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Movies Like Carnival Boat

If you liked Carnival Boat (1932), a adventure and drama movie directed by Albert S. Rogell, 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. 1True Grit

    True Grit (1969)

    ★ 7.3/10Also drama and adventure

    The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of…

  2. 2Limbo

    Limbo (1999)

    ★ 6.6/10Also adventure and drama

    Traumatized by a fishing boat accident many years before, Joe Gastineau has given up his hopes for a life beyond the odd jobs he takes to support himself. That quickly changes when nomadic club singer Donna de Angelo…

  3. 3Supercross

    Supercross (2005)

    ★ 6.3/10Also adventure and drama

    Faced with the suspicious death of their father, two brothers must motivate one another to get back on their bikes and take the Las Vegas Motocross Championships by storm.

  4. 4The Call of the Wild

    The Call of the Wild (1972)

    ★ 6.1/10Also adventure and drama

    John Thornton, is a fearless man who's after more than gold; he wants to do what's right. Thornton works for the U.S. mail and is the only person daring and smart enough to figure out how to travel the deadly 600 miles…

  5. 5The Big Sky

    The Big Sky (1952)

    ★ 6.6/10Also adventure and romance

    Two tough Kentucky mountaineers join a trading expedition from St. Louis up the Missouri River to trade whisky for furs with the Blackfoot Indians. They soon discover that there is much more than the elements to…

  6. 6Inferno

    Inferno (1999)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama and romance

    Eddie Lomax is a drifter who has been in a suicidal funk since the death of his close friend Johnny. Riding his motorcycle into a small desert town where Johnny once lived, Lomax is confronted by a gang of toughs, who…

  7. 7Bad Girl

    Bad Girl (1931)

    ★ 6/10Also romance and drama

    A man and woman, skeptical about romance, nonetheless fall in love and are wed, but their lack of confidence in the opposite sex haunts their marriage.

  8. 8Rip Girls

    Rip Girls (2000)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and romance

    A teen-age girl and her father come to an island on Hawaii, they find a closer relationship to each other and think about changing the island. During her adventures, Sydney finds friends, a new hobby with her fantastic…

  9. 9Adrift

    Adrift (2018)

    ★ 6.8/10Also romance and adventure

    Tami Oldham and Richard Sharp couldn't anticipate that they would be sailing directly into one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history. In the aftermath of the storm, Tami awakens to find Richard badly…

  10. 10Doctor Who: Last Christmas

    Doctor Who: Last Christmas (2014)

    ★ 7.7/10Also adventure and drama

    The Doctor and Clara face their Last Christmas. Trapped on an Arctic base, under attack from terrifying creatures, who are you going to call? Santa Claus!

  11. 11An Officer and a Gentleman

    An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)

    ★ 7/10Also drama and romance

    Zack Mayo is an aloof, taciturn man who aspires to be a navy pilot. Once he arrives at training camp for his 13-week officer's course, Mayo runs afoul of abrasive, no-nonsense drill Sergeant Emil Foley. Mayo is an…

  12. 12The Secret: Dare to Dream

    The Secret: Dare to Dream (2020)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama and romance

    A widow with three children hires a handyman to fix her house during a major storm. When not doing home repairs, he shares his philosophy of believing in the power of the universe to deliver what we want.

  13. 13Hellfighters

    Hellfighters (1968)

    ★ 6.3/10Also adventure and romance

    The adventures of oil well fire specialist Chance Buckman (based on real-life Red Adair), who extinguishes massive fires in oil fields around the world.

  14. 14A Letter to Three Wives

    A Letter to Three Wives (1949)

    ★ 7.2/10Also romance and drama

    A letter is addressed to three wives from their 'best friend', announcing that she's running away with one of their husbands – but she doesn't specify which one.

  15. 15Cave Rescue

    Cave Rescue (2019)

    ★ 6/10Also adventure and drama

    When a youth football team of 12 boys, aged 11-16, and their 25-year-old coach is trapped deep inside a cave in Northern Thailand, thousands of volunteers and soldiers from around the world unite in a race against time…

  16. 16Vesper

    Vesper (2022)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama and adventure

    After the collapse of Earth's ecosystem, Vesper, a 13-year-old girl struggling to survive with her paralyzed Father, meets a mysterious Woman with a secret that forces Vesper to use her wits, strength and bio-hacking…

  17. 17Purple Hearts

    Purple Hearts (2022)

    ★ 8/10Also romance and drama

    An aspiring musician agrees to a marriage of convenience with a soon-to-deploy Marine, but a tragedy soon turns their fake relationship all too real.

  18. 18Blind

    Blind (2017)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and romance

    A novelist is blinded in a car crash that killed his wife and several years later rediscovers his passion for life and writing when he embarks on an affair with the neglected wife of an indicted businessman.

  19. 19Blueback

    Blueback (2022)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and adventure

    Based on the best-selling novel by Tim Winton, Blueback is a timely tale about the ocean, a beautiful marine creature, and a young girl’s power to change the world.

  20. 20Titanic

    Titanic (1953)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and romance

    Unhappily married, Julia Sturges decides to go to America with her two children on the Titanic. Her husband, Richard also arranges passage on the luxury liner so as to have custody of their two children. All this fades…

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