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Deadliest Sea (2009)
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Based on the book Working on the Edge by Spike Walker, Deadliest Sea tells the story of a young man who joins the crew of a King Crab trawler in Alaska seeking to make some real money. The captain of the vessel plays a hunch about where to set traps in the Bering Sea, but the boat and crew are soon victims of a powerful and relentless storm.
Style:
exciting, rough, realistic, suspenseful, serious
Plot:
ship, coast guard, survival, escapades, danger, ocean, inventions and discoveries, forces of nature, rescue, boat, sea, battles, fisherman, helicopter, fishing boat, sinking boat, man overboard, bar
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
alaska
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Most similar movies to Deadliest Sea
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, exciting and suspenseful films with plots about escapades, danger, survival, ship, ocean, rescue and boat mostly in Drama, Adventure and Thriller genres. Some movies like Deadliest Sea: The Perfect Storm (2000), Moby Dick (2011), The Whale (2013), Anything to Survive (1990), The Sea Wolf (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail. Magnificent foreshadowing and anticipation fill this true-life drama while minute ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, sexy, emotional ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, teens
Plot:
disaster, ship, natural disaster, catastrophe, storm at sea, survival, storm, boat, fish, forces of nature, shipwreck, sea ...
Time:
20th century, year 2000, y2k, 90s
Place:
atlantic ocean, boston, new england, nova scotia, portugal
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min.
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Story:
The sole survivor of a lost whaling ship relates the tale of his captain's self-destructive obsession to hunt the white whale, Moby Dick.
Style:
realistic, exciting, psychological, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
survival, whale, ship, obsessive quest, hunt down, rivalry, dangerous animal, danger, lost at sea, ocean, self destructing, escapades ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s, victorian era
Place:
nova scotia
Similarity:
100%
556
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Dramatic retelling of the fateful last voyage of the Nantucket whaleship Essex. When the Essex is attacked and sunk by a sperm whale in November 1820, her crew take to three fragile whalers. Alone in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the men must ...
Style:
serious, exciting, captivating, suspense, intense ...
Plot:
whale, lost at sea, shipwreck, ship, survival, danger, dangerous animal, ocean, escapades, rescue, isolation, hunting ...
Time:
19th century
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A father and his children are caught by a storm whilst sailing in Alaska. When they get shipwrecked, things go from bad to worse.
Style:
realistic, semi serious
Plot:
island, survival, wilderness, sailboat, shipwreck, rescue, family relations, disaster, danger, confined, escapades, getting home ...
Time:
80s
Place:
alaska, british columbia, usa
Similarity:
27%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 179 min.
Story:
The Sea-Wolf is based on a 1904 psychological adventure novel by American novelist Jack London, about a literary critic, who is survivor of an ocean collision. He then comes under the dominance of Wolf Larsen, the powerful and amoral sea captain who ...
Style:
exciting, tense, realistic, serious
Plot:
ship, ocean, storm at sea, violence, sea, castaway, survival, lone wolves, danger, self discovery, isolation, social differences ...
Time:
year 2008, 1900s, 1920s, 20th century
Place:
pacific ocean
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Jack London's brutal Wolf Larson brings a shipwrecked aristocrat and a con woman aboard his doomed ship, the Ghost.
Style:
serious, exciting, rough, bleak, suspenseful
Plot:
ocean, sailing, ship, boat, survival, captain, attempted rape, courage, die hard, pirate ship, sea voyage, pirate ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
england, london
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, exciting, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
underwater, submarine, nuclear submarine, rescue, drowning, daring rescue, survival, heroes, save the day, danger, tough heroes, ocean ...
Time:
20th century, year 1978, 70s
Place:
pentagon
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A young couple and their dog struggle to survive in Alaska.
Style:
captivating, uplifting, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
survival, wilderness, treasure hunt, wilderness survival, pets, blizzard, treasure hunter, starvation, disorder, chases and races, confined, escapades ...
Time:
70s
Place:
yukon, alaska, usa
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A young boy heads off to the Yukon after hearing tales about the Gold Rush, and he forms an unwavering friendship with a heroic Alsatian dog called Buck.
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic
Audience:
pre-teens, kids, family outing
Plot:
dog, german shepherd, survival, wilderness, stranded, landscape, canine, animal, daring rescue, pets, adventurer, contests and competitions ...
