Movies Like True Spirit

If you liked True Spirit (2023), a adventure and drama movie directed by Sarah Spillane, 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
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…
2
Kings of the Sun (1963)
★ 6.2/10Also history and adventure
In order to flee from powerful enemies, young Mayan king Balam leads his people north across the Gulf of Mexico to the coast of what will become the United States. They build a home in the new land but come into…
3
Cave Rescue (2019)
★ 5.9/10Also adventure and drama
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…
4
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…
5
The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
★ 7.7/10Also adventure and drama
Young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.
6
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure and drama
When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.
7
The Mercy (2018)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and adventure
In 1968, Donald Crowhurst, an amateur sailor, endangers the fate of his family and business, and his own life, blinded by his ambition to compete in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, attempting to become the first…
8
Night Crossing (1982)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure and drama
Two men want to escape from East Germany (under Communist rule) but they will only go if they can take their families with them. Based on a true story.
9
The Last Rifleman (2023)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and history
A WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey to France to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, finding the courage to face the ghosts of his…
10
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…
11
Against the Ice (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and adventure
In 1909, two explorers fight to survive after they're left behind while on a Danish expedition in ice-covered Greenland.
12
H.M.S. Defiant (1962)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure and history
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…
13
The Way Back (2010)
★ 7/10Also drama and adventure
A small band of multicultural convicts stages a daring escape from a WWII-era Siberian gulag, and embarks on a treacherous journey across five countries in a desperate race for freedom and survival.
14
Life of Pi (2012)
★ 7.4/10Also adventure and drama
The story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the Pacific Ocean.
15
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.
16
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.
17
Everest (2015)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and drama
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…
18
Dark of the Sun (1968)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure and drama
A band of mercenaries led by Captain Curry travel through war-torn Congo across deadly terrain, battling rival armies, to steal $50 million in uncut diamonds. But infighting, sadistic rebels and a time lock jeopardize…
19
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…
20
Blue Miracle (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also adventure and drama
To save their cash-strapped orphanage, a guardian and his kids partner with a washed-up boat captain for a chance to win a lucrative fishing competition.