20 movies like Knife in the Water, ordered by similarity : The Rain People(1969), They Were Sisters(1945), The First Hundred Years(1938), With or Without You(1999), Ford v Ferrari(2019), Carnal Knowledge(1971), Faces(1968), Woodpeckers(2017), Sparrows Can't Sing(1963), The Promised Land(1975), The Temptress(1926), Love Never Dies(1921) ...
7.5/10
Drama
Poland
1962
94 Minutes
Leon Niemczyk Jolanta Umecka Zygmunt Malanowicz
hitchhiker husband wife cool calm disturbing boat car highway marina lake poland love triangle class distinctions rivalry temptation 1960s
A couple pick up a hitchhiker on the way to their yacht. The husband invites the young man to come along for their day's sailing. As the voyage progresses, the antagonism between the two men grows. A violent confrontation is inevitable.
6.9/10
Drama
USA
1969
102 Minutes
James Caan Shirley Knight Robert Duvall Marya Zimmet Tom Aldredge Laurie Crewes Andrew Duncan Margaret Fairchild Sally Gracie Alan Manson Robert Modica
police officer mentally impaired person pregnant wife housewife widower hitchhiker melodramatic somber disturbing road car long island, n.y. zoo west virginia nebraska pregnancy self-discovery road trip marital problems loneliness
When a housewife finds out she is pregnant, she runs out of town looking for freedom to reevaluate her life decisions.
6.8/10
Drama
UK
1945
110 Minutes
sibling abused wife abusive husband husband wife sith lord disturbing melodramatic emotional small town house hotel unhappy marriage relationships love infidelity father/daughter relationship adultery fall discovery
The story of three sisters who marry men of widely different character as their individual and widely-different married lives unfold. One sister (Phyllis Calvert) is happily married but ... See full summary »
6.2/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1938
73 Minutes
Robert Montgomery Virginia Bruce Warren William Binnie Barnes Harry Davenport Nydia Westman Donald Briggs Jonathan Hale E.E. Clive Lee Bowman
career woman husband theater promoter lawyer judge sexy woman witty engaging melodramatic new york city apartment shipyard yacht new bedford, mass. marital problems gender roles career vs. love jealousy husband/wife relationship city life
David and Lynn are a happily married couple. When David gets his dream job in another state, Lynn, a high-powered executive, doesn't want to leave NYC and her job.
6.1/10
Drama
UK
1999
90 Minutes
Christopher Eccleston Dervla Kirwan Yvan Attal Julie Graham Alun Armstrong Lloyd Hutchinson Michael Liebmann Doon Mackichan Gordon Kennedy Fionnula Flanagan
wife husband pen pal first love hairdresser father engaging touching ireland car golf course family home marriage pregnancy infidelity jealousy relationships love triangle love rivalry
Rosie and Vincent know each other for ten years, and are married for five. She doesn't like her job, he isn't too pleased working with her dad. They're trying to have a baby. One morning ... See full summary »
8.1/10
Biography, Drama, History
USA
2019
152 Minutes
Matt Damon Christian Bale Jon Bernthal Caitriona Balfe Tracy Letts Josh Lucas Noah Jupe Remo Girone Ray McKinnon JJ Feild Jack McMullen
designer auto builder race car driver rival intense passionate confident creative gripping france america auto race car dealership corporate headquarters desert auto racing design corporate rule rivalry creative process
American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference and the laws of physics to build a revolutionary race car for Ford in order to defeat Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966.
7.0/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1971
96 Minutes
Jack Nicholson Art Garfunkel Ann-Margret Candice Bergen Rita Moreno Cynthia O'Neal Carol Kane
good guy ladies' man girlfriend wife cool witty offbeat new york city amherst, mass. college apartment sex marriage love love triangle friendship growing up love 1960s
Chronicling the lifelong sexual development of two men who meet and befriend one another in college.
7.6/10
Drama
USA
1968
130 Minutes
John Marley Gena Rowlands Lynn Carlin Fred Draper Seymour Cassel Val Avery Dorothy Gulliver Joanne Jordan Darlene Conley Gene Darfler Elizabeth Deering
husband wife mistress businessperson dark disheartening somber sad suburbia los angeles love marriage loneliness aging adultery discovery love temptation 1960s
A middle-aged man leaves his wife for another woman. Shortly after, his ex-wife also begins a relationship with a younger partner. The film follows their struggles to find love amongst each other.
Drama
2017
106 Minutes
Jean Jean Ramón Emilio Candelario Judith Rodriguez Jose Cruz Manuel Raposo Karina Valdez Aleja Johnson Carlota Carretero Keunis Álvarez Orestes Amador
prison guard prisoner prisoners messenger gangsters love interest romantic interest romantic rival rival dark disturbing emotional engaging gripping intense moving passionate powerful raw tense
Incarcerated in the Dominican Republic, an inmate uses sign language to communicate with his imprisoned girlfriend at an adjacent institution.
