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10 Best Movies Like Not Waving But Drowning

If you loved Not Waving But Drowning, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Target

The Target

2014★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not Waving But Drowning for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

At the same time as murder suspect Yeo-hoon is brought unconscious to the emergency room following a shooting incident, an assailant breaks into the house of Tae-jun, the emergency...

#2
Hider in the House

Hider in the House

1989★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not Waving But Drowning for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A deranged man hides in the attic of a new house and becomes obsessed with the unsuspecting family that moves in....

#3
You Will Die in 6 Hours

You Will Die in 6 Hours

2024★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not Waving But Drowning for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Jung-yoon was approached by a random stranger named Jun-woo, who told her she'd be dead in six hours. As she follows him for answers, she begins to question whether he's her savior...

#4
Frank and Penelope

Frank and Penelope

2022★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not Waving But Drowning for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A tale of love and violence when a man on his emotional last legs finds a savior seductively dancing in a run-down strip club. And a life most certainly headed off a cliff suddenly...

#5
Compulsion

Compulsion

2024★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not Waving But Drowning for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Two women—Diana, a flamboyant and ruthless thief, and Evie, a seemingly innocent young woman with a troubled past—become embroiled in a series of horrific murders on the island of ...

#6
Conflict

Conflict

1945★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not Waving But Drowning for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Unhappily married Richard Mason concocts a meticulous scheme to kill his shrewish wife so that he'll be free to marry her sister....

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