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Movies Like Wish You Were Here

If you liked Wish You Were Here (2012), a drama and thriller movie directed by Kieran Darcy-Smith, 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. 1Triage

    Triage (2009)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and thriller

    The wife of a photojournalist sets out to discover why he came home from a recent assignment without his colleague.

  2. 2The Game

    The Game (1997)

    ★ 7.6/10Also drama and thriller

    In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a cold-hearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad: a gift certificate to play a unique kind of…

  3. 3The International

    The International (2009)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller and mystery

    An interpol agent and an attorney are determined to bring one of the world's most powerful banks to justice. Uncovering money laundering, arms trading, and conspiracy to destabilize world governments, their…

  4. 4The Good Doctor

    The Good Doctor (2011)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama and thriller

    Dr. Martin Blake, who has spent his life looking for respect, meets an 18-year-old patient named Diane, suffering from a kidney infection, and gets a much-needed boost of self-esteem. However, when her health starts…

  5. 5The Good Neighbor

    The Good Neighbor (2022)

    ★ 6.7/10Also 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…

  6. 6The Killing of a Sacred Deer

    The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)

    ★ 7/10Also drama and thriller

    Dr. Steven Murphy is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon who presides over a spotless household with his wife and two children. Lurking at the margins of his idyllic suburban existence is Martin, a fatherless teen who…

  7. 7Angel of Mine

    Angel of Mine (2019)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama and thriller

    A woman grieving over the death of her daughter loses grip of reality when she begins to think her girl may still be alive.

  8. 8One Hour Photo

    One Hour Photo (2002)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and thriller

    Sy Parrish has lovingly developed photographs for the Yorkin family since their son was a baby. But as the Yorkins' lives become fuller, Sy's only seems lonelier, until he eventually convinces himself he's part of…

  9. 9One Night in Bangkok

    One Night in Bangkok (2020)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller and drama

    A hit man named Kai flies into Bangkok, gets a gun, and orders a cab. He offers a professional female driver big money to be his all-night driver. But when she realizes Kai is committing brutal murders at each stop…

  10. 10Limbo

    Limbo (1999)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and thriller

    Traumatized by a fishing boat accident many years before, Joe Gastineau has given up his hopes for a life beyond the odd jobs he takes to support himself. That quickly changes when nomadic club singer Donna de Angelo…

  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. 12Beast

    Beast (2018)

    ★ 6.5/10Also mystery and drama

    A troubled woman living in an isolated community finds herself pulled between the control of her oppressive family and the allure of a secretive outsider suspected of a series of brutal murders.

  13. 13Last Man Down

    Last Man Down (2021)

    ★ 6.1/10Also thriller and mystery

    After civilization succumbs to a deadly pandemic and his wife is murdered, a special forces soldier abandons his duty and becomes a hermit in the Nordic wilderness. Years later, a wounded woman appears on his doorstep…

  14. 14Play Misty for Me

    Play Misty for Me (1971)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and thriller

    A brief fling between a late-night radio disc jockey and an obsessed female fan takes a frightening turn when another woman enters the picture.

  15. 15A Perfect Getaway

    A Perfect Getaway (2009)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller and mystery

    For their honeymoon, newlyweds Cliff and Cydney head to the tropical islands of Hawaii. While journeying through the paradisaical countryside the couple encounters Kale and Cleo, two disgruntled hitchhikers and Nick…

  16. 16Awake

    Awake (2007)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller and mystery

    While undergoing heart surgery, a man experiences a phenomenon called ‘anesthetic awareness’, which leaves him awake but paralyzed throughout the operation. As various obstacles present themselves, his wife must make…

  17. 17Every Breath You Take

    Every Breath You Take (2021)

    ★ 5.8/10Also thriller and mystery

    A psychiatrist, whose client commits suicide, finds his family life disrupted after introducing her surviving brother to his wife and daughter.

  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. 19Hunting Season

    Hunting Season (2025)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama and thriller

    When a reclusive survivalist and his daughter rescue a mysterious, wounded woman from a river, they become entangled in a deadly web of violence and revenge, forcing them to confront a brutal criminal to survive.

  20. 20Joy Ride

    Joy Ride (2001)

    ★ 6.6/10Also mystery and thriller

    Three young people on a road trip from Colorado to New Jersey talk to a trucker on their CB radio, then must escape when he turns out to be a psychotic killer.

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