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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.

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#1
Ballad of a Small Player

Ballad of a Small Player

2025★ 5.8

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

Amid the glittering casinos of Macau, a gambler running from his past—and his debts—becomes fascinated by an enigmatic woman at the baccarat table....

#2
After We Fell

After We Fell

2021★ 7.0

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

Just as Tessa's life begins to become unglued, nothing is what she thought it would be. Not her friends nor her family. The only person that she should be able to rely on is Hardin...

#3
How to Make a Killing

How to Make a Killing

2026★ 7.0

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

Disowned at birth by his obscenely wealthy family, blue-collar Becket Redfellow will stop at nothing to reclaim his inheritance, no matter how many relatives stand in his way....

#4
A Free Soul

A Free Soul

1931★ 6.1

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

An alcoholic lawyer who successfully defended a notorious gambler on a murder charge objects when his free-spirited daughter becomes romantically involved with him....

#5
Overboard

Overboard

1987★ 6.8

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

Heiress Joanna Stayton hires carpenter Dean Proffitt to build a closet on her yacht—and refuses to pay him for the project when it's done. But after Joanna accidentally falls overb...

#6
Easy Money

Easy Money

1983★ 6.0

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

To inherit his mother-in-law's colossal fortune, a hard living gambling addict must change his unhealthy ways before it gets the best of him....

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