20 movies like Lady in the Water, ordered by similarity : Papillon(2017), The Raid 2(2014), Conversations With My Gardener(2007), Shoplifters(2018), Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison(1951), Ghostbusters(1984), Aquarius(2016), Time Out(2001), Djinn(2008), The Shape of Water(2017), Possession(1981), Upstream Color(2013) ...
Fantasy, Drama
USA
2006
110 Minutes
Paul Giamatti Bryce Dallas Howard Jeffrey Wright Bob Balaban Sarita Choudhury Cindy Cheung M. Night Shyamalan Freddy Rodriguez Bill Irwin Mary Beth Hurt Noah Gray-Cabey
handyman mysterious woman author son tenant creature gripping chilling melodramatic apartment building pool apartment saving the world family loss secrets fairy tales supernatural discovery quest
Apartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep rescues what he thinks is a young woman from the pool he maintains. When he discovers that she is actually a character from a bedtime story who is trying to make the journey back to her home, he works with his tenants to protect his new friend from the creatures that are determined to keep her in our world.
Adventure, History, Biography, Drama
USA|Czech Republic|Spain
2017
133 Minutes
Charlie Hunnam Rami Malek Roland Møller Nina Senicar Tommy J. Flanagan Eve Hewson Christopher Fairbank Brian Vernel
convict innocent man prison guard prisoner escape artist friend tense bleak thrilling suspenseful incredible intricate prison island prison cell paris french guiana apartment prison prison break
Wrongfully convicted for murder, Henri Charriere forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate and quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega, in an attempt to escape from the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island.
Crime, Sports & Fitness, Drama, Action
Indonesia|USA
2014
148 Minutes
Iko Uwais Yayan Ruhian Arifin Putra Oka Antara Tio Pakusadewo Alex Abbad Julie Estelle Cok Simbara Cecep Arif Rahman Very Tri Yulisman Ryuhei Matsuda
son gangster family member undercover cop inmate kingpin brash brooding chilling prison office police station jakarta, indonesia building drug house undercover operations crime family fighting prison
Only a short time after the first raid, Rama goes undercover with the thugs of Jakarta and plans to bring down the syndicate and uncover the corruption within his police force.
Comedy, Drama
2007
109 Minutes
Daniel Auteuil Jean-Pierre Darroussin Fanny Cottençon Alexia Barlier
painter gardener artist former classmate man friend amusing heartwarming charming uplifting lighthearted melodramatic france paris rural community countryside garden lake friendship relationships
Adventure, Crime, Drama
Japan
2018
121 Minutes
Lily Franky Sakura Andô Mayu Matsuoka Kirin Kiki Jyo Kairi Miyu Sasaki Sôsuke Ikematsu
shoplifter man outsider child orphan abusive father engaging playful charming amusing emotional melodramatic japan house prison family happiness shoplifting child abuse crime
A family of small-time crooks take in a child they find outside in the cold.
Drama
USA
1951
87 Minutes
Steve Cochran David Brian Philip Carey Ted de Corsia Scott Forbes Michael Tolan Dick Wesson Paul Picerni William Campbell
warden prison guard prisoner prison official sergeant inmate brooding intense engaging emotional brutal bleak folsom state prison reformation prison life prison riot prison break humanity human rights escape
At California's Folsom Prison, escape attempts and riots are on the rise due to the old-school sadistic style of management of a brutal warden.
Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
USA
1984
107 Minutes
Bill Murray Dan Aykroyd Harold Ramis Sigourney Weaver Rick Moranis Annie Potts William Atherton Ernie Hudson
parapsychologist love interest nerd supernatural being ghost secretary hilarious eerie amusing new york city firehouse apartment library city apartment college campus ghosts demonic possession supernatural daunting task showdown
Three former parapsychology professors set up shop as a unique ghost removal service.
Drama
Brazil|France
2016
145 Minutes
Sonia Braga Maeve Jinkings Humberto Carrão Carla Ribas Zoraide Coleto Irandhir Santos Allan Souza Lima Buda Lira Pedro Queiroz Germano Melo Fernando Teixeira
resident woman saber-toothed cat survivor developer maid intense engaging heartwarming melodramatic emotional moving brazil apartment apartment building cancer refuse bullying real estate money
Clara, 65, lives her life to the fullest with her family and friends. A construction company wants her Recife oceanfront condo, as they've already bought all the other in the 3 story building. Clara's staying.
Drama
France
2001
134 Minutes
Aurélien Recoing Karin Viard Serge Livrozet Jean-Pierre Mangeot Monique Mangeot Nicolas Kalsch Marie Cantet Felix Cantet Maxime Sassier Nigel Palmer Christophe Charles
unemployed person businessman wife son father bleak gripping geneva car apartment family home france unemployment lie money family fear investment fall wretched excess
An unemployed man finds his life sinking more and more into trouble as he hides his situation from his family and friends.
Fantasy, Adventure
USA
2008
76 Minutes
Sean Solimon Navid Negahban Mehrdad Sarlak Naz Deravian
couple man woman neighbor backpacker monster bleak shocking brutal suspenseful intense thrilling apartment apartment building horror fear strange happenings supernatural discovery escape
Based on ancient middle eastern fairy tales written thousands of years ago and passed down from generation to generation. Imad's beautiful true love (Amina) is snatched in the middle of the... See full summary »
Romance, Fantasy
USA|Canada|Mexico
2017
123 Minutes
Sally Hawkins Michael Shannon Richard Jenkins Octavia Spencer Michael Stuhlbarg Doug Jones David Hewlett Nick Searcy Stewart Arnott Nigel Bennett Lauren Lee Smith
mute person creature marine biologist friend cleaning lady government agent moving dreamy emotional endearing heartwarming creative baltimore laboratory apartment bonding friendship creatures muteness rule breaking
At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.
