Movies like Unknown
If Unknown's mix of factory, amnesia and police stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Unknown's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Suicide Kings
1997 · Directed by Peter O'Fallon · 106 min6.6
Why you'll like itWith Jeremy Sisto · Shares: ransom, kidnapping
Carlo, a former mobster, is abducted by five privileged young men desperate to raise a $2 million ransom to save the sister of a friend.
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Memento
2000 · Directed by Christopher Nolan · 113 min8.2
Why you'll like itWith Joe Pantoliano · Shares: amnesia · Also mystery and thriller · From the same decade (2000s)
Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term…
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The Disappearance of Alice Creed
2009 · Directed by J Blakeson · 100 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: ransom, kidnapping · From the same decade (2000s)
A rich man's daughter is held captive in an abandoned apartment by two former convicts who abducted her and hold her ransom in exchange for her father's money.
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Twelve Monkeys
1995 · Directed by Terry Gilliam · 129 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: past · Also thriller and mystery
In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground…
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Good Boy
2026 · Directed by Jan Komasa · 110 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: kidnapping · Also thriller and mystery
Tommy, a volatile 19-year-old, revels in drugs, parties and violence. After getting separated from his friends on a drunken bender, he is abducted by a shadowy figure.
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Trance
2013 · Directed by Danny Boyle · 101 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: amnesia · Also thriller and mystery
A violent gang enlists the help of a hypnotherapist in an attempt to locate a painting which somehow vanished in the middle of a heist.
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The Machinist
2004 · Directed by Brad Anderson · 102 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: factory · From the same decade (2000s)
Trevor, an insomniac lathe operator, experiences unusual occurrences at work and home. A strange man follows him everywhere, but no one else seems to notice him.
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Dark City
1998 · Directed by Alex Proyas · 101 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: amnesia
A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans.
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The Call
2013 · Directed by Brad Anderson · 96 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: kidnapping
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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All the Money in the World
2017 · Directed by Ridley Scott · 132 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: kidnapping
The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom.