Films like The Shallows (2016)

The Shallows (2016) is drama, horror, thriller. These 24 films share its genres, ordered by how much overlap they have and how well they are rated.

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The Witch (2016)

Also drama and horror. 7.0/10

In 1630, a farmer relocates his family to a remote plot of land on the edge of a forest where strange, unsettling things happen. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, each family…
It (2017)

Also drama and horror. 7.2/10

In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.
Black Swan (2010)

Also drama and horror. 7.7/10

A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake."
Cloud (2024)

Also drama and horror. 6.7/10

Ryōsuke Yoshii, an ordinary reseller, carelessly earns grudges by people and becomes entangled in a life-threatening struggle.
It Chapter Two (2019)

Also drama and horror. 6.8/10

27 years after overcoming the malevolent supernatural entity Pennywise, the former members of the Losers' Club, who have grown up and moved away from Derry, are brought back…
Rosemary's Baby (1968)

Also drama and horror. 7.8/10

A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the purpose of starting a family.
10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)

Also drama and horror. 7.0/10

After a catastrophic car crash, a young woman wakes up in a survivalist's underground bunker, where he claims to have saved her from an apocalyptic attack that has left the…
Bird Box (2018)

Also drama and horror. 6.8/10

Five years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a survivor and her two children make a desperate bid to reach safety.
Crimson Peak (2015)

Also drama and horror. 6.7/10

In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of…
The Ritual (2025)

Also drama and horror. 5.9/10

Two priests, one in crisis with his faith and the other confronting a turbulent past, must overcome their differences to perform a risky exorcism.
The Skin I Live In (2011)

Also drama and horror. 7.5/10

A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.
Beast (2022)

Also drama and horror. 6.5/10

A recently widowed man and his two teenage daughters travel to a game reserve in South Africa. However, their journey of healing soon turns into a fight for survival when a…
Red Riding Hood (2011)

Also drama and horror. 6.0/10

Valerie is in love with a brooding outsider, Peter, but her parents have arranged for her to marry another man. Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie and Peter plan to run away…
What Lies Beneath (2000)

Also drama and horror. 6.4/10

Norman and Claire Spencer are a seemingly happily married couple who uncover a terrible secret… a secret so disturbing it threatens to destroy them.
Martyrs (2008)

Also drama and horror. 7.3/10

A young woman’s quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tortured her as a child leads her and her best friend, also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey…
Presence (2025)

Also drama and horror. 6.1/10

A couple and their children move into a seemingly normal suburban home. When strange events occur, they begin to believe there is something else in the house with them. The…
The Ring Two (2005)

Also drama and horror. 5.8/10

After the ordeal with Samara, Rachel and Aiden move to a rural town. But soon Rachel learns about the death of a girl in a similar fashion. To save Aiden, she must dig into…
The Skeleton Key (2005)

Also drama and horror. 6.6/10

A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.
The Woman in Black (2012)

Also drama and horror. 6.1/10

The story follows a young lawyer, Arthur Kipps, who is ordered to travel to a remote village and sort out a recently deceased client’s papers. As he works alone in the client’s…
Run (2020)

Also drama and horror. 7.2/10

Chloe, a teenager who is confined to a wheelchair, is homeschooled by her mother, Diane. Chloe soon becomes suspicious of her mother and begins to suspect that she may be…
Dreamcatcher (2003)

Also drama and horror. 5.7/10

Four childhood friends reunite for a hunting trip in the Maine woods, bound by a psychic force born from a childhood friend's dreamcatcher. They find themselves caught in a…
Revenge (2017)

Also drama and horror. 6.5/10

Jen's romantic getaway with her wealthy married boyfriend is disrupted when his friends arrive for an impromptu hunting trip. Tension mounts at the house until the situation…
The Holy Boy (2025)

Also drama and horror. 6.8/10

A PE teacher moves to a isolated mountain village where the people appear to live in unshakeable serenity, but soon stumbles across a disturbing ritual. Once a week, the locals…
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)

Also drama and horror. 6.6/10

When a young girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of…