Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 18, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Running Man

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

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#1
Opus

Opus

2025★ 5.7

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

A young writer is invited to the remote compound of a legendary pop star who mysteriously disappeared thirty years ago. Surrounded by the star's cult of sycophants and intoxicated ...

#2
Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace

Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace

2013★ 8.4

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

Mecha Mutt, a revolutionary remote-controlled lunar rover resembling a large canine, goes rogue at Houston's Annual Science Expo. Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace is the fourth in a s...

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2021★ 6.6

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

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#4
The Peasants

The Peasants

1939★ 5.0

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

A historical revolutionary film depicting the struggle of peasants and the Baku proletariat against landowners and Musavatists in 1919....

#5
Shimmy: The First Monkey King

Shimmy: The First Monkey King

2023★ 5.9

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

Shimmy, a monkey newly discover superhero powers and learns how to control his extraordinary transformative abilities and prevent powerful demonic forces from sending the universe ...

#6
3D Saamri

3D Saamri

1985★ 5.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Running Man for fans of Music. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

In a small town a wealthy aged male named Dharmesh Saxena, known for his worship of Devi Maa Kaali, and magic, is called "Saamri". Dharmesh knows that his end is near, he summons h...