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10 Best Movies Like Contention

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

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#1
Whisper

Whisper

2007★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Contention for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Sinister things begin happening to kidnappers who are holding a young boy for ransom in a remote cabin....

#2
The Night of the Following Day

The Night of the Following Day

1969★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Contention for fans of Thriller. 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...

#3
Captive

Captive

2020★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Contention for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A teenage runaway who’s trapped by a delusional man, pretends to be his daughter in order to escape....

#4
Black Widow

Black Widow

1987★ 6.2

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

Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But since Catherine is seemingly a ma...

#5
Dead of Winter

Dead of Winter

1987★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Contention for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A fledgling actress is lured to a remote mansion for a screen-test, soon discovering she is actually a prisoner in the middle of a blackmail plot....

#6
The MacKintosh Man

The MacKintosh Man

1973★ 6.1

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

A member of British Intelligence assumes a fictitious criminal identity and allows himself to be caught, imprisoned, and freed in order to infiltrate a spy organization and expose ...

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