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Movies Like The Spring of the Scorpions

If you liked The Spring of the Scorpions (1971), a drama and thriller movie directed by Francisco del Villar, 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. 1Erótica

    Erótica (1979)

    ★ 6.5/10Also thriller and drama

    Two men commit a robbery. One is caught but the other escapes. He ends his escape on a lonely and deserted beach where he meets a beautiful woman named Erótica. They start a passionate love affair that is interrupted…

  2. 2Little Boy Blue

    Little Boy Blue (1998)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and thriller

    Living in rural Texas is a dysfunctional family: an abusive dad, a Vietnam vet with a war wound that's left him impotent; a compliant wife and a son of about 20, two small sons who look a lot like their brother. The…

  3. 3Staring at Strangers

    Staring at Strangers (2022)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and thriller

    Carpenter Sergio runs away and hides in a closet after his boss fired him. When the closet arrives at its buyer's house, he decides to stay there, hiding in his new home living with an unknown family.

  4. 4Chatroom

    Chatroom (2010)

    ★ 5.8/10Also drama and thriller

    When strangers Jim, Eva, Emily and Mo meet William online in his new 'Chelsea Teens!' chatroom, they're completely seduced by his fast-talking, charismatic character. But beneath the surface lies a much darker truth…

  5. 5Lockdown

    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…

  6. 6The Good Neighbor

    The Good Neighbor (2022)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller and drama

    A nightmarish evening unfolds for neighbors David and Robert when they accidentally hit a woman on her bike and flee the scene. While David is increasingly plagued by feelings of guilt, Robert shows no remorse and…

  7. 7The Truth About Emanuel

    The Truth About Emanuel (2013)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and thriller

    A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.

  8. 8Light It Up

    Light It Up (1999)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and thriller

    On a winter day in a southside Queens high school, events collide and six students are suddenly in an armed standoff with the NYPD. At the school, classrooms freeze, teachers come and go, resources are scant.

  9. 9Tyler Perry's Duplicity

    Tyler Perry's Duplicity (2025)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller and drama

    High-powered attorney Marley faces her most personal case yet when she is tasked with uncovering the truth behind the murder of her best friend Fela’s husband. With the help of her boyfriend – a former cop turned…

  10. 10Rogue Agent

    Rogue Agent (2022)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller and drama

    Conman Robert Freegard poses as an undercover MI5 agent and kidnaps countless victims amidst a high-stakes manhunt, until the woman who fell for him brings him to justice.

  11. 11Not Without Hope

    Not Without Hope (2025)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller and drama

    A group of friends' fishing boat capsizes off the coast of Mexico and they're left alone stranded at sea and struggling for survival.

  12. 12Lila & Eve

    Lila & Eve (2015)

    ★ 6.2/10Also thriller and drama

    Lila, a grief-stricken mother reeling from her son’s murder, attends a support group where she meets Eve, who urges her to take matters into her own hands to track down her son’s killers.

  13. 13Identifying Features

    Identifying Features (2020)

    ★ 7/10Also drama and thriller

    Magdalena makes a journey to find her son, who has disappeared on his way to the Mexican border with the United States. Her odyssey takes her to meet Miguel, a man recently deported from the US. They start to travel…

  14. 14The House on Carroll Street

    The House on Carroll Street (1988)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama and thriller

    A reporter, fired after refusing to give names to a 1951 House Un-American Activities Committee, takes a part-time job as companion to an old lady. While working she overhears a noisy argument in the neighboring house…

  15. 15Devil's Pond

    Devil's Pond (2003)

    ★ 6.2/10Also thriller and drama

    After a brief courtship, Julianne marries her handsome boyfriend, Mitch. To celebrate their honeymoon, the couple travel to a remote cabin on a small island. When they arrive, however, Mitch becomes aggressive and…

  16. 16The Lords of Discipline

    The Lords of Discipline (1983)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and thriller

    Will arrives for his last year at Military Academy, in the Deep South USA, in the 1960's. A black student, Pearce, has been accepted, for the first time and Will is asked to keep an eye out for the inevitable racism…

  17. 17The 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.

  18. 18The Hummingbird Project

    The Hummingbird Project (2019)

    ★ 6.2/10Also thriller and drama

    A pair of high-frequency traders go up against their old boss in an effort to make millions in a fiber-optic cable deal.

  19. 196 Below: Miracle on the Mountain

    6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain (2017)

    ★ 5.8/10Also thriller and drama

    An adrenaline seeking snowboarder gets lost in a massive winter storm in the back country of the High Sierras where he is pushed to the limits of human endurance and forced to battle his own personal demons as he…

  20. 20Luce

    Luce (2019)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama and thriller

    A star athlete and top student, Luce's idealized image is challenged by one of his teachers when his unsettling views on political violence come to light, putting a strain on family bonds while igniting intense debates…

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