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Movies Like Groper Assault Train

If you liked Groper Assault Train (1981), a movie directed by Kaoru Umezawa, 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. 1Sleep, My Love

    Sleep, My Love (1948)

    ★ 6.3/10

    A woman wakes up in the middle of the night on board a train, but she can't remember how she got there. Danger and suspense ensue.

  2. 2The Commuter

    The Commuter (2018)

    ★ 6.4/10

    A businessman, on his daily commute home, gets unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy that threatens not only his life but the lives of those around him.

  3. 3The Lady Vanishes

    The Lady Vanishes (1979)

    ★ 6/10

    On the eve of World War II, zany heiress Amanda Kelly travels by train to Switzerland. While passing through Germany, she meets a sweet elderly lady, who suddenly vanishes. Distraught, she questions her fellow…

  4. 4The Journey of Natty Gann

    The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)

    ★ 6.8/10

    America is in the depths of the Great Depression. Families drift apart when faraway jobs beckon. A courageous young girl confronts overwhelming odds when she embarks on a cross-country search for her father. During her…

  5. 5The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet

    The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (2013)

    ★ 6.9/10

    A 10-year-old child prodigy cartographer secretly leaves his family's ranch in Montana where he lives with his cowboy father and scientist mother and travels across the country on board a freight train to receive an…

  6. 6The Deep End of the Ocean

    The Deep End of the Ocean (1999)

    ★ 6.6/10

    A three-year-old boy disappears during his mother's high school reunion. Nine years later, by chance, he turns up in the town in which the family has just relocated.

  7. 7Goodnight Mommy

    Goodnight Mommy (2022)

    ★ 6.3/10

    When twin brothers arrive home to find their mother’s demeanor altered and face covered in surgical bandages, they begin to suspect the woman beneath the gauze might not be their mother.

  8. 8The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

    The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (1988)

    ★ 5.9/10

    After her father's ship is carried off by a sudden storm, the spunky Pippi Longstocking is stranded with her horse, Alfonso,and her pet monkey, Mr. Neilson, and takes up residence in the old family home, which is…

  9. 9The Brave Little Toaster

    The Brave Little Toaster (1987)

    ★ 6.9/10

    A group of dated appliances, finding themselves stranded in a summer home that their family had just sold, decide to seek out their eight year old 'master'.

  10. 10The Christmas Train

    The Christmas Train (2017)

    ★ 6.4/10

    Forced to take the intercontinental trip to Los Angeles by train, and determined to chronicle his adventure, disillusioned journalist Tom Langdon finds himself westbound with a variety of characters. While all…

  11. 11The Girl on the Train

    The Girl on the Train (2016)

    ★ 6.4/10

    Rachel Watson, devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees something…

  12. 12Propeller One-Way Night Coach

    Propeller One-Way Night Coach (2026)

    ★ 6.2/10

    During the golden age of aviation, a young airplane enthusiast and his mother embark on a cross-country journey to Hollywood—and their simple flight transforms into the trip of a lifetime.

  13. 13The Polar Express

    The Polar Express (2004)

    ★ 6.7/10

    When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.

  14. 14Rails & Ties

    Rails & Ties (2007)

    ★ 6.5/10

    A deadly collision between a train and car lead to an unlikely bond between the train engineer and a young boy who escapes the carnage.

  15. 15One Million Yen Girl

    One Million Yen Girl (2008)

    ★ 7.2/10

    A 21-year-old girl is released from prison, only to deal with the neighborhood gossip about her and family conflicts. She decides to save one million yen, move to where no one knows her and keep repeating the process.

  16. 16Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken

    Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken (1991)

    ★ 7.3/10

    A runaway orphan, young Sonora, persists in a menial job mucking stables in Doc Carver's travelling stunt show. Her great wish is to become a death-defying "diving girl," but Doc refuses her pleas. Undaunted, Sonora's…

  17. 17The Secret Life of Bees

    The Secret Life of Bees (2008)

    ★ 7.5/10

    Set in South Carolina in 1964, this is the tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father, Lily flees with…

  18. 18Pee-wee's Big Adventure

    Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)

    ★ 6.5/10

    The eccentric and childish Pee-wee Herman embarks on a big adventure when his beloved bicycle is stolen. Armed with information from a fortune-teller and a relentless obsession with his prized possession, Pee-wee…

  19. 19Duck Duck Goose

    Duck Duck Goose (2018)

    ★ 6.2/10

    After he’s grounded by an injury, a high-flying bachelor is saddled with two wide-eyed orphans as they come face-to-face with the dangers and beauty of the outside world.

  20. 20Momo

    Momo (2025)

    ★ 7.1/10

    Momo is a young orphan girl who lives in the ruins of an old Roman amphitheater and becomes friends with everybody in the neighborhood. But when a powerful international corporation starts stealing everybody’s time…

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