Horror, Fantasy, Drama
1981
127 Minutes
Isabelle Adjani Sam Neill Margit Carstensen Heinz Bennent Johanna Hofer Carl Duering Shaun Lawton Michael Hogben Maximilian Ruthlein Thomas Frey Leslie Malton
young woman husband son teacher lover creature eerie frightful gory berlin apartment school infidelity possession insanity murder affair marriage mystery pursuit
A young woman (Isabelle Adjani) forsakes her husband (Sam Neill) and her lover for a tentacled creature.
Drama
USA
2013
96 Minutes
Amy Seimetz Shane Carruth Andrew Sensenig Thiago Martins Kathy Carruth Meredith Burke Andreon Watson Ashton Miramontes Myles McGee
woman victim criminal love interest romantic interest man farmer chilling creepy disturbing eerie gripping united states apartment farm hypnosis drugs manipulation crime hostages
A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the life cycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.
Comedy, Drama
Italy|France
1990
112 Minutes
Marcello Mastroianni Michèle Morgan Marino Cenna Roberto Nobile Valeria Cavalli Norma Martelli Antonella Attili Salvatore Cascio
bureaucrat family patriarch son daughter missing person touching melodramatic sicily train italy family secrets opera old age journey reunion quest mystery discovery 1980s
Matteo decides to take a trip across Italy to go visiting his five children.
Drama
USA|Mexico
2005
112 Minutes
Kathy Baker Amy Brenneman Elpidia Carrillo Glenn Close Stephen Dillane Dakota Fanning William Fichtner LisaGay Hamilton Holly Hunter Jason Isaacs Joe Mantegna
divorcée sick person prisoner old flame teen girl woman tender moving intricate melodramatic jail hospital family home supermarket graveyard mother/daughter relationship family dysfunction estrangement reunion illness
Captives of the very relationships that define and sustain them, nine women resiliently meet the travails and disappointments of life.
Drama
USA
1995
85 Minutes
Jerry Barone Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Al Pacino Joe Grifasi Joanna Merlin Andy Romano Ron McLarty Patrick Borriello Donna Mitchell Mary Lou Rosato Rosemary DeAngelis
boy child grandfather family family member charming emotional heartwarming melodramatic moving sad united states city suburb slum movie theater economic crisis family life family tragedy family secrets
Gennaro lives with his ailing grandpa, who sits outside holding tight to his last quarter. But grandpa's not ready to die, he has some unfinished business with a woman from his past and he enlists Gennaro to act as his emissary.
Drama
France|Austria|Germany
2017
107 Minutes
Isabelle Huppert Jean-Louis Trintignant Mathieu Kassovitz Fantine Harduin Franz Rogowski Laura Verlinden Aurélia Petit Toby Jones Hille Perl Hassam Ghancy Nabiha Akkari
family wife husband refugee suicidal person grandson engaging emotional melodramatic charming heartwarming sad france refugee camp restaurant family home family dysfunction immigrants helping others happiness
A well-to-do French family deals with a series of setbacks and crises.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Horror
India
2009
146 Minutes
Madhavan Neetu Chandra Poonam Dhillon Sachin Khedekar Dhritiman Chatterjee Deepak Dobriyal
tenant wife police officer friend tv personality mother tense chilling thrilling apartment police station india mysterious past mind games family danger television show violence discovery mystery
A man experiences a supernatural occurrence at his newly purchased apartment; a soap opera being telecast exclusively on his TV, which shows the future of his family.
Drama
2008
88 Minutes
Josh Hartnett Naomie Harris Adam Scott Robin Tunney Andre Royo Emmanuelle Chriqui David Bowie Rip Torn Caroline Lagerfelt
business owner son brother investor girlfriend entrepreneur melodramatic gripping thrilling confident engaging new york city club apartment office city apartment street father/son relationship brother relationship dot-com bubble
The co-founder (Josh Hartnett) of an Internet company tries to win back his lover (Naomie Harris), while his business teeters on the brink of disaster.
Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
USA
2015
108 Minutes
Kyle Gallner Olivia Thirlby Brendan Sexton III Josh Brener Molly C. Quinn Paget Brewster Frances Conroy Nick Offerman Keegan-Michael Key
friend junkie writer stranger landlord love interest brooding charming endearing gripping heartwarming quirky united states closet apartment small town second chance love life lessons hard decisions
There's a magical door in Woody's closet that allows those who go through it to erase mistakes from their past. When he finds out where it goes, his life will be changed forever.
Drama
USA
2005
99 Minutes
Steve Harris Gale Harold Phillip Bloch Catherine Dent Michelle Clunie Judah Friedlander Shirley Caesar Daisy McCrackin
man brother entrepreneur blind person girlfriend childhood friend tense dark emotional georgia countryside store house family secrets siblings racial tension small-town life american south disability discovery
A film by Lisa France. A Luis Moro Production. In a hidden southern Georgia town, nothing is quite what it seems. A small time hustler Harold (Gale Harold) has a few secrets. In his house, ... See full summary »