20 best movies like Taken (2002)


List of the best movies like Taken (2002): The Divide, The Titan, UFO, Midnight Special, Kafka, Phoenix Forgotten, Unforgettable, Sound of My Voice, Circle, 400 Days.

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Markimdb: 5.8
Genrehorror, fantastic, fantastic, thriller, thriller, drama, drama
CountryUSA, Germany, Canada, France
Duration02:02

Survivors of a nuclear attack are grouped together for days in the basement of their apartment building, where fear and dwindling supplies wear away at their dynamic.

Markimdb: 4.8
Genrefantastic, thriller, melodrama, drama, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom, Spain, USA, Germany
Duration02:22

On a bleak future Earth, a soldier endures a radical genetic transformation to save humanity. But his wife fears he's becoming more creature than man.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA
Duration02:09

A college student, who sees a UFO, uses his exceptional math skills to investigate the sighting with his friends while the FBI follows closely behind.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA, Greece
Duration01:50

A father and son go on the run after the dad learns his child possesses special powers.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
CountryFrance, USA
Duration01:38

Kafka, an insurance worker gets embroiled in an underground group after a co-worker is murdered. The underground group is responsible for bombings all over town, attempting to thwart a secret organization that controls the major events in society. He eventually penetrates the secret organization and must confront them.

Markimdb: 5.3
Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, detective
CountryUSA
Duration02:06

20 years after three teenagers disappeared in the wake of mysterious lights appearing above Phoenix, Arizona, unseen footage from that night has been discovered, chronicling the final hours of their fateful expedition.

Markimdb: 6
Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:52

Ray Liotta stars as a medical examiner who has been acquitted for his wife's murder but many still question his innocence. Obsessed with finding his wife's killer, a possible solution presents itself in an experimental serum designed by a neurobiology Linda Fiorentino which has the ability to transfer memories from one person to another, but not without consequences. Liotta driven to solve the case injects himself with the serum, bringing him closer and closer to finding her killer but bringing him closer to death.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:25

A journalist and his girlfriend get pulled in while they investigate a cult whose leader claims to be from the future.

Markimdb: 6
Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:10

Could you trust a jury of your peers with your life? The contestants of a mysterious death game must make harrowing decisions as they strategize for survival in this psychological sci-fi thriller.

Markimdb: 4.4
Genrefantastic, thriller, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:46

4 would be astronauts spend 400 days in a land locked space simulator to test the psychological effects of deep space travel but, when something goes terribly wrong and they are forced to leave the simulation, they discover that everything on earth has changed. Is this real or is the simulation on a higher level than they could have ever imagined?

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA, Canada

Six years after the events of The X-Files series finale, former FBI agent Doctor Dana Scully is now a staff physician at Our Lady of Sorrows, a Catholic hospital, and treating a boy named Christian who has Sandhoff disease, a terminal brain condition. FBI agent Drummy arrives to ask Scully’s help in locating Fox Mulder, the fugitive former head of the X-Files division, and says they will call off its manhunt for him if he will help investigate the disappearances of several women, including young FBI agent Monica Banan. Mulder and Scully are called back to duty by the FBI when a former priest claims to be receiving psychic visions pertaining to a kidnapped agent.

Markimdb: 6
Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:34

Three college students on a road trip across the Southwest experience a detour – the tracking of a computer genius who has already hacked into MIT and exposed security faults. When the trio find themselves drawn to an eerily isolated area, suddenly everything goes dark. When one of the students regains consciousness, he finds himself in a waking nightmare.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrethriller, drama, detective
CountryAustralia, USA
Duration01:37

A woman grieving over the death of her daughter loses grip of reality when she begins to think her girl may still be alive.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genrefantastic, thriller, melodrama, drama, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:45

When Marie, a widow in Provence with two daughters, locks her bedroom door and goes to sleep, she dreams about Marty, a literary agent in Manhattan who dreams equally vividly about Marie. The women look alike. Marie meets William who begins to court her. Marty meets Aaron, an accountant, becomes his friend and then his lover. Both women tell their lovers about their dream life. William is jealous, Aaron is accepting. Even though they've become lovers, Marie won't fall asleep next to William. Marie goes on holiday with William to Paris, and Marty wakes up with an ashtray from the hotel on her night stand. Are they the same person? What will unlock reality

