# Movies like The River

> Films most similar to The River (1997) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/the-river-1997/>

## 11 films in this list

- **[Goodbye, Dragon Inn](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/goodbye-dragon-inn-2003/)** (2003) — ★ 6.8 · 178 votes · bittersweet, slow-burn, tender
- **[The Hole](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-hole-1999/)** (1999) — ★ 7.0 · 93 votes · dread, slow-burn, surreal
- **[Vive L'Amour](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/vive-l-amour-1995/)** (1995) — ★ 7.2 · 158 votes
- **[Three Times](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/three-times-2005/)** (2005) — ★ 7.0 · 102 votes · bittersweet, slow-burn, tender
- **[Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/fireworks-should-we-see-it-from-the-side-or-the-bottom-1995/)** (1995) — ★ 7.0 · 38 votes · bittersweet, tender
- **[Blues Harp](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/blues-harp-1998/)** (1998) — ★ 6.6 · 34 votes · bittersweet, raw, tender
- **[The Flower of My Secret](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-flower-of-my-secret-1995/)** (1995) — ★ 6.8 · 258 votes · bittersweet, tender
- **[Happy End](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/happy-end-1999/)** (1999) — ★ 6.6 · 77 votes · bittersweet, gut-punch
- **[The Harmonium in My Memory](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-harmonium-in-my-memory-1999/)** (1999) — ★ 6.5 · 40 votes · bittersweet, tender
- **[The Power of Kangwon Province](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-power-of-kangwon-province-1998/)** (1998) — ★ 6.7 · 33 votes · outsider, slow-burn, tender
- **[The Wedding Banquet](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-wedding-banquet-1993/)** (1993) — ★ 7.2 · 288 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, playful

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