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10 Best Movies Like Open Water 2: Adrift

If you loved Open Water 2: Adrift, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
White Squall

White Squall

1996★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Open Water 2: Adrift for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In 1960, a hardy group of prep school students boards an old-fashioned sailing ship. With Capt. Christopher Sheldon at the helm, the oceangoing voyage is intended to teach the boys...

#2
Poseidon

Poseidon

2006★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Open Water 2: Adrift for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A packed cruise ship traveling the Atlantic is hit and overturned by a massive wave, compelling the passengers to begin a dramatic fight for their lives....

#3
The Plague

The Plague

2025★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Open Water 2: Adrift for fans of Drama & Horror & Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A socially awkward tween endures the ruthless hierarchy at a water polo camp, his anxiety spiraling into psychological turmoil over the summer....

#4
The Invisible

The Invisible

2007★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Open Water 2: Adrift for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

After an attack leaves him in limbo -- invisible to the living and also near death -- a teenager discovers the only person who might be able help him is his attacker....

#5
Cry Macho

Cry Macho

2021★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Open Water 2: Adrift for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A one-time rodeo star and washed-up horse breeder takes a job from an ex-boss to bring the man's young son home from Mexico....

#6
Starving in Suburbia

Starving in Suburbia

2014★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Open Water 2: Adrift for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When seventeen-year-old Hannah stumbles upon a website about Thinspiration--an online community devoted to anorexia as a life choice--she becomes an obsessive follower of the site ...

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