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'R Xmas

Movies Like 'R Xmas (2001)

'R Xmas is a 2001 crime, drama, thriller film from Abel Ferrara with a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Oxygen and The Taking of Pelham One Two Three.

Crime Drama Thriller

Oxygen poster

Oxygen

1999

When housewife Frances Hannon is abducted and buried alive, detective Madeline Foster is brought in. With only 24 hours before Frances' oxygen runs out, Madeline pursues the trail laid by a killer calling himself Harry Houdini. After capturing him, Madeline brings Harry back to the police station, but is unable to get him to confess where Frances is buried. As time runs down, Harry gets inside the head of unstable, alcoholic Madeline.

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three poster

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

1974

In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away?

A Stranger Is Watching poster

A Stranger Is Watching

1982

A twisted man holds a TV newswoman and a girl hostage in the bowels of Grand Central Station.

High and Low poster

High and Low

1963

A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.

Fargo poster

Fargo

1996

Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to be a snap and nobody's going to get hurt... until people start dying. Enter Police Chief Marge, a coffee-drinking, parka-wearing - and extremely pregnant - investigator who'll stop at nothing to get her man. And if you think her small-time investigative skills will give the crooks a run for their ransom... you betcha!

Ransom! poster

Ransom!

1956

A wealthy business man stuns his wife and town with a televised response to his son's kidnappers.

Seance on a Wet Afternoon poster

Seance on a Wet Afternoon

1964

Working-class British housewife Myra Savage reinvents herself as a medium, holding seances in the sitting room of her home with the hidden assistance of her under-employed, asthmatic husband, Billy. In an attempt to enhance her credibility as a psychic, Myra hatches an elaborate, ill-conceived plot to kidnap a wealthy couple's young daughter so that she can then help the police "find" the missing girl.

Breakdown poster

Breakdown

1997

On their cross-country drive, a married couple, Jeff and Amy Taylor, experience car trouble after their SUV breaks down. Stranded in the New Mexico desert, the two catch a break when a passing truck driver offers Amy a ride to a nearby café to call for help. Meanwhile, Jeff is able to fix the car and make his way to the café, but Amy isn't there. He tracks down the trucker ― who tells the police he's never seen Jeff or his wife before. Jeff then begins a desperate, frenzied search for Amy.

Suicide Kings poster

Suicide Kings

1997

Carlo, a former mobster, is abducted by five privileged young men desperate to raise a $2 million ransom to save the sister of a friend. As Carlo plays mind games, however, his captors splinter -- each wondering whether one of their own had a hand in the crime.

The Disappearance of Alice Creed poster

The Disappearance of Alice Creed

2009

A rich man's daughter is held captive in an abandoned apartment by two former convicts who abducted her and hold her ransom in exchange for her father's money.

The Way of the Gun poster

The Way of the Gun

2000

Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother of a powerful and shady man.

Dirty Harry poster

Dirty Harry

1971

When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for his take-no-prisoners approach to law enforcement – is tasked with hunting down the psychopath.

The Street Fighter poster

The Street Fighter

1974

Takuma Tsurugi takes on the government, the police, the mafia and an international ring of kidnappers who aim to dispossess a beautiful young heiress of her millions.

The Clan poster

The Clan

2015

In Argentina, between 1982 and 1985, the Puccios, a well-established family of San Isidro, an upper-class suburb of Buenos Aires, kidnap several people and hold them as hostages for a ransom.

Abigail poster

Abigail

2024

A group of criminals kidnap a teenage ballet dancer, the daughter of a notorious gang leader, in order to obtain a ransom of $50 million, but over time, they discover that she is not just an ordinary girl. After the kidnappers begin to diminish, one by one, they discover, to their increasing horror, that they are locked inside with no normal little girl.

Union Station poster

Union Station

1950

Police catch a break when suspected kidnappers are spotted on a train heading towards Union Station. Police, train station security and a witness try to piece together the crime and get back the blind daughter of a rich business man.

The Candy Snatchers poster

The Candy Snatchers

1973

A nonverbal autistic boy stumbles upon a teenage heiress who has been kidnapped by a trio of young psychopaths, who are intent on extorting diamonds from her stepfather.

Cry Terror! poster

Cry Terror!

1958

A mad bomber holds an innocent family hostage.

Unknown poster

Unknown

2006

Five men wake up in a locked-down warehouse with no memory of who they are. They are forced to figure out who is good and who is bad to stay alive.

Highest 2 Lowest poster

Highest 2 Lowest

2025

When a titan music mogul, widely known as having the "best ears in the business", is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma.

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like 'R Xmas?

The top films similar to 'R Xmas by MovieMagicScore are Oxygen (6.0), The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (7.5), A Stranger Is Watching (4.5). Each shares crime/drama/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is 'R Xmas worth watching?

'R Xmas holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10 from 73 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is 'R Xmas?

'R Xmas (2001) is a crime, drama, thriller film directed by Abel Ferrara, starring Drea de Matteo, Lillo Brancato, Ice-T.

Where can I find more recommendations like 'R Xmas?

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

Keep exploring

Movies like Oxygen Movies like The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Movies like A Stranger Is Watching Movies like High and Low Movies like Fargo Movies like Ransom!

About movies like 'R Xmas

This ranked list pairs 'R Xmas (2001), a crime and drama and thriller film from Abel Ferrara, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Drea de Matteo 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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