Movies Like Cargo (2017)

Cargo is a 2017 drama, horror, thriller film from Yolanda Ramke with a MovieMagicScore of 6.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Jindabyne and Rabbit-Proof Fence.

Drama Horror Thriller

Jindabyne

2006

Outside the Australian town of Jindabyne, local man Stuart Kane is on a fishing trip with friends when they discover the body of a murdered girl.

5.5

MagicScore

Rabbit-Proof Fence

2002

In 1931, three Aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their homes to be trained as domestic staff, and set off on a trek across the Outback.

7.0

MagicScore

I Am Legend

2007

Robert Neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and man-made. Immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City and perhaps the world. For three years, Neville has faithfully sent out daily radio messages, desperate to find any other survivors who might be out there. But he is not alone.

7.2

MagicScore

The Omega Man

1971

Due to an experimental vaccine, Dr. Robert Neville is the only human survivor of an apocalyptic war waged with biological weapons. Besides him, only a few hundred deformed, nocturnal people remain - sensitive to light, and homicidally psychotic.

6.2

MagicScore

It Comes at Night

2017

Secure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world, a man has established a tenuous domestic order with his wife and son, but this will soon be put to test when a desperate young family arrives seeking refuge.

5.9

MagicScore

Songbird

2020

During a pandemic lockdown, Nico, a young man with rare immunity, must overcome martial law, murderous vigilantes and a powerful family to reunite with his love, Sara.

6.2

MagicScore

Pandemic

2016

After a virus of epic proportions overwhelms the planet—with more infected than uninfected—humanity is losing its grip on survival and its only hope is finding a cure and keeping the infected contained. Lauren, a doctor, arrives in Los Angeles with her crack team to lead the hunt for uncontaminated civilian survivors, but nothing can prepare them for the blood-soaked mayhem they witness as they head into the Californian streets where everything is considered a trap.

5.1

MagicScore

2025: The World Enslaved by a Virus

2021

In a post-apocalyptic world brought on by the Coronavirus, communism runs rampant, meetings are forbidden and Christianity is illegal. A band of young believers launch an underground revolution to reunite Christians and regain freedom from their oppressive superiors.

1.8

MagicScore

Bad Genius

2017

Lynn, a brilliant student, after helping her friends to get the grades they need, develops the idea of starting a much bigger exam-cheating business.

7.9

MagicScore

#10

Mad Max 2

1981

Max Rockatansky returns as the heroic loner who drives the dusty roads of a postapocalyptic Australian Outback in an unending search for gasoline. Arrayed against him and the other scraggly defendants of a fuel-depot encampment are the bizarre warriors commanded by the charismatic Lord Humungus, a violent leader whose scruples are as barren as the surrounding landscape.

7.4

MagicScore

#11

Mad Max

1979

In the ravaged near-future, a savage motorcycle gang rules the road. Terrorizing innocent civilians while tearing up the streets, the ruthless gang laughs in the face of a police force hell-bent on stopping them.

6.7

MagicScore

#12

On the Beach

1959

In 1964, atomic war wipes out humanity in the northern hemisphere; one American submarine finds temporary safe haven in Australia, where life-as-usual covers growing despair. In denial about the loss of his wife and children in the holocaust, American Captain Towers meets careworn but gorgeous Moira Davidson, who begins to fall for him. The sub returns after reconnaissance a month (or less) before the end; will Towers and Moira find comfort with each other?

6.6

MagicScore

#13

The Man from Snowy River

1982

Jim Craig has lived his first 18 years in the mountains of Australia on his father's farm. The death of his father forces him to go to the lowlands to earn enough money to get the farm back on its feet.

7.0

MagicScore

#14

Mad Max: Fury Road

2015

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.

7.6

MagicScore

#15

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

1985

Mad Max becomes a pawn in a decadent oasis of a technological society, and when exiled, becomes the deliverer of a colony of children.

6.2

MagicScore

#16

The Colony

2021

In the not-too-distant future: after a global catastrophe has wiped out nearly all of humanity on Earth, an elite astronaut from Space Colony Kepler must make a decision that will seal the fate of the people on both planets.

5.7

MagicScore

#17

Alpha

2025

Alpha, a troubled 13-year-old lives with her single mom. Their world collapses the day she returns from school with a tattoo on her arm.

6.2

MagicScore

#18

Wildhood

2022

Link and his brother flee their abusive father and embark on a journey where Link discovers his sexuality and rediscovers his Mi’kmaw heritage.

6.5

MagicScore

#19

Bird Box

2018

Five years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a survivor and her two children make a desperate bid to reach safety.

6.8

MagicScore

#20

The Nightingale

2018

In 1825, Clare, a 21-year-old Irish convict, chases a British soldier through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. She enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past.

7.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Cargo?

The top films similar to Cargo by MovieMagicScore are Jindabyne (5.5), Rabbit-Proof Fence (7.0), I Am Legend (7.2). Each shares drama/horror/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Cargo worth watching?

Cargo holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.4/10 from 1,798 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Cargo?

Cargo (2017) is a drama, horror, thriller film directed by Yolanda Ramke, starring Martin Freeman, Simone Landers, Anthony Hayes.

Where can I find more recommendations like Cargo?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more drama recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Cargo

This ranked list pairs Cargo (2017), a drama and horror and thriller film from Yolanda Ramke, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Martin Freeman take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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