What is movies like prisoners?

Prisoners is a 2013 American thriller film directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Aaron Guzikowski. The film stars Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Terrence Howard, Melissa Leo, and Paul Dano.

The plot follows Keller Dover (Jackman), a father who takes matters into his own hands when his daughter and her friend go missing. He becomes desperate to find them and is willing to use any means necessary to do so, even if it means taking the law into his own hands. Detective Loki (Gyllenhaal) is assigned to the case and as he investigates, he begins to uncover shocking secrets about the community.

Movies similar to Prisoners include:

1. Mystic River (2003) – another crime drama where three childhood friends are reunited after a tragedy occurs, and secrets from the past are revealed.

2. Zodiac (2007) – based on the true story of the hunt for the infamous Zodiac Killer in the late 60s and early 70s.

3. Gone Girl (2014) – a psychological thriller based on the best-selling novel of the same name where a wife's disappearance leads to a media frenzy.

4. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) – a thriller, based on the novel of the same name by Swedish author Stieg Larsson, where a journalist and a hacker team up to investigate a wealthy family’s dark secrets.

5. Shutter Island (2010) – a psychological thriller where two US marshals are sent to investigate a disappearance at a remote island asylum, but things are not what they seem.

6. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) – an iconic thriller where a young FBI trainee seeks the help of an incarcerated serial killer to catch another serial killer who is on the loose.