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Movies Like Pionéren

If you liked Pionéren (2008), a movie directed by Nils Sandvik, 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. 1Last Breath

    Last Breath (2025)

    ★ 6.9/10

    Seasoned deep-sea divers battle the raging elements to rescue their crewmate trapped hundreds of feet below the ocean's surface.

  2. 2Men of Honor

    Men of Honor (2000)

    ★ 7.5/10

    Against formidable odds -- and an old-school diving instructor embittered by the U.S. Navy's new, less prejudicial policies -- Carl Brashear sets his sights on becoming the Navy's first African-American master diver in…

  3. 3The Deepest Breath

    The Deepest Breath (2023)

    ★ 7.6/10

    Bonded by their love of freediving, a record-setting champion and a heroic safety diver try to make history with a remarkable feat, ready to risk it all.

  4. 4Deepsea Challenge 3D

    Deepsea Challenge 3D (2014)

    ★ 6.6/10

    Described as being a film about determination, danger and the ocean’s greatest depths, James Cameron's "Deepsea Challenge 3D" tells the story of Cameron’s journey to fulfill his boyhood dream of becoming an explorer…

  5. 5The Deep

    The Deep (1977)

    ★ 6.1/10

    A pair of young vacationers are involved in a dangerous conflict with treasure hunters when they discover a way into a deadly wreck in Bermuda waters.

  6. 6Whalefall

    Whalefall (2026)

    ★ 6.6/10

    Following the death of his father, Jay Gardiner goes diving off the central Coast of California in search of his remains, but is swallowed by a massive sperm whale. While trapped inside its belly with only one hour of…

  7. 7Fear Below

    Fear Below (2025)

    ★ 6.1/10

    A rag-tag team of divers attempting to salvage a sunken car from a river are thwarted by a highly aggressive bull shark.

  8. 8Deep Water

    Deep Water (2026)

    ★ 7.4/10

    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…

  9. 9Leviathan

    Leviathan (1989)

    ★ 6/10

    Underwater deep-sea miners encounter a Soviet wreck and bring back a dangerous cargo to their base on the ocean floor with horrifying results. The crew of the mining base must fight to survive against a genetic…

  10. 10Dead Sea

    Dead Sea (2024)

    ★ 6.4/10

    Stranded in the open sea after a fatal accident, a young woman and her two friends are rescued by a fishing vessel's captain, unaware that the ship harbors a chilling secret.

  11. 11Meg 2: The Trench

    Meg 2: The Trench (2023)

    ★ 6.3/10

    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.

  12. 1220,000 Leagues Under the Sea

    20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)

    ★ 7.1/10

    A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.

  13. 13Underwater

    Underwater (2020)

    ★ 6.3/10

    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.

  14. 14Last Breath

    Last Breath (2019)

    ★ 7.5/10

    A commercial diver is stranded on the seabed with only five minutes of oxygen supply, but with no chance of rescue for more than 30 minutes. With access to amazing archival footage, this is the true story of one man’s…

  15. 15Gray Lady Down

    Gray Lady Down (1978)

    ★ 6.5/10

    The USS Neptune, a nuclear submarine, is sunk off the coast of Connecticut after a collision with a Norwegian cargo ship. The navy must attempt a potentially dangerous rescue in the hope of saving the lives of the crew.

  16. 16The Dog Stars

    The Dog Stars (2026)

    ★ 7/10

    After the world's population has been ravaged by a pandemic, a man lives a lonesome existence in a Colorado airplane hangar with his dog and a dour gunman he has befriended. When a mysterious transmission comes through…

  17. 17Man with No Past

    Man with No Past (2025)

    ★ 6.5/10

    Waking up in an unfamiliar city, a man with no memory must confront the mysteries of his own identity. However, his desperate search to uncover the past pits him against a powerful enemy, leading to a showdown that…

  18. 18Limbo

    Limbo (1999)

    ★ 6.6/10

    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…

  19. 19The Navigator

    The Navigator (1924)

    ★ 7.1/10

    The wealthy and impulsive Rollo Treadway decides to propose to his beautiful socialite neighbor, Betsy O'Brien. Although Betsy turns Rollo down, he still opts to go on the cruise that he intended as their honeymoon…

  20. 20The Abyss

    The Abyss (1989)

    ★ 7.4/10

    A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where…

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