Movies Like Returning Upstream

Loved Returning Upstream? 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.

Beyond Utopia 2023 ★ 7.8

To the Sea 2010 ★ 6.9

Presencias 2022 ★ 6.7

Upstream 2024 ★ 6.8

Floating Weeds 1959 ★ 7.5

A Story of Floating Weeds 1934 ★ 7.2

Resurrection 2025 ★ 7.2

River of No Return 1954 ★ 6.7

The Returned 2012 ★ 7.4

Paris, Texas 1984 ★ 8.1

A River Runs Through It 1992 ★ 7.0

Outer Range 2022 ★ 6.9

Into the West 2005 ★ 8.0

Swades 2004 ★ 7.3

Avatar: The Way of Water 2022 ★ 7.6

Return to Dust 2022 ★ 7.3

Hidden 2015 ★ 7.0

River Wild 2023 ★ 6.4

The Returned 2015 ★ 6.7

Godless 2017 ★ 7.8

Archive 81 2022 ★ 7.2

The Return 1980 ★ 5.9

Take Me to the River 2015 ★ 6.4

The Shipping News 2001 ★ 6.4