6.2/10
Comedy, Drama
UK
1963
94 Minutes
James Booth Barbara Windsor Roy Kinnear Avis Bunnage Brian Murphy George Sewell Barbara Ferris Griffith Davies Murray Melvin Arthur Mullard Peggy Ann Clifford
seaman wife bus driver baby emotional melodramatic intense touching sad sea boat home returning home new love fatherhood doubt past loves adventure love forbidden love
Charlie returns to the East End after two years at sea to find his house demolished and wife Maggie gone. Everyone else knows she is now shacked up with married bus driver Bert and a ... See full summary »
7.9/10
Drama
Poland
1975
138 Minutes
Daniel Olbrychski Wojciech Pszoniak Andrzej Seweryn Kalina Jedrusik
businessman friend partner rival wife mistress emotional melodramatic poland lodz, poland factory ambition deception romance infidelity friendship business rivalry temptation rise
At the turn of the century, Lodz, Poland was a quick-paced manufacturing center for textiles, replete with cutthroat industrialists and unsafe working conditions. Three young friends, a ... See full summary »
6.9/10
Drama
USA
1926
117 Minutes
Greta Garbo Antonio Moreno Roy D'Arcy Marc McDermott Lionel Barrymore Virginia Brown Faire Armand Kaliz Alys Murrell Robert Anderson Francis Macdonald Hector V. Sarno
architect banker temptress wife husband love interest emotional thrilling paris costume party argentina love triangle relationships affair love doomed romance forbidden love rivalry temptation 1920s
An architect tries suppressing his passion for a seductive woman.
6.7/10
Drama
USA
1921
80 Minutes
Lloyd Hughes Madge Bellamy Joseph Bennett Claire McDowell Winifred Greenwood Frank Brownlee Julia Brown Lillian Leighton
husband wife father rival mother melodramatic uneasy north carolina small town city household river reputation deception father/daughter relationship false accusations small-town life schemes rivalry transformation
John and Tilly's happy marriage is ruined when Tilly's father finds out about the scandalous past of John's mother. John, unaware of his father-in-law's meddling, thinks Tilly has left him,... See full summary »
6.7/10
Drama
UK
1961
110 Minutes
Peter Finch Stanley Holloway Mary Peach Mervyn Johns Donald Pleasence Dennis Price Oliver Reed
politician model wife neighbor somber intricate england parliament party marital problems aging career vs. love estrangement failing career communism love temptation 1960s
After winning re-election, British Labour Party M.P. Johnnie Byrne faces a series of setbacks in his political career, as well as in his marriage, and must act wisely in order to save both.
6.7/10
Drama
USA
1944
110 Minutes
Ida Lupino Paul Henreid Nancy Coleman Mary Boland Victor Francen Alla Nazimova Michael Chekhov Marek Windheim Ivan Triesault John Bleifer
aristocrat count american wife antique dealer rousing emotional warsaw, poland estate wedding world war ii class distinctions love nazis invasion royalty love sacrifice rivalry 1930s
It is early 1939 in Poland when Mrs. Bromley and Jennifer come to buy antiques for her business in London. Jennifer meets Count Stephen and they wine, dine and see the sights though out the... See full summary »
6.5/10
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France
2018
100 Minutes
Jessalyn Gilsig Jon Cor Hannah Vandenbygaart Scott Gibson Taveeta Szymanowicz
young woman mother father mother's boyfriend psychopath intense suspenseful thrilling disturbing melodramatic brooding house canada hospital car united states car accident divorce new love false identity
Matthias Le Goff, an Olympic champion, makes a homophobic statement on TV. His punishment: coach the Shiny Shrimps, an amateur gay water-polo team. They have only one thing in mind: to qualify for the Gay Games in Croatia.
5.7/10
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
USA
1994
87 Minutes
Eric Stoltz Meg Tilly Craig Sheffer Todd Field Susan Traylor Dean Cameron Thomas Gibson Tegan West Amaryllis Borrego Parker Posey Joey Lauren Adams
husband wife best friend young man young woman romantic rival amusing passionate touching wedding party car beach love triangle marriage relationships friendship love rivalry temptation
Sarah, Joseph and Frank are BFFs. Joseph and Sarah get married but the evening before she tells Frank with a kiss that it could've been him. Frank continues to have a thing for Sarah.
7.1/10
Drama
USA
1957
87 Minutes
Rock Hudson Robert Stack Dorothy Malone Jack Carson Robert Middleton Alan Reed Alexander Lockwood Chris Olsen Robert Wilke Troy Donahue William Schallert
journalist stunt pilot wife mechanic son showman melodramatic thrilling passionate striking new orleans carnival air show party family home airplane obsession aviation love triangle unhappy marriage
Story of a friendship between an eccentric journalist and a daredevil barnstorming pilot.
7.3/10
Drama
UK
1962
112 Minutes
Alan Bates June Ritchie Thora Hird Bert Palmer Gwen Nelson Malcolm Patton Pat Keen
secretary mother wife mother-in-law draftsman husband somber brooding melodramatic manchester, england factory class distinctions pregnancy miscarriage housing shortage marriage sacrifice transformation 1960s
After his girlfriend's pregnancy forces him to marry her, a young man must adjust to his new life and contend with his domineering mother-in-law.
7.4/10
Drama, History
France
1982
122 Minutes
Gérard Depardieu Nathalie Baye Roger Planchon André Chaumeau Maurice Barrier Stéphane Pean Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu Sylvie Meda
wife husband villager magistrate veteran impostor fascinating gripping emotional suspenseful france countryside village courtroom family home impersonation court battles husband/wife relationship con game war aftermath
In medieval France, some villagers challenge a man's claim of identity when he (as he says) returns home from some time in the army.
7.7/10
Drama
Sweden
1969
101 Minutes
Liv Ullmann Bibi Andersson Max von Sydow Erland Josephson Erik Hell Sigge Fürst
ex-husband widow husband wife bleak passionate emotional sweden island marriage infidelity deception grief romance animal cruelty love discovery mystery 1960s
A recently divorced man meets an emotionally devastated widow and they begin a love affair.
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