15 Movies Like Empty Barrels

Loved Empty Barrels? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.

Kraken
#1

Kraken

A marine biologist is doing research on a fish farm when she encounters several strange occurrences. Along with the brutal deaths of two teenagers, all signs point to the deep fjord; can there be more to the depths than the eye can see?

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Empty Barrels.

The Ugly Stepsister
#2

The Ugly Stepsister

In a fairy-tale kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira battles to compete with her incredibly beautiful stepsister, Agnes, and she will go to any length to catch the Prince’s eye.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Empty Barrels.

Troll 2
#3

Troll 2

When a dangerous new troll unleashes devastation across their homeland, Nora, Andreas and Major Kris embark on their most perilous mission yet.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Empty Barrels.

Spermageddon
#4

Spermageddon

Two narrative threads: one is an emerging love story between awkward teens Jens and Lisa, who are having sex for the first time; the other, an eventful quest of Simon the Semen and his friends to reach the golden goal, the Egg.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Empty Barrels.

Border Hunters
#5

Border Hunters

After his police officer brother is killed by a drug dealer who flees to the protection of his cartel-connected uncle in Mexico, an American man with a diverse law enforcement/military background goes south of the border to get revenge

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Empty Barrels.

The Worst Person in the World
#6

The Worst Person in the World

The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Empty Barrels.

Battle of Oslo
#7

Battle of Oslo

April 9th, 1940, Norway is under siege. As German warships close in on Oslo, Colonel Birger Eriksen, commander of the undermanned Oscarsborg Fortress, makes a bold decision that changes the course of history.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Empty Barrels.

Troll
#8

Troll

When an explosion in the Norwegian mountains awakens an ancient troll, officials appoint a fearless paleontologist to stop it from wreaking deadly havoc.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Empty Barrels.

Absolution
#9

Absolution

An aging ex-boxer gangster working as muscle for a Boston crime boss receives an upsetting diagnosis. Despite a faltering memory, he attempts to rectify the sins of his past and reconnect with his estranged children. He is determined to leave a positive legacy for his grandson, but the criminal underworld isn’t done with him and won’t loosen their grip willingly.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Empty Barrels.

Black Lotus
#10

Black Lotus

An ex-special forces operative wages a one man war through the streets of Amsterdam to rescue his friend's daughter from the local crime syndicate.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Empty Barrels.

Code 8 Part II
#11

Code 8 Part II

In a world where superpowered people are heavily policed by robots, an ex-con teams up with a drug lord he despises to protect a teen from a corrupt cop.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Empty Barrels.

Run All Night
#12

Run All Night

Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon has seen better days. Longtime best friend of a mob boss, Jimmy is haunted by the sins of his past—as well as a dogged police detective who’s been one step behind Jimmy for 30 years. But when Jimmy’s estranged son becomes a target, Jimmy must make a choice between the crime family he chose and the real family he abandoned long ago. Now, with nowhere safe to turn, Jimmy has just one night to figure out exactly where his loyalties lie and to see if he can finally make things right.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Empty Barrels.

Rise of the Footsoldier
#13

Rise of the Footsoldier

Rise of the Footsoldier follows the inexorable rise of Carlton Leach from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex in the late eighties and early nineties.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Empty Barrels.

Dead Snow
#14

Dead Snow

Eight medical students on a ski trip to Norway discover that Hitler's horrors live on when they come face to face with a battalion of zombie Nazi soldiers intent on devouring anyone unfortunate enough to wander into the remote mountains where they were once sent to die.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Empty Barrels.

A Mouse Hunt for Christmas
#15

A Mouse Hunt for Christmas

A small mouse family plans a quiet Christmas outside the city, but their celebration is disrupted when humans unexpectedly appear. As the mice try to hide their preparations, the humans react to the noises behind the walls with determination.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Empty Barrels.