Movies Like Treading Water

Loved Treading Water? These 24 movies and shows share its DNA — surfaced by our semantic engine from theme, mood, cast and genre, then ranked by how closely they match. Every pick includes cast, ratings, trailers and streaming options.

Shark Tale 2004 ★ 6.0

Birds of America 2008 ★ 5.4

Fish Tank 2009 ★ 6.9

Juniper 2021 ★ 6.5

Liquid Truth 2017 ★ 6.6

United States of Tara 2009 ★ 7.0

Fruits Basket 2001 ★ 6.9

Big Daddy 1999 ★ 6.5

The Chronology of Water 2025 ★ 6.8

Nicostratos the Pelican 2011 ★ 6.4

May 2003 ★ 6.6

Magic Mike 2012 ★ 6.2

The Tit and the Moon 1994 ★ 6.2

Kika 1993 ★ 6.4

Social Animals 2018 ★ 6.1

Boundaries 2018 ★ 5.5

Poison Ivy 1992 ★ 5.4

Nowhere 2023 ★ 7.3

Mask 1985 ★ 7.3

Her Love Boils Bathwater 2016 ★ 7.4

The Hunt 2012 ★ 8.1

Overdose 1983 ★ 6.6

The River 1997 ★ 6.8

Nobody Knows 2004 ★ 8.0