20 movies like Dark Waters, ordered by similarity : Dark River(2017), The Good Earth(1937), Pelle the Conqueror(1987), Lassie(1994), So Big(1924), Custody(2017), Charlotte's Web(2006), Border Incident(1950), Desire Under the Elms(1958), Dad and Dave: On Our Selection(1995), Miles From Home(1988), Jean de Florette(1986) ...
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2019
126 Minutes
Mark Ruffalo Anne Hathaway Tim Robbins Bill Camp Victor Garber Mare Winningham Bill Pullman Louisa Krause William Jackson Harper Kevin Crowley Trenton Hudson
lawyer farmer cow attorney corrupt businessman bleak shocking gutsy farm ohio courtroom poison chemical disaster farming legal battle discovery escape transformation 2000s
A corporate defense attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK
2017
89 Minutes
Ruth Wilson Mark Stanley Sean Bean Esme Creed-Miles Aiden McCullough Shane Attwooll Steve Garti Una McNulty Dean Andrews Jonah Russell Joe Dempsie
father farmer daughter brother estranged brother friend emotional intricate tense solemn intense farm house barn pasture estrangement family business family feud farming mysterious past
Following the death of her father, Alice (Ruth Wilson) returns to her home village for the first time in 15 years, to claim the tenancy to the family farm she believes is rightfully hers.
Drama
USA
1937
138 Minutes
Paul Muni Luise Rainer Walter Connolly Tilly Losch Charley Grapewin Jessie Ralph Soo Yong Keye Luke Roland Lui Ching Wah Lee Harold Huber
farmer wife pretty woman son emotional melodramatic china farm farming family poverty aspirations marriage love triangle transformation love sacrifice 1930s
Although married Chinese farmers Wang and O-Lan initially experience success, their lives are complicated by declining fortunes and lean times, as well as the arrival of the beautiful young Lotus.
Drama
Denmark|Sweden
1987
160 Minutes
Max von Sydow Pelle Hvenegaard Erik Paaske Kristina Törnqvist Bjorn Granath Astrid Villaume Axel Strøbye Troels Asmussen Karen Wegener Sofie Gråbøl Lars Simonsen
father son farmer worker brooding emotional touching bornholm, denmark farm ship class distinctions bigotry family farming growing up transformation underdog 19th century
When his wife dies, Lassefar (Max von Sydow) takes his 12-year-old son, Pelle (Pelle Hvenegaard), from their home in Sweden to Denmark in search of a better life. Signing on as laborers at ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1994
92 Minutes
Thomas Guiry Helen Slater Jon Tenney Brittany Boyd Frederic Forrest Richard Farnsworth Michelle Williams Charlie Hofheimer Clayton Barclay Jones
father mother son daughter lassie farmer heartwarming virginia farm family home dogs family farming teen angst love triangle culture clash adventure transformation 1990s
When a family of 4 moves from Baltimore to a farm in rural Virginia, they adopt an abandoned collie. The dog becomes the son's companion and protector, helping him adapt to rural life.
Drama
USA
1924
90 Minutes
Colleen Moore Joseph De Grasse John Bowers Ben Lyon Wallace Beery Gladys Brockwell Jean Hersholt Charlotte Merriam Dot Farley Ford Sterling Frankie Darro
mother farmer son husband married woman teacher melodramatic emotional illinois farm high school mother/son relationship farming struggle affair determination poverty rise sacrifice transformation
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France
2017
94 Minutes
Denis Menochet Léa Drucker Thomas Gioria Mathilde Auneveux Mathieu Saïkaly Florence Janas Saadia Bentaïeb Sophie Pincemaille Émilie Incerti-Formentini Jérome Care-Aulanier Coralie Russier
divorce divorce lawyer son mother father family member emotional intense tense disheartening office party bus house car apartment custody battle divorce family feud growing up
A broken marriage leads to a bitter custody battle with an embattled son at the centre.
Kids & Family, Drama
USA|Germany|Australia
2006
98 Minutes
Dakota Fanning Kevin Anderson Gary Basaraba Beau Bridges Essie Davis Siobhan Fallon Hogan
young girl pig farmer spider uncle rat charming tender endearing emotional touching amusing farm amusement park barn farmhouse barnyard friendship meaning of life death
Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
92 Minutes
Ricardo Montalban George Murphy Howard da Silva James Mitchell Arnold Moss Alfonso Bedoya Teresa Celli Charles McGraw Jose Torvay John Ridgely Arthur Hunnicutt
fbi agent migrant worker farmer gang member undercover agent dark suspenseful california farm illegal immigration murder farming investigation discovery escape 1950s
Mexican and American federal agents tackle a vicious gang exploiting illegal farm workers in southern California.
Drama
USA
1958
114 Minutes
Sophia Loren Anthony Perkins Burl Ives Frank Overton Pernell Roberts Rebecca Welles Jean Willes Anne Seymour Roy Fant
widower farmer wife slave gripping fascinating melodramatic new england farm california slavery farming money affair illegitimate child discovery forbidden love transformation 1950s
Desperation and secret passions on a family farm lead to tragedy.
