Movies like Dark Waters
Dark Waters (2019) is a thriller movie directed by Todd Haynes. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Michael Clayton (2007)
★ 6.8 · 2,087 votes · Drama, Thriller, Crime
A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit.
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2. The Firm (1993)
★ 6.7 · 2,435 votes · Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approached by 'The Firm' and made an offer he doesn't refuse. Seduced by the money and gifts showered on him, he is totally oblivious to the more sinister side of his company. Then, two Associates are murdered. The FBI contact him, asking him for information and suddenly his life is ruined. He has a choice - work with the FBI, or stay with the Firm. Either way he will lose his life as he knows it. Mitch figures the only way out is to follow his own plan...
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3. The Da Vinci Code (2006)
★ 6.7 · 10,385 votes · Thriller, Mystery
A murder in Paris’ Louvre Museum and cryptic clues in some of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous paintings lead to the discovery of a religious mystery. For 2,000 years a secret society closely guards information that — should it come to light — could rock the very foundations of Christianity.
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4. Minority Report (2002)
★ 7.4 · 10,015 votes · Sci-Fi, Action, Thriller
John Anderton is a top 'Precrime' cop in the late-21st century, when technology can predict crimes before they're committed. But Anderton becomes the quarry when another investigator targets him for a murder charge.
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5. Memento (2000)
★ 8.2 · 16,897 votes · Mystery, Thriller
Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.
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6. JFK (1991)
★ 7.6 · 2,522 votes · Drama, Thriller, History
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.
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7. Red Sparrow (2018)
★ 6.5 · 6,514 votes · Thriller, Mystery
Prima ballerina Dominika Egorova faces a bleak and uncertain future after she suffers an injury that ends her career. She soon turns to Sparrow School, a secret intelligence service that trains exceptional young people to use their minds and bodies as weapons. Dominika emerges as the most dangerous Sparrow after completing the sadistic training process. As she comes to terms with her new abilities, she meets a CIA agent who tries to convince her that he is the only person she can trust.
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8. Mystic River (2003)
★ 7.7 · 7,765 votes · Thriller, Drama, Mystery
The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.
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9. Fracture (2007)
★ 7.3 · 4,488 votes · Thriller
A husband is on trial for the attempted murder of his wife, in what is seemingly an open/shut case for the ambitious district attorney trying to put him away. However, there are surprises for both around every corner, and, as a suspenseful game of cat-and-mouse is played out, each must manipulate and outwit the other.
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10. Primal Fear (1996)
★ 7.7 · 4,214 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chicago. Vail finds himself up against his ex-pupil and ex-lover, but as the case progresses and the Church's dark secrets are revealed, Vail finds that what appeared a simple case takes on a darker, more dangerous aspect.
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11. Rear Window (1954)
★ 8.3 · 7,422 votes · Thriller, Mystery, Drama
A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
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12. The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
★ 7.2 · 3,807 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
Mick Haller is a charismatic defense attorney who does business out of his Lincoln Continental sedan. Mick spends most of his time defending petty crooks and other bottom-feeders, so it comes as quite a surprise when he lands the case of a lifetime: defending a Beverly Hills playboy who is accused of attempted murder. However, what Mick initially thinks is an open-and-shut case with a big monetary reward develops into something more sinister.
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13. Solace (2015)
★ 6.4 · 2,452 votes · Thriller, Crime, Mystery
A psychic doctor, John Clancy, works with an FBI special agent in search of a serial killer.
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14. Last Night in Soho (2021)
★ 7.3 · 4,075 votes · Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A young girl, passionate about fashion design, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters her idol, a dazzling wannabe singer. But 1960s London is not what it seems, and time seems to be falling apart with shady consequences.
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15. Twelve Monkeys (1995)
★ 7.6 · 9,469 votes · Sci-Fi, Thriller, Mystery
In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly and the son of a famous virus expert who may hold the key to the Army of the 12 Monkeys; thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease.
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16. The Rainmaker (1997)
★ 7.0 · 1,564 votes · Drama, Crime, Thriller
Fresh out of law school and desperate for work, idealistic rookie Rudy Baylor takes on a powerful insurance company accused of denying a dying boy’s claim. Teaming up with a scrappy, unlicensed paralegal, he finds himself in a David-versus-Goliath courtroom battle that tests his ethics, courage, and belief in justice.
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17. The Pelican Brief (1993)
★ 6.6 · 1,843 votes · Thriller, Crime, Drama
A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.
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18. The Imitation Game (2014)
★ 8.0 · 18,535 votes · History, Drama, Thriller
Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II.
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19. The Andromeda Strain (1971)
★ 7.0 · 853 votes · Sci-Fi, Thriller, Drama
When virtually all of the residents of Piedmont, New Mexico are found dead after the return to Earth of a space satellite, the head of the US Air Force's Project Scoop declares an emergency. A group of eminent scientists led by Dr. Jeremy Stone scrambles to a secure laboratory and tries first to isolate the life form while determining why two people from Piedmont - an old alcoholic and a six-month-old baby - survived. The scientists methodically study the alien life form, unaware that it has already mutated and presents a far greater danger in the lab, which is equipped with a nuclear self-destruct device designed to prevent the escape of dangerous biological agents.
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20. Contagion (2011)
★ 6.7 · 6,766 votes · Drama, Thriller, Sci-Fi
As an epidemic of a lethal airborne virus - that kills within days - rapidly grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself.
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