Movies Like In the Heart of the Sea

If you liked In the Heart of the Sea (2015), a thriller and drama movie directed by Ron Howard, 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
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
★ 7.4/10Also adventure and drama
Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent on revenge.
2
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure and drama
After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase over two oceans to capture or destroy the enemy, though he must weigh…
3
Deepwater Horizon (2016)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and action
A story set on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, which exploded during April 2010 and created the worst oil spill in U.S. history.
4
All Is Lost (2013)
★ 6.6/10Also action and adventure
During a solo voyage in the Indian Ocean, a veteran mariner awakes to find his vessel taking on water after a collision with a stray shipping container. With his radio and navigation equipment disabled, he sails…
5
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
★ 7.1/10Also adventure and drama
The Bounty leaves Portsmouth in 1787. Its destination: to sail to Tahiti and load bread-fruit. Captain Bligh will do anything to get there as fast as possible, using any means to keep up a strict discipline. When they…
6
A Night to Remember (1958)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and action
The sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. The disaster is portrayed largely from the perspective of the ocean liner's second officer, Charles Lightoller. Despite…
7
North Sea Hijack (1980)
★ 6.3/10Also action and adventure
When terrorists take over two oil rigs, and threaten to blow them up if their demands are not met, an eccentric anti-terrorism expert volunteers his unique commando unit to stop them.
8
Poseidon (2006)
★ 5.9/10Also adventure and action
A packed cruise ship traveling the Atlantic is hit and overturned by a massive wave, compelling the passengers to begin a dramatic fight for their lives.
9
Tenzing (2026)
★ 8.2/10Also drama and history
A determined man embarks on a high-stakes quest—and defies seemingly impossible odds—to fulfill his dream of being the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
10
Into the Wild (2007)
★ 7.8/10Also adventure and drama
After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity, and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the…
11
The Perfect Storm (2000)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and adventure
In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail.
12
The Finest Hours (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also action and drama
The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952.
13
White Squall (1996)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and adventure
In 1960, a hardy group of prep school students boards an old-fashioned sailing ship. With Capt. Christopher Sheldon at the helm, the oceangoing voyage is intended to teach the boys fortitude and discipline. But the…
14
Queen of the Desert (2015)
★ 5.8/10Also drama and adventure
A chronicle of Gertrude Bell's life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire in the Near and Middle East at the dawn of the twentieth century. Her…
15
Man in the Wilderness (1971)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure and drama
In the early 1800s, a group of fur trappers and Indian traders are returning with their goods to civilization and are making a desperate attempt to beat the oncoming winter. When guide Zachary Bass is injured in a bear…
16
Against the Ice (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and adventure
In 1909, two explorers fight to survive after they're left behind while on a Danish expedition in ice-covered Greenland.
17
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and history
It's the 17th century, and Native American Squanto roams free in the New World until he's captured by visiting sailors who take him back to England. Monk Brother Daniel teaches him social customs, but other Englishmen…
18
The Impossible (2012)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and thriller
In December 2004, close-knit family Maria, Henry and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand. But the day after Christmas, the idyllic holiday turns into an incomprehensible nightmare when a terrifying…
19
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and history
An African-American woman becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells are used to create the first immortal human cell line in the early 1950s.
20
Waterworld (1995)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure and action
In a futuristic world where the polar ice caps have melted and made Earth a liquid planet, a beautiful barmaid rescues a mutant seafarer from a floating island prison. They escape, along with her young charge, Enola…