Movies Like Washed Ashore

If you liked Washed Ashore (2011), a movie directed by Mathieu Hippeau, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Under the Sand (2001)
★ 6.6/10
When her husband goes missing at the beach, a female professor begins to mentally disintegrate as her denial of his disappearance becomes delusional.
2
Blue Crush (2002)
★ 6/10
Nothing gets between Anne Marie and her board. Living in a beach shack with three roommates, she is up before dawn every morning to conquer the waves and count the days until the Pipe Masters competition. Having…
3
Swiss Army Man (2016)
★ 6.9/10
Alone on a tiny deserted island, Hank has given up all hope of ever making it home again. But one day everything changes when a dead body washes ashore, and he soon realizes it may be his last opportunity to escape…
4
Louise by the Shore (2016)
★ 6.9/10
On the last day of summer in a small seaside resort town, an older woman named Louise realizes that the last train has departed without her. She finds herself alone in the town, abandoned by everyone. As the weather…
5
Aliens (1986)
★ 8/10
Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years. Although her story is initially met with skepticism, she…
6
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
★ 7.5/10
In 1900, young widow Lucy Muir learns that her seaside cottage is haunted and forms a unique relationship with the ghost.
7
The Blue Lagoon (1980)
★ 6.1/10
Two small children and a ship's cook survive a shipwreck and find safety on an idyllic tropical island. Soon, however, the cook dies and the young boy and girl are left on their own. Days become years and Emmeline and…
8
Kiss Me Goodbye (1982)
★ 5.9/10
Not until three years after the death of her husband Jolly, Kay dares to move back into their former home, persuaded by her new fiancée Rupert. But soon her worst expectations come true, when not only her old memories…
9
Lake Mungo (2009)
★ 6.1/10
After 16-year-old Alice Palmer drowns at a local dam, her family experiences a series of strange, inexplicable events centered in and around their home. Unsettled, the Palmers seek the help of a psychic and…
10
Girl Haunts Boy (2024)
★ 6.8/10
Cole, a teen grieving the loss of his dad, forms an unlikely bond with Bea, a ghost. As they navigate life and death, they must break an ancient curse.
11
The Dry (2021)
★ 6.8/10
Aaron Falk returns to his drought-stricken hometown to attend a tragic funeral. But his return opens a decades-old wound - the unsolved death of a teenage girl.
12
Lola (1961)
★ 7.1/10
A bored young man meets with his former girlfriend, now a cabaret dancer and single mother, and soon finds himself falling back in love with her.
13
The Fog (1980)
★ 6.7/10
Strange things begin to occur as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; Rev. Malone stumbles upon a dark secret about the town's founding; radio…
14
The Beast (2024)
★ 6.3/10
In the near future where emotions have become a threat, Gabrielle finally decides to purify her DNA in a machine that will immerse her in her past lives and rid her of any strong feelings. She then meets Louis and…
15
Angèle and Tony (2011)
★ 6.2/10
Angèle, a beautiful young woman with a past, arrives in a small fishing harbor in Normandy. She meets Tony, a professional fisherman, who finds himself attracted to her although he dislikes her blunt ways. Tony hires…
16
Triangle (2009)
★ 6.9/10
When Jess sets sail on a yacht with a group of friends, she cannot shake the feeling that there is something wrong.
17
Haunted (1995)
★ 6.1/10
Professor David Ash exposes false spiritulists and mediums. He is invited to Edbrook to resolve the fears and torments within its secretive family. Soon after arriving Ash begins to doubt his own senses, and watching…
18
Claire's Camera (2018)
★ 6.2/10
The story of female friendship as Frenchwoman Claire helps the subject of her photograph, Min-Hee, discover why she was fired without apparent cause.
19
Vagabond (1985)
★ 7.4/10
Mona Bergeron is dead, her frozen body found in a ditch in the French countryside. From this, the film flashes back to the weeks leading up to her death. Through these flashbacks, Mona gradually declines as she travels…
20
The Red Turtle (2016)
★ 7.4/10
The dialogue-less film follows the major life stages of a castaway on a deserted tropical island populated by turtles, crabs and birds.