28 Best Movies Like The River Wild ...

28 Best Movies Like The River Wild ...

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1. Shoot to Kill (1988)

1h 49m Action Thriller

When a cunning murderer vanishes into the rugged mountains of the Pacific Northwest, pursuing FBI agent Warren Stantin must exchange familiar city streets for unknown wilderness trails. Completely out of his element, Stantin is forced to enlist the aid of expert tracker Jonathan Knox. It's a turbulent yet vital relationship they must maintain in order to survive... and one that becomes increasingly desperate when Knox's girlfriend Sarah becomes the killer's latest hostage!

2. Surviving the Game (1994)

1h 36m Action

A homeless man is hired as a survival guide for a group of wealthy businessmen on a hunting trip in the mountains, unaware that they are killers who hunt humans for sport, and that he is their new prey.

3. Sanctum (2011)

1h 48m Action Thriller

Master diver Frank McGuire (Richard Roxburgh) has explored the South Pacific's Esa-ala Caves for months. But when his exit is cut off in a flash flood, Frank's team—including 17-year-old son Josh (Rhys Wakefield) and financier Carl Hurley (Ioan Gruffudd)—are forced to radically alter plans. With dwindling supplies, the crew must navigate an underwater labyrinth to make it out. Soon, they are confronted with the unavoidable question: Can they survive, or will they be trapped forever?

4. Cliffhanger (1993)

1h 52m Action Adventure Thriller

A year after losing his friend in a tragic 4,000-foot fall, former ranger Gabe Walker and his partner, Hal, are called to return to the same peak to rescue a group of stranded climbers, only to learn the climbers are actually thieving hijackers who are looking for boxes full of money.

5. A Lonely Place to Die (2011)

1h 39m Adventure Action Thriller Crime

A group of five mountaineers are hiking and climbing in the Scottish Highlands when they discover a young Serbian girl buried in a small chamber in the wilderness. They become caught up in a terrifying game of cat and mouse with the kidnappers as they try to get the girl to safety.

6. Captain Phillips (2013)

2h 14m Action Drama Thriller

The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.

7. Trapped (2002)

1h 46m Action Crime Thriller

When their daughter is kidnapped by experienced nappers, the Jennings turn the tables on this seemingly foolproof plan.

8. Vertical Limit (2000)

2h 4m Action Thriller Drama Adventure

Trapped near the summit of K2, the world's second-highest mountain, Annie Garrett radios to base camp for help. Brother Peter hears Annie's message and assembles a team to save her and her group before they succumb to K2's unforgiving elements. But, as Annie lays injured in an icy cavern, the rescuers face several terrifying events that could end the rescue attempt -- and their lives.

9. Broken Arrow (1996)

1h 48m Action

When rogue stealth-fighter pilot Vic Deakins deliberately drops off the radar while on maneuvers, the Air Force ends up with two stolen nuclear warheads -- and Deakins's co-pilot, Riley Hale, is the military's only hope for getting them back. Traversing the deserted canyons of Utah, Hale teams with park ranger Terry Carmichael to put Deakins back in his box.

10. Down and Dangerous (2013)

1h 35m Crime Thriller Drama

An inventive and resourceful cocaine smuggler defends his trade against violent rival traffickers, a monstrous and vengeful killer, and the DEA agents who want to lock him up – all while falling for a stunningly beautiful woman with a taste for danger.

11. Stolen (2012)

1h 36m Action Crime Thriller

Master thief Will Montgomery is just released from the State penitentiary after serving a 10 year sentence, is contacted by Vincent, his ex comrade in crime, who is holding Will’s teenage daughter ransom in a hijacked taxi cab. Vincent will only surrender her when Will reveals the whereabouts of the 20 million dollars he contrived to conceal from their last robbery.

12. Into the Blue (2005)

1h 50m Action Thriller Adventure Crime

When they take some friends on an extreme sport adventure, the last thing Jared and Sam expect to see below the shark-infested waters is a legendary pirate ship rumored to contain millions of dollars in gold. But their good fortune is short-lived, as a ruthless gang of criminals gets word of what they have uncovered.

13. Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)

2h 1m Action Adventure Thriller

A computer hacker breaks into the computer system of the Seabourn Legend cruise liner and sets it speeding on a collision course into a gigantic oil tanker.

14. Trespass (2011)

1h 31m Crime Drama Thriller Mystery

Kyle and Sarah Miller have it all: a huge gated house on the water, fancy cars, and the potential for romance in their relationship. He's just back from a business trip and their teen daughter Avery is sneaking out to a party, when four thugs in security uniforms and ski masks stage a home invasion. They want what's in the safe: cash and diamonds. As Kyle stalls them, trying to negotiate for Sarah's freedom, the fault lines in Kyle and Sarah's marriage and the pasts of the four robbers come into play. Is there room here for heroism?

15. Extreme Ops (2002)

1h 33m Action Adventure Drama Thriller

While filming an advertisement, some extreme sports enthusiasts unwittingly stop a group of terrorists.

16. Red Eye (2005)

1h 25m Horror Thriller

A woman is kidnapped by a stranger on a routine flight. Threatened by the potential murder of her father, she is pulled into a plot to assist her captor in offing a politician.

17. Point Break (2015)

1h 54m Action Crime Thriller

A young undercover FBI agent infiltrates a gang of thieves who share a common interest in extreme sports. A remake of the 1991 film, "Point Break".

18. Nick of Time (1995)

1h 30m Thriller Crime Action

An unimpressive, every-day man is forced into a situation where he is told to kill a politician to save his kidnapped daughter.

19. Cop Car (2015)

1h 26m Thriller

Two kids find themselves in the centre of a deadly game of cat and mouse after taking a sheriff's cruiser for a joy ride.

20. Transit (2012)

1h 28m Action Thriller Crime

A family on a road trip is stalked by criminals who stashed stolen money in their car.

21. Hostage (2005)

1h 53m Action Thriller Crime

When a mafia accountant is taken hostage on his beat, a police officer – wracked by guilt from a prior stint as a negotiator – must negotiate the standoff, even as his own family is held captive by the mob.

22. Marked for Death (1990)

1h 34m Action Crime

Just retired from the Drug Enforcement Agency, John Hatcher returns to his hometown and quickly discovers that drugs have infiltrated his old neighborhood. Determined to drive the dealers out, Hatcher crosses paths with a ferocious Jamaican drug lord who vows that Hatcher and his family are now marked for death.

23. An Eye for an Eye (1981)

1h 46m Adventure Action Crime

Sean Kane is forced to resign from the San Francisco Police Department's Narcotics Division when he goes berserk after his partner is murdered. He decides to fight alone and follows a trail of drug traffickers into unexpected high places.

24. Carjacked (2011)

1h 29m Action Thriller

A single mom and her child are carjacked by a bank robber who has no intention of letting them go.

25. No Escape (2015)

1h 43m Thriller

In their new overseas home, an American family soon finds themselves caught in the middle of a coup, and they frantically look for a safe escape in an environment where foreigners are being immediately executed.

26. Elephant White (2011)

1h 31m Action Thriller Fantasy Crime

An assassin is hired by a businessman to avenge the murder of his daughter by white slave traders in Thailand.

27. Cold Comes the Night (2013)

1h 30m Crime Drama Thriller

A struggling motel owner and her daughter are taken hostage by a nearly blind career criminal to be his eyes as he attempts to retrieve his cash package from a crooked cop.

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