Movies Like In Deep Water

If you liked In Deep Water (1964), a movie directed by Gilbert Gunn, 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
The Outsiders (1983)
★ 7.2/10
In 1960s Tulsa, class divisions ignite a violent rivalry between the working-class Greasers and the privileged Socs. When a deadly encounter forces two Greasers, Ponyboy and Johnny, to flee, their struggle for survival…
2
All the Money in the World (2017)
★ 6.5/10
The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom.
3
Baby's Day Out (1994)
★ 6.4/10
Baby Bink couldn't ask for more: he has adoring (if somewhat sickly-sweet) parents, lives in a huge mansion, and he's just about to appear in the social pages of the paper. Unfortunately, not everyone in the world is…
4
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
★ 7.5/10
Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.
5
The Goonies (1985)
★ 7.5/10
Young teen Mikey Walsh and his friends set off on a quest to find Pirate One-Eyed Willie's treasure in hopes of saving their homes from demolition. However, on their quest to find the treasure, they run into a family…
6
Rumble Fish (1983)
★ 7/10
Absent-minded street thug Rusty James struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days of gang warfare.
7
The Thief Lord (2006)
★ 6/10
A tale about two young boys, Prosper and Bo, who flee to Venice after being orphaned and dumped in the care of a cruel auntie. Hiding in the canals and alleyways of the city, the boys are befriended by a gang of young…
8
Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
★ 6.8/10
Nicholas Nickleby, a young boy in search of a better life, struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his coldheartedly grasping uncle.
9
The Rescuers (1977)
★ 6.8/10
Two agents of the mouse-run International Rescue Aid Society search for a little orphan girl kidnapped by sinister treasure hunters.
10
Shorts (2009)
★ 5.9/10
A young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.
11
Treasure Island (1950)
★ 6.5/10
Enchanted by the idea of locating treasure buried by Captain Flint, Squire Trelawney, Dr. Livesey and Jim Hawkins charter a sailing voyage to a Caribbean island. Unfortunately, a large number of Flint's old pirate crew…
12
Father Hood (1993)
★ 5.8/10
Deadbeat dad kidnaps his kids from the bus to an abusive foster home and they go on a run. The cops are after them, they bicker constantly and his idea of a way out is grim, yet this dangerous ride might just turn them…
13
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…
14
The Newton Boys (1998)
★ 6.1/10
The story of the Newton gang, the most successful bank robbers in history, owing to their good planning and minimal violence.
15
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
★ 6.8/10
Instead of flying to Florida with his folks, Kevin ends up alone in New York, where he gets a hotel room with his dad's credit card—despite problems from a clerk and meddling bellboy. But when Kevin runs into his old…
16
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
★ 7.8/10
In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
17
The Boy Behind the Door (2020)
★ 6.2/10
Bobby tries to save himself and his best friend when they are kidnapped on their way home from school.
18
The Marine 6: Close Quarters (2018)
★ 6.8/10
Jake Carter and another former Marine, Luke Trapper, join forces to rescue a young kidnapped girl from a gang of international criminals.
19
The One and Only Ivan (2020)
★ 7.3/10
A gorilla named Ivan who’s living in a suburban shopping mall tries to piece together his past, with the help of other animals, as they hatch a plan to escape from captivity.
20
Treasure Island (1990)
★ 6.7/10
Young Jim Hawkins, while running the Benbow Inn with his mother, meets Captain Billy Bones, who dies at the inn while it is beseiged by buccaneers led by Blind Pew. Jim and his mother fight off the attackers and…