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10 Best Movies Like Whirlpool

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

#1
Brighton Rock

Brighton Rock

1948★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Whirlpool for fans of Thriller & Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Centring on the activities of a gang of assorted criminals and, in particular, their leader – a vicious young hoodlum known as "Pinkie" – the film's main thematic concern is the cr...

#2
The Beguiled

The Beguiled

1971★ 7.0

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

Offbeat Civil War drama in which a wounded Yankee soldier, after finding refuge in an isolated girls' school in the South towards the end of the war, becomes the object of the youn...

#3
Houseboat

Houseboat

1958★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Whirlpool for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An Italian socialite on the run signs on as housekeeper for a widower with three children....

#4
Distant

Distant

2002★ 7.1

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

A young man from rural Turkey arrives in Istanbul with dreams working on a ship and stays with a cousin while he searches for work. Over time, the former’s struggles to find employ...

#5
Half Light

Half Light

2006★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Whirlpool for fans of Thriller & Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Rachel Carson, a best-selling crime novelist, is devastated and filled with guilt over the accidental death of her son. Hoping that a change of scenery will help alleviate her suff...

#6
Where Danger Lives

Where Danger Lives

1950★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Whirlpool for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A young doctor falls in love with a disturbed young woman and apparently becomes involved in the death of her husband. They head for Mexico trying to outrun the law....