
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.

Werewolf: The Beast Among Us
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The River for fans of Drama & Horror & Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.
Set in a 19th century village, a young man studying under a local doctor joins a team of hunters on the trail of a wolf-like creature....

Caged
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The River for fans of Drama & Horror & Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.
An African American male is imprisoned and placed in solitary confinement after being found guilty of murdering his wife, as he's haunted by internal demons and his dead wife, and ...

Quicksand
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The River for fans of Drama & Horror & Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.
A married couple on the brink of divorce becomes trapped in quicksand while hiking through a Colombian rainforest. It’s a struggle for survival as they battle the elements of the j...

Hellion
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The River for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
When motocross and heavy metal obsessed, 13-year-old Jacob's delinquent behavior forces CPS to place his little brother Wes with his aunt, Jacob and his emotionally absent father m...

Little Boy Blue
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The River for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Living in rural Texas is a dysfunctional family: an abusive dad, a Vietnam vet with a war wound that's left him impotent; a compliant wife and a son of about 20, two small sons who...

The Dogs
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The River for fans of Horror & Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.
After fleeing his psychotic father, a young teen and his mom seek refuge in a remote farmhouse, only to face a pack of ferocious dogs and the sinister spirits that haunt the proper...