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Movies like Água Marinha

The best movies like Água Marinha are A Mouthful of Air (2021), Mothers' Instinct (2024) and Beast (2026). If Água Marinha hooked you with its drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. A Mouthful of Air (2021)

    Julie is a new mom and children's book author, who escapes into the bright Crayola-colored world of her creation in order to leave behind the darkness caused by her post-partum depression.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  2. Mothers' Instinct (2024)

    Housewives Alice and Celine are best friends and neighbours who seem to have it all. However, when a tragic accident shatters the harmony of their lives, guilt, suspicion and paranoia begin to unravel their sisterly bond.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  3. Beast (2026)

    MMA legend Patton James, now a commercial fisherman, is pulled back into the cage when his brother is in danger. Reuniting with his old coach Sammy, he commits to one final fight in one championship against the brutal champion Xavier Grau.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  4. The Kiss (1981)

    When a pedestrian is hit by a bus, the simple clerk Arandir runs and kisses the moribund in a gesture of sympathy and unconditional pure love. Opportunist photographer Amado Pinheiro witnesses the scene and sees the opportunity to sell newspaper and, together with the despicable and abusive chief of police Cunha, accuses Arandir of homosexuality.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  5. The Silence of the Sky (2016)

    After being a victim of rape within their own home, Diana chooses to keep the trauma secret. Mario, her husband, also has something to hide. The silence takes the couple's account over the day turns gradually into a peculiar form of violence.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  6. On Fire (2023)

    Inspired by true and harrowing events, an ordinary man finds his world suddenly torn apart as devastating wildfires rip through the surrounding countryside. With precious moments ticking by, he must flee with his son and pregnant wife if they have any hope of surviving the rapid forces of mother nature.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  7. Moonlight (2016)

    The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  8. The Safety of Objects (2002)

    In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, and neglects her daughter and husband. Lawyer Jim Train is devoted to his career, not his family. Helen Christianson wants to find a new spark in life, while Annette Jennings tries to rebuild hers.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  9. A Map of the World (1999)

    School nurse Alice Goodwin lives with her husband and two daughters on a dairy farm in a small Wisconsin community. After an accident on her property involving a friend's child, the town turns against her and Alice finds herself fighting charges of child abuse.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  10. The Truth About Emanuel (2013)

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

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  11. Bruised (2021)

    Jackie Justice is a mixed martial arts fighter who leaves the sport in disgrace. Down on her luck and simmering with rage and regret years after the fight, she's coaxed into a brutal underground fight by her manager and boyfriend Desi and grabs the attention of a fight league promoter who promises Jackie a life back in the Octagon. But the road to redemption becomes unexpectedly personal when Manny - the son she gave up as an infant - shows up at her doorstep. A triumphant story of a fighter who reclaims her power, in and out of the ring, when everyone has counted her out

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  12. The River (1984)

    Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to stop a selfish land developer and a local corporation from foreclosing on their farm. While Mae stays at home to care for their children and tend to the crops, Tom finds work as a scab at a steel mill to preserve his family's property.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  13. Jawbone (2017)

    A former youth boxing champion, Jimmy McCabe is a man in search of hope but looking in all the wrong places. When he hits rock bottom he turns to his childhood boxing club and the only family he has left: gym owner Bill corner man Eddie and promoter Joe. Back in training, years after anyone thought he was a contender, he risks his life, as he tries to stand tall and regain his place in the world.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  14. Prison Break: The Final Break (2009)

    Michael and Sara wed, but the happiness is short-lived when the Feds apprehend her for the murder of Michael's mother, Christina. Once a hit is ordered on Sara, the team reunite to break out the increasingly vulnerable target.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  15. My Sweet Orange Tree (2012)

    Zezé is an 8 year old boy who, although a naughty boy, has a good heart. He leads a very modest life, due to the fact that his father has been unemployed for a long time, and has the habit of having long conversations with a sweet orange tree which is in his backyard. Until one day he meets Portuga, a man who begins to help him and soon becomes his best friend.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  16. Versa (2025)

    A young couple looking to start a family who experience emotions—from grief and loss to ultimate joy—as they embark on an ethereal, abstract, and imaginative cosmic dance of life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  17. Erin Brockovich (2000)

    A twice-divorced mother of three who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guy and wins -- with a little help from her push-up bra. Erin goes to work for an attorney and comes across medical records describing illnesses clustered in one nearby town. She starts investigating and soon exposes a monumental cover-up.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  18. Five Minutes of Heaven (2009)

    The story of former Ulster Volunteer Force member Alistair Little. Twenty-five years after Little killed Joe Griffin's brother, the media arrange an auspicious meeting between the two.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  19. Embattled (2020)

    The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  20. Hunting Season (2025)

    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.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  21. The Memory Beneath the Waters (2026)

    After awakening from a recurring nightmare, Luanda, a Black woman and single mother, finds her day pierced by painful memories that insist on resurfacing. A seemingly simple, intimate unease draws her back into recollections of a past shaped by poverty and sorrow. As she confronts these ghosts, Luanda revisits the experiences that forged her path and reveal the strength of the woman she has become.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  22. SAUDADE (2023)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  23. Shattered Crystals: Stories of Love, Pain and Death (2024)

    A couple faces the heartbreaking decision of whether to disconnect their hospitalized child from life support. A woman reunites with an old acquaintance to settle unfinished business. Another woman is given the chance to save her partner through a sacrifice. A relationship reaches its end, and a woman receives a terminal diagnosis. These stories converge in an anthology about love, pain, and death.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  24. There She Goes (2024)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  25. It's FRIDAY (2026)

    On a sweltering May night, five seventeen-year-old friends gather for a pre-party drinking session, intending it to be their ultimate escape. However, the party spirals out of control when Laura suffers severe alcohol poisoning. Fearing the consequences and desperately seeking refuge, the group locks themselves in an empty house against the clock. In the suffocating confinement of this claustrophobic isolation, each girl's selfishness and secrets are laid bare, transforming the medical emergency into a brutal psychological examination that will test the limits of their loyalty and forever alter their relationships.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  26. Platos Rotos (2024)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  27. Las Maravillas de Liliana (2026)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  28. Pinga Fogo (TBA)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  29. Maldigo en voz baja (TBA)

    Roberto spends his days in solitude, carrying a wound that still bleeds nostalgia. Until one night of reunions leads him to confront his emotions and face them head-on. But upon seeing once again the person he loved most, he will discover that not everything can be saved, and that both love and goodbye are inevitable.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  30. Não Era Óbvio (2026)

    During an afternoon of gaming, Miguel deals with the frustrations of not knowing whether his crush is reciprocated.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Água Marinha?

The closest matches to Água Marinha are A Mouthful of Air (2021), Mothers' Instinct (2024) and Beast (2026). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Água Marinha?

Start with A Mouthful of Air (2021), the closest match to Água Marinha.

What is the highest-rated movie like Água Marinha?

Beast (2026), rated 7.5/10 by 227 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Água Marinha?

Não Era Óbvio (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

How are movies similar to Água Marinha chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Água Marinha, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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