Movies like Escaping Dad (2017)
The best movies like Escaping Dad (2017) are A Deadly Adoption (2015), Thou Wast Mild and Lovely (2014) and Hidden Away (2013). If Escaping Dad hooked you with its thriller and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedButterfly on a Wheel (2007)6.5/10 from 596 votes
- NewestPushed Off a Plane and Survived (2026)Released 2026
A Deadly Adoption (2015)
Things go awry when an author and his wife welcome a pregnant woman into their home, with plans to adopt her baby.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThou Wast Mild and Lovely (2014)
The arrival of a handsome new farmhand threatens the balance between a farmer and his daughter.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Hidden Away (2013)
A woman and young daughter escape her abusive husband by faking their deaths. Eight years later she is happily living in the upscale Palm Springs with her now-17-year-old daughter. When her husband discovers they are still alive, he tracks them down and spies on them to learn all about the new life they've created until he can exact his revenge.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Betrayed at 17 (2011)
A mother vows to get justice when her daughter's life is destroyed by a sex video that goes viral.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Secrets of My Stepdaughter (2017)
A mother protects her stepdaughter after the teenager witnesses the murder of her best friend, but is soon forced to come to grips with the terrifying possibility that her stepdaughter may be the real killer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisWhen the Bough Breaks (2016)
A surrogate mother harbors a deadly secret desire for a family of her own with the husband who is expecting to raise her child.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisMadtown (2016)
A stand-up comedian confesses to a murder on-stage at an open mic night to a shocked audience - his crime the result of a deadly triangle formed between his older sister, just released from prison after a 20-year stay for the murder of their parents, the loving bond he now shares with a caring surrogate family, and the ultimate choice he must make between them - his dysfunctional blood ties with his own sister, or his picturesque view of the ideal family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
The Craigslist Killer (2011)
Based on a true story, seemingly flawless Philip Markoff, a charismatic and popular medical student at Boston University, leads a double life and starts to descend into a twisted world of gambling, crime, battery, and eventually murder, all while meeting his victims via Craigslist.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisAnd Baby Will Fall (2011)
Expectant parents become prime suspects in the disappearance of a pregnant woman who was last seen at their garage sale. Model citizen David Rose runs a garden center and is a devoted house-father. Like his wife Ivy, who suffered two stillbirths, their new neighbor Melinda is near to giving birth. Just after David showed her around in the Rose home, Melinda goes missing. Although no corpse is found, just circumstantial evidence more likely to be planted then stupidly left behind, police detective Blanchard treats David as his sole suspect, soon arrested, even after nosy neighbor Bindel is knocked down while David is in jail. School buddy Theo does his best to counsel the couple, yet Ivy doubts her husband's innocence just because of indications he may have had an affair with Melinda since high-school, and starts snooping with her best friend Jody. The worst crime is still being hatched.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
The Perfect Girlfriend (2015)
When Brandon leaves NYC to take a promotion in Portland, he also leaves behind his girlfriend of five months named Jensyn. The couple decide to try a long distance relationship, but when Brandon's co-worker Simone takes a liking to him, it's not just the distance that puts a strain on their future. Simone impersonates Jensyn, taking over her rival's identity, and continues the relationship until she can convince him that Jensyn isn't the girl for him after all...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Stalked at 17 (2012)
When 17 year old Angela fell for Chad, he promised to love her forever. When she got pregnant with his child, he promised to take care of them both. When she realized he was deceptive and abusive, he promised to change. When she wanted to leave, he made one final promise: to hunt her down and kill her if she ever took his child away.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisWatch Your Back (2015)
A woman and her husband become increasingly scared as an anonymous person begins stalking their family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Pushed Off a Plane and Survived (2026)
Jaynie miraculously cheats death after her husband Cole’s betrayal.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
A Mother's Crime (2017)
Encouraged by her lover, Danielle kills her husband and goes on the lam with her infant daughter Cali. But the cops catch her and, en route to prison, she agrees to give custody of Cali to her arch rival, her sister Nikki. But on release from prison, Danielle will stop at nothing to get Cali back from Nikki's safe and healthy home.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Non-Stop (2013)
Mysterious emotional thriller about a woman who, after being left at the altar, has a brief liaison with a handsome stranger on a plane which ultimately puts her – and everyone else on the flight – in terrible danger.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
