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10 Best Movies Like Ghost in the Water

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

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#1
Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1952★ 6.7

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

Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours th...

#2
Knife in the Water

Knife in the Water

1962★ 7.3

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

On their way to an afternoon on the lake, husband and wife Andrzej and Krystyna nearly run over a young hitchhiker. Inviting the young man onto the boat with them, Andrzej begins t...

#3
Cries and Whispers

Cries and Whispers

1972★ 7.9

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

As Agnes slowly dies of cancer, her sisters are so immersed in their own psychic pains that they are unable to offer her the support she needs....

#4
The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

2004★ 6.8

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

Venice, 1596. Bassanio begs his friend Antonio, a prosperous merchant, to lend him a large sum of money so that he can woo Portia, a very wealthy heiress; but Antonio has invested ...

#5
Otto - The Disaster Movie

Otto - The Disaster Movie

2000★ 5.1

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

A man from Ostfriesland travels to Hamburg and sets course for America on a steamship to conquer this New World as well. What he leaves behind is a swath of devastation, a breach o...

#6
Jackass 3.5

Jackass 3.5

2011★ 6.3

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

Johnny Knoxville of 'Jackass' releases unused material of stunts, tricks, antics and shenanigans shot during the production of 'Jackass 3D' that didn't make it into the film, as we...