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10 Best Movies Like Hippopotamus

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

#1
Grace

Grace

2009★ 5.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hippopotamus for fans of Horror & Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

In the wake of a horrific car accident that kills her husband, Michael, expectant mother Madeline Matheson discovers that her daughter, Grace, has died in the womb. Ignoring her do...

#2
The Axiom

The Axiom

2019★ 5.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hippopotamus for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

At the risk of her group's safety, a young woman travels into a National Forest where her sister has become trapped in a multi-dimensional world of monsters....

#3
The Man in the Attic

The Man in the Attic

1995★ 4.4

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

Fact-based drama, set in 1910 Milwaukee, about an older married woman, bored with her husband, and her dead son's friend she takes as a lover and hides in her attic over the next t...

#4
Visitor Q

Visitor Q

2001★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hippopotamus for fans of Horror & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

In a dysfunctional family where the mother is a heroin addict and prostitute, beaten by her son, and the father is an ex-TV reporter, sleeping with his daughter and filming his son...

#5
Radio Rebel

Radio Rebel

2012★ 6.2

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

High school senior Tara is so painfully shy that she dreads speaking to anyone in the hallways or getting called on in class. But in the privacy of her bedroom with her iPod in han...

#6
Shadows in Paradise

Shadows in Paradise

1986★ 7.3

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

Nikander, a rubbish collector and would-be entrepreneur, finds his plans for success dashed when his business associate dies. One evening, he meets Ilona, a down-on-her-luck cashie...