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.
MOTHER
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Backwater for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Shuhei is leading a tough life. His alcoholic mother Akiko can only hook up with bad guys and order Shuhei to go get money from his disapproving grandparents instead of going to sc...
Shoplifters
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Backwater for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
In the outskirts of Tokyo, a poor but close-knit group living on the fringes of society survives through shoplifting and odd jobs. When Osamu and his son take in a neglected young ...
Girl
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Backwater for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
A young woman returns to her small hometown intent on killing her abusive father only to discover someone murdered him the day before. As the girl searches for answers, she uncover...
The Insect Woman
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Backwater for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A woman, Tome, is born to a lower class family in Japan in 1918. The title refers to an insect, repeating its mistakes, as in an infinite circle. Imamura, with this metaphor, intro...
Grandview, U.S.A.
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Backwater for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Life in the small town of Grandview, Illinois is one that is just like any other city or town. Tim Pearson, soon to be graduating high school wants to go to Florida to study oceano...
Little Boy Blue
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Backwater for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Living in rural Texas is a dysfunctional family: an abusive dad, a Vietnam vet with a war wound that's left him impotent; a compliant wife and a son of about 20, two small sons who...