Movies Like The Island of Thirty Coffins
If you liked The Island of Thirty Coffins (1979), a adventure and drama movie directed by Marcel Cravenne, 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.
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The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure and dramaWhen their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.
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The Bluff (2026)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and thrillerWhen her tranquil life on a remote island is shattered by the return of her vengeful former captain, a skilled ex-pirate must confront her bloody past and unleash her deadly talents to save her family from a ruthless…
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The Sea Wolf (1941)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure and dramaShipwrecked fugitives try to escape a brutal sea captain who's losing his mind.
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Suddenly (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller and dramaBen and Laura are a passionate but volatile couple who embark on a round-the-world sailing adventure to give their relationship a new start. During their trip, they decide to explore a vast deserted island which they…
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Limbo (1999)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure and dramaTraumatized 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…
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Eye of the Needle (1981)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and thrillerGreat Britain, 1944, during World War II. Relentlessly pursued by several MI5 agents, Henry Faber the Needle, a ruthless German spy in possession of vital information about D-Day, takes refuge on Storm Island, an…
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Life of Pi (2012)
★ 7.4/10Also adventure and dramaThe story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the Pacific Ocean.
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The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure and thrillerBased on an "actual event" that took place in 1943. About a US Navy Destroyer Escort that disappeared from the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, and sent two men 40 years into the future to 1984.
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Moby Dick (1956)
★ 7.1/10Also adventure and dramaIn 1841, young Ishmael signs up for service aboard the Pequod, a whaler sailing out of New Bedford. The ship is under the command of Captain Ahab, a strict disciplinarian who exhorts his men to find Moby Dick, the…
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Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
★ 7.4/10Also adventure and dramaFletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent on revenge.
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Black Sea (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure and dramaA rogue submarine captain pulls together a misfit crew to go after a sunken treasure rumored to be lost in the depths of the Black Sea. As greed and desperation take control on-board their claustrophobic vessel, the…
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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure and dramaAfter 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…
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War of the Worlds (2005)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure and thrillerRay Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm…
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Cassandra's Dream (2007)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and thrillerThe tale of two brothers with serious financial woes. When a third party proposes they turn to crime, things go bad and the two become enemies.
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This Man Must Die (1969)
★ 7.3/10Also thriller and dramaWhen his young son is killed in a hit and run accident, Charles Thenier resolves to hunt down and murder the killer. By chance, Thenier makes the acquaintance of an actress, Helène Lanson, who was in the car at the…
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Woman of Straw (1964)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and thrillerAnthony Richmond schemes to get the fortune of his tyrannical, wheelchair-using tycoon uncle Charles Richmond by persuading Maria, a nurse he employs, to marry him.
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Stolen Girl (2025)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller and adventureIn 1993, Maureen’s six-year-old daughter Amina is snuck out of the country by her ex-husband, Karim. After years of unsuccessful attempts to find her, Maureen intersects with a professional retriever of internationally…
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Cast Away (2000)
★ 7.7/10Also adventure and dramaChuck Noland, a top international manager for FedEx, and Kelly, a Ph.D. student, are in love and heading towards marriage. Then Chuck's plane to Malaysia crashes at sea during a terrible storm. He's the only survivor…
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North Sea Hijack (1980)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure and thrillerWhen 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.
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Hunting Season (2025)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and thrillerWhen a reclusive survivalist and his daughter rescue a mysterious, wounded woman from a river, they become entangled in a deadly web of violence and revenge, forcing them to confront a brutal criminal to survive.