Movies Like Swim for Me
If you liked Swim for Me (2026), a thriller and drama movie directed by Maxine Russell, 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
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
★ 8/10Also dramaThe drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
- 2
Ordinary People (1980)
★ 7.5/10Also dramaBeth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always…
- 3
The Plague (2025)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and thrillerA socially awkward tween endures the ruthless hierarchy at a water polo camp, his anxiety spiraling into psychological turmoil over the summer.
- 4
The Dry (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also thrillerAaron 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.
- 5
Cape Fear (1962)
★ 7.4/10Also thriller and dramaSam Bowden witnesses a rape committed by Max Cady and testifies against him. When released after 8 years in prison, Cady begins stalking Bowden and his family but is always clever enough not to violate the law.
- 6
Causeway (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also dramaA US soldier suffers a traumatic brain injury while fighting in Afghanistan and struggles to adjust to life back home in New Orleans. When she meets local mechanic James, the pair begin to forge an unexpected bond.
- 7
The Glass House (2001)
★ 6/10Also drama and thrillerWhen Ruby and Rhett's parents are killed in a car accident, their carefree teenage lives are suddenly shattered. Moving to an incredible house in Malibu with the Glasses', old friends of the family, seems to be the…
- 8
Reminiscence (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also thrillerNicolas Bannister, a rugged and solitary veteran living in a near-future Miami flooded by rising seas, is an expert in a dangerous occupation: he offers clients the chance to relive any memory they desire. His life…
- 9
The Experiment (2010)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller and drama20 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control.
- 10
Shutter Island (2010)
★ 8.2/10Also drama and thrillerWorld War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.
- 11
The Fallout (2021)
★ 7.5/10Also dramaIn the wake of a school tragedy, Vada, Mia and Quinton form a unique and dynamic bond as they navigate the never linear, often confusing journey to heal in a world that feels forever changed.
- 12
The Double (2014)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller and dramaAn awkward office drone becomes increasingly unhinged after a charismatic and confident look-alike takes a job at his workplace and seduces the woman he desires.
- 13
A Killer Among Friends (1992)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaA teenage girl disappears and later turns up drowned, with a log across her back. Three years later, a former friend comes forward with some answers.
- 14
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
★ 7.2/10Also thriller and dramaTom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U.S. shipbuilder who hires Tom to travel to Italy to bring back his…
- 15
Stay (2005)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller and dramaPsychiatrist Sam Foster has a new patient, Henry Letham, who claims to be suicidal. In trying to diagnose him, Sam visits Henry's prior therapist and also finds Henry's mother -- even though Henry has said that he…
- 16
Mine (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also thrillerAfter a failed assassination attempt, a soldier finds himself stranded in the desert. Exposed to the elements, he must survive the dangers of the desert and battle the psychological and physical toll of the treacherous…
- 17
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also dramaWith her life crashing down around her, Linda attempts to navigate her child's mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist.
- 18
Angel of Mine (2019)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and thrillerA woman grieving over the death of her daughter loses grip of reality when she begins to think her girl may still be alive.
- 19
Anna (2013)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller and dramaA man with the ability to enter peoples' memories takes on the case of a brilliant, troubled sixteen-year-old girl to determine whether she is a sociopath or a victim of trauma.
- 20
Tideland (2005)
★ 6.5/10Also dramaBecause of the actions of her irresponsible parents, a young girl is left alone on a decrepit country estate and survives inside her fantastic imagination.