Movies like Cellular
If Cellular's mix of police, psychopath and bank stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Cellular's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Assault on Precinct 13
1976 · Directed by John Carpenter · 91 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: police, psychopath · Also thriller and action
A highway patrol officer, two criminals, and a station secretary form an unlikely alliance to defend a defunct Los Angeles precinct against a siege by a bloodthirsty street gang.
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The Call
2013 · Directed by Brad Anderson · 96 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: psychopath, cell phone · Also crime and thriller
Jordan Turner is an experienced 911 operator but when she makes an error in judgment and a call ends badly, Jordan is rattled and unsure if she can continue.
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Se7en
1995 · Directed by David Fincher · 127 min8.4
Why you'll like itShares: police, psychopath · Also crime and thriller
Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the…
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Shadow of a Doubt
1943 · Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 108 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: bank · Also thriller and crime
In sleepy Santa Rosa, restless young Charlie’s world brightens when her sophisticated Uncle Charlie arrives for a long visit. But as his behavior grows increasingly strange, she begins to suspect that her beloved uncle…
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A Clockwork Orange
1971 · Directed by Stanley Kubrick · 137 min8.2
Why you'll like itShares: psychopath, home invasion
In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven.
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Phone Booth
2003 · Directed by Joel Schumacher · 81 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: psychopath · Also thriller and crime · From the same decade (2000s)
A slick New York publicist who picks up a ringing receiver in a phone booth is told that if he hangs up, he'll be killed... and the little red light from a laser rifle sight is proof that the caller isn't kidding.
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Hostage
2005 · Directed by Florent-Emilio Siri · 113 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: home invasion · Also action and thriller · From the same decade (2000s)
When a mafia accountant is taken hostage on his beat, a police officer – wracked by guilt from a prior stint as a negotiator – must negotiate the standoff, even as his own family is held captive by the mob.