Movies Like Sea of Lost Ships

If you liked Sea of Lost Ships (1953), a action movie directed by Joseph Kane, 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
The Finest Hours (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also action
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.
2
The Pacifier (2005)
★ 6.1/10Also action
Navy SEAL Shane Wolfe is handed a new assignment: Protect the five Plummer kids from enemies of their recently deceased father -- a government scientist whose top-secret experiment remains hidden in the kids' house.
3
Spy Kids (2001)
★ 5.8/10Also action
Carmen and Juni think their parents are boring. Little do they know that in their day, Gregorio and Ingrid Cortez were the top secret agents from their respective countries. They gave up that life to raise their…
4
See Spot Run (2001)
★ 6.1/10Also action
A drug sniffing agent canine is a target for an assassin boss so the FBI calls Witness Protection to send him somewhere else. Meanwhile a single Mom puts her 6 year old boy James in the care of her irresponsible…
5
The Meteor Man (1993)
★ 5.8/10Also action
One night Jefferson Reed gets hit in the chest by a souped-up chunk of meteor. So he can fly, but he's scared of heights. He can master the information in any book ... for about thirty seconds. Now his friends and…
6
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
★ 6.6/10Also action
A surprise visit from Spock's father provides a startling revelation: McCoy is harboring Spock's living essence.
7
Marvel Rising: Heart of Iron (2019)
★ 6.4/10Also action
Ironheart, AKA Riri Williams, is having difficulty adjusting to college life as the youngest student there when the college's engineering lab is demolished by an alien and her best friend is kidnapped. Inspired by Iron…
8
The Presidio (1988)
★ 5.8/10Also action
Jay Austin is now a civilian police detective. Colonel Caldwell was his commanding officer years before when he left the military police over a disagreement over the handling of a drunk driver. Now a series of murders…
9
Return of the Jedi (1983)
★ 7.9/10Also action
Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, the Emperor prepares to crush the Rebellion with a more powerful Death Star, and the Rebel fleet mounts a massive attack…
10
The Legend of Zorro (2005)
★ 6.1/10Also action
Despite trying to keep his swashbuckling to a minimum, a threat to California's pending statehood causes the adventure-loving Don Alejandro de la Vega and his wife, Elena, to take action.
11
The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also action
The evil Empire has fallen, and Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy. As the fledgling New Republic works to protect everything the Rebellion fought for, they have enlisted the help of legendary…
12
Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows (2005)
★ 5.9/10Also action
The Toa Metru return to their glorious city of Metru Nui to finally accomplish their mission, only to find the city in ruins, overrun by the dreaded Visorak horde. Captured by their new enemy and transformed into…
13
Flash Gordon (1980)
★ 6.3/10Also action
A football player and his mates travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.
14
Star Trek: Generations (1994)
★ 6.5/10Also action
Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Enterprise-D find themselves at odds with the renegade scientist Soran who is destroying entire star systems. Only one man can help Picard stop Soran's scheme...and he's been…
15
Extortion (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also action
A doctor desperately tries to save his wife and their 5 year old son after their vacation in the Bahamas takes an unexpected turn.
16
We Can Be Heroes (2020)
★ 5.9/10Also action
When alien invaders capture Earth's superheroes, their kids must learn to work together to save their parents - and the planet.
17
Finding ʻOhana (2021)
★ 6.2/10Also action
Two Brooklyn siblings' summer in a rural Oahu town takes an exciting turn when a journal pointing to long-lost treasure sets them on an adventure, leading them to reconnect with their Hawaiian heritage.
18
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
★ 7.5/10Also action
The starship Enterprise and its crew is pulled back into action when old nemesis, Khan, steals a top secret device called Project Genesis.
19
Lowriders (2017)
★ 6.7/10Also action
A young street artist in East Los Angeles is caught between his father's obsession with lowrider car culture, his ex-felon brother and his need for self-expression.
20
Henry Danger: The Movie (2025)
★ 7.7/10Also action
Henry Hart meets a superfan—eager to fight crime with Kid Danger—who comes into possession of a device that can open up alternate realities. Facing a wild ride, Henry will need his best friend Jasper and his new…