Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Troubled Waters

If you loved Troubled Waters, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Élisa

Élisa

1995★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Troubled Waters for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Marie has had a tough childhood ever since her mother Elisa committed suicide. She has spent most of her life in an orphanage and now makes a living as a small time criminal in Par...

#2
Electricity

Electricity

2014★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Troubled Waters for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A woman leaves her seaside hometown to search for her long-lost brother, experiencing hallucinations brought on by her epilepsy during her trip....

#3
Strange Weather

Strange Weather

2016★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Troubled Waters for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Years after her son's suicide, a woman longs to confront both the past and a friend of his who took his business idea....

#4
The Young One

The Young One

1960★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Troubled Waters 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....

#5
Diving

Diving

2017★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Troubled Waters for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A restless photographer leaves her family to "find herself" and takes up deep-sea diving....

#6
The Padre

The Padre

2018★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Troubled Waters 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-...

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