Movies Like The Confession

If you liked The Confession (2016), a movie directed by John La Raw, 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 Bad Seed (1956)
★ 7.1/10
Air Force Colonel Kenneth Penmark and his wife, Christine, adore their daughter Rhoda, despite her secret tendency for selfishness. Christine keeps her knowledge of her daughter's darker side to herself, but when a…
2
I Confess (1953)
★ 7.1/10
When a priest hears a murderer’s confession, he becomes bound by his vow of silence—even as circumstantial evidence turns suspicion toward him. Torn between faith and self-preservation, he faces public scandal and…
3
House of Mortal Sin (1976)
★ 6.4/10
A troubled young girl goes to confession at the local church. Unfortunately, the sexually frustrated priest she confesses to becomes obsessed with her. At first, the priest stalks the girl, but later it is revealed…
4
Thirst (2009)
★ 7.1/10
A respected priest volunteers for an experimental procedure that may lead to a cure for a deadly virus. He gets infected and dies, but a blood transfusion of unknown origin brings him back to life. Now, he’s torn…
5
The Confession (2011)
★ 6.6/10
A unique story of redemption and an exploration of good and evil featuring a hit man and a priest.
6
Fractured (2019)
★ 6.8/10
Driving cross-country, Ray and his wife and daughter stop at a highway rest area where his daughter falls and breaks her arm. After a frantic rush to the hospital and a clash with the check-in nurse, Ray is finally…
7
The Crossing Guard (1995)
★ 6/10
Unable to move on from the loss of his daughter, Freddy, now a shell of the person he was before, swears to kill the man responsible for her death.
8
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
★ 6.6/10
When a young girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of murder. The trial begins with lawyer…
9
The Unsaid (2001)
★ 6.6/10
A doctor dealing with the aftermath of his son's death tries to help a troubled young man.
10
I'm Your Woman (2020)
★ 5.9/10
A woman is forced to go on the run after her husband betrays his partners, sending her and her baby on a dangerous journey.
11
The Priests (2015)
★ 6.8/10
To save a girl in danger, a priest and deacon jump into a mysterious case.
12
Lucid Dream (2017)
★ 6.4/10
Dae-ho, an investigative journalist, seeks to track down the whereabouts of his son who was abducted three years ago. With the help of a detective and a psychiatrist friend, he will retrace his memory of the incident…
13
Reasonable Doubt (2014)
★ 5.8/10
When up-and-coming District Attorney Mitch Brockden commits a fatal hit-and-run, he feels compelled to throw the case against the accused criminal who was found with the body and blamed for the crime. Following the…
14
Hallow Road (2025)
★ 6.1/10
Two parents enter a race against time when they receive a distressing late-night phone call from their daughter after she caused a tragic car accident.
15
Sympathy for the Devil (2023)
★ 5.9/10
After being forced to drive a mysterious passenger at gunpoint, a man finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse where it becomes clear that not everything is as it seems.
16
Mary (2024)
★ 6.3/10
A miraculous conception. A merciless king. A murderous pursuit. Mary's journey to give birth to Jesus unfolds in this biblical coming-of-age epic.
17
Let's Go to Prison (2006)
★ 6/10
When a career criminal's plan for revenge is thwarted by unlikely circumstances, he puts his intended victim's son in his place by putting him in prison...and then joining him.
18
The Forgotten (2004)
★ 5.9/10
Telly Paretta is a grieving mother struggling to cope with the loss of her 9-year-old son. She is stunned when her psychiatrist reveals that she has created nine years of memories about a son she never had. But when…
19
Strange Weather (2016)
★ 5.9/10
Years after her son's suicide, a woman longs to confront both the past and a friend of his who took his business idea.
20
Curve (2016)
★ 6.9/10
Clinging to a smooth, curved surface high above a sentient abyss, a woman tries to cover the few feet back to safety without losing purchase and falling to her death.