Comedy, Drama
Australia
1995
110 Minutes
Leo McKern Joan Sutherland Geoffrey Rush David Field Noah Taylor Essie Davis Celia Ireland Ray Barrett Barry Otto Nicholas Eadie Murray Bartlett
farmer wife son politician neighbor amusing charming australia farm small town family farming politics father/son relationship growing up transformation 19th century
Tired of local corruption and the harshness of his life a bushman demonstrates the true Aussie spirit and decides to run for parliament.
Drama
USA
1988
108 Minutes
Richard Gere Kevin Anderson John Malkovich Brian Dennehy Jason Campbell Austin Bamgarner Larry Poling Terry Kinney Penelope Ann Miller Helen Hunt Moira Harris
farmer brother bank robber renegade gutsy passionate bleak farm midwest farming debt anger retribution vigilantism quest revenge sacrifice 1980s
Two brothers who are forced off their farm in the debt stricken mid-west become folk heroes when they begin robbing the banks that have been foreclosing on farmers.
Drama
Switzerland|France|Italy
1986
122 Minutes
Yves Montand Gérard Depardieu Daniel Auteuil Elisabeth Depardieu Ernestine Mazurowna Marcel Champel Armand Meffre Margarita Lozano Andre Dupon Pierre Nougaro Jean Maurel
nephew uncle farmer neighbor aunt spirited emotional melodramatic intense france farm countryside mountain provence, france ambition aspirations farming competition deception daunting task
A greedy landowner and his backward nephew conspire to block the only water source for an adjoining property in order to bankrupt the owner and force him to sell.
Drama, Romance
UK|South Africa
2014
96 Minutes
Katie McGrath Bok van Blerk Gil Bellows Brumilda Van Rensburg André Stolz Eduan van Jaarsveldt Craig Palm Mary Twala
british woman teacher actress farmer love interest romantic interest rival director single man single woman south african man afrikaans amusing charming engaging heartwarming hilarious inspiring lighthearted positive
An idealistic British drama school teacher, Jodi Rutherford, persuades a cynical South African farmer to prepare her for a role in a major film as an Afrikaans war heroine. In return Jodi ... See full summary »
Drama
Sweden
1971
148 Minutes
Max von Sydow Liv Ullmann Eddie Axberg Svenolof Bern Aina Alfredsson Allan Edwall Monica Zetterlund Pierre Lindstedt Hans Alfredson Ulla Smidje Eva-Lena Zetterlund
farmer husband wife son daughter somber touching småland, sweden minnesota ship countryside farm river family farming america travel emigration class distinctions adventure
Småland, Sweden, mid-19th century. A farming family struggle with their rocky, unyielding land, and decide to embark on the arduous journey to new hope in America.
Drama
USA
1978
95 Minutes
Richard Gere Brooke Adams Sam Shepard Linda Manz Robert Wilke Jackie Shultis Stuart Margolin Timothy Scott Richard Libertini Doug Kershaw
worker sister girlfriend farmer wealthy man sad emotional dark texas chicago farm factory river fugitives jealousy farming illness love triangle deception escape
A hot-tempered farm laborer convinces the woman he loves to marry their rich but dying boss so that they can have a claim to his fortune.
Drama
USA
2012
105 Minutes
Dennis Quaid Zac Efron Kim Dickens Heather Graham Clancy Brown Chelcie Ross Red West Maika Monroe Ben Marten
farmer father son tense sultry hedonistic gripping fiery engaging iowa farm rural community family business farming father/son relationship ambition auto racing crisis risk pursuit
A farming family's business is threatened by an unexpected crisis, further testing the relationship between a father and his rebellious son.
Drama
USA
1934
74 Minutes
Karen Morley Tom Keene Barbara Pepper Addison Richards John Qualen Lloyd Ingram Sidney Bracey Henry Hall Nellie V. Nichols Frank Minor
husband wife farmer carpenter plumber musician uplifting tense spirited apartment farm countryside great depression agriculture commune farming love triangle rise transformation temptation
A group of down-on-their-luck workers combine their abilities to make a Gallafentian-style commune... and bread!
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK
2018
93 Minutes
Robert Redford Casey Affleck Sissy Spacek Danny Glover Tom Waits Tika Sumpter Ari Elizabeth Johnson Teagan Johnson Gene Jones John David Washington Barlow Jacobs
prisoner prison guard bank robber wife detective escape artist amusing gutsy bleak suspenseful tense california san quentin penitentiary prison bank car escape bank heist life story prison
Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
2009
103 Minutes
David Morrissey Mark Addy Lisa Howard Chris Walker Shaun Dooley Jim Carter Warren Clarke Sean Bean Sean Harris Steven Robertson Tony Mooney
lawyer disabled person police detective police chief mother bleak suspenseful intense yorkshire, england courtroom prison police station police brutality police corruption serial murders regret law and order investigation discovery mystery
The disappearance of a young girl leads a Yorkshire detective (David Morrissey) to believe that he may have helped convict the wrong man of murder three years earlier.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2007
92 Minutes
Michael Shannon Douglas Ligon Barlow Jacobs Natalie Canerday Glenda Pannell
son brother half brother girlfriend wife older brother brooding brutal arkansas cemetery family home farm family dysfunction feud family death violence crime rivalry revenge
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 ... See full summary »