15 Movies Like Kraken
Loved Kraken? 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.

Mad Max: Fury Road
An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order.
💡Why it's a match: Recommended because both films perfectly capture the Edge of My Seat and Fast-Paced feel you're looking for.

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 Kraken.

The Mist
After a violent storm, a dense cloud of mist envelops a small Maine town, trapping David Drayton and his five-year-old son in a local grocery store with other local residents. They soon discover that the mist conceals deadly horrors that threaten their lives, and worse, their sanity.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Kraken.

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 Kraken.

Illang: The Wolf Brigade
In 2029, an elite police squad combats an anti-reunification terrorist group while another enemy lurks nearby.
💡Why it's a match: Recommended because both films perfectly capture the Edge of My Seat and Fast-Paced feel you're looking for.

Broken Arrow
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.
💡Why it's a match: Recommended because both films perfectly capture the Edge of My Seat and Fast-Paced feel you're looking for.

Shinjuku Incident
A simple Chinese immigrant wages a perilous war against one of the most powerful criminal organizations on the planet.
💡Why it's a match: Recommended because both films perfectly capture the Edge of My Seat and Fast-Paced feel you're looking for.

Fight or Flight
A mercenary takes on the job of tracking down a target on a plane but must protect that target when they're surrounded by people trying to kill both of them.
💡Why it's a match: Recommended because both films perfectly capture the Edge of My Seat and Fast-Paced feel you're looking for.

The Guest
A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series of accidental deaths seem to be connected to his presence.
💡Why it's a match: Recommended because both films perfectly capture the Edge of My Seat and Fast-Paced feel you're looking for.

The Losers
On a mission deep in the Bolivian jungle, a team of elite commandos finds itself on the receiving end of a lethal betrayal. Now presumed dead, the men join forces with a mysterious operative named Aisha to hunt down their enemy and even the score.
💡Why it's a match: Recommended because both films perfectly capture the Edge of My Seat and Fast-Paced feel you're looking for.

Street Kings
Tom Ludlow is a disillusioned L.A. Police Officer, rarely playing by the rules and haunted by the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the cop culture he's been a part of his entire career, ultimately leading him to question the loyalties of everyone around him.
💡Why it's a match: Recommended because both films perfectly capture the Edge of My Seat and Fast-Paced feel you're looking for.

Spectral
A special-ops team is dispatched to fight supernatural beings that have taken over a European city.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Kraken.

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 Kraken.

The Jester 2
When teen magician Max crosses paths with the sinister Jester on Halloween night, she must outsmart a supernatural killer whose magic is all too real and whose tricks always end up in blood.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Kraken.

Push
After his father, an assassin, is brutally murdered, Nick Gant vows revenge on Division, the covert government agency that dabbles in psychic warfare and experimental drugs. Hiding in Hong Kong's underworld, Nick assembles a band of rogue psychics dedicated to destroying Division. Together with Cassie, a teenage clairvoyant, Nick goes in search of a missing girl and a stolen suitcase that could be the key to accomplishing their mutual goal.
💡Why it's a match: Recommended because both films perfectly capture the Edge of My Seat and Fast-Paced feel you're looking for.
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