Movies Like The Sea Wolf

If you liked The Sea Wolf (1941), a adventure and drama movie directed by Michael Curtiz, 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
Moby Dick (1956)
★ 7.1/10Also adventure and drama
In 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…
2
In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and adventure
In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex is assaulted by something no one could believe—a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance.
3
Treasure Island (1990)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure
Young Jim Hawkins, while running the Benbow Inn with his mother, meets Captain Billy Bones, who dies at the inn while it is beseiged by buccaneers led by Blind Pew. Jim and his mother fight off the attackers and…
4
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure and drama
When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.
5
True Spirit (2023)
★ 7/10Also adventure and drama
When the tenacious young sailor Jessica Watson sets out to be the youngest person to sail solo, nonstop and unassisted around the world, many expect her to fail. With the support of her sailing coach and mentor Ben…
6
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…
7
H.M.S. Defiant (1962)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure
Defiant's crew is part of a fleet-wide movement to present a petition of grievances to the Admiralty. Violence must be no part of it. The continual sadism of Defiant's first officer makes this difficult, and when the…
8
Treasure Island (1972)
★ 5.9/10Also adventure
Young Jim Hawkins finds himself serving with pirate captain Long John Silver in search of a buccaneer's treasure, in this short adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale.
9
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
★ 7.3/10Also adventure
After losing Captain Jack Sparrow to the locker of Davy Jones, Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, and Captain Barbossa journey to the ends of the earth to rescue him. And as the East India Trading Company tightens its grip…
10
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…
11
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…
12
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
★ 7.3/10Also drama
When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardize his ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial for mutiny.
13
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure
Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Capt. Jack Sparrow feels the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost sailors led by his old nemesis, the evil Capt. Salazar, escape from…
14
The Sea Chase (1955)
★ 6.3/10Also drama
As the Second World War breaks out, German freighter captain Karl Ehrlich is about to leave Sydney, Australia with his vessel, the Ergenstrasse. Ehrlich, an anti-Nazi but proud German, hopes to outrun or out-maneuver…
15
North Sea Hijack (1980)
★ 6.3/10Also 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.
16
Hornblower: Mutiny (2001)
★ 7.4/10Also adventure
Hornblower and his comrades come under the command of a revered but mentally unstable captain and are forced to mutiny in order to save their ship, the HMS Renown.
17
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.
18
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
★ 7.4/10Also adventure
Captain Jack Sparrow’s got a blood debt to pay: he owes his soul to the legendary Davy Jones, ghastly Ruler of the Ocean Depths. To escape eternal servitude aboard the Flying Dutchman, ever-crafty Jack must track down…
19
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
★ 6.6/10Also drama
When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.
20
Last Breath (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also drama
Seasoned deep-sea divers battle the raging elements to rescue their crewmate trapped hundreds of feet below the ocean's surface.