The Stepsister (2016)
Nicole and Mark get engaged, but his stepsister believes she has a claim on him and is willing to do anything to be his bride.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Ex-Wife Killer (2017)
When Josie's ex-husband Michael walks back into her life to expand their flower business, his estranged wife Laura seems determined to make Josie's life a living hell. Tensions boil over when Laura breaks into Josie's house and Michael is forced to kill her out of self-defense. Only after Josie's eyewitness testimony gets Michael off the hook for murder, does Josie realize that the entire series of events was staged by Michael as an elaborate ploy to murder Laura.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
My Stepdaughter (2015)
Jill strives to connect with her new teenage stepdaughter, Casey, who is struggling with a dark past that leads her down a path of destruction.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
A Mother's Worst Fear (2018)
When her daughter is abducted with no demand for ransom, an ex-hostage negotiator will do anything to find her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Mommy Is a Murderer (2020)
When Karina becomes friends with Lena and her daughter Mallie, she begins to suspect that Mallie isn’t Lena’s daughter at all, but a girl named Emily who was kidnapped from her biological parents several years prior.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Unforgettable (2017)
Barely coping with the end of her marriage, Tessa Connover learns that her ex-husband, David, is now happily engaged to Julia. Trying to settle into her new life after moving in with David, Julia believes she has finally met the man of her dreams, the man who can help her forget her troubled past. Soon, Tessa's jealousy starts to consume her, and she will stop at nothing to turn Julia's paradise into the ultimate nightmare.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisStalked by My Neighbor (2015)
A girl and her mother escape to suburban safety after a home invasion scares them out of the city, but they're soon menaced by a sinister figure.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisHer Husband's Betrayal (2013)
Cathy Coulter is looking forward to a bright future with new husband Riley and her son Billy. Settled in their new home, Cathy becomes disheartened with Riley's frequent work trips and her intuition tells her something is amiss. When Riley leaves for his next job, Cathy follows him...all the way to another family's home! When Cathy storms in to confront him, she finds a dead body and receives a call from Riley saying she must confess to the crime or her son will be killed. With the police hot on her tail, Cathy goes on the run to unearth the truth before it is too late to save her son.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Shut In (2016)
A widowed child psychologist lives in an isolated existence in rural New England. When caught in a deadly winter storm, she must find a way to rescue a young boy before he disappears forever.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Drowning (2016)
A psychiatrist faces his past, present and future when he finds himself involved in the treatment of a young man recently released from prison for a murder committed when the boy was just 11 years old.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Neighbor in the Window (2020)
A suburban wife finds herself and the security of her family threatened by another seemingly friendly neighborhood mom.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHello (2022)
An emotionally unavailable flight attendant meets a potential love interest and later finds out that her "perfect guy" has ulterior motives. As the clock ticks down on New Year's Eve, she must fight to keep her murdered ex-boyfriend's secrets or find herself dead.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisButterfly on a Wheel (2007)
A sociopathic kidnapper methodically pushes a desperate pair of parents to their absolute breaking point.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSleeping with the Enemy (1991)
A young woman fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her nightmarish marriage, but discovers it is impossible to elude her controlling husband.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAdulterers (2016)
On a steamy New Orleans afternoon, Sam Deuprey decides to surprise his beautiful wife, Ashley, for their anniversary and comes home early. But Ashley is not alone in the bedroom. She and her lover, Damien are about to learn how far a jealous husband will go.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Escaping Dad?
The closest matches to Escaping Dad are A Deadly Adoption (2015), Thou Wast Mild and Lovely (2014) and Hidden Away (2013). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Escaping Dad?
People who watched Escaping Dad most often go on to A Deadly Adoption (2015), Thou Wast Mild and Lovely (2014) and Hidden Away (2013).
What is the highest-rated movie like Escaping Dad?
Butterfly on a Wheel (2007), rated 6.5/10 by 596 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Escaping Dad?
Pushed Off a Plane and Survived (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Escaping Dad?
Yes: A Deadly Adoption (2015), Thou Wast Mild and Lovely (2014) and Hidden Away (2013).
How are movies similar to Escaping Dad chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Escaping Dad, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.