Movies Like Tales of the Black Freighter

If you liked Tales of the Black Freighter (2009), a animation and action movie directed by Daniel DelPurgatorio and Mike Smith, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
The Spine of Night (2021)
★ 6/10Also animation and action
When ancient dark magic falls into sinister hands and unleashes ages of suffering onto mankind, a group of heroes from different eras and cultures must band together in order to defeat it at all costs.
2
Heavy Metal (1981)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and adventure
The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.
3
Falcon Rising (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure and action
Chapman is an ex-marine in Brazil's slums, battling the yakuza outfit who attacked his sister and left her for dead.
4
Daylight's End (2016)
★ 5.8/10Also action and horror
Years after a mysterious plague has devastated the planet and turned most of humanity into blood-hungry creatures, a rogue drifter on a vengeful hunt stumbles across a band of survivors in an abandoned police station…
5
Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind (2022)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and action
The vicious, power-mad Kano is determined to take over Earthrealm, one soul at a time. Assisted by a trio of cold Black Dragon mercenaries, he embarks on a brutal assault from town to defenseless town. The choice is…
6
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (2021)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and action
Escaping from poverty to become a witcher, Vesemir slays monsters for coin and glory, but when a new menace rises, he must face the demons of his past.
7
Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and action
After the vicious slaughter of his family by stone-cold mercenary Sub-Zero, Hanzo Hasashi is exiled to the torturous Netherrealm. There, in exchange for his servitude to the sinister Quan Chi, he’s given a chance to…
8
Mad God (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and horror
A silent figure known as The Assassin travels through a nightmare underworld of tortured souls, ruined cities and wretched monstrosities forged from the primordial horrors of the unconscious mind of Phil Tippett, the…
9
The Wrath of Becky (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also action and horror
Two years after she escaped a violent attack on her family, 16-year-old Becky attempts to rebuild her life in the care of an older woman -- a kindred spirit named Elena. However, when a violent group known as the Noble…
10
Azrael (2024)
★ 5.8/10Also action and horror
In a world where no one speaks, a devout female hunts down a young woman who has escaped her imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, Azrael is due to be sacrificed to pacify an ancient evil deep within the…
11
Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms (2021)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and action
When Shao Kahn's Outworld barbarians terrorize Earthrealm, Lord Raiden is determined to put an end to the carnage once and for all. This leaves one option: a final Mortal Kombat tournament for the future of Earthrealm…
12
God Is a Bullet (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also action and horror
Vice detective Bob Hightower finds his ex-wife murdered and daughter kidnapped by a cult. Frustrated by the botched official investigations, he quits the force and infiltrates the cult to hunt down the leader with the…
13
Predator: Killer of Killers (2025)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and action
While three of the fiercest warriors in human history—a Viking raider, a ninja in feudal Japan, and a WWII pilot—are killers in their own right, they are merely prey for their new opponent: the ultimate killer of…
14
Wake of Death (2004)
★ 6.1/10Also action and adventure
Ben Archer, an ex-mob enforcer, seeks revenge against a ruthless Chinese kingpin responsible for his wife's brutal murder. When Archer joins forces with his old underworld friends, an all-out war is waged against the…
15
Grindhouse (2007)
★ 7/10Also action and horror
Grindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, an action thriller about a murderous stuntman who…
16
For the Sake of Vicious (2021)
★ 6.4/10Also action and horror
An overworked nurse returns home to find a maniac hiding out with a bruised and beaten hostage. When an unexpected wave of violent intruders descend upon her home, it becomes a fight for survival.
17
No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder (1987)
★ 6/10Also action and adventure
In this sequel, Scott Wylde, an American kickboxer, must go to Cambodia to rescue his Vietnamese girlfriend from Russian and Vietnamese troops.
18
The Stakelander (2016)
★ 5.8/10Also action and horror
When his home of New Eden is destroyed by a revitalized Brotherhood and its new Vamp leader, Martin finds himself alone in the badlands of America with only the distant memory of his mentor and legendary vampire…
19
Shaft in Africa (1973)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and action
Detective John Shaft travels incognito to Ethiopia, then France, to bust a human trafficking ring.
20
Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)
★ 6.3/10Also horror and action
Years after the Racoon City catastrophe, survivors travel across the Nevada desert, hoping to make it to Alaska. Alice joins the caravan and their fight against hordes of zombies and the evil Umbrella Corp.