Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 16, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Games in the Dark

If you loved Games in the Dark, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Needle

The Needle

1989★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Games in the Dark for fans of Thriller & Drama & Mystery. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Moro returns to Alma-Ata to collect money owed to him. While waiting out an unexpected delay, he visits his former girlfriend Dina and discovers she has become a morphine addict. H...

#2
The Infernal Machine

The Infernal Machine

2022★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Games in the Dark for fans of Thriller & Mystery. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Reclusive and controversial author Bruce Cogburn is drawn out of hiding by an obsessive fan, forcing the novelist to confront a past that he thought he could escape, and to account...

#3
Piranha Hunt

Piranha Hunt

2006★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Games in the Dark for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Agent of special department "Piranha" Kirill Mazur and his colleague Olga go to the far north with the assignment to liquidate an underwater secret weapon lab in the guise of a mut...

#4
Trafficking

Trafficking

2023★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Games in the Dark for fans of Thriller & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Fresh out of prison, a former debt collector working for a gangland boss is told he has a terminal brain tumour. In an attempt to atone for his past he rescues a young girl from tr...

#5
Blindfire

Blindfire

2020★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Games in the Dark for fans of Thriller & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A police officer who while responding to a violent hostage call, kills the African American suspect only to later learn of his innocence. Sensing this was a set-up, and facing repe...

#6
The Ghoul

The Ghoul

2017★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Games in the Dark for fans of Thriller & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A homicide detective goes undercover as a patient to investigate a psychotherapist he believes is linked to a strange double murder. As his therapy sessions continue the line betwe...

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