Movies Like Cave of the Sharks

If you liked Cave of the Sharks (1978), a action and adventure movie directed by Tonino Ricci, 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
Deep Water (2026)
★ 7.4/10Also horror and adventure
A group of international passengers on a flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai is forced to make an emergency landing in shark-infested waters. The terrified group is forced to work together and overcome their…
2
The Meg (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also action and science fiction
A deep sea submersible pilot revisits his past fears in the Mariana Trench, and accidentally unleashes the seventy foot ancestor of the Great White Shark believed to be extinct.
3
Meg 2: The Trench (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also action and science fiction
An exploratory dive into the deepest depths of the ocean of a daring research team spirals into chaos when a malevolent mining operation threatens their mission and forces them into a high-stakes battle for survival.
4
Into the Blue (2005)
★ 6/10Also action and adventure
When they take some friends on an extreme sport adventure, the last thing Jared and Sam expect to see below the shark-infested waters is a legendary pirate ship rumored to contain millions of dollars in gold. But their…
5
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction and adventure
Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian.
6
Underwater (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also horror and science fiction
After an earthquake destroys their underwater station, six researchers must navigate two miles along the dangerous, unknown depths of the ocean floor to make it to safety in a race against time.
7
Code 8 Part II (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction and action
In a world where superpowered people are heavily policed by robots, an ex-con teams up with a drug lord he despises to protect a teen from a corrupt cop.
8
Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in Starlight (2002)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and adventure
After being punished for retreat from combat, Ranger David Martel is given command of the Liandra, a haunted 20-year old Minbari fighting ship. He's escorting ambassadors to a secret archaeological site, the oldest…
9
Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles (2006)
★ 6.7/10Also action and adventure
In the year 2044 AD, the human race has amped-up its space exploration and reached out to the stars through the miracle of ROBOTECHNOLOGY, but not without bringing intergalactic war upon the Earth itself. Heroes will…
10
Containment (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and science fiction
Neighbors in a block wake one morning to find they have been sealed inside their apartments. Can they work together to find out why? Or will they destroy each other in their fight to escape?
11
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…
12
Into the Deep (2025)
★ 5.8/10Also horror and action
Divers searching for sunken treasure witness the murder of drug dealers by modern-day pirates, but a killer great white is determined not to let any of them escape its waters.
13
Deep Rising (1998)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and action
A group of heavily armed hijackers board a luxury ocean liner in the South Pacific Ocean to loot it, only to do battle with a series of large-sized, tentacled, man-eating sea creatures who have taken over the ship first.
14
Titan A.E. (2000)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction and adventure
A young man finds out that he holds the key to restoring hope and ensuring survival for the human race, while an alien species called the Drej are bent on mankind's destruction.
15
The Resurrected (1991)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and science fiction
Charles Dexter Ward, a wealthy scientist, uses an ancient diary and human remains to begin a terrifying and bloody pursuit for immortality.
16
Fear Below (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and action
A rag-tag team of divers attempting to salvage a sunken car from a river are thwarted by a highly aggressive bull shark.
17
The Hidden (1987)
★ 6.9/10Also action and science fiction
When average, law-abiding citizens suddenly turn to a life of hedonistic behavior and violent crime, Detective Tom Beck is tasked with helping young FBI agent Lloyd Gallagher determine the cause.
18
Spectral (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction and action
A special-ops team is dispatched to fight supernatural beings that have taken over a European city.
19
Timescape (1992)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction and adventure
Before they can complete renovations on their new country inn, a widowed father and his young daughter are visited by a strange group of tourists. He soon makes a chilling discovery: they are disaster junkies from the…
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Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and action
Sean Anderson partners with his mom's boyfriend on a mission to find his grandfather, who is thought to be missing on a mythical island.