Trap is a psychological mystery thriller film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. The 2024 film follows the story of Cooper Adams, a family man with dark secrets as he goes to a pop concert with his teenage daughter and realizes that the concert is a trap laid out by the FBI to catch a serial killer called the Butcher. Trap stars Josh Hartnett in the lead role with Saleka, Ariel Donoghue, Hayley Mills, Alison Pill, and Vanessa Smythe starring in supporting roles. If you loved the twists, turns, psychological, and thriller aspects of Trap here are some similar films you could watch next.
Knock at the Cabin (Peacock & Rent on Prime Video)
Knock at the Cabin is an apocalyptic psychological horror film directed by M. Night Shyamalan from a screenplay co-written by Shyamalan, Steve Desmond, and Michael Sherman. The 2023 film follows the story of Andrew, Eric, and their adopted daughter Wen as they go on a countryside vacation. But their relaxing vacation doesn’t turn out as they expected because four armed stranger break into their house and demand an unthinkable sacrifice. Knock at the Cabin stars Jonathan Groff, Dave Bautista, Rupert Grint, Ben Aldridge, Abby Quinn, Kristen Cui, and Saria Chen.
Red Eye (Paramount+ & Rent on Prime Video)
Red Eye is a psychological thriller film directed by Wes Craven from a screenplay by Carl Ellsworth. The 2005 film follows the story of Lisa as she gets on the flight to Miami and meets Jackson, who at first seems like a sweet guy but quickly turns out to be a terrorist holding her hostage until she helps him assassinate the United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security. Red Eye stars Rachel McAdams and Cillian Murphy in the lead roles with Brian Cox, Jayma Mays, Robert Yeoman, and Theresa Press-Marx starring in supporting roles.
Run (Hulu)
Run is a psychological horror thriller film directed by Aneesh Chaganty from a screenplay co-written by Chaganty and Sev Ohanian. The 2020 film follows the story of Chloe, a teenager who has been isolated from the outside world by her mother. She soon starts suspecting that her mother is hiding dark secrets and when she investigates she finds something unexpected. Run stars Kiera Allen and Sarah Paulson in the lead roles with Sara Sohn, Tony Revolori, Cory Wojcik, and Emma Jonnz starring in supporting roles.
Panic Room (Max & Rent on Prime Video)
Panic Room is a thriller drama film directed by David Fincher from a screenplay co-written by David Koepp. The 2002 film follows the story of daughter and mother Meg and Sarah as they move into a new house with a panic room. When a group of intruders break in they hide in the panic room but the intruders want something that is inside the panic room and they are willing to do anything to get it. Panic Room stars Jodie Foster and Kristen Stewart in the lead roles with Forest Whitaker, Jared Leto, Dwight Yoakam, Patrick Bauchau, and Paul Schulze starring in supporting roles.
Cell (Prime Video & Pluto TV)
Cell is a sci-fi horror thriller directed by Tod Williams from a screenplay co-written by Stephen King and Adam Alleca. Based on the 2006 apocalyptic horror novel of the same name by author Stephen King, the 2016 film is set in a world where a mysterious mobile phone signal turns people into rabid killers and we follow the story of Clay Riddell as he bands together with a group of survivors to get back to his son. Cell stars John Cusack in the lead role with Samuel L. Jackson, Isabelle Fuhrman, Brian A. Prince, Eric Benson, Owen Teague, Clark Sarullo, Ethan Andrew Casto, and Stacy Keach starring in supporting roles.
Green Room (Cinemax & Rent on Prime Video)
Green Room is a horror thriller film written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier. The 2015 film follows the story of a punk band as one of them kills a club owner after learning about his crimes and then tries to kill them but his plans are foiled by the other band members. Green Room stars Patrick Stewart, Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Alia Shawkat, Macon Blair, Joe Cole, Mark Webber, and Callum Turner.
10 Cloverfield Lane (Paramount+ & Rent on Prime Video)
10 Cloverfield Lane is a sci-fi horror thriller film directed by Dan Trachtenberg from a screenplay co-written by Josh Campbell, Matt Stuecken, and Damien Chazelle. The 2016 film follows the story of Michelle, a young woman as she wakes up in a bunker after an accident and is informed by a stranger that the outside world has been destroyed. Michelle doesn’t believe him and thinks that she has been kidnapped, so she decides to escape. 10 Cloverfield Lane stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead in the lead role with John Goodman, John Gallagher Jr., Bradley Cooper, Suzanne Cryer, and Douglas M. Griffin starring in supporting roles.
