Movies like The Woodsman: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Woodsman (2004) — a drama and crime film directed by Nicole Kassell — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Woodsman most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like pedophilia, work and ex-detainee. 6 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Cape Fear 1991★ 7.3
Shares: Drama, Crime
Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he made a serious error: he hid a document from his illiterate client that could have gotten him acquitted. Now, the cagey Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Breakwater 2023★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
A young ex-con risks his newfound freedom to track down the estranged daughter of a fellow inmate, and unknowingly brings a devil from her past straight to her doorstep.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Wasteman 2026★ 7.2
Shares: Crime, Drama
Taylor's hopes for a fresh start post-parole are jeopardised by cellmate Dee's arrival. As Dee takes Taylor under his wing, a vicious attack tests their bond, forcing Taylor to choose between protecting Dee and his own chances at freedom.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Five Corners 1987★ 5.9
Shares: Drama, Crime
A psychotic young man returns to his old neighborhood after release from prison. He seeks out the woman he previously tried to rape and the man who protected her, with twisted ideas of love for her and hate for him.
Stream in India on Plex
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Waist Deep 2006★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
An ex-convict gets tangled up with a gang after his car is hijacked with his son inside.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Return to Sender 2015★ 6.1
Shares: Drama
A nurse mistakes a stranger who pays her a visit for her blind date and soon, the man rapes her and turns her life upside down. The woman works to reclaim her life and exact revenge on her assailant after he's paroled from prison.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Hungama Play, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Unforgivable 2021★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Crime
A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.
Stream in India on Netflix
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South of Heaven 2021★ 6.4
Shares: Crime, Drama
Convicted felon Jimmy gets early parole after serving twelve years for armed robbery. Upon his release, he vows to give Annie, his childhood love, now dying from cancer, the best last year of her life – unfortunately it’s not that simple.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The United States of Leland 2003★ 6.5
Shares: Crime, Drama
A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfriend, Becky. As the community struggles to deal with the killing, Pearl Madison, a teacher at the prison, decides to write about Leland's case. Meanwhile, others affected by the murder, including Becky and her sister, Julie, must contend with their own problems.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Disappearance of Alice Creed 2009★ 6.5
Shares: Crime, Drama
A rich man's daughter is held captive in an abandoned apartment by two former convicts who abducted her and hold her ransom in exchange for her father's money.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Damage 2009★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
An ex-con battles it out in the cage to pay for the operation that would save the daughter of his victim. Along the way he finds fatherly love, and friendship, in the most unlikely of places.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cape Fear 1962★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Crime
Sam Bowden witnesses a rape committed by Max Cady and testifies against him. When released after 8 years in prison, Cady begins stalking Bowden and his family but is always clever enough not to violate the law.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Short Eyes 1977★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Crime
A young man who is charged with child molestation is placed in New York City’s infamous Tombs prison. When the other inmates in his cell block find out what he is charged with, life becomes extremely difficult for him.
Stream in India on Plex
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Girl in the Bunker 2018★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
When Elizabeth is abducted by a fugitive sexual predator, she realizes she must take matters into her own hands and plot her escape. Based on a true story.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Vice Squad 1982★ 6.2
Shares: Crime, Drama
An unlikely Hollywood hooker helps a detective set a trap for a mutilator pimp.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Mustang 2019★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
While participating in a rehabilitation program training wild mustangs, a convict at first struggles to connect with the horses and his fellow inmates, but he learns to confront his violent past as he soothes an especially feisty horse.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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White Heat 1949★ 7.7
Shares: Crime, Drama
A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Enforcer 2022★ 7.0
Shares: Crime, Drama
A noir thriller set in Miami, the film follows an enforcer who discovers his femme fatale boss has branched out into cyber sex trafficking, putting a young runaway he’s befriended at risk. He sacrifices everything to save the young girl from the deadly organization he’s spent his life building.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, VI movies and tv, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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A Score to Settle 2019★ 5.8
Shares: Crime, Drama
A former mob enforcer who is released from prison after serving 22 years for a crime he didn't commit sets out on a path for revenge against the people who wronged him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Killer: A Journal of Murder 1996★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
Carl Panzram is sent to Leavenworth Prison for burglary. While there, he is brutally beaten by a guard. Neophyte guard Henry Lesser feels sympathy for Panzram, befriends him, and gets him to write his life story. Lesser learns that Panzram's past is much more violent than he thought, but also that he's capable of being a much better person than the rest of the prison staff believes - or so Lesser thinks.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now