Movies like The Belko Experiment explore the darker side of human nature, and we’ve got a great list of similar flicks for you!
It’s a grim and gory horror thriller by Greg McLean. A group of workers are locked inside their office building and told they must kill 30 of their number, or otherwise, 60 will be murdered at random…
If movies like this are your thing, then grab your satchel of randomly assigned weapons, and let’s go hunting for more picks…
10 Sinister Movies Like The Belko Experiment
1. Cube (1997)
Six strangers are trapped inside a giant cube rigged with a series of deadly traps and they must work together if they have any chance of survival…
Vincenzo Natali’s ingenious low budget sci-fi horror has become something of a cult classic. While it perhaps struggles to find a conclusion as satisfying as it’s set up, it’s still a gripping ride.
Movies like The Belko Experiment and Cube certainly don’t shy away from gore, so if you’ve got a strong stomach you should love this fiendish puzzler.
2. The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)
If you love movies like The Belko Experiment then you should seek out this chilling and thought-provoking historical thriller, which also focuses on what lengths people are prepared to go to when confined.
A group of students participate in a psychological experiment, each assigned a role of prisoner or guard. Over the next two weeks, both sets of volunteers begin to take their roles far more seriously than expected…
Based on a disturbing real-life incident, director Kyle Patrick Alvarez keeps the tension building right until the end. Billy Crudup is commanding in the role of Dr. Philip Zombardo, the man who made the experiment happen.
3. My Little Eye (2002)
Five strangers agree to spend six months locked up together on camera in a spooky mansion. The prize is $1 million if everyone makes it through, but tensions rise as things take a sinister turn…
Inspired by reality TV shows like Big Brother, this effective low-budget shocker keeps piling on the creepy twists and turns before the inevitable feel-bad ending.
Much like The Belko Experiment, the protagonists of My Little Eye find that no-one can be trusted when trapped together in a deadly situation…
4. The Running Man (1987)
Movies like The Belko Experiment often have a cynical attitude towards mankind’s thirst for violence, which extends to the global audience in Paul Michael Glaser’s The Running Man.
In the futuristic not-so-distant future (set in 2019), criminals are given the chance to earn their freedom by competing in a violent TV show where they are hunted by gimmicky killers…
This entertaining slice of 80s cheese has it all – gory kills, larger-than-life villains, and Arnie’s trademark one-liners. It’s a little dated but still worth a few laughs with a four-pack and a pizza.
5. The Hunger Games (2012)
Like a young adult cross between The Running Man and Battle Royale, the first installment of this blockbuster franchise made Jennifer Lawrence a global superstar.
She plays Katniss Everdeen, a young woman who volunteers to take her little sister’s place in the Hunger Games, a yearly televised fight to the death. In doing so, she takes her first step towards bringing down the government…
Gary Ross directs this workmanlike sci-fi action thriller, and it’s big, glossy, gripping entertainment for older teens and adults alike.
6. Saw (2004)
Two men awake to find themselves chained up in a grotty bathroom. They are prisoners of the fiendish serial killer Jigsaw, who wants to play a deadly game with them…
James Wan’s grim low budget horror was a huge hit, with audiences unable to get enough of its compelling premise and nasty shocks. Cary Elwes and Danny Glover elevate the material with their reliable presences.
Movies like The Belko Experiment and Saw set victim against victim with devilish glee, and the original Saw set the tone for a series of increasingly gruesome sequels.
7. The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
Five student stereotypes head out to a remote cabin for the weekend and unwittingly awaken a bunch of undead killers. As they battle for survival, they soon realize that the zombies are the least of their problems…
Drew Goddard’s wickedly funny twist on slasher movies is one film you should watch knowing as little as possible. Smart, sexy, and scary, it blends laughs and horror before unleashing a demented final act.
Much like the characters in The Belko Experiment, the kids in The Cabin in the Woods are unwittingly part of a grand scheme, albeit on a far more apocalyptic scale…
8. Buried (2010)
Movies like The Belko Experiment don’t always need an elaborate set up to keep you on the edge of your seat. Sometimes a simple wooden box is enough…
A civilian working in Iraq awakes to find himself buried in a coffin. Luckily, he still has his zippo and his phone and must figure out a way to get rescued before he suffocates to death.
This tight, claustrophobic thriller from Rodrigo Cortés builds remarkable tension considering we’re trapped inside a box with one man for the whole movie. Ryan Reynolds does a great job of holding the screen and the audience captive with him.
9. The Game (1997)
A rich but lonely banker (Michael Douglas) is given a mysterious experience as a birthday gift. As he gets drawn deeper into its sinister surprises, he finds it hard to distinguish between the game and reality…
David Fincher keeps a firm grip on this dark, paranoid, twisty tale and Michael Douglas is superb in the role of a controlling man suddenly out of his depth.
Fans of dark psychological thrillers will delight in every twist and turn of Fincher’s classic, which will keep you scratching your head until the very end.
10. Battle Royale (2000)
No list of movies like The Belko Experiment would be complete without Kinji Fukasaku’s cult classic, which hinges on a similar horrific premise…
A class of Japanese students are taken to a remote island and given one simple choice: they must kill or be killed, and there can only be one survivor.
This controversial and bloody action thriller takes no prisoners, mercilessly upping the stakes with each student that falls.