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10 Best Movies Like In the Wilds Where Rivers Run

If you loved In the Wilds Where Rivers Run, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Padre

The Padre

2018★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In the Wilds Where Rivers Run for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

American retired Judge Randall Nemes and his hired gun, Gaspar, track down a con man posing as a priest in a small Colombian town only to be thrown off-course by a scrappy 16-year-...

#2
The Young One

The Young One

1960★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In the Wilds Where Rivers Run for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions....

#3
Adopt a Highway

Adopt a Highway

2019★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In the Wilds Where Rivers Run for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Russ Millings has just been released from prison after serving 21 years for a 3rd strike conviction for possessing an ounce of marijuana. As he tries to adapt to a world he doesn’t...

#4
The Kindness of Strangers

The Kindness of Strangers

2019★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In the Wilds Where Rivers Run for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Clara and her two sons escape from her abusive husband with little more than their car and plan to start over in New York. After the car towed away, the family meets Alice, who get...

#5
The Nest

The Nest

2020★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In the Wilds Where Rivers Run for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Rory is an ambitious entrepreneur who brings his American wife and kids to his native country, England, to explore new business opportunities. After abandoning the sanctuary of the...

#6
Charm City Kings

Charm City Kings

2020★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In the Wilds Where Rivers Run for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Mouse desperately wants to join The Midnight Clique, the infamous Baltimore dirt bike riders who rule the summertime streets. When Midnight’s leader, Blax, takes 14-year-old Mouse ...

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