Movies like In Her Skin (2009)
The best movies like In Her Skin (2009) are Goldstone (2016), The Square (2008) and Nitram (2021). If In Her Skin 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 ratedNitram (2021)6.9/10 from 228 votes
- NewestInside (2025)Released 2025
Goldstone (2016)
Indigenous Detective Jay Swan arrives in the frontier town of Goldstone on a missing persons inquiry. What seems like a simple investigation unearths an intricate web of crime, corruption, human trafficking, and coordinated exploitation of indigenous people’s land. Jay must bury his differences with young local cop Josh, so together they can bring justice to Goldstone.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & 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 crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNitram (2021)
Based on true events, "Nitram" lives with his parents in suburban Australia in the mid-90s. He lives a life of isolation and frustration at never fitting in. As his anger grows, he begins a slow descent into a nightmare that culminates in the most heinous of acts.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhite Bird in a Blizzard (2014)
In 1988, a teenage girl's life is thrown into chaos when her mother disappears.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSnowtown (2011)
Based on true events, 16 year-old Jamie falls in with his mother's new boyfriend and his crowd of self-appointed neighborhood watchmen, a relationship that leads to a spree of torture and murder.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKidnapped (2021)
Savannah Duke-Morgan realizes her lifetime dream to bring her husband Brad and her five-year-old daughter Aria back to her birthplace on the Gold Coast of Australia until it turns into her worst nightmare when Aria goes missing from the resort’s Kidz Klub.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
The Royal Hotel (2023)
After running out of money while backpacking in a tiny, male-dominated town in the Australian outback, two friends resort to a working holiday at the Royal Hotel. When the locals' behavior starts crossing the line, the girls find themselves trapped in an unnerving situation that grows rapidly out of their control.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisInside (2025)
After being transferred from juvenile to adult prison, Mel Blight is taken under the wing of both Mark Shepard, Australia’s most despised criminal, and Warren Murfett, a soon to be paroled inmate. As a paternal triangle grows between them, we see that even the worst of men have a little bit of good inside that will be their undoing.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Trust (2010)
A suburban family is torn apart when fourteen-year-old Annie meets her first boyfriend online. After months of communicating via online chat and phone, Annie discovers her friend is not who he originally claimed to be. Shocked into disbelief, her parents are shattered by their daughter's actions and struggle to support her as she comes to terms with what has happened to her once innocent life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKane (2023)
Benny works for old school crime boss Abe, Abe has multiple personalities and is in a gang war with the notorious Frankie. Kane is the deadliest of Abe's personalities, the next 24 hours will be a killer. Today is a good day to die.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
The Horseman (2008)
A tender drama unfolds between a grieving father and a troubled teenage girl as they drive northbound along the quiet outback roads of Australia. What she doesn't know is that between stops, he is leaving behind a bloody trail of bodies in a revenge motivated killing spree.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAnimal Kingdom (2010)
Joshua “J” is taken in by his extended family after his mother dies of an overdose. The clan, ruled by J’s scheming grandmother, is heavily involved in criminal activities, and J is soon indoctrinated into their way of life. But J is given a chance to take another path when a cop seeks to help him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChopper (2000)
The true and infamous story of Australia's notorious criminal Mark 'Chopper' Read and his years of crime, interest in violence, drugs and prostitutes.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Disappearance of Alice Creed (2009)
A rich man's daughter is held captive in an abandoned apartment by two former convicts who abducted her and hold her ransom in exchange for her father's money.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Killer Inside Me (2010)
Deputy Sheriff Lou Ford is a pillar of the community in his small west Texas town, patient and apparently thoughtful. Some people think he is a little slow and maybe boring, but that is the worst they say about him. But then nobody knows about what Lou calls his "sickness": He is a brilliant, but disturbed sociopathic sadist.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisTenderness (2009)
A hardened cop tries to unravel the past to discover whether a violent teenager was responsible for the murder of his family. A confused fifteen-year-old runaway becomes enthralled with the young man.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
