
10 Best Movies Like The River
If you loved The River, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

Lean on Pete
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The River for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Charley Thompson, a teenager living with his single father, gets a summer job working for horse trainer Del Montgomery. Bonding with an aging racehorse named Lean on Pete, Charley ...

The Wasp
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The River for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Heather bumps into Carla, having not spoken to her in years, and presents her with a very unexpected proposition that could change both of their lives forever....

Bloody Milk
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The River for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Pierre, in his thirties, is a breeder of dairy cattle. His life revolves around his farm, his veterinarian sister and his parents whose livestock he took over. As the first cases o...

Border
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The River for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
When a border guard with a sixth sense for identifying smugglers encounters the first person she cannot prove is guilty, she is forced to confront terrifying revelations about hers...

Dolemite Is My Name
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The River for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s....

The Card Counter
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The River for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
William Tell just wants to play cards. His spartan existence on the casino trail is shattered when he is approached by Cirk, a vulnerable and angry young man seeking help to execut...