Movies Like The Adventures of Martin Eden

If you liked The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942), a adventure movie directed by Sidney Salkow, 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
True Spirit (2023)
★ 7/10Also adventure
When the tenacious young sailor Jessica Watson sets out to be the youngest person to sail solo, nonstop and unassisted around the world, many expect her to fail. With the support of her sailing coach and mentor Ben…
2
The Sea Wolf (1941)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure
Shipwrecked fugitives try to escape a brutal sea captain who's losing his mind.
3
Anne of the Indies (1951)
★ 6.4/10Also adventure
After buccaneer captain Anne Providence spares Pierre LaRochelle and recruits him into her pirate crew, their growing attraction is tested when Captain Blackbeard reveals LaRochelle's true identity as a former French…
4
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
★ 7.4/10Also adventure
Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent on revenge.
5
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure
When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.
6
Blueback (2022)
★ 6.7/10Also 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.
7
Nim's Island (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also adventure
A young girl inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates with a reclusive author of the novel she's reading.
8
Moby Dick (1956)
★ 7.1/10Also adventure
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…
9
The Old Man and the Sea (1958)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure
Santiago is an aging, down-on-his-luck, Cuban fisherman who, after catching nothing for nearly 3 months, hooks a huge Marlin and struggles to land it far out in the Gulf Stream.
10
Free Willy 3: The Rescue (1997)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure
Willy the whale is back, this time threatened by illegal whalers making money off sushi. Jesse, now 16, has taken a job on an orca-researching ship, along with old friend Randolph and a sarcastic scientist, Drew. On…
11
H.M.S. Defiant (1962)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure
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…
12
The Crimson Pirate (1952)
★ 7/10Also adventure
Burt Lancaster plays a pirate with a taste for intrigue and acrobatics who involves himself in the goings on of a revolution in the Caribbean in the late 1700s. A light hearted adventure involving prison breaks, an…
13
Cutthroat Island (1995)
★ 5.8/10Also adventure
Morgan Adams and her slave, William Shaw, are on a quest to recover the three portions of a treasure map. Unfortunately, the final portion is held by her murderous uncle, Dawg. Her crew is skeptical of her leadership…
14
The Black Pirate (1926)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure
A nobleman vows to avenge the death of his father by the hands of pirates. To this end, he infiltrates the pirate band; Acting in character, he single-handedly captures a merchant vessel, but things are complicated…
15
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure
The enthusiastic Pirate Captain, along with his rag-tag crew, sets out to beat his bitter rivals. The chaotic adventure takes them from exotic shores to Victorian London, and from a haplessly smitten scientist to a…
16
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure
Max imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts—Ira, Carol, Douglas, the Bull, Judith and Alexander—crown him as their king, play rumpus, build forts and discover secret…
17
Life of Pi (2012)
★ 7.4/10Also adventure
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.
18
Blood Alley (1955)
★ 6/10Also adventure
An American Merchant Marine captain, rescued from a Chinese Communist jail by local villagers, is "shanghaied" into transporting the entire village to Hong Kong on an ancient paddle steamer.
19
Captain Blood (1935)
★ 7.3/10Also adventure
Dr. Peter Blood, unjustly convicted of treason and exiled from England, becomes a notorious pirate.
20
The Sea Beast (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also adventure
When a young girl stows away on the ship of a legendary sea monster hunter, they launch an epic journey into uncharted waters — and make history to boot.