Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Ransom

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

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#1
Conspiracy Theory

Conspiracy Theory

1997★ 6.6

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

A man obsessed with conspiracy theories becomes a target after one of his theories turns out to be true. Unfortunately, in order to save himself, he has to figure out which theory ...

#2
Forever Young

Forever Young

1992★ 6.5

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

A 1939 test pilot asks his best friend to use him as a guinea pig for a cryogenics experiment. Daniel McCormick wants to be frozen for a year so that he doesn't have to watch his l...

#3
The Prime Minister

The Prime Minister

2016★ 5.9

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

The Belgian PM is abducted and he finds his wife and children taken hostage. If he wants to see them again – alive – he has to kill the person he is meeting later that day. And tha...

#4
Korczak

Korczak

1990★ 7.0

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

The story of Polish pedagogue Janusz Korczak and his dedication to protecting Jewish orphans during the war....

#5
Sergeant Rutledge

Sergeant Rutledge

1960★ 7.0

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

Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior officer....

#6
Jane Austen's Mafia!

Jane Austen's Mafia!

1998★ 5.4

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

After growing up poor in Salmonella, Vincenzo Cortino installs himself as the preeminent, if bumbling, Mafia don of the New World. But now he must pass on power to one of his two s...