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Movies Like Burn

If you liked Burn (2017), a movie directed by Ignacio Ruiz, 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. 1Staring at Strangers

    Staring at Strangers (2022)

    ★ 6.5/10

    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.

  2. 2Knock at the Cabin

    Knock at the Cabin (2023)

    ★ 6.2/10

    While vacationing at a remote cabin, a young girl and her two fathers are taken hostage by four armed strangers who demand that the family make an unthinkable choice to avert the apocalypse. With limited access to the…

  3. 3She Rides Shotgun

    She Rides Shotgun (2025)

    ★ 7/10

    Newly released from prison and marked for death by unrelenting enemies, Nate must now protect his estranged 11-year-old daughter, Polly, at all costs. With scant resources and no one to trust, Nate and Polly forge a…

  4. 4Tótem

    Tótem (2023)

    ★ 6.8/10

    In a bustling Mexican household, seven-year-old Sol is swept up in a whirlwind of preparations for the birthday party for her father, Tona, led by her mother, aunts, and other relatives. As the day goes on, building to…

  5. 5The Lost Bus

    The Lost Bus (2025)

    ★ 7/10

    A determined father risks everything to rescue a dedicated teacher and her students from a raging wildfire.

  6. 6This Is Where I Leave You

    This Is Where I Leave You (2014)

    ★ 6.7/10

    When their father passes away, four grown, world-weary siblings return to their childhood home and are requested -- with an admonition -- to stay there together for a week, along with their free-speaking mother and a…

  7. 7American Pastoral

    American Pastoral (2016)

    ★ 6.2/10

    Set in postwar America, a man watches his seemingly perfect life fall apart as his daughter's new political affiliation threatens to destroy their family.

  8. 8Firestarter

    Firestarter (1984)

    ★ 6.3/10

    Charlene "Charlie" McGee has the amazing ability to start fires with just a glance. Can her psychic power and the love of her father save her from the threatening government agency which wants to destroy her?

  9. 9Fireproof

    Fireproof (2008)

    ★ 7.7/10

    A heroic fire captain values dedication and service to others above all else, but the most important partnership in his life, his marriage, is about to go up in smoke.

  10. 10Bastard Out of Carolina

    Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)

    ★ 7.1/10

    A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer and farther apart: Anney sees Glen as…

  11. 11Out in the Open

    Out in the Open (2019)

    ★ 6.7/10

    A boy escaped from home, listening, crouched in the depths of his hiding place, the cries of the men who seek him. When the game passes, what remains before him is an infinite and arid plain that he must cross if he…

  12. 12Exchanged

    Exchanged (2024)

    ★ 8.1/10

    One enchanted night, during a meteor shower, young Sebastián made a heartfelt wish: for his loving nanny, Lupe, to become his mother, for her warmth and care were what he longed for, unlike his busy mother, Paola. The…

  13. 13Firebreak

    Firebreak (2026)

    ★ 6.3/10

    Little Lide disappears in the forest while her family packs up their home. As a fire breaks out, her mother must race to reach her before the flames do.

  14. 14One Battle After Another

    One Battle After Another (2025)

    ★ 7.3/10

    Washed-up revolutionary Bob exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former…

  15. 15The Glass Castle

    The Glass Castle (2017)

    ★ 7.1/10

    A young girl is raised in a dysfunctional family constantly on the run from the FBI. Living in poverty, she comes of age guided by her drunkard, ingenious father who distracts her with magical stories to keep her mind…

  16. 16Is God Is

    Is God Is (2026)

    ★ 5.9/10

    Two sisters embark on an epic quest for revenge, confronting a charged family history that pushes them to extraordinary lengths.

  17. 17The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

    The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)

    ★ 6.9/10

    A suburban family chooses seemingly sweet Peyton Flanders as their newborn's nanny. Only much later does the infant's mother, Claire Bartel, realize Peyton's true intentions -- to destroy Claire and replace her in the…

  18. 18Good One

    Good One (2024)

    ★ 6.6/10

    On a weekend backpacking trip in the Catskills, 17-year-old Sam contends with the competing egos of her father and his oldest friend.

  19. 19Other People

    Other People (2016)

    ★ 6.4/10

    David, a struggling comedy writer fresh off from breaking up with his boyfriend, moves from New York City to Sacramento to help his sick mother. Living with his conservative father and much-younger sisters for the…

  20. 20Kiss of the Spider Woman

    Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)

    ★ 7/10

    The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist being tortured for his political beliefs. The other is Molina, a gay window-dresser who fills…

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