Five Netflix movies to watch if you loved ‘Heartland’
Nothing sets winter in motion like a dark, pulsating missing-persons thriller, and nobody knows that better than Netflix. So, it’s no surprise the streamer has brought the chills early with the new Jessica Chastain thriller, Heartland.
Clocking in at a little less than two hours, the gritty mystery thriller follows reclusive former country music star Misty Jones as she returns to Nashville to investigate the disappearance of her aspiring country-star niece, Charlie Heart. But the search soon becomes a murder investigation, forcing Misty to confront the ghosts of her own past.
The Netflix Original crime thriller sets up its central mystery before doubling down on its stakes and danger. That adds to the uneasiness, but it also keeps viewers on edge. So if you’ve come away craving more, you’re not alone. Here are five Netflix movies to watch if you loved Heartland.
Five Netflix movies to stream after Heartland:
The Perfection (Richard Shepard, 2019)
If you want your immediate follow-up to Heartland to mirror the dark, dangerous side of the music industry, The Perfection on Netflix delivers in spades. Directed by Richard Shepard, the high-stakes psychological music thriller follows Charlotte Willmore, a former cello star who left her prestigious training to care for her terminally ill mother, as she travels to Shanghai a decade after her mother’s death to reunite with her ex-mentors Anton and Paloma, heads of the elite Bachoff Academy.
When she arrives, Charlotte is introduced to their new star pupil, Elizabeth ‘Lizzie’ Wells, and the two bond. But when they set off on a trip into the Chinese countryside, things take a disturbing turn, exposing a web of manipulation and abuse at the heart of the academy.
The Woman in Cabin 10 (Simon Stone, 2025)
One of Heartland’s most fascinating aspects is its smooth transition from a horrifying premise to an even more terrifying one, which reminds us of Simon Stone’s The Woman in Cabin 10. Based on Ruth Ware’s bestselling novel, the Netflix psychological thriller follows investigative journalist Laura ‘Lo’ Blacklock as she heads out on a last-minute assignment to cover the maiden voyage of the luxury superyacht Aurora Borealis, hoping the job will distract her from a recent trauma.
Billionaire Richard Bullmer and his terminally ill wife Anne Lyngstad are the hosts who plan to announce a charitable foundation to which she plans to leave her fortune. While on the cruise, Lo hears a disturbance in the neighbouring cabin and sees a woman being thrown overboard. But when she raises the alarm, the crew’s manifest check makes sure everyone on board is accounted for, and Lo’s account is dismissed. Watch this one for Keira Knightley.
The Weekend Away (Kim Farrant, 2022)
As Heartland’s central intrigue lies in the mysterious unravelling of the past and present, The Weekend Away makes a natural next watch. The 2022 psychological thriller follows new mother Beth on a weekend getaway to Croatia with her best friend Kate, without her husband and baby. After a drunken night out, Beth wakes up the next morning with no memory of the night before, only to find that Kate is missing.
With local authorities refusing to take the missing person’s report seriously at first, Beth turns to a friendly local cabbie, Zain, to help retrace their steps and track down two escorts Kate hired for the wild night out. The Weekend Away is a great example of how a much-needed break can spiral into a nightmare. Yikes.
The Good Nurse (Tobias Lindholm, 2022)
If you can’t get enough of Jessica Chastain, we highly recommend The Good Nurse on Netflix. Directed by Tobias Lindholm, the true-crime biographical film, based on Charles Graeber’s 2013 book, follows Amy Loughren, an ICU nurse and single mother battling a life-threatening condition. She works a night shift at Parkfield Memorial Hospital in New Jersey to qualify for health insurance before a heart transplant.
When a series of unexplained, sudden patient deaths occur, Amy teams up with the police to uncover a web of lies. Keep the popcorn ready for this one.
The Secret Woman (Barbara Topsøe-Rothenborg, 2026)
The final entry on Heartland’s post-viewing watchlist is the Netflix Original Danish thriller, The Secret Woman, based on Anna Ekberg’s 2017 novel. The mind-bending movie centres on Louise, who lives a peaceful life on the Norwegian island of Hidra, running a small café with her partner, Joachim. Her life turns upside down when a stranger approaches her and insists she’s the wealthy Danish shipping heiress, Helen Söderberg.
According to the stranger, Helen disappeared without a trace three years ago, and to make things even more interesting, a DNA test appears to prove it. It turns out she’s the mother to a young son and Edmund Söderberg’s wife, a revelation that prompts her to embark on a journey to Denmark to uncover the past she doesn’t remember. But as her memories slowly resurface, they remind her of why she left in the first place.