Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Rivals

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

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#1
Trapped

Trapped

2002★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Rivals for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

When their daughter is abducted by experienced kidnappers, the Jennings turn the tables on their seemingly fool-proof plan....

#2
The Entitled

The Entitled

2011★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Rivals for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Without the security of the job he wants or the future he dreamed of, Paul Dynan plans the perfect crime to help his struggling family – abduct the socialite children of three weal...

#3
All the Money in the World

All the Money in the World

2017★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Rivals for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

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 ra...

#4
The Night of the Following Day

The Night of the Following Day

1969★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Rivals for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A gang of four professional criminals kidnaps a wealthy teenage girl from an airport in Paris in a meticulous plan to extort money from the girl's wealthy father. Holding her priso...

#5
The Marine 6: Close Quarters

The Marine 6: Close Quarters

2018★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Rivals for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Jake Carter and another former Marine, Luke Trapper, join forces to rescue a young kidnapped girl from a gang of international criminals....

#6
Ruthless People

Ruthless People

1986★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Rivals for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Sam Stone hates his wife Barbara so much that he wants her dead. He's ecstatic when she's taken by a duo of kidnappers who want $500,000 ransom in exchange for her life. Fully inte...

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