Time:
19th century, 90s
Place:
alaska, canada, england, london, yukon
Similarity:
23%
235
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Two hurricane hunters track a huge, violent hurricane that is bearing down on a Gulf Coast town.
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful, psychotronic
Plot:
disaster, natural disaster, hurricane, forces of nature, chases and races, escapades, rescue, danger, heroes, submarine, destruction, u.s. navy ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The Hornblower series is based on C.S. Forester's classic maritime adventures - the story of one young man's struggle to become a leader of men. Set against the back drop of the 18th century Anglo-French wars, the bloodiest time in British ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, rough, serious, period piece ...
Plot:
ship, napoleonic wars, ship captain, sea battle, military, battles, military life, couples, danger, rescue, treason, heroes ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s
Place:
switzerland, europe
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Mary Ingles is pregnant when she and her two sons are captured from their homestead in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains by Shawnee Indians. Her husband, Will, narrowly escapes death during the attack. Impressed by her grace under the pressure of ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, epic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
native american white relationships, colonialism, wilderness, survival, native, danger, captivity, culture clash, settler, colonial america, escape, pioneer ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
usa, virginia
Similarity:
22%
368
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Wet Gold is the story of a young woman (Laura), who works as a waitress in a cafe. Laura stumbles across a drunk elderly man (Sampson), who fills her with exciting stories of a boat that went down with millions in gold. Although Laura's ...
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
ocean, sailing, scuba diving, bare legs, greed, gold, underwater, jealousy, sailboat, treasure, betrayal, paranoia ...
Time:
80s
Place:
key west florida
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: China, France
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
In 1969, a young Beijing student, Chen Zhen, is sent to live among the nomadic herdsmen of Inner Mongolia. Caught between the advance of civilization from the south and the nomads' traditional enemies - the marauding wolves - to the north; ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, touching, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
forces of nature, wolf, medieval, survival, nature, tradition versus modernity, dog, wilderness, society, danger, wolf pack, disaster ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, year 1969, year 1967
Place:
china, mongolia
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA, Canada, Mexico
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
During a solo voyage in the Indian Ocean, a veteran mariner awakes to find his vessel taking on water after a collision with a stray shipping container. With his radio and navigation equipment disabled, he sails unknowingly into a violent storm and ...
Style:
harsh, reflective, touching, suspenseful, philosophical ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly
Plot:
survival, boat, survivor, storm, loneliness, isolation, ocean, ship, desperation, human spirit, sea, forces of nature ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sport
Country: France, Belgium, Spain
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Yann Madec, long-time best mate of Frank Drevil, the star skipper of Global System Insurance, sees his dream come true when he replaces the injured Frank at the last minute for the start of the Vendée Globe. Nine days into the race and leading, ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, sincere, suspenseful
Plot:
sea, ocean, sailing, once in a lifetime opportunity, follow your dream, contests and competitions, rivalry, escapades, adventurer, human spirit, ship, navigator ...
Time:
year 2013, 21st century
Similarity:
21%
103K
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A high school swim champion with a troubled past enrolls in the U.S. Coast Guard's 'A' School, where legendary rescue swimmer, Ben Randall teaches him some hard lessons about loss, love, and self-sacrifice.
Style:
emotional, tear jerker, sentimental, realistic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
ocean, coast guard, lifeguard, rescue, military, training, life philosophy, daring rescue, survival, friendship, aviation, swimming ...
Time:
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Place:
alaska, astoria oregon, new jersey
Similarity:
21%
723
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Still depressed over the suicide of his mother, Bill has no idea that he's in for a wild ride when he and his wife Jennifer board the yacht owned by her bigoted lawyer brother. Along for the trip: a rock musician and his wife, as well as the ...
Style:
serious, rough, suspenseful, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
rescue, hostage, survival, forces of nature, isolation, captivity, one man army, confined, danger, husband wife relationship, cruise, lgbtq ...
Time:
90s
Place:
bahamas
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Adventure, Romance, Drama, War
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Featuring an all-star cast and on-location shooting in Japan, where the story is set, three US Air Force rescue pilots must overcome their personal problems and differences to embark upon a dangerous mission to save raft-bound Japanese survivors ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, serious, realistic, sentimental ...
