Movies like Dreamland (2019)
The best movies like Dreamland (2019) are Dog Eat Dog (2016), Low Tide (2019) and Trap for Cinderella (2013). If Dreamland hooked you with its drama and thriller, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedWind River (2017)7.4/10 from 6,066 votes
- NewestThe Order (2024)Released 2024
Dog Eat Dog (2016)
Ex-cons Troy, Mad Dog, and Diesel are hired by an eccentric mob boss to kidnap a baby and hold it for a large ransom. When the abduction goes awry, the men find themselves on the run from the mob and the cops. Vowing to stay out of prison at all costs, getting away with the crime is a matter of life and death.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisLow Tide (2019)
In the long days of summer in a beach town on the New Jersey shore, high schooler Alan and his friends Red and Smitty break into vacation homes to steal valuables, funding dates at the boardwalk and lunches at the burger stand. When Alan and his younger brother Peter find a bag of gold coins, they try to hide them from the others — but Red, suspicious and violently unpredictable, seems willing to do anything to get the money.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTrap for Cinderella (2013)
A young girl, suffering from amnesia after surviving a house fire that takes her childhood friend's life, begins a tormented road to recovery.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisJoe (2014)
The rough-hewn boss of a lumber crew courts trouble when he steps in to protect the youngest member of his team from an abusive father.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBack Roads (2019)
A young man cares for his younger sisters after their mother is imprisoned for murdering their abusive father. When he strikes up an affair with a married woman, long-dormant family secrets bubble to the surface.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisShut 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 Integrity of Joseph Chambers (2023)
Fearing the apocalypse, an insurance salesman sets off into the woods on a solo hunting experiment.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Night Moves (2014)
The story about three radical environmentalists coming together to execute the most intense protest of their lives: the explosion of a hydroelectric dam.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Devil to Pay (2020)
After the disappearance of her husband, a struggling farmer in an isolated Appalachian community fights to save her son when the cold-hearted matriarch of the oldest family on the mountain demands payment of a debt that could destroy a decades-old truce.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
The Order (2024)
A string of violent robberies in the Pacific Northwest leads veteran FBI agent Terry Husk into a white supremacist plot to overthrow the federal government.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Devil All the Time (2020)
In Knockemstiff, Ohio and its neighboring backwoods, sinister characters converge around young Arvin Russell as he fights the evil forces that threaten him and his family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Killing of Two Lovers (2021)
In a rural Utah town, David, a father of four, grapples with his separation from wife Nikki as she pursues a new relationship.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCold in July (2014)
While investigating noises in his house one balmy Texas night in 1989, Richard Dane puts a bullet in the brain of a low-life burglar. Although he’s hailed as a small-town hero, Dane soon finds himself fearing for his family’s safety when Freddy’s ex-con father rolls into town, hell-bent on revenge.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSmall Engine Repair (2021)
The seemingly casual reunion of three old friends at an out-of-the-way repair shop masks a hidden agenda fuelled by the arrival of a privileged young yuppie.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWind River (2017)
An FBI agent teams with the town's veteran game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a Native American reservation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPig (2021)
A truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregon wilderness must visit Portland to find the mysterious person who stole his beloved foraging pig.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPartisan (2015)
On the edge of a crumbling city, 11-year-old Alexander lives in a sequestered commune alongside other children, their mothers, and charismatic leader, Gregori. Gregori teaches the children how to raise livestock, grow vegetables, work as a community - and how to kill. With the birth of a new baby brother weighing on his mind, Alexander begins to question Gregori’s overpowering influence on the children and their training to become assassins. Threatened by his increasing unwillingness to fall in line, Gregori’s behavior turns erratic and adversarial toward the child he once considered a son. With the two set dangerously at odds and the commune’s way of life disintegrating, the residents fear a violent resolution is at hand.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTomato Red (2017)
When small town drifter Sammy Barlach drives into Venus Holler in search for his next cold beer and the bunch that'll have him, he gets a lot more than he bargained for, namely food, lodging and the possibility of a better future, thanks to crimson-haired Jamalee and her brother Jason, who dream of hitting the big time. Breaks aren't easy to come by, though, if you live in Venus Holler. Powerless against the forces of corruption and prejudice, the hardest things Sammy has to battle are the demons inside his own head.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Blue Ruin (2014)
When the quiet life of a beach bum is upended by dreadful news, he sets off for his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. However, he proves an inept assassin and finds himself in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSon of a Gun (2014)
Locked up for a minor crime, 19 year old JR quickly learns the harsh realities of prison life. Protection, if you can get it, is paramount. JR soon finds himself under the watchful eye of Australia's most notorious criminal, Brendan Lynch, but protection comes at a price.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHold the Dark (2018)
In the grim Alaskan winter, a naturalist hunts for wolves blamed for killing a local boy, but he soon finds himself swept into a chilling mystery.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Rover (2014)
Ten years after a severe economic collapse in the western world, lawlessness reigns and life is cheap. Eric is a lone drifter, and his car is his only possession. When a gang steals it, Eric comes across the injured Rey, left behind by the car thieves. The pair form an unlikely and uneasy alliance.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisInherit the Viper (2019)
Since the death of their father, the Riley siblings have kept their heads above water by illegally dealing in painkillers. Josie is managing the business with an iron fist, when her brother, War veteran Kip, is concerned that the risky business is increasingly turning them into outsiders in their small community. While Kip wants to keep his younger brother out of their illegal endeavors, his younger brother is already making plans of his own.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisBlow the Man Down (2019)
While grieving for the loss of their mother, the Connolly sisters suddenly find they have a crime to cover up, leading them deep into the underbelly of their salty Maine fishing village.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCompliance (2012)
On a particularly busy day at a suburban Ohio fast food restaurant, manager Sandra receives a phone call from a police officer saying that an employee has stolen money from a customer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Square (2008)
Ray, a construction worker trapped in an unhappy marriage, pursues an affair with his neighbor, Carla. Carla's husband, Greg, is a mobster who keeps large sums of drug money in their home. With this in mind, Carla comes up with a plan: She and Ray will steal Greg's money, burn down her house, convince Greg the money was lost in the fire and then run away together. Carla's scheme, however, doesn't go off as planned.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShotgun Stories (2007)
Shotgun Stories tracks a feud that erupts between two sets of half brothers following the death of their father. Set against the cotton fields and back roads of Southeast Arkansas, these brothers discover the lengths to which each will go to protect their family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Parts You Lose (2019)
An unlikely friendship unfolds between a young deaf boy, Wesley, and a fugitive criminal who takes refuge in an abandoned barn on the family’s rural North Dakota farm.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Girl on the Mountain (2022)
When a reclusive backwoodsman finds a mute little girl wandering alone in the forest, he must protect her from the evil forces determined to end her life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Coyote Lake (2019)
Two dangerous and unwanted guests threaten a young woman and her overbearing mother at a small bed-and-breakfast near the U.S.-Mexico border.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Dreamland?
The closest matches to Dreamland are Dog Eat Dog (2016), Low Tide (2019) and Trap for Cinderella (2013). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Dreamland?
People who watched Dreamland most often go on to Dog Eat Dog (2016), Low Tide (2019) and Trap for Cinderella (2013).
What is the highest-rated movie like Dreamland?
Wind River (2017), rated 7.4/10 by 6,066 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Dreamland?
The Order (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Dreamland?
Yes: Dog Eat Dog (2016), Low Tide (2019) and Trap for Cinderella (2013).
How are movies similar to Dreamland chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Dreamland, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.