SnoozefestMovies 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 crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisStrangerland (2015)
Newly arrived to a remote desert town, Catherine and Matthew are tormented by a suspicion when their two teenage children mysteriously vanish.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisSwerve (2012)
Driving cross-country to a job interview, Colin takes a short cut and comes across a fatal road accident. One of the drivers, Jina, is shaken but unhurt; the other has been killed instantly. Beside the dead body is a briefcase full of money, which Colin turns in to the local police. But getting out of town proves a nightmare, as Colin's good deed causes a series of bizarre events to unfold.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Girl Next Door (2007)
In a quiet suburban town in the summer of 1958, two recently orphaned sisters are placed in the care of their mentally unstable Aunt Ruth. But Ruth's depraved sense of discipline will soon lead to unspeakable acts of abuse and torture that involve her young sons, the neighborhood children, and one 12-year-old boy whose life will be changed forever.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBeautiful (2009)
After another teenager disappears from the idyllic suburb of Sunshine Hills, Suzy, the girl-next-door of every boy's dreams, persuades Daniel, a fourteen-year-old with an obsessive crush, to help her uncover the truth.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisJindabyne (2006)
Outside the Australian town of Jindabyne, local man Stuart Kane is on a fishing trip with friends when they discover the body of a murdered girl.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
SnoozefestMovies 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 & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like this1% (2018)
When an Australian motorcycle gang leader is released from prison, he finds his former deputy on the cusp of giving control of their lucrative drug trade to a rival gang. When the deal goes south, the ensuing violence threatens to spin out of control as the gangs must contend with external threats and subversion within their own ranks — culminating in a deadly face-off between the heavily-armed crews in this epic and action-packed biker thriller.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisEden (2013)
After a night out with friends, Hyun Jae accepts a late night ride home from a young fire fighter. What begins as a night of promise quickly turns into a nightmare when she is abducted and imprisoned outside Las Vegas as a sex slave.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJohn Doe: Vigilante (2014)
When John Doe is convicted of being a vigilante serial killer, a vigilante group named 'Speak for the Dead' emerges in support of John's cause—elevating the debate about justice versus vengeance.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLimbo (2023)
Travis, a jaded detective, arrives in the remote outback town of Limbo to investigate the cold case murder of local Indigenous girl Charlotte Hayes 20 years ago. As truths about the murder begin to unfold, the detective gains a new insight into the unsolved case.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRestraint (2008)
Two fugitives land in hot water when they take a hostage who poses a threat to their well-being.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisBlackrock (1997)
In New South Wales, Jared surfs with his mates and has a first girl. He hosts a beach party for his older pal, Ricko, and witnesses four of his mates gang-rape a 15 year old. He does nothing, and the next day, she's found murdered. At school, the boys and the girls react: the girls with anger at the perpetrators, the boys with jeering at the dead girl's morality. The students' parents have their own responses. Jared retreats into angry silence, disgusted that he did nothing to help the dead girl. Meanwhile, his mother wants to talk to him about her impending cancer surgery, the police want to know what he saw, and his friend Ricko wants an alibi. Jared's cracking under the pressure.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Little Fish (2005)
Set in the Little Saigon district outside of Sydney, a woman trying to escape her past becomes embroiled in a drug deal.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like In Her Skin?
The closest matches to In Her Skin are Goldstone (2016), The Square (2008) and Nitram (2021). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after In Her Skin?
People who watched In Her Skin most often go on to Goldstone (2016), The Square (2008) and Nitram (2021).
What is the highest-rated movie like In Her Skin?
Nitram (2021), rated 6.9/10 by 228 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like In Her Skin?
Inside (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like In Her Skin?
Yes: Goldstone (2016), The Square (2008) and Nitram (2021).
How are movies similar to In Her Skin chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside In Her Skin, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.