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20 Video Games That Explore The Horrors Of Being A Woman
15. Gerald’s Game
A weekend getaway turns nightmarish when a woman is left handcuffed to a bed, with no one coming to help. What follows is part survival story, part psychological spiral, and somehow it all works way better on screen than you'd expect. | © Netflix
14. Lost Girls
When her daughter goes missing, a mother pushes past indifference and red tape to uncover a string of unsolved crimes, and no one’s in a hurry to help her. Based on true events, it’s a quiet but pointed story about how easily some lives are ignored, and how one woman refused to let that happen. | © Netflix
13. Fractured
After a traumatic accident, a man rushes his injured daughter to the hospital, then insists she’s gone missing, and no one believes she was ever there. Even if you see the twist coming, the tension and unease still make it a ride worth taking. | © Netflix
12. A Thousand and One
Inez takes her son from the foster system and does everything she can to raise him in a city that keeps pushing them out. It’s about a mother holding on, no matter how much the world tells her to let go. | © Universal Studios
11. Widows
After their husbands die in a failed heist, four women are left with the debt and the danger. They don't come from a world of crime, but like Straw, this is about what happens when the system leaves you no good choices and you have to fight your way through anyway. | © 20th Century Studios
10. The Town
Doug wants out of the heist life, but falling for someone he once held at gunpoint makes everything messier. Set against Boston’s gritty streets, this is less about the robbery and more about the man behind, flawed, torn, and trying to change, much like the characters in Straw. | © Warner Bros. Pictures
9. Takers
A tight-knit crew of professional thieves plans one last big score, but an old teammate’s return throws everything off balance. It’s slick, fast, and packed with tension, peeling back the trust issues and egos that can tear even the smartest crew apart, something Straw fans will connect with. | © Sony Pictures Releasing
8. Inside Man
Not every robbery is about the cash. What starts as a clean, calculated heist turns into something far more layered, with a detective trying to make sense of a plan that never quite adds up. Beneath it all, there’s a deeper game being played, one that challenges who’s right or wrong. | © Universal Studios
7. American Heist
Fresh out of prison, Frankie pulls his brother back into a life they both tried to leave behind. It’s a rough, fast-moving story about loyalty, bad choices, and the kind of family ties that don’t let go, something Straw fans will recognize right away. | © Mongrel Media
6. The Guilty
Stuck on desk duty, a troubled cop takes a 911 call that might be more than it seems, and he becomes obsessed with saving the caller. The whole story plays out in one room, but the tension and emotion never let up, just like in Straw, it’s one person trying to make things right when everything’s already gone wrong. | © Netflix
5. Dog Day Afternoon
In Dog Day Afternoon, a robbery goes sideways fast, leaving two men stuck inside a bank while crowds and cops gather outside. It’s tense, unexpected, and strangely personal, another story about someone who never meant for things to go this far. | © Warner Bros. Pictures
4. John Q
When his son’s life is on the line and the hospital refuses to help, a father takes the ER hostage to force their hand. It’s a tense, emotional drama about how far a parent will go, much like Straw, but from a father’s point of view. | © New Line Cinema
3. Breaking
A Marine veteran, pushed to the edge by financial hardship and PTSD, takes hostages in a bank to demand what he’s owed. It's a gripping, heartbreaking story grounded in real events, like Straw, this movie puts you inside the mind of someone who sees no way out. | © Bleecker Street
2. Hell or High Water
Two brothers start robbing banks to save their family land, drawing the attention of a pair of relentless Texas Rangers. This movie is a slow-burning, emotional thriller about desperation, loyalty, and how far people will go when backed into a corner, very much in the same spirit as Straw. | © Lionsgate Entertainment
1. Money Monster
When a man loses everything on a bad stock tip, he storms a live TV show and takes the host hostage, demanding answers in front of millions. This movie is tense, messy, and deeply personal, much like Straw, it asks what happens when desperation goes public. | © Sony Pictures Releasing
