álvarez
After being enlisted to recover a dangerous computer program, hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist find themselves caught in a web of spies, cybercriminals and corrupt government of
In common: Action · Crime · Thriller
Swordfish
2001 · Dominic Sena
Rogue agent Gabriel Shear is determined to get his mitts on $9 billion stashed in a secret Drug Enforcement Administration account. He wants the cash to fight terrorism, but lacks the computer skills
In common: Action · Crime · Thriller
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009 · Tony Scott
Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermin
In common: Action · Crime · Thriller
The November Man
2014 · Roger Donaldson
An ex-CIA operative is brought back in on a very personal mission and finds himself pitted against his former pupil in a deadly game involving high level CIA officials and the Russian president-elect.
In common: Action · Crime · Thriller
Jolt
2021 · Tanya Wexler
A bouncer with an anger management problem goes on a furious and resentful rampage after the murder of a friend.
In common: Action · Crime · Thriller
Shelter
2026 · Ric Roman Waugh
A man living in self-imposed exile on a remote island rescues a young girl from a violent storm, setting off a chain of events that forces him out of seclusion to protect her from enemies tied to his
In common: Action · Crime · Thriller
A Working Man
2025 · David Ayer
Levon Cade left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a simple life working construction. But when his boss's daughter, who is like family to him, is taken by human traffickers,
In common: Action · Crime · Thriller
Fast X
2023 · Louis Leterrier
Over many missions and against impossible odds, Dom Toretto and his family have outsmarted, out-nerved and outdriven every foe in their path. Now, they confront the most lethal opponent they've ever f
In common: Action · Crime · Thriller
The Beekeeper
2024 · David Ayer
One man's campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as Beekeepers.
In common: Action · Crime · Thriller
Ballerina
2025 · Len Wiseman
Taking place during the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, Eve Macarro begins her training in the assassin traditions of the Ruska Roma.
In common: Action · Crime · Thriller
Furious 7
2015 · James Wan
Deckard Shaw seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto and his family for his comatose brother.
In common: Action · Crime · Thriller
The Equalizer 3
2023 · Antoine Fuqua
Robert McCall finds himself at home in Southern Italy but he discovers his friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friend
In common: Action · Crime · Thriller
From Paris with Love
2010 · Pierre Morel
James Reese has a good job as an ambassador's aid in France, but his real passion is a side gig—working in a minor role in the CIA. He would love to be a full-fledged agent and can't believe his luck
In common: Action · Crime · Thriller
The Equalizer 2
2018 · Antoine Fuqua
Robert McCall, who serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, embarks on a relentless, globe-trotting quest for vengeance when his former partner is murdered.
In common: Action · Crime · Thriller
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