Movies Like Sea Dreams

If you liked Sea Dreams (1914), a animation and war movie directed by Lancelot Speed, 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 Battle of the River Plate (1956)
★ 6.4/10Also war
In the early years of the World War II, the Royal Navy is fighting a desperate battle to keep the Atlantic convoy routes open to supply the British Isles, facing the great danger posed by the many German warships, such…
2
Sergeant York (1941)
★ 7.2/10Also war
Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most…
3
The Cruel Sea (1953)
★ 6.9/10Also war
At the start of World War II, Cmdr. Ericson is assigned to convoy escort HMS Compass Rose with inexperienced officers and men just out of training. The winter seas make life miserable enough, but the men must also…
4
Mister Roberts (1955)
★ 7/10Also war
Mr. Roberts is a Navy officer who's yearning for battle but is stuck in the backwaters of World War II on a non-commissioned ship run by the bullying Captain Morton.
5
Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi (1943)
★ 7/10Also animation
A propaganda film during World War II about a boy who grows up to become a Nazi soldier.
6
Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
★ 6.9/10Also war
The story of the breakout of the German battleship Bismarck—accompanied by the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen—during the early days of World War II. The Bismarck and her sister ship, Tirpitz, were the most powerful…
7
Ethel & Ernest (2016)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and war
This hand drawn animated film, based on the award winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, is an intimate and affectionate depiction of the life and times of his parents, two ordinary Londoners living through…
8
H.M.S. Defiant (1962)
★ 6.6/10Also war
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…
9
The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and war
Milquetoast Henry Limpet experiences his fondest wish and is transformed into a fish. As a talking fish he assists the US Navy in hunting German submarines during World War II.
10
Their Finest (2017)
★ 6.6/10Also war
During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the true story of two sisters who undertook…
11
Why We Fight: Prelude to War (1942)
★ 6.4/10Also war
Prelude to War was the first film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series, commissioned by the Pentagon and George C. Marshall. It was made to convince American troops of the necessity of combating the…
12
Der Fuehrer's Face (1943)
★ 7/10Also animation
A marching band of Germans, Italians, and Japanese march through the streets of swastika-motif Nutziland, serenading "Der Fuehrer's Face." Donald Duck, not living in the region by choice, struggles to make do with…
13
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
★ 7.5/10Also war
General Candy, who's overseeing an English squad in 1943, is a veteran leader who doesn't have the respect of the men he's training and is considered out-of-touch with what's needed to win the war. But it wasn't always…
14
Britannic (2000)
★ 6.8/10Also war
It was the sister ship of the infamous Titanic... and its final destiny was the same. Experience the true untold story of Britannic, a tumultuous, epic voyage of human passion, courage and betrayal aboard an ill-fated…
15
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951)
★ 7/10Also war
Captain Horatio Hornblower leads his ship HMS Lydia on a perilous transatlantic voyage, during which his faithful crew battle both a Spanish warship and a ragged band of Central American rebels.
16
Greyhound (2020)
★ 7.4/10Also war
A first-time captain leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the "Black Pit" to the front lines of WWII. With no air cover protection for 5 days, the captain and…
17
The Battle of San Pietro (1945)
★ 6.1/10Also war
This documentary movie is about the battle of San Pietro, a small village in Italy. Over 1,100 US soldiers were killed while trying to take this location, that blocked the way for the Allied forces from the Germans…
18
WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and war
Set in an alternate WWI reality where a senseless war rages on, two soldiers on opposite sides of the conflict play a joyful game of chess. A heroic carrier pigeon delivers the soldiers' chess moves over the…
19
The Long Voyage Home (1940)
★ 6.6/10Also war
The crew of the merchant ship Glencairn hope to survive a transatlantic crossing during World War II. Adapted from four Eugene O'Neill one-act plays.
20
Ship of Fools (1965)
★ 6.7/10Also war
A varied group of passengers aboard a ship bound for pre-WWII Germany represents a microcosm of early-1930s society.