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10 Best Movies Like Across the River and into the Trees

If you loved Across the River and into the Trees, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

#1
The Surfer

The Surfer

2025★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Across the River and into the Trees for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A man returns to the idyllic beach of his childhood to surf with his son. When he is humiliated by a group of locals, the man is drawn into a conflict that keeps rising and pushes ...

#2
Vitória

Vitória

2025★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Across the River and into the Trees for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Nina is an elderly woman who lives alone and feels distressed by the increasing violence in her neighborhood. Amidst conflicts with her neighbors, she decides to film the movement ...

#3
The Rye Horn

The Rye Horn

2023★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Across the River and into the Trees for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Maria is a shellfisherwoman and midwife in a small village in the Illa de Arousa in 1970s Galicia. After an unexpected event, she is forced to flee to Portugal....

#4
Tragedy Girls

Tragedy Girls

2017★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Across the River and into the Trees for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

McKayla and Sadie, two death-obsessed teenage girls, use their online show about real-life tragedies to send their small Midwestern town into a frenzy and cement their legacy as mo...

#5
Mad Dog

Mad Dog

2021★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Across the River and into the Trees for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Two young people go missing after a rave party in the woods. Meda and Rio, a man defeated by life and an uncompromising captain, are the two cops leading the investigation. It’s an...

#6
Chasing Chasing Amy

Chasing Chasing Amy

2023★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Across the River and into the Trees for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

CHASING CHASING AMY explores the transformational impact of a ‘90s rom-com on a 12 year old kid from Kansas, coming of age and contending with queer identity. For young Sav Rodgers...