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Movies Like The Fish Child

If you liked The Fish Child (2009), a drama and thriller movie directed by Lucía Puenzo, 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. 1Asylum

    Asylum (2005)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and thriller

    A woman becomes very curious about one of her psychiatrist husband's inmates, a man who was found guilty in the murder and disfigurement of his former wife.

  2. 2Newness

    Newness (2017)

    ★ 6.1/10Also romance and drama

    In contemporary Los Angeles, two millennials navigating a social media–driven hookup culture begin a relationship that pushes both emotional and physical boundaries.

  3. 3Coffy

    Coffy (1973)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller and drama

    After her younger sister gets involved in drugs and is severely injured by contaminated heroin, a nurse sets out on a mission of vengeance and vigilante justice, killing drug dealers, pimps, and mobsters who cross her…

  4. 4Live Flesh

    Live Flesh (1997)

    ★ 7/10Also drama and romance

    When Victor attempts to seduce Elena, all he gets for his trouble is a one-way, six-year ticket to prison, where he concentrates on strengthening his mind, his body... and his desire for vengeance on the man who put…

  5. 5The Corpse of Anna Fritz

    The Corpse of Anna Fritz (2015)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and thriller

    Anna Fritz is a beautiful and famous actress. Suddenly her body is found in a hotel and the news of her death goes around the planet. The young, shy caretaker Pau works at the hospital where they carried the body of…

  6. 6Lockdown

    Lockdown (2000)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and thriller

    Avery (Jones) returns to college as a competitive swimmer after getting his life back on track. But his life takes another unexpected turn when he and his two friends (Bonds, Casseus) are wrongly accused of murder and…

  7. 7Petulia

    Petulia (1968)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and romance

    Dr. Archie Bollen is having a midlife crisis. He's just divorced his wife and is establishing a new life for himself. One night, he catches the eye of Petulia Danner, a charming, free-spirited young woman. Petulia's…

  8. 8Time Is Up

    Time Is Up (2021)

    ★ 6.5/10Also romance and drama

    Vivien, an accomplished student with a passion for physics, and Roy, a troubled young man, are involved in an accident that forces them to reclaim their lives one minute at the time.

  9. 9Crimes of Passion

    Crimes of Passion (1984)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and thriller

    Fashion designer Joanna Crane leads a double life. By night she is China Blue, a prostitute who's attracted the attention of a sexually frustrated private detective, and a psychopathic priest in possession of a…

  10. 10Unfaithful

    Unfaithful (2002)

    ★ 6.7/10Also thriller and drama

    A New York suburban couple's marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling.

  11. 11The Quietude

    The Quietude (2018)

    ★ 6/10Also thriller and drama

    Against the backdrop of a military dictatorship, Eugenia is reunited with her estranged family following her father’s stroke and is forced to confront dark secret.

  12. 12Below Her Mouth

    Below Her Mouth (2017)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and romance

    An unexpected affair quickly escalates into a heart-stopping reality for two women whose passionate connection changes their lives forever.

  13. 13Walking Tall: Lone Justice

    Walking Tall: Lone Justice (2007)

    ★ 5.8/10Also thriller and drama

    In Dallas, witnesses against a drug-lord are murdered in a safe-house.The testimony of FBI agents becomes the only chance to keep him in prison. They are lodged in another safe-house, but the place is invaded and the…

  14. 14Desire

    Desire (2017)

    ★ 6/10Also romance and drama

    Lucía and Ofelia, two sisters, finally meet after 7 years of cold relationships upon Lucia 's wedding. But when Juan, Lucia's husband, and Ofelia meet, they feel like a disruptive fantasy have enchanted their minds and…

  15. 15Foxfire

    Foxfire (1996)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and thriller

    The story of five teenage girls who form an unlikely bond after beating up a teacher who has sexually harassed them. They build a solid friendship but their wild ways begin to get out of control.

  16. 16Original Sin

    Original Sin (2001)

    ★ 6.2/10Also thriller and drama

    A young man is plunged into a life of subterfuge, deceit and mistaken identity in pursuit of a femme fatale whose heart is never quite within his grasp.

  17. 17London

    London (2005)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and romance

    London is a drug laden adventure that centers on a party in a New York loft where a young man is trying to win back his ex-girlfriend.

  18. 18All That We Never Were

    All That We Never Were (2026)

    ★ 8.3/10Also drama and romance

    19-year-old Leah navigates a coming-of-age journey in the wake of a tragic car accident that claims her parents. Relocated to a coastal town under the care of her brother’s best friend Axel, Leah grapples with grief…

  19. 19The Coming of Sin

    The Coming of Sin (1978)

    ★ 6/10Also thriller and drama

    A superstitious servant girl - who has foreboding nightmares about a naked man on horseback - comes to live with a solitary female artist at her country chateau. As the artist takes the girl under her wing, a sensuous…

  20. 20Green Butterflies

    Green Butterflies (2017)

    ★ 7.1/10Also romance and drama

    Mateo is an intelligent boy who falls in love with Daniel, but when everyone reveals that relationship, Mateo is at a crossroads, and he will have to decide between fighting his adversities or giving up everything…

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