12 Movies Like Yellowjackets You Need to Watch
Explore 12 tense picks for fans of Yellowjackets, from survival drama to eerie thrillers, mystery, sci-fi, and twist-filled stories worth streaming now.
If you’re hunting for movies like Yellowjackets, you’re probably after stories that blend survival pressure with uneasy secrets, sharp character drama, and a constant sense that something is about to go wrong. This list pulls from drama, mystery, thriller, adventure, and sci-fi, so you’ll find a mix of grounded tension and stranger, more speculative turns. Start with the stranded intensity of Survive (2022) and Keep Breathing (2022), then shift into the eerie puzzle-box feel of Open Your Eyes (2021) and Station Eleven (2021). For a darker, more ruthless edge, I Know What You Did Last Summer (2021), The Drowning (2021), and Gannibal (2022) keep the suspense tight. Each pick offers its own twist on fear, trust, and survival, which is exactly why this lane keeps drawing people in.
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Survive
adventure · drama · thriller
When their plane crashes on a remote snow-covered mountain, Jane and Paul have to fight for their lives as the only remaining survivors. Together they embark on a harrowing journey out of the wilderness.
Directed by Mark PellingtonCast Sophie Turner, Corey Hawkins, Dane Foxx, Caroline Goodall, Lewis HayesStarz -
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Keep Breathing
adventure · drama · thriller
When a small plane crashes in the middle of the Canadian wilderness, a lone survivor must battle the elements — and her personal demons — to stay alive.
Directed by Maggie Kiley, Rebecca RodriguezCast Melissa Barrera, Jeff Wilbusch, Florencia Lozano, Juan Pablo Espinosa, Joselyn PicardNetflix -
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Open Your Eyes
drama · mystery · sci-fi · thriller
After a tragic accident, an amnesiac teen tries to rebuild her life at a memory disorders center but becomes suspicious of her unconventional treatment.
Directed by Anna Jadowska, Adrian PanekCast Maria Wawreniuk, Ignacy Liss, Marta Nieradkiewicz, Marcin Czarnik, Dawid KartaszewiczNetflix -
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Station Eleven
adventure · drama · fantasy · mystery · sci-fi · thriller
The survivors of a devastating flu attempt to rebuild and reimagine the world anew – while holding on to the best of what’s been lost.
Directed by Jeremy Podeswa, Helen Shaver, Hiro Murai, Lucy TcherniakCast Mackenzie Davis, Himesh Patel, Matilda Lawler, David Wilmot, Nabhaan RizwanMax -
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I Know What You Did Last Summer
drama · horror · mystery · thriller
In a sun-soaked Hawaiian town with a mysterious past, a group of friends is left with a dark secret after a tragic accident. One year later, a member of the group receives a threatening message, and the friends now know that someone intends to make them pay for last summer.
Directed by Logan Kibens, Craig William Macneill, Ben SemanoffCast Madison Iseman, Bill Heck, Brianne Tju, Zeke Goodman, Ashley MooreAmazon Prime VideoFreevee -
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Gannibal
drama · horror · sci-fi · thriller
After causing a major incident, police officer Daigo Agawa takes his wife and daughter to live in the remote mountain village of Kuge. It seems the perfect place to recover from the ordeal, despite the mysterious disappearance of a previous officer posted there. One day, the body of an old woman is found on the mountain. The Goto family says she was attacked by a bear, but Daigo notices a human bite mark. It soon becomes clear that not all is as it seems in the village.
Directed by Shinzô Katayama, Hayato KawaiCast Yûya Yagira, Riho Yoshioka, Shô Kasamatsu, Mitsuo Yoshihara, Kana KitaHulu -
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The Head
drama · horror · mystery · thriller
In an isolated and inaccessible Antarctic research station in which winter has fallen on the South Pole and the sun will soon disappear for the next six months, a small team, known as the Winterers, remain at the Polaris VI Antarctic Research Station to continue their innovative research. Renowned biologist Arthur Wilde is determined to find a solution to climate change, but his quest turns into a nightmare when several of his esteemed scientists suddenly begin to die.
Directed by Jorge DoradoCast John Lynch, Katharine O'Donnelly, Olivia Morris, Olwen Fouéré, Alexandre WillaumeMax -
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Panic
adventure · crime · drama · thriller
In the forgotten town of Carp, Texas, Panic is the only way out. Every summer the graduating seniors risk their lives competing in a series of challenges for the chance to win life-changing money. After the death of two players the stakes—and danger—have never been higher.
Directed by Megan Griffiths, Gandja Monteiro, Viet Nguyen, Ry Russo-Young, Jamie TravisCast Olivia Scott Welch, Mike Faist, Jessica Sula, Ray Nicholson, Camron JonesAmazon Prime VideoFreevee -
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Alone
drama · mystery · thriller
A recently widowed traveler is kidnapped by a cold blooded killer, only to escape into the wilderness where she is forced to battle against the elements as her pursuer closes in on her.
Directed by John HyamsCast Jules Willcox, Marc Menchaca, Anthony Heald, Jonathan Rosenthal, Katie O'GradyNetflixAmazon Prime Video -
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Servant
drama · horror · mystery · thriller
A Philadelphia couple are in mourning after an unspeakable tragedy creates a rift in their marriage and opens the door for a mysterious force to enter their home.
Directed by Ishana Shyamalan, Nimród Antal, M. Night Shyamalan, Dylan Holmes Williams, Logan GeorgeCast Lauren Ambrose, Toby Kebbell, Nell Tiger Free, Rupert Grint, James HoogerwerffApple TV Plus -
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Homebound
drama · horror · mystery
A young woman arrives at the home of her new husband's estranged family to find the children behaving in increasingly unnerving ways.
Directed by Sebastian GodwinCast Aisling Loftus, Tom Goodman-Hill, Raffiella Chapman, Lukas Rolfe, Hattie GotobedAMC+ -
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Cold Water
drama · mystery · thriller
A man in the midst of a mid-life crisis moves his family to a remote Scottish village, only to find himself entangled in a dangerous friendship with a sinister neighbour.
Directed by Lee Haven Jones, Andrew CummingCast Andrew Lincoln, Ewen Bremner, Indira Varma, Eve Myles, Samuel BottomleyParamount Plus
Wrapping Up
What makes this lineup work is the range: some titles lean into wilderness survival, others into psychological dread, and a few stretch the idea of tension into sci-fi and mystery. That mix gives you plenty to explore whether you want something bleak, twisty, or character-driven. If you’ve been building a watchlist around that same uneasy energy, bookmark this page and come back later for more ideas. We update it regularly, so the picks can change as new releases and hidden gems make the cut.
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes these movies similar to Yellowjackets?
These picks were matched by tone, themes, and story style using a similarity model trained on plot synopses, genres, and cast — not just shared genre tags — so the connection runs deeper than a simple category match.
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Last updated: September 9, 2026