Movies Like Footprints on Water
If you liked Footprints on Water (2023), a thriller movie directed by Nathalia Syam, 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.
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Secret in Their Eyes (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also thrillerA tight-knit team of FBI investigators, along with their District Attorney supervisor, is suddenly torn apart when they discover that one of their own teenage daughters has been brutally murdered.
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The Tall Man (2012)
★ 6.1/10Also thrillerWhen her child goes missing, a mother looks to unravel the legend of the Tall Man, an entity who allegedly abducts children.
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Stolen Girl (2025)
★ 6.4/10Also thrillerIn 1993, Maureen’s six-year-old daughter Amina is snuck out of the country by her ex-husband, Karim. After years of unsuccessful attempts to find her, Maureen intersects with a professional retriever of internationally…
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She Rides Shotgun (2025)
★ 7/10Also thrillerNewly 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…
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Orphan: First Kill (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also thrillerAfter escaping from an Estonian psychiatric facility, Leena Klammer travels to America by impersonating Esther, the missing daughter of a wealthy family. But when her mask starts to slip, she is put against a mother…
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Every Secret Thing (2014)
★ 6.2/10Also thrillerOne clear summer day in a Baltimore suburb, a baby goes missing from her front porch. Two young girls serve seven years for the crime and are released into a town that hasn't fully forgiven or forgotten. Soon, another…
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Strange but True (2019)
★ 6/10Also thrillerA woman surprises the family of her deceased boyfriend by telling them she's pregnant with his child.
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Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
★ 7.3/10Also thrillerA woman reports that her young daughter is missing, but there seems to be no evidence that she ever existed.
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Searching (2018)
★ 7.6/10Also thrillerAfter David Kim's 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a local investigation is opened and a detective is assigned to the case. But 37 hours later and without a single lead, David decides to search the one place no one…
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6 Bullets (2012)
★ 6.3/10Also thrillerAn ex-mercenary known for finding missing children is hired by a mixed martial arts fighter whose daughter has been kidnapped.
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Shades of Desire (2023)
★ 6.5/10Also thrillerAfter her twin sister Aubrey goes missing, Jennifer uncovers the scandalous, secret double-life that Aubrey leads - and that has put both of them in danger.
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Daddy's Little Girl (2014)
★ 6.1/10Also thrillerAfter the police find Derek’s daughter brutally murdered on the beach, he vows to make the culprit suffer for his actions, even if that person is ‘part of the family.’ With careful research into the history of torture…
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Labor Day (2013)
★ 7.1/10Also thrillerTwo strangers are drawn together under incredible circumstances. What starts as an unforeseen encounter over a long holiday weekend soon becomes a second chance love story.
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White Bird in a Blizzard (2014)
★ 6.2/10Also thrillerIn 1988, a teenage girl's life is thrown into chaos when her mother disappears.
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One Battle After Another (2025)
★ 7.3/10Also thrillerWashed-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…
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You're Not Alone (2020)
★ 5.8/10Also thrillerAfter the premature death of her estranged husband, Emma (Winter) regains custody of their young daughter Isla (Jones) and hopes to rebuild their relationship after many years apart. But when an evil entity begins to…
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The Mother (2023)
★ 6.6/10Also thrillerA deadly female assassin comes out of hiding to protect the daughter that she gave up years before, while on the run from dangerous men.
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Bad Girl (2016)
★ 6/10Also thrillerBad girl Amy is given one last chance by her adoptive parents, who think her friendship with local girl Chloe is a step in the right direction. But when Amy discovers that Chloe harbors a dark secret, she finds herself…
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Caddo Lake (2024)
★ 7.2/10Also thrillerWhen an 8-year-old girl mysteriously vanishes on Caddo Lake, a series of past deaths and disappearances begin to link together, forever altering a broken family’s history.
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Not Without Hope (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also thrillerA group of friends' fishing boat capsizes off the coast of Mexico and they're left alone stranded at sea and struggling for survival.