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrefantastic, drama, detective
CountryUSA

Based on the book "UFO Crash at Roswell" by Kevin Randle and Donald Schmitt, Roswell follows the attempts of Major Jesse Marcel to discover the truth about strange debris found on a local rancher's field in July of 1947. Told by his superiors that what he has found is nothing more than a downed weather balloon, Marcel maintains his military duty until the weight of the truth, however out of this world it may be, forces him to piece together what really occurred.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA, Canada, India
Duration02:32

Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA
Duration02:09

Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad-mate Sergeant Raymond Shaw, now a vice-presidential candidate, is the hero he remembers him being. As Marco's doubts deepen, Shaw's political power grows, and, when Marco finds a mysterious implant embedded in his back, the memory of what really happened begins to return.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:46

    A group of teens discover secret plans of a time machine, and construct one. However, things start to get out of control.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:18

    In 1905, a man travels to a remote island in search of his missing sister who has been kidnapped by a mysterious religious cult.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA

    Dr. Jacob Hood is a brilliant biophysicist and special science advisor to the government who investigates scientific crises and oddities. His crusade is to protect the substance of science against those who would abuse and misuse scientific discoveries for their own gain.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, detective
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration01:29

      On the night a comet is passing near Earth, eight friends at a dinner party experience a troubling chain of reality bending events. When the power goes out, they discover that the only house on the street left with power also holds many secrets.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:34

      Telly Paretta is a grieving mother struggling to cope with the loss of her 8-year-old son. She is stunned when her psychiatrist reveals that she has created eight years of memories about a son she never had. But when she meets a man who has had a similar experience, Telly embarks on a search to prove her son's existence, and her sanity.

      Markimdb: 5.3
      Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, detective
      CountryCanada, USA, Germany

      Ethan is suffering enormous guilt after his parents are killed in a car accident. He quits a promising future at MIT and work on a revolutionary experiment in order to care for his younger siblings.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, adventure, detective
      CountryUSA, China, Brazil
      Duration02:36

      An astronaut travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his father and unravel a mystery that threatens the survival of our planet. He uncovers secrets which challenge the nature of human existence and our place in the cosmos.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrefantastic, thriller, fantasy, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:43

      Written in 1931, H.P. Lovecraft's iconic genre-bending tale of suspense and alien terrors is brought to life in the style of the classic horror films of the 1930s like Frankenstein, Dracula and King Kong. Using its Mythoscope™ process — a mix of vintage and modern techniques — the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society expands on Lovecraft's original tale while still bringing you unparalleled authenticity. Horror and science fiction collide in the adventure of Albert Wilmarth, a folklore professor at Miskatonic University, as he investigates legends of strange creatures rumored to dwell in the most remote mountains of Vermont. Wilmarth’s investigation leads him to a discovery of horrors quite beyond anything he ever imagined, and ends in a desperate attempt to escape the remote New England hills with his life and sanity intact.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryDenmark, Germany, Sweden

      Smilla Jaspersen, half Danish, half Greenlander, attempts to understand the death of a small boy who falls from the roof of her apartment building. Suspecting wrongdoing, Smilla uncovers a trail of clues leading towards a secretive corporation that has made several mysterious expeditions to Greenland. Scenes from the film were shot in Copenhagen and western Greenland. The film was entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival, where director Bille August was nominated for the Golden Bear.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
      CountryUSA, China
      Duration02:09

      In a series of escalating encounters, security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb, a disturbed man who has twenty-four personalities. Meanwhile, the shadowy presence of Elijah Price emerges as an orchestrator who holds secrets critical to both men.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration02:32

      Three lighthouse keepers on an uninhabited island off the coast of Scotland discover something that isn't theirs to keep.

      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective, biography, history
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:21

      Christine Collins is overjoyed when her kidnapped son is brought back home. But when Christine suspects that the boy returned to her isn't her child, the police captain has her committed to an asylum.

