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Movies Like Those Who Wish Me Dead: The Chase
By Jordan A. · · 4 min read
Those Who Wish Me Dead is back in a big way. It sits at number five on the Netflix film chart this week, two weeks into its run, which is a nice reminder that a lean, mean chase movie never really goes out of style. It runs on a simple, brutal engine: someone knows too much, killers are closing in, and the wilderness is trying to finish the job the hitmen started.
If that pace is what you want, here are the movies to keep the adrenaline going. Every one of them is streaming, and every one understands that the best thrillers keep moving.
The one you just finished: Those Who Wish Me Dead
It is worth saying why this one works before you chase the feeling elsewhere. The film strands a witness and a smokejumper in a Montana forest with a wildfire bearing down and two assassins on their heels, and it never lets the tension slack. At number five on Netflix right now, it is proof that audiences still crave a story where the clock and the landscape are both trying to kill you. Watch it first, then keep the momentum.
For a slow, dread-soaked hunt: The Little Things
Not every chase is a sprint. The Little Things is a patient, grinding manhunt, and it is having a real moment, sitting at number four on Netflix in its fifth week on the chart. At two hours and eight minutes it takes its time, following two cops as an investigation curdles into obsession. If Those Who Wish Me Dead left you wanting the same tension stretched into a longer, darker shape, this is the pick.
For pure action: The Hard Corps
Sometimes you do not want dread, you want fists. The Hard Corps is riding high at number six on Netflix this week, and it delivers the kind of straightforward, bodyguard-under-fire action that pairs perfectly with a Friday night and low expectations in the best sense. It is the muscle of this list, all momentum and payoff, no homework required.
For psychological menace: The Whisper Man
If the part you loved was the sense of a predator circling, The Whisper Man goes straight for that nerve. It is one of the biggest movies on Netflix right now, sitting at number two with 12.7 million views and three weeks on the chart, and it trades open-air peril for something colder and closer to home. It is a serial-killer story that gets under your skin rather than into a car chase. Our full guide to thrillers like The Whisper Man has more if that is your flavor of scared.
For quiet, held-breath tension: survival horror
There is a cousin to the chase thriller worth knowing, the survival story where staying silent and staying alive are the same task. Films built on that idea turn an ordinary space into a trap and make you flinch at every sound. If Those Who Wish Me Dead had you leaning forward during the quiet stretches, our list of movies like A Quiet Place leans all the way into that white-knuckle silence.
Pick your pace
The chase thriller is a wide tent. Want the outdoors trying to kill you? Stay with Those Who Wish Me Dead. Want a long, dark investigation? The Little Things. Want to turn your brain off and just ride? The Hard Corps. Want a villain who haunts you? The Whisper Man. For a night built entirely around big set pieces and clean payoffs, our roundup of the best action movies of 2025 is a deep well.
The rules of a great chase
Chase thrillers look simple on paper and are brutally hard to pull off. The engine is momentum, but momentum without stakes is just noise. Those Who Wish Me Dead works because the danger is layered, the killers, the fire, and the wilderness all closing in at once, so there is never a safe direction to run. Strip away any one of those threats and the tension deflates. The best entries in the genre keep stacking pressure until something finally has to give.
The other secret is a hero worth rooting for under that pressure. The Little Things leans on weary, flawed cops whose obsession becomes its own kind of trap, which is why its slower pace still grips. The Hard Corps keeps things simpler and lets pure competence carry the ride. Even a lean action movie needs someone you want to see survive, or the set pieces are just choreography. The films on this list all clear that bar in their own way.
Match the intensity to your night and you cannot go wrong. If you want your pulse hammering, stack Those Who Wish Me Dead with The Hard Corps for a double feature of pure forward motion. If you want dread that lingers after the credits, pair The Little Things with The Whisper Man and give yourself the whole evening to sit in it. Either way, the genre rewards viewers who want a story that flatly refuses to slow down.
One last note: do not sleep on the double-feature approach. A great thriller night has a rhythm to it, a lean opener to get the blood moving and a heavier main event to sink into. The films here slot into either role, so you can build a whole evening instead of picking a single title and calling it a night. Line up two, dim the lights, and let the tension carry you from one straight into the next.
The common thread is momentum. These movies respect your time and your pulse, and they never make you wait long for the next turn. If you would rather not sift through the options, BingeNext can hand you the exact thriller your mood is asking for. Get movie recommendations and start the chase.
Topics covered: those-who-wish-me-dead, chase-thriller, the-little-things, the-hard-corps, netflix
About the author
Jordan A., Founder, BingeNext
Jordan A. is the founder of BingeNext and is responsible for every guide published on this site. He built the recommendation engine after one too many nights lost to the streaming menu. Dates, season counts and where-to-watch details in these guides are checked against official sources before publishing, and corrections are welcome at Jordan@Bingenext.com.