

Movies like A Deadly Encounter
If A Deadly Encounter's mix of kidnapping and stalking stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what A Deadly Encounter's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Protector
2026 · Directed by Adrian Grünberg · 90 min8.4
Why you'll like itShares: kidnapping
Nikki's life is shattered when her daughter is kidnapped. Thrust into the criminal underworld while hunted by cops and military, she must fight to rescue her child.
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Split
2017 · Directed by M. Night Shyamalan · 117 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: kidnapping, stalking
Though Kevin has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted psychiatrist, Dr. Fletcher, there remains one still submerged who is set to materialize and dominate all the others.
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The Collector
1965 · Directed by William Wyler · 119 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: kidnapping
A man kidnaps a woman and holds her hostage just for the pleasure of having her there.
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Cleveland Abduction
2015 · Directed by Alex Kalymnios · 88 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: kidnapping
A single mother becomes Ariel Castro's first kidnapping victim, and finds herself trapped in his home with two other women for 11 years.
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John Q
2002 · Directed by Nick Cassavetes · 116 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: kidnapping · From the same decade (2000s)
John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it.
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Dressed to Kill
1980 · Directed by Brian De Palma · 105 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: stalking
After witnessing a mysterious woman brutally slay a homemaker, prostitute Liz Blake finds herself trapped in a dangerous situation. While the police thinks she is the murderer, the real killer is intent on silencing…
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Fear of Rain
2021 · Directed by Castille Landon · 109 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: kidnapping
A teenage girl living with schizophrenia begins to suspect her neighbor has kidnapped a child. Her parents try desperately to help her live a normal life, without exposing their own tragic secrets, and the only person…