      Markimdb: 2.4
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:29

      After freak climate and weather events destroy the world around them, a group of rogue scientists attempt to reverse the deadly new ice age.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrefantastic, thriller, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:32

      After deciphering a message found in a satellite, genius cryptographer Alex Jacobs finds himself being stalked by government agents and otherworldly beings.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrethriller, drama, detective
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration01:24

        Publisher, Will Atenton quits a lucrative job in New York to relocate his wife, Libby and their daughters to a quaint town in New England. However, as they settle into their home the Atentons discover that a woman and her children were murdered there, and the surviving husband is the town's prime suspect. With help from a neighbor who was close to the murdered family, Will pieces together a horrifying chain of events.

        Markimdb: 5.4
        Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:41

        The disappearance of a decorated FBI agent's wife leads him to a secret government unit assembled to hunt a group of ruthless terrorists - shadowy figures that may or may not be from this world.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genrefantastic, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
        CountryCanada
        Duration01:35

        A series of uncanny déjà vu events force a man to re-examine his tragic past, memory, instinct, and future.

        Markimdb: 7
        Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
        Duration02:03

        Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman discovers a sinister and bizarre plot to rekindle the Third Reich.

        Markimdb: 5.8
        Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
        CountryUSA

        Four mathematicians are gathered and meet with a top official of the United States Department of Defense. After some discussion, the group agrees that they must be wary with whom to trust and control their solution. The official offers them a reward of $10 million in exchange for their portion of the algorithm, swaying them by attempting to address their concerns. Only one of the four speaks out against the sale, and in doing so is forced to reveal a dark truth about his portion of the solution. Before they sign a license to the government, however, they wrestle with the ethical consequences of their discovery. -- Wikipedia

        Markimdb: 5.2
        Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, detective
        CountryGermany, USA
        Duration01:41

        Canadian scientist, Dr Geoff Burton takes up a position at a new institute in wintry Dresden in order to contribute to their most important project—a human regeneration gene—that also has the potential to make something miraculous out of a personal tragedy that has haunted him for years.

        Markimdb: 7.3
        Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:31

        Jarod takes a keen interest in an ancient symbol that may unlock secrets about his family. But Miss Parker is hot on Jarod's trail and about to make discoveries of her own. Their investigation leads to a remote Island off the Scottish coast, where a set of sacred scrolls, vital to the Centre, have been hidden – and protected – for centuries.

        Markimdb: 8.8
        Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, detective
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom
        Duration02:28

          Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious.

          Markimdb: 3.6
          Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:43

          S. Darko follows Samantha Darko, the younger sister of Donnie, the protagonist of Donnie Darko, and her friend Corey. On their way to California, their car breaks down, forcing them to wait in a small town until it is fixed. While there, Samantha begins to have dreams that warn her of the end of the universe.

          Markimdb: 5.1
          Genrehorror, thriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:36

          A surrogate mother harbors a deadly secret desire for a family of her own with the husband who is expecting to raise her child.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
          CountryAustralia
          Duration02:14

          A teenage girl is raised underground by a robot "Mother", designed to repopulate the earth following an extinction event. But their unique bond is threatened when an inexplicable stranger arrives with alarming news.

          Markimdb: 7.5
          Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, melodrama, drama, detective
          CountryUSA

          In the aftermath of a hurricane the Florida Park Ranger and his family deal with strange occurrences, including luminescent creatures in the water. People in the town start to act different, who can you trust?

          Markimdb: 6.2
          Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:35

          A top-secret government weapons designer is arrested by a clandestine government organization on suspicion of being a clone created by the hostile alien race wanting to take over Earth.

          Markimdb: 4.6
          Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:22

          When plans for a weekend vacation hit a dead end, a group of close-knit friends find themselves stranded in unfamiliar territory, pursued by a menacing predator. Holed up in an isolated cabin, tensions mount as long-buried secrets are revealed. As the body count rises, the group must put their differences aside and fight for survival.

          Markimdb: 3.6
          Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, crime, detective
          CountryUSA

          Confessions of a Call Girl is a revealing story of a women's struggle for balance as she battles a secret addiction while fighting to save her family and find herself.




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