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10 Best Movies Like Backwater

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

#1
Scooby-Doo: Agence toutou risques, vol. 2 : Le fantôme de la télé

Scooby-Doo: Agence toutou risques, vol. 2 : Le fantôme de la télé

2007★ 9.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Backwater for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

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#2
Julieta

Julieta

2016★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Backwater for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The film spans 30 years in Julieta’s life from a nostalgic 1985 where everything seems hopeful, to 2015 where her life appears to be beyond repair and she is on the verge of madnes...

#3
Bajrangi Bhaijaan

Bajrangi Bhaijaan

2015★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Backwater for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A young mute girl from Pakistan loses herself in India with no way to head back. A devoted man with a magnanimous spirit undertakes the task to get her back to her motherland and u...

#4
Boys Don't Cry

Boys Don't Cry

1999★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Backwater for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A young transgender man explores his gender identity and searches for love in rural Nebraska....

#5
Shotgun Stories

Shotgun Stories

2007★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Backwater for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Shotgun Stories tracks a feud that erupts between two sets of half brothers following the death of their father. Set against the cotton fields and back roads of Southeast Arkansas,...

#6
Waking Ned

Waking Ned

1998★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Backwater for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money....