Movies Like Calhau

If you liked Calhau (2025), a movie directed by Paulo Abreu, 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
Sweetheart (2019)
★ 6.4/10
Jenn has washed ashore a small tropical island and it doesn’t take her long to realize she’s completely alone. She must spend her days not only surviving the elements, but must also fend off the malevolent force that…
2
Dead Sea (2024)
★ 6.4/10
Stranded in the open sea after a fatal accident, a young woman and her two friends are rescued by a fishing vessel's captain, unaware that the ship harbors a chilling secret.
3
Monstrous (2022)
★ 5.9/10
Laura, traumatized by an abusive relationship, runs away from her former husband with her seven-year-old son Cody. But in their new, idyllic and remote sanctuary, they find they have another, bigger and more terrifying…
4
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…
5
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.
6
Sphere (1998)
★ 6.1/10
A spacecraft is discovered at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, presumed to be at least 300 years old and of alien origin. A crack team of scientists and experts is assembled and taken to the ocean floor to investigate…
7
Old (2021)
★ 6.3/10
A group of families on a tropical holiday discover that the secluded beach where they are staying is somehow causing them to age rapidly – reducing their entire lives into a single day.
8
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.
9
The Devil's Mouth (2026)
★ 6.5/10
A group of college friends' Thailand adventure turns deadly when they become trapped in submerged caves with a dangerous predator. As oxygen runs low, past conflicts emerge in their desperate fight for survival.
10
Apostle (2018)
★ 6.2/10
In 1905, a man travels to a remote island in search of his missing sister who has been kidnapped by a mysterious religious cult.
11
The Lighthouse (2019)
★ 7.5/10
Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.
12
Interiors (1978)
★ 6.8/10
When Eve, an interior designer, is deserted by her husband of many years, Arthur, the emotionally glacial relationships of the three grown-up daughters are laid bare. Twisted by jealousy, insecurity and resentment…
13
Bird Box (2018)
★ 6.8/10
Five years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a survivor and her two children make a desperate bid to reach safety.
14
Dangerous (2021)
★ 6/10
A reformed sociopath heads to a remote island after the death of his brother. Soon after his arrival, the island falls under siege from a deadly gang of mercenaries, and when he discovers their role in his brother’s…
15
Splinter (2008)
★ 6.2/10
When their plans for a nature trip go awry, Polly and boyfriend Seth decide to check into a motel. On their way, they're carjacked and kidnapped by low-rent crooks Dennis and Lacey, who take the victims and their SUV…
16
Extinction (2015)
★ 6.4/10
And suddenly, overnight, the world came to a halt. Two men, two survivors, one kid, and hatred that separates them. A place forgotten by everyone, including the creatures that inhabit the Earth... until now.
17
The Maze Runner (2014)
★ 7.2/10
A teenager with no memory of his past finds himself among a group of boys living in a walled enclosure surrounded by a massive, ever-changing maze. As he struggles to adapt to their rules and society, he begins to…
18
Annihilation (2018)
★ 6.5/10
A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.
19
Blue Lagoon: The Awakening (2012)
★ 6.4/10
Two high school students become stranded on a tropical island and must rely on each other for survival. They learn more about themselves and each other while falling in love.
20
North Sea Hijack (1980)
★ 6.3/10
When terrorists take over two oil rigs, and threaten to blow them up if their demands are not met, an eccentric anti-terrorism expert volunteers his unique commando unit to stop them.