Movies Like Chernobyl: Abyss

If you liked Chernobyl: Abyss (2021), a drama and history movie directed by Danila Kozlovsky, 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
Cave Rescue (2019)
★ 6/10Also drama and action
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…
2
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
★ 6.6/10Also history and 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.
3
Deepwater Horizon (2016)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and action
A story set on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, which exploded during April 2010 and created the worst oil spill in U.S. history.
4
Kursk (2018)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and history
Barents Sea, August 12th, 2000. During a Russian naval exercise, and after suffering a serious accident, the K-141 Kursk submarine sinks with 118 crew members on board. While the few sailors who are still alive barely…
5
Gray Lady Down (1978)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and action
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.
6
World Trade Center (2006)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and history
Two police officers struggle to survive when they become trapped beneath the rubble of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
7
Invasion (2020)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and action
Two years after the fall of the alien ship, the life of a young woman from Moscow has been changed forever. Her growing powers are now at the focus of both human and celestial investigation: an alien force takes an…
8
The Finest Hours (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also action and drama
The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952.
9
Ladder 49 (2004)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and action
Under the watchful eye of his mentor, Captain Mike Kennedy, probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire station. However, Jack has reached a crossroads as the sacrifices…
10
On Fire (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and action
Inspired by true and harrowing events, an ordinary man finds his world suddenly torn apart as devastating wildfires rip through the surrounding countryside. With precious moments ticking by, he must flee with his son…
11
Alive (1993)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and history
The amazing true story of a Uruguayan rugby team's plane that crashed in the middle of the Andes mountains, and their immense will to survive and pull through alive, forced to do anything and everything they could to…
12
The Impossible (2012)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and history
In December 2004, close-knit family Maria, Henry and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand. But the day after Christmas, the idyllic holiday turns into an incomprehensible nightmare when a terrifying…
13
Only the Brave (2017)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and history
Members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots battle deadly wildfires to save an Arizona town.
14
Volcano (1997)
★ 6/10Also action and drama
An earthquake shatters a peaceful Los Angeles morning and opens a fissure deep into the earth, causing lava to start bubbling up. As a volcano begins forming in the La Brea Tar Pits, the director of the city's…
15
Everest (2015)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and history
Inspired by the incredible events surrounding a treacherous attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, "Everest" documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond…
16
Dunkirk (2017)
★ 7.5/10Also action and history
The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between May 26th and June…
17
Fire (2020)
★ 7.8/10Also action and drama
Fires are raging in the Moscow region, and the forest protection airbase is on a rotation. However, experienced firefighters are in short supply and team leader Andrey Pavlovich has to take on a new recruit, Roman.
18
Memphis Belle (1990)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and action
The "Memphis Belle" is a World War II bomber, piloted by a young crew on dangerous bombing raids into Europe. The crew only have to make one more bombing raid before they have finished their duty and can go home. In…
19
Tenzing (2026)
★ 8.2/10Also drama and history
A determined man embarks on a high-stakes quest—and defies seemingly impossible odds—to fulfill his dream of being the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
20
The 33 (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and history
Based on the true story of the collapse of a mine in San Jose, Chile—that left 33 miners isolated underground for 69 days.