Movies like A Hijacking
If A Hijacking's mix of denmark, psychology and hijacking stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what A Hijacking's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Captain Phillips
2013 · Directed by Paul Greengrass · 134 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: hijacking, pirate, cargo ship · Also drama and thriller · From the same decade (2010s)
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
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Mutiny
2026 · Directed by Jean-François Richet · 96 min7.4
Why you'll like itWith Roland Møller · Shares: cargo ship
After witnessing his billionaire boss' murder and being framed for the crime, Cole Reed boards a cargo ship on a one-man crusade to avenge his boss' death only to discover an international conspiracy.
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A Conspiracy of Faith
2016 · Directed by Hans Petter Moland · 108 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: denmark · Also a Danish drama · From the same decade (2010s)
Denmark, 2016. A blurred note is found in a bottle that has traveled across the ocean for a long time. After deciphering the cryptic note, Department Q follow a sinister trail that leads them to investigate a case that…
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The Usual Suspects
1995 · Directed by Bryan Singer · 106 min8.2
Why you'll like itShares: cargo ship · Also drama and thriller
Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million…
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The Bluff
2026 · Directed by Frank E. Flowers · 103 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: pirate · Also drama and thriller
When her tranquil life on a remote island is shattered by the return of her vengeful former captain, a skilled ex-pirate must confront her bloody past and unleash her deadly talents to save her family from a ruthless…
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The Pirates of Somalia
2017 · Directed by Bryan Buckley · 117 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: pirate · From the same decade (2010s)
After an inspiring chance encounter with his idol, rookie journalist Jay Bahadur uproots his life and moves to Somalia looking for the story of a lifetime.
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Bleeder
1999 · Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn · 98 min6.7
Why you'll like itAlso a Danish drama
Two stories for the price of one: a video store clerk tries to get acquainted with a waitress; a man beats his pregnant wife, unaware that her brother is a violent racist.