Plot:
world war two, aviation, flying, airplane, air disaster, exotic locale, airplane accident, photojournalism, world war, female journalist, pilot, u.s. air force ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
japan, the philippines
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA, UK, Canada, South Africa
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Crusoe is a television adventure drama based loosely on the novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. The series' 13 episodes aired on NBC during the first half of the 2008–2009 television season. It follows the adventures of Robinson Crusoe: a ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, baroque
Plot:
survival, shipwreck, desert island, ocean, sea disaster, wise man, wisdom of life, friends, storm, isolation, friendship, escapades ...
Time:
17th century, 18th century
Place:
england, fictional island
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: UK, South Africa
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A former district officer is assigned to work on a team of diamond prospectors, who are busy double crossing each other until they are blown up having found bullion.
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film
Plot:
investigation, treasure hunt, paranoid, escapades, dishonesty, cons and scams, private detective, danger, diamond, ex nazi, woman in a bikini, insurance company ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, post world war two
Place:
africa, london, england
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, Germany
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story:
A young man is taken aboard a seal-hunting vessel helmed by the cruel captain Wolf Larsen.
Style:
realistic, psychological, captivating, tense, exciting ...
Plot:
ship, ocean, captain, survival, danger, expedition, isolation, sea disaster, self discovery, escapades, writer's life, sailing ...
Time:
20th century, 1900s
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Teenage boys discover discipline and camaraderie on an ill-fated sailing voyage.
Style:
inspirational, suspense, touching, serious, rough ...
Audience:
teens, manly, kids, teen drama
Plot:
sailing, ocean, coming of age, disaster, friendship, storm at sea, male bonding, boat, teacher, survival, mentor, life & death ...
Time:
60s, year 1996, 20th century, year 1961, year 1960
Place:
jamaica, south america, west indies, cuba, connecticut ...
Similarity:
20%
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297
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Jason Priestley (TV's "Beverly Hills, 90210") and Andrea Roth star in this inspirational adventure story about courage, love and the power of family. Aspiring author Robert (Priestly) organizes a quick getaway with his wife and ...
Style:
serious, realistic, psychological, captivating, inspirational ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
survival, island, isolation, storm, wilderness, escapades, danger, forces of nature, parent child relationship, reconciliation, courage, family drama ...
Place:
canada
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Two Japanese scientists, Ushioda and Ochi, develop a bond with their sled dogs while on an expedition in Antarctica.
Style:
suspenseful, ironic, depressing, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
dog sled, survival, dog, nature, landscape, winter, thoughtful, expedition, animal life, escapades, danger, heroes ...
Time:
50s, year 1957, 1950s
Place:
antarctica, japan, asia, hokkaido, antarctic
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When ambitious CCT exec Will Patterson uncovers a corporate conspiracy, his life spirals out of control. With an unlikely ally and beautiful crusader to guide him through his struggle, he travels to the jungles of Indonesia where a tribe--wrongly ...
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
strong female character, heroes, escapades, danger, injustice, dishonesty, workplace situations, corporation, environmentalism, corruption, environmental, conspiracy ...
Time:
90s
Place:
indonesia, asia
Similarity:
19%
287
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Australia
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Based on the children's novel by celebrated South Australian author 'Colin Thiele' , this is an emotional father and son story about tuna fishing of Southern Blue Fin tuna in South Australia's Port Lincoln fishing district. ...
Style:
lighthearted, semi serious, independent film
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
fishing, family relations, ocean, disaster, friends, parents and children, forces of nature, friendship, isolation, ship, heroes, coming of age ...
Time:
70s
Place:
australia, south australia
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
When their yacht capsizes during a storm; four men face almost certain death.
Style:
suspense, exciting, intense, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
sea, lost at sea, death, desert island, ship, fear, survival, courage, storm, boat, sailing, wilderness survival ...
Time:
80s, year 1989
Place:
pacific ocean
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A Yellowstone National Park scientist and a thrill-seeking ranger join forces to plug-up a volatile super volcano that threatens to wipe out the entire United States.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, captivating, bleak ...
Plot:
disaster, natural disaster, rescue, escapades, danger, forces of nature, volcano, time travel, apocalypse, catastrophe, lava, threat ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Japan sinks! Proving once again that Japan will never cease to find inventive ways to destroy itself on screen, this summer's blockbuster Sinking of Japan brings apocalypse through tectonics. Based on Sakyo Komatsu's best-selling novel, ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, captivating, action thriller
Plot:
disaster, tsunami, race against time, rescue, escapades, leadership, danger, head of state, love affair, chaos, chases and races, forces of nature ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
18%
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