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10 Best Movies Like River

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

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#1
The Program

The Program

2015★ 6.4

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

An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong's performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances. With this conviction, he start...

#2
The Nightmare

The Nightmare

2015★ 6.4

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

After a massive party one evening, 17-year-old Tina begins experiencing nightmares in which she is haunted by an unusual creature....

#3
Birdshot

Birdshot

2017★ 6.3

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

A farm girl mistakenly shoots and kills an endangered Philippine Eagle. When authorities begin a manhunt to track down the eagle’s killer, they stumble upon an even more horrific d...

#4
Chanthaly

Chanthaly

2013★ 6.1

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

A sickly young woman experiences visions of her dead mother. She struggles to determine if the apparition is simply a side effect of her daily medication, or her mother actually re...

#5
The Witch

The Witch

2016★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to River for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

In 1630, a farmer relocates his family to a remote plot of land on the edge of a forest where strange, unsettling things happen. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, each family m...

#6
Call Me by Your Name

Call Me by Your Name

2017★ 8.1

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

In the summer of 1983, a 17-year-old Elio spends his days in his family's villa in Italy. One day Oliver, a graduate student, arrives to assist Elio's father, a professor of Greco-...