15 Movies Like The Lonely Villa
Loved The Lonely Villa? 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.
Insomnia
Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Lonely Villa.
Horse Shoeing
One of the pictures to be seen in the machine, for example, was that of a blacksmith shop in which two men were working, one shoeing a horse, the other heating iron at the forge. One would be seen to drive the nail into the shoe of the horse's hoof, to change his position and every movement needed in the work was clearly shown as if the object was in real (life). In fact, the whole routine of the two men's labor and their movements for the day was presented to the view of the observer.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Lonely Villa.
The Pelican Brief
A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Lonely Villa.
Blacksmithing Scene
Three men hammer on an anvil and pass a bottle of beer around. Notable for being the first film in which a scene is being acted out.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Lonely Villa.
Benji
Two school kids strike up a friendship with an orphaned puppy named Benji. When danger befalls them and they end up kidnapped by robbers who are in over their heads, Benji and his scruffy sidekick come to the rescue.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Lonely Villa.
Brute Force
Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's chains?
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Lonely Villa.
Killshot
Beautiful Carmen Colson and her ironworker husband Wayne are placed in the Federal Witness Protection program after witnessing an "incident". Thinking they are at last safe, they are targeted by an experienced hit man and a psychopathic young upstart killer.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Lonely Villa.
The Organization
After a group of young revolutionaries break into a company's corporate headquarters and steal $5,000,000 worth of heroin to keep it off the street, they call on San Francisco Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs for assistance.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Lonely Villa.
Nick of Time
An ordinary man is suddenly forced into a plot to kill a politician in exchange for his kidnapped daughter's freedom.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Lonely Villa.
House of Strangers
Ruthless Italian-American banker Gino Monetti is engaged in a number of criminal activities. Three of his four grown sons refuse to help their father stay out of prison after he's arrested for his questionable business practices. Three of them take over the business but kick their father out. Max, a lawyer, is the only son that remains loyal.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Lonely Villa.
Intrusion
When a husband and wife move to a small town, a home invasion leaves the wife traumatized and suspicious that those around her might not be who they seem.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Lonely Villa.
Surviving the Game
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.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Lonely Villa.
The Asphalt Jungle
Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Lonely Villa.
Kidnapping Mr. Heineken
The true story of the kidnapping of Freddy Heineken, the grandson of the founder of the Heineken brewery, and his driver. They were released after a ransom of 35 million Dutch guilders was paid.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Lonely Villa.
The Naked City
After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Lonely Villa.