Movies Like Water Power

If you liked Water Power (1976), a thriller and horror movie directed by Shaun Costello, 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
Strange Darling (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also thriller and horror
Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree.
2
Strange Days (1995)
★ 7/10Also thriller
In the last days of 1999, ex-cop turned street hustler Lenny Nero receives a disc which contains the memories of the murder of a prostitute. With the help of bodyguard Mace, he starts to investigate and is pulled…
3
8MM (1999)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller
A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of…
4
Cruising (1980)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller
When New York is caught in the grip of a sadistic serial killer who preys on patrons of the city's underground bars, rookie cop Steve Burns infiltrates the gay S&M subculture to try and lure him out of the shadows.
5
The Den (2013)
★ 6/10Also horror and thriller
A young woman studying the habits of webcam chat users from the apparent safety of her apartment witnesses a brutal murder online and is quickly immersed in a nightmare in which she and her loved ones are targeted for…
6
Hostel (2006)
★ 6/10Also horror
Three backpackers head to a Slovakian city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.
7
I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller and horror
Broke, and in desperate need to update her portfolio, New York City model Katie calls a number from a tear-off flyer offering free photos. But this innocent attempt quickly turns into an unthinkable kidnapping…
8
Hostel: Part II (2007)
★ 5.9/10Also horror
Three American college students studying abroad are lured to a Slovakian hostel, and discover the grim reality behind it.
9
V/H/S (2012)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller and horror
When a group of misfits is hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire one rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they had bargained for.
10
Bone Lake (2025)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and thriller
A couple’s romantic vacation at a secluded lakeside estate is upended when they are forced to share the mansion with a mysterious and attractive couple. In this darkly hilarious and seductive horror story, a dream…
11
Play Dead (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also horror
A woman wakes up injured in a basement surrounded by corpses. To survive, she pretends to be dead while a grotesque ritual unfolds in the house above.
12
Mother's Day (2010)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and thriller
Crazed members of a sadistic family return to their childhood home to terrorize the new owners.
13
I Spit on Your Grave (2010)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller and horror
A beautiful woman from the city, Jennifer Hills, rents an isolated cabin in the country to write her latest novel. Soon, a group of local lowlifes subject her to a nightmare of degradation, rape, and violence.
14
Crank: High Voltage (2009)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller
Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker that requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working.
15
The Harvest (2015)
★ 6/10Also horror and thriller
After becoming orphaned, a lonely girl moves in with her grandparents and tries to befriend a sick, bed-ridden boy next door, despite his mother’s strong objections. Her persistence leads to a friendship, but during…
16
Body Double (1984)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller
After losing an acting role and his girlfriend, Jake Scully finally catches a break: he gets offered a gig house-sitting in the Hollywood Hills. While peering through the beautiful home's telescope one night, he spies…
17
Funny Games (2008)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller and horror
When Ann, husband George, and son Georgie arrive at their holiday home they are visited by a pair of polite and seemingly pleasant young men. Armed with deceptively sweet smiles and some golf clubs, they proceed to…
18
Mirrors (2008)
★ 6.3/10Also horror
An ex-cop and his family are the target of an evil force that is using mirrors as a gateway into their home.
19
Maniac (2012)
★ 6/10Also horror and thriller
As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop's deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface.
20
Fear (1996)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller
Nicole Walker always dreamed of being swept away by someone special — someone strong, sexy and sensitive who would care for her more than anything else in the world. David is all that and more: a modern-day knight who…