Movies like Stillwater (2018)
The best movies like Stillwater (2018) are Call of the Wolf (2017), The Vanishing (2019) and Centigrade (2020). If Stillwater hooked you with its mystery and thriller, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Ledge (2022)6.6/10 from 431 votes
- NewestRiver Wild (2023)Released 2023
Call of the Wolf (2017)
Kidnapped and trapped by a winter storm, this slow burn thriller follows two strangers who must outsmart an unseen killer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
The Vanishing (2019)
Three lighthouse keepers on an uninhabited island off the coast of Scotland discover something that isn't theirs to keep.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisCentigrade (2020)
A young American couple travel to the arctic mountains of Norway. After pulling over during a snowstorm, they wake up trapped in their SUV, buried underneath layers of snow and ice.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisAnd Soon the Darkness (2010)
When two American girls on a bike trip in a remote part of Argentina split up and one of them goes missing, the other must find her before her worst fears are realized.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisRiver Wild (2023)
Follows a pair of siblings who love but distrust each other as they embark on a white-water rafting trip with a small group. One of their friends from childhood turns out to be more dangerous than he appears.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBackcountry (2015)
A couple on a deep-wilderness hike become hopelessly lost within an aggressive black bear's territory.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBreak (2019)
The company of three guys and two girls makes their way to the old funicular to have an unforgettable New Year’s Eve celebration at the top of the mountain. A fun adventure turns into a nightmare when the funicular stops over the abyss. Coldness, height and fear of a slow death make them reveal their true essence and get in a fight with each other.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisWalking Out (2017)
A city teen travels to Montana to go hunting with his estranged father, only for the strained trip to become a battle for survival when they encounter a grizzly bear.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisFrozen (2010)
When three skiers find themselves stranded on a chair lift at a New England ski resort that has closed for the next week, they are forced to make life or death choices that prove to be more perilous than staying put and freezing to death.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Perfect Getaway (2009)
For their honeymoon, newlyweds Cliff and Cydney head to the tropical islands of Hawaii. While journeying through the paradisaical countryside the couple encounters Kale and Cleo, two disgruntled hitchhikers and Nick and Gina, two wild but well-meaning spirits who help guide them through the lush jungles. The picturesque waterfalls and scenic mountainsides quickly give way to terror when Cliff and Cydney learn of a grisly murder that occurred nearby and realize that they're being followed by chance acquaintances that suspiciously fit the description of the killers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHigh Lane (2009)
A group of friends on a climbing vacation ignore warnings that the mountains are closed and start their ascent anyway. Collapsing bridges, bear traps and other dangers threaten to splinter the group… when the real hell begins and an unseen villain begins picking them off one by one.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWrecked (2010)
A man awakens in a car wreck at the bottom of a steep cliff. He can't remember who he is or how he got there, but a report over the radio fills in some of the blanks, as it describes a violent bank robbery and names a perpetrator who happens to be sitting dead in the back seat.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Canyon (2009)
A survival story about a honeymooning couple who get lost in the wide expanse of the Grand Canyon.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisA Lonely Place to Die (2011)
A group of five mountaineers are hiking and climbing in the Scottish Highlands when they discover a young Serbian girl buried in a small chamber in the wilderness. They become caught up in a terrifying game of cat and mouse with the kidnappers as they try to get the girl to safety.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Shortcut (2009)
When Derek moves to a new town and discovers a shortcut through the woods to his high school, he learns about a crazy old man who lives near its path: Legend has it that he abducted a group of teenagers years ago. Ignoring the warning, Derek and his friends set out to uncover the dark secret that's buried deep in the woods. But will they survive to tell it?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisHunter Hunter (2020)
A fur trapper leaves his wife and daughter behind to kill a rogue wolf in the remote wilderness, but they soon become increasingly worried when their peaceful existence is disrupted.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKilling Ground (2017)
A couple's camping trip turns into a frightening ordeal when they stumble across the scene of a horrific crime.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHollow in the Land (2017)
With their father in prison for murder, siblings Alison and Brandon are instantly considered suspects when a string of killings plagues their town, and they must fight to clear their names.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Interior (2015)
After receiving a distressing medical diagnosis, a listless young man flees the crushing tedium of Toronto city life, trading it all for the wilderness of the British Columbian Interior. When his whims go awry, he is reduced to petty thievery just to survive. Fearing his misdeeds will catch up with him, he retreats further and further into the woods only to gradually find himself the target of increasingly inexplicable and disturbing manifestations, which point to a frightening truth: he is not alone. Some one or some thing is pursuing him into THE INTERIOR.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Water's Edge (2003)
Robert wanted an escape from the big city. He thought a small town by the water's edge would give him a new start. He couldn't have been more wrong. This little town has dirty secrets, and Robert just found the worst of them...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Cut Bank (2014)
25-year-old Dwayne McLaren, a former athlete turned auto mechanic, dreams of getting out of tiny Cut Bank, Montana the coldest town in America. But his effort to do so sets in motion a deadly series of events that change his life and the life of the town forever...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & thriller
SnoozefestMovies 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 & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Ledge (2022)
A rock climbing adventure between two friends turns into a terrifying nightmare. After Kelly captures the murder of her best friend on camera, she becomes the next target of a tight knit group of friends who will stop at nothing to destroy the evidence and anyone in their way.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Triangle (2016)
Three filmmakers receive an unsettling postcard from an estranged friend living in a secluded commune. The filmmakers take their cameras into the wilderness of Montana to document the mysterious inner workings of the group. On their disconcerting road to self-sufficiency, witnessing something more shocking than they ever imagined.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery
Beacon Point (2016)
A group of hikers lost on the Appalachian Trail stumble across an ancient secret that threatens their survival.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Hollow Creek (2016)
Trying to find inspiration for his next horror novel, Blake retreats to the Appalachian Mountains with his mistress, Angelica. Upon arrival they learn about the case of several missing boys in the area. When Angelica follows a lead to one of the missing boys and disappears, Blake becomes a prime suspect.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & thriller
The Mean Season (1985)
A routine investigation of a shocking murder takes a bizarre twist when the killer contacts the reporter and appoints him his personal spokesman. As the killer's calls and clues increase, the reporter is lured into a deadly trap.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNature of the Beast (1995)
Two men, both hiding a deadly secret, are on a murderous rampage through the desert.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisOlder Gods (2023)
After the disappearance of his troubled friend, American Chris Rivers travels to the remote Welsh countryside to investigate what happened – leading him to a dark apocalyptic cult.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe 9th Life of Louis Drax (2016)
A psychologist who begins working with a young boy who has suffered a near-fatal fall finds himself drawn into a mystery that tests the boundaries of fantasy and reality.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & thriller
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Stillwater?
The closest matches to Stillwater are Call of the Wolf (2017), The Vanishing (2019) and Centigrade (2020). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Stillwater?
People who watched Stillwater most often go on to Call of the Wolf (2017), The Vanishing (2019) and Centigrade (2020).
What is the highest-rated movie like Stillwater?
The Ledge (2022), rated 6.6/10 by 431 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Stillwater?
River Wild (2023) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Stillwater?
Yes: Call of the Wolf (2017), The Vanishing (2019) and Centigrade (2020).
How are movies similar to Stillwater chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Stillwater, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.